Nikola Pekovic

The latest casualty is T-Wolves center Nikola Pekovic as he has now been ruled out indefinitely due to his ongoing Achilles injury.

The Minnesota Timberwolves say Nikola Pekovic is out indefinitely as he recovers from right Achilles surgery he underwent last April.

The boot on Nikola Pekovic's injured right ankle has been removed. There's no sign yet of his return to the Minnesota Timberwolves, though.

Kevin Love had 30 points and 14 rebounds to finally carry the Minnesota Timberwolves over the .500 mark with an 88-77 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans on Wednesday night.

The Minnesota Timberwolves will be without center Nikola Pekovic for a while.

Both the Chicago Bulls and the Minnesota Timberwolves were missing their starting centers. The Timberwolves were able to overcome the adversity.

The struggling Minnesota Timberwolves finally got to blow off some steam. Nikola Pekovic had 27 points and 14 rebounds in three quarters and the Timberwolves blasted the Utah Jazz, 98-72 on Saturday night.

Rudy Gay had 33 points, five rebounds and six assists, and Isaiah Thomas had 26 points and seven assists to lead the Sacramento Kings to a 111-108 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday night.

The San Antonio Spurs have been touting their depth all season, and it was sorely needed to overcome the loss of another key player Sunday night. Kawhi Leonard scored 13 of his 17 points in the second half and San Antonio beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 104-86 Sunday night for its fourth straight win.

Lose by a little or win by a lot: that’s been the story for the Minnesota Timberwolves this season. There’s still time to move past their spats and struggles make the playoffs for the first time in 10 years, and this was a forward step.