The Timberwolves' guard busted out of his slump by remembering the adaptability that got him a secure rotation spot in the NBA.

Golden State coach Steve Kerr played all nine healthy players on his bench before halftime Thursday against the Timberwolves, all to find his team’s way forward without injured Stephen Curry in their Western Conference playoff series.

Nickeil Alexander-Walker had struggled mightily through Minnesota’s first six playoff games. One or two bad games? That happens. But such a sustained stretch of struggles isn’t acceptable for one of the Timberwolves’ most consistent players during the regular season.

The Minnesota Timberwolves say they are investigating if a fan directed racially charged comments toward Golden State’s Draymond Green during the fourth quarter of a playoff game between the teams on

The Minnesota Timberwolves said a fan was ejected from Thursday night's win over the Golden State Warriors due to "an incident involving Draymond Green," and another fan left of his own accord after making "racially charged comments" to Green.