Minnesota politicians give Timberwolves a standing ovation during late-night legislative session.
The Minnesota House of Representatives was up late on Sunday on the final day of the legislative session. Republicans were up in arms when Democrats tacked on a number of provisions to a tax bill at the last minute asin both the House and Senate chambers. The only thing that seemed to cool tensions and gain bipartisan support the entire night was the Timberwolves' Game 7 victory over the Denver Nuggets.
CBS News Minnesota's Caroline Cummings was in the House when one of the representatives interrupted a debate to announce, "For those of you who don't know, the Minnesota Timberwolves just won Game 7 of the Western Conference semifinals." This was met with immediate applause as politicians from both sides of the aisle stood to cheer and show their appreciation for the local team.
The moment when the Minnesota House mid-debate on the final day of session learned that the Timberwolves won game 7 🏀Not to say this was a piece of political theater, but if these people were true fans they would have finished voting on all their bills before tipoff. Or at leastfor good luck instead of spending the evening in a room with theater seating and zero televisions.
Another clue that many of these politicians weren't really into the results of the game is that while they were ignoring one of the greatest comebacks in NBA playoff history, they
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