Timberwolves' classy gesture is what sports are about

The decision was gutsy on Finch's behalf for several reasons. The Timberwolves (41-31) are locked in a tight battle with the Clippers (40-31), Warriors (41-30) and Grizzlies (43-28) for the final guaranteed playoff berth in the West. As such, each game of the NBA season's homestretch counts and will impact playoff seeding. 

After his kind gesture, Finch explained why putting Ingles in the starting unit was beyond basketball and NBA seedings. 

"Sometimes you gotta do the human thing," Finch said of Ingles starting. "We always talk about, 'All these minutes matter,' and those minutes mattered for another reason. Someone put it in my head as an idea to make sure Joe can see the floor and I figured if we're going to do it, let's do it in style. Guys were behind it and I think it gave us just the right boost that we needed and change of energy. Not often that you get to do those types of things, but we're really happy that we could."

The Timberwolves ultimately crushed the Pelicans, 134-93, to register their eighth win in the last 10 games. 

Finch's gesture was a reminder that sports, at the end of the day, is about creating a memorable experience for fans, especially the kids. Sometimes, the wins and losses can take a backseat.