Mike Conley and his family were the victims of a burglary this past weekend, according to Paul Walsh of the Minnesota Star Tribune.
Conley was attending the Minnesota Vikings’ home game against the San Francisco 49ers. The burglary targeted Conley’s home, which is in the Medina region of the state. Several jewels were reportedly stolen, although no dollar value has been given as of yet.
Conley’s home was the second of three targets that were hit by the burglars this past weekend. The chief of police in the area, Jason Nelson reported that an unspecified amount of jewels were stolen from the Timberwolves star’s house. Nelson added that the burglars may have done some scoping of the properties before carrying out the robberies.
Video surveillance footage shows that the robbers entered the house from the back, going through low windows, hit all of the major bedrooms of the mansions, stole the jewels they were after, and then escaped from the house in about five minutes. The police have not made any arrests in this case as of yet.
Conley, who as mentioned before was at the Vikings game, was actually trusted to sound the Gjallarhorn, a massive Viking horn used as a ceremonial act to rally the crowd into a frenzy at the US Bank Arena. He and his family stayed around to see the Vikings pick up their second win of the NFL season.
Luckily, Conley and his family were not at home and were not put in any active danger by the robbers. But this will still be a devastating event for them, as the privacy and security of their home were violated by some invading forces. Even though they only stole some jewels, it is the fact that their home was intruded into that will make them feel uneasy.
Will This Affect Mike Conley’s Season?
There is no word yet on how this incident will affect Mike Conley heading into the new NBA season. Timberwolves, much like every other NBA team, will begin preseason soon. A traumatizing event for his family could deter Conley from reporting to training camp, and he could get an excused leave of absence from training camp.
Conley is entering his 18th NBA season, making him one of the most tenured players in the history of the league. No longer the All-Star caliber point guard he was on the Jazz, Conley has settled into a comfortable veteran position, where he provides valuable minutes, but is more a culture-setter for the Timberwolves.
Conley played a key role on the Timberwolves last season, playing valuable minutes in their playoff run to the Western Conference Finals. While Conley is not the franchise’s starting point guard, he can help mentor Rob Dillingham, the franchise’s potential next starting point guard.
The Timberwolves traded for Dillingham on Draft Night 2024, and Conley could be there to help make sure that Dillingham is able to adapt to the NBA quickly and provide another valuable star-level player to the Timberwolves, as they look to make a championship push.
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