What a joke. Or is it The Joker? All the Denver Nuggets had to do Thursday night was win one game in Minnesota and they would have shed themselves from this annoying Timberwolves team, but instead missed and they set a record, missing 279 shots and losing by 479 points – both all-time sports records. […]
All in one night – all the criticisms and doubts and cheap shots Nikola Jokic, aka The Joker, has been absorbing seemed to make him more determined than ever to shut the mouths of all those negative people once and for all, namely Shaquille O’Neill who said he didn’t deserve this year’s MVP, and Kendrick […]
It didn’t seem possible as recently as a week ago that anyone could stop the Joker from rampaging into his second NBA title. This guy was playing like a person indestructible and so far beyond being stopped that it wasn’t even worth trying. Then the Minnesota Timberwolves stampeded into Denver and put a Rocky Mountain-sized […]
First reported by Shams Charania of The Athletic, Minnesota Timberwolves big man Karl-Anthony Towns has suffered a meniscus injury in his left knee and will be out indefinitely. Shams has also reported that Towns has been looking at second opinions and what actions can be taken. KAT has been a huge part of the success […]
The 2023-24 NBA season has been a wild one as the end of 2023 grows near. There have been several teams that have surprised the league including the Orlando Magic and Oklahoma City Thunder, but no team has been more surprising than the Minnesota Timberwolves. A team that finished 42-40 and lost in the first […]
With most NBA teams have played around 20 games so far, the first quarter of the 2021-22 NBA season is complete. There have been many surprises this season so far; Golden State returning to dynasty form while waiting for Klay Thompson to return, the Phoenix Suns going on a 17-game win streak, and the Chicago […]
Last year the Minnesota Timberwolves went 23-49. They haven’t reached the NBA playoffs since 2018 back when then, head coach Tom Thibedeau tried duplicating the success he endured in Chicago by bringing in Jimmy Butler, Derrick Rose, and Taj Gibson. At the time, the Timberwolves also had two prized young star talents in Karl Anthony […]
The most talked about and speculated topic from start to finish of the NBA season is the most valuable player award. The critically acclaimed accolade has been the difference-maker for numerous legacies in NBA history and resumes for potential Hall of Fame inductees. The definition of the award has ranged from the “best player on […]
We are almost halfway through what has been a crazy NBA season so far, and we have seen some teams really shine through and show what they can truly do. The Boston Celtics continue to dominate the Eastern Conference, behind star players Kyrie Irving and Al Horford. They have a record of 34-10, and their […]
This edition of the swing is all about the up and coming Minnesota Timberwolves (28-16). If you thought that I wouldn’t mention the Golden State Warriors (34-9) in this piece, you were dead wrong. How can I leave out the Orange Roundball League’s best team? It’d simply be a crime. Since I have a clean […]