While his teammates were in Memphis to take on the Grizzlies without him due to his serving the back-end of the two-game suspension he received for stomping about the face and chest of Houston Rockets forward Luis Scola, Minnesota Timberwolves forward Kevin Love chose to go out and spend some time with his fans [...]
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Love returns from 2-game suspension
Timberwolves forward Kevin Love is returning from his two-game suspension and ready to get Minnesota back on the winning track.
Love was suspended for stepping on Rockets forward Luis Scola last weekend. He missed a win over Sacramento on Tuesday and a loss at Memphis on Wednesday.
Love says it was difficult to watch the team at home on television. He was named the Western Conference...
Sansevere: Love's suspension will help Wolves
"Bad night ... Tough game."That was how Ricky Rubio began his tweet after the Timberwolves lost to Memphis Wednesday night.It was a bad night and a tough game ... for Rubio, in particular. He had only one assist in the loss. That's the fewest assists of his young career.Chances are, there will not be many games like that -- not as long as Kevin Love is in the lineup...
Timberwolves wilt in road loss to Memphis
No team wants to call a loss expected. No player wants to make excuses or accept it, but, on Wednesday night, the Timberwolves had no other choice.With Kevin Love serving the second and final game of his suspension, the Timberwolves were sluggish all night, falling 85-80 to the Grizzlies in their second loss to Memphis this season. It wasn't a performance to be proud of, but...
Rubio not worried about stats with Love out
MINNEAPOLIS Gambling. It's a word with negative connotations, its syllables hinting at seedy casinos and losing money, at unwise choices and recklessness. It's not the kind of word a coach wants applied to his players, especially on the court.
That's why over and over, Rick Adelman has said no. No, Ricky Rubio's risky-looking plays aren't gambles. No, the rookie...
Blake Griffin and Kevin Love earn style points playing game of Jenga (Video)
Los Angeles Clippers forward Blake Griffin and Minnesota Timberwolves forward Kevin Love played each other one-on-one recently, but not in a game of basketball.
Griffin and Love played a game of Jenga in a commercial for the game which allowed them to incorporate their basketball moves...which made this commercial fun to watch.
No evidence of any foot stomping by Love....
Love to compete in the Three-Point Contest?
When Minnesota Timberwolves' Kevin Love isn't stomping on Luis Scola's face and chest, he is a pretty good player. The double-double machine was recently selected to join the 2012 Western Conference All-Star reserves (his second All-Star appearance) but apparently he won't just be taking part in the Sunday big game.
Love (h/t cbssports.com) is reportedly going to...
Mavericks 104, Timberwolves 97
Dirk Nowitzki welcomed Kevin Love back from his two-game suspension with a season-high 33 points, winning the matchup of Western Conference All-Star power forwards and helping the Dallas Mavericks stave off a Minnesota rally with 104-97 victory over the Timberwolves on Friday.
Nowitzki topped 24 points for the fourth straight game by shooting 11 for 19 from the floor, including...
Mavericks-Timberwolves Preview
The Dallas Mavericks entered 2011-12 having dominated the Minnesota Timberwolves over much of the previous six seasons.
It's been a different story this year.
Dallas concludes a three-game trip Friday night hoping to avoid a third consecutive loss to Minnesota, which welcomes back star Kevin Love following a two-game suspension.
The Mavericks (15-11), who from Jan. 7, 2006...
Nowitzki, Mavs edge Wolves in Love's return
Dirk Nowitzki welcomed Kevin Love back from his two-game suspension with a season-high 33 points and helping the Dallas Mavericks stave off a Minnesota rally with 104-97 victory over the Timberwolves on Friday.
Nowitzki's 33 leads Mavs past Love, T-wolves
Dirk Nowitzki welcomed Kevin Love back from his two-game suspension with a season-high 33 points, winning the matchup of Western Conference All-Star power forwards and helping the Dallas Mavericks stave off a Minnesota rally with 104-97 victory over the Timberwolves on Friday.
Mavs Start Tough Stretch off Right
Wednesday marked the first of nine games in 15 days for Dallas, and it couldn’t have gotten off to a better start, with a 105-95 win over the Nuggets in Denver. They followed up that win with a 104-97 victory over Kevin Love and the Timberwolves, a team that had beaten the Mavericks twice this [...]
Dirk nets 33, Mavs hold off Wolves
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) Dirk Nowitzki welcomed Kevin Love back from his two-game suspension with a season-high 33 points, winning
the matchup of Western Conference All-Star power forwards and helping the Dallas Mavericks stave off a Minnesota rally with
104-97 victory over the Timberwolves on Friday.
Post Up: Gotta Love It
by Peter Walsh / @goinginsquad
With the football season ending Sunday, the NBA certainly filled the void nicely thanks to the surprising play of Jeremy Lin. Despite what the media would have you believe, there are other basketball games being played around the country–and great ones at that. Last night saw 2 overtime contests, a shootout in Minnesota, and a plethora of great...
Mavericks hold off T-wolves 104-97 behind Nowitzki
Dirk Nowitzki welcomed Kevin Love back from his two-game suspension with a season-high 33 points, winning the matchup of Western Conference All-Star power forwards and helping the Dallas Mavericks stave off a Minnesota rally with 104-97 victory over the Timberwolves on Friday.
Pekovic, Beasley lead Love-less Wolves to win
Nikola Pekovic had 23 points and 10 rebounds, and Michael Beasley added 17 points and 14 boards to lead the Minnesota Timberwolves to an 86-84 victory over the Sacramento Kings on Tuesday night in their first game without the suspended Kevin Love.
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