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Fate Continues to Laugh In the Face of the New York Knicks After Minnesota Timberwolves Win No. 1 Pick In NBA Draft
There’s bad luck, “an unfortunate set of circumstances,” being outright cursed and the New York Knicks. Heading into Thursday night’s NBA Lottery, the same team that missed out on the Zion Williamson sweepstakes last summer, then scared off Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving as free agents, had a nine percent chance of landing the No. 1…
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In a League Hurting for Black Ownership, Kevin Garnett Shoots His Shot With the Minnesota Timberwolves
If NBA Hall of Famer Kevin Garnett gets his wish, he will soon become something that the league he once played for desperately needs: another Black owner. ESPN reports that Glen Taylor, the majority owner of the Minnesota Timberwolves, has secured the services of a global merchant bank as he explores potentially selling the team.…
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'Miss You So Much': Karl-Anthony Towns Shares Beautiful Mother's Day Tribute After Losing Mom to COVID-19
There are two surefire ways to make grown men cry: either deprive them of a haircut for two months and counting—thanks, coronavirus!—or play Boyz II Men’s “A Song for Mama.” On Sunday, as social media was flooded with loving tributes to mothers all across the globe, Minnesota Timberwolves star Karl-Anthony Towns took the time to…
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The Heart of the City: Prince, Biggie and More Inspire Nike's 2018-19 City Edition NBA Uniforms
To know me is to know I am a Minneapolis native, raised in Chicago, who spent two decades living in Brooklyn, N.Y.—and that basketball is the only sport I even remotely follow (despite my 5-foot, 10-inch frame). So to say I was a little hype over the second release of Nike’s City Edition jerseys would…
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KG Out: Kevin Garnett Announces His Retirement
After 21 seasons, 15 All-Star appearances, four first-team All-NBA selections, one MVP award and one NBA championship, Minnesota Timberwolves player Kevin Garnett is ending his professional basketball career. Garnett posted a video to his official Instagram account Friday with the caption, “To be continued … ,” confirming the news first reported on Friday by the…