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The Minnesota Timberwolves are one of many popular NBA teams in Brazil, with the football-crazed nation having plenty of basketball fans. One fan runs his own fan support account for the Timberwolves on X/Twitter with 46.5K followers.
The account's bio says it is not affiliated with the NBA or Timberwolves franchise. However, the official account caught wind of the fan page because of a recent tweet, but for all of the wrong reasons.
The Timberwolves Brasil account tweeted a bizarre CGI video after the Timberwolves beat the Miami Heat to move to 1-1 on Saturday.
The caption was simply “1-1. Voltamos” which translates to “we are coming back”. However, the accompanying video was anything but simple. It showed a gigantic Wolf devouring a small animated jaguar in a very suggestive way.
The fan seemed confused about everyone’s responses. He claimed it was just a joke and that he was trying to say the Wolves were ‘eating’ after their win.
The official Minnesota Timberwolves account caught wind of the strange post and replied with their own meme. They posted a picture of Thanos from the Avengers wearing a T’Wolves hat and looking at a cell phone in horror.
The tweet went viral with more than 44M views. It also had 4.7K replies, 18K retweets and 38K likes. Some fans had fun with the post and suggested it could be used to decorate the team’s In-Season tournament court.
Minnesota Timberwolves vs Atlanta Hawks Game preview
The Minnesota Timberwolves take their 1-1 record to Atlanta to take on the Hawks. The game tips off at 7:30 pm ET from State Farm Arena. The Hawks have a 1-2 record.
Jaden McDaniels and Shake Milton will be game-time decisions for the T’Wolves, while the Hawks have no one listed on their injury report. Wesley Matthews continues to be out.
Minnesota is a slight favorite on the road at -2.5.
It will be a battle between Trae Young and Anthony Edwards. Early on in the season, both are putting up solid scoring numbers. Edwards is averaging 22.5 ppg, while Young has 20.3 ppg this season.
The Minnesota Timberwolves will have the size advantage in this one with their front line of Rudy Gobert and Karl Anthony-Towns. However, the Hawks could speed the game up which would limit the effectiveness of those two towers.
