The Second Death of Minnesota Basketball?

In 1960, professional basketball died in Minnesota after the local professional team, the Lakers, made a beeline for the warm climate and eventual large market of Los Angeles, California. In 1989, after a long absence from the area, professional basketball returned with the Minnesota Timberwolves. In 1994, professional basketball in Minnesota nearly died again when the franchise was almost moved to New Orleans. The governing professional basketball authority had decided to block the move. In 1995, a skinny kid named Kevin Garnett was drafted straight from high school and made his professional debut that season. Unfortunately, on July 31, 2007, Kevin Garnett and the aforementioned Minnesota Timberwolves parted ways with a trade to the Boston Celtics. Thus, potentially killing professional basketball for the second time in Minnesota.