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The Minnesota Timberwolves battled the Oklahoma City Thunder on Tuesday night. In a duel between two of the top teams in the Western Conference, this matchup never disappoints. Two teams built stylistically different pose serious challenges to the other. Minnesota’s immense size, rebounding and defensive prowess control the game in ways Oklahoma City simply cannot. […]

One does not become a defensive powerhouse by dwelling on the rare times they are bested or even outwitted by an opposing player. Minnesota Timberwolves center Rudy Gobert showed just how short his memory is when he put rookie sensation Chet Holmgren on a poster Tuesday night. The Oklahoma City Thunder big man brilliantly slipped […]

Rudy Gobert is one of the greatest defensive players in the history of the NBA, but that didn’t seem to matter for Oklahoma City Thunder rookie phenom Chet Holmgren when he toyed with the Minnesota Timberwolves big man’s defense during one moment in the first half of Tuesday night’s game between the two Western Conference […]

The NBA Defensive Player of the Year award has been dominated by Rudy Gobert in recent memory. Gobert has won the DPOY award in three of the last six seasons while he was with the Utah Jazz. Now the anchor of the Minnesota Timberwolves’ top-rated defense, the French big man once again finds himself as […]

Following the Minnesota Timberwolves 127-113 loss to the Philadelphia 76ers, Rudy Gobert was more than willing to give Joel Embiid the credit he was due. After all, when you’re tasked with stopping a guy who is in the midst of an insane two week, eight game run, averaging 41 points, 13 rebounds and 4 assists […]

Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green is an easy target for criticism these days. After all, Green has been on quite the violent streak on the court. Green’s latest questionable act was a wild clubbing swing towards Phoenix Suns center Jusuf Nurkic, which warranted an indefinite suspension from the league. However, one of Green’s “targets”, […]

Friday night was a big one for the Minnesota Timberwolves as they traveled into Tennessee to take on the Memphis Grizzlies. A Grizzlies team still without its lead guard Ja Morant was facing an uphill battle against the the NBA’s top team by record. Wolves star guard Anthony Edwards left the game just four minutes […]

MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Timberwolves hosted the San Antonio Spurs for a nationally televised game featuring two dominant Frenchmen. The matchup itted Rudy Gobert vs. mentee Victor Wembanyama, the No. 1 pick in the 2023 NBA Draft. After a slow start to the game for Minnesota, the Timberwolves picked up their play in the second […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves won a close cross-conference matchup against the Charlotte Hornets. The Timberwolves’ 123-117 victory improved their record to 15-4. Minnesota had contributions from multiple players, but Mike Conley praised Rudy Gobert for his offensive influence in the matchup. Rudy Gobert helped the Timberwolves over a hungry Hornets team Gobert was a force on […]

The Charlotte Hornets lost 123-117 to the Minnesota Timberwolves on Saturday night prompting the Charlotte players and coaching staff to look at themselves in the mirror afterward. The Hornets’ Gordon Hayward got real about the team’s needs after the tough loss. Star guard LaMelo Ball has been absent lately, which prompted an injury prognosis revelation […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves faced off with a short-handed, struggling Charlotte Hornets team Saturday afternoon. The Wolves found themselves without star guard Anthony Edwards for the second straight game, but still got the job done. Minnesota hung on to win 123-117 to stay atop the Western Conference. The Timberwolves collection of big men talent received a […]

The first-place Minnesota Timberwolves (14-4) are entering uncharted territory as a franchise to begin the 2023-24 NBA season, but these latest updates could halt some of their momentum on Saturday. Fans already knew Anthony Edwards’ name would be on the injury report, but they were probably surprised to see Rudy Gobert pop up there. The […]

As we enter the month of December and prepare for the holiday season, there is no telling how the 2023-24 NBA season will play out. Nobody had the Minnesota Timberwolves and Orlando Magic being two of the best teams in the league, yet here we are approaching the quarter mark of the season with these […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves hosted the Utah Jazz on Thursday night. The Jazz came into the matchup on the second night of a back-to-back. The Jazz suffered a tough defeat Wednesday without all-star Lauri Markkanen at the hands of the Memphis Grizzlies. The sputtering Jazz — 12th in the Western Conference — were looking to turn […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves hosted Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the Oklahoma City Thunder on Tuesday night. The game marked the final In-Season Tournament contest for both teams this season and the energy did not disappoint. OKC climbed out to an early lead with a great first 24 minutes led by SGA’s 20 first-half points on 8-10 shooting. […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves were widely criticized in the aftermath of their trade for Rudy Gobert, as many fans and pundits believed that the Timberwolves gave up too many assets just to put the three-time Defensive Player of the Year in an awkward frontcourt setup alongside Karl-Anthony Towns. But with the Timberwolves’ success during the 2023-24 […]

The Golden State Warriors will welcome back Draymond Green from his five-game suspension on Tuesday after he was reprimanded for putting Rudy Gobert in a chokehold. While one would think Green would regret his actions, it’s actually the complete opposite. Speaking on Sunday about the incident, Draymond essentially said he’d do it again if it […]

After breaking their playoff drought last season, the Sacramento Kings are picking up right where they left off. They’re doing what they do best: take away a game against unsuspecting top teams. On Friday, they did just that against the Minnesota Timberwolves. Sacramento used their deadly one-two combo of Domantas Sabonis and DeAaron Fox to […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves fell 124-111 to the Sacramento Kings on Friday, ending their undefeated stretch at home to start the season. The Kings drilled 17 three-pointers on 35 attempts (49%) and carried that hot shooting inside the arc as well. Sacramento took 100 total shots on the game, 18 more than the Timberwolves mustered—the byproduct […]

If someone told you the Minnesota Timberwolves would hold the best record in the Western Conference after the first month of the 2023-24 NBA season, would you believe them? Most likely not. Surely, not a lot of people penciled in the Timberwolves as the best team in the West. But this development has been a […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves took on the New York Knicks at Target Center on Monday night. With the Timberwolves searching to keep their undefeated home streak alive to start the season, they took care of business by a final score of 117-100 to move to 6-0 on their home floor. Monday night’s win over the Knicks […]

Los Angeles Clippers forward Paul George weighed in on the Draymond Green/Rudy Gobert altercation, as well as fighting in the NBA on the latest edition of “Podcast P with Paul George.” Said George, “If there’s a scuffle or a fight, you’re responsible to go get your teammate, like don’t grab another team’s [player] like that […]

Draymond Green has once again found himself at the center of controversy thanks to his viral headlock of Rudy Gobert during the Golden State Warriors contest against the Minnesota Timberwolves. Fans have been quick to call out Green for continually getting himself in trouble on the court, but he does have one guy standing in […]

By my calculations, social media is absolutely terrible 90 percent of the time, but you didn’t come here for a long soliloquy on what makes it so problematic. Instead, I’m here to celebrate an example of what makes social media is absolutely awesome 10 percent of the time. Mostly when NBA twitter is reacting in […]

Two of the more controversial figures in the NBA in Rudy Gobert and Draymond Green found themselves in the middle of a skirmish during the Minnesota Timberwolves and Golden State Warriors latest matchup. If you haven’t seen the viral images of Green holding Gobert in a headlock during the incident, chances are you are living […]

Golden State Warriors star Draymond Green has been suspended for five games, and more than just missing time, it’s also going to be costly for him financially. The NBA punished Green with the five-game suspension as a result of his actions during the Warriors’ Tuesday showdown with the Minnesota Timberwolves. For those who missed it, […]

The fight between the Golden State Warriors and Minnesota Timberwolves seems to be resolved. Adam Silver handed out suspensions which will hamper their ability to win games such that they do not repeat these actions ever again. But, these measures do not seem to stop Draymond Green. Adrian Wojnarowski dropped a massive truth bomb about […]

The Golden State Warriors lost a home matchup to the Minnesota Timberwolves on Tuesday night, but Draymond Green’s MMA style choke attempt on Rudy Gobert has garnered most of the headlines ever since. Former Celtics star Paul Pierce offered a show of support for Green following the game. Green’s five-game suspension was handed down by […]

The NBA lowered the boom on the Golden State Warriors’ Draymond Green, Klay Thompson, and Jaden McDaniels for their antics on Tuesday. The league office also didn’t spare Minnesota Timberwolves center Rudy Gobert one day after their fracas at Chase Center. Draymond Green received a hefty five-game suspension for his chokehold on Rudy Gobert in […]

The hate for Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green has been building up significantly after his chokehold on the Minnesota Timberwolves big man Rudy Gobert. Boston Celtics legend Paul Pierce shared his thoughts on Green’s antics on Wednesday. “Everybody is this ERA scared of Draymond,” Pierce posted on X, formerly Twitter. Earlier, Pierce also wrote: […]

After Golden State Warriors star Draymond Green nearly turned Tuesday’s game against Rudy Gobert and the Minnesota Timberwolves into a full-blown UFC main event, the question most people have is not whether Green would be suspended but how many games his seemingly inevitable suspension would last. We finally have an answer to that, with Adrian […]

Golden State Warriors star forward Draymond Green has been suspended five games for his involvement in Tuesday night’s altercation against the Minnesota Timberwolves, the NBA announced on Wednesday night. 🚨 BREAKING: Draymond Green has been suspended for 5 games for his altercation with Rudy Gobert, per @wojespn. pic.twitter.com/AdpEdoXtN6 — ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) November 16, 2023 “Draymond […]

Former NBA star Gilbert Arenas indeed has no chill. In a recent episode of the Gil’s Arena, the former Washington Wizards guard tried to troll Rudy Gobert of the Minnesota Timberwolves by putting a neck brace on. Of course, at this point, everyone already knows of the mini-Royal Rumble that occurred in Tuesday night’s game […]

NBA on TNT’s Shaquille O’Neal and Charles Barkley had some fun last night mocking the altercation that took place between Draymond Green and Rudy Gobert. Shaq pulled a Draymond Green last night on Inside the NBA as he put Charles Barkley in a chokehold 🤣 (via @NBAonTNT)pic.twitter.com/kfUIEGjcZ5 — ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) November 15, 2023 Shaq did […]

It wouldn’t be a Tuesday night in the NBA without a little confrontation and that’s exactly what ensued during a 104-101 Minnesota Timberwolves win over the Golden State Warriors. After a bust-up between the two teams that included Draymond Green putting Rudy Gobert in a chokehold, Green was ejected from the game along with Warriors […]

Sportsmanship is often promoted by the NBA. Because of this, it is unusual for fights to break out on the NBA hardwood. However, given that basketball is a physical and competitive sport, it isn’t a surprise to see tempers flare. In fact, throughout the history of the league, we’ve seen various physical altercations that even […]

There’s clearly no love lost between Rudy Gobert and Draymond Green, two of the best defensive players of their generation. On Tuesday night, with the Minnesota Timberwolves taking on the Golden State Warriors to continue their NBA In-Season Tournament journey, Gobert found himself in the middle of a first-quarter fracas. In the process of separating […]

Jaden McDaniels offered his take on his fight with the Golden State Warriors’ Klay Thompson on Tuesday. The Minnesota Timberwolves forward claimed he acted in self-defense, per The Athletic’s Jon Krawczynski. “Jaden McDaniels: ‘I was just trying to crash for a rebound and he grabbed me by my collar. I was just trying to defend […]

NBA fans and some Golden State Warriors supporters didn’t like Draymond Green’s action towards Rudy Gobert on Tuesday that led to his ejection. In fact, many are urging the NBA to punish him for it. For those who missed it, the Warriors and Minnesota Timberwolves had a heated altercation that started when Klay Thompson and […]