Kevin Love News

Timberwolves forward Al Jefferson [ stats ] dressed slowly and silently after Monday's record-tying 146-105 loss at Golden State, the weight of the 41-point defeat seemingly measuring each movement.

Three Minnesota Timberwolves players are on listed on this year's NBA All-Star ballot.

Minnesota Timberwolves forwards Al Jefferson and Kevin Love and guard Ramon Sessions are listed on ballots for the NBA's 59th annual All-Star Game, which is scheduled for Feb.

Timberwolves update: Big man Al Jefferson has struggled on offense to start the season.

It was very hard for Kevin Love to sit on the bench and watch his Timberwolves get blown out by Portland Sunday night.

Somebody in the Timberwolves' locker room before Sunday's 116-93 loss wondered why Portland is called Rip City, the longtime catch phrase the Trail Blazers are using this time around to celebrate their 40th year.

Andre Miller scored 21 points, and LaMarcus Aldridge and Travis Outlaw each had 19 as Portland built a big first-half lead and beat Minnesota 116-93 Sunday night.

Player Ht. Pos. Statistics 10 Jonny Flynn 6-0 PG 14.8 ppg, 3.2 apg 22 Corey Brewer 6-9 SG 12.8 ppg, 4.8 rpg 8 Ryan Gomes 6-7 SF 10.7 ppg, 7.2 rpg 4 Oleksiy Pecherov 7-0 PF 9.7 ppg, 5.2 rpg 25 Al Jefferson 6-10 C 15.3 ppg, 6.0 rpg Portland No.

Even without the injured Kevin Love, the made-over team has hung tough with some of the NBA's best teams.

Former Timberwolves guard Darrick Martin, the team's new assistant coach for player development, is delighted that his first NBA coaching job is with the team that gave him his best opportunity as a player.

Minnesota's roster of 15 players aren't the highest-quality players in the world, but some of them are all right for Minny's future.

In less than a week, Oleksiy Pecherov has gone through a surprising transformation in the Timberwolves' offense - from unnoticed to almost irreplaceable.

Minnesota Timberwolves forward Kevin Love says he feels like he is ahead of schedule in rehabilitating his surgically repaired left hand.

Sebastian Telfair's winter clothes are packed away untouched in his garage. "Don't need those anymore," he said.

The Minnesota Timberwolves on Monday exercised their fourth-year option on guard/forward Corey Brewer and third- year option on forward Kevin Love.

Cavs guard Delonte West has not played in any of the Cavaliers games this season.

LeBron James scored 24 points to lead the visiting Cleveland Cavaliers past the Minnesota Timberwolves, 104-87, for their first victory of the season.

If there were such a thing as a quick weight-gain plan, Timberwolves center Al Jefferson would have signed up for it.

Tipoff was a good twelve hours away when the Minnesota Timberwolves began turning 1st Avenue into a drive or walk-thru breakfast line.

Most of the game sucked. I take my hat off to the Wolves for not giving up. Flynn will be a great NBA player.