Timothy Rapp@@TRappaRTIncluded Columnist IVMarch 8, 2024
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Minnesota Timberwolves huge guy Karl-Anthony Towns apparently has a ripped meniscus and will go through surgical treatment to fix it, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski.
Per that report, he’ll be reviewed in a month, with the expectation he’ll have the ability to return in time for the postseason.
Towns had actually currently been dismissed of Thursday’s match with the Indiana Pacers with what was initially identified as knee pain, though reports previously in the day suggested that he was handling a torn meniscus. It is uncertain when he initially suffered the injury.
It’s a big blow for a Timberwolves group hardly hanging on to the front runner in the Western Conference. The group is 44-19 and simply a half-game ahead of the Oklahoma City Thunder (43-19), 1.5 video games ahead of the protecting champ Denver Nuggets (42-20) and 3 video games ahead of the Los Angeles Clippers (40-21).
In between now and completion of their routine season on April 14, the Wolves will deal with the Nuggets 3 times and the Clippers when. They will probably do so without Towns.
The 28-year-old was having another strong season in the 2023-24 project, balancing 22.1 points and 8.4 rebounds while shooting 50.6 percent from the field and 42.3 percent from 3. While Minnesota is now led by young super star Anthony Edwards, Towns’ capability to run as a 2nd scorer, a strong rebounder and floor-spacing huge has actually been important.
Without him, Edwards is on an island as a scorer, as fellow beginners Rudy Gobert, Mike Conley and Jaden McDaniels aren’t most likely to fill it up as offending hazards.
That appeared Thursday night, as the Wolves required 44 points and an impressive block from Ant to take a win in Indiana:
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ANT MAN SAVES THE DAY < br><> < br>> Anthony Edwards ratings 44 PTS and skies for an INCREDIBLE last-second rejection to seal the Timberwolves win! << a href="https://t.co/lQUyMfbYSV">> pic.twitter.com/lQUyMfbYSV
Gobert was the group’s second-leading scorer with 18 points.
In Towns’ lack on Thursday, Kyle Anderson entered the beginning lineup, though Nickeil Alexander-Walker likewise saw 28 minutes off the bench and has actually made 17 starts this season. Undoubtedly, Minnesota’s offense and depth will be checked without KAT.