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The current league hiatus appears to have hit Minnesota Timberwolves superstar Karl-Anthony Towns pretty hard. The 24-year-old seems bored out of his mind, and he has gone to the extent of soliciting some advice from the mean streets of Twitter on what he should do with the ton of spare time he has on his […]

It’s hard to deny that most centers in the NBA today no longer fall in the category of the traditional big man. This is completely understandable given how the game has evolved and how the 3-point shot has emerged as arguably the most important weapon in any team’s arsenal. Nonetheless, it is still worth going […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves and Minnesota Lynx have pledged to donate up to $1 million in a relief fund for the part-time gameday staff at Target Center. The NBA suspended play last Wednesday after Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert tested positive for the coronavirus. The Timberwolves are just the latest NBA team to help out its arena workers: […]

It is without question that Adam Silver made the right call when he decided to suspend the NBA season due to the coronavirus pandemic. Nonetheless, it’s also hard to deny that this could not have come at a worse time for the Los Angeles Lakers, who went into the hiatus with a Western Conference-best 49-14 […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves did more than persist in the relentless pursuit of D’Angelo Russell prior to the trade deadline, also nabbing some key cogs for their rotation. Malik Beasley, who the Denver Nuggets feared was out of their price range, will likely get paid handsomely at the end of the 2019-20 season, according to Jon […]

Minnesota Timberwolves big man and two-time NBA All-Star Karl-Anthony Towns is donating $100,000 to beef up the detection efforts of COVID-19. On Twitter, Towns pledged his support the Mayo Clinic’s efforts to quickly detect the coronavirus. He described the medical practitioners as “heroes” and called for the unity of everyone in this tense situation. This […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves could be drastically impacted financially if the NBA season doesn’t resume. Per Navigate Research, the Timberwolves could lose $7.2 million in gate revenue if they couldn’t finish the regular season, via Megan Ryan of the Star Tribune: Using figures from the most recent Forbes report, Navigate Research estimated the Timberwolves could lose […]

Andrew Wiggins seems to be settling into his new home pretty well. In Tuesday’s game against the Golden State Warriors and the Los Angeles Clippers, the 25-year-old wing showed exactly the kind of athleticism that got him drafted No. 1 overall back in 2014. Despite the Warriors being down a whopping 34 points at the […]

The New Orleans Pelicans put on an early dunk show on Sunday in Minnesota, with Lonzo Ball and Zion Williamson connecting on a pair of alley-oops from beyond half court. But the Timberwolves also had something up their sleeve. In the second quarter, Minnesota forward Jake Layman drove baseline and caught a body in the […]

With the Minnesota Timberwolves reportedly limiting newly acquired guard D’Angelo Russell’s appearances in their remaining games, many thought the team will employ the same tactic on their injured superstar Karl-Anthony Towns. The Timberwolves, after all, simply want to get the regular season over with and try to recuperate their losses by bouncing back strong next […]

Minnesota Timberwolves All-Star big man Karl-Anthony Towns will miss another two weeks with his fractured wrist. The Wolves say Karl-Anthony Towns (fractured wrist) will be out at least two more weeks as Minnesota continues to "pursue a non-operative strategy" for Towns' recovery — Marc Stein (@TheSteinLine) March 6, 2020 Towns missed 15 games earlier this […]

Chicago Bulls head coach Jim Boylen lit into his team, criticizing them for a lack of toughness after a 115-108 loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday. The Bulls weren’t greatly outrebounded, but they allowed the Timberwolves to snatch 10 offensive rebounds on their 40 misses, including several key ones late. This made the embattled […]

Chicago Bulls shooting guard Zach LaVine is back in Minnesota on Wednesday, although he won’t be playing against the Timberwolves because of a quad injury. The Timberwolves traded LaVine, Kris Dunn and a draft pick (which turned into Lauri Markkanen) for Jimmy Butler back on draft day in 2017. Butler only lasted one season with […]

New Orleans Pelicans rookie big man Zion Williamson wasted absolutely no time breaking into the NBA with a force — and then some! Continuing such a notion on Tuesday evening against the Minnesota Timberwolves, the Pelicans rookie phenom quite literally took on the entire opposition by grabbing a massive rebound amid a sea of Wolves […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves and Evan Turner “came close” to reaching a buyout agreement by Sunday night, but couldn’t finalize a deal, according to Darren Wolfson of SKOR North. According to Wolfson, Turner would still like to play this season, but that seems unlikely to happen with the Timberwolves: Buzz is Crabbe gave back $750K to escape the […]

The Memphis Grizzlies have waived third-year big-man Jordan Bell, according to The Athletic. The Grizzlies have waived former Warriors/Timberwolves forward Jordan Bell, league sources tell @TheAthleticNBA @Stadium. — Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) March 2, 2020 Bell was traded to Memphis three weeks ago at the deadline—one day after being dealt to Houston from Minnesota in the […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves decided to poke fun at Dwyane Wade and his now infamous NBA Dunk Contest rating. After posting a video of their mascot Crunch dunking with one hand off a trampoline, the team captioned the video ‘@DwyaneWade gave this a 9 smh’ The team’s caption is an obvious jab at Wade, who controversially […]

Allen Crabbe’s tenure with the Minnesota Timberwolves didn’t last long. Per Shams Charania of The Athletic, the team has decided to waive the 27-year-old shooting guard prior to the playoff eligibility deadline of March 1. Crabbe will now be eligible to be picked up by any team hoping to use him for the postseason. The […]

Orlando Magic power forward Aaron Gordon recorded his first career NBA triple-double on Friday against the Minnesota Timberwolves. Behind 17 points, 11 rebounds and 12 assists from Gordon, the Magic defeated the Timberwolves at home to improve to 27-32 on the season. 🔥 FIRST career triple-double for Aaron Gordon with 15 PTS, 10 REB, 11 […]

The NBA has fined the Minnesota Timberwolves $25,000 for violating the league’s policy on resting players. The Timberwolves have been fined $25,000 for violating the league’s player resting policy when team rested D’Angelo Russell — a healthy player — during a road game on Feb. 23. — Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) February 27, 2020 The Timberwolves […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves are in the midst of a terrible season, and many fans are clamoring for them to go into full-blown tank mode to finish out this campaign. The Timberwolves had other ideas Wednesday night against Jimmy Butler and the Miami Heat, erasing a late 12-point deficit to steal a 129-126 victory. While the […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves and the Miami Heat were in a back-and-forth game on Wednesday. With the game tight late in the fourth quarter, you might expect an offensive-minded player like D’Angelo Russell to be subbed out for the sake of defense. However, Timberwolves head coach Ryan Saunders put his trust in the newly acquired Russell, […]

Three Minnesota Timberwolves players, led by All-Star point guard D’Angelo Russell, blocked Miami Heat star Jimmy Butler at the rim with 1.2 seconds left to secure a thrilling comeback victory in South Beach. TRIPLE BLOCK FOR THE WIN! 🚨 Jimmy Butler denied at the rim by three Wolves players! pic.twitter.com/8Dvy0NQlRn — SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) February 27, […]

Miami Heat guard Jimmy Butler will make his return to the rotation on Wednesday against the Minnesota Timberwolves after missing the last two games due to personal reasons, the team announced. Ira Winderman of the South Florida Sun-Sentinel reported Tuesday the Heat expected Butler back, and he will indeed return to the floor against one of […]

Minnesota Timberwolves All-Star point guard D’Angelo Russell knows analytics tell you not to shoot long twos. However, the new Timberwolves franchise point guard doesn’t sound like someone who is going to stop shooting them. “There’s a fine line of making those shots you take, trying to relieve the pressure off coach eliminating those shots from […]

The career of 31-year-old swingman Evan Turner is in a state of limbo right now. Turner was recently traded to the Minnesota Timberwolves as part of the blockbuster four-team trade that centered around Clint Capela (now with the Atlanta Hawks) and Robert Covington (now with the Houston Rockets). Turner was one of the many pieces […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves landed highly-coveted guard D’Angelo Russell in a deal with the Golden State Warriors before the NBA Trade Deadline. However, with the Timberwolves’ current sorry state, it seems that they’ll have to wait until next season for the Karl Anthony Towns and D’Angelo Russell tandem to make a run for the postseason. Minny […]

Minnesota Timberwolves president Gersson Rosas traded Andrew Wiggins to the Golden State Warriors to acquire D’Angelo Russell because Minnesota had a glaring need at point guard. With that said, one could argue both teams won the trade. The Timberwolves finally got their All-Star point guard next to big man Karl-Anthony Towns, while the Warriors got […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves were unable to put an end to their losing streak against the Denver Nuggets. Regardless, guard Josh Okogie still managed to add a dunk to the highlight reel. Okogie was able to take full advantage of a a lack of box-out from the Nuggets with a thunderous put-back dunk during the second […]

Kevin Garnett will get his Boston Celtics No. 5 jersey retired soon, prompting so many in the league to wonder why the Minnesota Timberwolves haven’t retired KG’s No. 21 jersey. When asked about it by NBA.com’s Steve Aschburner, Garnett said he can’t control what Timberwolves owner Glen Taylor does with his franchise: “Listen, I had […]

Minnesota Timberwolves All-Star point guard D’Angelo Russell didn’t practice on Saturday. The Timberwolves are going to have planned rest days for Russell moving forward. Minnesota head coach Ryan Saunders is unsure if Russell will play on Sunday against the Denver Nuggets: D’Angelo Russell did not practice today. Minnesota has put in planned rest days for […]

Minnesota Timberwolves All-Star big man Karl-Anthony Towns desperately wants to return to the court this season to play with star point guard D’Angelo Russell, according to Jon Krawczynski of The Athletic. Towns will miss at least the next two weeks for the Timberwolves after fracturing his wrist. There are some in Minnesota who believe Towns […]

Minnesota Timberwolves center Karl-Anthony Towns was diagnosed with a fractured wrist on Friday. Now, his timeline for recovery is set for two weeks, per Shams Charania of The Athletic. Minnesota’s Karl Anthony-Towns has a fractured left wrist and will be out at least two weeks. — Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) February 21, 2020 Towns has had […]

Boston Celtics point guard Kemba Walker won’t play on Friday against the Minnesota Timberwolves due to a sore left knee, the team announced Thursday. Walker played 29 minutes in Sunday’s All-Star Game and claimed he played through a minutes restriction in the fourth quarter. This came after he was recently dealing with knee soreness: Kemba […]

Minnesota Timberwolves star big man Karl-Anthony Towns suffered a wrist injury in the days leading up to the All-Star break, and it appears he will miss at least a few games once play resumes on Thursday. Jon Krawczynski of The Athletic reported that Towns is still being evaluated, and head coach Ryan Saunders said the […]

The Boston Celtics will be the first franchise to set out to retire Kevin Garnett’s jersey, slated to come at some point next season. Many have wondered why the Minnesota Timberwolves, the team that had Garnett for the longest stretch, has yet to do so. A simple way to put it is his strained relationship […]

Veteran small forward Evan Turner will work out with the Los Angeles Clippers on Saturday, according to Chris Haynes of Yahoo Sports. Turner, currently a member of the Minnesota Timberwolves, has received permission from the team with a buyout pending: Turner has received permission with a buyout pending. https://t.co/baHGQ4ykzF — Chris Haynes (@ChrisBHaynes) February 15, […]

Former NBA big man and current ESPN analyst Kendrick Perkins has ripped the Minnesota Timberwolves for not retiring Kevin Garnett’s jersey before the Boston Celtics. The Celtics announced on Thursday they are retiring Garnett’s No. 5 jersey, but Perkins believes the Timberwolves should have already retired Garnett’s No. 21 jersey. T’Wolves should be ashamed of […]

Minnesota Timberwolves All-Star big man Karl-Anthony Towns is expected to miss multiple games after the All-Star break due to his wrist injury, according to Jon Krawczynski of The Athletic. Towns underwent an MRI on Tuesday which revealed a left wrist injury. He will be further evaluated over the All-Star break: Exactly how long Karl-Anthony Towns will […]