Minnesota Timberwolves Articles - Page 115

Minnesota Timberwolves point man Derrick Rose has been linked to a reunion with the Chicago Bulls, and agent B.J. Armstrong noted he’d be willing to listen if the team showed interest in his client, according to “Mully & Haugh” on 670 The Score: If #Bulls are interested in @drose then of course we'd listen says […]

Minnesota Timberwolves rookie Josh Okogie gave their home crowd a treat on Sunday night with several highlight plays, which made their fans more excited about his potential. Okogie, the 20th overall pick in the 2018 NBA Draft, threw down several monster slams for the Timberwolves. The first one came in the 3:18 mark of the […]

Minnesota Timberwolves forward Karl-Anthony Towns has quickly become one of the better players in the entire NBA while also becoming a cornerstone of the Western Conference franchise. Upping the ante yet again on Sunday afternoon against the Oklahoma City Thunder, Towns moved up to third place on the team’s all-time scoring list. While now only […]

Minnesota Timberwolves point guard Derrick Rose can resume basketball activities in 2-3 weeks. Rose underwent surgery on his right elbow to remove bone chips on March 23. Bone chips in the elbow are small pieces of bone or cartilage that have come loose and float around in the elbow joint, per RelayHealth. FYI, Derrick Rose (right elbow surgery) […]

Minnesota Timberwolves All-Star big man Karl-Anthony Tows had the honor of exchanging jerseys with Maimi Heat legend Dwyane Wade as their two teams met up on Friday night. #OneLastDance A @Budweiser Legendary Moment pic.twitter.com/6Qe8kaLVzx — Minnesota Timberwolves (@Timberwolves) April 6, 2019 It was an absolute honor for Towns, as this was one of the last […]

The high-intensity matchup between the Minnesota Timberwolves and the Miami Heat on Friday night got a little bit chippy. At one point, Timberwolves superstar Karl-Anthony Towns took exception to a hard foul form opposing forward Justise Winslow. Towns obviously felt that Winslow went a bit overboard, and the 23-year-old Minnesota star made sure that the […]

The last few years saw the NBA slowly shift from their slow deliberate halfcourt-oriented roots into a league littered by rangy shooters (that trickle all the way to the frontcourt positions regardless of size) and a blistering pace that churns out points in a hurry. As a result, scoring has risen to ridiculous levels – […]

Retired point guard Rafer Alston had one of the most meteoric rises from a streetball legend to the NBA ranks. Now almost a decade into retirement, Alston — AKA Skip to my Lue — is now taking on a new chapter in his life. The 42-year-old now serves as a scout for the Minnesota Timberwolves, […]

Dallas Mavericks rookie sensation Luka Doncic almost had to carry on playing with one shoe on Wednesday night against the Minnesota Timberwolves, as some fans appeared ready to take home the 19-year-old’s shoe, which somehow made its way to the front row. Fortunately, a kind-hearted individual had the decency to return Doncic’s missing shoe, but […]

If the Minnesota Timberwolves fire general manager Scott Layden in the summer, the franchise could look at Chauncey Billups and Calvin Booth as potential replacements, according to Marc Stein of the New York Times. Billups is currently an NBA analyst for ESPN. He has a very close relationship with Timberwolves owner Glen Taylor. The former […]

Andrew Wiggins has had a rather disappointing season, posting eerily similar numbers to his 2017-18 totals, ones that showed a steep decline from a promising third season in the league. However, Minnesota Timberwolves head coach Ryan Saunders is proud of the newfound aggression he has shown during his brief time at the helm of the […]

Dallas Mavericks rookie Luka Doncic had an opportunity to win the game against the Minnesota Timberwolves after unleashing an ankle-breaking step back. However, once he noticed that the defense collapsed on him, he passed it to a wide-open Jalen Brunson who, unfortunately, missed the game-winner. After the game, Doncic expressed zero regrets in passing up […]

Dallas Mavericks rookie sensation Luka Doncic has been unstoppable for the most part of the 2018-19 NBA season. That is until he ran into Minnesota Timberwolves center Karl-Anthony Towns on Wednesday. With 5:48 left in the second quarter and the Timberwolves up by a point, 43-42, Doncic dribbled on the left side of the court. […]

Mavs swingman Luka Doncic will return to the starting lineup for Wednesday night’s home game against the Minnesota Timberwolves, according to a report from Dwain Price of Mavs.com. Doncic has missed the last two games with a right thigh contusion. The injury occurred in Thursday’s game against the Miami Heat. The Slovenian-born star went knee-to-knee […]

Last Friday’s 131-130 overtime loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves had serious consequences for the Golden State Warriors. Beyond losing ground to the Denver Nuggets in the standings, three Warriors All-Stars were slapped with fines for their comments after the game. Golden State superstars Stephen Curry, Kevin Durant and Draymond Green were all very vocal after […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves announced on Monday that starting small forward Robert Covington underwent surgery on his right knee. Covington had arthroscopic surgery to remove some loose bodies in his right knee and to address the continued swelling. Robert Covington had arthroscopic surgery today to remove some loose bodies in his right knee and address continued […]

Jimmy Butler had a falling out with the Minnesota Timberwolves before he was traded to the Philadelphia 76ers. While Butler reportedly had a tumultuous relationship with their front office and some players, the superstar guard remains close with some of his former teammates. According to Jon Krawczynski of The Athletic, Timberwolves guard Jeff Teague and […]

It’s no secret that Jimmy Butler didn’t have the best relationships with some of his old teammates on the Minnesota Timberwolves. While much of the drama and speculation involved Karl-Anthony Towns and Andrew Wiggins, big man Gorgui Dieng also had some beef with Butler. The Athletic’s Jon Krawczynski mentioned an incident that went down at […]

Philadelphia 76ers stud Jimmy Butler was greeted with a host of boos on Saturday as he made his return to his former stomping ground. The Minneosta Timberwolves were hosting the Sixers, and the home crowd made sure that Butler knew how they felt about him. However, Wolves head coach Ryan Saunders was pure class as […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves suffered another defeat on Saturday, as they fell to the Philadelphia 76ers 118-109. Following the disappointing loss, Wolves superstar Karl-Anthony Towns admitted that one of the biggest reasons the team has been struggling of late is due to their inability to completely adjust to the mid-season coaching changes that took place within […]

The NBA has released the last two-minute report from the Golden State Warriors-Minnesota Timberwolves matchup on Friday. According to NBC Sports, the NBA deemed that the controversial calls during the last 3o seconds of overtime were correctly made. The Warriors were up in arms after the game, claiming that the officials made several bad calls […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves played “You’re So Vain” by Carly Simon on Saturday when Philadelphia Sixers small forward Jimmy Butler was introduced in the starting lineups. Butler was viciously booed by Timberwolves fans. The four-time All-Star, of course, requested a trade from Minnesota at the beginning of the season and was ultimately dealt to the 76ers […]

After a tumultuous period that led to the parting of ways between Jimmy Butler and the Minnesota Timberwolves, the All-Star swingman made his return to his old stomping ground as a member of the Philadelphia 76ers. It’s been months since Butler was traded to the Eastern Conference powerhouse, but the Minnesota faithful’s old wounds have […]

Jimmy Butler is back in Minnesota on Saturday to take on Karl-Anthony Towns and the Timberwolves. Butler requested a trade from the Timberwolves at the beginning of the season and it is believed his relationship with Towns is one of the main reasons he wanted out of Minnesota. Speaking to reporters after the Philadelphia 76ers […]

Jimmy Butler is poised to receive a villain’s welcome when he returns to Minneapolis on Saturday night for the first time since he forced a trade from the Minnesota Timberwolves. If the Philadelphia 76ers star is to be believed, though, he’ll relish the boos raining down from an angry Target Center crowd. Why? As Butler […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves earned a controversial 131-130 win against the two-time defending champions Golden State Warriors on Friday. However, while a lot of people are focused on what they consider as wrong calls, there was one play that could’ve changed everything. During the 3:24 mark of the overtime, Warriors forward Draymond Green had a wide […]

Once again, the NBA referees are in the hot seat following the controversial finish in the Golden State Warriors’ 131-130 overtime loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves. During the final six seconds of the game, with the score at 130-127 in favor of Minnesota, the referees made two crucial calls that favored the Timberwolves. First was […]

Kevin Durant tried his hardest to avoid criticism of the officiating after the Golden State Warriors’ 131-130 to the Minnesota Timberwolves on Friday night. When asked by reporters to decide which call was worst among multiple controversial whistles late, he was even initially able to rein himself in, wary of a likely fine from the […]

Steve Kerr has a unique understanding of the mental fortitude it takes to defend a championship. He won three consecutive Larry O’Brien trophies with the Chicago Bulls in the late 1990s, and earned a fourth straight ring as a member of the San Antonio Spurs in 1999 before winning his fifth and final title four […]

In the 2014 NBA offseason, the history of the league was almost irrevocably altered. After the San Antonio Spurs had defeated the Miami Heat in five games in the NBA Finals — which effectively ended the “Big 3” era in Miami — the league was in a state of flux. LeBron James was a free […]

When they met at Oracle Arena on April 5th, 2016, the Minnesota Timberwolves were lottery-bound for a twelfth straight season, while the Golden State Warriors were making history, en route to what seemed like an imminent second consecutive Larry O’Brien Trophy. The early portion of the game made the teams’ wildly disparate circumstances abundantly clear […]

The Los Angeles Lakers reportedly tried to acquire Jimmy Butler from the Minnesota Timberwolves at the beginning of the 2018-19 season, according to Dave McMenamin of ESPN. The Timberwolves ended up trading Butler to the Philadelphia 76ers in exchange for Jerryd Bayless, Robert Covington, Dario Saric and a 2022 second-round pick on Nov. 12: A source familiar with the […]

Andrew Bogut is questionable for Friday’s game against the Minnesota Timberwolves with groin soreness, according to Anthony Slater of The Athletic. Besides the big man, the Golden State Warriors should have everyone else healthy and available, hoping to pull away from the second-place Denver Nuggets after their loss to the Houston Rockets on Thursday, Bogut […]

As the 2018-19 postseason nears, the Minnesota Timberwolves are on the outside looking in. There was simply too much firepower up and down the Western Conference throughout the year, leaving a group that fired their head coach midseason in too much disarray to recover in time and snatch up a spot. They, like nearly everyone […]

It seems like too long ago, but five years ago, when the Golden State Warriors were still in the beginning stages of becoming a world-renowned juggernaut, trying to pull off a superstar trade that could have changed the fate of NBA history as it is today. Kevin Love was coming off his most dominant season […]

Sixers small forward Jimmy Butler isn’t like everyone else. He doesn’t care if you hate him because he knows who he is and his friends and family love him. Butler’s reputation around the league has taken a hit. After everything that happened with the Chicago Bulls and Minnesota Timberwolves, people believe Butler is a diva […]

For the first time since being traded to the Philadelphia 76ers, Jimmy Butler will return to Minneapolis to face his former team, the Minnesota Timberwolves. The former All-Star heavily criticized his teammates, particularly Karl Anthony-Towns and Andrew Wiggins, during his time with the Wolves. Butler was then shipped to Philly in November. When asked by […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves have made the playoffs once since the start of the 2004-05 season. That one came last year before a succinct first-round exit at the hands of the Houston Rockets. Entering the year, there was optimism about a return to the postseason, but that quickly dissipated with the team just hoping for a […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves are reportedly leaning towards keeping Ryan Saunders as the head coach next season, according to Marc Stein of the New York Times. Saunders replaced Tom Thibodeau on January 6 after the Timberwolves fired Thibodeau. Minnesota has gone 14-19 under Saunders and will miss the playoffs this season after making it in 2017-18. Saunders has […]