It didn’t take long for Timberwolves coach Chris Finch to get fed up with the officiating as Minnesota took on the 25-2 Thunder at home on Friday.
Less than halfway through the first quarter at Target Center, Finch received two technical fouls, which ended his night right after it started for an outburst at the game officials after they let some early fouls go. You can watch the blow up and the sequence that led to it below, where Finch certainly got his money’s worth as he had to be restrained by his coaching staff before heading to the locker room.
CHRIS FINCH EJECTED. 😳
— Hoop Central (@TheHoopCentral) December 20, 2025
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WELLLLL THERE WENT CHRIS FINCH https://t.co/F676HbfWKP pic.twitter.com/xSP59RKYBN
— Nekias (Nuh-KY-us) Duncan (@NekiasNBA) December 20, 2025
CHRIS FINCH WAS FURIOUS
— Hoop Central (@TheHoopCentral) December 20, 2025
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Before Finch was tossed, star guard Anthony Edwards wanted a foul after he took contact on a drive to the basket. Julius Randle got the offensive rebound and went up for a second-chance attempt where he was clearly contacted as well, but no foul was called and the Thunder ran out in transition as Edwards and Finch pled their case. Play stopped and the chaos ensued.
The Wolves (17-10) have won seven of their past nine games as they try to take down the class of the NBA in the Thunder in a rematch of last season’s Western Conference finals. Oklahoma City suffered its second loss of the season at the hands of the Spurs on Saturday in an NBA Cup semifinal matchup following a 16-game winning streak. Minnesota will have to weather the storm without its head coach after a big blow up less than six minutes into the game.
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