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Minnesota Timberwolves point guard Derrick Rose practiced with the team on Tuesday, but not in the contact portion of the practice. Derrick Rose is dealing with a sore right ankle. The former MVP has missed the last two games for the Timberwolves. Derrick Rose practiced today, but not in the contact portion, per Ryan Saunders […]

On Sunday night, Minnesota Timberwolves superstar Karl-Anthony Towns gave a game official the scare of his life. Towns caught the referee off-guard as the seven-foot big man approached the charity stripe to take his free throw, and what followed is easily the funniest moment of the entire evening. KAT had the ref shook 😂😂😂 pic.twitter.com/CC2Ixmh557 […]

The NBA has fined Minnesota Timberwolves power forward Taj Gibson $25,000 for giving an obscene gesture toward a referee on Friday against the Utah Jazz. Gibson was extremely frustrated with a call and gave the middle finger to a referee. He was ejected from the game. The Timberwolves wound up losing by a final score of […]

Minnesota Timberwolves forward Taj Gibson didn’t hold anything back against the Utah Jazz, which meant that his teammates had to intervene. Gibson lost his cool in the finale of a heated battle on Friday night when he rose up for a block on Jazz forward Joe Ingles who went for a quick layup. On a […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves and the Utah Jazz faced off at the Vivint Smart Home Arena on Friday. Wolves rookie guard Josh Okogie brought down the entire house with a nasty slam on both Donovan Mitchell and Rudy Gobert. Josh Okogie on Rudy Gobert. Nasty. pic.twitter.com/VbuHGItAwt — Bleacher Report NBA (@BR_NBA) January 26, 2019 The Jazz ended up […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves are widely regarded to have the best social media account on Twitter, and they didn’t disappoint with their latest post. Veteran stretch forward Anthony Tolliver, who is back in Minnesota this season, is part of one of the most epic GIFs of all-time. Back when small forward Michael Beasley was on the […]

Minnesota Timberwolves point guard Derrick Rose told local reporters on Friday he’s dealing with a ligament injury in his right ankle. Derrick Rose will not play on Friday against the Utah Jazz in the Salt Lake City. He played the first half of Thursday’s game versus the Los Angeles Lakers, but sat out the second […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves will be playing the Utah Jazz tonight without Derrick Rose and Jeff Teague. Coach Saunders tells the media pregame that both Derrick Rose and Jeff Teague are out for tonight's game — Timberwolves PR (@Twolves_PR) January 26, 2019 Teague will now be out for three straight games because of left foot soreness. […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves take on the Utah Jazz on Friday night in the Salt Lake City, and point guards Jeff Teague and Derrick Rose are both questionable to play. Jeff Teague is dealing with left foot soreness, while Derrick Rose is dealing with a sore right ankle. Updated #Twolves injury report: Derrick Rose (Sore Right […]

On Wednesday night, Minnesota Timberwolves forward Dario Saric took an elbow to the face from Los Angeles Lakers center JaVale McGee. McGee was trying to back Saric in the post and full on busted his lip. It wasn’t on purpose, as it was in classic clumsiness from McGee. [/video] Dario Saric has been on the […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves are down one more point guard in their Thursday night road game against the Los Angeles Lakers, as the team’s Twitter account is reporting that Derrick Rose is questionable to return to the contest due to a sore right ankle. Derrick Rose with a sore right ankle…return is questionable — Timberwolves PR […]

The NBA has fined Phoenix Suns star shooting guard Devin Booker $25,000 for his altercation with Minnesota Timberwolves big man Gorgui Dieng. Tuesday night in Phoenix, Devin Booker and Gorgui Dieng got into a scuffle and Booker was seen hitting Dieng. Both players were ejected from the game. The NBA has announced that Phoenix #Suns guard Devin Booker […]

Los Angeles Lakers point guard Rajon Rondo has been dealing with a finger injury for the past few weeks, but it sounds like he could be cleared to play in Thursday night’s game against the Minnesota Timberwolves. According to a report from ESPN’s Dave McMenamin, Rondo will be a game-time decision: Luke Walton says Rajon […]

After his altercation with Devin Booker of the Phoenix Suns which got them both ejected, Gorgui Deng of the Minnesota Timberwolves joked that he didn’t want a fight. He simply wanted to exchange jerseys with the Suns star. In the third quarter of their duel, Booker and Dieng got into a heated scuffle which led […]

During Tuesday’s matchup between the Minnesota Timberwolves and the Phoenix Suns, there was a bit of an altercation midway through the third quarter. Gorgui Dieng and Devin Booker got into it and were both subsequently ejected after their scuffle. However, they were seen running to the locker room after each other. It remains to be seen […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves will be without starting point guard Jeff Teague when they take on the Phoenix Suns on Tuesday. Jeff Teague is dealing with soreness in his left foot. Teague’s left ankle has been causing him problems all season, and now his foot is in pain. It has just been an injury-riddled year for […]

Minnesota Timberwolves point guard Derrick Rose became the youngest MVP in NBA history back in 2011 with his hometown Chicago Bulls, but the explosive guard actually believes he’s a better player now. Rose, who is averaging 19.3 points per game this season for Minnesota, says he’s a more mature and controlled player now compared to […]

With the regular season more than halfway through, Minnesota Timberwolves superstar Karl-Anthony Towns has recently admitted that he may need to make some adjustments when it comes to how he deals with game officials. According to The Athletic’s Jon Krawczynski, Towns recently had a talk with the Wolves coaching staff, and he was advised to […]

Derrick Rose continued to make his case for an All-Star bid and the Most Improved Player award on Sunday night, pulling the Minnesota Timberwolves from a potentially embarrassing loss, snatching a last-second game-winner against the Phoenix Suns. Rose scored 29 of his game-high 31 points in the second half and hit an 18-footer with 0.6 […]

With 22 seconds the Minnesota Timberwolves and the Phoenix Suns were tied at 114. Then, Derrick Rose happened. Just when everybody thought that the game was heading to overtime, Derrick Rose hit a fadeaway jumper to give the win to the Timberwolves. Rose had another impressive outing against the Suns, scoring 29 of his 31 […]

Derrick Rose has turned back the clock this season with the Minnesota Timberwolves and is playing at All-Star form once again. He has had big games all season long and it was more of the same on Sunday night against the Phoenix Suns. In addition to another big game from a statistical standpoint, Rose did […]

The Phoenix Suns will be without Deandre Ayton and Richaun Holmes against the Minnesota Timberwolves on Sunday: Injury Update: Deandre Ayton (left ankle sprain) and Richaun Holmes (right foot sprain) are out tonight. — Phoenix Suns (@Suns) January 20, 2019 Both Ayton and Holmes suffered their respective foot injuries in Saturday’s 135-115 loss against the […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves are 21-24 on the season, 11th place in the Western Conference standings. If the playoffs were to start today, the team would not make it, which is why starting power forward Taj Gibson says his “sense of urgency is at an all-time high” right now. Taj Gibson, along with point guard Derrick […]

Karl-Anthony Towns of the Minnesota Timberwolves played it safe when he was asked to comment on how the officiating went in their matchup against the San Antonio Spurs on Friday night. While Towns did not make any specific and negative comments that could put him at risk of getting fined, his frustration towards the calls […]

In line with his amazing season with the Minnesota Timberwolves, Derrick Rose just reached another remarkable milestone in his tumultuous NBA career. The 30-year-old veteran recently passed the 10,000-point mark, but despite the astounding accomplishment, Rose admitted that it has yet to sink in. “I probably won’t really fully understand until I get done playing,” […]

Minnesota Timberwolves point guard Derrick Rose dished out his 3,000th career assist on Friday against the San Antonio Spurs. Derrick Rose has now scored over 10,000 points and racked up over 3,000 assists in his NBA career. Rose was the No. 1 overall pick in the 2008 NBA Draft. After Derrick Rose scored the 10,000th […]

Minnesota Timberwolves small forward Andrew Wiggins has passed Sam Mitchell for second place on the Timberwolves’ all-time scoring list. Sam Mitchell scored 7,161 points as a member of the Timberwolves. Andrew Wiggins entered Friday with 7,157 career points. The former No. 1 overall pick passed Mitchell in the first quarter at home against the San Antonio Spurs. Wolves […]

After the Minnesota Timberwolves got destroyed by the Philadelphia 76ers by a whopping 42 points on Tuesday, point guard Derrick Rose and power forward Taj Gibson emotionally challenged the locker room, according to Jackie MacMullan of ESPN. Tuesday was the first time the Timberwolves faced off against Jimmy Butler since the trade, and the Sixers […]

Prior to his resurgence as a potential All-Star point guard for the Minnesota Timberwolves this season, it wasn’t so long ago that Derrick Rose’s career appeared to be over. One of the darkest chapters in his life was during his time with the Cleveland Cavaliers last season. As detailed by Jackie MacMullan of ESPN, Rose […]

With the whole Jimmy Butler drama well behind him, it appears that Minnesota Timberwolves cornerstone superstar Karl-Anthony Towns is all set to reclaim his post as one of the league’s top big men. However, as it turns out, teammate Derrick Rose actually played a big part in helping Towns get through the challenges of dealing […]

It has been over two months since Jimmy Butler successfully forced his way out of the Minnesota Timberwolves. However, it’s still one of the most controversial narratives of the season. Timberwolves veteran guard Derrick Rose, who himself was a firsthand witness to all the drama, shared his thoughts on the matter, via ESPN’s Jackie MacMullan: […]

Renowned Kentucky head coach John Calipari has chimed in on the whole Karl-Anthony Towns versus Jimmy Butler feud that was reportedly one of the main reasons why the latter forced his way out of the Minnesota Timberwolves. According to Calipari, who coached Towns during the 7-footer’s time in Kentucky, the dispute between these two former […]

Jimmy Butler’s tenure with the Minnesota Timberwolves was clouded with his poor fit alongside young players like Karl-Anthony Towns, even having his college coach, University of Kentucky’s John Calipari, saying Towns was bullied by the now-Philadelphia 76ers forward. Butler took exception to that: “Whatever. That’s OK,” Jimmy Butler told ESPN’s Jackie MacMullan after hearing of […]

The pairing of Jimmy Butler and Karl-Anthony Towns proved to be a poor fit during a year-and-change of being partners on the court, which can be traced to having much different personalities. The now-Philadelphia 76ers forward thinks his former teammate is just “too nice” — which likely played a part in why Butler didn’t see […]

As the Minnesota Timberwolves work to get back into the playoff picture, they’ll have to manage without their backup point guard. Tyus Jones will be wearing a walking boot for his sprained left ankle over the next few days, once it comes off he’ll be considered day-to-day, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN. Minnesota guard […]

Houston Rockets forward James Nunnally has had a hectic past 24 hours as he agreed to join the team he once thought would take him as an undrafted free agent. The UC Santa Barbara product was initially waived by the Minnesota Timberwolves right as they made a coaching change, firing president/head coach Tom Thibodeau and […]

Karl-Anthony Towns was just as humiliated as the rest of his teammates after the Minnesota Timberwolves got smoked out of the Wells Fargo Center by the Philadelphia 76ers 149-107, ruining any hope of dealing the first blow in the Jimmy Butler Bowl. Towns had a no-show effort, scoring only 13 points — his lowest point total […]

Jeff Teague left the politically correct responses at home following an embarrassing 149-107 loss to Jimmy Butler and the Philadelphia 76ers. The Minnesota Timberwolves entered this game fully aware that both teams would circle this date on their calendar, trying to get the first scoop of the Jimmy Butler Bowl — but the Wolves were […]

The Philadelphia 76ers mustered a much-needed blowout of the Minnesota Timberwolves, making the first ever Jimmy Butler Bowl between the two teams a massive success. The Sixers star, however, known as an avid trash-talker, noted he didn’t engage in much of that during his first time hosting his old team — more so exchanging pleasantries […]