“They’re wading into waters they shouldn’t be in to start with. They’re skilled athletes. Keep on enjoying the ball. Folks go there to look at the basketball sport,” he stated.

Janee’ Harteau, Minneapolis Police Chief, said that she understood the officers’ frustrations, but didn’t condone their actions. She said, “Though these officers had been engaged on behalf of the Lynx, when carrying a Minneapolis Police uniform I count on all officers to stick to our core values and to honor their oath of workplace. Strolling off the job and defaulting on their contractual obligation to supply a service to the Lynx doesn’t conform to the expectations held by the general public for the uniform these officers put on.”

Minneapolis Mayor, Betsy Hodges, posted on Fb; “Bob Kroll’s remarks concerning the Lynx are jackass remarks. Let me be clear, labor management inherently doesn’t communicate on behalf of the administration. Bob Kroll positive as hell doesn’t communicate for me concerning the Lynx or about anything.”