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The Minnesota Timberwolves could be without their franchise star Karl-Anthony Towns for “multiple games,” according to Jon Krawczynski of The Athletic. Towns has been the Wolves’ best weapon on offense, averaging 26.5 points, 11.7 rebounds, and 4.4 assists in a new leading role. He’s also been the team’s 3-point shooter, canning 3.6 trifectas per game […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves suffered their eighth consecutive defeat on Tuesday, failing to defeat a struggling New Orleans side at the Target Center. It was another disappointing loss for the Wolves, with the visiting Pelicans outplaying them all evening long to snap a 13-game losing streak. Despite their recent slump, however, Minnesota head coach Ryan Saunders […]

For those wondering why Robert Covington didn’t start against the New Orleans Pelicans, Minnesota Timberwolves head coach Ryan Saunders revealed that the swingman was ‘late for something.’ "He was late for something," Ryan Saunders said about RoCo coming off the bench. — Michael Gallagher (@MikeSGallagher) December 19, 2019 Though Covington didn’t start, he played 30 […]

Minnesota Timberwolves star Karl-Anthony Towns won’t play against the New Orleans Pelicans on Wednesday because of a left knee sprain. Towns hurt his knee last Friday against the Los Angeles Clippers after going for a monster poster dunk over Montrezl Harrell. Timberwolves Head Coach Ryan Saunders tells the media Karl-Anthony Towns (Left Knee Sprain) will not play tonight. […]

One of the reasons Gersson Rosas took the Minnesota Timberwolves’ president of basketball operations job this past summer was because he wanted to work with former No. 1 overall pick Karl-Anthony Towns and help him become the best player he can be. Towns’ reputation around the league took a hit last season after Jimmy Butler […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves are reportedly in the hunt for New York Knicks guard Dennis Smith Jr. The 22-year-old has had a miserable season with the Knicks thus far, and it appears that the Wolves are willing to throw the 6-foot-2 point guard a life line. This is according to Ian Begley of SNY. Smith has […]

Jimmy Butler is now a happy member of the Miami Heat (well, at least for now), but his journey to South Beach was certainly an interesting one. Butler was originally selected by the Chicago Bulls with the 30th overall pick of the 2011 NBA Draft, and while he had a terrific collegiate career at Marquette, […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves are listing big man Karl-Anthony Towns as questionable to face the New Orleans Pelicans on Wednesday. Towns hurt his knee last Friday against the Los Angeles Clippers after going for a monster poster dunk over Montrezl Harrell. Karl-Anthony Towns (knee sprain) is questionable for tomorrow's game vs. New Orleans. Jake Layman (toe) is […]

Minnesota Timberwolves head coach Ryan Saunders admits star big man Karl-Anthony Towns is “banged up a little bit.” Towns hurt his knee last Friday against the Los Angeles Clippers after going for a monster poster dunk. The Timberwolves will take on the New Orleans Pelicans on Wednesday. Towns will have had four days between games, […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves want to upgrade their point guard position via trade, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN. Timberwolves veteran point guard Jeff Teague is making $19 million this season and becomes an unrestricted free agent next summer. Minnesota is reportedly open to moving Teague and small forward Robert Covington, per Eric Pincus of Bleacher […]

The Golden State Warriors are in a tough spot right now. With major injuries to stars Steph Curry and Klay Thompson along with lesser injuries to players like D’Angelo Russell and Kevon Looney, the once powerhouse of a team is now at the bottom of the league with a 5-22 record. However much Warriors forward […]

Lou Williams is dealing with a sore calf and has been ruled out on Friday night in the Los Angeles Clippers’ road matchup with the Minnesota Timberwolves. Add Lou Williams to the Clippers injury report. He is OUT tonight against the Timberwolves with a sore calf. — Tomer Azarly (@TomerAzarly) December 13, 2019 Williams, 33, […]

One of the main reasons Miami Heat star Jimmy Butler requested a trade from the Minnesota Timberwolves was he felt he couldn’t compete in the deep Western Conference with Andrew Wiggins and Karl-Anthony Towns by his side. Multiple reports have said that Butler didn’t respect Wiggins’ and Towns’ work ethics. Butler and Towns’ relationship was […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves were once rumored to be willing to part ways with Andrew Wiggins if a team was willing to take him in a trade, but the team has given no indication of such since the summer, according to Jon Krawczynski of The Athletic. The belief across the league this summer was that Wiggins […]

One of the main reasons star Jimmy Butler requested a trade from the Minnesota Timberwolves was he felt he couldn’t compete in the rugged Western Conference with Andrew Wiggins and Karl-Anthony Towns by his side. Multiple reports have said that Butler didn’t respect Wiggins and Towns’ work ethic. Butler and Towns’ relationship was believed to […]

Los Angeles Clippers guard Patrick Beverley suffered a concussion on Wednesday against the Toronto Raptors and was forced to exit the game. He never returned. As a result, the Clippers are listing Beverley as out for Friday’s game against the Minnesota Timberwolves: Patrick Beverley (concussion) is OUT tomorrow night against the Timberwolves as is Landry […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves made the drastic decision shortly before Thanksgiving to move point guard Jeff Teague to the bench. In light of that decision, the organization has made it known to teams around the league that Teague could be had for the right price in a trade, per Jon Krawczynski of The Athletic. Minnesota jumped […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves remain interested in acquiring All-Star point guard D’Angelo Russell from the Golden State Warriors despite what transpired this past summer, according to Jon Krawczynski of The Athletic. Russell had an agreement with the Warriors before getting on a helicopter with the Timberwolves contingent this past offseason. That made for “an awkward goodbye […]

JJ Culver, the older brother of Minnesota Timberwolves rookie Jarrett Culver, scored 100 points in a magical performance to become the second NAIA player to reach that mark. The 6-foot-5 Wayland Baptist guard from Lubbock, Texas poured in the triple-digit wonder in a 124-60 rout over Southwestern Adventist, holding a similar sign to Wilt Chamberlain’s […]

D’Angelo Russell made a no-brainer choice to come to the Golden State Warriors in free agency, but the permutations surrounding it weren’t as easy as his choice. While the Los Angeles Lakers were lurking in the background, the Minnesota Timberwolves badly wanted Russell and were ready to wine and dine him, not to mention being […]

The NBA’s Western Conference has grown considerably more competitive with the Golden State Warriors’ fall from grace. Injuries after their 2019 Finals defeat to the Toronto Raptors have decimated the Warriors’ stranglehold on the conference, and the arrival of Kawhi Leonard, Paul George, and Anthony in Los Angeles—between two teams—has further shaken the power dynamic […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves had a team meeting after their loss to the Phoenix Suns on Monday, according to Christopher Hine of the Star Tribune. The Timberwolves have lost five games in a row and are just 3-7 in their last 10 games. “We talked to each other and addressed a few things,” Timberwolves forward Robert […]

The Houston Rockets have some serious interest in acquiring Minnesota Timberwolves forward Robert Covington, according to Kevin O’Connor of The Ringer. Now more than a quarter of the way in, the Rockets sit at 15-8, which is a good but not great record as they hunt for that elusive title. Their lack of depth has […]

Karl-Anthony Towns was visually frustrated with point guard Jeff Teague during Monday’s 125-109 loss to the Phoenix Suns, actively calling for the ball while open on the perimeter on a second-quarter possession. The Minnesota Timberwolves point guard, who was recently moved to the bench, purposely waved Towns off and took it upon himself to drive […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves might not be at full strength against the Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday. Andrew Wiggins and Karl-Anthony Towns are battling injuries ahead of their December 8 clash. According to the Timberwolves’ PR team, their two stars are still nursing injuries. While Wiggins is still unsure to make a start, Towns is healthy […]

Apart from being one of the best playmakers of this generation, Oklahoma City Thunder point guard Chris Paul is also an astute student of the game. He displayed his vast familiarity of the NBA rules on Friday, alerting the officials of an infraction committed by Minnesota Timberwolves forward Jordan Bell. Seeing Bell enter the game […]

Minnesota Timberwolves star Karl-Anthony Towns love to be in the moment. During the Timberwolves’ close fight to the Oklahoma City Thunder, he finds himself with the basketball during the waning seconds of regulation. He had the ball away from the 3-point line with less than a minute remaining in the game. The score was tied […]

Minnesota Timberwolves guard/forward Andrew Wiggins has switched his representation to CAA Sports, per Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN. Wiggins now joins teammates Karl-Anthony Towns, Robert Covington and Jordan Bell in being represented by CAA Sports. Minnesota Timberwolves F Andrew Wiggins is signing with @CAASports for his new representation, league sources tell ESPN. — Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) […]

Minnesota Timberwolves wing Andrew Wiggins has had a resurgent year in 2019. But, that doesn’t make him poster-proof as Dallas Mavericks forward Dorian Finney-Smith proved late in the third quarter on Wednesday. The Mavs forward cleaned up a missed triple by Seth Curry with a vicious putback dunk over two Wolves defenders including Wiggins. Dorian […]

Despite entering play Wednesday versus the Dallas Mavericks at just 24 years old and only in the early stages of his sixth professional season, Minnesota Timberwolves wing Andrew Wiggins now owns the franchise’s all-time record for the most three-pointers made with 466 following this triple in the first quarter. Andrew Wiggins now leads the Timberwolves […]

Dallas Mavericks star Kristaps Porzingis is hoping that he could play against the Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday, the second game of the Mavs’ back-to-back. Per Brad Townsend of the Dallas Morning News, Porzingis is hoping to suit up on Wednesday against the Timberwolves after just playing 18 minutes in their 118-97 win over the New […]

Andrew Wiggins is enjoying a bounce-back season after being the center of criticism for the past two years. The Minnesota Timberwolves star admitted that as much as he hoped to ignore it, the criticism was always there for him to hear it: “You hear it, on social media, when you turn on the TV and […]

Minnesota Timberwolves Karl-Anthony Towns is one of the league’s best big men, but he cannot take the Timberwolves to the playoffs by himself. Everyone knows that he’s on the lookout for superstar teammates that will help him, and Devin Booker was raised as a favorite to make the jump. He was asked in his Instagram […]

Minnesota Timberwolves center Karl-Anthony Towns understands that every game counts in the Western Conference, which is why he went as far as to say that Sunday’s loss to the Memphis Grizzlies was “traumatic”: Towns: "For us, if we want to be in the playoffs, this was kind of a traumatic loss. We have to get […]

The Miami Heat are one of the most surprising teams so far in the early season. Sitting at 12-5, Miami is the fourth seed in the Eastern Conference — 2.5 games behind first place — and better than most expected prior to the season. Led by the one of the biggest acquisitions of the offseason […]

Jarrett Culver is one of the brightest young prospects in the NBA today. The lanky two guard is an athletic and effortless scorer and with a nearly 6-foot-10 wingspan, the former Texas Tech guard has the potential to be a future star in the NBA. But, it wasn’t always like this for Jarrett Culver. The […]

Team Canada’s men’s basketball team appears to be getting a serious squad together for the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo. One player who has his status for the event up in the air, however, is Minnesota Timberwolves wing Andrew Wiggins. Wiggins reportedly does not have the most friendly of relationships with the national team higher-ups. Despite […]

Minnesota Timberwolves wing Andrew Wiggins is having the best season of his entire career. The 6-foot-7 small forward has been red hot to start the new campaign and is currently putting up career-best numbers at 25.2 points (on 46.9 percent shooting), 5.2 rebounds, 3.4 assists, 0.7 steals, and 1.1 blocks, all while connecting on 2.3 […]

A lot of NBA players would be reluctant to give up their starting position, but that’s exactly what Timberwolves point guard Jeff Teague is doing in order to help Andrew Wiggins’ development. Teague missed some time earlier this season due to an illness. He came off the bench in his first game back — a […]