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There is no bigger honor in basketball than being a part of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Imagine having your name called for your contributions in your league and how it has affected the world of basketball, there must be no feeling in the world that could top the esteem that this prestige […]

With just a few weeks remaining until the start of the 2018-19 NBA season, the Minnesota Timberwolves are still trying to solidify their roster. Jimmy Butler hasn’t decided on his long-term future with the team and Karl-Anthony Towns hasn’t signed his rookie-scale contract extension. These are two pressing issues for head coach Tom Thibodeau, and […]

The upcoming meeting between Minnesota Timberwolves leader Tom Thibodeau and superstar swingman Jimmy Butler might just force him to choose between Butler and Karl-Anthony Towns as the team’s franchise player. While neither player has signed an extension this offseason, negotiations in Towns’ contract will likely be kept on hold until issues have been ironed out […]

The acquisition of Jimmy Butler helped head coach and president of basketball operations Tom Thibodeau guide the Minnesota Timberwolves to the playoffs for the first time since 2004. His continued presence might rip the fragile young team apart. Butler will reportedly meet with Thibodeau and general manager Scott Laydon on Monday to discuss the discord […]

Minnesota Timberwolves swingman Jimmy Butler is reportedly set to meet with head coach Tom Thibodeau and general manager Scott Layden on Monday to see where both sides’ relationship with each other currently stands. There have been plenty of rumors surrounding the shaky rapport between Butler and some of his younger Minnesota teammates, which purportedly concerns […]

As another season is set to unfold, the Minnesota Timberwolves find themselves in a precarious position that could undermine their championship aspirations. Superstar shooting guard Jimmy Butler, whom the team acquired via trade in 2017, recently declined a max contract extension that would pay him $110-million over four years. Reported rifts with several young teammates suggested […]

The long silence between the Minnesota Timberwolves and star center Karl-Anthony Towns has raised questions heading into the 2018-19 season, with training camp just weeks away and the start of the regular season in a little over a month. Wolves coach Tom Thibodeau has said he is confident in Towns signing an extension, but there […]

The NBA and Beats by Dre have officially announced their new global partnership. Mark Medina of The Mercury News posted a video component of the announcement from the official Beats by Dre YouTube page via Twitter. The video features Draymond Green, LeBron James and a host of other stars. .@NBA and @beatsbydre announced a global […]

The crumbling partnership of Minnesota Timberwolves stars Jimmy Butler and Karl Anthony-Towns could just have taken another hit. Darren Wolfson, an insider for Minnesota sports teams, hinted at another side story that arguably damaged the relationship between the two all-stars. Shooter wasn't supposed to print this, but will be in tomorrow's Pioneer Press. Chiming in on […]

1st overall pick of the 2015 NBA draft, Karl Anthony-Towns is one of the best young big men in the league. The All-star averaged 21.3 points, 12.3 rebounds, 2.4 assists, and 1.4 blocks per game last season. Without a doubt, he is an important piece of the Minnesota Timberwolves’ future. Moreover, in the midst of […]

The United States has once again been rocked by a tragic mass shooting, with the latest incident occurring in Jacksonville, Florida on Sunday. The NBA is in mourning with the rest of the nation, and some players have taken to Twitter to share their grief. The shooting took place during a Madden 2019 tournament. One […]

Several personalities, including Minnesota Timberwolves center Karl-Anthony Towns, have gone on social media to express their feelings on the recent Madden 19 tournament mass shooting incident in Jacksonville. In yet another occurrence of gun violence in the United States, at least two people were killed and multiple bystanders were shot when 24-year-old David Katz opened […]

In a league that continues to get smaller and caters towards the golden age of point guards we are currently experiencing, it has become increasingly more difficult to find productive big men. Not only do we notice this by watching the NBA consistently, but the numbers are also backing this up, as only five frontcourt […]

Jimmy Butler appears to be taking shots at his Minnesota Timberwolves teammates via social media. https://www.instagram.com/p/BmbPAfmBHSb/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=embed_loading_state_control Although this seems to be a shot at his teammates, there’s nothing definitive about the caption that would point to them. But he took to the comment section to spar with a fan and then it became clear. 😬 […]

On November 6, 2015, the Call of Duty franchise duly released Black Ops III, the 12th Call of Duty game and the third installment in the Black Ops series. Games like COD: Ghosts and COD: Infinite Warfare have been released since then, but a fourth Black Ops game was rumored for a while. It’s been […]

Players from the 2015 NBA Draft class are eligible for extensions this summer, including Minnesota Timberwolves big man Karl-Anthony Towns, New York Knicks big man Kristaps Porzingis, Boston Celtics point guard Terry Rozier, Brooklyn Nets point guard D’Angelo Russell, and big man Myles Turner of the Indiana Pacers, among many others. With the beginning of […]

Karl-Anthony Towns and Zach LaVine played together for two seasons with the Minnesota Timberwolves so there’s no doubt they’ve roasted each other multiple times over the years. But recently, KAT took the roasting to a completely different level when he enlisted the help of LaVine’s father. Wow, @ZachLaVine is really out here getting ROASTED BY […]

Karl-Anthony Towns is the latest NBA star to clap back at Donald Trump after his tweets about LeBron James. On Friday night Trump tweeted out that LeBron James was making CNN’s Dom Lemon look smart which isn’t easy to do. He also tried to settle the Michael Jordan and LeBron debating stating “I like Mike.” […]

Stat sheet, a white pieces of paper used to evaluate a team’s or a player’s performance. Stat sheets can assist coaches, players, and fans in many different ways. Player’s strengths and weaknesses, where the team’s needs to improve or which players contribute the most on the court. Most players aspire to have a nice, full […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves fell way short of what was expected of them last season. Despite having a roster stacked with talent, the team finished just eighth in the Western Division and was subsequently kicked out of the playoffs by the Houston Rockets in the first round. That left the Timberwolves in a state of great […]

As NBA 2K19 ratings are released, every player seems to have an opinion on their rating. Karl-Anthony Towns of the Minnesota Timberwolves is no exception. Towns was given a 91 overall rating which is the same rating he had in NBA 2K18. To no surprise, Towns was not impressed. 91? I don’t blame you @NBA2K, I […]

There has been a lot of talk this offseason about all the issues going on inside the Minnesota Timberwolves organization. Players, coaches, and the front office aren’t getting along and somehow they are supposed to improve in a tougher Western Conference this season. Karl-Anthony Towns is finally back in the Twin Cities after doing a […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves have two impending extensions to attend to with two of their biggest stars in Jimmy Butler and Karl-Anthony Towns. The franchise doled out a lucrative five-year, $150 million deal for young star Andrew Wiggins last season and now has two major checks to hand out with two stars that reportedly don’t see […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves have had an offseason filled with turmoil, but it sounds like some positive might finally be coming for the team. According to Jon Krawczynski and Michael Scotto of  The Athletic, Karl Anthony-Towns and the Timberwolves are working towards a contract extension. The Athletic Sources: Karl-Anthony Towns and the Minnesota Timberwolves are discussing a […]

ESPN’s Body issue is one of the more popular magazine issues over the year. It futures pro athletes wearing absolutely nothing or close to it and them posing in athletics positions. The only NBA player to be featured in this years magazine is Karl-Anthony Towns from the Minnesota Timberwolves and his girlfriend Kawahine Andrade has a […]

News broke back in May that superstar power forward/center Karl-Anthony Towns and the Minnesota Timberwolves are “not in a good place internally.” This was reported by ESPN’s Zach Lowe on The Lowe Post. His colleague Brian Windhorst asked Lowe to share his thoughts on Towns and the Timberwolves. Here is what Lowe said via Hoops Hype’s […]

To be in the ESPN Body issue an athlete has to be very comfortable in his body and for Karl Anthony Towns that is something he is. Towns were always really tall and hit a growth spurt in eighth grade, for some that might be awkward, but for Towns, he treated it as his superpower. […]

Rumors of Karl-Anthony Towns being upset with head coach Tom Thibodeau have dissipated after the end of their postseason, now presenting a different situation. According to Jon Krawczynski of The Athletic, the Minnesota Timberwolves center has not asked for a trade and could start extension talks in the near future. “Thibodeau and Towns have spoken […]

Most NBA insiders believe that the Los Angeles Lakers have the best chance of landing LeBron James in free agency this offseason. The four-time MVP is expected to opt out of his player option with the Cleveland Cavaliers for the 2018-19 season. Though the Lakers seem to be the most likely team to snatch James […]

Back in May, rumors circulated surrounding the alleged strained relationship between the Minnesota Timberwolves and the team’s prized big man Karl-Anthony Towns. That rumor did not get a prolonged exposure, and it was soon left in the backseat of the never-ending NBA news cycle. But perhaps in an attempt to squash any remaining concerns about […]

The last time the Minnesota Timberwolves made the playoffs prior to this season was in 2004. For reference, Kevin Garnett was flanked by Wally Szczerbiak, Sam Cassell, and Latrell Sprewell, the Los Angeles Lakers’ Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O’Neal were teammates, and Facebook was only a couple of months old. So, yeah, it had been a […]

About a couple of weeks ago, there were rumors that surfaced about an alleged strain in the relationship between the Minnesota Timberwolves and their prized big man Karl-Anthony Towns. Sensing an opportunity to woo Towns to come play with him sometime down the road, Phoenix Suns scoring machine Devin Booker hopped on Twitter and posted […]

On November 6, 2015, the Call of Duty franchise duty released Black Ops III, the 12th Call of Duty game and the third installment in the Black Ops series. Games like COD: Ghosts and COD: Infinite Warfare have been released since then, but a fourth Black Ops game was rumored for a while. It’s been […]

The Phoenix Suns were the big winners of last week’s 2018 NBA Draft Lottery when they were announced to have won the right to select the first overall pick. There’s no question that the Suns are the envy of just about every NBA team these days, as they have the luxury of picking the best […]

It’s just two years into the Tom Thibodeau era in Minnesota, and there have already been all kinds of issues, especially this offseason. There has been talk about if Karl-Anthony Towns could be traded, but according to Adrian Wojnarowski, it’s not Towns who is on the trade block, it could actually be Andrew Wiggins. “I think […]

The All NBA teams are not just a nice award for the players, it also means a lot in terms of how much money they can make in future contracts. With Karl-Anthony Towns being named to the All-NBA 3rd team, Towns can now receive an extension up to $188 million this offseason. Karl-Anthony Towns can […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves’ reported rift with Karl-Anthony Towns won’t be reason enough to ship him out of town. After initial reports by ESPN’s Brian Windhorst that the team explored a trade for Blake Griffin this past season, his colleague Adrian Wojnarowski explained how unlikely the possibility of a trade really is. “I think their owner […]

It’s been surprising to some how Minnesota Timberwolves center Karl-Anthony Towns became the center of trade rumors. This was due to a recent podcast with ESPN’s Zach Lowe and Brian Windhorst. But the hypothetical back and forth between Lowe and Windhorst was apparently misconstrued. Lowe clarified today on a podcast with Bill Simmons (transcribed by […]

With a reported rift between the Minnesota Timberwolves and franchise piece Karl-Anthony Towns, teams have prepared to phone up and explore a potential trade to acquire the talented big man. According to ESPN’s Brian Windhorst, the L.A. Clippers called the Wolves when trying to move franchise star Blake Griffin before he was shipped to the […]