Celtics host Wolves in January

MINNEAPOLIS -- The Minnesota Timberwolves and their fans will get their first regular-season look at Kevin Garnett in Celtics green in February, and the game will be nationally televised.

The NBA released its 2007-08 schedule on Thursday, which designated Boston's only visit to Minnesota for Feb. 8. It will be broadcast by ESPN.

The Timberwolves, who traded their franchise player to the Celtics this week for five players and two draft picks, will actually face Garnett earlier than that.

The two teams are scheduled to play an exhibition game in London on Oct. 10, and they meet in Boston for a regular-season game on Jan. 25.

The Wolves, along with three other NBA clubs, are headed overseas for training camp and exhibition games against foreign teams. Minnesota will train in Istanbul, Turkey, the first week in October and play a pro team there before traveling to London.

(Copyright 2007 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.)