The NBA fined Wolves star Anthony Edwards $50,000 for "using profane language" during a news conference following Minnesota's Game 1 loss to Oklahoma City.

Despite his team being outscored by 30 points in the second half of a lopsided 114-88 Game 1 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder Tuesday night, Minnesota Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards was optimistic about Game 2, saying "I definitely got to shoot more."

The Timberwolves are back in the Western Conference finals for the second straight year after closing out the Warriors with a 121-110 win in Game 5 on Wednesday night.

Edwards has become a star in crunch time by learning when to make the right play -- or be the right play himself.

Anthony Edwards jump-started the Timberwolves with his halftime speech, then scored 16 third-quarter points to lead Minnesota to a Game 4 victory over the Warriors.

Julius Randle put all of his skills on display Saturday night, posting 24 points, 12 assists and 10 rebounds and making key defensive stops down the stretch to the propel the Wolves in Game 3.

Anthony Edwards overcame a scary-looking ankle injury in the second quarter and scored 13 of his 20 points after halftime to lead the Wolves to a Game 2 victory.

Timberwolves coach Chris Finch said his team submitted clips to the league office that showed what he believes was egregious contact made against center Rudy Gobert in Minnesota's 99-88 Game 1 loss.

After the Timberwolves dropped Game 1 of their Western Conference semifinal series with the Warriors, Minnesota coach Chris Finch challenged the performance of franchise star Anthony Edwards.

Lakers star LeBron James suffered a Grade 2 MCL sprain in his left knee in the fourth quarter of Wednesday's Game 5 loss to the Timberwolves, a source told ESPN.

In nearly every way, the Lakers were outclassed by the Wolves. And now, after a disappointingly early exit, their next task is even more important: selling Doncic that this first-round loss was merely an aberration.

Head coach JJ Redick says the Lakers must get into "championship shape" if they're going to contend for an NBA title next season.

LeBron James wasn't ready to make any decisions about his future in the moments immediately after his 22nd NBA season ended with the Lakers' first-round playoff exit.

Anthony Edwards was able to "keep my foot on the pedal" and take advantage of a gassed Lakers team to the tune of 16 points in the fourth quarter.

A visibly ill Luka Doncic played through a stomach ailment and was limited to 17 points in a 116-104 Game 3 loss to the Timberwolves.

These mega-outlets illustrate a growing Lakers connection that should strike fear across the NBA. And they're only going to happen more.

The Lakers were motivated by a JJ Redick tirade after their lead slipped in the third quarter, closing out a 94-85 win over the Timberwolves to even their first-round series.

The Lakers acknowledged after Saturday's 117-95 loss in Game 1 that they were wholly unready for the raw, bruising physicality of the Wolves.

Luka Doncic says he still hasn't spoken to Nico Harrison since being traded to the Lakers but has heard what the Mavericks general manager has said in justifying his reasoning for the deal.

Lakers star Luka Doncic happily reminisced about his game-winning 3 over Wolves center Rudy Gobert in last year's playoffs and said he would welcome the four-time NBA Defensive Player of the Year trying to guard him again in their first-round series.