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  • • Bulls’ Zach LaVine shares heartwarming moment with Karl-Anthony Towns’ dad
    Karl Anthony Towns and the Minnesota Timberwolves figured in a heated battle against Zach LaVine and the Chicago Bulls at Target Center on Sunday. But once the final horn sounded, it was nothing but love between the two former teammates. The two All-Stars were joined by KAT’s father, Karl Anthony Towns Sr., and had a […] The post Bulls’ Zach LaVine shares heartwarming moment with...2021
  • • Timberwolves star Karl-Anthony Towns drops Nikola Vucevic with perfect pump-fake
    Minnesota Timberwolves superstar Karl-Anthony Towns completed another filthy highlight on Sunday at the expense of Chicago Bulls center Nikola Vucevic. In the first quarter of the clash at Target Center, Vucevic tried to rotate quickly to a wide-open Towns at the top of the key. Considering KAT is one the best 3-point shooting bigs in […] The post Timberwolves star Karl-Anthony Towns drops N...2021
  • • NBA postpones tonight’s Nets vs. Timberwolves game in Minnesota
    STATEMENT FROM THE NBA The National Basketball Association announced today that in light of the tragic events in the Minneapolis area yesterday, tonight’s game between the Brooklyn Nets and the Minnesota Timberwolves at Target Center has been postponed. The decision to postpone was made by the NBA after consultation with the Timberwolves organization and local … Continue reading "NBA postpon...2021
  • • Chiefs’ Patrick Mahomes had 1-word reaction to dunk of the year from Anthony Edwards
    Anthony Edwards’ thunderous poster dunk over Yuta Watanabe on Friday pretty much left Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes speechless. The one-time NFL MVP was tuning in on the Minessota Timberwolves versus Toronto Raptors match at Target Center and offered a one-word reaction to the game’s best highlight. Woah 😳 https://t.co/rRyrNncroU — Patrick Mahomes II […] T...2021
  • • The true story behind Anthony Edwards’ botched game-winner, per Ryan Saunders
    Minnesota Timberwolves rookie Anthony Edwards was kicking himself after missing what could have been the first game-winner of his NBA career against the Indiana Pacers at Target Center on Wednesday. But as far as Wolves head coach Ryan Saunders is concerned, Edwards’ difficult 3-point attempt shouldn’t have even happened, had he followed through with the […] The post The true sto...2021
  • • Patrick Beverley returns to Clippers from 8-game absence
    The Los Angeles Clippers will have their defensive dynamo Patrick Beverley available against the Minnesota Timberwolves at Target Center on Wednesday. Clippers head coach Tyronn Lue confirmed the development, per ClutchPoints’ Tomer Azarly. The 32-year-old, who’s been inactive for LA in their last eight games, will be in the starting five but will be under […] The post Patrick Be...2021
  • • With Karl-Anthony Towns, D’Angelo Russell out, Ricky Rubio lit a fire for Timberwolves
    The Minnesota Timberwolves finally put an end to their four-game slide on Saturday with a 120-110 win over the New Orleans Pelicans at Target Center. After the contest, head coach Ryan Saunders credited his steady veteran Ricky Rubio for making it happen (via The Athletic’s Jon Krawczynski). Saunders on Rubio: "I love that I saw […] The post With Karl-Anthony Towns, D’Angelo ...2021
  • • Hawks big Clint Capela in impressive company after 10 block triple-double
    Clint Capela aligned himself with an Atlanta Hawks legend on Friday, joining Dikembe Mutombo as only the second player in franchise history to record a triple-double with 10 blocks. The Swiss slotman achieved the impressive feat in the Hawks’ convincing 116-98 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves at Target Center. Clint Capela is the first Hawks […] The post Hawks big Clint Capela i...2021
  • • Cole Anthony drains buzzer-beating shot in Magic win after terrible Timberwolves missed free throws
    The Minnesota Timberwolves failed to ice the game at the free throw line, and Orlando Magic guard Cole Anthony made sure to make them pay big time. The Magic finally put an end to their ugly six-game skid on Wednesday, thanks to Anthony’s buzzer-beating heroics inside Target Center. The Wolves were up by two with […] The post Cole Anthony drains buzzer-beating shot in Magic win after t...2021
  • • Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards unloads powerful dunk vs. Magic
    Minnesota Timberwolves rookie Anthony Edwards punched in one of the best highlights of his young NBA career so far against the Orlando Magic at Target Center on Wednesday. Magic All-Star Nikola Vucevic had an up-close and personal look of the 2020 top pick’s mad bounce during the closing minutes of the first quarter. After receiving […] The post Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards unloa...2021

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Target Center injury and suspension

  • • Nets guard LeVert suffers serious leg injury
    Nets guard Caris LeVert was taken off the court on a gurney Monday at Target Center in Minneapolis after suffering a serious lower leg injury in the final seconds of the first half....2018
  • • Jimmy Butler played pickup game in Minneapolis amid trade demand
    Jimmy Butler is staying away from the Minnesota Timberwolves for the most part as the team seemingly is making the effort to comply with his trade demand. Butler is said to still be recovering from offseason wrist surgery and would not have been practicing with the team during the first week of camp, even absent the current situation. That said, the disgruntled superstar reportedly is still gettin...2018
  • • Hard lesson from Zach LaVine's season-ending injury could benefit young Timberwolves
    In terms of overall ambitions, the Wolves' and their fans' vision of playoff basketball this spring at Target Center suddenly turned cloudy. It isn't so much the current 19-33 record – Denver, in eighth place, is 23-28 – as it is the five teams between Minnesota and that final West playoff berth. With LaVine's 18.9 points, 37.2 minutes and 38.7 percent 3-point accuracy off the table, it is the tea...2017
  • • T-Wolves mascot and his sled injure Karl-Anthony Towns’ dad
    Yep, that's a serious headline.Jon Krawczynski of the Associated Press tweeted that he’s seen Minnesota Timberwolves mascot “Crunch” sled down the Target Center stairs for 20 years, and he’s never seen somebody get hurt during the routine… until Thursday night.And the victim? Karl Towns Sr., the father of 21-year-old Timberwolves star Karl-Anthony Towns. Towns Sr. left the arena in crutches after ...2017
  • • Matthew Dellavedova out with hamstring injury
    Bucks guard Matthew Dellavedova injured his right hamstring in the team’s victory over the Detroit Pistons Wednesday and will miss the next two games, coach Jason Kidd said after the team’s shootaround Friday at the Target Center. Kidd said rookie Malcolm Brogdon will start Friday against the Timberwolves, marking his first NBA start after coming off [...]...2016
  • • Thibodeau returns to Chicago with Wolves
    MINNEAPOLIS -- At the end of November, Derrick Rose brought his New York Knicks to Target Center, the building Tom Thibodeau now calls home with the Minnesota Timberwolves.Adversaries that night, Thibodeau and Rose spent five years together in Chicago grinding out victories and trying to restore the Bulls as Eastern Conference powers. They had dinners together, talked basketball together and bonde...2016
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    2015
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    2015
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  • • Chiefs’ Patrick Mahomes had 1-word reaction to dunk of the year from Anthony Edwards
    Anthony Edwards’ thunderous poster dunk over Yuta Watanabe on Friday pretty much left Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes speechless. The one-time NFL MVP was tuning in on the Minessota Timberwolves versus Toronto Raptors match at Target Center and offered a one-word reaction to the game’s best highlight. Woah 😳 https://t.co/rRyrNncroU — Patrick Mahomes II […] T...2021
  • • D’Angelo Russell, Karl-Anthony Towns giving away thousands of Wolves tickets
    New Minnesota Timberwolves star guard D’Angelo Russell will make his debut with the team Monday night in Toronto against the Raptors. Acquired from the Golden State Warriors in a blockbuster trade last week, Russell will then make his home debut Wednesday night at the Target Center. How is Russell and best bud Karl-Anthony Towns celebrating this occasion? Each one of them have decided to purchase ...2020
  • • Timberwolves troll Jimmy Butler in return to Minnesota
    The Minnesota Timberwolves had a little fun on social media regarding Jimmy Butler’s return to Target Center. Saturday marked the first time Jimmy Butler returned to Minnesota as an opponent since being traded to the Philadelphia 76ers back in November. Given the anticipation, the Timberwolves’ social media team used to the opportunity to downplay Butler’s return. It instead welcomed back Justin P...2019
  • • Jimmy Butler on return to Minnesota: T-Wolves fans are 'going to boo me'
    Jimmy Butler will return to Minnesota on Saturday when the Sixers visit the Timberwolves, marking his first game back in Target Center since he shockingly requested a trade from the team back in September. Butler, who received mostly boos in the 10 games after his trade request last fall, is preparing to enter what’s sure to be a hostile environment during his return. “They’re going to boo me,” Bu...2019
  • • Wolves fans rain boos on Butler during opener
    Jimmy Butler dared Timberwolves fans to boo him amid his demands to be traded, and the Target Center crowd obliged Friday night when he was introduced before the season opener....2018
  • • Watch: Jimmy Butler met with boos at Wolves' home opener
    Jimmy Butler’s Minnesota Timberwolves teammates might be playing it cool with the disgruntled All-Star performer. But in no way does that mean fans in Minneapolis are OK with Butler’s trade request and the drama it has created. Wolves fans booed Butler big time during introductions prior to the team’s home opener against the Cleveland Cavaliers at the Target Center Friday night.  Not too often do ...2018
  • • Watch: Jimmy Butler met with boos for Wolves' home opener
    Jimmy Butler’s Minnesota Timberwolves teammates might be playing it cool with the disgruntled All-Star performer. But in no way does that mean fans in Minneapolis are OK with Butler’s trade request and the drama it has created. Wolves fans booed Butler big time during introductions prior to the team’s home opener against the Cleveland Cavaliers at the Target Center Friday night.  Not too often do ...2018
  • • Jimmy Butler played pickup game in Minneapolis amid trade demand
    Jimmy Butler is staying away from the Minnesota Timberwolves for the most part as the team seemingly is making the effort to comply with his trade demand. Butler is said to still be recovering from offseason wrist surgery and would not have been practicing with the team during the first week of camp, even absent the current situation. That said, the disgruntled superstar reportedly is still gettin...2018
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Target Center stats and results

  • • Heat, Timberwolves among latest teams to provide aid to arena workers
    The Heat and AmericanAirlines Arena announced on Wednesday that they’ll be providing financial assistance to team and arena part-time staffers who have lost work as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, writes Ira Winderman of The South Florida Sun Sentinel. Heat owner Micky Arison‘s foundation will be donating an additional $1M to establish an initiative aimed at aiding employees and addressing o...2020
  • • Andrew Wiggins responds to Timberwolves fans booing him
    Andrew Wiggins definitely did not appreciate the reception that he got from the hometown fans on Friday night. The Minnesota Timberwolves swingman had a rough night during a 123-120 loss in overtime to the lowly Atlanta Hawks. While Wiggins finished with 16 points, he shot 5-for-14 from the field and a dismal 5-for-12 from the free throw line. After missing two crucial foul shots in the fourth qua...2018
  • • Watch: Andrew Wiggins forgets to put on jersey, seen in undershirt before game
    Timberwolves swingman Andrew Wiggins had a wardrobe malfunction of sorts before Friday’s game against the Hawks, and it resulted in a funny moment in front of both his teammates and the fans at Target Center. It happened during pregame warmups, as Wiggins prepared to join his teammates on the court. The problem was that right before he was going to take off his warm-up uniform, he realized that he...2018
  • • Butler hears boos, MVP chants; scores 33 in win
    Jimmy Butler drew a mixed response from the Target Center crowd during the Wolves' home opener Friday night and went on to score 33 points to lead Minnesota to a 131-123 win over the Cavs....2018
  • • WATCH: Reggie Jackson appears to distract Jimmy Butler prior to clutch free throw
    Reggie Jackson may have played a role in Jimmy Butler missing a free throw that could have sent Sunday’s game between the Timberwolves and Pistons into overtime.With less than ten seconds remaining in regulation, and Minnesota down by three points, Butler went to the free throw line for three attempts. He made the first two. Prior to Butler’s third shot, Jackson steps in to have a word with Stanle...2017
  • • Stephen Curry passes Dell Curry in NBA points
    Dell Curry was a fantastic NBA player. His son Stephen Curry is other-level, though. Here’s the Minneapolis Star Tribune with the latest: Golden State superstar Stephen Curry surpassed his father in NBA career points scored with a three-pointer in the third quarter of Friday’s game against the Timberwolves at Target Center. Dell Curry scored 12,670 points a 16-year career [...]...2017
  • • Hard lesson from Zach LaVine's season-ending injury could benefit young Timberwolves
    In terms of overall ambitions, the Wolves' and their fans' vision of playoff basketball this spring at Target Center suddenly turned cloudy. It isn't so much the current 19-33 record – Denver, in eighth place, is 23-28 – as it is the five teams between Minnesota and that final West playoff berth. With LaVine's 18.9 points, 37.2 minutes and 38.7 percent 3-point accuracy off the table, it is the tea...2017
  • • James Harden vs. Hornets: Stats, Highlights and Reaction
    2017
  • • Low-Key Trevor Ariza Is Critical to High-Octane Houston Rockets
    2017
  • • Thibodeau returns to Chicago with Wolves
    MINNEAPOLIS -- At the end of November, Derrick Rose brought his New York Knicks to Target Center, the building Tom Thibodeau now calls home with the Minnesota Timberwolves.Adversaries that night, Thibodeau and Rose spent five years together in Chicago grinding out victories and trying to restore the Bulls as Eastern Conference powers. They had dinners together, talked basketball together and bonde...2016

Target Center parents, kids, wife / husband, girlfriend / boyfriend

  • • Bulls’ Zach LaVine shares heartwarming moment with Karl-Anthony Towns’ dad
    2021
  • • Kevin Durant surprised T-Wolves fans with pizza delivery to hotel room
    Kevin Durant and the Golden State Warriors dispatched the Minnesota Timberwolves Tuesday night with a 117-107 victory at the Target Center, but the superstar arguably still looked like a hero to some hometown team fans thanks to a generous postgame gesture. Durant apparently ran into someone in a hotel elevator and proceeded to deliver pizzas to some young fans in a nearby room. A father in the ro...2019
  • • Watch: Andrew Wiggins forgets to put on jersey, seen in undershirt before game
    2018
  • • WATCH: Timberwolves raise banner for late Flip Saunders
    The Minnesota Timberwolves on Thursday night paid tribute to the memory of Flip Saunders, the iconic coach and executive who is perhaps one of the most beloved individuals in franchise history.Saunders passed away at the age of 60 in October 2015 after a battle with Hodgkin lymphoma. At the time of his diagnosis, Saunders was serving as the Timberwolves' president of basketball operations as well ...2018
  • • Stephen Curry passes Dell Curry in NBA points
    2017
  • • Blazers-Timberwolves game postponed due to slippery Target Center court caused by Disney on Ice
    Monday night’s game between the Portland Trail Blazers and Minnesota Timberwolves at Target Center has been cancelled due to poor court conditions. The court was reportedly slippery, thanks to condensation, which was caused by warm weather and ice under the court. Disney on Ice took place at the venue last night: Multiple Blazers complained about the court conditions while warming up (or trying to...2017
  • • T-Wolves mascot and his sled injure Karl-Anthony Towns’ dad
    2017
  • • Low-Key Trevor Ariza Is Critical to High-Octane Houston Rockets
    2017
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    2016
  • • Tuesday NBA Roundup: Carmelo Anthony's Timeline Out of Sync with Knicks' Future
    2016

Top Target Center news

  • • Kevin Garnett Purchases 1,000 Tickets for Timberwolves Fans to Show Appreciation
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  • • Kobe Bryant Gets Standing Ovation After Passing Michael Jordan in Career Points
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  • • Kevin Garnett Has Returned from Timberwolves' Past to Shape Franchise's Future
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  • • Karl-Anthony Towns, Andrew Wiggins & Zach LaVine Put on Dunk Show at Scrimmage
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  • • After All the Conjecture, Playoffs Will Reveal What Matters Most to Kevin Love
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  • • Timberwolves Will Wear Commemorative Patch Honoring Flip Saunders This Season
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  • • The Timberwolves Shade Kevin Love by Not Including Him in Cavaliers Hype Tape
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  • • Kevin Garnett Gives Shout-out to Large, Shirtless Fan with 'KG' on His Chest
    2015
  • • ‘Wolves Tease Kevin Love With Video Hyping Mike Miller’s Return To Minny
    2015
  • • Stephen Curry Does It All to Extend Golden State Warriors' Picture-Perfect Start
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  • • Andrew Wiggins Sealing Up Rookie of the Year Race and Saturday NBA Takeaways
    2015
  • • Watch Kevin Love Get Introduced To Loud Boos At Minny’s Target Center
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  • • The Most Cursed Uniforms in NBA History
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  • • WATCH: Kevin Garnett welcomed home by Minnesota
    He’s back. Kevin Garnett made his triumphant return to Minnesota against the Washington Wizards on Wednesday in his first game with the Timberwolves since being dealt at the NBA trade deadline. To say the fans were excited would be an understatement. The crowd went wild for KG as he was re-introduced with a video tribute and some pyrotechnics. But the KG madness didn’t start at game time. Fans we...2015

Target Center schedule, game

  • • Patrick Beverley returns to Clippers from 8-game absence
    2021
  • • Grizzlies vs. Timberwolves game scheduled for January 15, 2021 is postponed
    The NBA game scheduled for tonight between the Memphis Grizzlies and Minnesota Timberwolves at Target Center has been postponed in accordance with the league’s Health and Safety Protocols. Because of ongoing contact tracing within the Timberwolves, the team does not have the league-required eight available players to proceed with tonight’s game against the Grizzlies....2021
  • • Russell Westbrook roasts Karl-Anthony Towns during loss to T-Wolves
    Russell Westbrook without question is among the fieriest competitors to ever step foot on an NBA court, and Karl-Anthony Towns witnessed the superstar’s legendary passion firsthand Tuesday night. At some point during Tuesday’s showdown between the Oklahoma City Thunder and Minnesota Timberwolves at Target Center, Westbrook absolutely torched KAT with a savage putdown, as relayed by The Athletic’s ...2019
  • • Timberwolves joke with Dave Chappelle about bricks laid in Target Center
    As a comedian, Dave Chappelle is used to being the one telling jokes. But thanks to the Minnesota Timberwolves, Chappelle got to be on the other side.In 2013, Chappelle visited the Target Center. That year also happened to be when the arena underwent a significant renovation project. With Chappelle back in Minnesota on his tour, the Timberwolves took to Twitter to thank Chappelle for all of the br...2017
  • • New Timberwolves logo coming April 11
    The Minnesota Timberwolves begin a new chapter in their franchise history by unveiling a new team logo as part of Fan Appreciation Night at Target Center on Tuesday, April 11. The Wolves will conclude the home portion of their regular season schedule that evening by hosting the Oklahoma City Thunder at 7 p.m. The logo will [...]...2017
  • • Timberwolves to unveil new logo before team’s season finale
    When the 2017-18 season begins, Karl Anthony-Towns will be in a new uniform. Relax, Timberwolves fans, he’ll still be with the team — just in a different uniform.Minnesota announced on Thursday that on April 11, it will reveal a new team logo for the 2017-18 season.“The Minnesota Timberwolves begin a new chapter in their franchise history by unveiling a new team logo as part of Fan Appreciation Ni...2017
  • • CJ McCollum: T’Wolves should have had to forfeit postponed game
    The Minnesota Timberwolves-Portland Trail Blazers game that was postponed earlier this week due to unsafe playing conditions at Target Center has been officially rescheduled. And Blazers guard CJ McCollum isn’t happy about it one bit.The Timberwolves, along with the Trail Blazers, made the announcement via Twitter that the game would be made up on April 3, a scheduled off-night for all NBA teams. ...2017
  • • Postponed Blazers-Timberwolves game rescheduled for April 3
    The NBA announced today that the March 6 game between the Portland Trail Blazers and Minnesota Timberwolves, which was postponed due to unsafe playing conditions on the arena floor, has been rescheduled for Monday, April 3 at 6 p.m. CT/7 p.m. ET at Target Center....2017
  • • Postponed Minnesota Timberwolves-Portand Trail Blazers game rescheduled for April 3
    NEW YORK --The National Basketball Association announced today that the March 6 game between the Portland Trail Blazers and Minnesota Timberwolves, which was postponed due to unsafe playing conditions on the arena floor, has been rescheduled for Monday, April 3 at 6 p.m. CT/7 p.m. ET at Target Center....2017
  • • Trail Blazers vs Timberwolves game postponed
    The NBA game scheduled for this evening between the Portland Trail Blazers and Minnesota Timberwolves at Target Center in Minneapolis, MN has been postponed due to unsafe playing conditions on the arena floor. The game will be rescheduled at a later date....2017

Target Center rumors, scandals

  • • Cole Anthony drains buzzer-beating shot in Magic win after terrible Timberwolves missed free throws
    2021
  • • Jimmy Butler on return to Minnesota: T-Wolves fans are 'going to boo me'
    2019
  • • NBA Tiers of Contention: Teams in the Playoff Hunt in 2016-17
    2016
  • • Healthy Cavs Transforming into League's Best Offense and Friday NBA Takeaways
    2016
  • • Stephen Curry Does It All to Extend Golden State Warriors' Picture-Perfect Start
    2015
  • • What's Holding Anthony Bennett Back from NBA Success?
    2015
  • • In Trying to Build Lakers' Future, Steve Nash Has Paid High Cost to His Present
    2015
  • • Washington Wizards vs. Minnesota Timberwolves: Live Score, Highlights, Reaction
    2015

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