Timberwolves' Thaddeus Young to miss games after mother's death

The forward will be out for games at New Orleans and Dallas.

November 14, 2014 at 5:41PM

Timberwolves forward Thaddeus Young will miss the team's game tonight in New Orleans and Saturday in Dallas because of the Thursday death of his mother, Lula Hall.

The Wolves released this statement: "The Timberwolves organization is deeply saddened to learn of the passing yesterday of Lula Hall, Thaddeus Young's mother. The Timberwolves send our condolences to the Young and Hall families in this difficult time. Thad will be away from the team with his family for an indefinite period of time, including tonight's game at New Orleans and Saturday night's game at Dallas."

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Chris Miller supervises coverage of professional sports teams. He has been at the Minnesota Star Tribune since 1999 and is a former sports editor of the Duluth News-Tribune and the Mesabi Daily News.

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