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As Alex Rodriguez and Marc Lore spent time in Minnesota in the years prior to taking ownership over of the Timberwolves<\/a> this summer, one of the things the two heard often and loudly was to bring back “the trees.”<\/p>\n

The new majority owners of the Wolves and WNBA’s Lynx<\/a> will do just that this season.<\/p>\n

The Timberwolves will bring back their iconic Black Trees Classic Edition, an alternate uniform worn from 1998 to 2008 (and donned often by Kevin Garnett) for 28 games this season: 21 at home and 7 on the road. They will debut against the Indiana Pacers<\/a> on Oct. 26.<\/p>\n

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“One of the things we’ve been obsessing over is fan experience in the arena and giving them the best in class,” Rodriguez, co-chairperson of the Wolves and Lynx, told ESPN. “We polled the fans and very high on their poll was they wanted these jerseys that mean a great deal to them — the ‘Black Trees.’<\/p>\n

“And also we’ll be having some more surprises in-arena and uniform stuff. But hearing the fans loud and clear is very important to us and we’re trying to deliver exactly what they want.”<\/p>\n

Minnesota first introduced the popular uniform with tree trim and a Timberwolves font that looks similar to the Count Chocula one in 1996-97. The black alternate jersey debuted two years later.<\/p>\n

With Garnett roaming the paint and Flip Saunders coaching on the sideline, the Wolves made the playoffs eight straight seasons — culminating with the franchise’s first Western Conference finals appearance in 2003-04 — during the trees uniform era.<\/p>\n

The last time the franchise wore the black alternate jersey was during the 2018-19 season.<\/p>\n

“We’ve got some uniforms in our closet that fans love,” said Mike Grahl, Timberwolves and Lynx chief marketing officer. “And I would say this particular one that we’re bringing back is at the front of the fans’ closets … The fans continue to ask for this jersey. Anytime we do a uniform drop of any sort, there’s one common word that gets echoed by all of our fans, and that word is ‘trees.’<\/p>\n

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“There’s no other uniform in the NBA that’s designed in that way. The character that it has and the uniqueness that it has, I think fans have significant energy for and they hold onto that in lore.”<\/p>\n

As Anthony Edwards<\/a> will try to lead Minnesota to a third straight Western Conference finals appearance, he and the Wolves will wear the franchise’s most iconic jersey 21 of the 28 times at the Target Center.<\/p>\n

Rodriguez says he and Lore heard the fans loud and clear.<\/p>\n

“When we first got here, everyone wanted to bring the glory days back,” Rodriguez said. “They had that uniform when they [first] went to the Western Conference finals. There’s a lot of great memories for the young adults that were kids at that time.<\/p>\n

“And that is not just a cool uniform for the Timberwolves. I think it’s one of the cool jerseys over the last few decades in the NBA. They’re just classic. You see ’em when they [rank] a lot of throwbacks. That’s one of the ones that always comes up top five. So our fans are very proud of them.”<\/p>\n