BOSTON – There are Timberwolves players on their roster, such as rookie center Joan Beringer, who weren’t born the last time the franchise won a game in Boston. Even as the Wolves regained relevancy in the NBA and have become a regular presence in the playoffs,

Naz Reid has been ruled out for tonight’s game against

Reid will sit on the second half of a back-to-back after dealing with an ankle injury on Tuesday.

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The game between the Minnesota Timberwolves and the Atlanta Hawks got extremely heated at the start of the fourth quarter. No, the score wasn’t close. There wasn’t a run made by the Hawks either. It was heated due to a fight between Naz Reid and Mo Gueye.

Naz Reid is available. That shoulder is really tender though, and I think it has affected his shooting. He’s trying to gut through it All it takes is one March Madness game for a player to stamp their name into NCAA tournament lore forever.