Q&A: The Minnesota Timberwolves chaplain who wants NBA stars to melt ICE without slipping
January 30, 2026
> Matt Moberg's righteous fury with Donald Trump's immigration crackdown went viral. But he preaches empathy for the NBA stars figuring out how to stand for others without losing themselves.
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Imagine how despicable you have to be to stand with ICE
[Bradford William Davis: Minnesota Timberwolves chaplain and activist Matt Moberg FaceTimed me from an ICE blanketed parking lot about his empathy for Anthony Edwards, Wemby’s provocative statement about the Spurs, and the value (if any) of athletes speaking out. we ended early because ICE tried to arrest his mom.](https://bsky.app/profile/bwd.bsky.social/post/3mdnizsvvd22a)
Would highly recommend reading his poem in full on his ig it was fire
As someone who grew up with very religious leftist parents, I always get a kick out of seeing that there are others like that out there and my parents aren’t the only Christians who, y’know, practise things compatible with what Jesus taught.
>It was also cut short by Moberg receiving an urgent call from his mother: ICE agents were threatening to arrest her.
5 comments
Imagine how despicable you have to be to stand with ICE
[Bradford William Davis: Minnesota Timberwolves chaplain and activist Matt Moberg FaceTimed me from an ICE blanketed parking lot about his empathy for Anthony Edwards, Wemby’s provocative statement about the Spurs, and the value (if any) of athletes speaking out. we ended early because ICE tried to arrest his mom.](https://bsky.app/profile/bwd.bsky.social/post/3mdnizsvvd22a)
Would highly recommend reading his poem in full on his ig it was fire
As someone who grew up with very religious leftist parents, I always get a kick out of seeing that there are others like that out there and my parents aren’t the only Christians who, y’know, practise things compatible with what Jesus taught.
>It was also cut short by Moberg receiving an urgent call from his mother: ICE agents were threatening to arrest her.
Just your average day in Minnesota…fucks sake.