Minnesota Timberwolves

Complete coverage of the Minnesota Timberwolves and the NBA featuring players Karl Anthony Towns, Anthony Edwards, Jaden McDaniels, Rudy Gobert and Mike Conley. Latest MN Wolves scores, player stats, schedule, standings, game highlights and sports commentary from the Star Tribune.

Wolves
December 19, 2021
Wolves guard Jaylen Nowell drove past Mavericks guard Trey Burke during the first half.

Sunday's Wolves-Dallas game recap

A quick look at Sunday night's game at Target Center.
Wolves
December 19, 2021
Wolves guard Josh Okogie earlier this season.

Josh Okogie a late addition to Timberwolves' COVID list

The guard joined Anthony Edwards and Taurean Prince on the sideline, forcing coach Chris Finch to make last-minute lineup adjustments.
Sports
December 18, 2021
A sign advised fans to have their vaccine card ready is shown at Salt Lake City’s Vivint Arena before a Jazz game last month. It’s one of the many

Souhan: As COVID issues rise, sports leagues should require all employees get vaccine

What do we admire in athletes? Leadership and mental toughness. This is an ideal time for leagues and athletes to demonstrate both.
Wolves
December 18, 2021
Jaden McDaniels

Wolves forward McDaniels developed fearless side at an early age

Competing with an older brother helped prepare Jaden McDaniels. That competitiveness and fearlessness has carried him to the NBA, where he's an integral part of the Wolves' future, even during the ups and downs of his second season.
Wolves
December 18, 2021
Los Angeles Lakers guard Avery Bradley (20) as Dallas Mavericks center Kristaps Porzingis, right, looks for an opening to the basket in the first half

Gameday preview: Wolves begin crucial home-and-home with Dallas

The Wolves play the Mavericks at home two days before visiting Dallas. The teams are one spot apart in the standings.
Sports
December 18, 2021
Indiana’s Myles Turner fouled Anthony Edwards on this play in February, but Turner has blocked cleanly the most shots in the league the past two sea

Neal: Put a big man — hello, Myles Turner — next to Towns and watch the Wolves soar

Indiana's Myles Turner — or someone a lot like him — is the missing piece on this exciting young Timberwolves team.
Wolves
December 18, 2021
Timberwolves center Karl-Anthony Towns works past Lakers forward Anthony Davis in the first quarter Friday night.

Behind Towns, Wolves keep it rolling with 110-92 win over Lakers

While the Wolves struggled early, Karl-Anthony Towns didn't and helped Minnesota gain an early lead it wouldn't relinquish with 28 points.
Wolves
December 18, 2021
Anthony Edwards hit 10 3-pointers in Wednesday’s victory at Denver.

Wolves star Edwards on NBA's COVID protocol list, doesn't play against Lakers

Wolves guard Anthony Edwards and forward Taurean Prince were added to the NBA's health and safety protocol list this morning. Los Angeles was also shorthanded for the nationally televised game.
Sports
December 18, 2021
Lakers forward LeBron James works to the basket around Timberwolves forward Jarred Vanderbilt on Friday

Reusse: Topping ridiculous early hype is among LeBron's many achievements

Sam Mitchell remembers hearing "crazy" talk about the high school kid in Akron, Ohio. Then LeBron James changed the game — and the debates about "the greatest."
Wolves
December 17, 2021

Friday's Wolves-Lakers game recap

A quick look at Friday night's game.
Wolves
December 17, 2021

A look at LeBron at Target Center

Before Friday night, LeBron James was 13-4 in his 17 games at Target Center.
Wolves
December 17, 2021
Los Angeles Lakers' Russell Westbrook is defended by Minnesota Timberwolves' Anthony Edwards during the first half of an NBA basketball game Friday, N

Lakers to play Wolves shorthanded, but should still have James, Davis

Guard Russell Westbrook is among four Lakers players out because of COVID-19 protocols.
Wolves
December 17, 2021
Austin Reaves was mobbed by teammates after hitting a winning three-pointer Wednesday in Dallas in overtime.

Wolves-L.A. Lakers game preview: COVID-19 sidelines four Lakers

Los Angeles guard Austin Reaves is the latest to be sidelined by the coronavirus.
Wolves
December 16, 2021
Anthony Edwards reacts after hitting one of his 10 three-pointers Wednesday night.

Edwards makes history, Towns reaches milestone as Wolves crush Nuggets

Karl-Anthony Towns scored the 10,000th point of his career and Anthony Edwards became the youngest player to hit 10 three-pointers in a game in the 124-107 victory.
Wolves
December 16, 2021
Minnesota Timberwolves guard Jaylen Nowell, right, looks to shoot against the defense of Portland Trail Blazers forward Trendon Watford, left, during

Timberwolves' Nowell presses for more significant playing time

Jaylen Nowell, who contributed to Sunday's victory over Portland, credits D'Angelo Russell for pushing him to improve his overall game.
Wolves
December 16, 2021
Timberwolves center Karl-Anthony Towns looks to pass the ball as Nuggets center Nikola Jokic defends in the second half

Karl-Anthony Towns passes 10,000 points for his career

Towns received the game ball after the win over Denver as his teammates drenched him in ice water
Wolves
December 15, 2021

Thursday's Timberwolves-Denver game recap

The Timberwolves led wire-to-wire in Thursday's win over the Nuggets.
Randball
December 15, 2021
In this June 26, 2009 photo, Minnesota Timberwolves David Kahn, right, president of basketball operations, presents a jersey to first round draft pick

David Kahn on Wolves' Steph Curry blunder: Other teams messed up, too

He's right, but it doesn't make the past any less painful — and all the more now that Curry has set a record for the most three-pointers in NBA history.
Wolves
December 14, 2021
Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards (1) and guard D’Angelo Russell are tow members of a  potent starting five for Minnesota this season.

Timberwolves starting lineup picks up where it left off

Karl-Anthony Towns, Patrick Beverley, D'Angelo Russell, Jarred Vanderbilt and Anthony Edwards have formed one of the league's most potent lineup combinations.
Wolves
December 14, 2021
Nikola Jokic, right, is the reigning NBA MVP.

Wolves gameday: Losing streak over, but Nuggets and Jokic are next

Denver and the Timberwolves meet Tuesday night in the Mile High City.