The Minnesota Timberwolves announced that middle forward Karl-Anthony Towns, who has been out since March 4 with a torn lateral meniscus in his left knee, has been “cleared to participate in 5-on-5 full-contact basketball activities and is making progress. “towards his return to play. “
Towns, 28, averaged 22. 1 shots (50. 6% shooting), 8. 4 rebounds and 3. 0 assists in 60 games. He is a four-time All-Star and a two-time All-NBA third teamer.
The Stadium’s Shams Charania and The Athletic reported on The Pat McAfee Show on April 2 that there is “optimism” that Towns can return before the playoffs.
“I think the Minnesota Timberwolves have had enough because this team has all the ingredients. Anthony Edwards is already one of the faces of the NBA and Karl-Anthony Towns could return before the end of the regular season. “@ShamsCharania #PMSLive pico. twitter. com/MRmdiyJyUp
The Timberwolves (54-24), who are tied for first place in the Western Conference with the Denver Nuggets, have four regular-season games remaining, with the last one coming Sunday against the Phoenix Suns.
That doesn’t give Towns much time to return before the playoffs, which begin for Minnesota on April 20 or 21.
However, the fact that Towns has been allowed to play five-on-five and full-contact activities is clearly a smart sign. The same goes for the fact that Towns gave the impression of being in education and gave the impression of being in a “clever mood,” according to KSTP-TV’s Channel 5:
A smart sign that Karl-Anthony Towns tends to make a comeback soon. He was on set this morning and seemed in a very good mood when our camera caught his eye. With 4 games remaining, maybe KAT will get a game before the playoffs. inicio. pic. twitter. com/cVzI29zEJz
The arrival of villages turns out to be on the horizon. For now, though, Minnesota awaits his return as the team wraps up the regular season. Next Tuesday, a 15-64 home game will be played against the Washington Wizards.