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Knee Surgery Ends Love’s Season

The Minnesota Timberwolves will miss the playoffs for the ninth consecutive season, the longest active streak in the NBA, in what was a lost season for star forward Kevin Love. Limited to just 18 games this season after breaking his … Continue reading

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Love Eyes Regular Season Return

A rushed return from a broken hand ultimately doomed Kevin Love’s season. Two weeks before the start of the regular season, Love broke his right hand doing knuckle push ups. 

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Love Re-injures Hand in Victory

Ricky Rubio is set to return to the Minnesota lineup tonight, but he may not be playing alongside his All-Star power forward. Kevin Love sprained his right thumb late in the fourth quarter during Friday’s 113-102 victory over New Orleans.

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More Knee Surgery Required for Roy

Brandon Roy’s comeback from retirement lasted just five games before his knees once again failed him. Just four days before making his return to Portland, the city where Roy spent the first five years of his NBA career before knee … Continue reading

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2012 Season Preview- Northwest Division

Kevin Love did much more than reshape his physique last season. While many players arrived for training camp out of shape once the two month lockout ended, Love was transforming his body, dropping 25 pounds, along with his stature within … Continue reading

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Broken Hand Sidelines Love 6-8 Weeks

The path to snapping an eight-year playoff drought in Minnesota just became tougher. All-Star forward Kevin Love broke his right hand during morning workouts and is expected to be sidelined for the next six-to-eight weeks. 

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Young Guards Look for Swift Comeback

Derrick Rose and Iman Shumpert tore their Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) on the same day, April 28th, the opening day of the NBA’s post season. Both suffered their injury without contact from another player. Two months earlier, Ricky Rubio tore … Continue reading

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Rubio Expected to Return By Christmas

Following a two year wait for Ricky Rubio to make his NBA debut, the Timberwolves will have to hold out for just two months for him to return. Rubio missed the final eight weeks, playing for Spain in the Olympics … Continue reading

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The MVP Case for Kevin Love

The Timberwolves were supposed to be a team of the future but Kevin Love has made Minnesota a threat now. Once again playing out of position, back at center following an injury to Nikola Pekovic, Love has dominated no matter where … Continue reading

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Regular Season Game of the Year

Two of the best forwards in the game traded daggers from downtown during the most exciting game of the 2012 season. Just a month after squaring off in the three-point shootout, Kevin Love and Kevin Durant switched roles during a … Continue reading

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