J.J. Barea is out for Friday night's home game against the Miami Heat. The T-Wolves guard has a strained left hamstring that's still too tight to go full speed on. Barea says he'll definitely be back on the court Sunday when the Wolves host his former team -- the Dallas Mavericks.

The Timberwolves say point guards Ricky Rubio and J.J. Barea wont' play in tonight's exhibition game in Milwaukee against the Bucks. Coach Rick Adelman tells the Pioneer Press Rubio has a sprained ankle and Barea has a thigh bruise.

The Timberwolves will be extra shorthanded this weekend in games in New Orleans and Atlanta. Forward Michael Beasley has a sprained right foot and guard J.J. Barea has a sprained left ankle ... both will miss the road trip. The Star Tribune says those injuries could cause them miss several more games.

The last thing the Wolves need right now is another injury. But that's what they have with point guard J.J. Barea, who missed practice Thursday with a mid-foot sprain. He's listed as "day-to-day" and will be re-evaluated before Friday's game at Indiana.

Timberwolves J.J. Barea and Michael Beasley will be sidelined for at least one more week, according to coach Rick Adelman. Barea is still bothered by a left hamstring injury, Beasley has an injured right foot.

Timberwolves' guard J.J. Barea is a game-time decision for tonight's match-up with the Phoenix Suns. Barea rolled his ankle last week and he's missed the last two games. Meanwhile, Kevin Love will play despite having a sore back.

The Minnesota Timberwolves are hunting for a point guard to back up Ricky Rubio. On the radar: J.J. Barea, who is coming off a championship season with the Dallas Mavericks.

Timberwolves point guard J.J. Barea told reporters after Minnesota's loss to Golden State Sunday night that "a lot of guys" on the team simply don't care. When that happens, Barea says it's tough to win games.