You might expect a handwritten letter from an orphan wanting to be adopted would tug on the heart strings.
But when a teenaged basketball fan abandoned by his hometown squad asked all 30 NBA teams to invite him into the fold, only one responded.
Now 16-year-old Connor from Bellingham, Washington, is apparently the newest fan of the Minnesota Timberwolves.
Connor recently embarked on a mission to find a new favorite team, having lost the Seattle SuperSonics several years ago when they relocated to Oklahoma City.
As shown in a photo gallery he posted, the “Why should I become your fan?” letters he wrote were not printed out en masse. No, these were handwritten notes with research tailored to each team and a drawing of their logo at the bottom of the letter.
Here’s what he wrote to the Timberwolves:
https://twitter.com/CashisClay14/status/575389640959467520
The response from Timberwolves President Chris Wright came along with a basketball autographed by the team’s players.
Connor – obviously a savvy fan – recognized that the signatures were not of this year’s Wolves, but were from a few years back. But Connor writes in his post that he doesn’t mind because they include Luke Ridnour, a fellow Washingtonian who grew up in the town down the road from Connor.
https://twitter.com/meluebke/status/575309081663176704
Wright asks Connor to “Please make sure to let us know which team has earned your ‘fandom.'”
And while Connor’s post doesn’t explicitly crown the T-Wolves as his new team, he does mention how much he likes Andrew Wiggins and says wolves are his favorite animal.
Sounds like he may have found a new pack.
