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NBA Suspends Kevin Love Two Games For Face-Stomping Luis Scola

Timothy Burke — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:00:00 EST

He may have escaped punishment on the court, but Kevin Love couldn't hide from the NBA league office. The Timberwolves forward will sit two games (against Sacramento and Memphis) for this face-stomp against the Houston Rockets' Luis Scola. More »

Kevin Love Got Away With Stomping On Luis Scola's Face

Timothy Burke — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 23:15:38 EST

Kevin Love gave Luis Scola a facial—and not the kind his porn-star epithet might suggest—that somehow eluded detection by referees. The league office, though, might not be so nearsighted. [FS Houston] More »

Apparently Darko Milicic Never Invests Any Of His Money, Or Even Puts It In A Bank

Jack Dickey — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 08:30:00 EST

Former NBA scrub Casey Jacobsen—not to be confused with former MLB scrub Bucky Jacobsen—blogs occasionally for SLAM from Germany, where he now plays for Brose Baskets. His most recent post, where he describes his NBA teammates with senior superlatives, offers a real gem about Darko: More »

Ricky Rubio Talks Some Olympic Trash To Kobe Bryant: "You Know You're Getting The Silver Medal"

Barry Petchesky — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 18:05:00 EST

After the Laker game in Minnesota, Pau Gasol was catching up with countryman Ricky Rubio when Kobe Bryant strolled over. The friendly conversation, as transcribed by Complex: More »

Kevin Love Doesn't Really Have A Good Answer For Why He Hasn't Signed An Extension With Minnesota

Sports Radio Interviews — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 18:50:00 EST

Every morning, the fine folks at Sports Radio Interviews sift through the a.m. drive-time chatter to bring you the best interviews with coaches, players, and personalities across the sports landscape. Today: Love has eight days before gaining RFA status. More »

Anthony Mason Is Now Wisconsin's Second-Worst Tax Offender, And Latrell Sprewell Is Off The List

Emma Carmichael — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 11:30:00 EST

Over the summer, we learned that former NBA player Latrell Sprewell was officially Wisconsin's worst tax scofflaw, thanks to the state's public list of the top 100 delinquent taxpayers. Back then, Sprewell owed more than $3.5 million—but as of this week, he's no longer on the list. Anthony Mason, who last played with the Bucks in 2003, has advanced to the No. 2 spot in his former colleague's absence. (Not that this is a competition or anything.) More »

Michael Beasley Did Not React Well To Seeing His Injured Finger

Timothy Burke — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 22:43:51 EST

In the context of today's injuries, this one's relatively tame—but Michael Beasley's "Oh shit! That's my bone!" reaction to a finger injury (reports say it was a laceration, one patched up with a few stitches) is priceless. More »

Ricky Rubio Está Aquí

Timothy Burke — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 09:00:58 EST

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The Timberwolves' Ricky Rubio had six assists in the 26 minutes of his NBA debut. Here's each of them in all their Catalonian glory. More »

Sounds Like Ricky Rubio Is Still Talking Himself Into This Minnesota Place

Sports Radio Interviews — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 17:40:21 EST

Every morning, the fine folks at Sports Radio Interviews sift through the a.m. drive-time chatter to bring you the best interviews with coaches, players, and personalities across the sports landscape. Today: try not to feel sympathy when Rubio says "now I have to be by myself here." More »

Ricky Rubio Can't Believe How Much Basketball These Crazy Americans Play

Emma Carmichael — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 19:30:50 EST

Ricky's finally set to play NBA ball, but there's a learning curve here in Amurrica: "Yesterday I was looking at the schedule and putting in my iPad, and I was saying 16, 17, 18," he joked with reporters today. "I mean, three games in a row? What the hell?" Also news for Rubio: It snows in Minnesota. Quite a bit. [Timberwolves.com] More »

Aussie With World's Largest Collection Of Antoine Walker Memorabilia May Also Have World's Only Collection Of Antoine Walker Memorabilia

Emma Carmichael — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 19:00:00 EDT

Matt Clarke from Australia calls himself the "biggest Walker fan in the world." (He's referring to former NBA/current Idaho Stampede player Antoine Walker, in case you don't share his passion.) We will not attempt to disprove that claim. If anyone else on this galaxy happens to own Walker's Timberwolves jersey from the 2007-08 season, when Minnesota was 22-60 and Employee #8 played in just 46 games, then that's certainly admirable. More »

Michael Beasley's Lockout Image Rehab Includes Ballet Lessons

Emma Carmichael — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 15:15:45 EDT

Michael Beasley is one of the few NBA players who might actually manage to be more interesting when he's not playing professional basketball. Since the NBA lockout began, he's been cited for speeding and for marijuana possession, and he "mushed" a heckler during a game at Dyckman Park in August. This man needs a reality show. More »

Shoe Review: 361 Degrees Of Kevin Love

Emma Carmichael — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 12:00:00 EDT

This is a new regular feature in which we'll take a look at recent sneaker releases. More »

Here's Video Of Michael Beasley "Mushing" A Fan At A New York City Park Last Night

Emma Carmichael — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 14:25:00 EDT

We learned a new word today: mushing. A mush is when a person puts a hand directly onto another person's face and pushes him or her backward. Minnesota's Michael Beasley "mushed" a heckling fan at New York City's Dyckman Park last night. The incident is not expected to help his job security. More »

Michael Beasley Has Not Yet Kicked That Demon Weed

Emma Carmichael — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 15:30:30 EDT

The 2011 NBA lockout is a mere six days old, which means that we are way past due for a report of a league player getting cited for possession of marijuana. And now that I mention it, we are also (and always) way past due for a report of Michael Beasley getting busted for possession of marijuana — ideally by way of a Twitter photo. Supercool Beas satisfies all, with a slightly matured twist: More »

A Lot Of Surprisingly Hopeful And/Or Bored Timberwolves Fans Greeted Ricky Rubio When His Plane Landed

Jack Dickey — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 16:50:00 EDT

Today, somewhere on the order of 200 fawning Minnesotans greeted 20-year-old uberguard Ricky Rubio at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport. More »

This Video Suggests That David Kahn Was Just Trying To Make A Funny

Emma Carmichael — Wed, 18 May 2011 11:55:00 EDT

Yes, last night David Kahn broke the funny rule that jokes that are even vaguely about kids with terrible diseases and/or widows are never really funny, but the actual tone of the remarks he made last night — which have since given rise to conspiracy theories, a load of criticism, a Twitter trend, and lots of "KAAAAAAAHN"s — seemed to come from a man who knew he'd had some bad breaks, and who was feeling a little bit defeated. Millionaires shouldn't get a pass for publicly pitying themselves, but they are just as entitled to an entitled sense of humor as the rest of us cynical assholes. More »

David Kahn Sort Of Accuses Stern Of Fixing Lottery So Gilbert's Sick Kid Would Win

Jack Dickey — Wed, 18 May 2011 01:30:00 EDT

So we told you about Dan Gilbert's son, who won the draft lottery tonight, but was born with neurofibromatosis, a disease that means tumors can grow throughout his body without warning. More »

Four Cans Of Corn Will Get You Two Tickets To A Timberwolves Game

Emma Carmichael — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 14:30:00 EDT

Attention, fans of canned vegetables who will also tolerate watching the Minnesota Timberwolves play a game of basketball: buy four Butter Kernel cans of your choosing for a bargain three dollars (string beans, collard greens, you name it), and you can get two tickets to see the 17-53 Timberwolves in action. More »

T-Wolves Notch 5 Technicals In 10 Seconds

Barry Petchesky — Wed, 12 Jan 2011 15:05:20 EST

This video has everything: a power-mad ref (and hometown boy!), Manu sinking four straight free throws, and the emergence of Angry Darko. More »

So, What's Mrs. Tom Brady Doing With This Guy Who Isn't Mr. Tom Brady? (With Update!)

Brian Hickey — Sat, 02 Oct 2010 08:30:00 EDT

Because no one reads the newspaper, and SportsCenter's anchors are too perky for this early in the morning, Deadspin combs the best of the broadsheets and internets to bring you everything you need to know to start your day. More »

David Kahn Continues To Be Eminently Quotable, Stupid

Tommy Craggs — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 14:45:27 EDT

The Timberwolves GM on newly acquired Michael Beasley: "Michael Beasley smoked too much pot in Miami, but he's a changed man now." On Chris Webber: "He's kind of a schmuck, isn't he?" Then he begins a sentence with "methinks." [Star Tribune, related] More »

Darko Milicic Is Bread From God, And Other Crazy Things David Kahn Believes

Tommy Craggs — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 19:00:15 EDT

"It was like," Timberwolves GM David Kahn said yesterday, "manna from heaven." By "it," he of course means Darko Milicic, and by "manna" he does not mean "flaky white substance blanketing the ground," even though he should. More »

Al Jefferson Busted For DWI, Maybe Definitely

Barry Petchesky — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 12:00:00 EST

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Certainly, some Al Jefferson with the same birthday as the Wolves center got pulled over and charged with a DWI last night. If Rand says it's so, then it's so. [Hennepin County Sheriff] More »

Timberwolves GM Wants Fans To Know He Is Aware Of How Much Team Sucks

Weed Against Speed — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 17:30:24 EST

Mired in a nine-game slide, the Timberwolves are struggling to get acclimated to Kurt Rambis' triangle offense. Further, the team stinks. So, GM David Kahn did the only sensible thing - he wrote a letter to the team's 10 fans. More »

The Math Of Kahn: Ricky Rubio's Deal In Spain Could Work Out For Timberwolves

Tommy Craggs — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 17:45:20 EDT

As expected, the Basketball Jonas has signed with FC Barcelona, meaning he'll join the NBA in 2011, at the earliest. This is bad news for basketball fans and Gillette's marketing department but maybe — maybe — not David Kahn's Timberwolves. More »

Timberwolves Cornering The Market On Scrappy White Guys You Probably Hated In The '80s

Tommy Craggs — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 16:30:10 EDT

New Minnesota coach Kurt Rambis is adding former Bad Boy Bill Laimbeer to his staff. Tom Chambers should probably check in with his agent right about now. [Star Tribune] More »

Ricky Rubio Makes Jay Mariotti Cringe

Ben Cohen — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 16:15:00 EDT

For shame, "anyone who projects Rubio as a superstar based on wishful thinking, stereotyping and nostalgia." Also in this column: a Spanish quote left untranslated and a play on "rube" and "boob." Yes he did! [FanHouse] More »

UNC's Ellington Happy To Be Drafted, But Sad To Leave 19-Year-Old Philly Girlfriend

A.J. Daulerio — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 10:49:03 EDT

He was one of the 49 players drafted by the Timberwolves."My girlfriend goes to Drexel, so she wanted me to stay local, as did my family. I'm not upset at all, though. This is a blessing."[Philly.com] More »

Jonny Flynn Is All About the 'Mid Coast'

KOGOD — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 20:20:52 EDT

6. Minnesota Timberwolves: Jonny Flynn, Syracuse. Minnesota is stocking up on point guards, and why not? Rubio isn't ready to come in and lead the team for 30 minutes a night, but that's Flynn's specialty. More »

Mama, There Goes That Man ... To Minnesota

Tommy Craggs — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 08:45:07 EDT

"Multiple sources have told Pro Basketball News that Mark Jackson has emerged as the leading candidate for the [Timberwolves] position and will wind up with his first coaching gig." Some would call this a grown-man move. [Pro Basketball News] More »

The Great Kevin McHale Experiment Is Over In Minnesota

Dashiell Bennett — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 09:45:00 EDT

After 15 seasons running the Timberwolves, Kevin McHale's services will no longer be needed. (According only to Kevin Love's Twitter? Jeebus.) Man, just eight or nine more years and I think he would have had it. [Pioneer Press; SportsBank] More »

The Sports Fella's Dream Is Dead

Dashiell Bennett — Tue, 26 May 2009 08:45:00 EDT

Minnesota picks ex-Pacers GM David Kahn to run their basketball operations. "I promise that nobody will outwork or outthink us as we build one of the best front offices in the league and a team that begins a climb to the top." They should put that on a plaque. [NBA.com] More »

The Legitimate Interest In Simmons' GM Candidacy Called Into Question

A.J. Daulerio — Mon, 11 May 2009 15:15:09 EDT

The Sports Fella set Minnesotans' hearts aflutter with his semi-serious T'Wolves GM idea, resulting in thousands of pro-Simmons emails from a disillusioned fan base to a befuddled T'Wolves executive office. But somebody's rigging the numbers. More »

You Should Wikipedia Kevin Garnett Sometime, He's A Fascinating Fellow

Moe — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 13:35:08 EDT

I actually did know who Kevin Garnett was before today. In fact, we talked one time. It was a conference call though, lacking in intimacy. Those were the days before you could Wikipedia helpful icebreakers. More »

Something Goes Right In Dallas For A Change

Rick Chandler — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 09:15:25 EST

A 70-41 third-quarter lead is pretty much safe, right? It should go without saying that if you're the Minnesota Timberwolves, the answer is no. [NBCSports] More »

McHale Has Isolated Reason For T-Wolves Suckitude

A.J. Daulerio — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 16:15:16 EST

"There’s just so many bloggers; everybody’s got an opinion. There’s all kinds of stuff going on. Sometimes that starts forming the opinion of people in front offices, too, and owner. It’s been kind of a crazy year so far.” [The Wire via SPP] More »

Kevin McHale To Take A More Active Role In The Failure Of The Timberwolves

Dashiell Bennett — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 13:30:00 EST

The Minnesota Timberwolves are 4-15, which is not the worst record in their division, but it's far from the best. Obviously, Vice President of Basketball Operations Kevin McHale will not tolerate such underachievement, so he has rightly fired head coach Randy Wittman and replaced him with the only man fit to order this team around the floor—himself. More »

30 Previews In 30 Days: The Minnesota Timberwolves

Basketbawful — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 12:00:52 EDT

NBA training camps have begun; the season is rapidly approaching. Can you dig it? I knew that you could. And so we continue our previews: 30 of them in 30 days. Up next is a team that, due to its role in Boston's resurgence, is like the bizarro NBA champions: The Minnesota Timberwolves. More »

Jason Collins And The Golf Cart Of Doom

Clay Travis — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 16:30:50 EDT

At least Timberwolves fans have great memories from the 2007-2008 season when their all-time greatest player won an NBA Championship in his first season with another team. Now their center can't avoid injury while driving around a golf course. More »