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The Wolves' week ahead

March 13, 2016 at 1:37AM
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Wolves' Week Ahead

Monday: 9 p.m. at Phoenix

Wednesday: 7 p.m. at Memphis

Friday: 7 p.m. at Houston

All games on FSN

Player to watch: James Harden, Houston

The Rockets have their issues, many of them concerning this guy. But he's still on pace to join LeBron James, Michael Jordan and Oscar Robertson as the NBA's only players to average 29 points, seven assists and six rebounds in a season.

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"Well, he's running for President and I'm a basketball player. There shouldn't be a lot of misunder-standing."

— Ricky Rubio on the potential for social-media confusion between two prominent Rubios

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