Kevin Love Breaks Hand. Out 6-8 weeks

[FireDavidKahn]

The team today announced that star power forward Kevin Love suffered a fracture of his third and fourth metacarpal in his right hand. The injury occurred this morning while working out.
Love is expected to be out approximately 6-8 weeks. He will be examined by Dr. Andy Weiland, a hand specialist at Hospital for Special Surgery in New York, on Thursday for further evaluation.


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[Bano114]

:biggums: God dammit

:eek:

[iDunk]

Timberwolves not catching a break.

[Levity]

nooooo. i was planning on him to be one of my top fantasy picks this year!!

[Rowe]

http://imgur.com/Cbo3z.png

[Levity]

Timberwolves not catching a break.

applaudable irony

:applause:

[SHAQisGOAT]

That sucks for the Wolves. Damn

[IGOTGAME]

do the TWolves have a draft pick?

[DuMa]

4 weeks isnt bad. season is still 2 weeks away.... good thing they detected it earlier rather than later. still it could have been worse, its not like he cant still do conditioning drills with a broken hand.

[Levity]

so who do you guys think will get the most burn in loves absence? DWill? or are they hoping he pans out as a 3

[FireDavidKahn]

do the TWolves have a draft pick?
Yep.

[kurt_rambis]

wonder if this is related to the elbow he hurt while sleeping

love tweeted only 30 minutes ago and didn't mention anything about a broken hand, either he's trying to keep it quiet or it literally just happened

[Clippersfan86]

LOL at people panicking and acting like this means anything. Okay so he will miss 2-4 weeks of the season, big deal :confusedshrug: . Will be good for the Wolves to develop their younger players besides AK47 can slide to PF for now if need be and hold it down decently.

[DuMa]

now some reports say 6-8 weeks. which is it?

[KyrieTheFuture]

Oh Minnesota...

[SCdac]

Is it the same hand he broke in 2009? sucks for him.

[KeyNote]

Broke his shooting hand so this will take longer than 4 weeks...he may be out almost 3 months tbh

[FireDavidKahn]

now some reports say 6-8 weeks. which is it?
Not sure yet. Details haven't really come out yet.

[StroShow4]

Sucks, but Pekovic is going to get a chance to show what he can do on the block. :pimp:

[Clippersfan86]

https://twitter.com/JerryZgoda

Timberwolves reporter says 6-8 weeks. Also since it's his shooting hand even after being healed may take him a while to get back. So yea a bit more serious than originally believed. Could be two months into season before he's back to form 100 percent.

[qrich]

They'll be fine. Healthy Rubio, along with Shved, AK47, Pekovic is good enough

[KeyNote]

They'll be fine. Healthy Rubio, along with Shved, AK47, Pekovic is good enough

rubio won't be back until well after the all star break tho

[Levity]

They'll be fine. Healthy Rubio, along with Shved, AK47, Pekovic is good enough

Is Rubio suppose to be back before loves expected time back?

[FireDavidKahn]

rubio won't be back until well after the all star break tho
Rubio's supposed to be back in mid December.

[ChuckOakley]

LOL at people panicking and acting like this means anything. Okay so he will miss 2-4 weeks of the season, big deal :confusedshrug: . Will be good for the Wolves to develop their younger players besides AK47 can slide to PF for now if need be and hold it down decently.
Except they want to make the playoffs in the West. Not having 2 starters, one a top 10 player and one their 2nd best player for the first part of the season is a major blow.

[qrich]

rubio won't be back until well after the all star break tho

Brain fart.

I meant JJ Barea :D

[Clippersfan86]

Except they want to make the playoffs in the West. Not having 2 starters, one a top 10 player and one their 2nd best player for the first part of the season is a major blow.

Fair enough, especially now that we know more.

6-8+ weeks now and...

"Love broke the 3rd and 4th metacarpal in his right (shooting) hand"

[bagelred]

This truly is "breaking" news.


Wait a second.....Kevin Love conveniently "breaks" his hand and will return right when Rubio returns?



:coleman:

[KeyNote]

Rubio's supposed to be back in mid December.

i'm seriously doubting that...torn ACL in march, and back playing full go in december?

Very surprised if he'll be cleared for full practice let alone games in december

[FireDavidKahn]

This truly is "breaking" news.


Wait a second.....Kevin Love conveniently "breaks" his hand and will return right when Rubio returns?



:coleman:
That's worst case scenario, which is probably what will happen since we are the Wolves:cry:

[alenleomessi]

roy took the portland's curse with him

[bagelred]

That's worst case scenario, which is probably what will happen since we are the Wolves:cry:

Fixed.

[FireDavidKahn]

i'm seriously doubting that...torn ACL in march, and back playing full go in december?

Very surprised if he'll be cleared for full practice let alone games in december
Why? That'll be 10 months since the surgery which is very reasonable for a torn ACL. His surgeon and therapists have all targeted mid/late-December as his return date.

[DStebb716]

it's SIX to EIGHT weeks, not 4-6. so looks like he'll miss at least the first month of the season.

[stallionaire]

Not a big deal. We have an easy schedule in the beginning and I love seeing Derrick Williams get quality time at the 4.

[FireDavidKahn]

it's SIX to EIGHT weeks, not 4-6. so looks like he'll miss at least the first month of the season.
Yep, it was first reported to be 4-6. I've corrected the title

[Xiao Yao You]

Not a big deal. We have an easy schedule in the beginning and I love seeing Derrick Williams get quality time at the 4.

Could be a huge deal for a team hoping to get into the playoffs in a deep conference and already without Rubio and introducing a bunch of new players.

[Clippersfan86]

Could be a huge deal for a team hoping to get into the playoffs in a deep conference and already without Rubio and introducing a bunch of new players.

Humorous thing is Wolves will probably out the Jazz for one of the final spots DESPITE not having Love or Rubio for first month or two of season :lol

[Is He Ill]

LOL at people panicking and acting like this means anything. Okay so he will miss 2-4 weeks of the season, big deal :confusedshrug: . Will be good for the Wolves to develop their younger players besides AK47 can slide to PF for now if need be and hold it down decently.

I think the Wolves will need a really good start to have a shot at the post season.

[brandonislegend]

Lakers
Jazz
Spurs
Nuggets
Grizzlies
Clippers
Thunder
who else?

[BuffaloBill]

And so it begins

[Xiao Yao You]

Humorous thing is Wolves will probably out the Jazz for one of the final spots DESPITE not having Love or Rubio for first month or two of season :lol

Why is that funny? Could happen? Millsap and Hayward could go down. But than again maybe they finally dump Al and go on a roll. Chris Paul is more likely to go down though and despite their incredible depth and rotation they would be done.

[Clippersfan86]

Why is that funny? Could happen? Millsap and Hayward could go down. But than again maybe they finally dump Al and go on a roll. Chris Paul is more likely to go down though and despite their incredible depth and rotation they would be done.

:oldlol: wishful thinking on CP3 going down. Besides not like any of your guards could match up with Bledsoe at PG even if that did happen.

[iDunk]

Lakers
Jazz
Spurs
Nuggets
Grizzlies
Clippers
Thunder
who else?
Jazz aren't a guaranteed team to make the playoffs.

The Warriors, Suns, T-Wolves, & Jazz will be battling for the 7th & 8th spots.

[Clippersfan86]

Jazz aren't a guaranteed team to make the playoffs.

The Warriors, Suns, T-Wolves, & Jazz will be battling for the 7th & 8th spots.

Yup.

Lakers
Thunder
Spurs
Clippers
Nuggets
Grizzlies

are the only locks in the west.

[CTulc]

Just when I thought my fantasy team was going to dominate...

[Xiao Yao You]

:oldlol: wishful thinking on CP3 going down. Besides not like any of your guards could match up with Bledsoe at PG even if that did happen.

I don't wish for anyone to go down. Jazz have already shown what they can do without a superstar(playoffs). Clipps have shown what they can do without Paul(lottery).

[qrich]

Lakers
Jazz
Spurs
Nuggets
Grizzlies
Clippers
Thunder
who else?

Warriors

[Clippersfan86]

I don't wish for anyone to go down. Jazz have already shown what they can do without a superstar(playoffs). Clipps have shown what they can do without Paul(lottery).

Yea they showed what they can do by getting swept out of the first round. You have lower expectations than I thought you would as a supposed long time Jazz fan :roll:

[LA Lakers]

Damn, I want the T Wolves to make the playoffs.

[crisoner]

Damn sucks man.
The T-Pups have a whole lot of potential if they can just stay healthy.

[DuMa]

heres something freaky. news broke on Love's broken hand EXACTLY 3 years ago.

http://www.aolnews.com/2009/10/17/down-goes-kevin-love-broken-hand-out-6-8-weeks/

those aol guys can see the future!

[R.I.P.]

And no play-offs again for the Wolves. The luck of that team.

[KGMN]

heres something freaky. news broke on Love's broken hand EXACTLY 3 years ago.

http://www.aolnews.com/2009/10/17/down-goes-kevin-love-broken-hand-out-6-8-weeks/

those aol guys can see the future!

Actually, he was injured on October 16, 2009; the article was just written on the 17th, but it's still pretty eerie...

[blacknapalm]

inb4 wolves get off to a bad start, love comes back and they start winning again...but people blame him anyway when they just miss out on the playoffs

[Whoah10115]

I think the Jazz are going to have a lot of problems, as Mo Williams is not a PG and was in the ideal situation in LA and is not going to work as a starting PG in the freakin Jazz system. And this possibility of playing Burks at the 1 is ridiculous, as that kid is a scorer, not a facilitator.



With that said, it's a lot for the Wolves. The only constant in their team is Kevin Love, and he's out while Rubio is out...that's a lot to overcome. Roy might have to be great again and immediately. They have to be around .500 while Love is out.

[brandonislegend]

The jazz are making the playoffs I'll make avy bet with someone on that

[chips93]

I think the Jazz are going to have a lot of problems, as Mo Williams is not a PG and was in the ideal situation in LA and is not going to work as a starting PG in the freakin Jazz system. And this possibility of playing Burks at the 1 is ridiculous, as that kid is a scorer, not a facilitator.

i dont watch a ton of jazz games, but a lot of the time, it seems like ball movement is more imporant for them, than a pg running a pick and roll game, and setting up his teammates like a lot of teams

the pg seems to play off the ball plenty, which suits mo to a tee

anyway, mo isnt a bad passer he averaged 7apg for the cavs, after bron left, the last time he was the primary ball handler on his team

[fos]

Any word yet if this guy was responsible?

http://mt.nesn.com/.a/6a0115709f071f970b016305044608970d-400wi

[veilside23]

time for derrick williams to step up... 2 tweeners for the wolves

AK and Dwill .... will be good for both though...

[Whoah10115]

The jazz are making the playoffs I'll make avy bet with someone on that



You're that certain? I think they have a lot of issues. Marvin Williams was cool, but Mo Williams was a bad trade and they haven't done anything about the 4 big men. I know Jefferson is the easy man out, but the truth is that one of them has to be out. And I think they have a lot of issues.

[Xiao Yao You]

Yea they showed what they can do by getting swept out of the first round. You have lower expectations than I thought you would as a supposed long time Jazz fan :roll:

Got swept by the last team they wanted to play. They would have done better against anyone else despite the albatross that the combo of Harris and Mr. Spurs are the next World Champs leading the charge. I'm a realist. I don't live in a fantasyland like you. If they had Deron Williams who knows? With Al Jefferson there's only so much one can expect especially from a franchise that is happy with just making th playoffs.


I think the Jazz are going to have a lot of problems, as Mo Williams is not a PG and was in the ideal situation in LA and is not going to work as a starting PG in the freakin Jazz system. And this possibility of playing Burks at the 1 is ridiculous, as that kid is a scorer, not a facilitator.

Devin Harris is a pg? Mo is a huge upgrade over Chops. Burks is their 3rd to 6th pg right now. Jazz are much improved. Rather that means playoiffs remains to be seen.

They are pushing the ball and many people are involved in getting their offense going not just Mo. Marvin is a big part of it already as were Hayward and Millsap before. They don't settle on Al til late in the clock. Hayward and Marvin have been interchangable at both ends. They greatly improved their biggest weakness outside shooting. They are even deeper than last year and that was one of their strong points.

[Rubio2Gasol]

Pek is better than him anyway.

Derrick Williams can fill in.

[NoGunzJustSkillz]

4 weeks isnt bad. season is still 2 weeks away.... good thing they detected it earlier rather than later. still it could have been worse, its not like he cant still do conditioning drills with a broken hand.
:coleman:

[longtime lurker]

There goes the twolves playoff chances. The good news is that Derrick Williams fantasy stock just skyrocketed

[FireDavidKahn]

Adrian Wojnarowski ‏@WojYahooNBA
After meeting with doctor in N.Y., there appears real chance Kevin Love could return within 5 to 6 weeks from broken hand, source tells Y!
@JerryZgoda
Love broke his hand doing knuckle push-ups with personal trainer Rob McClanaghan. No surgery will be needed

So that's the excuse they are giving to the public.:oldlol:

[DuMa]

knuckle pushups? what a knucklehead

[Clippersfan86]

LMAO! Knuckle pushups wtf??

[Eric Cartman]

So that's the excuse they are giving to the public.:oldlol:

Probably tried to punch some dumb hoe, ended hitting the wall behind her.

[9512]

injuries suck :(

Hope Love heals well.

[Whoah10115]

Pek is better than him anyway.

Derrick Williams can fill in.



You're becoming pretty ridiculous.