LAS VEGAS -- The Minnesota Timberwolves and Golden State Warriors have reopened trade talks for All-Star forward Kevin Love, a person with knowledge of the situation told The Associated Press on Tuesday. With most of the NBA in Las Vegas for summer league games, the sides have had a chance to meet face-to-face to talk about a deal mentioned as a possibility for more than a month. The person requested anonymity because both teams are not publicly commenting on trade discussions. Timberwolves president and coach Flip Saunders was seen talking to Warriors general manager Bob Myers at the arena on Sunday as the teams look to bridge the gap that caused discussions to stall. The Warriors have been reluctant to include shooting guard Klay Thompson in any package, which has been considered a deal-breaker for the Timberwolves. There were no signs that the Warriors were ready to change their position on Thompson. New Warriors coach Steve Kerr is keen on pairing Thompson with Steph Curry in the backcourt that has become known as the "Splash Brothers," even as he acknowledged earlier in the summer that he would like to add a power forward with shooting range. There is none better at bringing that dimension than Love, a 25-year-old who plans to opt out of his contract at the end of next season and go looking for a contender. Love has not made the playoffs in the first six seasons of his career in Minnesota. So far, the Wolves and Warriors have discussed swapping Love and veteran shooting guard Kevin Martin for David Lee, Harrison Barnes and a future draft pick. That hasnt been enough for Saunders, who has been adamant that that 24-year-old Thompson be the main piece to come back. The Wolves also have talked to the Cleveland Cavaliers, who have LeBron James coming back home to play next season. A three-player core of James, Love and Kyrie Irving would immediately make the Cavaliers a favourite in the wide-open Eastern Conference, but Cavaliers GM David Griffin has refused to part with No. 1 overall pick Andrew Wiggins to land Love. The Timberwolves have demanded Wiggins be a part of the deal, which has put those discussions at a standstill. Love and James were teammates on gold medal-winning Team USA in London in 2012 and James has long been an admirer of the super-athletic Wiggins, who has been a much-hyped prospect during his prep days in Canada and his one season at Kansas. Saunders has said hed have no issues keeping Love, making a couple of moves to improve a roster that finished 10th in the West last season and trying to make a playoff run to convince the face of the franchise he should stay in Minnesota. That strategy worked for the Portland Trail Blazers with LaMarcus Aldridge, and the Wolves believe Love could change his mind if enough improvements are made. 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Olson earned his third shutout of the tournament and the Americans allowed only four goals in six games to set an International Ice Hockey Federation under-18 record.Got a question on rule clarification, comments on rule enforcements or some memorable NHL stories? Kerry wants to answer your emails at cmonref@tsn.ca. In the Rangers-Canadiens game on Thursday, after Chris Kreider and P.K. Subban left the penalty box, Kreider clearly dropped his gloves first and Subban never did want to engage. How did the refs make such a decision to give them coincidental minors? Dropping the gloves should have been the first penalty before any contact between the players. Correct? Any thoughts on the cross check/embellishment penalties before?. I do not understand this disturbing trend. If you decide the first infraction was a cross-check, then there cannot be embellishment. It should be one or the other. Stephen Silver Vancouver B.C --- During the first period of the Canadiens-Rangers game on Thursday evening, Chris Kreider received an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty and P.K. Subban was given an embellishment penalty on the same play. Upon returning to the ice, Kreider immediately went after Subban, threw his gloves and tried to get him to fight. Subban did not oblige, and attempted to skate away without even acknowledging Kreider, yet they were both given matching unsportsmanlike conduct minors. What is the justification in penalizing Subban, when he apparently did absolutely nothing to warrant a penalty? Joey Savoy Stephen and Joey: There are a couple things at play with regard to the assessment of penalties in the two incidents involving P.K. Subban and Chris Kreider. Embellishment can result in a penalty after an initial infraction has been signaled based on any attempt by the player fouled to sell the call. The referees were instructed at the beginning of the season to remain vigilant on diving and embellishment so the trend will continue. First, let me (once again) address the depth of the embellishment hole that Subban has dug for himself with the vast majority of NHL referees. The unnatural falls that Subban can demonstrate to various levels of contact from opponents has the Montreal superstar skating on very thin ice with the refs. The phrase, perception is reality can be applied in this case. The reality is that Subbans behavior is clearly on the refs radar screen. As great a player and leader as P.K. is, he had better recognize and work hard at altering the reputation he has created for himself with the ref fraternity before his Habs get any closer to the playoffs. If Subban fails to find common ground with the referees on this issue, an undesirable penalty call could hurt his team at a most inopportune time in a game or playoff series. I strongly encourage P.K. to buy into what I am suggesting much sooner than later! Subban is far too good a player and much too valuable an asset for the Montreal Canadiens to be branded as a diver. While I probably would have handled the first situation between Krieder and Subban differently than referee Brad Watson, I understand the referees desire to put a stop to any nonsense that could get in the way of a great hockey match-up. After the whistle had stopped play and as both players were moving to their respective bench for a line change, KKrieder gave Subban a short shove with his stick to lower back of the Montreal player.dddddddddddd Subban went down like he was shot and Kreider tripped over Subbans feet and fell to the ice as well. The theatrics of Subbans unnatural fall to the contact by Kreider resulted in a trigger reaction by referee Watson to nip the circus atmosphere in the bud. Both players jawed at one another inside the penalty box and I saw the word fight mouthed by Kreider. It is reasonable to assume that the table was set for a mutually agreed upon fight once the two were released from the penalty box. There is no question that Kreider squared up to face Subban with his gloves dangling as he stepped out of the box. Subban skated toward his opponent and demonstrated a quick shoulder and arm shrug that would indicate an affirmative response to a fight invitation. Kreiders gloves flew off and Subban skated away with a mission accomplished feeling that he had drawn the Ranger player into taking a stand-alone penalty. The flaw in Subbans attempt came as a result of referee Watson trailing close behind the two players as they exited the penalty box. From this close proximity Watson observed the shoulder and hand shrug from Subban and assessed an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty for actions designed to incite an opponent into incurring a penalty (75.4 iii, v). The referee was dialed in and fully aware of the potential confrontation once Subban and Kreider hit the ice from the penalty box. Subban was not as innocent as you suggested Stephen and Joey and was penalized appropriately for his role in the second altercation. Referee Watson then approached both benches and read the riot act to each coach. Pierre McGuire, positioned between the benches quoted the referee as saying, Were here to play hockey, were not going to have embellishment, were not going to have guys staging fights, were not going to have any kind of garbage, were gonna have hockey tonight and Im gonna make sure of it! I would have had this conversation with the coaches immediately after the first situation involving Kreider and Subban. Rather than impose penalties on that play I would have told both players to get up off the ice and quit acting like clowns. I would then have followed them to their players bench and read the riot act to both coaches. In that conversation I would put the onus on the coach to deliver my message to their players and if any more nonsense took place I would be imposing a stand-alone penalty wherever possible. I would not limit myself to a minor penalty but the option to impose a misconduct would remain on the table. I would also make it clear that the penalty might be their player and they probably wouldnt see it coming so it was in the coachs best interest to control the troops! I issued this edict to coaches on many occasions with resounding success. Sometimes I even had to impose that stand-alone penalty until they got the message that I meant business. The Greatest Show On Earth performs annually at Madison Square Garden. On this night however, referee Brad Watson made sure the performance by the Rangers and Canadiens didnt turn into a circus. ' ' '