Fansided

Every NBA team’s most famous fan

By Dylan Hughes

LOS ANGELES, CA - APRIL 06: American actor Jack Nicholson attends the game between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Minnesota Timberwolves with his son Ray Nicholson at Staples Center on April 6, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CA - APRIL 06: American actor Jack Nicholson attends the game between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Minnesota Timberwolves with his son Ray Nicholson at Staples Center on April 6, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Getty Images) /
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MINNEAPOLIS, MN – JUNE 17: Former Minnesota Governor Jesse Ventura, Kevin Garnett of the Boston Celtics, and former Timberwolves player Troy Hudson enjoy the game between the Minnesota Lynx and the Atlanta Dream on June 17, 2011 at Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2011 NBAE (Photo by David Sherman/NBAE via Getty Images)
MINNEAPOLIS, MN – JUNE 17: Former Minnesota Governor Jesse Ventura, Kevin Garnett of the Boston Celtics, and former Timberwolves player Troy Hudson enjoy the game between the Minnesota Lynx and the Atlanta Dream on June 17, 2011 at Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2011 NBAE (Photo by David Sherman/NBAE via Getty Images) /

Minnesota Timberwolves — Jesse Ventura

Jesse Ventura is a very accomplished man. After serving in the United States Navy and fighting in the Vietnam War — winning two service metals, Ventura found a new platform to fight: professional wrestling.

Ventura was involved in the wrestling world for over 30 years, and then yet again found another battlefield: politics.

Ventura got involved in Minnesota politics in the 90s, and became the state’s 38th governor in 1999. He served one four-year term.

Before his governorship, however, Ventura actually tried out to be the Timberwolves PA announcer and lost out to Rod Johnson — who ended up holding the job for 21 years.

Before that, Ventura was simply a Wolves fan. Ventura regularly held the sidelines down, energizing his fellow Wolves fan around him.

Ventura has gotten back into politics and doesn’t make many appearances at Target Center anymore. But his past as a Wolves fan is enough to allow him to hold this spot.

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