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Timberwolves forward Kevin Love, recovering from surgery on his right hand, was at Target Center Wednesday night, Feb. 6, to work out before the Wolves' game against San Antonio. Love returned to the team for the first time since undergoing surgery Jan. 15 in New York to repair the third and fourth metacarpal bones on his right hand. Love was not available to speak to reporters but is scheduled to meet the media after Thursday's practice. Love was projected to miss eight to 10 weeks after the surgery, which is expected to keep him out of the lineup until at least mid-March. The two-time all-star apparently is resuming his rehab work in the Twin Cities. St. Paul Pioneer Press

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In a Thursday afternoon chat with the team's website, Minnesota Timberwolves president of basketball operations David Kahn volunteered yet again that point guard Ricky Rubio and forward Kevin Love are untouchable in trade talks. 1500 ESPN

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Jerry Zgoda: KLove expected back in Minny on Sat after spending these last weeks after surgery rehabbing in NYC Twitter @JerryZgoda

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Peter Vecsey: No trade talk took place tween LA/BK re DH/Lopez, won't be any & wouldn't have been any alleged chat had KL stayed active. Can't B clearer! Twitter @PeterVecsey1

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King, according to sources, was confident that he had a trade proposal that was a perfect fit for all teams involved. According to sources, King was planning to contact the Minnesota Timberwolves in order to gauge their interest in a three-team trade that would send Kevin Love to the Lakers, Brook Lopez to the Timberwolves and Dwight Howard to the Nets. Other small pieces would need to be included, but the proposed trade was thought to be intriguing enough to start conversations in the Lakers front office that would force them to deal with Howard earlier than planned. That idea, however, was hurt when Love was sidelined 8-10 weeks with a broken hand. RealGM

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Kevin Love's morning surgery in New York City today is over and the called the operation to repair the third and fourth metacarpal bones in his right shooting hand "successful." Of course they did. He's still expected to be out for the next eight to 10 weeks, starting today. Yes, that could come awfully close to being the rest of the season, unless of course the Wolves play into May. Minneapolis Star-Tribune

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Wolves forward Kevin Love will have surgery to repair the third and fourth metacarpal in his right hand Tuesday at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City. The procedure will be performed by Dr. Michelle Carson to repair Love's hand, which was broken in the third quarter of the Wolves' victory at Denver Jan. 3. Love is expected to be out eight to 10 weeks following surgery. Minneapolis Star-Tribune

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So, this is Kahn's chance to land a player he has long coveted. But according to a league source, he turned down a trade proposal from Memphis for Gay recently. In fact, the source insists Kahn said no immediately. It's unknown what Memphis' idea was, but since it was turned down emphatically, logic suggests it involved All-Star Kevin Love and/or center Nikola Pekovic. It's possible three- or four-team trade scenarios were discussed, too. 1500ESPN.com

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Marc J. Spears: Wolves forward Kevin Love expected to be out 8-10 weeks after having hand surgery on his right hand next week, a source tells Y! Sports. Twitter @SpearsNBAYahoo

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Darren Wolfson: According to Y! Sports, it's surgery for K. Love. They hear 8-10 weeks. I reported last night 12 weeks. Lost season, nonetheless. #twolves Twitter @DarrenWolfson

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It's also possible Love's New York City doctor will advise against surgery. But if surgery is necessary, Love will be gone for a minimum of three months, the source said. The source said there's a far better likelihood than not that some sort of trade happens. The deadline is Feb. 21. 1500ESPN.com

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No decision has been made on whether surgery is an option; the team sent a copy of Love's magnetic resonance imaging exam to New York hand specialist Dr. Andy Weiland on Monday morning. Kahn indicated Love might not have to go to New York to get an opinion from Weiland, who was unavailable Monday. Minneapolis Star-Tribune

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Minnesota Timberwolves forward Kevin Love met with doctors in the Twin Cities on Monday to evaluate his right hand, which is broken for the second time this season. Love also will consult with a hand specialist in New York this week before determining a course of action, president of basketball operations David Kahn said. There is no timetable for his return, but the All-Star forward and Olympic gold medalist is expected to be sidelined for an extended period. ESPN.com

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Kevin Love had his broken right hand examined by a local doctor today, but no definitive course of action has been decided on, nor has a timetable been set for his return. Kahn said Love will still confer with the New York City-based specialist he has dealt with before with problems with both hands. But that doesn’t necessarily mean Love will have to travel to New York; the MRI of Love’s hand was sent to New York this morning. Still, it might be a day or two before that specialist can offer an opinion. “I think the doctor is unavailable today,” Kahn said. “So maybe tomorrow, maybe Wednesday at the latest. I think it’s important that we let that doctor weigh in.” Minneapolis Star-Tribune

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Kahn said Love us understandably disappointed, but is doing as well as can be expected. “ I’m sure he’ll be out a number of weeks,” Kahn said. “But because we don’t’ have anything else definitive yet, I can’t say precisely what that means. But a number of weeks is a number of weeks.” Kahn would not say if surgery on the hand is a possibility. Minneapolis Star-Tribune

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David Aldridge: In text, Love says his hand "never really got right" after his return from the initial break. "Now it'll have time to," he says. Twitter @daldridgetnt

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Kevin Love has re-fractured his right shooting hand, the team said before tonight's game against Portland. No recovery timetable will be known until he visits next week the same New York City specialist who he visited when he broke that hand in October. Minneapolis Star-Tribune

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He left Thursday's game at Denver in the third quarter what the team said at the time was a sprained finger. An MRI taken Saturday revealed a fracture of the third metacarpal in his hand, the same one where he broke the third and fourth metacarpal bones while he said he was doing knuckle pushups. Minneapolis Star-Tribune

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The fact is Kahn and Adelman love the thought of Gasol in their offense. Adelman's recipe for success in Sacramento was due in large part to Chris Webber and Vlade Divac. The Wolves look at Love and Gasol as comparable to that duo. Gasol is an excellent passer. Adelman loves big men who excel at that. A team source said Taylor is willing to go over the luxury tax for the 2013-14 season if the right deal presents itself. With a salary of nearly $20 million next year, Gasol fits that mold. 1500ESPN.com

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Kevin Love left the game in the third quarter after spraining the middle finger on his right hand. The good news for Timberwolves fans is the X-rays were negative (which considering he already broke this hand once this season is a good sign). Love didn’t return to the game, he had 12 points and 17 rebounds, but he did return to the bench and should not miss much if any time. NBCSports.com

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