OT: Timberwolves honor Prince with Purple Rain-inspired alternates
Slightly off-topic but it seems like we have a lot of Prince fans around here, and on top of that there's the whole Stauskus-Game-Blouses meme. Being from Minnesota I'm a big Prince fan and also a sports aesthetics junkie so this hits the sweet spot.
The ESPN article provides a good look at the unis themselves.
The SPIN article embeds the badass uni intro video plus the Chappelle bit.
November 1st, 2018 at 6:54 PM ^
Do they serve pancakes after wins??
November 1st, 2018 at 6:57 PM ^
I immediately thought of the Chappelle show skit when I saw this too.
November 1st, 2018 at 7:10 PM ^
Is it possible to not think about this skit anytime Prince is mentioned nowadays?
November 1st, 2018 at 8:11 PM ^
At first I thought the title said “Murderwolv” not “Timberwolves”
then i I had an image of Murderwolv dressed as Prince in Purple Rain
then I stopped thinking about it because it freaked me out a bit
November 1st, 2018 at 6:58 PM ^
I'm a fan
November 1st, 2018 at 7:15 PM ^
SI ranked the 9 teams that have done it so far...Pistons are rightfully 9th. Wish they would have done better. As a Denverite though, love the Nugs version.
November 1st, 2018 at 7:16 PM ^
Think these are fantastic, very well done.
November 1st, 2018 at 7:20 PM ^
"it seems like we have a lot of Prince fans around here"
really?
November 1st, 2018 at 7:50 PM ^
Very observant.
November 1st, 2018 at 11:09 PM ^
Prince Lover?
November 2nd, 2018 at 1:58 AM ^
Yes. Really.....
Demetrius? You want to agree?
And PS, everybody is a Prince fan. Some people just don’t know it yet.... ;-p
November 1st, 2018 at 7:38 PM ^
Perhaps we could go with some Michigan Madonna themed uniforms. Maybe winged cone bras?
November 1st, 2018 at 7:41 PM ^
Man, those jerseys are cool. But after the game they will be really dirty. They're going to need to purify them in the waters of Lake Minnetonka...
November 1st, 2018 at 8:16 PM ^
Should have gone with more ruffles.
GAME. BLOUSES
November 2nd, 2018 at 2:00 AM ^
Uh.....that’s not Lake Minnetonka....
November 1st, 2018 at 7:51 PM ^
"Slightly" off topic? Lol
November 1st, 2018 at 8:26 PM ^
Other than being purple i dont see much else to tie them in with Prince
November 1st, 2018 at 8:42 PM ^
Yeah, IMO not sure he's a hero worth honoring. How did he die?
They are just trying to sell jerseys.
November 1st, 2018 at 9:09 PM ^
He died of an accidental overdose of a legally-prescribed drug that kills about 120 Americans every single day. I don't think anyone's "honoring" the way he died. I think they're honoring his music and talent.
November 1st, 2018 at 10:45 PM ^
Agree. Sobchak needs to go do what he’s always telling Donny to do.
November 2nd, 2018 at 5:57 AM ^
He was a drug abuser.
Nice sugarcoat you put on it.
November 2nd, 2018 at 7:22 AM ^
I saw an intersection recently that on each of the four corners had a Rite Aid, a Walgreens, a CVS, and a large gas station / liquor store.
The whole county is high on something most of the time.
November 2nd, 2018 at 1:57 AM ^
You must be a riot at parties.
November 1st, 2018 at 11:07 PM ^
I love Prince, and these are extremely well done. The Purple Rain font on the shorts is an especially nice touch.