MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- Minnesota Timberwolves point guard J.J. Barea says he'll be back on the court against Indiana.
Barea said before the Timberwolves played the Pacers on Wednesday that his sprained left ankle is "good to go."
He has missed 10 of the last 11 games and appeared in only six of 21 games this season. He previously had a strained left hamstring.
Barea is backing up Ricky Rubio and Luke Ridnour in his first season with Minnesota after winning the NBA title with Dallas last year.
Barea says he'll probably be limited to six or seven minute stretches and if he gets tired he'll simply ask for a sub.
The Timberwolves are a lot healthier than they were a few weeks ago. Michael Beasley and Martell Webster also recently returned from injuries.
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February 01, 2012
MINNEAPOLIS After averaging 11.4 points, 8.9 assists and 2.24 steals in his first month in the NBA, Ricky Rubio was named the Western Conference Rookie of the Month on Wednesday.
Rubio, who's known more for his passing game than scoring acumen, still ranks fifth among rookies in total points. He's fourth among all players in assists and third in steals -- first among rookies...
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February 01, 2012
MINNEAPOLIS Last Sunday's game between the Timberwolves and the Lakers featured two of the most exciting point guards in basketball, the elder already proven as the best in the game and the other heralded as one of the first greats in the NBA's newest generation.
One, Kobe Bryant, has set an almost unattainable standard at the position. He's stoic and tough, intimidating...
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January 30, 2012
Ricky Rubio was chit-chatting it up with fellow Spaniard Pau Gasol when Kobe Bryant and him decided to exchange a few words. From this conversation, and after a few NBA games, it is evident that Ruuuuubiiiioooo is going to be a superstar:
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January 31, 2012
MINNEAPOLIS Running out of options, his teammates covered, Ricky Rubio sets his feet for a long jump shot, relatively unguarded and with time to spare. But from the moment the ball leaves his hands, there's something off about its arc, and the closer it gets to the basket, the more wrong it seems.
There's no sound, no ding of rubber hitting metal, no swoosh of friction...
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January 31, 2012
Following the Lakers 106-101 victory over the Timberwolves on Sunday, Spanish national team teammates Pau Gasol and Ricky Rubio caught up for a quick chat. What were they talking about? El Clásico? The Olympics in London this summer? The declining value of the Euro? I don’t know exactly–they were speaking in Spanish. But that didn’t stop Kobe Bryant from butting in.
Complex...
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February 02, 2012
CLEVELAND, OH – It appears that Spain and Australia has given the first NBA Rookie Of The Month Awards a international flavor as fellow countrymen Kyrie Irving of the Cleveland Cavaliers and Ricky Rubio of the Minnesota Timberwolves have brought their own distinctive accents to the hardwood.
Irving, A dual citizen of the United States and Australia, would be selected by Cleveland...
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January 31, 2012
One of these guys won’t be laughing like this in London.
When Kobe Bryant and Ricky Rubio exchanged friendly fire and jokes after the Los Angeles Lakers' 106-101 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves in Minnesota on Sunday night, it was all in good clean fun.
“You’re going to get the Silver medal,” Rubio told Bryant about Team USA’s chances at the 2012 London Olympics...
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January 30, 2012
Our nightly look ahead to the schedule with a couple of notes and story lines so you can plan out your NBA viewing.
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8:00: Minnesota Timberwolves at Houston Rockets
Here's something I never thought I'd type a month ago: If you haven't seen the Timberwolves play, you're missing out. I will admit that I'm completely captivated by...
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February 01, 2012
Cleveland Cavaliers guard Kyrie Irving and Minnesota Timberwolves guard Ricky Rubio were named the top rookies in the Eastern and Western Conference, respectively, for games played from the season's December 25 start through the end of January.
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January 30, 2012
Michael Beasley scored 34 points, Ricky Rubio had 18 points and 11 assists and the Minnesota Timberwolves beat the Rockets 120-108 on Monday night in Rick Adelman's return to Houston.
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January 30, 2012
HOUSTON (AP) Michael Beasley scored 34 points, Ricky Rubio had 18 points and 11 assists and the Minnesota Timberwolves beat
the Rockets 120-108 on Monday night in Rick Adelman's return to Houston.
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January 30, 2012
Michael Beasley scored 34 points, Ricky Rubio had 18 points and 11 assists and the Minnesota Timberwolves beat the Rockets 120-108 on Monday night in Rick Adelman's return to Houston.
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