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Derrick Rose continued to make his case for an All-Star bid and the Most Improved Player award on Sunday night, pulling the Minnesota Timberwolves from a potentially embarrassing loss, snatching a last-second game-winner against the Phoenix Suns. Rose scored 29 of his game-high 31 points in the second half and hit an 18-footer with 0.6 […]

With the whole Jimmy Butler drama well behind him, it appears that Minnesota Timberwolves cornerstone superstar Karl-Anthony Towns is all set to reclaim his post as one of the league’s top big men. However, as it turns out, teammate Derrick Rose actually played a big part in helping Towns get through the challenges of dealing […]

It has been over two months since Jimmy Butler successfully forced his way out of the Minnesota Timberwolves. However, it’s still one of the most controversial narratives of the season. Timberwolves veteran guard Derrick Rose, who himself was a firsthand witness to all the drama, shared his thoughts on the matter, via ESPN’s Jackie MacMullan: […]

Renowned Kentucky head coach John Calipari has chimed in on the whole Karl-Anthony Towns versus Jimmy Butler feud that was reportedly one of the main reasons why the latter forced his way out of the Minnesota Timberwolves. According to Calipari, who coached Towns during the 7-footer’s time in Kentucky, the dispute between these two former […]

Jimmy Butler’s tenure with the Minnesota Timberwolves was clouded with his poor fit alongside young players like Karl-Anthony Towns, even having his college coach, University of Kentucky’s John Calipari, saying Towns was bullied by the now-Philadelphia 76ers forward. Butler took exception to that: “Whatever. That’s OK,” Jimmy Butler told ESPN’s Jackie MacMullan after hearing of […]

The pairing of Jimmy Butler and Karl-Anthony Towns proved to be a poor fit during a year-and-change of being partners on the court, which can be traced to having much different personalities. The now-Philadelphia 76ers forward thinks his former teammate is just “too nice” — which likely played a part in why Butler didn’t see […]

Karl-Anthony Towns was just as humiliated as the rest of his teammates after the Minnesota Timberwolves got smoked out of the Wells Fargo Center by the Philadelphia 76ers 149-107, ruining any hope of dealing the first blow in the Jimmy Butler Bowl. Towns had a no-show effort, scoring only 13 points — his lowest point total […]

Karl-Anthony Towns of the Minnesota Timberwolves had a tender moment with a young fan who’s battling leukemia. Towns gave the Wolves fan several gifts, including a personalized jersey, a game-worn jersey, and a customized pair of kicks. Below is a clip of their heartfelt meeting, as posted by B/R Kicks: .@KarlTowns gifted a young fan […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves got a much needed 110-106 win against the New Orleans Pelicans behind another monster performance from their big man, Karl Anthony Towns. Towns posted 27 points, a career-high 27 rebounds, three assists, four blocks, and two steals in the win. During his postgame interview, the Timberwolves crowd let Karl-Anthony Towns know they […]

Minnesota Timberwolves star Karl-Anthony Towns is still trying to figure out whether he’ll be able to play against the New Orleans Pelicans on Saturday. Towns was forced to go to the locker room early on in Friday’s game against the Dallas Mavericks, but came back into the game and earned a double-double by notching 30 points […]

Minnesota Timberwolves All-Star big man Karl-Anthony Towns is now the sixth leading scorer in franchise history. Towns passed shooting guard Doug West on Friday against the Dallas Mavericks at home. West scored 6,216 points as a member of the Timberwolves. With his first bucket tonight, @KarlTowns moved into 6th place on the franchise scoring list. 📈 […]

The departure of Tom Thibodeau in Minnesota was a long time coming. The tension between the front office, ownership, and Thibadeau has been well-documented. His inability to get star center Karl-Anthony Towns to play better defense at the rim, and the whole team to improve in general, has put him in the hot seat for some […]

The entire Minnesota Timberwolves locker room showered rookie coach Ryan Saunders with praise (and water) following a debut win over the higher-seeded Oklahoma City Thunder on Tuesday. A 119-117 close affair was enough for Karl-Anthony Towns to join in on the celebration, despite being “shocked” at the firing of his former coach Tom Thibodeau. “He […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves are 4-3 since Christmas, and All-Star big man Karl-Anthony Towns is the main reason why the team has been winning games lately. In seven games since Christmas Day, Karl-Anthony Towns is averaging 28.3 points, 17.0 rebounds and 2.9 blocks while shooting 53.6 percent from the field, 37.9 percent from beyond the arc […]

Despite some well-publicized disagreements between the two, it appears that the relationship between Karl-Anthony Towns and Tom Thibodeau did not play a role in the Minnesota Timberwolves head coach’s recent dismissal. According to The Athletic’s Jon Krawczynski, Towns and Thibodeau had gotten along well in the weeks leading up to the firing on Sunday night: […]

Minnesota Timberwolves teammates Derrick Rose and Karl-Anthony Towns were stunned by the firing of head coach Tom Thibodeau, one that came in the wake of two consecutive wins. The latter was a rousing 22-point victory over the Los Angeles Lakers, closing the gap between the 11th-place Wolves and the purple and gold, who hold the […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves are a few games outside of the Western Conference playoff race. They’ve had impressive wins against the Orlando Magic and the Los Angeles Lakers thanks to Karl-Anthony Towns, who’s been in an impressive run as of late. Karl-Anthony Towns has recorded at least 28 points and 12 rebounds in each of his […]

Tempers flared on Sunday afternoon when the Los Angeles Lakers and Minnesota Timberwolves faced off at Target Center. During the second quarter, Lakers forward Michael Beasley had some choice words for T’Wolves star Karl-Anthony Towns as he walked to the bench. Michael Beasley told Karl-Anthony Towns he wanted to fight him KAT gets the tech […]

Luka Doncic is quickly making a name for himself on the Dallas Mavericks. Doncic is turning in a magnificent rookie season and is the clear front-runner for Rookie of the Year. ESPN analyst and former NBA great Chauncey Billups is a huge fan of Doncic. On ESPN’s “NBA Countdown,” Billups was asked about a few […]

Ever since trading away Jimmy Butler, the Minnesota Timberwolves have slowly given back Karl-Anthony Towns the role of primary scorer. He’s been playing extremely well as of late, and Tom Thibodeau has noticed. Thibadeau told Jon Kawczynski of The Athletic: “He’s reading the game extremely well. He’s not forcing things. He’s making the right plays. He’s […]

Minnesota Timberwolves big man Karl-Anthony Towns is not known as a defensive stopper, so it might sound strange hearing him harp on his team’s issues on that end of the floor. However, after the Timberwolves’ 115-102 loss to the Boston Celtics on Wednesday night, Towns pointed out the defense as a big reason for Minnesota’s […]

Minnesota Timberwolves star Karl-Anthony Towns has taken his game to another level the past week, posting some historic stat lines as he tries to put his team on his back. Monday night against the New Orleans Pelicans, Towns recorded 28 points, 17 rebounds, six assists and five blocks, making him the second player since 1973-74 […]

Thanks in large part to the outstanding effort put up by Karl-Anthony Towns, the Minnesota Timberwolves managed to walk away from Sunday’s matchup against the Miami Heat with a 113-104 victory. Thanks to his big performance, Towns accomplished something not done since Kevin Garnett was with the Timberwolves in 2005: Karl-Anthony Towns is the first […]

Karl-Anthony Towns of the Minnesota Timberwolves filled up the stat sheets against the Miami Heat and forged a place right beside NBA legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. In their 113-104 victory over the Heat, Towns finished with 34 points, 18 rebounds, seven assists, and six blocks. Per Basketball-Reference, the only player to log in similar numbers is Abdul-Jabbar […]

Minnesota Timberwolves center Karl-Anthony Towns was not happy after the officials did not call a foul on the last shot of the game. KAT unloading on the referee after they refuse to call a foul on the Wolves last shot pic.twitter.com/ul6M0g4G9L — CJ Fogler account may or may not be notable (@cjzero) December 29, 2018 […]

Karl-Anthony Towns of the Minnesota Timberwolves shared a light moment with Taj Gibson as the former did a trust fall into his teammate’s arms. After snagging the offensive rebound and converting on a potential and-1, Towns comfortably fell into Gibson’s arms. Check out the video below posted by NBA on ESPN: KAT with the mid-game […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves got their first road win of the season against a Western Conference team Sunday night when they defeated the Oklahoma City Thunder, and a team outing at Topgolf on Saturday organized by Karl-Anthony Towns might have played a big role in the win. The Timberwolves’ players had a team-bonding event at Topgolf […]

The tandem of Karl-Anthony Towns and Derrick Rose of the Minnesota Timberwolves is slowly but surely developing some chemistry. The two showcased that chemistry in the second quarter of their road game against the Phoenix Suns, where the former 2011 NBA MVP delivered a perfect lob pass in transition to KAT, who finished with a […]

Jimmy Butler’s exit from the Minnesota Timberwolves unleashed Karl-Anthony Towns’ full potential, now unable to defer to a better player and tasked with the bulk of the offensive responsibilities. The front office, the coaching staff and the players had waited for a time when Towns would take matters into his own hands, and Butler’s trade […]

Karl-Anthony Towns has started to consistently put the Minnesota Timberwolves on his back after Jimmy Butler was dealt out of The Twin Cities, going from a disappointing 4-9 record to surpassing the .500 mark for the first time this season with a rousing 121-104 win over the Charlotte Hornets. Teammates like Taj Gibson and Derrick […]

The awakening of Karl-Anthony Towns is the single-most anticipated even for the Minnesota Timberwolves and on Wednesday night against the Charlotte Hornets, the big man showed strong signs of making the right strides and teammates like Jeff Teague are seeing it happen right before their eyes. Towns put up one of the best stat lines […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves defeated the Charlotte Hornets on Wednesday behind a monster game from All-Star big man Karl-Anthony Towns. Towns finished with 35 points, 12 rebounds, and six blocks against the Hornets in Minnesota’s 121-104 home win. According to Alan Horton of Wolves radio, it was the first 35-plus point, 10-plus rebound, and five-plus block game […]

Derrick Rose gave some deserving praise to teammates Karl-Anthony Towns and Robert Covington for their work on defense against the Houston Rockets, a game that saw the Minnesota Timberwolves pull back to the .500 mark after starting the season 4-9 with Jimmy Butler on the roster. Since, the Wolves have gone an impressive 8-3, powered […]

There were stretches during the 2017-18 season when former Minnesota Timberwolves small forward Jimmy Butler would avoid giving All-Star big man Karl-Anthony Towns the ball consistently on offense as a protest of sorts at Towns’ inconsistent effort and execution on the defensive end, according to Zach Harper of The Athletic. Jimmy Butler and Karl-Anthony Towns […]

Kevin Garnett, NBA legend and a former member of the Minnesota Timberwolves, believes that Karl-Anthony Towns is still in the process of being a leader for his team. Per Jon Krawczynski of The Athletic, Garnett gave his opinion on where Towns stands as the new leader of the team. For the former MVP, the 23-year-old […]

Minnesota Timberwolves veterans Derrick Rose and Taj Gibson understand the pressure on Karl-Anthony Towns to grow as a leader of the team, and they are doing their best to help the young big man fulfill the role. Following the departure of Jimmy Butler, Karl-Anthony Towns — alongside Andrew Wiggins — was thrown into a leadership […]

Though they’ve only been teammates for a short period of time, Karl-Anthony Towns and Robert Covington seem to be developing a friendship as members of the Minnesota Timberwolves. Covington, now 27 years of age, came to the Timberwolves as part of a trade with the Philadelphia 76ers earlier this month — the same deal that […]

Before the season started, a rumor circulated that Jimmy Butler and Karl-Anthony Towns might have been involved with the same woman. Upon seeing the rumor on Twitter, Towns quickly dubbed it as fake news back in September and the Timberwolves’ All-Star big man is back on Twitter to fire back at the gossip trolls. The gossip outlet […]

Minnesota Timberwolves swingman Andrew Wiggins had arguably the worst game of his career against the Chicago Bulls on Saturday night. Wiggins missed all 12 of his field goal attempts en route to a goose egg on the score sheet, and he only recorded one rebound and one assist in 29 minutes of action. Luckily for […]