A little over a year ago, the Minnesota Timberwolves and New York Knicks made a seismic trade that sent the Timberwolves’ longtime franchise player, Karl-Anthony Towns, away in exchange for Julius Randle, Donte DiVincenzo, and a first-round pick that eventually became Joan Beringer. As it stands now, the trade appears to have paid off for […]
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Let’s be honest, this one was the basketball equivalent of a sleepy Monday morning Zoom call before coffee. The Timberwolves walked into Brooklyn facing a winless Nets team, knowing the real test was looming 48 hours later at Madison Square Garden. It had all the makings of a trap game: disinterest, turnovers, foul trouble, and […]
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Let’s be honest, this one was the basketball equivalent of a sleepy Monday morning Zoom call before coffee. The Timberwolves walked into Brooklyn facing a winless Nets team, knowing the real test was looming 48 hours later at Madison Square Garden. It had all the makings of a trap game: disinterest, turnovers, foul trouble, and […]
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Minnesota Timberwolves at Brooklyn NetsDate: November 3rd, 2025Time: 6:00 PM CSTLocation: Barclays CenterTelevision Coverage: FanDuel Sports Network – NorthRadio Coverage: Wolves App, iHeart Radio The Minnesota Timberwolves finally showed signs of life in Charlotte, or at least remembered they’re an NBA team and not a rec-league group trying to figure out what a closeout is. […]
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Make no bones about it (pun intended): the Minnesota Timberwolves‘ win on Saturday night against the Charlotte Hornets was huge in getting the offense back on track and key players back into rhythm. Specifically, recently re-signed Naz Reid, who struggled out of the gate, but found his stride offensively with an 18-point jumpstart, and a […]
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Game Story An Italian man, a human bowling ball, and a miserable online following walk into Charlotte. They left with a broken nose, a win, and hundreds of different topics to re-litigate online. This game was, if I can speak candidly, not a fun experience to watch. The Minnesota Timberwolves have been having many of […]
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Life Without Ant: Minnesota’s Gut Check Week It’s been over a week since Timberwolves fans have been able to watch Anthony Edwards play a full game of basketball, and yes, that sentence already feels like a small tragedy. Edwards barely made it through three and a half minutes against Indiana before that hamstring said, “nah, […]
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Minnesota Timberwolves at Charlotte HornetsDate: November 1st, 2025Time: 5:00 PM CDTLocation: Spectrum CenterTelevision Coverage: FanDuel Sports Network – NorthRadio Coverage: Wolves App, iHeart Radio The Timberwolves’ Early Season Reality Check: Time to Grow Up There’s really only one word to sum up the start of this Minnesota Timberwolves season: disappointing. Not “panic-inducing.” Not “hopeless.” Just… […]
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The Timberwolves look to right the ship as they head to the East Coast to take on the Charlotte Hornets. The Timberwolves dropped a wild game Wednesday night against a depleted Lakers squad after climbing back from a double-digit deficit late in the game. After being in a malaise for much of the contest, they […]
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It wasn’t just another game. This was the second game of the season for both the Minnesota Timberwolves and Los Angeles Lakers, but the first night of NBA on Prime Video. It was a prime time matchup on opening weekend featuring a 2025 NBA playoff rematch. The Los Angeles faithful were out in full force, […]
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On today’s episode, Harrison Faigen of SB Nation joins the show to discuss the Minnesota Timberwolves, Los Angeles Lakers, and the Wednesday night meeting between the two teams that saw the Wolves fall to 2-3. — The Timberwolves’ defense has been utterly terrible five games into the season. They rank 28th in defensive efficiency, a […]
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The ESPN primetime matchup between the Minnesota Timberwolves and the Los Angeles Lakers perhaps wasn’t what it was billed to be before the season, versus what it ended up being on the floor. Still down Anthony Edwards and Jaylen Clark, the Wolves faced a Laker squad that could only physically dress eight players for Wednesday […]
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Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Los Angeles LakersDate: October 29th, 2025Time: 8:30 PM CDTLocation: Target CenterTelevision Coverage: ESPN, FanDuel Sports Network – NorthRadio Coverage: KFAN FM, Wolves App, iHeart Radio Four days ago we were supposed to get Showtime. Anthony Edwards vs. Luka Doncic. Amazon Prime debut. League-approved marquee showcase. Instead, we got flops, whistles, NBA-WWE crossover […]
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The best and worst part about the NBA is that there’s always another game right around the corner. Sometimes that fact is an opportunity. Other times it is a threat. After losing to the Denver Nuggets for the first time since November of 2023, the Minnesota Timberwolves look to bounce back against a shorthanded Los […]
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The Denver Nuggets coming to town would typically be a welcome sight at Target Center for fans both watching in-person and on the Minnesota Timberwolves’ second nationally-televised game of the year. However, just five days after the season opener in Portland, it would prove to be the first complete game test for a banged-up Minnesota […]
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As first reported by ESPN insider Shams Charania, news of Minnesota Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards injury status was announced Monday afternoon. Shortly afterwards, the official Timberwolves Public Relations team put out a statement with more details. The report calmed some nerves from the initial jump scare of a potential two week injury. Many of us […]
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On Sunday night in downtown Minneapolis, the Minnesota Timberwolves opened their home schedule with a 114-110 win over the Indiana Pacers. Given the Pacers’ lengthy injury report, it was a game the Wolves needed to win. Despite Anthony Edwards playing just over three minutes, leaving the game with right hamstring tightness, the Timberwolves found a […]
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Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Denver NuggetsDate: October 26th, 2025Time: 8:30 PM CDTLocation: Target CenterTelevision Coverage: PeacockRadio Coverage: KFAN FM, Wolves App, iHeart Radio They don’t hand out banners for psychological warfare, but if they did, the Timberwolves would already be hanging one over the visitors’ tunnel just for the way they’ve taken up residence inside Denver’s […]
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Streaming Wars, Revenge Plots & One Very Real Early-Season Gut Check It’s never just “another game” when the Minnesota Timberwolves and Denver Nuggets play basketball. These two teams have been circling each other like heavyweight rivals in a trilogy fight, except this script is actually good. The rivalry truly kicked off back in 2023, when […]
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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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