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The Jimmy Butler and Lou Williams playful beef continues even after the 2018 NBA All-Star Game. Williams wasn’t selected to play as an All-Star even though many had voted for him. Butler, on the other hand, was chosen by the coaches to play in the prestigious midseason exhibition match. Butler was interviewed by ESPN’s Cassidy […]

Joakim Noah is still in exile after getting into a skirmish with New York Knicks head coach Jeff Hornacek at a team practice on Jan. 24. In fact, Noah may never wear a Knicks uniform again, according to several reports. Now, with the NBA season in its second half, teams around the league are monitoring […]

On Friday afternoon, Houston Rockets veteran small forward Trevor Ariza was back at practice and is up to 100 percent. He will be ready to go and back in head coach Mike D’Antoni’s lineup on Friday night when the Rockets host the Minnesota Timberwolves in a primetime game. Additionally, Houston also does not have any […]

Fergie’s appalling rendition of the Star Spangled Banner and the fact that we’ve witnessed a glimpse of real defense being played in the closing minutes of the 2018 All-Star Game completely overshadowed one of the rare precedents pertaining to the NBA star showdown – Jimmy Butler opting not to participate in the most anticipated regular season […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves were well-represented at the 2018 NBA All-Star Game with shooting guard Jimmy Butler and center Karl-Anthony Towns as members of Team Stephen. Although Butler opted out of participating in this year’s event, Towns made up for it with a solid performance of his own. However, his night was highlighted by the cold shoulder […]

Following a thrilling finish to the All-Star Game, there were some notable takeaways from the contest. One of which was that Minnesota Timberwolves star Jimmy Butler was the only player who did not take the floor. According to Ramona Shelburne of ESPN, Butler had a simple reason for his absence. “Just needed rest man. Gotta be […]

After L.A. Clippers star guard Lou Williams seemingly called out Minnesota Timberwolves All-Star guard Jimmy Butler for sitting out of the 2018 NBA All-Star Game last night at Staples Center, Williams sent out another tweet on Monday afternoon that cleared the air and revealed that he was only joking around. In response to an article […]

Throughout his career, Jamal Crawford has established himself as one of the players with the best handles in the NBA. He has not had a shortage of highlight worthy plays where his dribbling has been on the spotlight, which has left a lot of fans in awe. That includes NBA games, as well as summer […]

The NBA All-Star game has officially hit halftime, and while every player that hit the hardwood was out there having fun on both ends of the court, someone seemed to be missing. At the half, Team Stephen had a 78-76 lead over Team LeBron, but Jimmy Butler was the only player not to see any […]

For New York Giants star wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr., it seems like he’s having quite a fun time during the 2018 NBA All-Star Game weekend’s festivities at Staples Center in Los Angeles. While mingling with players and celebrities on the court last night, a video was captured of him roasting Minnesota Timberwolves All-Star center […]

The Toronto Raptors have surprisingly established themselves as one the elite teams in the Eastern conference and perhaps throughout the entire league after a stellar first half of the 2017-18 NBA season. In fact, they currently own the NBA’s best record. However, not everyone is impressed with their 41-16 start. During a public shootaround before the All-Star […]

Karl-Anthony Towns has done it all for the Minnesota Timberwolves this season. He has improved from deep, has the Timberwolves only one game back for the third seed in the Western Conference, and joins a pretty good list in the records book. According to the Elias Sports Bureau: Only three players in NBA history have […]

The matchup between the Los Angeles Lakers and Minnesota Timberwolves was one for the ages as the Wolves would mount a comeback with the hot hand from Jimmy Butler. The 28-year old would start the game cold as he could not get any shot down, as the Lakers would hold a 91-84 lead heading into […]

Everything seems to be clicking for the Minnesota Timberwolves this year. After missing the postseason last year, the Timberwolves are now in fourth place in the tough Western Conference and look to be preparing for a deep playoff run in the postseason. Karl Anthony-Towns, Jimmy Butler, and Andrew Wiggins have made the Timberwolves a league […]

After Derrick Rose was released last week by the Utah Jazz, there was a lot of speculation about where he would end up, and many believed a fit that made sense was the Minnesota Timberwolves. Timberwolves head coach Tom Thibodeau was Rose’s coach in Chicago for a few years, and with Thibodeau’s love to bring […]

Minnesota Timberwolves franchise center Karl-Anthony Towns is on his way to his first of many All-Star game appearances Sunday night. Once a simple, everyday kid from the Dominican Republic, he’s always reflective of his roots and who he considered being the key figures for players with such descent. For someone in Towns’ age bracket, who […]

When Flip Saunders passed away in 2015, the people of Minnesota and the basketball community mourned as one. Saunders had a new dream for the Timberwolves when he came back to the be the team GM, and he was the one who traded Kevin Love for Andrew Wiggins and drafted Tyus Jones and Karl Anthony-Towns. […]

Standing at 5 feet and 9 inches, Isaiah Thomas is clearly at a disadvantage against many of his opponents. Even for a point guard, Thomas simply isn’t tall enough to score dominantly or defend his position like most superstar point guards in the NBA. Nonetheless, Thomas uses his height to his advantage most of the […]

The All-Star game is this weekend, and Karl Anthony Towns of the Minnesota Timberwolves is excited to get his chance to play in the big game on Sunday night. Towns talked with Marc J. Spears of the Undefeated about his thoughts on the big game: “I’ve been involved in Friday and Saturday, but I didn’t […]

Vince Carter does not have the monopoly of old-man highlights today. Over in Minnesota, Timberwolves shooting guard Jamal Crawford teamed up with big man Gorgui Dieng to put Houston Rockets guard Gerald Green in a labyrinth. Lost, starring Jamal Crawford's defender (2018) https://t.co/uuKResVDLJ — Minnesota Timberwolves (@Timberwolves) February 14, 2018 Poor Gerald Green. He got […]

After being traded away from the Cleveland Cavaliers in the deal that brought Rodney Hood to the Cavs and sent Jae Crowder and Derrick Rose to Utah, Rose is now a free agent. The Jazz waived him almost immediately after the trade, and Rose is now an unrestricted free agent. Lately, there have been a lot of […]

The NBA apparently has a secret wine club, and Jimmy Butler is the treasurer. Butler, the Minnesota Timberwolves star, takes his love of wine to one of the deepest levels, per Baxter Holmes of ESPN. Timberwolves guard Jimmy Butler travels with a wine case, one he toted to the 2016 Rio Olympics, bringing along bottles […]

The job of a general manager in the NBA is a thankless job, one that is always criticized yet offers very little praise when you get the job done right. And when you fail, you are ridiculed and maligned beyond measure! Well, sorry GMs, but that’s exactly what we plan to do as we recall […]

Timberwolves guard Jimmy Butler is not here for the All-Star Game. Butler was named an All-Star reserve along with his teammate Karl-Anthony Towns and is slated to play on Team Stephen Curry. But if Butler had things his way, he wouldn’t participate in the game at all, per John Meyer of Canis Hoopus. https://twitter.com/thedailywolf/status/962917823268970496 For most […]

Derrick Rose is probably having flashbacks of his days as a heavily-recruited teenager, as he is now a free agent after getting traded and then being mutually waived. Similar to what he did in high school, Rose is now taking calls and thinking of which direction to go to next. Since he’s relatively young (30) and […]

Since entering the league back in 2011, Jimmy Butler has established himself as one of the best two-way players in the NBA. He excels on both ends of the floor, especially on the defensive end where he shows a lot of hustle in trying to get extra possessions for his team during games. Now in […]

February 8th was a huge day for NBA teams and fans alike. The end of the trade deadline saw absolute mayhem with a total of 15 deals made since the blockbuster trade on January 29 between the Pistons and Clippers, which moved Blake Griffin to Detroit. The next key date for player migrations is March […]

The NBA lost another former player to retirement on Sunday, but the thing is, he hasn’t played in the league for quite sometime. His name is Stephon Marbury, and he has played in China for the last several years. Since his arrival in China, Marbury has become a star and an ambassador for the game of […]

Phoenix Suns forward Jared Dudley wanted no excuses for the poor officiating that’s taken place this season, outraged at the referee’s technical foul called on Minnesota Timberwolves head coach Tom Thibodeau in Friday night’s loss to the Chicago Bulls. Thibodeau was called for a technical foul for yelling at his own player, Karl-Anthony Towns for […]

The era of NBA referees not taking any grief whatsoever officially went up to the next level on Friday night, when Minnesota Timberwolves head coach Tom Thibodeau received a technical foul for yelling at his own player, Karl-Anthony Towns. As seen in this video, the 60-year-old bench boss was seen directing his anger at his […]

Friday night marked the first return of two former and beloved Chicago Bulls, Jimmy Butler and Taj Gibson, who played for six and seven seasons with the team, respectively. Both were key parts on the franchise’s resurgence in the Eastern Conference earlier in the decade, where they had one conference finals, two conference semifinals, and […]

At the beginning of last season, the Minnesota Timberwolves looked like they had a new big three in Karl-Anthony Towns, Andrew Wiggins, and Zach LaVine. They were three rising stars and they held the keys in their hands to bring the Wolves back to the promised land. But then LaVine tore his ACL and he […]

The Timberwolves had their own big three last year with Andrew Wiggins, Zach LaVine, and Karl-Anthony Towns but when LaVine was traded away this off-season, that all seemed changed. Now the Timberwolves have a new big three with Wiggins, Towns, and Jimmy Butler.  On Friday night the Timberwolves will play their first game against the Bulls […]

With the Minnesota Timberwolves visiting the Chicago Bulls on Friday night at United Center, star shooting guard Jimmy Butler will officially make his return back to his old stomping grounds for the first time since he was traded over the summer. After he spent the first six years of his NBA career in Chicago, what is […]

LeBron James stole the show on Wednesday against the Minnesota Timberwolves as he knocked down a buzzer-beating fadeaway to lift the Cleveland Cavaliers to an overtime win, 140-138. However, overshadowed by his heroics on the final play was his game-saving block on Jimmy Butler in the previous sequence that led to him getting a chance […]

One of the many players to be traded from the Cavaliers on this crazy trade deadline day was Derrick Rose who was sent to the Utah Jazz in part of a three-team trade that saw the Cavaliers get back George Hill and Rodney Hood. Shams Charania of Yahoo! Sports reports his stay with the Jazz […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves and the Oklahoma City Thunder have expressed interest in acquiring center Joakim Noah, in case he reaches a buyout with the New York Knicks, according to ESPN’s Ian Begley. Noah hasn’t been open to a buyout situation, nor have the Knicks at this moment. The Knicks and Noah have experienced a major […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves appear to have arrived, as they sit at fourth in the Western Conference. But as the trade deadline edges closer, there has been some talk that the Timberwolves could make a move. With rumors swirling around virtually every team, trade proposals are bound to get released in some fashion all over the […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves have talked to teams around the league about sixth man Jamal Crawford prior to tomorrow’s trade deadline, according to Sam Amick of USA TODAY Sports. The Wolves are reportedly looking for more shooting and defense, likely another three-and-D player to add to the fold, as they look to strengthen their case for […]