Minnesota Timberwolves Articles - Page 40

The Minnesota Timberwolves are doing pretty damn well this season. While they’ve relinquished the top seed to the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Denver Nuggets, they’re still in striking distance for the top spot despite the injuries. With a 1.5 game deficit, every match matters. With a showdown against the Cleveland Cavaliers coming up, fans […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers take on the Minnesota Timberwolves Friday night. Below we will continue our NBA odds series with a Timberwolves-Cavaliers prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game. The Cavaliers are 43-26 this season, so they are playing good basketball. In their win over the Timberwolves earlier this […]

A criminal complaint filed Wednesday revealed that a work hard drive containing sensitive strategic team information was stolen by a disgruntled employee from the Target Center office of the head of the Minnesota Timberwolves’ analytics department last month. Somak Sarkar, aged 33, was fired from the Timberwolves and subsequently arrested on Monday. He faces felony […]

The matchup between the Denver Nuggets and Minnesota Timberwolves had serious playoff-seeding implications. As it stands, the Nuggets, Timberwolves, and Oklahoma City Thunder are all gunning for the top position in the Western Conference as we near the end of the season. The race is incredibly tight, and the Nuggets knew how important this game […]

The majority sale of the Minnesota Timberwolves to former baseball superstar Alex Rodriguez and businessman Marc Lore took a hit recently as the duo lost financial backing from the Carlyle Group, according to current Timberwolves owner Glen Taylor. Rodriguez and Lore have purchased 40% of the franchise which was paid in two 20% installments. Their […]

As the 2024 NBA playoffs approach, the Minnesota Timberwolves find themselves in a much better situation compared to a year ago. Leading into last season’s playoffs, the Wolves were clawing, crawling and even punching to get into the playoffs. Battling their way in through the play-in, Minnesota was destined for failure in a first -ound […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves faced an uphill climb on Tuesday night. Hosting the reigning champion Denver Nuggets and Nikola Jokic is a test by itself, but doing so on the second night of a back-to-back with travel is even more challenging. Add in the fact that Minnesota was once again without Karl-Anthony Towns, Rudy Gobert and […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves lost a close game to the defending world champion Denver Nuggets on Tuesday night, but the team got a surprise solid performance from reserve center Luka Garza, who had 11 points and six rebounds off the bench for Minnesota. After the game, the former Iowa Cyclone talked about what it’s like to […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves are limping to the regular season finish line. During the Timberwolves’ 115-112 loss on Tuesday night against the reigning champion Denver Nuggets, a game that may have seeding implications in the Western Conference, they were without three of their best frontcourt players in Karl-Anthony Towns (knee injury), Rudy Gobert (rib), and Naz […]

These days, the best ability in the NBA may be availability; the league, at the very least, is prioritizing this as evidenced by their decision to institute the minimum games played rule when it comes to being eligible for major individual awards. For Minnesota Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards, however, meeting the 65-game minimum is not […]

At this point of the regular season, not a single rotation player in the NBA is 100 percent healthy; such is the reality of grinding through a six-month stretch of near non-stop basketball. For the Minnesota Timberwolves, they are facing a plethora of injury woes to a few of their most crucial players — all […]

In Monday night’s big win over the Utah Jazz, Minnesota Timberwolves forward Naz Reid was forced to exit the game after taking a hit to the head from Utah’s John Collins. On Tuesday, Timberwolves head coach Chris Finch provided an update on Reid’s status, per Timberwolves reporter Dan Moore: “Chris Finch says Naz Reid’s injury […]

On Monday evening, Minnesota Timberwolves star shooting guard Anthony Edwards submitted his entry for the NBA’s dunk of the year by absolutely posterizing Utah Jazz power forward John Collins in a play that quickly went viral in NBA social media circles. In fact, so vicious was Edwards’ dunk that both the Timberwolves star and Collins […]

You weren’t the only one still mesmerized by Anthony Edwards’ instant-classic poster dunk over John Collins long after the play was finished. In the postgame locker room, the Minnesota Timberwolves teammates couldn’t quite believe what their superstar teammate did, either. Minnesota released a video on Tuesday featuring slack-jawed, locker-room reactions to Edwards’ all-time highlight from […]

After leading the Minnesota Timberwolves to a 114-104 victory over the Utah Jazz and throwing down an epic dunk over John Collins Monday, Anthony Edwards was added to the injury report before Tuesday’s game against the Denver Nuggets. Edwards is dealing with a left middle finger dislocation/sprain, via Timberwolves PR on X (formerly Twitter). Edwards’ […]

Anthony Edwards has become an unequivocal superstar for the Minnesota Timberwolves, wowing fans with his athleticism, as well as his personality on and off the court. Edwards has helped lead the Timberwolves to one of the best records in the NBA this season, but he has high hopes for the summer too, when he hopes […]

On Monday night, it was Anthony Edwards who became the talk of the town after he embarrassed John Collins with a mean poster jam during the Minnesota Timberwolves’ 114-104 win over the Utah Jazz. Edwards got so much elevation, giving Collins no chance to contest his dunk attempt — with the Timberwolves star leaving a […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves continue to take on uphill battles in the final quarter of the regular season. Taking on the Utah Jazz for the second game in a row, Minnesota was once again without star big men Karl-Anthony Towns and Rudy Gobert. With KAT recovering from his recent surgery on his left meniscus tear and […]

Minnesota Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards pulled off an instant ‘dunk of the year’ contender against the Utah Jazz on Monday night that had NBA fans going wild. With the Timberwolves down by one, 66-65, in the middle of the third quarter, Edwards burst into the lane in transition, throwing down an emphatic poster jam over […]

On Monday night, Anthony Edwards may have thrown down the dunk of the year. Edwards, in the third quarter of what ended up being a 114-104 win for the Minnesota Timberwolves over the Utah Jazz, took off on the fastbreak, jumping from the inner circle of the charity stripe while stiff-arming John Collins (forcing him […]

Utah Jazz big man John Collins was forced to exit his team’s matchup against the Minnesota Timberwolves on Monday night due to a head injury cause by an explosive Anthony Edwards dunk: ANTHONY EDWARDS WITH THE DUNK OF THE YEAR?! WOW 🤯pic.twitter.com/KDXVUgnbvi — ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) March 19, 2024 Collins, who attempted to contest the Edwards […]

Minnesota Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards is the rare player fans should never take their eyes off at any time. After all, Edwards is capable of pulling off some jaw-dropping feats of athleticism without prior notice, and during their Monday night clash against the Utah Jazz, that’s exactly what Edwards did. With the Timberwolves down by […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves battled the Utah Jazz in a tough road matchup on Monday night that coincided with a time of injury for the team’s big men. Rudy Gobert’s nagging rib issue was spotlighted prior to the game as one difficult situation that the Timberwolves are battling. T’Wolves guard Mike Conley Jr. reflected on a […]

The Denver Nuggets have now won five out of their last six but most recently are coming off of a tough-luck loss to the Dallas Mavericks as they look to get back to their winning ways when they head to Minnesota to take on the Timberwolves in this pivotal Western Conference matchup. This game will […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves are still fighting for the top spot in the Western Conference. Even though Karl-Anthony Towns went down with a meniscus injury, Anthony Edwards has kept his team in contention against the likes of the Denver Nuggets and Oklahoma City Thunder. After picking up their 46th win of the season against the Utah […]

Under four weeks remain in the regular season. This leaves little time for championship hopefuls to work out some of their problems and be prepared for the start of the playoffs. For the Los Angeles Clippers and Phoenix Suns, some of their flaws are starting to come to light, resulting in their descent in the […]

Continuing their road trip, Anthony Edwards and the Minnesota Timberwolves found themselves taking on the Utah Jazz on Saturday night. In the first of a baseball-styled road series with the Jazz, the Timberwolves flexed their muscles with a convincing 119-100 win over the Western Conference foe. Former Jazz point guard Mike Conley showcased his skill […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves are engaged in a tight interconference matchup against the Utah Jazz. Minnesota allowed Utah to tie the game by halftime. More importantly, the team lost Anthony Edwards to a scary injury during a drive to the basket. Timberwolves tend to Anthony Edwards after untimely injury Edwards drove in from halfcourt off a […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves got some murky news ahead of their Saturday showdown with the Utah Jazz, with center Rudy Gobert initially listed as questionable for the game, per the team’s injury report. Gobert is battling a rib sprain. Rudy Gobert’s injury status vs. Jazz The Timberwolves have struggled as a team with injuries in recent […]

Minnesota Timberwolves guard Mike Conley is reflecting on his time in Utah with the Jazz, ahead of a matchup between the two teams. Conley is returning to the city Saturday for a Timberwolves-Jazz game. “I don’t think we understood just how special that time, that run was. It was frustrating we didn’t get it done […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves have been one of the best teams in the NBA this season, and their backcourt duo of Mike Conley and Anthony Edwards is playing a big role in their success. While Edwards continues his rise to superstardom, Conley has been a steadying force playing alongside him and helping him develop into a […]

The race for the top spot in the Western Conference standings is going to dominate headlines as the 2023-24 NBA season comes to a close. The Denver Nuggets, Oklahoma City Thunder, and Minnesota Timberwolves have all taken their respective turns sitting above everyone else in the West over the last couple of weeks coming out […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves have hovered around the top spot in the West all season long thanks to their defense. Despite a collection of offensive talent, Minnesota’s winning identity centers around locking in on the defensive end of the court and executing the game plan. The heavily-criticized trade for former All-NBA center Rudy Gobert may become […]

Minnesota Timberwolves center Rudy Gobert took a tumble during Tuesday night’s game against the Los Angeles Clippers. Although he seems to have avoided a serious injury, he was still feeling the effects afterward. Rudy Gobert’s injury update “Post-game, apparently, he was having trouble breathing and walking… The hope is that it’s just a contusion, a […]

Shaquille O’Neal was one of the several most dominant players ever during his prime, an unstoppable force of size, power, quickness and skill on the interior who guaranteed his team contention. Even after transitioning to a more supporting role after winning his fourth and final championship with the Miami Heat in 2006, O’Neal remained a […]

James Harden has been dealing with a shoulder injury but still played in the Los Angeles Clippers’ 118-100 loss against the Minnesota Timberwolves on Tuesday. Harden scored 12 points and dished out seven assists in the defeat. When asked about potentially taking a game or two off due to the injury, Harden responded with a […]

On Tuesday night, it didn’t look like the Minnesota Timberwolves brought in enough energy to snap their two-game losing streak in a road game against the Los Angeles Clippers. They started off sloppily, going down by as many as 22 points in the first half. But Anthony Edwards took it upon himself to snap the […]

Could the Minnesota Timberwolves won the battle but lost the war against the Los Angeles Clippers on Tuesday night? The Timberwolves may have pulled off a statement 118-100 victory over the Clippers despite going down by as many as 22 points earlier in the contest, but Rudy Gobert had to exit the game early, clutching […]

Karl-Anthony Towns received an updated injury timeline Tuesday, via NBA.com. Towns, a star big man for the Minnesota Timberwolves, reportedly underwent successful surgery on his left knee lateral meniscus tear, the team announced. Towns will be re-evaluated in four weeks, so his playoff status remains in question for now. The door is certainly open for […]