The first scrimmage was 'ragged', but that's to be expected. Rick Adelman says the Timberwolves need to defend better, among other things.
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Media day is Monday and Butler reportedly won't be there.
2 others are hospitalized with "serious injuries"
The 32-year-old battled through the pain to finish.
He was subjected to intense grilling during a televised TBT debate.
Liu Qiangdong was detained on suspicion of sexual assault last month.
MPR News was preparing to report that his adult daughter was accusing him of inappropriate touching.
They're appearing at the American-Swedish Institute.
Timberwolves head coach Rick Adelman said Wednesday's win over Utah was the type of game that teams hoping to make the playoffs needed to win. "We talk about staying in the hunt," Adelman said. "We've put ourselves in position to be in the hunt. Let's take advantage of it."
Timberwolves coach Rick Adelman noticed his team was too relaxed during practice before Wednesday night's loss against Memphis. That rubbed him the wrong way, apparently, as he told reporters that they "haven't won anything" yet to deserve being so loose.
Timberwolves head coach Rick Adelman tells the Pioneer Press there is a chance that Kevin Love will play Sunday against the Warriors. Adelman says if "he wants to play and the doctors say it's OK, I'm happy to put him out there."
With the addition of Spanish-speaking guard JJ Barea to the Timberwolves backcourt along with Ricky Rubio, coach Rick Adelman said he wants only English spoken on the court. I have to know what they are talking about back there, Adelman said.
Timberwolves coach Rick Adelman is drilling into his players the importance of not turning the ball over after the team’s 22-turnover outing on Wednesday night. The Star Tribune reports the coach made the team watch every turnover in an extended film session Thursday.
If there’s a Timberwolves’ doghouse, Darko Milicik is in it. Even with Nikola Pekovic injured last night, Darko was on the bench in Minnesota’s loss to San Antonio. Coach Rick Adelman told the Star Tribune afterwards that Milicik hasn’t done much to prove he can “do the job.”
Timberwolves' head coach Rick Adelman supports J.J. Barea expressing his frustration like he did following Sunday's embarrassing loss to the Warriors. Barea said "a lot of guys don't care." Adelman says, "People should get mad" and "young players sometimes have to learn that."
Timberwolves head coach Rick Adelman is opening to using a smaller lineup featuring Kevin Love, Michael Beasley, and Derrick Williams. The trio provides a difficult match-up for opposing defenses, but they also create a defensive weakness that Adelman isn't very fond of.
