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Former NBA MVP Derrick Rose has signed with the Minnesota Timberwolves, the team announced Thursday. League sources told ESPN that Rose has signed for the rest of the 2017-18 season. The deal reunites him with coach Tom Thibodeau and former Chicago Bulls teammates Jimmy Butler and Taj Gibson. After the Cleveland Cavaliers traded him as part of a three-team deal at the trade deadline last month, the Utah Jazz waived Rose, allowing him to become a free agent. Rose played sparingly for the Cavaliers this season, leaving the team for two weeks with personal issues. Rose was the 2011 NBA MVP with the Bulls and a three-time All-Star guard. Several knee injuries curtailed his dominance. The Timberwolves Continue to Article

March 08, 2018 12:29:pm EST

Free agent point guard Derrick Rose will sign with the Minnesota Timberwolves and be reunited with former coach Tom Thibodeau for the remainder of the season, according to a report from ESPN. Rose became a free agent when he was released by the Jazz following a trade to Utah from the Cleveland Cavaliers last month. Rose appeared in 16 games (seven starts) for the Cavs this season, averaging 9.8 points per game while missing an extended period of time with a nagging ankle injury. Continue to Article

March 08, 2018 11:21:am EST

The Houston Rockets picked up their 17th straight win with a 110-99 road victory over the Milwaukee Bucks on Wednesday. The Rockets led by 14 points at half-time thanks to a big second quarter. James Harden led the way with 26 points, six assists, five Continue to Article

March 08, 2018 1:20:am EST

The Chicago Bulls will start playing Robin Lopez and Justin Holiday again after receiving a reminder from the league about player rest and tanking. Bulls executive vice president of basketball operations John Paxson said the league communicated with the team after the All-Star break about those two players and their diminishing roles. Holiday was back in the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Memphis Grizzlies. Continue to Article

March 07, 2018 4:24:pm EST

The Chicago Bulls will start playing Robin Lopez and Justin Holiday again after receiving a reminder from the league about player rest and tanking. Bulls executive vice president of basketball operations John Paxson said the league communicated with the team after the All-Star break about those two players and their diminishing roles. Holiday was back in the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Memphis Grizzlies. Lopez was sitting out his seventh straight game, though coach Fred Hoiberg said both players will start Friday at Detroit. "Our young guys will still obviously get an opportunity to play," Hoiberg said. "We've got a rotation in mind and how we're going to use it." Paxson said in a Continue to Article

March 07, 2018 4:23:pm EST