The last three weeks have been perhaps the most invigorating segment of Minnesota sports fandom over the last several decades. It continued Sunday night as the Minnesota Vikings sustained their incredible season with the “Minneapolis Miracle” play that stunned the world, which was then immediately followed by a primetime ESPN showdown where the Timberwolves dismantled yet another Northwest Division opponent in the Portland Trailblazers.
The energy permeating from the city of Minneapolis was beyond palpable as the amount of purple littering the Target Center seats combined with the continuous and raucous ‘Skol’ chant brought a collective vigor to the Timberwolves’ arena that is not seen very often in recent years.