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Miami Heat star Jimmy Butler has finally broken his silence on the fight between Sixers big man Joel Embiid and Minnesota Timberwolves center Karl-Anthony Towns. Butler, who has played with both Embiid and Towns, knew Embiid was going to drag him into the social media jabs on Wednesday night: Jimmy Butler to @KristenLedlow on Embiid-Towns: […]

Sixers star Ben Simmons won’t be suspended for his involvement in the Joel Embiid and Karl-Anthony Towns fight. All parties viewed Simmons as a peacemaker in the scuffle: All parties viewed Simmons as a peacemaker in scuffle. Simmons was seen on top of Towns, calming him down with with his arms. https://t.co/0LNuQewES8 — Shams Charania […]

Halloween night is usually the perfect occasion for tricks and treats. But NBA fans received quite the treat on Wednesday night when an incredibly entertaining scuffle (and aftermath) broke out between Sixers center Joel Embiid and his counterpart on the Timberwolves, Karl-Anthony Towns. The two came to blows during the third quarter Philly’s win over […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves have already disputed Ben Simmons’ role in the scuffle between talisman Karl-Anthony Towns and Philadelphia 76ers big man Joel Embiid during Wednesday’s game. Yet new president of basketball operations Gersson Rosas thinks that the altercation sends an indirect, but positive message for this team. “Two teams playing well early in the season, […]

Joel Embiid endeared himself to The City of Brotherly Love by doing something counterintuitive to its namesake. The Philadelphia 76ers center took on fellow 7-footer Karl-Anthony Towns in a brawl that saw them both ejected in the third quarter, as Embiid heard the roar of the crowd in true wrestling fashion. The 25-year-old was met […]

Philadelphia 76ers general manager Elton Brand has given his two cents on the brawl that went down on Wednesday night between Philadelphia 76ers superstar Joel Embiid and Minnesota Timberwolves star Karl-Anthony Towns. As expected, the high-ranking official is taking the side of his prized star, saying that it was actually Towns who provoked Embiid: Sources: […]

Miami Heat star Jimmy Butler thanked former teammate Joel Embiid for dragging him into his feud with Karl-Anthony Towns after the two got into it on Wednesday night and were consequently ejected from the game. The beef between the two centers was prolonged on social media, where Embiid tagged Butler in a post indirectly directed […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves are denying Ben Simmons’ role in a third-quarter fracas between star center Karl-Anthony Towns and Philadelphia 76ers big man Joel Embiid. Referee Mark Ayotte told a pool reporter Wednesday night that Simmons was “deemed a peacemaker” for his involvement in the kerfuffle, which saw Simmons hold Towns to the floor in what […]

Joel Embiid’s vow to keep himself from trash talking lasted all but three regular-season games, as the Philadelphia 76ers big man couldn’t help himself but to take to social media and continue his tiff with Minnesota Timberwolves star Karl-Anthony Towns. The two centers were ejected in the first half of Thursday’s game after things got very […]

After fighting on the court, Minnesota Timberwolves star Karl-Anthony Towns and Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid continued their feud off the court. This time, the two big men took it to social media to throw jabs at each other following their brawl that led to their ejection. Embiid started it first, describing the Timberwolves youngster […]

Joel Embiid and the Philadelphia 76ers came off their game against the Minnesota Timberwolves as sure winners. The win made sure that his ejection for getting into a fight with Karl-Anthony Towns was worth it. However, everyone knew that he wouldn’t be letting the fight end on the hardwood. The moment the game ended, many […]

The Philadelphia 76ers won over the Minnesota Timberwolves in quite convincing fashion. However, the biggest highlight for the fans who went to see the game was the scuffle that happened between Joel Embiid and Karl-Anthony Towns. The battle between the two centers took center stage as they got a little too close and traded blows […]

Minnesota Timberwolves star Karl-Anthony Towns and Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid got into a huge brawl during Wednesday night’s game, and it was so intense that parents were getting involved. After both players were ejected for their actions, Embiid drew the attention of Towns’ parents on the way to the Sixers’ locker room, and they […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves and Philadelphia 76ers got into a brawl on Wednesday night. Karl-Anthony Towns and Joel Embiid were at the center of it, exchanging blows under the basket before both ended up one the ground. Ben Simmons, who is great friends with Towns, held him down by the neck in hopes of ending the […]

Joel Embiid and Karl-Anthony Towns got into a messy fight during the Philadelphia 76ers-Minnesota Timberwolves game on Wednesday. The two were in a heated battle midway through the third quarter, and things started to get physical leading to the altercation. KAT and Joel Embiid got into it in Philly 😳 pic.twitter.com/2hECsbzKRv — SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) October […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves are in Philly for an early-season showdown against the Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday night. Prior to their matchup against Joel Embiid, Ben Simmons, and the rest of the Sixers, the Timberwolves made sure to pay a visit to the “Rocky Steps.” Led by Karl-Anthony Towns, the Timberwolves raced up the famous landmark. […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves still want to upgrade their point guard position via the trade market, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN. The Timberwolves are currently starting veteran guard Jeff Teague. He’s on the final season of his three-year, $55 million deal. Minnesota tried to acquire All-Star guard D’Angelo Russell this summer, but the Golden State […]

Minnesota Timberwolves star big man Karl-Anthony Towns is off to a stellar start to the season. His Timberwolves are 3-0, while Towns is fresh off of winning the Western Conference Player of the Week honor. Towns’ play thus far this season has been scary. Speaking of scary, Towns dressed up as the Joker for Halloween. […]

Karl-Anthony Towns has started the 2019-20 season on a tear, averaging 32 points and 13.3 rebounds per game while leading the Minnesota Timberwolves to a 3-0 start. The big KAT will have his first real test, bound to face the Philadelphia 76ers and center Joel Embiid on Wednesday, the battle between two undefeated teams and […]

Atlanta Hawks point guard Trae Young and Minnesota Timberwolves center Karl-Anthony Towns have been named the NBA’s Players of the Week for games played between Oct. 22 and Oct. 27. Young averaged 38.5 points, 9.0 assists and 7.0 rebounds per game for the Hawks. Towns, meanwhile, averaged 32.0 points, 13.3 rebounds and 5.0 assists per […]

It has only been a small sample, but Karl-Anthony Towns is making sure no one is sleeping on the Minnesota Timberwolves this season. Minnesota has played well through the early stages of this season. The Timberwolves are carrying a 3-0 record, which is tied for the second-best start in franchise history, and Towns is playing […]

Andrew Wiggins has been through his share of disappointing moments, following three years on the rise and his latest two on an avalanche, as the Minnesota Timberwolves wing struggled with his consistency. Things seem different for him through this 2019-20 season, as his Wolves are now 3-0, largely in thanks to him after he erupted […]

Former player and now ESPN NBA analyst Kendrick Perkins dispelled the notion that the Minnesota Timberwolves were being overlooked coming into the 2019-20 NBA season. It seems his comments did not go unnoticed by big man Karl-Anthony Towns. The Timberwolves are now the only 3-0 team following their 116-109 win over the Miami Heat. Towns […]

Minnesota Timberwolves swingman Andrew Wiggins exploded for 16 points in the fourth quarter in their win over the Miami Heat. Per NBA, Wiggins finished with a total of 25 points which includes four 3-pointers. His fourth-quarter performance was critical as helped his team get the win. Andrew Wiggins (25 PTS) scores 16 4th quarter PTS, […]

Miami Heat forward Derrick Jones Jr. has been diagnosed with a groin strain and is now doubtful for Miami’s game against the Minnesota Timberwolves on Sunday, per multiple sources. Left groin strain for Derrick Jones Jr. Doubtful for Sunday in Minnesota. — Ira Winderman (@IraHeatBeat) October 27, 2019 Left groin strain for Derrick Jones Jr. […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves will forever be linked to Flip Saunders as he served the team as its head coach. This time, Karl-Anthony Towns and the Wolves are led by his son, Ryan. Towns and the team decided to make their head coach feel at home with a kind gesture. Dane Moore revealed that their second […]

Minnesota Timberwolves All-Star big man Karl-Anthony Towns has started the 2019-20 season off with a bang. Towns is just the sixth player in NBA history to record at least 35 points and 10 rebounds in each of his first two games of a season. The others are Wilt Chamberlain (three times), Karl Malone (two times), […]

If you’re a Minnesota Timberwolves fan or just someone who loves to follow the team, you probably might have heard of Andrew Wiggins’ recent comment saying there aren’t 100 players in the league better than him. If you watched how awful he was in the first four quarters of the Wolves’ season opener against the […]

Kyrie Irving had a night for the ages, throwing down everything but the kitchen sink at the Minnesota Timberwolves in his debut with the Brooklyn Nets. The All-Star point guard poured in 50 points, but he needed two more to make his debut all the more special, unfortunately missing after a maneuver gone wrong that […]

Brooklyn Nets star guard Kyrie Irving trolled every Minnesota Timberwolves defender who failed to stop his layup in a fast break. In a fastbreak opportunity Irving decided to take the ball to the rack for a tough finish despite being outnumbered by the Timberwolves. Three Wolves got up and tried to block the shot, but […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves once explored the possibility of trading for big man Domantas Sabonis, a name that has once again been put on the table by the Indiana Pacers after refusing to sign a contract extension last week. According to Darren Wolfson of ESPN 1500, the Wolves talked to Indy about their young forward’s services […]

Minnesota Timberwolves forward Andrew Wiggins donated $22 for every point that he scored last season. He announced on Twitter that he is going to be doing that again in 2019-20. I’m proud to announce for the second year straight i’ll be donating $22 for every point I score towards supporting underprivileged children who face barriers […]

Jeff Teague was brought in by the Minnesota Timberwolves in 2017 in hopes of leading a team armed with young talents in Karl-Anthony Towns and Andrew Wiggins. Two years in and Teague’s stint for the Timberwolves can be described underwhelming. The former All-Star point guard is coming off a 2018-19 campaign marred by injuries. In […]

ESPN didn’t rank Minnesota Timberwolves small forward Andrew Wiggins as a top-100 player for the 2019-20 season. Wiggins, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2014 draft, doesn’t agree with ESPN: “I don’t really look at that too much, top 100 or not top 100,” Wiggins told Eric Woodyard of ESPN on Thursday. “There’s not […]

D’Angelo Russell expressed hope of playing with two of his best friends on the same team one day. The former No. 2 overall pick is hoping to team up with draftmates Karl-Anthony Towns of the Minnesota Timberwolves and Devin Booker of the Phoenix Suns, two of his closest friends in the league after spending much […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves got a steal in undrafted rookie Naz Reid, and the team’s established players are baffled with his level of play and his draft position, most notably Karl-Anthony Towns and Noah Vonleh. Jace Frederick of the Twin Cities Pioneer Press had wonderful words to say about the big man, and Vonleh asked the […]

Now entering his fifth season in the NBA, Minnesota Timberwolves superstar Karl-Anthony Towns is looking to firmly establish himself as one of the best players in the entire league. Recently, the 23-year-old opened up about the type of impact 15-time All-Star and Timberwolves legend Kevin Garnett has had on his own career. According to Towns, […]

Minnesota Timberwolves superstar Karl-Anthony Towns has sent out a stern warning to the rest of the NBA. According to the 23-year-old, Towns and the rest of the Wolves have grown accustomed to playing the underdog role. Nonetheless, he believes that this is the very fuel they need to prove all their doubters wrong this season: […]

Kyle Lowry could be traded this 2019-20 season, and the Toronto Raptors might not find it too difficult to find a trade partner for the champion playmaker. According to Adrian Wojnarowski and Zach Lowe of ESPN, the Los Angeles Clippers, Miami Heat, Detroit Pistons and Minnesota Timberwolves could all be potential suitors for the All-Star […]