Knicks and Timberwolves fans got a little football with their basketball Thursday night.
A pair of fans were tackled by security for rushing onto the court during the second quarter of the Knicks’ blowout 133-107 win at Target Center.
A security official tackled one of the two fans onto the floor in front of Knicks star Karl-Anthony Towns, who scored a game-high 32 points in his return to the Twin Cities and started down at the individual.
It all happened in a brief sequence with 2:34 remaining in the second quarter with the Knicks comfortably leading, 69-45.
The fans, dressed in shorts, sleeveless tops — a bold move for December in Minnesota — and headbands emerged from the third row and ran toward the court.
The trailing fan, wearing blue shorts, did not make it far with one official tackling her right on the sideline.
The security guard held her by her legs while she laid on the ground, with Towns eventually towering off her while she laid on her back.
The other fan, clad in orange, made it toward midcourt and ran in celebratory fashion, pumping her hands while she made her trek.