The official mascot of the Minnesota Timberwolves in the NBA is a wolf named Crunch. He has been an integral part of the Minnesota Timberwolves since the day he was introduced in 2003. They had many mascots prior to Crunch, like the Wolves Pack, T-Wolves, and Prowley the Wolf, but none of them were as popular as him.
The team’s website suggests that Crunch was born in the northwest wilderness of Minnesota. His parents were baffled by his love for basketball. He learnt the game with a basket made of pine-cones and birch barks on his own. He started augmenting his basketball skills when he was just a cub. He migrated to the twin city where the Minnesota Timberwolves team is located.
He has grown to become a wolf with a height of 6 feet and weighs 190 pounds now. He is 20 years of age and has big eyes, and wears a furry wolf costume and a blue Minnesota Timberwolves jersey above it.
Nobody knows where Crunch lives, but it is believed that he lives inside a den someplace inside the Target Center. He comes out on the match day after hearing the Timberwolves fans howl. The deafening howls of fans remind him of his past life in the forest, but their love for him and the team keeps him in the city so that he can help his team win.
Crunch’s salary
Crunch’s salary is not available anywhere in the public domain, however, it is estimated that he receives an approximate salary of around $25,000 per year. Crunch is known for entertaining the crowd of all age groups with his energetic antics and comical hijinks. According to NBAmascots.com, two separate performers bring Crunch to life. The primary performer is known for entertaining the crowd and interacting with fans with his signature moves, while the secondary performer’s job is to assist him and make sure of smooth conduct of the performance.
Crunch was named after the famous Nestle chocobar named “Crunch”. Crunch is a tribute to the former pro-hockey team named Minnesota North Stars and named after the team’s logo. Crunch was named one of the best mascots of 2019 by ESPN. Crunch is famous amongst the Timberwolves fans for his Inside-Out flying Dutchman Dunks. He was inducted into the NBA Mascots Hall of fame in 2017.
Crunch can be seen hyping up the crown on the court and has also supported his team and state off the field. Crunch has represented his team throughout the state in community and charity events and visits schools and hospitals to represent the Timberwolves on a regular basis
FAQs
A. He has been the official mascot in the NBa for the Minnesota timberwolves since 2003.
A. The Minnesota Timberwolves sponsor, Nestle, has a famous chocolate bar “Crunch”, which is why they have named the mascot after their sponsor’s favorite chocolate bar.
A. The Minnesota Timberwolves unveiled “All Eyes North” as their new marketing campaign.
A. The mascot needs to entertain the crowd during the intervals and timeouts, hyping up the crowd during tense situations and representing the team off court at charity and community events.
