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[Dane Moore @DaneMooreNBA]

Asked Chris Finch how he's approached the frequency with which LaMelo Ball shoots 3s off the bounce and even off of one foot.

"When they go in, it's kind of a special talent. Because it means you can get to that shot at any point in time. And if you can repeat it and shoot the ball pretty effectively then you just leave well enough alone."

"The one-legged thing, to be quite honest with you, when I watched him play in Charlotte and saw it, I thought it was maybe not a gimmick but whether he was floating in and out of seriousness. But when you watch him play every day, that's what he shoots. Sometimes a little more exaggerated than others. But now I don't even notice it. And they go in, so I don't care if he shoots it off his foot."

[Ecura @Outlandish_Take]

I can rarely find positive Timberwolves content outside of home team pods meanwhile the Rockets are on national headlines daily how long will the media try to deny what’s happening in Minnesota?

[Kyle Ingram @SnapshotKyle]

LaMelo was hitting shots like this during pregame last night 😂

[Izaiah Reed @officialZay56]

I don't think there's ever been a guard who can get a louder 22 and 9 than Lamelo. You seriously can't box score watch with him cuz it will never even come close to the full story

[Wolves Lead @TWolvesLead]

LaMelo was in a huddle telling the Wolves they were down despite being up by 30

"Never getting comfortable. Always building habits. Good habits."

Media really got this man fcked up, because I'd run through a wall for him

[no speeding @MIK3MCDANIEL]

once Lamelo got you in his power of friendship your efficiency jumps by 8% 😭

[Andrew Dukowitz @adukeMN]

Bones Hyland on if this was the role he envisioned for himself after he re-signed in the offseason

“This is definitely the role I envisioned for sure, that’s why I worked out so hard this summer. I worked out to exhaustion, I pushed myself a lot. I ran a lot, i worked out four times a day… I envisioned this for sure”

On if this past offseason was different than years past

“This was a different summer for me for sure, way different”

[Anthony Edwards & Olivia Miles Cousin | MTH @Tav_E_Fresh]

The Minnesota Timberwolves just put on a clinic. Every player who stepped on the floor finished with a plus in a 38-point win over the Mavs. Starters and the deep bench, nobody went negative.

[🧩 @viortura]

we make niggas look regular

[Wolves Videos @WolvesVids]

Jaden McDaniels between-the-legs pass + LaMelo Ball lefty skip pass + Jonathan Kuminga catch-and-shoot 3

[Minnesota Timberwolves @Timberwolves]

MELO

WHAAAATTT?!?

[NBACentral @TheDunkCentral]

LaMelo Ball calls out his haters on Instagram 👀

(h/t @SnapshotKyle )

[Andrew Dukowitz @adukeMN]

Jaylen Clark on having Anthony Edwards back in Mayo Clinic square

“Like even thought he’s not here, he’s here, like in the group chat, he texts before games his own little scouting report, he’s over here sending messages after the game… so even if he’s not physically here, he’s always here”

On the scouting reports Edwards sends

“He will go down person by person, he’ll go person by person, exactly what he wants and needs out of everybody “

[Andrew Dukowitz @adukeMN]

Covering the WNBA and NBA as a full time gig, and a part time nurse, like… of course it’s atypical for a normal human who has a clean up to be on crutches and wear a brace.

However, this is Anthony Edwards who is the face of the Wolves, Adidas, Sprite, Prada and like a billion other things.

Before I go on a rant, nothing against Brian at all, not attacking him and I think his insight is valuable

Okay, *inhale

Teams are overly cautious all the time, the example I point to with this is the use of CAMM boots.

CAMM boots are the big clunky shoe looking thing that goes from toe to above the calf with a bunch of Velcro straps, I’m sure most fans have seen it but have no clue what it’s called.

Anyway, pretty much anyone who has any sort of ankle sprain, calf tightness, or foot sprain ends up in that boot which completely immobilizes the foot and ankle and calf… which in my other life is something PTs and OTs make fun of all the time because these larger than life athletes have a minor sprain (something a 87 year old would just get ACE wrapped, some ice and take Tylenol for) meanwhile the pro athlete they get the boot that’s used for torn ligaments and broken bones and yes severe ankle sprains.

Which again, in my other life, is contraindicated because the lack of mobility in a minor sprain can cause more stiffness, more swelling and even puts normal healthy people at a higher risk for falls and more injuries like pressure sores down the line.

But using the boot does guarantee that a player won’t resprain their ankle walking up stairs on the way home, or boarding the plane the next day or by a kid leaving toys in a dark entry way.

That’s just one example of a device being over used, wrist braces, back braces, 4 chamber compression edema boots, rock tape, even heavy duty knee braces. The amount of over precautionary medical devices athletes use is head spinning for someone that’s spent a decade arguing with surgeons about weight bearing status’, and if we over analyzed everyone that left the game with some medical devices, fans would go insane.

Heck, a good deal of NBA players use 4 chambered Lymphedema compression boots after every game… which helps with their recovery and lowering inflammation but is normally used for patients with heart failure or lymphedema to push fluid from their feet back into their core(circulatory system).

The point of all of this, is that the people who SS pictures of players in CAMM Boots(I still remember the inbox being swarmed with Bridgette Carlton Boot pics 😂) in the team flight media videos, are normally nothing more than teams being precautionary.

That’s my read on the Ant on crutches in a knee brace video, the GM said it wasn’t meniscus related or related to his injury last season, the team/surgeon said it went well.

Sure there’s always examples of teams lying or misdiagnosis, but in truth, it’s usually a lot more boring…

Ant could have said he wants to go on the court after treatment, his therapist probably had a vision of Ant trying to run and hug Jaden, then might have said “wear this brace and use your crutches” then Ant probably said “bet” and wandered out there unprompted.

Thanks for enjoying this TED talk 😂

[Wolves Lead @TWolvesLead]

Anthony Edwards was at Target Center Sunday night to watch the Timberwolves beat the Jazz

His first time seeing the team since his surgery 🥹🥹

(via: @JonKrawczynski)

[ً @TWOLVESIYKYK]

LaMelo Ball and Jaden McDaniels are #1-2 in personal fouls.
When Ant said the Wolves gon foul the shit out of you, he really meant it 😭

[𝓪𝓷𝓽𝓰𝓵𝓸𝓫𝓪𝓵🐜⚡️ @AntGlobal5]

Anthony Edwards back in high school when asked what his day looks like:

“I might hit up a female at 9-10 o’clock”

😭😭😭😭

[Wolves Lead @TWolvesLead]

After tonight's game, the Timberwolves are #1 in the league both Defensive and Net Rating

▪️ OFF — 8th (116.2)
▪️ DEF — 1st (105.1)
▪️ NET — 1st (11.1)

[Timberwolves Clips @WolvesClips]

“We love playing [at Target Center]. I love being home, ain’t nothing like going to the crib. I just love being home”

- LaMelo Ball