A Bit of Minnesota Timberwolves History: After the 1959-60 NBA season, the Minneapolis Lakers moved west to Los Angeles and Minnesota remained without an NBA franchise for 29 years. But in 1987, the NBA decided to expand by a total of four teams – two for the 1988-89 season and two for the 1989-90 season. Twin Cities businessmen Harvey Ratner and Marv Wolfenson made their pitch to the league, and Minnesota was awarded a team to start play in the 1989-90 season. On Nov. 3, 1989, the Minnesota Timberwolves played their inaugural game against the Seattle SuperSonics in Seattle, losing 106-94. The NBA returned to Minneapolis on Nov. 8, 1989 when the Wolves hosted Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls at the Metrodome before a crowd of 35,427. Two days later, the Wolves recorded their first-ever victory, 125-118 over Philadelphia in overtime. (source: hoopedia.NBA.com)