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Terrence Shannon Jr Scores First NBA Points on Illini Night

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Thursday night brought a very special moment, during a National Basketball Association game, for Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball fans everywhere. Terrence Shannon Jr., currently a rookie with the Minnesota Timberwolves, scored his first NBA points in his hometown of Chicago, and he did it on Illini Night. Yes, the Chicago Bulls, who have Illinois legend Ayo Dosunmu … [Read more...] about Terrence Shannon Jr Scores First NBA Points on Illini Night

Kevin Love and Kevin Durant put up MONSTER numbers in T’Wolves-Thunder game

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Stat line of the night goes to Kevin Love's 51 pts, 14 rebs, narrowly edging out Kevin Durant's 40 pts, 17 rebs and Russell Westbrook's 45. The Minnesota Timberwolves lost to the Oklahoma City Thunder 149-140 in 2 OT. We're going to see Kevin Love and Kevin Durant putting up MONSTER numbers like these for years. The two young bigs are going to dominate Western Conference … [Read more...] about Kevin Love and Kevin Durant put up MONSTER numbers in T’Wolves-Thunder game

Minnesota Timberwolves sing Britney Spears (video)

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Remember Britney Spears' breakthrough hit from the spring of '99 "Hit me baby one more time?" Of course you do, it was the music video that reintroduced an entire generation of men to the schoolgirl fetish/Lolita complex. The strip club industry should be thankful that the song was so big during an era in which MTV still played music; cuz the song/theme has been a nudey bar … [Read more...] about Minnesota Timberwolves sing Britney Spears (video)

T’Wolves Luke Ridnour Almost Killed by Russell Westbrook Crossover (Video)

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Watch this video- wow! Talk about a Tim Hardaway, Allen Iverson "killer crossover." Russell Westbrook of the Oklahoma City Thunder faked the Minnesota Timberwolves Luke Ridnour literally out of his shoes. This is ridiculous, the only way Ridnour could be more faked out is if he were lying on the ground, curled up in the fetal position sucking on his thumb. The announcer said … [Read more...] about T’Wolves Luke Ridnour Almost Killed by Russell Westbrook Crossover (Video)

Ricky Rubio Will Be a NBA Bust

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Not much has gone right for the Minnesota Timberwolves in the last twenty plus years. They had a brief flirtation with success during the Flip Saunders and Kevin Garnett years, but the well has been almost completely dry otherwise. The frustration was palpable this spring when general manager David Kahn went over the edge expressing his concerns with the NBA lottery. The … [Read more...] about Ricky Rubio Will Be a NBA Bust

Timberwolves GM David Kahn Implies Lottery was Fixed for Cavs

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As you know by now, the Cleveland Cavaliers won the first overall pick in the NBA Draft lottery last night, meaning the Minnesota Timberwolves will pick second. This immediately prompted rumors that the T'Wolves are looking to deal their #2 overall draft choice. Unfortunately for Minnesota fans, it also means general manager David Kahn is in charge of making the … [Read more...] about Timberwolves GM David Kahn Implies Lottery was Fixed for Cavs

Minnesota Timberwolves to Select 2nd in the 2011 NBA Draft

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The Minnesota Timberwolves will be drafting second in the June draft. The Timberwolves entered the night with the highest probability of winning the lottery and earning the number one overall pick. But as their luck would have it, the Wolves dropped a slot and were passed by Dan Gilbert and the Cleveland Cavaliers via the Las Angeles Clippers pick they received from the … [Read more...] about Minnesota Timberwolves to Select 2nd in the 2011 NBA Draft