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[February 24, 2015]  Feb 23 (The Sports Xchange) - Kevin Garnett's homecoming to the Minnesota Timberwolves will include extra seating for Wednesday's game at Target Center.

Garnett, acquired by the Timberwolves at the trade deadline from the Brooklyn Nets, will be introduced to media Tuesday afternoon.

The Timberwolves announced Monday afternoon they released all remaining ticket holds, adding 1,000 seats for the home game against the Washington Wizards.

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New York Knicks coach Derek Fisher says he won't even try to interpret Phil Jackson's tweets from Sunday night.

Hours after the Knicks were blown out 101-83 by the Cleveland Cavaliers at Madison Square Garden on Sunday, Jackson tweeted that the game gave the basketball gods "heartburn." He ended with the acronym "smh" -- meaning "shake my head."

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The Sacramento Kings hired Vance Walberg as an assistant coach to join new coach George Karl's staff.

A veteran coach with more than three decades of experience at the prep, collegiate and professional levels, Walberg spent the last two seasons in a similar capacity with the Philadelphia 76ers. (Editing by Frank Pingue)

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