Latest Karl-Anthony Towns News
Towns scores 22 in return as Timberwolves rally past Hawks
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Trailing by a point with 7.2 seconds left, Timberwolves coach Chris Finch looked at Karl-Anthony Towns in the huddle and told him he’d get the ball with a chance to put Minnesota ahead. It set up Towns for a memorable return from a calf injury. ...
Towns returns for Timberwolves after missing 51 games
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Karl-Anthony Towns is set to return Wednesday night for the Minnesota Timberwolves after missing 51 games with a right calf strain. Towns, the three-time All-Star, has been out since Nov. 28. Towns was averaging 20.8 points, 8.2 rebounds and 5.3 assists in 21...
Timberwolves' Towns nears return from long-term calf injury
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota Timberwolves star Karl-Anthony Towns is moving closer to a return to the court in his recovery from a severely strained right calf muscle. The Timberwolves listed Towns as questionable to play Wednesday against Atlanta on their injury report Tuesday,...
Timberwolves: Towns expected to return 'in the coming weeks'
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Injured star Karl-Anthony Towns is expected to return to action “in the coming weeks,” the Minnesota Timberwolves announced Wednesday. Minnesota's game against Boston on Wednesday night marks the 49th consecutive game missed by the three-time All-Star big man...
Conley's maturity, experience led T-wolves to Russell trade
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Three years after the Minnesota Timberwolves acquired D'Angelo Russell for what then was their dream pairing with Karl-Anthony Towns, they traded him for a much older point guard. In an NBA with so few teams settled on their stars, the Wolves made yet another...
All-Star exclusion no sweat for Edwards: 'I kind of knew'
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Timberwolves were predictably irked when Anthony Edwards was not picked for the NBA All-Star Game, a belief in his worthiness that had plenty of backing around the league. As for Edwards, well, he said he wasn't surprised or disappointed. His...
Analysis: In wide-open NBA, uncertainty is only certainty
DENVER (AP) — There was a time when an NBA team had some sense of how things were shaping up by Christmas. Even if just a glimmer of its place in the overall landscape. Then the Boston Celtics made a run to the 2022 NBA Finals after being under .500 about this time last year. ...
