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Wolves’ Joe Ingles signs with Melbourne United

It didn’t take long for the Minnesota Timberwolves roster to change going into the offseason. Wolves veteran guard Joe Ingles announced that he is signing with Melbourne United in the NBL, returning to his native Australia after a 12-year stint in the NBA with the Utah Jazz, Milwaukee Bucks, Orlando Magic and the past two […]

NBA Mock Draft Roundup: Who Will Wolves Take at No. 28?

Now that the Minnesota Timberwolves are officially in offseason mode, it’s time to look at potential prospects they could take with the No. 28 overall pick. It’s a deep draft, so it’s very possible that the Wolves could end up with a valuable piece to the puzzle even with a late first-round pick. We scoured […]

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An Open Letter to My Fandom

Dear Leo, Is it time for you to retire from watching Minnesota Timberwolves games? All too many times this season, your wife has seen you keel over in pain after the final buzzer sounds in a Wolves game. You collapse to your knees and your forehead plops down to the carpet. You let out a […]

Lynx Weekly: Up-and-Down Start

Welcome to the first edition of Lynx Weekly! Our new Lynx Weekly series will be published each week, looking back at the week that was for the Lynx and providing some notes, analysis and more on what we saw from Minnesota that week. This format will replace our traditional recaps published after each game, but we […]

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The Timberwolves Never Gave Themselves a Chance

In Game 6 of their Western Conference Semifinals series against the San Antonio Spurs, the Minnesota Timberwolves season came to a thudding end as they were blown out for a third time in the series, 139-109. In retrospect, the Timberwolves were likely dead on arrival coming into the series. The Spurs showed they were the […]

Spurs, 139, Timberwolves 109: That’s All Folks

And just like that, it’s over. The Minnesota Timberwolves came into Game 6 of their Western Conference Semifinal series against the San Antonio Spurs to replicate their series from two years ago against the Denver Nuggets and force Game 7. Instead, they repeated a different kind of history. For the third straight year, the Timberwolves’ […]

Game 6 Preview: Timberwolves vs. Spurs

Minnesota Timberwolves vs. San Antonio SpursDate: May 15th, 2026Time: 8:30 PM CDTLocation: Target CenterTelevision Coverage: Prime Video The Minnesota Timberwolves are out of runway. After dropping Game 5 in San Antonio in embarrassing fashion, the Wolves now find themselves down 3-2, wounded, staring at elimination, and trying to convince themselves that the season still has […]

Spurs 126, Timberwolves 97: Minnesota Lets Go of the Rope

The Minnesota Timberwolves entered Game 5 in San Antonio with a chance to retake control of their Western Conference Semifinals series. A win would have snatched back home-court advantage, put the Spurs on the brink of elimination, and set up a Friday night closeout opportunity at Target Center. Unfortunately, none of that happened. Instead, Minnesota […]

Game 5 Preview: Timberwolves at Spurs

Minnesota Timberwolves at San Antonio SpursDate: May 12th, 2026Time: 7:00 PM CDTLocation: Frost Bank CenterTelevision Coverage: NBC, Peacock After four games of chaos, blood pressure spikes, blown opportunities, sudden reversals, superstar theater, and at least one officiating decision that will be discussed in San Antonio like it was the Zapruder film, the Minnesota Timberwolves and […]

Game 4 Was Classic Minnesota Timberwolves Basketball

Game 4 was a must-win for the Minnesota Timberwolves. That was true coming into the night with the Wolves down 2-1 in the series, and certainly became true after Victor Wembanyama launched an elbow at the neck of Naz Reid and ejected the San Antonio Spurs’ best player from the game with a Flagrant Two […]

Vegas is Disrepecting the Timberwolves at Their Own Peril

The disrespect continues for the Minnesota Timberwolves. After the Timberwolves clawed back to even their Western Conference Semifinals series against the San Antonio Spurs at two games apiece, the latest NBA title odds dropped, and Minnesota somehow ended up with the longest odds of any remotely viable contender left standing. I’m excluding the Lakers who […]

Timberwolves 114, Spurs 109: They Never Make it Easy, Do They?

What did Sunday night’s Game 5 win take for the Minnesota Timberwolves? “Some heart,” Rudy Gobert said to the Target Center crowd after the madness had ended. Where do we even start? Perhaps the part where this should have been less close than it ended up as, with a sharp elbow to the face? With […]

Game 4 Preview: Timberwolves vs. Spurs

Minnesota Timberwolves vs. San Antonio SpursDate: May 10th, 2026Time: 6:30 PM CDTLocation: Target CenterTelevision Coverage: NBC, Peacock On Friday night, the Minnesota Timberwolves entered Target Center entrenched in a tug-of-war with the San Antonio Spurs. With a victory, they could seize control of the Western Conference Semifinals, wash away the stench of that Game 2 […]

Dream 91, Lynx 90: Starting With a Heartbreaker

The 30th WNBA season is upon us, and the Minnesota Lynx officially got their season underway on Saturday night at Target Center. Minnesota welcomed in the Atlanta Dream for the season opener in Minneapolis, a matchup between two teams with some new key faces on the roster this season. In the end, it was a […]

Spurs 115, Timberwolves 108: Back to Reality

It was always going to be an uphill battle for the Minnesota Timberwolves. Game 3 between the Timberwolves and the San Antonio Spurs got off to a weird start at Target Center. Minnesota had an incredibly difficult time putting the ball in the basket, missing its first 12 shots and committing four turnovers, going down […]

Canis Hoopus Roundtable: 2026 Minnesota Lynx Season Predictions

In case the near WNBA lockout lost you for a bit, the Minnesota Lynx season is right around the corner! The historic Collective Bargaining Agreement they reached was a huge milestone for the state of women’s sports, let alone women’s basketball. However, with the new changes and salary cap numbers, that meant some teams were […]

Game 3 Preview: Timberwolves vs. Spurs

Minnesota Timberwolves vs. San Antonio SpursDate: May 8th, 2026Time: 8:30 PM CDTLocation: Target CenterTelevision Coverage: ESPN Wolves-Spurs Game 3 Preview: Bury the Blowout, Protect the Den The Timberwolves had a chance to put this series in a vice grip. That’s what Game 2 could have been. Steal another one in San Antonio, fly back to […]

Spurs 133, Timberwolves 95: Rodeo Ruination

The Minnesota Timberwolves came into Wednesday night’s Game 2 of their Western Conference Semifinals series against the San Antonio Spurs with a chance to get greedy. After taking Game 1 104-102, the Wolves had the opportunity to take a commanding 2-0 series lead before even playing a game at Target Center. Instead, the Timberwolves never […]

Game 2 Preview: Timberwolves at Spurs

Minnesota Timberwolves at San Antonio SpursDate: May 6th, 2026Time: 8:30 PM CDTLocation: Frost Bank CenterTelevision Coverage: ESPN Game 1 was not pretty. It was not elegant. It was not the kind of series opener that ends with everyone breathlessly talking about offensive genius or some masterclass in modern basketball. No, this was a rock fight. […]