Timberwolves basketball is back at Target Center. For the first time since the 2025 Western Conference Finals, the Minnesota Timberwolves took the floor in downtown Minneapolis with actual stakes attached to the game. The crowd was electric right from the opening tip as Wolves fans waited patiently through the long offseason. There were a lot […]
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Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Indiana PacersDate: October 26th, 2025Time: 6:00 PM CDTLocation: Target CenterTelevision Coverage: FanDuel Sports Network – NorthRadio Coverage: Wolves App, iHeart Radio Perhaps Jeff Bezos could’ve saved himself a few hundred million dollars by buying the WWE streaming rights instead of the NBA. Because whatever we watched Friday night in L.A. was straight […]
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It’s been quite a while since a preseason storyline completely hijacked the fanbase quite like the Timberwolves’ backup point guard conundrum. Our SBNation Reacts question this week was supposed to be a simple poll. A fun little barbershop debate. Donte DiVincenzo? Rob Dillingham? Bones Hyland? Who’s gonna matter most as the non-Mike-Conley adult in the […]
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You couldn’t script a more “welcome home, now fight for your life” kind of opener if you tried. The Wolves limp back to Minneapolis after coughing up a frustrating loss to Luka and the Lakers. But now it’s time to hit the reset button. Lights back on at Target Center. Finally. Wolves vs. Pacers. Sunday […]
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Game Story You’ve heard of Prime Time. But tonight was a different type of Prime Time. It was the first primetime NBA game on Amazon Prime. On a beautiful 70 degree Los Angeles evening, Crypto.com Arena was packed full of fans and stars. Dwyane Wade. Candace Parker. Justin Herbert. Even the Timberwolves very own Kevin […]
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Minnesota Timberwolves at Los Angeles LakersDate: October 24th, 2025Time: 9:00 PM CDTLocation: Crypto.com ArenaTelevision Coverage: Amazon Prime VideoRadio Coverage: KFAN FM, Wolves App, iHeart Radio They say revenge is a dish best served cold, but if you’re the Timberwolves, the smartest thing you can do is make sure it never even leaves the kitchen. Minnesota […]
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It’s the rematch the NBA’s scheduling gods clearly had circled in red ink. The Timberwolves, fresh off their opener in Portland where Anthony Edwards casually decided, “Okay fine, I’ll win this myself”, now head to Los Angeles for their first real marquee test of the season. Yes, Portland was stressful. Yes, Portland was sloppy. But […]
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With 10 minutes left in the third quarter, Deni Avdija barreled down the lane, buried his shoulder into Jaden McDaniels’ chest, discarded the All-Defensive wing, and converted an and one to bump the Portland Trail Blazers’ feisty single-digit lead to six. A small play among many over the course of three and a half quarters, […]
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With 10 minutes left in the third quarter, Deni Avdija barreled down the lane, buried his shoulder into Jaden McDaniels’ chest, discarded the All-Defensive wing, and converted an and one to bump the Portland Trail Blazers’ feisty single-digit lead to six. A small play among many over the course of three and a half quarters, […]
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Minnesota Timberwolves at Portland Trail BlazersDate: October 22nd, 2025Time: 9:00 PM CDTLocation: Moda CenterTelevision Coverage: FanDuel Sports Network – NorthRadio Coverage: Wolves App, iHeart Radio Do you remember that horrible, sinking, gut-twisting feeling as Game 5 of the 2025 Western Conference Finals slipped away? Of course you do. You can probably still see the Thunder’s […]
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Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NBA. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Timberwolves fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. Please take our survey
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Here we go, Canis Hoopus faithful – Timberwolves basketball is officially back! No more scrimmage vibes. No more International Friendship Games Against Teams Who Just Lost by 58 to the Clippers. Starting tonight… the games actually count. And the stakes have never been higher. Back-to-back Western Conference Finals appearances pushed this franchise out of “hopeful […]
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Can you believe we are a decade into this opening night predictions? I have to take a quick moment to shout out our previous Canis Hoopus overlords, John Meyer (FAQ incoming), Eric in Madison, Kyle Theige, and Jack Borman for setting a foundation of tradition and pinpoint forecasting abilities. If you really want a few […]
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The Wolves Didn’t Come This Far to Only Come This Far You can count the truly great Timberwolves seasons on one hand and still have fingers left to point at old scars. 2004’s Big Three run. The Ant-KAT breakthrough that torched Phoenix and toppled Denver. Last spring’s sequel where a disjointed regular season suddenly turned […]
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Game Story A preseason back-to-back? Joel Embiid’s return? The Minnesota Timberwolves kicked off a weekend of Minnesota sports teams playing against Philadelphia sports teams in their final preseason tune-up before the regular season officially starts in Portland on Wednesday. The Wolves did not activate many of their “main rotation guys” tonight after they played high […]
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Minnesota Timberwolves at Philadelphia 76ersDate: October 17th, 2025Time: 6:00 PM CDTLocation: Xfinity Mobile ArenaTelevision Coverage: NBA League PassRadio Coverage: KFAN FM, Wolves App, iHeart Radio Here we go — the Timberwolves’ sixth and final preseason game. The last dress rehearsal before the orchestra actually plays. Tonight, the Wolves are in Philadelphia to face the Sixers […]
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The Last Fake Game Before It Gets Real And so here we are, the sixth and final preseason game. The end of the road before basketball starts to count again. For Chris Finch and his staff, Friday night in Philadelphia is the last chance to tinker, experiment, and evaluate the young guys before the Timberwolves […]
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With the start of the regular season less than a week away, the Minnesota Timberwolves took on the Chicago Bulls, looking to tune up a few final areas before starting their 2025-26 campaign. The Timberwolves played their full rotation of starting players in the game, with Naz Reid as the lone exception, as he missed […]
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On Wednesday, Anthony Edwards and longtime friend Nick Maddox hosted the first annual Believe That Awards. Maddox explained at the start of the show that this award show would not be a typical award show; instead, it would be presented in a barber shop or living room style. The show had a wide-ranging set of […]
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Minnesota Timberwolves at Chicago BullsDate: October 16th, 2025Time: 7:00 PM CDTLocation: United CenterTelevision Coverage: FanDuel Sports Network – NorthRadio Coverage: KFAN FM, Wolves App, iHeart Radio The Wolves Beat the Guangzhou Loong-Lions (Because, Of Course They Did) Let’s start with the obvious: the Minnesota Timberwolves just beat the Guangzhou Loong-Lions by 60 points in a […]
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Timberwolves Blow Past the Loong-Lions, Now Set Their Sights on the Bulls — and Reality Let’s be honest: that 60-point curb-stomping of the Loong-Lions wasn’t basketball, it was cardio with referees. That’s what the preseason is for: one part entertainment, one part lab experiment, and one part “please don’t let anyone get hurt.” After two […]
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If you wanted to watch the Minnesota Timberwolves’ first-round pick, Joan Beringer, play in NBA competition, you got that for a small portion of this game. That’s about all I can report. Former NBA journeyman Frank Kaminsky, a starting member of the Guangzhou Loong-Lions and coming off of a team-leading 22 point game against the […]
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Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Guangzhou Loong-LionsDate: October 13th, 2025Time: 7:00 PM CDTLocation: Target CenterTelevision Coverage: NBA League PassRadio Coverage: KFAN FM, Wolves App, iHeart Radio After back-to-back overtime losses, the 1-2 Timberwolves get a chance to “right the ship” Monday night when the Guangzhou Loong-Lions of the Chinese Basketball Association make their third and final stop […]
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It’s Monday night, Minnesota versus the Lions. And for one brief moment, you might do a double take. “Wait, are we talking football?” Nope. Not even close. This isn’t the NFC North. This is the NBA preseason, where logic takes a backseat, and we’re about to watch the Minnesota Timberwolves host the Guangzhou Loong-Lions of […]
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