{"id":515755,"date":"2026-01-14T15:14:10","date_gmt":"2026-01-14T15:14:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/515755\/"},"modified":"2026-01-14T15:14:10","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T15:14:10","slug":"timberwolves-joan-beringer-proves-believers-right-in-dominant-night-vs-bucks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/515755\/","title":{"rendered":"Timberwolves&#8217; Joan Beringer proves believers right in dominant night vs. Bucks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\/us\/nba\/minnesota-timberwolves\/news\/timberwolves-joan-beringer-proves-believers-right-dominant-night-vs-bucks\/4019a45fa450496149a4273f?utm_source=yahoo&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=appeared_on\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Timberwolves&#039; Joan Beringer proves believers right in dominant night vs. Bucks;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Timberwolves&#8217; Joan Beringer proves believers right in dominant night vs. Bucks<\/a> originally appeared on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\/us?utm_source=yahoo&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=appeared_on\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:The Sporting News;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">The Sporting News<\/a>. Add The Sporting News as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Preferred Source by clicking here;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Preferred Source by clicking here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\/us\/nba\/minnesota-timberwolves\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Minnesota Timberwolves;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Minnesota Timberwolves<\/a> fans have been clamoring for rookie center Joan Beringer to get his chance.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>With Rudy Gobert unavailable on Tuesday night in Milwaukee to take on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\/us\/nba\/milwaukee-bucks\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Bucks;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Bucks<\/a>, Beringer got an opportunity. And he seized it.<\/p>\n<p>It was the first time all year the rookie got into a game before the fourth quarter, and he ended up playing 30 impressive minutes.<\/p>\n<p>His final stats:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"content-list\">\n<li\/>\n<li\/>\n<li\/>\n<li\/>\n<li\/><\/ul>\n<p><strong>MORE:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\/us\/nba\/golden-state-warriors\/news\/warriors-steph-curry-broke-another-michael-jordan-all-time-nba-record\/3e4aa4630b6938e52ffe56a1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Steph Curry broke another Michael Jordan all-time NBA record;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Steph Curry broke another Michael Jordan all-time NBA record<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Beringer got to work against Giannis Antetokounmpo for some of his time on the floor, too, quite the trial by fire.<\/p>\n<p><b>MORE:\u00a0<\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\/us\/nfl\/news\/lebron-james-trends-football-career-never-reached-nfl\/dd395409a2aa7e91cea88d56\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:LeBron James trends for the NFL career that never was;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">LeBron James trends for the NFL career that never was<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Beringer was the No. 17 overall pick in the 2025 NBA Draft out of France. But at 6-foot-11 on a team with Gobert, Julius Randle and Naz Reid, there aren&#8217;t a lot of spots for Beringer to get into games.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>This proved that he can perform when called upon, though.<\/p>\n<p>Now, the Timberwolves will have to decide how to utilize Beringer once their frontcourt is fully available.<\/p>\n<p><strong>More NBA news:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Timberwolves&#8217; Joan Beringer proves believers right in dominant night vs. Bucks originally appeared on The Sporting News. 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