RandBall: Excerpts from a Q&A with ex-Wolves broadcaster Kevin Harlan Kevin Harlan, the voice of the Timberwolves from their inception through the late 1990s, now does NFL games for CBS as well as NBA games for TNT. He is slated to call Thursday's game between the Wolves and Thunder for TNT -- the last Wolves game he can recall announcing since Game 7 of the 2004 Western Conference semifinals -- and in advance of it we chatted with Harlan about the past, present and future of the Wolves:
Q What do you remember from those early years calling Wolves games?
A We were given a clean slate and able to do and construct the kind of broadcast we wanted. I've always had enthusiasm, and I think that's what attracted the organization to me. ... When Kevin McHale got involved, that's when all hell broke loose. ... There were many, many, many mornings when I would wake up and say, "What did we do? What did we say? I'm going to lose my job. What will I tell my wife?"
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