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As long as his team was playing well — which it has since his trade from the Minnesota Timberwolves — Kevin Love wasn’t likely to be dogged by the type of locker room rumors as he was with the Timberwolves. Those days are over. Read more →
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Tag: NBA
ESPN reports today that Taylor, who’s not getting any younger, has sold a minority interest in the team to Lizhang Jiang, a Shanghai-based businessman, that puts the value of the team at $1 billion.
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If you have any heart at all, the newest member of the Minnesota Timberwolves is the kind of person you want to hug.
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Ricky Rubio is threatening to leave the team if the Timberwolves don’t make the playoffs next season, according to ESPN.
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Minnesota’s NBA team this season has now beaten the best team in the league, and lost to the worst team (Philadelphia) in the league. Read more →
Minnesota Timberwolves owner Glen Taylor has tried a few times to unload the team he saved from moving to New Orleans once, and the latest attempt appears to be fizzling. Read more →
After losing a game Saturday night, Minnesota Timberwolves coach Sam Mitchell tried to embarrass a reporter for asking a question everyone who paid for a ticket was asking. Read more →
The forthcoming issue of ESPN the Magazine has a fascinating inside look at Minnesota Timberwolves legend Kevin Garnett and the things that make him tick. And, for once, we understand why the NBA fossil is so slow to retire. Read more →
Here’s the video shown before tonight’s Minnesota Timberwolves game honoring long-time coach Flip Saunders, who died last week of complications from cancer treatment.
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Kevin Garnett and Flip Saunders were joined at the hip in the NBA. This afternoon, KG posted this picture on his Facebook page with the caption “forever in my heart.” Update 7:11p Stephon Marbury’s tribute: My heart and all of my love goes out to Flip Saunders Family as your leader leaves this earth in Read more →
Robin Ficker specializes in making life miserable for other humans. Read more →
When you’re a professional basketball player, you really don’t need anyone to give you cars and prizes; you can buy them with the pocket change you put on the dresser every night.
But it still takes a special person to pass the wealth along to someone else.
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Missouri Senator Claire McCaskill waded into dangerous territory for politicians overnight: college sports and the kids who don’t bother going to class. Read more →
Connor, a 16-year-old basketball fan in Seattle — a city without an NBA team — sent a letter to every NBA team asking why he should be a fan of their team. Read more →
When someone wants to be here, it affirms us.
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