Animal Rights Activist Interrupts NBA Game, Chains Self To Basket [Video]

A second animal rights activist briefly interrupted Saturday’s playoff game between the Minnesota Timberwolves and the Memphis Grizzlies. A woman threw flyers onto the court and chained herself to the basket stanchion while wearing a shirt that read “Glen Taylor Roasts Animals Alive.”

The activist, identified as Zoe Rosenburg, appears to be a member of the animal rights group Direct Action Everywhere. She was unchained by security and carried out of FedExForum.

Rosenberg spent the night in jail for her stunt, according to a tweet. 

I'm out of jail after being held overnight for protesting violence towards animals. #ChainGirl

— Zoe Rosenberg (@Zoe_Rooster) April 17, 2022

Direct Action Everywhere has accused Taylor, the Timberwolves’ majority owner, of killing 5.3 chickens at his Iowa egg factory. The group alleges that killing the birds was inhumane. The mass killing stemmed from an outbreak of bird flu. 

The protest appears to be related to another protest carried out at the Timberwolves’n play-in game against the Los Angeles Clippers on Tuesday night. A woman tried to glue her hand to the court before being escorted out by security. She was also wearing a shirt that read “Glen Taylor Roasts Animals Alive.”

Taylor is on his way out as the Timberwolves owner. He sold the team to former MLB star Alex Rodriguez and his business partner, Marc Lore.