Wolves-Warriors series filled with bad blood

Here are three juicy storylines:

Jimmy Butler returns to Target Center: The Wolves in 2017 swung a massive trade for the mercurial star, and Butler rewarded them by leading the franchise to the playoffs after a 13-year postseason drought.

• Yes, but: Just 16 months after arriving in Minnesota he trashed his teammates after a publicity stunt at a team scrimmage and forced a trade.
• No player from that 2018 team remains, but fans remember.

Rudy vs. Draymond: Wolves center Rudy Gobert and Golden State Warriors power forward Draymond Green have a long-running feud, which reached a crescendo in 2023 when Green was suspended for five games for putting Gobert in a headlock.

• During last year's playoffs, Green was a studio guest on TNT and used the platform to trash talk Gobert.

Ant goes after another superstar: Anthony Edwards is only 23 but has already knocked Kevin Durant, Nikola Jokić, LeBron James and Luka Dončić from the playoffs.

• Adding two-time MVP Steph Curry to that list would further make the case that he's the future face of the NBA.

Details: Tipoff from Target Center is at 8:30pm on TNT.