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The Minnesota Timberwolves have officially signed forward Cameron Reynolds to a second 10-day contract, the team announced Saturday. #Twolves announce the team has signed forward Cameron Reynolds to a second 10-day contract. Reynolds has appeared in two games with Minnesota this season, averaging 2.0 points in 3.5 minutes per game. — Timberwolves PR (@Twolves_PR) March […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves have downgraded starting small forward Andrew Wiggins as questionable to face the Washington Wizards on Saturday at home. Wiggins was listed as probable earlier in the day. The swingman is dealing with a left quad contusion. Andrew Wiggins' status for tonight's game has been updated to questionable due to a left quad […]

There has been no shortage of drama in the 2018-2019 NBA campaign. NBA Twitter has lived up to its knee-slapping meme and GIF-centric reputation on a nightly basis. Beat reporters have spilled nuggets of juicy information to the public. Some of the league’s most outspoken athletes haven’t needed a messenger, delivering harsh post-game diatribes about […]

Minnesota Timberwolves wing Cameron Reynolds will be back for more with the organization, as he is set to sign a second 10-day contract, per Darren Wolfson of KSTP-Minnesota: Cam Reynolds signing another 10-day with #Twolves, I hear. — Darren Wolfson (@DWolfsonKSTP) March 8, 2019 Reynolds has appeared in two games off the bench, logging a […]

Minnesota Timberwolves point guard Derrick Rose has suffered four knee injuries, all which have required surgery. However, the former MVP remains one of the fastest players in the NBA, something Detroit Pistons head coach Dwane Casey spoke about on Wednesday. The Pistons easily defeated the Timberwolves on Wednesday, but before the game, Casey told reporters […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves are only 3-5 since the All-Star break, but superstar big man Karl-Anthony Towns has been on a tear. Towns has played in six games since the All-Star break. He missed the first two after getting into a car accident. The two-time All-Star leads the NBA in post All-Star player efficiency rating at […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves entered the 2018-19 campaign with Jimmy Butler on the roster, but there wasn’t a soul on the planet who thought Butler would make it through the season with the team. It was obvious that Butler wasn’t too fond of Karl-Anthony Towns and Andrew Wiggins and also had issues with the coaching staff […]

The Detroit Pistons remained hot against the Minnesota Timberwolves earlier tonight, notching the team’s 10th win over their past 12 games. The Pistons stormed back from a 16-point deficit on their way to a solid 131 to 114 victory over Minnesota. While the game was an entertaining affair, perhaps the most notable highlight occurred early […]

Minnesota Timberwolves star Karl-Anthony Towns has been putting up monster numbers of late, averaging 36.4 points, 16 rebounds and four assists in five games since the All-Star break. He is also shooting 60.4 percent from the floor and 47.1 percent from three-point range over that span. However, Towns says that as long as the wins […]

Oklahoma City Thunder point guard Russell Westbrook has never been known to shy away from a trash-talk war. He won’t be the one to start them, but he will sure end them. He engaged in a war of words with Minnesota Timberwolves center Karl-Anthony Towns on Tuesday night, looking to bury the All-Star big man […]

We don’t usually see a raise-the-roof celebration nowadays, but Minnesota Timberwolves center Karl-Anthony Towns decided to unleash the vaunted taunt right after posterizing Oklahoma City Thunder’s Jerami Grant. After spiking one down over Grant, Towns couldn’t control himself and raised the roof to the delight of the home crowd. 💥 K A T I N C […]

Another night, another milestone for Minnesota Timberwolves star big man Karl-Anthony Towns. Tuesday night against the Oklahoma City Thunder, Towns passed shooting guard Wally Szczerbiak for fifth place on the franchise scoring list. Szczerbiak scored 6,777 points as a member of the Timberwolves. Towns entered Tuesday with 6,767 points. The All-Star center passed Szczerbiak in the first half […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves went 0-3 on their latest road trip and All-Star big man Karl-Anthony Towns says the lack of execution on the defensive side of the ball is the main reason why the team is struggling. The Timberwolves gave up 131 points to the Atlanta Hawks, 122 to the Indiana Pacers, and 135 to […]

Robert Covington’s return to the NBA is imminent. Unfortunately for the Minnesota Timberwolves, it now seems unlikely his presence will result in the team’s increasingly long-shot odds of earning the eighth and final playoff spot in the Western Conference. Wolves coach Ryan Saunders said on Monday that the Timberwolves “hope” Covington will be ready to […]

Washington Wizards forward Jeff Green connected on a nifty touch pass to Bobby Portis to complete the transition play against the Minnesota Timberwolves. In the clip posted by the NBA, see how the Wolves’ defense was rendered helpless by the Green touch pass. Karl-Anthony Towns tried to chase it down but was too late. Jeff […]

It is no surprise that the Western Conference is the stronger of the two NBA conferences. The Golden State Warriors have dominated the NBA for half a decade. Arguably eight of the top 10 players in the league reside in the West. Heading down the stretch, there is still some work to be done to […]

Memphis Grizzlies center Joakim Noah says he’s happy for his close friend and former teammate, Minnesota Timberwolves point guard Derrick Rose. Rose is having a resurgence this season in Minnesota and Noah couldn’t be happier for the former league MVP. The two played together with the Chicago Bulls and spent one season together with the […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves have recalled small forward Robert Covington from the G-League, a sign he’s close to making his return to the lineup. Covington has been out since Jan. 2 with a bruised right knee. The swingman suffered the injury on Dec. 31 against the New Orleans Pelicans. The Timberwolves sent Covington down to the […]

Minnesota Timberwolves All-Star big man Karl-Anthony Towns has scored 113 points in his last three games, the most points a player has scored in a three-game span in Minnesota franchise history, according to Elias Sports. Towns scored 34 points against the Kings, 37 against the Atlanta Hawks and 42 against the Indiana Pacers. Karl-Anthony Towns […]

It’s no secret that the 2018-19 season has not gone as planned for the Minnesota Timberwolves. After making the playoffs as the eighth seed in the Western Conference a year ago, the team is currently 29-33 and falling out of the race. This has led to speculation about changes on the court, in the front […]

It’s very rare that trading away a top-15 player in the league improves your team. But, when the Minnesota Timberwolves parted ways with Jimmy Butler in a trade that sent him to the Philadelphia 76ers in early November, they did just that. Butler’s presence in Minnesota was toxic. Dating back to when it became public […]

Minnesota Timberwolves star Karl-Anthony Towns just passed NBA legend Kevin Garnett for third-most 40 point games in franchise history. Along with his 42 points, Towns also snagged 17 rebounds. He was 15-of-29 from the field, 3-of-8 from downtown, and 9-of-13 from the charity stripe. KAT got his 5th career 40-point game, passing Kevin Garnett for […]

Minnesota Timberwolves All-Star big man Karl-Anthony Towns put on an absolute show in the first quarter on Thursday against the Indiana Pacers. Towns scored 23 points in the first quarter while shooting 8-of-14 from the field. Indiana had no answers for KAT, who is looking to lead the Timberwolves to the playoffs for the second […]

Minnesota Timberwolves owner Glen Taylor likes the job interim head coach Ryan Saunders is doing and says the young coach has a chance to become the full-time head coach this summer. The Timberwolves are 10-11 under Saunders, who replaced Tom Thibodeau in January: “I think he has a good chance [to get the job full-time],” […]

Minnesota Timberwolves owner Glen Taylor says he really likes point guard Derrick Rose, both on and off the court. Rose is having a resurgence this season in Minnesota and is the second-leading scorer on the Timberwolves. Taylor says the former MVP has been a superstar for the club this season: “I really like Derrick Rose,” […]

Minnesota Timberwolves point guard Derrick Rose was asked to pick which block was better: Josh Okogie’s rejection of Houston Rockets shooting guard James Harden or Anthony Tolliver’s swat on Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo. Both blocks were stellar. Okogie blocked Harden on his patented step-back 3-pointer, while Tolliver stuffed Antetokounmpo on a dunk attempt. Rose says he liked both blocks, […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves are getting a key contributor back just in time for a late-season push to the playoffs. Before Robert Covington makes his long-awaited return to the NBA game, though, Minnesota has assigned him to the G League’s Iowa Wolves, the team announced in a press release on Wednesday. NEWS: #Twolves assign Robert Covington […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves continue their playoff push when they take on the Atlanta Hawks on Wednesday, with point guard Jeff Teague being listed as questionable to play and Robert Covington set to miss his 24th straight game. Teague, who didn’t play on Monday against the Sacramento Kings, is dealing with left knee tendinitis and is 50/50 […]

The Sacramento Kings gave washed-up rapper Ja Rule no breaks after he played himself in efforts to curse them from NBA championships. The 5-foot-9 Queens native tried to set them up to lose Karl-Anthony Towns in free agency, but how can you lose what you don’t have in the first place? Ja Rule posted a […]

Sacramento Kings head coach Dave Joerger has found his way into the news over the last few days due to coaching decisions. This time, it was all about his decision to start Marvin Bagley III against the Minnesota Timberwolves. According to Jason Anderson of The Sacramento Bee, Joerger had a simple answer for Bagley getting […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves have signed forward Cam Reynolds to a 10-day contract, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic. Reynolds has been the spent 2018-19 campaign in the G League playing for the Stockton Kings. In 33 games and nine starts, he has averaged 16.0 points and 4.2 rebounds over 28.0 minutes per game while […]

Karl-Anthony Towns is expected to take the floor Monday against the Sacramento Kings after a wild three days since surviving a car accident. The Minnesota Timberwolves center was involved in a car accident on Thursday, Feb. 21 after being rear-ended by a semi-truck and trailer, escaping with only a minor injury. The 7-footer returned to […]

Minnesota Timberwolves center Karl-Anthony Towns has cleared concussion protocol and will be available to play in Monday night’s game against the Sacramento Kings, according to a report from Dane Moore of 1500ESPN. Karl-Anthony Towns is no longer in concussion protocol. He will play tonight. — Dane Moore (@DaneMooreNBA) February 25, 2019 According to several official […]

Rapper Ja Rule has placed a curse on the Minnesota Timberwolves … and the Milwaukee Bucks could also be guilty by association: You just jinx yourself talking to the GOD this way… your CURSED NOW!!! You won’t win a championship for the next 30 years… AND KAT IS LEAVING!!! Apologize and I’ll lift the CURSE!!! […]

Anthony Tolliver’s effort has never been in question. The Minnesota Timberwolves forward has been on the fringes of playing rotations for years, keeping his once unlikely NBA career alive and well mostly through long-range shooting and commitment to preparation. Energy and engagement is key to both of those attributes, obviously, and the 11-year veteran has […]

Minnesota Timberwolves star big man Karl-Anthony Towns will miss his second consecutive game on Saturday against the Milwaukee Bucks because of concussion-like symptoms. Towns got into a car accident on Thursday in Minnesota. The All-Star center missed the first game of his NBA career on Friday against the New York Knicks. Towns had played in […]

Former New York Knicks and current Minnesota Timberwolves point guard Derrick Rose was “surprised” the franchise traded power forward Kristaps Porzingis to the Dallas Mavericks at the NBA trade deadline. Rose spent one season on the Knicks back in 2016-17. The former MVP admits he didn’t see the Porzingis or Carmelo Anthony trade coming. New […]

Minnesota Timberwolves big man Karl Anthony-Towns is listed as questionable for his team’s game against the Milwaukee Bucks on Saturday night as a result of concussion protocol, according to the team. Towns was involved in a car accident on Thursday and ended up missing the Timberwolves’ win over the New York Knicks on Friday night […]

Before missing Friday’s game against the New York Knicks, Minnesota Timberwolves All-Star big man Karl-Anthony Towns had started the first 303 games of his NBA career. According to ESPN Stats & Info, that is the most consecutive games started for a player right from the first game of his rookie season. Karl-Anthony Towns will not […]