Minnesota suspends Woods

The Associated Press reports: The Minnesota Timberwolves suspended forward Loren Woods indefinitely on Monday night for conduct detrimental to the team.

"Loren said a couple of things and did a couple of things. He'll have to sit back and think about it, hopefully get his head right, come back and play,'' Kevin McHale, the Timberwolves' vice president of basketball operations, said.

When told about the suspension, Woods left the coaches' office cursing, told teammate Kevin Garnett he was suspended and left without further comment. Garnett then had a 20-minute, closed-door meeting with the coaches, but he left the locker room without commenting on Woods.

At the beginning of the season, Woods started 11 of 12 games and averaged close to 22 minutes per game but in Minnesota's last 18 games, Woods has played just 31 minutes.

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Saunders denies Bulls rumor

According to Steve Aschburner of the Minneapolis Star-Tribune, it is true that Timberwolves coach Flip Saunders had a conversation with Chicago Bulls General Manager Jerry Krause on Friday in Chicago before the two teams met, but Saunders laughed off reports that the two teams were about to engage in a trade which would see Jalen Rose become a Wolf and Wally Szczerbiak a Bull.

"You want to know what Krause was talking about?" Saunders said after practice Sunday. "Walleye fishing."

There has never been a conversation between Krause and [Wolves Vice President Kevin] McHale about Wally Szczerbiak," Saunders said.

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Billups hooks up with KG

It seems like it is the norm for a player to feel that he must excel against his old team the first time the two meet, to show what the other team is missing. But after playing for six different teams in his six years in the NBA you can rule Pistons guard Chauncey Billups out of his group.

Billups resurected his struggling career in two seasons with Minnesota after bouncing around the NBA in his first four. Averaging 10.9 points per contest during his tenture, Billups exploded in the playoffs last year by averaging 22 points.

Due to luxury tax constraints Minnesota could not offer him a contract this season and Billups made the move to the motor city, but still his strong friendship with Wolves superstar Kevin Garnett continues to grow.

The two spent much of the day together on Saturday, having lunch and hanging out before the game. "We had fun, we did our (trash) talking to each other during the day," Billups said. "We definitely took what happened out on the court seriously."

"I left there on good terms," said Billups on the Timberwolves. "It's not like I feel like I have to go out there and hang 45 points on them just to show them, you know? It's not a situation like that."

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