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June 5, 2017
Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr speaks at a news conference after Game 2 of basketball's NBA Finals against the Cleveland Cavaliers in Oak

An ordinary performance, an extraordinary return for Warriors coach Steve Kerr

Back problems have taken their toll on Golden State's coach.
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June 5, 2017
Timberwolves guard Ricky Rubio

Ricky Rubio tells Spanish site he'd like Wolves' front office to value his input

Heading into his seventh NBA season, Ricky Rubio told a Spanish-language web site he would like the Wolves' front office to value his opinion.
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June 4, 2017
Kevin Durant, center, celebrated with Golden State teammates Draymond Green, left, and Klay Thompson.

NBA Finals: Game 2 recap

The key player and stats from Sunday's game:
Wolves
June 3, 2017
FILE - In this July 13, 2016, file photo, NBA basketball players Carmelo Anthony, Chris Paul, Dwyane Wade and LeBron James, from left, speak on stage

Souhan: LeBron James' recent incident proof that racism is alive and unwell

You can't turn on a television without observing how far race relations have to go in our country, or how far they have regressed.
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June 2, 2017
Jack McCloskey

Ex-Wolves GM 'Trader Jack' McCloskey dies

Jack McCloskey, the former Timberwolves general manager and the man who built the Detroit Pistons' "Bad Boys" championship teams, died Thursday. He was 91.
Wolves
June 1, 2017
'A gigantic extraordinarily talented baby': LaVine, Towns read 'Mean Tweets'

'A gigantic extraordinarily talented baby': LaVine, Towns read 'Mean Tweets'

Timberwolves players Zach LaVine and Karl-Anthony Towns join others as good sports reading mean tweets about themselves
Wolves
June 1, 2017
Cavaliers can render regular season more meaningless with Game 1 victory

Cavaliers can render regular season more meaningless with Game 1 victory

If the NBA is really tired of a bunch of teams resting players and treating the regular season like an afterthought, here's a novel idea: Make home-court advantage really worth something.
Wolves
May 31, 2017
Kris Dunn

Kris Dunn makes a whole bunch of friends in Minnesota with one tweet

With one short, simple tweet during a glorious sunny afternoon Wednesday, the Timberwolves guard made a bunch of friends in Minnesota.
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May 31, 2017
Minnesota Timberwolves CEO Ethan Casson, left, talks with Timberwolves majority owner Glen Taylor following a news conference, Tuesday, May 30, 2017,

A team of their own: Wolves take over, rename Iowa's D League team

The Iowa Energy will now be known as the Iowa Wolves and the NBA's D League will soon be renamed the G League as part of a sponsorship deasl.
Wolves
May 30, 2017
Minnesota Timberwolves guard Ricky Rubio

So really, what is the Timberwolves' plan at point guard?

Two reports, both coming from the same source, are enough to at least revisit the Timberwolves' point guard situation heading into the summer.
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May 26, 2017
Ex-Wolves Love, Williams finally share championship experience

Ex-Wolves Love, Williams finally share championship experience

The former lottery draft picks celebrated Thursday night an Eastern Conference championship and berth in the NBA Finals as Cleveland Cavaliers teammates.
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May 25, 2017
Ex-Wolves guard turned Beijing basketball legend Marbury stars in biopic

Ex-Wolves guard turned Beijing basketball legend Marbury stars in biopic

Former Timberwolves point guard Stephon Marbury is a megastar in the Chinese Basketball Association. He led the Beijing Ducks to their first franchise championship in 2012 and three titles in four years.
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May 23, 2017
Wolves washout Bennett wins a title, says he'll have the 'last laugh'

Wolves washout Bennett wins a title, says he'll have the 'last laugh'

Anthony Bennett won a championship ring in the EuroLeague, last weekend. Royce White, the former Minnesota prep star, is close to securing his own championship ring in the Canadian National Basketball League.
Wolves
May 23, 2017
Golden State is beautiful to watch (unless you love the Wolves)

Golden State is beautiful to watch (unless you love the Wolves)

The Wolves should become a playoff-caliber team. But it will take a healthy mix of good fortune, timing and the unexpected demise of the Warriors to become anything more
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May 20, 2017
Cavaliers forward LeBron James (23)

Reusse: 'Real MVP' not the same award as NBA MVP

We get this in every sport: MVP information is announced with the playoffs fresh in mind, and there's a clamor that postseason stardom proved such-and-such was the "real MVP." Wrong.
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May 18, 2017
Wolves' Karl-Anthony Towns left off All-NBA teams

Wolves' Karl-Anthony Towns left off All-NBA teams

Despite gaudy statistics, Towns did not make one of three league honor squads. He had the highest vote total of players who were not All-NBA, including two first place votes.
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May 17, 2017
NBA deputy commissioner Mark Tatum announces the results for the Sacramento Kings at the NBA basketball draft lottery, Tuesday, May 16, 2017, in New Y

Timberwolves slide back, grab seventh pick in NBA draft lottery

Minnesota once again moved down and will pick seventh instead of sixth. It's the ninth time in 19 years in the NBA draft lottery process the Wolves moved back.
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May 17, 2017
Jonathan Isaac

Drafting seventh: A look at three possible future Timberwolves

Profiles and video of three leading candidates to become Timberwolves in the 2017 NBA draft. Minnesota currently has the seventh overall pick.
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May 16, 2017

NBA draft lottery order

The full list, from Boston to Miami
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May 16, 2017
Reliving the Timberwolves' special 2015 NBA draft lottery night

Reliving the Timberwolves' special 2015 NBA draft lottery night

The Wolves are hopeful former No. 1 pick Andrew Wiggins is the good luck charm that lands the franchise the 2017 No. 1 pick.