While the Timberwolves and Grizzlies battled it out in Game 1 on Saturday afternoon, the fathers of two of the series’ brightest stars engaged in a friendly war of words in the game’s closing moments.
With Minnesota up 122–113 in the fourth quarter, Karl Towns Sr. and Tee Morant approached each other on the sidelines while their superstar sons, Timberwolves center Karl-Anthony Towns and Grizzlies guard Ja Morant, played out the final 1:04 remaining of regulation.
The pair, who are reportedly close friends, talked and shared an embrace before walking back to their respective courtside seats.