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☆ Timberwolves suspend Gobert for play-in game against Lakers
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-10 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/3] Apr 2, 2023; Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA; Minnesota Timberwolves center Rudy Gobert (27) works against Portland Trail Blazers center Drew Eubanks (24) in the second quarter at Target Center. Mandatory Credit: Bruce Kluckhohn-USA TODAY SportsLOS ANGELES, April 10 (Reuters) - Minnesota Timberwolves center Rudy Gobert has been suspended for Tuesday's play-in game against the Los Angeles Lakers after he punched team mate Kyle Anderson in the chest during an incident on the sidelines of Sunday's game, the NBA team said on Monday. The Frenchman will miss one game and he will be eligible to participate in a second play-in game, if necessary. Gobert left Sunday's game after the altercation that came during a time out in the first half of the team's 113-108 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans. If the Timberwolves lose to the Lakers, they will play the winner of the Pelicans-Oklahoma City Thunder play-in game, with the winner to take on the top-seeded Denver Nuggets in the first round.

☆ The Play-In Team That’s a Preview of the NBA’s Future
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-09 | by ( Robert O Connell | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Most of the teams in the NBA’s play-in tournament don’t want to be there. Before the season, the Minnesota Timberwolves shelled out five players and four first-round draft picks for shot-blocking center Rudy Gobert in hopes of becoming a Western Conference elite. Now they’ll have to survive a bonus stage just to punch a ticket to the first round of the playoffs.

☆ NBA roundup: Wolves take key step in play-in race with win
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-09 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Jazz 118, Nuggets 114Rookie Ochai Agbaji scored a career-high 28 points and Utah concluded its home slate with a win over Denver in Salt Lake City. Kris Dunn finished with 19 points, 14 assists and eight rebounds for the Jazz. Kentavious Caldwell-Pope scored 21 points and Jamal Murray netted 20 in the loss for Denver, which had already clinched the No. Kevin Knox led the Trail Blazers with game-high totals in points (30) and rebounds (11). Shaedon Sharpe scored 26 points and Trendon Watford added 24 for Portland.

☆ NBA roundup: Knicks' Julius Randle scores 57, Wolves still prevail
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-21 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

Mike Conley (24 points, 11 assists) had a double-double for the Timberwolves, who snapped a three-game losing streak. Bulls 109, 76ers 105 (2OT)Zach LaVine scored 26 points, DeMar DeRozan added 25 and Chicago outlasted host Philadelphia 76ers. Joel Embiid had 37 points, 16 rebounds and three blocked shots for the Sixers. Hornets 115, Pacers 109Kelly Oubre Jr. scored 28 points and Charlotte wiped out a 21-point first-half deficit to defeat visiting Indiana. Curry finished with 30 points, seven rebounds and five assists while Thompson added 29 points and seven rebounds.

☆ NBA roundup: Spurs overcome 24-point deficit, down Hawks
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-20 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +7 min

Dejounte Murray led the Hawks with 22 points in his return to San Antonio after being traded by the Spurs in the offseason. Onyeka Okongwu added 17 points, with Clint Capela racking up 15 points and 12 rebounds. Bam Adebayo supplied 22 points, 10 rebounds, five assists and three blocks for Miami. Tyler Herro had 19 points and six rebounds, Caleb Martin tossed in 13 points and Kevin Love added 12 points and eight rebounds. Fred VanVleet's 23 points led four Raptors scoring at least 18.

☆ NBA roundup: Five players ejected as Magic drop Wolves
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-04 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +7 min

Bojan Bogdanovic added 21 points, Alec Burks chipped in with 16, Jalen Duren collected 13 points and 13 rebounds, and Isaiah Stewart added eight points, 16 rebounds and six assists. Mason Plumlee added 13 points, and Gordon Hayward chipped in 12. Jayson Tatum had a poor shooting night, hitting 3 of 15 from the floor en route to 20 points, and Derrick White added 19 points. Clint Capela hauled in a game-high 13 rebounds and scored nine points for Atlanta. Jordan Clarkson scored 24 and Mike Conley, playing his 1,000th NBA game, chipped in with 20 points and eight assists.

☆ NBA roundup: Jalen Green, Rockets end 13-game skid
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-24 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +6 min

Alperen Sengun added 21 points, seven rebounds and seven assists as Houston ended a 10-game homecourt skid. Brook Lopez had 21 points, Bobby Portis logged 18 points and 10 rebounds and Jevon Carter also scored 18 points for the Bucks. Patrick Williams had a double-double of 18 points and 10 rebounds, while Alex Caruso (12 points) and Coby White (10) also finished in double figures for Chicago. Trae Young paced Atlanta with 21 points and 13 assists, joining Clint Capela (16 points, 12 rebounds) with a double-double. Jordan Clarkson added 18 points for Utah, which has won three of its past four.

☆ Minnesota Timberwolves owner Alex Rodriguez shares 5 of his favorite books, including one that 'changed my financial life'
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-21 | by ( Nicolas Vega | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Alex Rodriguez is just as interested in Prince Harry as the rest of the world. The New York-born Rodriguez — who over the course of his 24-season playing career earned $455 million, according to Spotrac — called "Rich Dad, Poor Dad" the book "that changed my financial life." Rounding out his list, Rodriguez recommended a trio of memoirs all written by the same ghostwriter: J.R. Moehringer. In addition to Prince Harry's "Spare", Rodriguez liked Moehringer work on 2009′s "Open" for American tennis star Andre Agassi and 2016′s "Shoe Dog" for Nike founder Phil Knight. Sign up now: Get smarter about your money and career with our weekly newsletterDon't miss: Prince Harry's 'Spare' ghostwriter wrote these 3 other bestselling memoirs

☆ Basketball’s Best Passer Understands the Art of Letting Go
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-20 | by ( Robert O'Connell | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Early in Wednesday night’s game against the Minnesota Timberwolves, Nikola Jokic caught a pass from his teammate, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope. Or, rather, Jokic touched the ball for a moment, hardly letting it come to rest before flipping it back again. A Minnesota defender had turned his head as Caldwell-Pope snuck to the rim; Jokic’s return-to-sender package met him there, and Caldwell-Pope laid it in. Alongside a retooled supporting cast, Jokic has averaged a career-high 9.9 assists per game. His distribution animates basketball’s second-best offense, an attack that has the Nuggets at the top of the Western Conference.

Jan 18 (Reuters) - The NBA returns to Paris on Thursday for the first time in three years amid growing optimism in France that the men's national team could win Olympic gold on home soil next year. "The French have a phenomenal basketball culture and over the years they have developed great players, great clubs and very good national teams," Aivazoglou told Reuters. "He's one of the biggest prospects in many decades if not among the top ones of all time," Aivazoglou said. "Basketball is a sport the French are already super excited about and Wembanyama just adds to it." "We're looking at where we are going to play our regular season game next year and we anticipate that it is very, very likely that we will come back to Paris," Aivazoglou said.

☆ NBA roundup: Nuggets best Blazers on Nikola Jokic's triple-double
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-18 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Damian Lillard scored 44 points -- the third time in four games he put up 40 or more -- for the Trail Blazers, who have lost eight straight road games. The Sixers topped 110 points for the 15th consecutive game, doing so even with James Harden limited to six points on 1-of-6 shooting. Terance Mann and Ivica Zubac each scored 12 points for the Clippers, who finished 2-3 in a run of five consecutive home games. Bobby Portis recorded his 27th double-double of the campaign with 12 points and 12 rebounds for Milwaukee, which played its fourth consecutive game without Giannis Antetokounmpo (knee). Brooklyn took its third straight loss despite getting a triple-double -- 10 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists -- from Ben Simmons.

☆ NBA roundup: Zion Williamson's career night propels Pelicans
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-29 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +7 min

Mandatory Credit: Stephen Lew-USA TODAY SportsDecember 29 - Zion Williamson scored his team's final 14 points as part of a career-high 43-point night as the host New Orleans Pelicans came from behind to defeat the Minnesota Timberwolves 119-118 on Wednesday night. Trey Murphy III added 21 points, CJ McCollum scored 20, Jonas Valanciunas had 12 points and 11 rebounds, and Naji Marshall scored 12 points as New Orleans won its fourth straight. Nikola Jokic had 40 points, Bones Hyland scored 20, Michael Porter Jr. 19 and Zeke Nnaji 14 for the Nuggets. Saddiq Bey poured in 28 points and added eight rebounds and four assists, while Bojan Bogdanovic had 14 points with five assists. LeBron James matched Butler for a game-high of 27 points, and also added nine rebounds with six assists, but committed six turnovers.

☆ Lakers’ Patrick Beverley suspended three games for shove
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-25 | by ( Steve Almasy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Los Angeles Lakers starting point guard Patrick Beverley has been suspended for three games for knocking Phoenix Suns center Deandre Ayton to the court during a game Tuesday, NBA officials have announced. Beverly’s shove came with 3:55 left in the game, which Phoenix led at the time 106-96. After Los Angeles guard Austin Reaves went to the floor, Ayton walked over and stood above the Lakers’ guard. Deandre Ayton of the Phoenix Suns is restrained after being pushed to the court Tuesday. Before joining the Lakers this year, he played five seasons with the Houston Rockets, four with the Los Angeles Clippers and one with the Minnesota Timberwolves.

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver blasted Brooklyn Nets guard Kyrie Irving on Thursday, calling out the player's "reckless decision" to post "deeply offensive antisemitic material." “Kyrie Irving made a reckless decision to post a link to a film containing deeply offensive antisemitic material," Silver said in statement. “I think the NBA dropped the ball,” Hall of Fame player and prominent basketball commentator Charles Barkley said on TNT earlier this week. But I have the right to say, 'No, you're not going to take my $40 million and insult my religion.'" "I think the NBA they made a mistake" not taking immediate action against Irving, Barkley said.

☆ Nuggets vs Lakers: Nikola Jokic leads Denver to win over LA, who falls to 0-4 on the season
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-27 | by ( George Ramsay | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

With the game tied at 54-54 at halftime, the Nuggets pulled away in the third quarter of Wednesday’s game as they outscored the Lakers 32-17. “I felt that third quarter was one of our best quarters in a very short season,” Nuggets head coach Mike Malone told reporters after the game. “We got the win, but more importantly, we got the win playing how we need to play,” he added. “We gotta make some shots,” Lakers superstar James said after the game, “Some of it is early season stuff, obviously. The Lakers next play the Minnesota Timberwolves on Friday in a bid to turn their season around, while the Nuggets host the Utah Jazz.

☆ The NBA’s Big Winner May Be a Big Loser
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-18 | by ( Jason Gay | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

The 2022-23 NBA season is here, and you haven’t even figured out if your favorite NFL team is a disaster or not! (If it’s the Carolina Panthers, yes, disaster, sorry.) Let’s address some early basketball questions:Is this finally the year for the Minnesota Timberwolves? This comes from my Wolves-suffering editor, who is prone to excitedly waving his arms and walking up to strangers to ask the same question. The plucky and likable Wolves made the playoffs last season, and this summer traded away beloved imp Pat Beverley and half of the Mall of America to land defensive pillar Rudy Golbert, but don’t start making Minneapolis hotel reservations for June.

☆ Minnesota Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards fined $40,000 for anti-gay video
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-21 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Dennis-Romero-Circle-Byline-Template.Jpg | Dennis Romero | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

The NBA has fined Minnesota Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards $40,000 for making anti-LGBTQ remarks in a video on his Instagram account. The video, apparently from the weekend of Sept. 10, was posted to his Instagram account but soon deleted. The NBA on Tuesday called Edwards' language "offensive and derogatory." In 2011, the Chicago Bulls’ Joakim Noah was fined a similar amount for hurling an anti-gay slur at a fan. “We are disappointed in the language and actions Anthony Edwards displayed on social media,” the team’s president of basketball operations, Tim Connelly, said in a statement.

☆ "Lupii" au încheiat seria neagră. Echipa din Minneapolis s-a impus pe teren propriu în fața celor de la San Antonio Spurs
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-11 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: 1 min

Seria neagră s-a încheiat pentru Minnesota Timberwolves! Formația pregătită de Ryan Saunders s-a impus pe teren propriu în fața celor de la San Antonio Spurs cu scorul de 96-88. Chiar dacă a obținut victoria, Minnesota Timberwolves a rămas încă pe ultimul loc în clasamentul Conferinței de Vest a NBA. Într-o altă partidă, Golden State Warriors a obținut a doua victorie consecutivă, reușind să învingă pe teren propriu pe Toronto Raptors. Gruparea din Toronto a suferit a 7-a înfrângere în cele 9 meciuri jucate în noul sezon.

Persons: Ryan Saunders, San Antonio Spurs, D'Angelo Russell . El Organizations: Liga Nord - Americană, NBA, Golden State Warriors, Toronto Raptors Locations: Minnesota, Minneapolis, San, Vest, Toronto

☆ Lakers, pe val în NBA. Echipa californiană a obținut a patra victorie la rând
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-06 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: 1 min

LeBron James și Anthony Davis au făcut legea pe teren. Cei doi au fost cei mai buni baschetbaliști ai meciului. Ambii au marcat mai mult de jumătate din punctele echipei lor.Los Angeles Lakers și-a consolidat poziția de lider în Conferința de Vest.San Antonio Spurs a întrerupt seria neagră de patru înfrângeri și în sfârșit a obținut o victorie. Texanii s-au impus pe terenul formației Los Angeles Clippers după un meci dramatic cu scorul de 116-113.Spurs a urcat astfel pe locul nouă în clasamentul Conferinție de Est, iar gruparea din Los Angeles a rămas pe locul 3.În alte partide, Chicago Bulls a dispus de Portland TrailBalzers cu scorul de 111-108, iar Denver Nuggets s-a impus în fața formației Minnesota Timberwolves cu 123-116.

Persons: LeBron James, Anthony Davis, Antonio Spurs, Texanii, . Spurs, Denver Nuggets Organizations: Angeles, Los Angeles, Chicago Bulls Locations: Los, Los Angeles Clippers, Est, Los Angeles, Chicago, Portland TrailBalzers, Denver, Minnesota

☆ LA Lakers, învinsă din nou. Campioana a pierdut meciul cu Portland TrailBlazers
▼ + stars: | 2020-12-29 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +1 min

Los Angeles Lakers a suferit a doua înfrângere în noua ediție a Ligii Nord-Americane de baschet. Campioana în exercițiu a fost învinsă chiar pe propria arenă de Portland TrailBlazers, scor 107-115. Vedeta lui Lakers, LeBron James a fost cel mai bun baschetbalist de la echipa gazdă, însă cele 29 de puncte nu a fost de ajuns pentru a obține un rezutltat pozitiv. A fost partida cu numărul 1261 în care a înscris mai mult de 10 puncte. Vedeta oaspeților, James Harden a fost cel mai bun baschetbalist al meciului cu 34 de puncte marcate, însă insuficient pentru a trage echipa spre victorie.

Persons: James, Kevin Garnett, Denver Nuggets, James Harden, Mempshis Organizations: Los Angeles Lakers, Ligii Nord -, Brooklyn Nets, Houston Rockets, Oklahoma City Thunder, Utah Jazz Locations: Los Angeles, Ligii Nord - Americane, Portland, Minnesota, Boston Celtics, Brooklyn, Denver, Colorado, Houston, Oklahoma, Utah

☆ Formația din California a suferit cea mai categorică înfrângere în liga nord-americană de baschet
▼ + stars: | 2020-12-28 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +1 min

Formația din California a suferit cea mai categorică înfrângere în liga nord-americană de baschet. Clippers au pierdut meciul jucat pe teren propriu cu Dallas Mavericks la o diferență de 51 de puncte.Echipa "Orașul Îngerilor" a fost învinsă cu scorul de 73-124. Ultima dată, echipa antrenată acum de Tyronn Lue a pierdut la diferență de cel puțin 50 de puncte cu 32 de ani în urmă. De partea cealaltă, Dallas Mavericks a obținut o victorie cu un avantaj de peste 50 de puncte doar a doua oară.Într-o altă confruntare, vedeta echipei Golden State Warriors, Stephen Curry a reușit o performanță uluitoare în NBA. Totodată, Stephen Curry a fost cel mai bun jucător din tabăra oaspeților, reușind să marcheze 36 de puncte.Într-un alt meci din NBA, campioana în exercițiu Los Angele Lakers a dispus de Minnesota Timberwolves cu scorul de 127-91.

Persons: Dallas Mavericks, Stephen Curry, Curry, Lakers Organizations: Clippers, Golden State Warriors, NBA, Baschetbalistul, Chicago Bulls Locations: Los Angeles, California, americană, Dallas Mavericks, Dallas, NBA, Minnesota Timberwolves

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