Much like anything any abrupt end you never want to feel, the Minnesota Timberwolves’ 2021-22 season came crashing down at the hands of the Memphis Grizzlies in astonishing fashion.
As each fourth quarter possession played out the mounting anxiety inside Target Center finally reached its breaking point, sweeping a stunned silence over a building whose seemingly indestructible crowd wasn’t ready to come to terms with the end of a magical run.
In classic, poetical Minnesota sports fashion, the final nail was driven into the season’s coffin not only by a former Timberwolf, but a player who couldn’t be more proud of his Minnesota roots.