Saunders family presses on with Wolves after Flip's death MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The easy thing for the Saunders family to do would have been to walk away. Flip Saunders' fingerprints are all over the Minnesota Timberwolves — from the players on the roster to the new scoreboard…

Saunders family grapples on Fourth of July with Flip's death ANNANDALE, Minn. (AP) — In a year of firsts for the Saunders family, this one may have been the toughest. Family members gathered at their cabin for the July Fourth holiday that patriarch Flip Saunders, the late president…

Incredible tribute to Flip Saunders by the Wolves The Wolves pay tribute to Flip Saunders at the home opener.

Timberwolves Play Heartrending Tribute To Flip Saunders Before Home Opener The Minnesota Timberwolves host their first home game of the season tonight, and beforehand played a long and heartfelt tribute to Flip Saunders, who died of Hodgkin’s Lymphoma a week ago. Saunders was the Timberwolves’ coach and president of bas Read more ... ketball operations, but to residents of Minnesota, Flip was so much more, someone who loved the state as much as any native son and who promoted it at every opportunity.

Kevin Garnett posted a touching tribute to the late Flip Saunders Garnett entered the league during Saunders' first as T-Wolves head coach, in 1995. Saunders died on Sunday from cancer.

Kevin Garnett Walked Out Of Practice To Sit In Flip Saunders's Parking Spot Flip Saunders helped Kevin Garnett as he turned into a dominant NBA player. Their reign on the Timberwolves was the most successful in the team’s short history, and Garnett waived his no-trade clause in February to reunite with Saunders and help th Read more ... e new, young foundation in Minnesota. When Saunders died on Sunday, Garnett promptly remembered his coach.

Flip Saunders Is Dead At 60 Flip Saunders has died today of Hodgkin’s Lymphoma at the age of 60. He was diagnosed in August and initially planned to return to the Minnesota Timberwolves this season, where he was the coach and GM. Yesterday, it was announced that he would not Read more ... return this season.

Flip Saunders Will Not Return To The Wolves This Season Flip Saunders was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma in August, but at the time, he and the team were confident that he’d be able to continue with his duties as coach and president while undergoing treatment. Then, in September, he was hospitalize Read more ... d after a setback and took a leave of absence. Reports came out earlier in the month that Flip, who remains in the hospital, was not making a quick recovery.

It Doesn't Sound Like Flip Saunders's Fight Against Cancer Is Going Well In August the Timberwolves announced that head coach/president of basketball operations Flip Saunders had been diagnosed with Hodgkin’s lymphona, but planned to continue coaching. After he suffered a setback that plan became unworkable, and three w Read more ... eeks ago Saunders took a leave of absence from the team.

Timberwolves' Flip Saunders diagnosed with Hodgkin’s lymphoma, will continue coach and GM duties