Long ago, a friend in the sportswriting business in Atlanta had a colleague who would join us in the required postgame saloon stop. He would get himself full of whiskey, tell a tale of a character or a stout performance,

Shortly after the contest was over, coach Chris Finch praised Edwards's growth as a leader this season, noting that the Georgia export has come "leaps and bounds" in that departme

Randle had been a major driver of Minnesota's push to the West finals. His struggles in Game 2 are one reason the Wolves are in trouble.

Julius Randle knows that Anthony Edwards could be on the verge of something special for the Timberwolves against the Thunder.

The Minnesota Timberwolves are now on a losing streak in the conference finals series against the Oklahoma City Thunder. Following their defeat in Game 2, the Timberwolves now trail the series 0-2. The second game was particularly disappointing for Julius Randle,

A jump ball scenario saw Scott Foster take a couple of hits from Julius Randle, who kicked the referee, and Lu Dort, who smacked him in the face.

Timberwolves star Julius Randle earned praise from head coach Chris Finch for his bounce-back Game 3 against the Thunder.

Anthony Edwards had 30 points, nine rebounds and six assists in just three quarters to lead the reenergized Minnesota Timberwolves in a 143-101 victory over Oklahoma City on Saturday night in Game 3 of the Western Conference finals that cut the Thunder’s lead in the series to 2-1.