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Furious Chris Finch held back from official after ejection against Suns

Finch was called for his second technical foul of Wednesday's game in the third quarter.
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Minnesota Timberwolves head coach Chris Finch reacts against the Phoenix Suns in the second half at Footprint Center in Phoenix on Jan. 29, 2025.
Minnesota Timberwolves head coach Chris Finch reacts against the Phoenix Suns in the second half at Footprint Center in Phoenix on Jan. 29, 2025. | Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images

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Minnesota Timberwolves coach Chris Finch was ejected from Wednesday night's game against the Phoenix Suns at the Footprint Center in Phoenix after picking up his second technical foul of the game during the third quarter.

The technical foul appeared to come out of nowhere. He was having what appeared to be a cordial conversation with official CJ Washington before Washington turned around and gave the signal of a technical foul. Furious, Finch walked toward Washington and started yelling in his face. Anthony Edwards pulled him back during the heated interaction.

It was not immediately clear what was the cause of the technical foul. Wolves assistant Micah Nori was set to serve the remainder of the game as Minnesota's interim head coach. The game was still in progress at the time of publication.

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Nolan O'Hara
NOLAN O'HARA

Nolan O'Hara covers all things Minnesota sports, primarily the Timberwolves, for Bring Me The News and Sports Illustrated's On SI network. He previously worked as a copy editor at the St. Paul Pioneer Press and is a graduate of the University of Minnesota's Hubbard School of Journalism. His work has appeared in the Pioneer Press, Ratchet & Wrench magazine, the Minnesota Daily and a number of local newspapers in Minnesota, among other publications.

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