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The Minnesota Timberwolves grabbed a convincing win over the Oklahoma City Thunder to grab their third straight win and third of the four meetings against their Northwest division foe. This saw an all-around offensive performance from the Timberwolves that featured Andrew Wiggins getting the better of his individual matchup with All-Star forward Paul George. Following […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves cruised past the Oklahoma City Thunder on Wednesday, 104-88. They controlled the third quarter and outscored OKC by 11 points, which paved the way for comfortable flow the final frame. Jimmy Butler led the way for the Wolves, as he notched a team-high 26 points to go along seven rebounds, eight assists, […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves are piling-up wins and are feeling good about themselves. Following Wednesday night’s easy 104-88 win against the visiting Oklahoma City Thunder, the looseness of the group was on full display in game that saw the return of Jeff Teague. Teague had a full stat line of  eight points, four rebounds, three assists, […]

After sitting out a number of games, Minnesota Timberwolves point guard Jeff Teague is set to return to action later tonight against the Oklahoma City Thunder, per Jace Frederick of the Pioneer Press Jeff Teague will start tonight for the Wolves — Jace frederick (@JaceFrederick) January 11, 2018 Teague did not play in any of […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves grabbed a decisive 127-99 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers at the Target Center on Tuesday night. It was a dominant performance from the Timberwolves that saw them hold the firm advantage over the Cavaliers throughout the contest that included them taking a 27-point lead into the half. According to u/Granny_Danger of Reddit, […]

Karl-Anthony Towns has been a gem of a find for the Minnesota Timberwolves. He is widely considered the team’s best player, and has so many skills at such a young age that many NBA people are already pegging him as a potential Hall of Famer. And while Towns definitely has a long way to go […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves played an outstanding game on Monday versus the Cleveland Cavaliers, dominating their opponent from start to finish, en route to a huge 127-99 victory. Their combination of stifling defense, led by Jimmy Butler, coupled with some hot-shooting, frustrated the defending Eastern Conference champions, including Isaiah Thomas, who was slapped with a Flagrant […]

As the Minnesota Timberwolves prepare to take on the Cleveland Cavaliers on Monday night, there are already frights about how the match-up will take place. These fears have been established internally, most notably by Timberwolves star Jimmy Butler, who is afraid to defend LeBron James in their upcoming game according to Jerry Zgoda of the […]

Prior to their Monday night match-up at the Target Center, Cleveland Cavaliers superstar LeBron James was asked to explain why he failed to mention Minnesota Timberwolves big man Karl-Anthony Towns when talking about the talented young players in today’s NBA. James, now in his 15th season, says he meant no disrespect. He just feels that […]

Last Saturday, a lot of hearts were crushed in Los Angeles, when the Los Angeles Rams were booted out of the playoffs with a 26-13 loss at home at the hands of Matt Ryan and the defending NFC champions, Atlanta Falcons. Thousands of miles away from the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, another person seemed to […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves have been amazing in the 2017-2018 regular season. After missing the postseason last year, the Timberwolves are currently fourth place in the Western Conference with a 24-16 record. Part of their success is due to the formidable trio of Karl-Anthony Towns, Jimmy Butler, and Andrew Wiggins. However, according to John Meyer of […]

The Brooklyn Nets and the Minnesota Timberwolves faced off on Wednesday night, and it did not turn out to be a good game for DeMarre Carroll’s face, no thanks to Jimmy Butler. Jimmy Butler went up and got fouled by Quincy Acy, delivered an inadvertent flying kick to DeMarre Carroll's jaw pic.twitter.com/py0SnyD15h — CJ Fogler […]

How is Minnesota Timberwolves big man Karl-Anthony Towns going to enjoy his Friday night downtown when he has two black eyes? One was from a 91-84 road loss to the Boston Celtics at TD Garden. The other, and perhaps the more painful one (for his ego at least) was from an in-your-face dunk from Celtics […]

Minnesota Timberwolves big man Cole Aldrich thought he had Jimmy Butler burned. Aldrich commented on a photo of Butler on Instagram, pointing out that the Timberwolves star’s beanie bore a striking resemblance to his gloomy facial expression at the time. But just like how he viciously attacks an overmatched defender, Jimmy Buckets burns Aldrich right […]

Karl-Anthony Towns didn’t exactly say the words, but he said something that can make you think that despite their world-class basketball skills, he and Andrew Wiggins are still just like many other 22-year-olds out there. They like to play video games… a lot. In a live-streamed video on Twitch, the Minnesota Timberwolves star shared how […]

For all his athleticism, Minnesota Timberwolves forward Andrew Wiggins has struggled to score in one-on-one situations. Wiggins’ trouble in breaking down his defenders on isolation plays has been a subject of Bryan Kalbrosky in a recent piece on HoopsHype. Wiggins is one of the cornerstones of the Timberwolves offense that ranks sixth in the league […]

Minnesota Timberwolves big man Karl-Anthony Towns’ defense has been a major question mark through his first few seasons in the NBA. It was problematic throughout his first full year with Tom Thibodeau in Minnesota, and it remained well below par through the start of this season. However, KAT has made some major strides on that […]

The 24-14 Minnesota Timberwolves, for a good stretch this season, have underachieved. Despite being clear winners back in the summer with a rich haul of new players, the Timberwolves have been battling inconsistency. That does not seem to be the case anymore for the team, as they have gone 7-1 over their last eight games, […]

Fans of the Minnesota Timberwolves witnessed a huge scare to their team’s campaign when they saw Jeff Teague suffer a knee injury during Wednesday’s win versus the Denver Nuggets. He immediately had an MRI done the following day which fortunately revealed no structural damage to it. However, he was diagnosed with a left knee sprain […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves have gotten off to an encouraging start through the first 35 games of the season possessing one of the four best records in the Western Conference. According to John Meyer of Canishoopus.com, Timberwolves head coach Tom Thibodeau credits much of that turnaround to the play and presence of All-Star forward Jimmy Butler […]

Minnesota Timberwolves point guard Jeff Teague went down with a knee injury in the fourth quarter of Wednesday night’s game against the Denver Nuggets. Teague, now 29 years of age, underwent an MRI screening on Thursday. The results showed a sprained left knee, but no structural damage. However, the former Wake Forest Demon Deacon has […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves are coming off their fifth straight victory with a clutch overtime win over the Denver Nuggets on Wednesday night. Unfortunately, they may have suffered a key loss in the process. Timberwolves point guard Jeff Teague had left the game early after Nuggets guard Gary Harris collided into him during the final seconds […]

During Wednesday night’s thrilling contest between the Minnesota Timberwolves and Denver Nuggets, an interaction between mascot Crunch the Wolf and a Nuggets fan went down that was absolutely hilarious. Crunch approached a Nuggets fan and offered him a free jersey if he took the one he was wearing off. Unfortunately for this Denver fan, he […]

Minnesota Timberwolves big man Karl-Anthony Towns has been dubbed as a unicorn, but who knew that he also has a pair of eyes at the back of his head? Here’s a video evidence of that. Karl-Anthony Towns @KarlTowns #NBAVote pic.twitter.com/PDR9M01OHZ — A Wolf Among Wolves (@AWAWBlog) December 28, 2017 Showing great court awareness, Towns turned […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves have been clicking on all cylinders as of late after their solid Christmas Day victory over the Los Angeles Lakers. Minnesota got off to a solid start by taking a 13-point lead over the Nuggets at halftime. Needless to say, superstar shooting guard Jimmy Butler was in good spirits after videobombing budding […]

Nike has unveiled the “City edition” uniforms for all 30 NBA teams today and fans will surely have a lot to say about it. Here is a look at some of the new threads: Here’s a look at all of the jerseys: Nike is in the first season as the main provider of NBA jerseys. […]

The NBA Christmas season is now behind us, as we are in the final week of 2017. In just one week, the power rankings have fluctuated and new teams have moved up and down the standings. Of course, the Golden State Warriors have claimed the first spot on the power rankings for their close Christmas […]

Christmas time may be upon us, but the real best time of year for NBA fans is the free agency period. This is the time where fans and the media can speculate where the biggest names may end up before the end of the summer. Rightfully so, there have been so many tremendous free agency […]

The Los Angeles Lakers came up short against the Minnesota Timberwolves on Christmas Day with Tom Thibodeau’s squad getting the win at the Staples Center. Although the Lakers made it competitive throughout the contest, the Timberwolves were simply the more talented team with Jimmy Butler and Karl-Anthony Towns leading the way. Following the Christmas Day […]

There wasn’t anything merry on what Karl-Anthony Towns did to Corey Brewer on Christmas Night during the Minnesota Timberwolves’ win over the Los Angeles Lakers. Early in the fourth quarter, Tyus Jones successfully stole the ball from the Lakers and threw it to a speeding Jimmy Butler who realized he has a bad man with […]

Without Lonzo Ball and Brandon Ingram due to injuries, the Los Angeles Lakers fell to the Minnesota Timberwolves on Christmas Day. While the undermanned Lakers were able to stay competitive throughout most of the game, Karl-Anthony Town’s block on Josh Hart changed the momentum and eventually led to the team’s 121-104 loss to Minnesota. Since […]

After signing a two-year, $3.3 million deal (player option) with the Minnesota Timberwolves, things have not gone according to plan for Shabazz Muhammad during the 2017-18 NBA season. Since the start of December, Muhammad is no longer a part of head coach Tom Thibodeau’s rotation and is averaging 4.0 points and 1.7 rebounds in 22 […]

The NBA is definitely a parity league. No matter now much teams stack up, it seems like the Golden State Warriors and Cleveland Cavaliers are poised for a fourth straight meeting in the NBA Finals. Still, that shouldn’t stop any NBA team from stacking up talent to compete in the NBA. In fact, there are […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves have gotten out to a respectable start to the season currently holding the fourth-best record in the Western Conference through the first 32 games of the season. However, this early-season success hasn’t featured much of a contribution from veteran guard Shabazz Muhammad who has found his playing time significantly dwindle down in […]

The road to success of the Minnesota Timberwolves wouldn’t have been the same without the downfall of the Chicago Bulls. Even though the clearance in the Windy City took more than two years, at the end of the day it was clear at which direction the winds were blowing. After being fired by Chicago’s management, […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves may play shorthanded on Monday when they take on the Portland Trail Blazers, as Jimmy Butler remains officially listed as questionable. He is suffering from a back injury, and his availability for the game is still up in the air. The Timberwolves list Jimmy Butler (back) and Nemanja Bjelica (foot) as questionable […]

After feeling like he ‘let his teammates down’ during their loss to the Philadelphia 76ers, Minnesota Timberwolves budding superstar center Karl-Anthony Towns has become a man on a mission. The former Rookie of the Year finished with 30 points, 14 rebounds, and a season-high five blocks a couple of nights later in a dominant win […]

During the offseason, the Minnesota Timberwolves brought in Jimmy Butler to their fold to give them additional firepower in their lineup, as well as a veteran locker room leader who can help their young players to become even better. During their game on Saturday versus the Phoenix Suns, he showed just that, but in a […]

The Phoenix Suns put a stop to their bleeding Saturday with a 108-106 road win over the Minnesota Timberwolves. It was the Suns’ first win in six games, and it wouldn’t have been possible if not for a game-saving block by center Alex Len, who rejected Timberwolves guard Jimmy Butler’s layup attempt near the end […]