Wolves’ WEEK AHEAD
Sunday: 6 p.m. vs. Dallas (FSN)
Tuesday: 8:30 p.m. vs. Philadelphia (FSN, ESPN)
Thursday: 7 p.m. vs. Sacramento (FSN+)
Saturday: 7 p.m. vs. Portland (FSN)
Player to watch: Ben Simmons, 76ers
Get your first look at the Rookie of the Year favorite, and the first power forward in a point guard’s body since Magic Johnson, Tuesday at Target Center.
VOICES
“That shot may outlive him in a way. They’ll see it and be like, ‘Dirk did that 60 years ago.’ ”
— Wolves veteran guard Jamal Crawford on Dirk Nowitzki’s unorthodox, one-footed fadeaway.
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