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Kevin Love Says the MVP Conversation in the NBA Needs to Start With Kevin Durant

Monday, April 2nd, 2012

There is one NBA player who has to be disappointed that the calendar flipped to April -- Minnesota’s Kevin Love. Love was the best player in the NBA in the month of March, as he filled up the stat sheet with numbers that are not often seen. In March alone ...

NBA Trade Deadline: Jamal Crawford, Who is no Stranger to Trading Block, Admits “It’s kind of hard to be oblivious to the whole thing.”

Tuesday, March 13th, 2012

Jamal Crawford's been traded frequently during his NBA career. The dude was traded on his very first day as an NBA player. Four years after that, he was traded from the Bulls to the Knicks, and then from the Knicks to the Warriors, and then from the Warriors to the ...

Offseason Weight Loss Continues to Serve Kevin Love Well as NBA Heads Towards All-Star Weekend

Friday, February 17th, 2012

Kevin Love put in the work during the offseason to make sure that he'd been in shape if and when an NBA season rolled around. Love lost 20 to 25 pounds to come back in better shape, and it's something that he can point to now as he makes his ...

With Kevin Love Suspended, Struggling Rookie Derrick Williams Sees Increased Minutes

Friday, February 10th, 2012

Derrick Williams broke his way into the Timberwolves starting lineup this week following the suspension of All Star power forward Kevin Love. The rookie out of Arizona, who cemented his draft status with a monster showing in March Madness last year, has made the most of the opportunity. Williams came up ...

Kevin Love on Receiving Max Contract Extension from Timberwolves: “The fans know I love them and I just want to keep it that way.”

Tuesday, January 17th, 2012

Kevin Love was averaging 25 points and 14.6 rebounds per game this season entering the Minnesota Timberwolves' Monday night game against Sacramento. The Timberwolves big man has been an absolute monster on the boards and seems to be taking a patient approach to his contract talks. The most important date for ...

Ricky Rubio Has the State of Minnesota Buzzing

Thursday, December 22nd, 2011

The start of the shortened 2011-2012 NBA preseason brings the highly anticipated debut of Minnesota Timberwolves guard Ricky Rubio. He came off the bench to notch six points, seven assists and six rebounds in a victory over the Milwaukee Bucks where more than 15,000 fans showed up at the Target ...

Derrick Williams Says His Goal is to Start the First Game of the Season

Wednesday, December 14th, 2011

As has been the case so many times recently, the Minnesota Timberwolves finished at the bottom of the standings in the NBA a year ago. Yet, there is reason for some optimism in Minny. They have a new head coach who brings an impressive resume in Rick Adelman, they are ...

Kevin Love Says Losing Weight Has Not Meant a Loss of Strength

Monday, December 12th, 2011

Kevin Love entered the NBA at about 270 pounds and didn't seem to have any trouble with it. Love has averaged 15 points and 11.7 rebounds per game over his first three seasons, including 20.2 and a league leading 15.2 last year when he was named an All-Star. Now Love will ...

Kevin Love Uses Trapper Keepers in the Fight to Stay Relevant

Friday, October 14th, 2011

Some NBA players are using charity games to keep fans interested in the game of basketball and to keep themselves busy during the NBA lockout. Minnesota Timberwolves star Kevin Love? Well, he's using Mary Frank Trapper Keepers. Love, Tyson Chandler and Shawn Marion are the stars of a short comedy skit ...

Rick Adelman on the Timberwolves Organization: “We’re all one”

Thursday, September 29th, 2011

The Minnesota Timberwolves will have a new head coach in 2011 and beyond, that’s if there is even an NBA season. After back-to-back disappointing seasons and a career record of 32-132 Kurt Rambis was fired and the Wolves brought in Rick Adelman to lead a young group of Timberwolves. While ...