Brazil, Spain, Russia, Argentina And Nigeria Impress In Olympic Openers
LONDON – The U.S. Men’s Senior National Team wasn’t the only crew to walk away from the first day of Olympic competition with an impressive win, theirs coming in a 98-71 thumping of France in the...
View ArticleInternational Rookie Class Goes Well Beyond 2012 Draftees
HANG TIME NEW JERSEY – When it comes to international talent entering the NBA Draft, this was a down year. No international players were selected until the Nuggets took France’s Evan Fournier with the...
View ArticleRubio’s knee, not timetable, matters
They waited two years for him after spending the No. 5 pick in the 2009 draft on a worth-the-gamble move. What’s the big deal if the Minnesota Timberwolves have to wait another three months? Or even...
View ArticleBlatt Says ‘Nyet’ To Russia; NBA Next?
The question about David Blatt only flared up every two or four years, at least among casual fans of international basketball: Why isn’t that guy coaching in the NBA or at a major college program? For...
View ArticleAdelman Has Beat-Up Wolves Believing
DALLAS -- Rick Adelman is brewing something special with the Minnesota Timberwolves. So much so that one might wonder if a certain Buss family in L.A. might regret not hiring their former Sacramento...
View ArticleRescue Timberwolves? Rubio’s Return Could Rev Them Up
MINNEAPOLIS – Ricky Rubio figures to be a lot of things when he finally returns to the Minnesota Timberwolves’ lineup nine months after knee surgery and rehab: A hardwood savior. A gate attraction. An...
View ArticleAdelman Steers Injury-Plagued Wolves
a HANGTIME SOUTHWEST — If Minnesota Timberwolves coach Rick Adelman can somehow steer his dejected club through these latest injury setbacks to his two injury-marred stars, please reward him with long...
View ArticleLove’s Latest Injury Testing Wolves’ Mettle
a HANG TIME SOUTHWEST – So this is just how it’s going to be for the Minnesota Timberwolves, a season so marred by constant injury that it stands to test their collective sanity as much as their...
View ArticleD-League Showcase Brings Beverley Home
RENO, Nev. — The biggest change for Patrick Beverley in his first NBA D-League game was being able to understand all that was said by of his teammates. For better part of the past four years, he’s...
View ArticleKirilenko Invaluable To Wolves, Shved
. DALLAS – Andrei Kirilenko has been a godsend to the Minnesota Timberwolves and Russian rookie Alexey Shved during this strange twist of a season. It’s a minor miracle that the Wolves are still...
View ArticleGot Shooting? It’s Going Fast
. HANG TIME NEW JERSEY – The 2012-13 season shall forever be known as the year of the three. There were 3-point records set on the individual, team and league levels. And Ray Allen‘s 3-pointer to tie...
View ArticleOne Team, One Stat: Jump Shots A Problem For Timberwolves
From Media Day until opening night, NBA.com’s John Schuhmann will provide a key stat for each team in the league and show you, with film and analysis, why it matters. Up next are the Minnesota...
View ArticleHowling Wolves Deal With Quiet Time
Your browser does not support iframes. VIDEO: The Rockets beat the Timberwolves 112-101 on Saturday Remember when the Timberwolves were something to howl about? It was less than two weeks ago when the...
View ArticleLaVine delivers more than dunks in Vegas
By Jeff Caplan, NBA.com Your browser does not support iframes. VIDEO: Rookie Zach LaVine from UCLA tore up the Samsung Summer League in Las Vegas LAS VEGAS – Zach LaVine jumps really high and talks...
View ArticleMorning Shootaround — August 24
Your browser does not support iframes. VIDEO: Kevin Love’s top plays with the Timberwolves NEWS OF THE MORNING Cavaliers trade for Kevin Love | Wolves get Young | Team USA’s new look No. 1: Cavaliers...
View ArticleQualifying offers, 2015
HANG TIME NEW JERSEY — Free agency began at midnight ET on Tuesday night. When the season ended, there were 46 free agents set to be restricted free agents, where their teams could match any offer...
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