Hooped Up

Kevin Love is spreading the love as the Ambassador of the Rookie Relief for St. Jude auction that runs through November 20. You can place your bid today for a chance to own one of these jerseys on eBay and all proceeds benefit St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.

Some of the autographed jersey’s available are Derrick Rose, O.J. Mayo, Michael Beasley, Nicholas Batum, Tracy McGrady, Chris Bosh, Allen Iverson and Dirk Nowitzki. 

Kevin Love will also match the donation bids up to $12,500.  Ante up for a good cause fellow NBA collectors.

Via Ball Don’t Lie

Kevin Ollie auditioned for that third-guard spot, all the more important now that Sebastian Telfair will sit out three games to start the season, by playing 17 minutes, including leading the offense in the game’s final minutes when the Bulls got to three points but no closer, thanks in part to six of Ollie’s eight points in the final three minutes. One very memorable moment: Craig Smith showing his once-swollen knee was all better with a thunderous dunk over Tyrus Thomas and Andres Nocioni in the fourth quarter. So inspired by the dunk and the spring in his knee, Smith shouted at the United Center rafters in a primal scream sort of like a former Timberwolf once did. 

Minneapolis Star Tribune

Leave the guns alone kiddie’s!

“Sebastian Telfair will start the season on the sidelines due to a suspension that will be announced sometime before his Timberwolves open the season Oct. 29 against Sacramento. Telfair was sentenced last month to three years’ probation for misdemeanor possession of a loaded .45-caliber handgun, speeding and driving without a license in Westchester in April 2007. He was a member of the Celtics at the time of his arrest. Since his case has been resolved, his suspension by the NBA is automatic. The league needs only to determine how many games he’ll serve, with sources indicating it will be for a minimum of two.”

NY Daily News

Kevin Love could take his HORSE routine on the road and charge admission.  Love hits shots with ease and has the HORSE game on lock, in this video. Somebody needs to take the coffee and Red Bull away from that announcer guy though.  He was acting as if Kevin Love was Santa Claus or Esther Baxter or something.

Via Dime

When the best player on the team goes down, it’s always bad!  Unless, you are trying to occupy the leagues standings basement again.

“Timberwolves star Al Jefferson is expected to miss at least the first week of training camp because of a mildly sprained knee ligament. Jefferson sprained the medial collateral ligament in his right knee when he collided with a teammate during a workout at the team’s Target Center training facility on Tuesday. A medical imaging test on Wednesday confirmed the mild sprain, which is expected to sideline him two to three weeks.”

Minneapolis Star Tribune

Like I’ve mentioned before, you’d be crazy to not sign Livingston to a deal if you have the cap room and roster space.  

“Free-agent guard Shaun Livingston, fighting back from a devastating knee injury, had private workouts with the Portland Trail Blazers and Minnesota Timberwolves in the past 48 hours and league sources expect him to sign with one of three teams next week. Livingston worked out in Portland on Friday, and two league sources believed the Blazers are the favorites to sign the ex-Los Angeles Clippers guard. Still, it is unclear whether Portland general manager Kevin Pritchard has been convinced enough to add yet another guaranteed contract to his roster. ”

Yahoo

Just how fast are you driving a golf cart, for it to be skidding out of control and tipping over?  This is surely a question only Monta Eliis can answer.

“New Wolves center Jason Collins is expected to miss eight weeks after undergoing surgery on a triceps tendon in his elbow on Monday in California. He was injured in what a team spokesman called a “freak” accident that occured when his golf cart skidded on wet ground and tipped over. If he’s sidelined for exactly eight weeks, Collins, acquired from Memphis in the draft-night Love-for-O.J. Mayo deal, would miss all of training camp and the regular season’s first week.”

Minneapolis Star Tribune

Khloe Kardashian and Rashad McCants were all coupled up, for the two year anniversary celebration of 944 Magazine. Khloe Kardashian, is the sister of todays distractions Kim Kardashian.  

Yes, I’m getting my Page Six on today indeed.

Via Ball Don’t Lie + Bossip

I don’t know yet if I’m  hot or cool on the new 20th anniversary Timberwolves uni’s that leaked long before these official photos came out over at the TWolves Blog and Ball Don’t Lie.  What I am hot on, are those kicks Mike Miller is wearing.

Golly, those are hot Pete! 

Does anybody know what they are called?