Are The Minnesota Timberwolves Too White?

Is there not enough melanin on the Timberwolves squad?

Apparently so, according to some critics of the NBA team. I'm gonna refrain from cracking on the Wolves' record. From Yahoo! Sports: "In a league in which American-born black players made up 75 percent of roster spots in 2011, the Timberwolves will have an opening-day roster comprising just 33 percent black players (five out of 15). According to the Minneapolis Star-Tribune, this year's squad will be the league's whitest since the 1980s Boston Celtics. Is that a problem?"

The article continues: "Some civil rights leaders in Minneapolis think so. Tyrone Terrell, chairman of St. Paul's African American leadership council, told the Star-Tribune that he thinks the unbalanced roster could be seen as a ploy by the ownership to sell the team to a majority-white fan base. 'How did we get a roster that resembles the 1955 Lakers?' Terrell said to the Star-Tribune. 'I think everything is a strategy. Nothing happens by happenstance.'"

The Timberwolves deny the racial discrimination charge: "[Timberwolves president of basketball operations David] Kahn said the Timberwolves targeted two black players as free agents during the summer. But Portland matched Minnesota's offer to Nicolas Batum, and Jordan Hill opted to re-sign with the Lakers at less money for a better chance to win a championship."