Minnesota Timberwolves Articles - Page 95

Although NBA players are paid millions each year, their biggest battles are not necessarily always on the hardwood. Minnesota Timberwolves star Karl-Anthony Towns has been going through a lot recently after testing positive for COVID-19. In an interview with Eric Woodyard of ESPN, Towns opened up about his situation, saying how it has been extra […]

Karl-Anthony Towns is back for the Minnesota Timberwolves after the star center missed 13 games due to COVID-19 and the league’s health and safety protocols. Unsurprisingly, everybody was excited to see him back and healthy. Nice moment between Karl-Anthony towns and Serge Ibaka. Good to see KAT back. pic.twitter.com/vVqpuGEA8k — Tomer Azarly (@TomerAzarly) February 11, […]

Minnesota Timberwolves center Karl-Anthony Towns took issue with reports suggesting he was returning to the floor Wednesday night against the Los Angeles Clippers. Shams Charania reported Towns was expected to be back in action against the Clippers after missing 13 games whilst recovering from a bout with COVID-19. Towns responded in kind, saying he intended […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves will be getting center Karl-Anthony Towns back for Wednesday’s game against the Los Angeles Clippers after he missed the past 13 games due to a positive test for COVID-19, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic and Stadium. The Timberwolves getting Towns back is huge for a team that has been struggling […]

Minnesota Timberwolves guard Malik Beasley will serve a 120-day sentence in the Hennepin County Workhouse after the end of this season. This stemmed from felony charges from his arrest last year. Shams Charania of The Athletic and Stadium passed along a statement from Beasley’s attorney on the ruling: Beasley’s threat of violence charge will be reduced […]

Through a month and a half of the NBA season, rookies have already made their marks with their laudable performances and highlight plays. The newcomers have even impressed NBA legends, including Magic Johnson. As Johnson has kept his eye on the latest batch of neophytes, he took to Twitter to name his top five rookies […]

Minnesota Timberwolves rookie Anthony Edwards has been slowly building the highlight reel of his young career. On Monday against the Dallas Mavericks, the 19-year-old showed off his speed and athleticism by driving past former ROTY Luka Doncic before throwing down a monster slam. Check out Ant-Man expose Luka’s D right here: Anthony Edwards drives right […]

Minnesota Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards is a true entertainer on and off the court, and he proved that when he showed up to his postgame interview with a bag of Popeyes. Following the Timberwolves’ narrow defeat to the Oklahoma City Thunder on Saturday, the 2020 No.1 pick brought his postgame meal to his zoom conference […]

Minnesota Timberwolves guard D’Angelo Russell hit his first game-winner of the season against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Friday. He then received some props from teammate Malik Beasley after the match, which DLoading re-tweeted accompanied by a one-word caption. Cheeeeeseee! https://t.co/HAzVQNIFl7 — D'Angelo Russell (@Dloading) February 6, 2021 Losers of four of their last five […]

Minnesota Timberwolves star D’Angelo Russell once again flexed the ice in his veins with the game-winning three to beat the Oklahoma City Thunder. With the game in a deadlock with under 10 ticks left in regulation, Russell sized up defender Hamidou Diallo at the top of the key. After a series of crossovers, the 24-year-old […]

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos is set to leave his post later this year. Bezos said he will stay engaged in important Amazon projects but will also have more time to focus on his other business ventures. With Bezos set to enter a new chapter, it would be nice if the business mogul stepped into the […]

Minnesota Timberwolves rookie and top overall pick Anthony Edwards has been fantastic on the court to start his career, and the young guard has done his part by helping others as well. Edwards, former Georgia Bulldog star, reached out to 12-year-old Taedan Johnson after he lost his mother, grandmother, and sister in a fire on […]

Before the season started, Minnesota Timberwolves center Karl-Anthony Towns said that playing in his sixth year in the NBA will be challenging because of the personal hardships he experienced. His mother, Jacqueline Towns-Cruz, passed away from COVID-19, along with six of his other family members. In a recent Instagram post answering a question from a […]

Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr bumped prized rookie James Wiseman to the bench in their 130-108 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Monday night. The three-time NBA champion coach opted to start with veteran center Kevon Looney in the hopes of preventing another slow start, which has been a problem this season. Wiseman […]

Anthony Edwards just reminded everyone why he was the first overall pick of the 2020 NBA Draft. The Minnesota Timberwolves rookie went way up to put the Golden State Warriors‘ second overall pick James Wiseman on a poster. Edwards showcased his athleticism as he took off from way out and murdered the rim with a […]

Minnesota Timberwolves guard D’Angelo Russell will miss Monday’s game against his former team, the Golden State Warriors, according to Jon Krawczynski of The Athletic. Russell, who was traded by the Warriors in exchange for Andrew Wiggins and two draft picks in February 2020, has been ruled out due to a right quad contusion he suffered on […]

Andrew Wiggins does not have any hard feelings against the Minnesota Timberwolves. Wiggins recently said he is thankful for the time he spent in Minnesota, adding his experiences with the T-wolves helped him become the person he is today: “I had a great time in Minnesota,” Wiggins said, via Chris Hine of the Star Tribune. […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves finally put an end to their four-game slide on Saturday with a 120-110 win over the New Orleans Pelicans at Target Center. After the contest, head coach Ryan Saunders credited his steady veteran Ricky Rubio for making it happen (via The Athletic’s Jon Krawczynski). Saunders on Rubio: "I love that I saw […]

A lot of pundits feel that Ryan Saunders could be on the hot seat as the team limps through their 2020-21 campaign. This especially after the Minnesota Timberwolves lost a heartbreaker to the Orlando Magic on Wednesday, 97-96. Cole Anthony broke Wolves fans’ hearts with this shot, which dealt another back-breaking loss to a struggling […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves failed to ice the game at the free throw line, and Orlando Magic guard Cole Anthony made sure to make them pay big time. The Magic finally put an end to their ugly six-game skid on Wednesday, thanks to Anthony’s buzzer-beating heroics inside Target Center. The Wolves were up by two with […]

Minnesota Timberwolves rookie Anthony Edwards punched in one of the best highlights of his young NBA career so far against the Orlando Magic at Target Center on Wednesday. Magic All-Star Nikola Vucevic had an up-close and personal look of the 2020 top pick’s mad bounce during the closing minutes of the first quarter. After receiving […]

You might not have heard a lot about Anthony Edwards this season, and rightfully so. There are a lot of developing stories around the league right now and as a result, this year’s top pick has been relegated to playing a quiet bench role for the Minnesota Timberwolves. Even if that’s the case, there’s no […]

The struggling Minnesota Timberwolves have received another blow, as their star center Karl Anthony-Towns just received news that he tested positive for COVID-19, he announced via Twitter. 🙏🏽 pic.twitter.com/bk0tzC6jiV — Karl-Anthony Towns (@KarlTowns) January 15, 2021 Towns has not been afraid of expressing the emotional toll that the coronavirus has had on him and his […]

There has been an assortment of games postponed for the NBA in recent weeks and the latest will take place on Friday night. According to The Athletic’s Shams Charania, Friday’s game between the Memphis Grizzlies and the Minnesota Timberwolves has been postponed due to the NBA’s health and safety protocols. The Timberwolves-Grizzlies game tonight has […]

Now that the Houston Rockets have traded James Harden to the Brooklyn Nets, the Minnesota Timberwolves are hoping that another veteran wing in H-Town could be available, too. According to Jon Krawczynski of The Athletic, the Wolves have their sights set on 3-and-D forward P.J. Tucker. Minnesota is hoping to get tougher and more formidable […]

Memphis Grizzlies point guard Ja Morant has been upgraded to questionable for Friday night’s matchup against the Minnesota Timberwolves, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Ja Morant has been nursing a left ankle sprain since the Dec. 28 contest against the Brooklyn Nets, in which he was forced to exit the game after suffering what looked […]

Karl-Anthony Towns and the Minnesota Timberwolves had a mighty collapse in the fourth quarter against the Memphis Grizzlies en route to a disappointing 118-107 defeat. The Timberwolves were held to just 17 points in the fourth quarter after being up by double digits early in the fourth. Towns, who started the game after missing their […]

Many NBA players, especially members of the Black community, were vocal about their thoughts regarding the recent riot at the U.S. Capitol. Minnesota Timberwolves guard D’Angelo Russell was one of them and took the time to initiate a roundtable discussion with the media members to get their opinions on the issue, per Ben Stinar. D’Angelo […]

Minnesota Timberwolves star Karl-Anthony Towns made his return to the court following a two-week absence in their 125-122 overtime defeat to the San Antonio Spurs on Saturday. Towns sustained a dislocated left wrist in their second game of the season against the Utah Jazz and missed Minnesota’s past six contests. According to Jon Krawczynski of […]

Growing pains are part of NBA rookie’s life. Minnesota Timberwolves no. 1 overall pick Anthony Edwards just experienced that in their heartbreaking 125-122 overtime defeat to the San Antonio Spurs. Down by three points, the Timberwolves had the possession with just 11 seconds remaining in the extra session. After Ricky Rubio passed the ball to […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves have been without one of their centerpieces for over a week, but they’ll be getting him back in the lineup on Saturday. According to Shams Charania of The Athletic, Karl-Anthony Towns will return against the San Antonio Spurs after missing six games. Minnesota star Karl-Anthony Towns (wrist) will return and start tonight […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves will be happy to hear that big man Karl-Anthony Towns will soon return to the lineup after dislocating his wrist. Here is what John Krawczynski of The Athletic had to say about Towns’ status: Timberwolves star Karl-Anthony Towns has been upgraded to questionable for tomorrow night's game vs. the Spurs, with optimism […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves were blown out by the Portland Trail Blazers on Thursday, with the matchup ending in a 135-117 win in favor of Portland. A bit of a bright spot for the Wolves, however, was the tremendous performance of first overall pick Anthony Edwards, who also produced one of the plays of the night. […]

New York Knicks head coach Tom Thibodeau has plenty of experience with Taj Gibson, first coaching the veteran big man with the Chicago Bulls and then with the Minnesota Timberwolves. Well, it’s time for another Thibs-Gibson reunion, as the 35-year-old will be signing with the suddenly red-hot Knicks, according to SNY’s Ian Begley and Shams […]

The Sacramento Kings have struggled over the last decade or so creating a legitimate playoff team. With the longest playoff drought in the NBA at 13 years, the Kings need to make some moves to be competitive again in the Western Conference, one of which could involve Marvin Bagley III. The Kings haven’t drafted well […]

Anthony Edwards just put Nikola Jokic on a filthy poster. The Minnesota Timberwolves rookie pick just landed the first legitimate highlight of his freshman season, as he climbed all the way up to throw down a monster jam in the third quarter of their Tuesday night game against the Denver Nuggets. Check out the 19-year-old’s […]

Minnesota Timberwolves rookie Anthony Edwards is not exactly asserting himself as a standard bearer for No. 1 overall picks, but he is earning the praise of head coach Ryan Saunders. Saunders said Tuesday he gives Edwards high marks for his basketball IQ, per Jon Krawczynski of The Athletic. Anthony Edwards: "I'm smarter than a lot […]

Former NBA veteran Kevin Garnett previously expressed his interest to assemble a group that would eventually buy a stake in the Minnesota Timberwolves. However, due to the effects of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, talks have been stale between team owner Glen Taylor and other interested parties, including Garnett. That’s not to mention that fans are […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves were labeled as a team that could make the jump to the playoffs this season, but have looked far from a playoff team. Amid the struggles that Minnesota is enduring, D’Angelo Russell voiced his opinion on why the Timberwolves are falling short of expectations thus far. D'Angelo Russell: "A lot of positions […]