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Detroit Pistons vs. Minnesota Timberwolves: Time, TV for game against top West seed
The Detroit Pistons just won a basketball game.
It’s not something that has been said much this season, especially since their back-to-back wins in October, but on Monday, the Pistons got back in the win column for the fourth time this season when they knocked off a dreadful Washington Wizards team in an afternoon game for Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
The win for the Pistons came just about 24 hours after the two teams completed a trade, with Detroit sending Marvin Bagley III, Isaiah Livers and some picks to Washington for Mike Muscala and Danilo Gallinari, both players on expiring contracts.
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None of the players involved in the deal suited up, but the victory was certainly a welcome sign for the Pistons’ management who decided some type of shake-up was necessary.
The bad news for the Pistons is they will get no respite after their win on Monday, even though Wednesday is the start of a six-game homestand. The Pistons’ next three games are against the Minnesota Timberwolves and Milwaukee Bucks, who are the No. 1 and No. 2 seeds in their respective conferences and are a combined 56-23.
The tough stretch starts with the Timberwolves, who have completely reinvented themselves this season after falling flat on their faces last year and present some serious challenges for the Pistons.
Everyone in the NBA community of course remembers the Wolves trading a boatload of picks to the Utah Jazz to acquire Rudy Gobert and amidst injuries and a tough transition period, the Wolves finished just two games over .500 in 2022-23.
Many of the concerns over the fit of Gobert alongside Karl-Anthony Towns appear to be squashed now, at least for the regular season, and a big reason no one is talking about that anymore is the emergence of Anthony Edwards.
The fourth-year guard out of Georgia is averaging 26 points, 5.4 rebounds and 4.9 assists on good efficiency and appears to be the T-Wolves cornerstone going forward.
Whoever the Pistons task with handling Edwards will surely have their hands full, especially with Towns and Gobert occupying the paint. A lack of perimeter defense against wing players has been one of the Pistons biggest downfalls this year, and without Cade Cunningham on either side, it will be a tall task to slow down the top-seeded Timberwolves.
Detroit Pistons vs. Minnesota Timberwolves start time today
Matchup: Pistons (4-36) vs. Timberwolves (28-11).
Date: Wednesday, Jan. 17.
Time: 7 p.m. ET.
Where: Little Caesars Arena in Detroit.
Betting line: TBD. (how to bet and get sign up bonuses).
• Box score
[ MUST WATCH: The “The Pistons Pulse” podcast with Omari Sankofa II and Bryce Simon reacted live to the trade Sunday morning with Spotrac cap expert Keith Smith. Watch the broadcast replay below. ]
Detroit Pistons vs. Minnesota Timberwolves TV channel today
TV: Bally Sports Detroit Extra (Red Wings on Bally Sports Detroit).
Radio: WXYT-FM 97.1 (Pistons radio affiliates).
Streaming: Fubo (free trial).
If you do not have Bally Sports Detroit, you can sign up for Fubo with a free trial to watch the Pistons all season long.
Detroit Pistons injury report vs. Minnesota Timberwolves
Cade Cunningham (left knee strain) continues to be out after missing the past four games. Monte Morris (right quad strain) remains out having yet to play a game this season, but he’s getting closer to his debut. The status of both Mike Muscala and Danilo Gallinari is still to be determined after they were traded to the Pistons on Sunday. Bojan Bogdanovic has missed the last two games with a calf strain and is listed as day-to-day.
Meanwhile, the Timberwolves have been relatively healthy this year, and have just one player listed on the injury report, and that’s Jaylen Clark, who remains out with an Achillies injury.
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Detroit Pistons vs. Minnesota Timberwolves projected starting lineups
Pistons: G Killian Hayes, G Jaden Ivey, F Kevin Knox, F Isaiah Stewart, C Jalen Duren.
Timberwolves: G Mike Conley, G Anthony Edwards, F Jaden McDaniels, C Karl-Anthony Towns, C Rudy Gobert.
Lineups subject to change.
Pistons uniform, jersey vs. Timberwolves
The Pistons will wear their black Statement Edition jerseys with blue and red stripes through the center and down the sides and “DET” on the chest.
Meanwhile, the T-Wolves will wear their Association Edition uniform which are white with blue at the top and the bottom.
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Vice President JD Vance chaired the first meeting of an anti-fraud task force aimed at cracking down on fraud in government programs nationwide. Some of the fraud, he says, dates back 30 to 40 years.
However, in his opening remarks, he highlighted fraud in the Minnesota state government in recent years.
“Now what we’ve seen is Somali fraudsters at an industrial scale taking advantage of that program to the tune of millions and millions of dollars,” he said, talking specifically about fraud in autism programs.
House Fraud Committee takes aim at autism programs
In an interview recorded for “At Issue with Tom Hauser” on Friday afternoon, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz says he’d welcome help in fighting fraud but doubts how interested the Trump administration is in helping the state.
“All fraud is too much,” Walz said. “One dollar is too much. I don’t really believe the vice president is interested in helping with this. If he was, he’d get us more U.S. attorneys. If he was, he’d have more FBI agents out here focused on this rather than harassing people in the streets. But what I would tell Minnesotans on this is they know it’s unacceptable. We’re on the path to having the most secure programs in the country. I take full responsibility for making sure that’s fixed.”
Walz acknowledges the involvement of some in the Somali community in several fraud cases in Minnesota, but says the fight against fraud shouldn’t be based on race or ethnicity.
Walz says ‘organized crime’ to blame for extensive fraud in Minnesota
“Going on there and talking about the Somali community, there are plenty of white men committing fraud too, and I don’t hear him talking about that. What I would tell you as a Minnesotan, I don’t care what your ethnicity is, your religion, the color of your skin, if you’re committing fraud, you’re going to prison. That’s my job to make sure it happens.”
You can see the entire interview with Gov. Walz on Sunday morning at 10 a.m. on “At Issue.”
You’ll hear his response to a wide range of issues, ranging from his budget proposal to license tab fees to whether he plans to get involved in helping other Democrats in the midterm elections.
UNDATED (WJON News) — A new report says hundreds of thousands of Minnesotans are caring for a loved one.
The AARP says its report indicates 840,000 Minnesotans are caregivers for adults, providing care for older parents, spouses, neighbors, and other loved ones.
They spend about 480 million hours of care each year, work that would be valued at $11.1 billion per year if it were paid in the marketplace, based on a value of about $23 per hour.
AARP says family caregivers are averaging about 27 hours each week.
More than half, 57 percent, are providing high-intensity care, meaning they spend more hours helping with daily tasks like bathing and dressing, as well as complex medical and nursing tasks like wound care and administering injections.
AARP says these numbers are why it advocated to help secure Paid Family Leave and Medical Leave in Minnesota, giving family caregivers the ability to be there for their loved ones without sacrificing their jobs.
AARP also helps families navigate caregiving challenges by connecting them to resources.
Thanks For The Memories In MN Adam, SKOL Vikings
With the Minnesota Vikings waiving Detroit Lakes-native, former Minnesota State Mankato Maverick, Adam Thielen today, it’s only natural to go back and revisit his time with the hometown team. Here are some pictures of Adam in purple from his two stints with the Vikings, and his stats during his time with the Vikings.
Gallery Credit: Getty Images
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