A mid-season injury changed everything for the Minnesota Timberwolves. Right when they turned a corner with their retooled roster, winning 5 games in a row in mid-January, Julius Randle came up gingerly after an overextended layup early in the second quarter against the Utah Jazz. https://zonecoverage.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Randle-Injury.mp4 Randle suffered a groin … [Read more...] about Minnesota’s Patience With Julius Randle Paid Off
The Twins Have Ridden Two Value Signings This Year
$8 million. That’s how much the Minnesota Twins spent last offseason to sign Ty France and Harrison Bader, two of the team’s most consistent players this season. All it took was $1 million to sign France and $7 million to sign Bader when you add in his signing bonus. To put that into perspective, Byron Buxton makes around $14 million per season, and Carlos Correa makes around … [Read more...] about The Twins Have Ridden Two Value Signings This Year
The Wild Are Letting the Tail Wag the Dog With Marco Rossi
It isn’t news that Marco Rossi was “very disappointed” by how the Minnesota Wild used him in their six-game playoff series against the Vegas Golden Knights. Eleven minutes a night is barely enough to break a sweat for a player who scored two playoff goals for an offense-needy team. In his exit… … [Read more...] about The Wild Are Letting the Tail Wag the Dog With Marco Rossi
This Was the Jimmy Butler Series Minnesota Needed
Few questioned Jimmy Butler when he shouted, “You f—ing need me, Scott,” at former Minnesota Timberwolves general manager Scott Layden. “You can’t win without me,” he said. Who would dare question Butler? The Wolves traded for him on draft night in 2017, and he led them to their first playoff berth since Minnesota’s Western Conference Finals run in 2003-04. However, Butler … [Read more...] about This Was the Jimmy Butler Series Minnesota Needed
Rudy Gobert Is Minnesota’s Closer
Sometimes, life is just not fair in basketball. Sure, they have the intro videos with Kendrick Lamar’s Squabble Up belting in the background and the player intros with screaming fans. The NBA has cool nicknames, like Rudy Gobert’s The Tower of Power, or Big Ru Go Bert, as Anthony Edwards calls him. Game 5: Hype video and Intros Squabble up#WolvesBack … [Read more...] about Rudy Gobert Is Minnesota’s Closer