The Revolution Will Not Be Televised (Literally)

Here’s the thing about preseason basketball: it doesn’t matter. At all. Coaches are experimenting with weird lineups, stars are playing 12 minutes, and half the time the broadcasters are talking about local restaurants instead of the game. It’s the NBA equivalent of Spring Training in baseball. It’s fun for the diehards, but meaningless in the standings.

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Unless it’s Wolves–Nuggets.

Because here’s what’s at stake Saturday night when Minnesota kicks off the 2025 preseason against Denver: absolutely nothing, but also everything.

If you’re a Timberwolves fan, you already know this stat by heart. The Wolves have beaten Denver seven straight times: six in real games that counted, plus the cherry on top: Summer League. Every win over Nikola Jokic, the best player alive, has felt like Minnesota collectively high-fiving itself. It’s the neighbor’s kid who always crushed you in driveway basketball… until suddenly, you’re the one dunking on him.

So yeah, this meaningless October game against Denver? Appointment viewing. Or at least, it would be.

The Catch: You Can’t Actually Watch It

That’s right. Wolves–Nuggets preseason. The two of the best teams in the West. And it’s not on TV. At all.

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It’s 2025. We can stream every episode of Saved by the Bell: The College Years in 4K. I can order a $19 coffee from a drone. I can FaceTime my dog with a literal dog camera. And yet, somehow, I can’t watch the Timberwolves play the Nuggets in a preseason game.

What’s the plan instead? You’ve got three options:

Tune in on KFAN like it’s Wolves–Sonics in ’97.

Stream the audio on the Wolves app.

Pull up iHeart Radio and pretend you’re a truck driver hauling through Nebraska.

Your entertainment for the night will be sneakers squeaking, faint arena music, and Alan Horton desperately painting word-pictures of Jaden McDaniels locking up Jamal Murray. It’s either incredibly nostalgic or incredibly stupid. Possibly both.

The Silver Lining

Don’t panic. This blackout is temporary. Starting next week, the Wolves will be back on your screen, bouncing around between NBA’s network partners and the usual streaming suspects. You’ll get plenty of Ant stepbacks, Rudy blocks, and Finch’s “actually, I do look like a head coach” face on your TV soon enough.

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But for Saturday? You’re stuck with theater of the mind. So grab your headphones, close your eyes, and imagine Julius Randle taking a preseason charge on Jokic like he’s trying to win an Oscar.

The revolution won’t be televised. But with this Wolves team? It won’t stay off your screen for long.

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