Target Center hosts Battle of the Badges charity basketball game

You may have heard of the Battle of the Badges before. It's a non-profit that hosts different friendly competitions. Yeah, they're usually between members of the police and fire departments. We'll be right back. This is our first inaugural Twin Cities Battle of the Badges basketball charity game. Police versus fire, you know, it's really fun to get together, compete, but still, you know, on a friendly level. We usually do boxing, so this is kind of unique for us, and we're kind of going over, switching over to the hardwoods. So we're here to raise money for first responders and medical needs. It's just a fun way for us to give back to the community and have people in the community, family, friends, and all that good stuff come out and support us as well. It all goes to a good cause, so it was, yeah, it was just a fun day. The turnout was phenomenal. The cheering during the game was amazing. The proceeds are going to go to charity, which is a big deal. But this is just another fun way for the public to come see us and us to interact with them. They see us, you know, on some people's worst day of their lives. We're, you know, run into car accidents and, you know, medicals, fires. Seeing first responders in a non-emergency setting, having a family together and just coming together and enjoying ourselves. You know, sometimes they always see us when they have a problem or an issue. So right here, we're just kind of having fun, enjoying it, and then giving back to the community. Having some fun, that's great. That's Fox 9 photojournalist Jaden Lamphere for us, taking a closer look. That was from Target Center today. And every person who purchased a ticket to today's Battle of the Badges also received a ticket to tonight's Timberwolves game against the Jazz. So a pretty good day to say the least for those guys. Absolutely. Well, speaking of the Wolves there.