Minnesota Timberwolves: Top 5 funniest moments

No. 3: Sam Cassell’s Dance

Sam Cassell played for the Timberwolves 2003-2005 and arguably one of the most colorful characters to play for the team.

In 2004, he brought the Twolves to the Conference finals and was known a the “God Father” of the “Big Balls Dance” which was inspired by the film Major League.

Former Wolves Kevin Martin, Jameer Nelson, Josh Smith, Andray Blatche, Caron Butler, Eddie House and Marco Belinelli all became practitioners of the Big Balls dance.

Like a Baptist Minister David Stern began to punish and fine players for the boogie. The dance has disappeared from the court but will be one of the most humorous taunts of dominance over an opponent of all-times.

Cassell ended his stint with Twolves after the 2005 season but went on to play for the Clippers, Raptors, and returned to the Clipper before ending his career with the Celtics in 2008 at the age of 38.

Sam has spent four seasons with the Washington Wizards as an assistant coach and three including this current with the Los Angeles Clippers in the same role. Who knows, the Godfather may break out into the prance from time to time during practices for the Clipper players.

Twolves fans will never forget Sam’s wisecrack smile and the disappointment of his injury in the third game of the 2004 Western Conference finals. The closest the Wolves would come to the big dance was during Sam’s time with the team. If the Twovles had finished the season with a healthy Cassell, it’s easy to believe the entire state would have had a Big Dance Ball.

Sam Cassell is one of the NBA’s greatest characters and will always be known as the God Father of the Big Balls dance.