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Twitter account Timberwolves Brasil got famous online before it got deleted in January. The Timberwolves decided to honor the legendary account with a jersey giveaway.

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While the Minnesota Timberwolves were a struggling franchise on an up-and-coming run, one X, formerly Twitter, account - Timberwolves Brasil - was thriving. However, it was deleted.

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Timberwolves Brasil (@twolvesbrazil) was a fan account run by a man from Brazil. He would often post disturbing, bizarre, sometimes NSFW, but weirdly funny videos after Minnesota's victories. Associated with the account was also criticism of the franchise, most recently when Anthony Edwards got into a public scandal.

The videos would garner tremendous social media attention, amassing over 100,000 followers throughout the account's existence. The most famous case came when the account tweeted a video of a wolf eating a leopard figure.

It caught the attention of NBA commentators and players alike.

The account was suspended in January 2024 when it had more than 117,000 followers.

With the Minnesota Timberwolves up 2-0 in the Eastern Conference Semifinals against the reigning NBA champions Denver Nuggets, the team decided to honor the now-legendary account with a giveaway.

A special jersey with TWOLVESBRASIL written on its back is being given away. The move received praise from social media users for honoring an account that pushed a lot of attention to the Timberwolves before the team got dominant.

The creator of the account, Rodrigo Barbosa, has told The Rolling Stone he didn't expect to capture this much attention with his posts online. "This started two years ago when I had the idea to post a ‘wolf video’ whenever the Timberwolves won," he said in December.

The account got suspended allegedly due to some conflicts in Barbosa's family regarding activity associated with posting on X.

Some of Timberwolves Brasil posts:

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