Minnesota Timberwolves change website to pay tribute to Prince

The Minnesota Timberwolves commemorate the life of Minneapolis native and pop culture icon Prince by leaving a tribute at the top of their home page.

The unexpected passing of rock and roll icon Prince has left music fans all over the world in a state of shock. No part of the United States is feeling the impact of Prince’s untimely death at age 57 more than the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota.

Prince was a Minneapolis native and was the Twin Cities’ biggest musical act of all-time. Few, if any, had both the stage presence or the musical fortitude to fully encapsulate what Prince was about. The Twin Cities are paying tribute to Prince in nearly every way possible.

The metropolitan area’s NBA team, the Minnesota Timberwolves, commemorated the life of Prince Rogers Nelson by turning the club’s home page purple, Prince’s favorite color, and writing the following at the top of the page: “When Doves Cry, Wolves Cry.”

“When Doves Cry” is one of the most iconic tracks from Prince’s 1984 rock opera/musical “Purple Rain”. To date, “Purple Rain” has achieved Diamond Status by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) with 13 million records sold in the United States alone.

“When Doves Cry” went to No. 1 on the 1984 Billboard Charts back on July 7, 1984 and held the top spot for an impressive five weeks. Prince’s lead single from “Purple Rain” was Rolling Stones’ No. 52 Greatest Song of All Time.

The Twin Cities lost their biggest musical icon of all-time far too soon. It is obvious the impact he had on the people in the Twin Cities and it’s no surprise that a professional hoops team like the Timberwolves pay their respects to the man who at one time went by an unpronounceable symbol, that’s how big Prince was.

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