Minnesota Timberwolves @ Denver Nuggets
Date: October 4th, 2025
Time: 8:00PM CDT
Location: Pechanga Arena
Television Coverage: Nope.
Radio Coverage: KFAN FM, Wolves App, iHeart Radio<\/p>\n
The last time San Diego had NBA basketball? 1984. Think about that for a second. Reagan was president, MTV still played music videos, and LA\u2019s second team was still the San Diego Clippers before Donald Sterling did what Donald Sterling always does and screwed up another city. That was the last time hoops lived in \u201cAmerica\u2019s Finest City.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Fast-forward four decades. San Diego fans are licking their wounds from the Padres\u2019 latest heartbreak, and what do they get as consolation? A preseason game. Nuggets vs. Wolves. At Pechanga Arena. A building better known for hosting minor-league hockey, professional lacrosse, and that one Shania Twain concert your aunt keeps talking about.<\/p>\n
Oh, and just to make things extra surreal? This is Pechanga\u2019s swan song before Stan Kroenke, Denver\u2019s billionaire Bond villain owner, literally blows it up to build a $4 billion, 48-acre development project. Because apparently it\u2019s not enough for Kroenke to own the Nuggets, the Avalanche, the Rams, Arsenal, and probably a couple of solar systems. He also needs a chunk of prime San Diego real estate.<\/p>\n
The Rivalry That Won\u2019t Die<\/p>\n
So what are we actually watching here? (Well, \u201clistening,\u201d since the game somehow isn\u2019t on TV.) We\u2019re watching Minnesota\u2019s chance to make it eight straight against Denver. Six real games. One Summer League game. And yes, we\u2019re counting Summer League. (Don\u2019t argue \u2014 it only helps our case.)<\/p>\n
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Go back to the 2024 playoffs: down 3\u20132, everyone figured it was just another Minnesota post-season choke-job and Denver had it in the bag. Instead, the Wolves clawed back, stole Game 6 at Target Center, then pulled off the heist of the decade, a 20-point comeback in Game 7 at Ball Arena. Since then, Denver can\u2019t beat Minnesota anywhere. Not at home. Not on the road. Not in Vegas. No where.<\/p>\n
So what\u2019s the Nuggies new idea? Neutral site. San Diego. If this were pro wrestling, this is the part where the Nuggets are hiding steel chairs under the ring apron and hiring crooked doppelganger referees.<\/p>\n
What Actually Matters (And What Doesn\u2019t)<\/p>\n
Look, it\u2019s preseason. Anthony Edwards is probably playing 12 minutes before he starts joking with Finch on the sideline. Jokic will be somewhere between \u201cbarely breaking a sweat\u201d and \u201calready thinking about horse racing.\u201d Nobody\u2019s diving for loose balls. Nobody\u2019s risking injury.<\/p>\n
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For Wolves fans, though, there are a couple storylines worth squinting at:<\/p>\n
Joan Beringer\u2019s baptism: The French rookie looked great in Vegas. Now? He gets his \u201cWelcome to the NBA\u201d moment against Jokic, which is like learning how to swim by being tossed into the deep end of the Pacific Ocean. Good luck, kid.<\/p>\n
The young pups: Expect Terrence Shannon Jr., Jaylen Clark, and Rob Dillingham to get actual run. Preseason is basically Finch\u2019s version of open mic night.<\/p>\n
The streak: It doesn\u2019t matter, but it matters. Because seven straight over Denver is funny. Eight straight is hilarious.<\/p>\n
Final Thought<\/p>\n
At the end of the day, this game will vanish from memory for 99% of the league. It won\u2019t even register on the highlight shows, seeing as there won\u2019t even be any TV cameras to capture the highlights. But for Wolves fans, it\u2019s another chance to rent free space in Denver\u2019s head. And trust me, the thing Stan Kroenke hates most is free rent.<\/p>\n
So here\u2019s the goal: turn San Diego into the latest branch office of the Minnesota Timberwolves\u2019 Denver Domination. Whether it\u2019s the Twin Cities, Mile High City, Sin City, or Ron Burgundy\u2019s San Diego, the Wolves just keep stacking wins.<\/p>\n
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Stay classy, Denver.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Minnesota Timberwolves @ Denver NuggetsDate: October 4th, 2025Time: 8:00PM CDTLocation: Pechanga ArenaTelevision Coverage: Nope.Radio Coverage: KFAN FM, Wolves…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":188690,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[557],"tags":[20453,3361,64,63,1662,86396,79852,5675,18996,5665,590,119905,20454,5886,119903,85,119902,11894,119904,1530],"class_list":["post-188689","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nba","tag-anthony-edwards","tag-arsenal","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-denver-nuggets","tag-donald-sterling","tag-jaylen-clark","tag-joan-beringer","tag-jokic","tag-minnesota-timberwolves","tag-nba","tag-pechanga-arena","tag-rob-dillingham","tag-san-diego","tag-san-diego-clippers","tag-sports","tag-stan-kroenke","tag-terrence-shannon-jr","tag-the-wolves","tag-wolves"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/188689","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=188689"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/188689\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/188690"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=188689"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=188689"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=188689"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}