Two teams that won’t see their home courts much for the next month meet Friday night in Minneapolis when the Boston Celtics visit the Minnesota Timberwolves. One of the league’s hottest teams entering the All-Star break with eight wins in their last nine games, the Celtics open a four-game trip that features a showdown with […]

Minnesota Timberwolves forward Jake Layman was finally cleared Thursday to return to practice, with his absence at 39 straight games and counting because of a sprained left toe. Star center Karl-Anthony Towns, however, does not have that clearance. Nor has there been clarity yet revealed by the Timberwolves about how long his sprained left wrist […]

Kawhi Leonard made it look effortless, nailing one 3-pointer after another and nearly matching an All-Star Game record. The tough part came afterward. Finding the right words to express how he felt after becoming the first Kobe Bryant MVP award winner wasn’t so easy. Leonard scored 30 points and hit eight 3-pointers to lead Team […]

HORNETS 115, TIMBERWOLVES 108 Devonte’ Graham scored 28 points and Malik Monk added 25 to lead Charlotte to a comeback win over Minnesota. Bismack Biyombo had 14 points and 10 rebounds for the Hornets, who rallied from a double-figure deficit to spoil D’Angelo Russell’s home debut with Minnesota. Miles Bridges added 20 points. Russell had […]

There haven’t been many good feelings for the Charlotte Hornets and Minnesota Timberwolves, but one of these teams will go into the All-Star break with a bit of a boost. The similarities are striking in several respects for these teams, who meet Wednesday night in Minneapolis. Charlotte holds a 17-36 record, losing five in a […]

OG Anunoby scored a career-high 25 points and matched his career high with 12 rebounds, Kyle Lowry had 27 points and 11 assists, and the Toronto Raptors extended their franchise-record winning streak to 15 by beating the Minnesota Timberwolves 137-126 on Monday night. Pascal Siakam scored 14 of his 34 points in the fourth quarter, […]

The new-look Minnesota Timberwolves ended one streak Saturday and will be out to stop another one Monday night when they visit the Toronto Raptors. The Timberwolves, who made three trades and obtained eight players before Thursday’s trade deadline, stunned the visiting Los Angeles Clippers 142-115 in the first game with their new lineup to snap […]

In a swap of high scorers, the Minnesota Timberwolves acquired D’Angelo Russell on Thursday from the Golden State Warriors for Andrew Wiggins, according to a person with knowledge of the trade. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the deal had yet to be finalized by the NBA with a […]

HAWKS 127, TIMBERWOLVES 120 Trae Young had 38 points and 11 assists and John Collins added 27 points and 12 rebounds to lead Atlanta past Minnesota, as the teams braced for major roster shifts. Collins had his fifth straight double-double for the Hawks. Andrew Wiggins scored 25 and Josh Okogie 23 to lead the Wolves, […]

There may be good news for the skidding Minnesota Timberwolves, who look to halt a season-long 12-game losing streak when they return home to host the Atlanta Hawks on Wednesday. They’ve won three of their last four games against the Hawks at the Target Center and the Hawks are missing five regulars. The Timberwolves could […]