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The T-Wolves have been fined by the league for their “Summer ‘05 Strippers and Boozathon” from a few weeks back.

The Timberwolves have been fined $200,000 for staging their recent get-together in Las Vegas, an NBA source said.

This was a voluntary camp, and players came on their own, but the team paid players’ expenses, contrary to NBA rules.

The only players missing were new point guard Marko Jaric, who is playing in Europe, and Eddie Griffin, who is on probation and couldn’t leave Houston.

Wolves owner Glen Taylor had checked with other teams and thought the trip was permitted, but apparently the rule regarding such camps was changed in the past year. Taylor could not be reached for comment regarding the fine and whether he will appeal the decision by the NBA.

We managed to reach a Minnesota player who wished to remain anonymous. When asked what went on at the minicamp, he only mumbled something about “crackers” and “rumblejuice pie”. Asked to clarify, he said he was actually still at the “minicamp”, he wasn’t sure what was going on specifically, but that the carpet he was laying face-down in was “quite plush”.