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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 […]

The rift between the Minnesota Timberwolves and franchise center Karl-Anthony Towns has become a big enigma over the course of the postseason, making it yet another storyline that could have repercussions during the offseason. According to ESPN’s Brian Windhorst, the tension between KAT and the Wolves could be about his relationship with head coach and […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves, one day long ago, drafted Karl-Anthony Towns with the hopes that he would become their next franchise player. Now it seems that the love affair has ended. Bryan Kalbrosky of Hoops Hype, relaying thoughts of Zach Lowe and Brian Windhorst of ESPN during a recent podcast, on the latest scuttlebutt: On a […]

When a promising All-Star is rumored to be on the trading block — whether it is just widely speculated due to their disappointing play in terms of the big picture or there are blatant whispers that they are indeed being shopped — the internet is quickly on the trade machine concocting numerous scenarios that range […]

Earlier, it was reported that the Minnesota Timberwolves and big man Karl-Anthony Towns may not be seeing each other eye to eye. This was an assumption Zach Lowe and Brian Windhorst divulged during an episode of The Lowe Post in which the two tickled the imagination of their listeners by insinuating that the Timberwolves and […]

Through his first three seasons in the league, Minnesota Timberwolves All-Star big man Karl Anthony Towns has established himself as one of the top players in the league. His continued ascension in his development has put him on pace to earn a new lucrative extension that he will be up to eligible to ink this upcoming […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves ended a 13-year playoff drought this year when the team was able to secure the eighth seed in the 2018 NBA playoffs. Unfortunately, they were ousted in the first round against the top-seeded Houston Rockets in five games, but the future looks bright for the Timberwolves if their core guys step up […]

Andrew Wiggins helped the Minnesota Timberwolves make the postseason for the first time since 2004 this year. Still, Wiggins said this wasn’t his best season after the Rockets ended his team’s brief playoff run in the first round. Wiggins said he did learn a lot, and next year will be better. There were rumors about […]

Season Autopsies: San Antonio Spurs | Phoenix Suns | Dallas Mavericks | Sacramento Kings | Denver Nuggets | Milwaukee Bucks | Miami Heat | Minnesota Timberwolves When the Minnesota Timberwolves traded for Jimmy Butler and signed Jeff Teague, Taj Gibson and Jamal Crawford in free agency last summer, they appeared ready to snap their 14-year playoff drought. They accomplished that mission by the skin of their teeth, beating the […]

Following a quick first-round exit against the top-seeded Houston Rockets, the Minnesota Timberwolves will have plenty of offseason questions to address, expected to prioritize the re-signing of their talisman, Jimmy Butler. Butler was acquired in a draft night trade with the Chicago Bulls, reuniting him with his former coach Tom Thibodeau, and later with a […]

NBA players take on hobbies outside of basketball when they aren’t traveling or putting in work on the court on any given night during the season. The long nights don’t end because many of them find other activities that keep them occupied throughout the night. For many of them, that comes in the form of […]

Karl-Anthony Towns got a much-awaited playoff experience this season for the Minnesota Timberwolves, facing some obstacles and also finding success coming in as an eighth-seeded team against the squad with the best overall record in the league, the Houston Rockets. Following a series-deciding 122-104 loss in Game 5, the Kentucky product explained his experience from playing […]

Everything was rolling for the Minnesota Timberwolves on Saturday night. They snatched a 121-105 victory over the Houston Rockets in a game they needed to have. Minnesota’s triples fell at an absurd rate, their turnover count was low, and Houston’s historic offense struggled to get off the ground. Avoiding a 3-0 deficit was obviously huge, but […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves took advantage of their return home with a solid 121-105 victory over the Houston Rockets in Game 3. However, the most notable highlight of the night was a rather peculiar gesture from center Karl-Anthony Towns. It goes without saying that guard James Harden has been the bane of the Timberwolves existence in the […]

When the Minnesota Timberwolves beat the Denver Nuggets in Game 82 of the regular season there was evidently a lot more on the line than just a playoff berth for one fan. We'll pay for you to change your name, friend. We haven't forgotten. If you see this, DM us. pic.twitter.com/bzB0RKUEMO — Minnesota Timberwolves (@Timberwolves) […]

With at least two games in the books for each series, the only thing predictable is the unpredictability. From LeBron James suffering a first round loss for the first time in almost six years to James Harden going 2-for-18 in a Houston Rockets blowout win, it looks like we’re in for a wild ride this […]

Whether you like ESPN personality Stephen A. Smith or not, the man is never afraid to speak his mind on a wide variety of sports and social issues. That is exactly what he did on Thursday morning during ESPN’s “First Take” when the topic of Minnesota Timberwolves star center Karl-Anthony Towns came up. Towns, who […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves and Karl-Anthony Towns have gotten off to a slow start in their first playoff appearance in over a decade. In each of first two games, Towns has been held to single-digit scoring outputs and has been nearly invisible in each game. Towns said he and the team can’t be frustrated with the […]

Karl-Anthony Towns didn’t have the strong bounce-back game every player in the series expected him to have after a disappointing nine-point outing in Game 1. The Minnesota Timberwolves center had only five points on 2-of-9 shooting from the floor, missing both of his free-throw attempts as the Houston Rockets made quick work of his team, […]

With the Minnesota Timberwolves’ lopsided 102-82 loss on Wednesday night to the Houston Rockets in Game 2, the Wolves now find themselves down 2-0 with the series set to shift back to Minnesota for the next two games. One of the main reasons as to why they haven’t been able to be successful so far […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves suffered a Game 1 loss to the Houston Rockets which in hindsight was a winnable game looking at the final minutes of the game. While it appeared to be a disaster for the Wolves, it wasn’t as bad as it seemed, although there are things that could have been done which would […]