First, Kahn was bad. This season, he was just unlucky.

What was first reported last week became official yesterday: David Kahn is out as the Timberwolves' president of basketball operations after a mostly disappointing four years on the job (and the new POBO is a familiar face -- former Timberwolves coach Flip Saunders).

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Right around the time the Wolves made Kahn's dismissal official with a press release, he actually called in to Dan Barreiro's KFAN radio show to willingly give what amounted to an exit interview. And in Kahn's classic sophist fashion, he somehow managed to accept full responsibility for all the mistakes that were made during his tenure while also offering a smorgasbord of excuses for those very same mistakes.

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NBA.com reports that Flip is set to take Kahn's job.

The David KAAAAHN! era is over. Somewhere, Bill Simmons is weeping.

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The man reportedly set to replace Kahn as Timberwolves president of basketball operations is a familiar face -- former T-Wolves coach Flip Saunders.

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Don't let the good looks and boyish charm fool you -- Ricky is as competitive as they come.

Seventeen games under .500 and 10 games out of a playoff berth, it's been a bitterly disappointing year for the Timberwolves. But one undeniable bright spot has been Ricky Rubio's stellar play now that he looks to be fully recovered from last season's knee injury.

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With more than 13 points, eight assists, and seven rebounds per game in March, Ricky is in the midst of the best month of his NBA career. And he's never been better than he was in the Wolves' surprising 107-83 victory last night over a Spurs team playing without All-Stars Tim Duncan and Tony Parker.

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Miami Heat do the Harlem Shake

Suffice it to say Crunch isn't impressed.

Last week, the defending NBA champion Miami Heat released an official team Harlem Shake video, complete with a crown-adorned and shirtless LeBron James busting some moves.

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The video has been viewed more than 31 million times and has accrued than 129,000 "likes." But it has drawn the ire of one big gray furry hater -- namely, Crunch, the Minnesota Timberwolves' mascot.

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Barea wasn't shy about telling Allen what he thinks of him.

Last night's competitive contest between the Timberwolves and the defending NBA champions was ruined in the fourth quarter by horrendous officiating.

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J.J. Barea was assessed a Flagrant 2 foul for bumping the Miami Heat's Ray Allen, meaning officials somehow concluded his love tap involved both unnecessary and excessive contact. Barea was ejected, and after T-Wolves coach Rick Adelman complained about the call, he was hit with a technical foul. When the dust cleared, the Heat were awarded three free throws and the ball, turning a tight six-point game into a double-digit blowout.

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Feeling down? Just imagine Ricky patting you on the head and telling you to turn the frown upside down, and your attitude will improve in a jiff.

If the whole basketball thing doesn't work out for him -- and these days, it's working out pretty well -- Ricky Rubio would probably be an amazing self-help guru.

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A little under a year ago, we marveled at the wisdom Ricky displayed during the early stages of his recovery from devastating knee injury. Then, last night, he shared his Zen-like perspective on life with rookie Alexey Shved during the Timberwolves' nationally televised 116-94 loss to the Lakers.

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Unfortunately, this may end up being the highlight of B-Roy's tenure with the Timberwolves.

When Brandon Roy signed with the Timberwolves last summer, fans were optimistic. Though the 27-year-old superstar had retired less than a year earlier, citing incurable problems with his degenerative knees, he reportedly looked good while hoopin' with fellow NBA players over the summer and said all the right things during his introductory news conference.

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"I'm not saying I'm Kobe Bryant, but my body felt really good," Roy said. "I've been working out ever since [having a procedure on the knees done early this year], and there hasn't been any swelling. I'm excited I got it done."

That optimism, unfortunately, was extremely short-lived, and has now been transformed into outright bitterness.

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Rookie Alexey Shved, one of the few silver linings during a depressing season, got bit by the Wolves's formidable injury bug last night on this play.

Last night, the Timberwolves went down in defeat, and two more key players left the game with injuries. In other words, it was pretty much a typical day in the course of an increasingly lost season.

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A campaign that began with so much promise has gone off the rails thanks to injuries and uninspired play. Last night's loss to the Los Angeles Clippers was the Wolves's fifth straight, dropping them to a season-worst four games below .500 (16-20).

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Hayward says he can see dead people, but can't talk to them yet. Alrightey then.

When the Timberwolves' tragi-comical string of injuries continued with forward Josh Howard blowing out his ACL last month, they signed a familiar face to replace him -- Lazar Hayward, who spent the 2010-11 season with the club.

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Seeing how Hayward hasn't started a single game during the course of his career, his signing normally wouldn't be something we'd devote digital ink to. But then he went and told reporters he has the unique ability to literally see dead people during an interview after his first practice back with the squad.

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If you could pass the rock like Ricky, you'd flex too.

Ricky Rubio is back from his ACL injury and is doing his best Adrian Peterson impression.

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Okay, so Rubio hasn't been as impressive as All Day, but who could be? Nonetheless, just two games in, Ricky has already demonstrated he can still pass the ball like nobody's business.

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