April 11 (UPI) -- The Atlanta Hawks transformed their Twitter account to a Minnesota Timberwolves fan account Wednesday, but the team has an ulterior motive.
The Timberwolves are facing the Denver Nuggets on Wednesday at the Target Center in Minneapolis. The winner of that game goes to the playoffs. Atlanta owns both the Houston Rockets' and the Timberwolves' first round picks. Since the Minnesota pick is protected for picks No. 1 through 14, the Timberwolves must make the playoffs for the pick to translate.