Minnesota Timberwolves Karl-Anthony Towns has suffered a torn meniscus in his left knee and is out indefinitely.
Shams Charania of The Athletic and Stadium reported that Towns has amassed a second opinion on the injury for his next steps.
Towns was named to his fourth All-Star team last month, averaging 22. 1 points, 8. 4 rebounds and 3. 0 assists consistent with the game. The Timberwolves are on pace for their second-best season in franchise history with a 43-19 record and are tied with the Oklahoma City Thunder for first place in the Western Conference.
The absence of cities will almost cause them to fall down the rankings. The Timberwolves, Thunder, Denver Nuggets, and Los Angeles Clippers are all 2. 5 games apart as they compete for the four most sensible spots in the West, and Minnesota is obviously number four in the standings. which is classified without Peoples.
Fellow All-Star Anthony Edwards and Defensive Player of the Year favorite Rudy Gobert can take on the load, but the Wolves don’t have the offensive firepower to contain the devastated cities. Edwards and Towns are the only Minnesota players averaging more than 15 consistent problems. with play this season. Gobert has never performed well when asked to take on a bigger offensive role, and relying on Naz Reid and Jaden McDaniels to exponentially increase his scoring load proves to be an insane task.
We’re too far into the season for Wolves to worry about missing out on the playoffs, but home merit in the first round may be in doubt. The New Orleans Pelicans, Phoenix Suns and Sacramento Kings are all within 7. 5 games of Minnesota and are potentially one run away from placing in the top four.
At this point, the Wolves will be crossing their hands that cities can return before the end of the regular season to prepare for the playoffs.