Andrew Dukowitz
@adukeMN • 7,884 subscribers
Credentialed Timberwolves/Lynx/GophersWBB/WWE beat writer for Timberwolves OnSI and @ZoneCoverageMN, Pods with @hittinghardwood and hoops contributor at @Fox9
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Cheryl Reeve on the trans sports bans from her perspective of being a leader in women’s sports “Of course it weighs on me, the attacks on trans people, the attacks that they’ve gone through… it seems like it’s got way more aggressive, it’s sort of sickening when the issues they are trying to tackle are really not issues, the number of transgender athletes they are now making laws for and creating a problem, to get elected…what I’m hopeful for is that people have gotten themselves more educated and they understand that, that’s not actually a problem… exclusion is never the answer, separate isn’t equal, and trans lives matter, so to take away something that’s so valuable that sports brings to young people in particular and what it does, as I have a youngster, encourages you to be part of a team and what it gives you in terms of teamwork, leadership, competitiveness, all the things, they have every right to that as well”
Andrew Dukowitz182,288 views • 1 day ago
Olivia Miles on being embraced by WNBA fans for being her authentic self. “It’s special, a lot of people mistake my confidence for arrogance, and I don’t know why because a lot of successful people in this world are probably the most confident people in themselves… I wish more people had that sort of confidence to just not care, but I understand it’s not easy. So if I can be a role model to someone to just say “F- it” and not care what people think, like literally it’s a sign of freedom, it’s a sign of you doing you, and you playing outside the box and breaking the rules a few times and pushing the lines, I think that’s how we grow as a society. It’s a little uncomfortable but once you get comfortable with yourself everything else will be fine”
Andrew Dukowitz80,800 views • 1 day ago
Mike Conley on if he was trying to start trouble at the end of the game passing it up to Jaden McDaniels “(Laughs) nah that was a slip up, that’s all on me I take the blame… as soon as I threw it I looked and I was like “ah it’s Jaden” I almost put my hands on my head and I was like “maybe he won’t” and then as soon as I saw him when the ball kind of bounced a couple times “it’s over man” you can even see me like lower my head”
Andrew Dukowitz1,893,424 views • 2 months ago
Joan Beringer working on screen evasion with James “Flight” White after practice
Andrew Dukowitz178,956 views • 11 days ago
Moment of silence before the Lynx season tip off for Renee Good and Alex Pretti.
Andrew Dukowitz930,768 views • 2 months ago
Anthony Edwards on eliminating the step on his free throw (spoiler it’s Mark Cuban’s fault) “Some famous guy went on Instagram or went on a podcast and was talking about my free throws and he brought it to the attention of everybody so I had to change it” On changing a free throw form mid career “It’s hard but like as much as I be in the gym it shouldn’t be that hard so like I try to shoot like 200 free throws a day”
Andrew Dukowitz3,325,661 views • 7 months ago
Cheryl Reeve on what they identified in scouting to see Olivia Miles as one of the two players that the Lynx identified having a “generational skill” “What I said on draft night is that there were two players that had generational skills, I would now classify her(Miles) as a generational talent… I think it’s really easy to identify great passing because there’s not a lot of players that are great at it so instinctually so. And then with Azzi(Fudd) the quick release her actions and scoring the basketball, you know, incredibly valuable… I think in the scouting process when you can repeat something over and over and over again and has been doing so in Livs case for a long time, it’s just a matter of can you figure out the pro game in terms of pace and physicality and all the stuff that goes with it, and that’s the part you don’t know… we thought for sure she’d be a really good back up point guard(laughing)”
Andrew Dukowitz328,939 views • 1 month ago
Jaden McDaniels saying good bye to his soon as he leaves the press room “Bye bye bruh” McDaniels on being a father “Ah, it’s been fun. The road trip is like my away time. It’s just like to myself. But I’ll be ready to get back home sometimes just to see him run around and just get into everything as y’all see. He just does what he wants, doesn’t listen, but it’s pretty fun. At first I didn’t think it would be this cool to be a dad, but it’s pretty fun, just seeing him learn, seeing how smart babies are, how strong they are, how bad they are. But it’s pretty cool though.”
Andrew Dukowitz484,322 views • 2 months ago
Cheryl Reeve on how she coach’s Olivia Miles to make reads “I don’t coach, a lot of times she’ll say “what do you want me to look for” and I say “whatever your instincts tell you” I don’t coach her passing at all. I try to stay out of the way of that, we try to play call to feature some of things we know she is going to find. She just has an incredible incredible gift…”
Andrew Dukowitz316,880 views • 1 month ago
Ayo Dosunmu on the moment he knew he wanted to be in Minnesota long term, and if fans can expect some Twin Turbos merch “When I first got there I met with coach Finch, and he just told me basically just “I’m going to throw you out there, just go play, I trust you”… just I’m instilling that confidence in me right away in our first conversation, that first encounter, I knew this was definitely somewhere I wanted to be long term” On turbo twins merch “Oh yeah for sure”
Andrew Dukowitz61,353 views • 8 days ago
Donte DiVincenzo on what he did in Minnesota outside of basketball all summer “Got out on the boat a lot on the lack’s, (went to) a bunch of different restaurants and coffee shops. Just trying to be outside as much as possible because(laughs) during the season you don’t get to enjoy it as much. Ever sense we got here my family has been hearing about how beautiful the summertimes are and it definitely lived up to it”
Andrew Dukowitz1,918,054 views • 9 months ago
Lindsay Whalen on retired WNBA players receiving money based off of years of service thanks to the new CBA. “I guess dinners on me then(smiles)… 100k for 15 years so.. I got expensive dogs, so they eat expensive food, that money can go to the next vet bill that they run up or the next round of golf… I highly highly appreciate that”
Andrew Dukowitz530,926 views • 2 months ago
Naz Reid on supporting Karl Anthony Towns and the Knicks run in the playoffs now that the Wolves season is over “I'm trying to get out there back home for sure, trying to see him play in person, you know, from a spectator aspect, that's a brother for sure, he's I've been years in with him as well, so and him being also being from Jersey, I've known him long before, you know, NBA, so I mean, just trying to make sure you know, give the same love to him that he's indicated to us, and so forth and so on, and obviously want to be there for him as much as much as I can be, he's been there for me more than you guys know, so I mean, just, you know, showing that love is least I can do”
Andrew Dukowitz297,161 views • 2 months ago
Anthony Edwards on Tyrese Maxey and getting dunked on “He’s incredible man, he already know he’s one of my favorite players to watch in the league. He dunked on me today too, I don’t really like that(laughs)… I didn’t know he was going downhill, I just ended up turning my head. I’m thinking he was going to lay it up then he went and punched it”
Andrew Dukowitz599,108 views • 4 months ago
Joe Ingles on if he’ll be Nikola Jokic on the Wolves scout team “Hell yeah. I was Luka last year, got us prepared great. I’ll be whoever. I’m being one of their starters. That was the funnest part of the year for me last year, playing 400 pick-and-rolls in a few days. I’ll be whoever, but I’ll be the best version of that person. Be a bit of fun.”
Andrew Dukowitz378,262 views • 3 months ago
Naz Ried on his name being in the J. Cole track The Fall Off (Incredibly wholesome answer, listen to it all if you can) “That was fire, I had no clue, I didn’t know he knew me. That was crazy, the bar was crazy, I mean especially being a song from the album and it’s really good. If you ask me that’s the best song, not because of my name but you could add that in there… I woke up and a few people told me about it, and I was like what are you talking about. Then I checked out, it’s a good song and I’ve been playing it sense, you know, got to make sure everybody hear it”
Andrew Dukowitz628,707 views • 5 months ago