Events in Sport
- 1989-11-03 NBA expansion Minnesota Timberwolves make NBA debut; lose 106-94 against SuperSonics at Seattle Center Coliseum; Tyrone Corbin T-Wolves top scorer with 20 points
- 1990-11-02 First NBA game at Target Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota; Rolando Blackman top scores with 21 points as Timberwolves beat Mavericks, 98-85
- 1995-11-05 First NBA game at General Motors Place in Vancouver; Grizzlies beat Minnesota Timberwolves, 100-98 in OT
- 1996-04-02 Vancouver Grizzlies beat Minnesota Timberwolves, 105-103 at General Motors Place Arena to end their NBA single-season record 23-game consecutive loss streak
Sports History
1996-11-03 Los Angeles Lakers superstar Kobe Bryant becomes the then youngest player to make his NBA debut (18 years, 2 months, 11 days) in 91-85 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves at the Great Western Forum
Rodman Kicks Cameraman
1997-01-15 Controversial Chicago Bulls' forward Dennis Rodman kicks cameraman Eugene Amos in the groin during a game against Minnesota Timberwolves; ultimately pays Amos $200,000 settlement, and is suspended for 11 games without pay
- 1997-10-01 Minnesota Timberwolves NBA forward Kevin Garnett, just 2 years out of high school, signs a record 6-year, $123 million contract extension
- 2003-02-09 52nd NBA All-Star Game, Philips Arena, Atlanta, GA: West beats East, 155-145 (2 OT); MVP: Kevin Garnett, Minnesota Timberwolves, F
- 2007-07-31 Boston Celtics obtain former MVP and 10-time All-Star Kevin Garnett in a 7-for-1 deal with Minnesota Timberwolves; then the NBA's biggest ever trade for one player
- 2015-06-25 NBA Draft: Kentucky center Karl-Anthony Towns first pick by Minnesota Timberwolves
NBA Record
2019-10-23 All Star point guard Kyrie Irving pours in 50 points, setting a new NBA record for points on debut with a new team as his Brooklyn Nets go down 127-126 at home to the Minnesota Timberwolves
Birthdays in Sport
- 1957-12-19 Kevin McHale, American Basketball HOF forward (NBA C'ship 1981, 84, 86; 7 × NBA All-Star; Boston Celtics) and coach (Minnesota Timberwolves, Houston Rockets), born in Hibbing, Minnesota
- 1958-02-25 Kurt Rambis, American basketball forward (NBA C'ship 1982, 85, 87, 88 LA Lakers), coach (Minnesota Timberwolves 2009-11) and executive (senior adviser LA Lakers), born in Terre Haute, Indiana
- 1963-04-08 Terry Porter, American basketball point guard and coach (Portland Trail Blazers; Minnesota Timberwolves; NBA All-Star 1991, 93), born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- 1963-07-13 Anthony "Spud" Webb, American NBA guard (5f 7inch slam dunk champion), born in Dallas, Texas
- 1963-09-02 Sam Mitchell, NBA forward (Minn Timberwolves)
- 1966-05-14 Pooh Richardson, NBA guard (NBA All-Rookie First Team 1990 Minnesota Timberwolves; Los Angeles Clippers), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- 1966-06-28 Andrew Lang, American NBA center (Minnesota Timberwolves, Milwaukee Bucks), born in Pine Bluff, Arkansas
- 1966-07-23 Micheal Williams, American basketball point guard (NBA record consecutive free throws during regular season [97] 1993), born in Dallas, Texas
- 1966-09-09 Lance Blanks, American basketball guard (Detroit Pistons, Minnesota Timberwolves), executive (GM Phoenix Suns 2010-13) and broadcaster (ESPN, Longhorn Network), born in Del Rio, Texas (d. 2023)
- 1967-05-27 Doug West, NBA guard (Minnesota Timberwolves)
- 1969-12-19 Tom Gugliotta, American basketball forward (NBA All-Star 1997; NBA All-Rookie First Team 1993; Minnesota Timberwolves, Phoenix Suns), born in Huntington Station, New York
- 1970-06-02 Eric Riley, American NBA center (Dallas Mavericks, Minnesota Timberwolves), born in Cleveland, Ohio
- 1970-09-06 Shane Heal, Australian basketball guard (Olympics x 4, captain 2004; Minnesota Timberwolves, San Antonio Spurs) and broadcaster (Fox Sports, ESPN), born in Melbourne, Australia
- 1971-03-06 Darrick Martin, NBA guard (LA Clippers, Minnesota Timberwolves)
- 1971-03-12 Isaiah Rider, American basketball guard (NBA C'ship 2001 LA Lakers; NBA Slam Dunk Contest champion 1994; Minnessota Timberwolves), born in Oakland, California
- 1972-10-11 Cherokee Parks, American NBA center (Dallas Mavericks, Minn Timberwolves), born in Huntington Beach, California
- 1973-01-28 Jerome Allen, American basketball guard (Minnesota T'wolves, Indiana Pacers; Italian Supercup MVP 2000 Virtus Roma) and coach (University of Pennsylvania 2009-15), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- 1973-10-14 DeJuan Wheat, NBA guard (Minn Timberwolves)
- 1974-01-06 Paul Grant, NBA center (Minn Timberwolves), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- 1976-05-19 Kevin Garnett, American basketball forward (15-time NBA All Star), born in Greenville, South Carolina
- 1977-02-20 Stephon Marbury, American NBA basketball guard, 1996-2009 (Minnesota Timberwolves, New York Knicks and 3 other teams), Chinese Basketball Association player, 2010-18, and coach, 2019-present, born in Coney Island, NYC
- 1977-03-05 Wally Szczerbiak, American NBA basketball player, 1999-2009 (Minnesota Timberwolves and 3 other teams), and broadcaster (New York Knicks), born in Madrid, Spain
- 1986-01-26 Gerald Green, American basketball guard (NBA Slam Dunk Contest champion 2007, Minnesota Timberwolves; Boston Celtics, Houston Rockets), born in Houston, Texas
- 1986-04-28 Ryan Saunders, American basketball head coach (Minnesota Timberwolves 2019), born in Medina, Minnesota
- 1989-09-14 Jimmy Butler, American basketball small forward (Olympic gold 2016; NBA All-Star 2015–18, 20, 22; Chicago Bulls, Minnesota Timberwolves, Philadelphia 76ers, Miami Heat), born in Houston, Texas
- 1995-11-15 Karl-Anthony Towns, American basketball center (2015 NBA Draft: #1 pick Minnesota Timberwolves), born in Edison, New Jersey
- 2001-08-05 Anthony Edwards 'Ant-Man', American NBA player (Minnesota Timberwolves), born in Atlanta, Georgia
Deaths in Sport
- 2023-05-03 Lance Blanks, American basketball guard (Detroit Pistons, Minnesota Timberwolves), executive (GM Phoenix Suns 2010-13), and broadcaster (ESPN, Longhorn Network), takes his own life at 56