Karl-Anthony Towns out indefinitely with torn meniscus in left knee

[1987_Lakers]

RIP Wolves season.

[Xiao Yao You]

still have their top two guys and the best D in the league

[ShawkFactory]

still have their top two guys and the best D in the league

Their issue is, and will be in the playoffs, their ability to score consistently when things slow down. Losing Towns does them no favors there.

[Im Still Ballin]

It's a good thing they have such a strong big rotation. Naz Reid to start and maybe Garza can get some playing time. It's obviously a huge loss though; a legitimate excuse if they come up short, which they probably now will.

[Xiao Yao You]

Their issue is, and will be in the playoffs, their ability to score consistently when things slow down. Losing Towns does them no favors there.

Probably. Their biggest problem seems to be consistent production outside Ant, Gobert, Towns and Conley and this makes them even thinner. In the playoffs obviously you can shorten the rotation

[Xiao Yao You]

It's a good thing they have such a strong big rotation. Naz Reid to start and maybe Garza can get some playing time. It's obviously a huge loss though; a legitimate excuse if they come up short, which they probably now will.

more reason to trade Towns

[Xiao Yao You]

They still have flexibility with their roster with two 10 days on roster now. Has to be better guys out there than Garza

[Im Still Ballin]

more reason to trade Towns

I was actually thinking that they might play as good or better without him. And that it could lead to Minnesota to consider that. Kind of like a Chris Webber in Sacramento thing.

[Xiao Yao You]

I was actually thinking that they might play as good or better without him. And that it could lead to Minnesota to consider that. Kind of like a Chris Webber in Sacramento thing.

sounds like it was already on the table with their salary situation. The D could certainly be even better without him

[Im Still Ballin]

I just checked: 6 of Minnesota's top 10 four-man lineups include Naz Reid. And the three best ones - which are literally the three best four-man lineups overall - are Rudy/Reid ones. We might see a Vlade/Brad Miller 2004 thing happen.

[FultzNationRISE]

Big loss on paper, I'm not crazy about Towns' toughness as far as the playoffs go, not convinced this really changes whatever their fortunes were going to be. But it sucks regardless whenever a team's top players get injured.

[FultzNationRISE]

I was actually thinking that they might play as good or better without him. And that it could lead to Minnesota to consider that. Kind of like a Chris Webber in Sacramento thing.

Before the deadline I floated the idea of a Towns for Julius Randle deal. It doesnt do anything for Minnesota on the court but it does swap a bigger contract for a smaller one.

I guess they wanted to see how this post season would play out with the current group first. Now they may not get that chance.

All that said, meniscus is NOT a major injury. It's like a 4-6 week thing at most. If the playoffs start in mid-April he might even be back by then.

[Mask the Embiid]

Edit I just made a thread instead of derailing this thread

[Xiao Yao You]

Before the deadline I floated the idea of a Towns for Julius Randle deal. It doesnt do anything for Minnesota on the court but it does swap a bigger contract for a smaller one.

I guess they wanted to see how this post season would play out with the current group first. Now they may not get that chance.

All that said, meniscus is NOT a major injury. It's like a 4-6 week thing at most. If the playoffs start in mid-April he might even be back by then.

certainly better than last year when he missed most of the year and he came back and they never had any time to develop chemistry. They already had chemistry this year so plugging him back in should go a lot smoother this time around

[dankok8]

Before the deadline I floated the idea of a Towns for Julius Randle deal. It doesnt do anything for Minnesota on the court but it does swap a bigger contract for a smaller one.

I guess they wanted to see how this post season would play out with the current group first. Now they may not get that chance.

All that said, meniscus is NOT a major injury. It's like a 4-6 week thing at most. If the playoffs start in mid-April he might even be back by then.

Huh? Embiid tore his meniscus a month and a half ago and there's still not even a timeline. If KAT indeed tore it, he isn't coming back this season.

The only glimmer of hope as per Woj is that they're still investigating the injury. If it turns out it's not a tear, then he could return quickly. But it's probably wishful thinking.

[tpols]

It's crazy that the play in teams right now are LA, Kings, Mavericks, and Warriors.

All 4 of those teams could wipe Minnesota at this point.

I've never seen a conference this deep where a 10 seed could be a contender.

[FultzNationRISE]

Huh? Embiid tore his meniscus a month and a half ago and there's still not even a timeline. If KAT indeed tore it, he isn't coming back this season.

The only glimmer of hope as per Woj is that they're still investigating the injury. If it turns out it's not a tear, then he could return quickly. But it's probably wishful thinking.

The Embiid thing was weird cuz I never heard it formally called a “tear” in any of the reports I saw, which is what you usually hear. They kept saying it was a “meniscus injury.” It was also kinda fishy bc people were saying “oh, trying to push to the 65 game minimum forced him to put wear and tear on his knee and he ended up getting hurt.” But the injury that sent him off supposedly happened when someone randomly fell on his knee, which is not usually how a meniscus gets torn, and would have nothing to do with how much hes played.

I dunno, something is off about the Embiid situation. I have a feeling he or they arent being entirely truthful about it.

[1987_Lakers]

Huh? Embiid tore his meniscus a month and a half ago and there's still not even a timeline. If KAT indeed tore it, he isn't coming back this season.

The only glimmer of hope as per Woj is that they're still investigating the injury. If it turns out it's not a tear, then he could return quickly. But it's probably wishful thinking.

I tore my meniscus last summer and that shit took like 6 months to fully heal. I miss my 20's when it seemed like most injuries would go away within a few days.

[FultzNationRISE]

I tore my meniscus last summer and that shit took like 6 months to fully heal. I miss my 20's when it seemed like most injuries would go away within a few days.

Did you have surgery?

I tore mine when I was a teenager and had surgery, I was back on the pitch in a little over a month. And I honestly dont even feel like the surgery was necessary, by the time I went under for it some two weeks after the injury I was already getting noticeably better. In fact the surgery probably prolonged my recovery because I had to wait for the swelling from surgery to go down before I could do anything and that took the most time. Also I never could fully bend my knee since then, which doesnt make much difference in day to day life but I cant actually squat fully on that leg if I have to.

At that age my body would have almost certainly healed up just fine on its own. I'm positive the doctor just recommended surgery because it was an extra $3k in his pocket. Ofc I was too young to know any better and my parents always believed whatever theyre told.

[Im Still Ballin]

Did you have surgery?

I tore mine when I was a teenager and had surgery, I was back on the pitch in a little over a month. And I honestly dont even feel like the surgery was necessary, by the time I went under for it some two weeks after the injury I was already getting noticeably better. In fact the surgery probably prolonged my recovery because I had to wait for the swelling from surgery to go down before I could do anything and that took the most time. Also I never could fully bend my knee since then, which doesnt make much difference in day to day life but I cant actually squat fully on that leg if I have to.

At that age my body would have almost certainly healed up just fine on its own. I'm positive the doctor just recommended surgery because it was an extra $3k in his pocket. Ofc I was too young to know any better and my parents always believed whatever theyre told.

You a different breed, though. Let's not forget that. 💯

[FultzNationRISE]

You a different breed, though. Let's not forget that. 💯


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[Manny98]

Wolves weren't going to do anything anyway

[Kblaze8855]

Naz Reid is…pretty ****ing good. In doses at least. I like him more than Kat even if I wouldn’t say he’s better.

[FultzNationRISE]

Naz Reid is…pretty ****ing good. In doses at least. I like him more than Kat even if I wouldn’t say he’s better.

Why tf doesnt Bron ever get to play with guys like that??

[Proctor]

Yeah Reid can be Towns-like.

That said this loss changes the Wolves fortunes from "probably out in the first round" to "definitely out in the first round."

[Xiao Yao You]

Yeah Reid can be Towns-like.

That said this loss changes the Wolves fortunes from "probably out in the first round" to "definitely out in the first round."

it's been another tough year for the trolls. Please have mercy on them!

[Xiao Yao You]

Dane Moore: Chris Finch when asked if there is any further update on Karl-Anthony Towns’ knee inury: “Out tonight. No further update or information after that.” (https://*********.com/social/)
– via Twitter DaneMooreNBA (https://twitter.com/DaneMooreNBA)

[Jasper]

probably out for the year

[NBAGOAT]

They’re going miss towns more than most of this forum believes. Naz Reid is very good but you can’t run your offense in the playoffs through him. McDaniels is too raw conley is too old, you’re asking edwards to completely carry the offensive load now and he’s not good enough for that.

There’s going be a big push to get Minnesota in the 1st rd for the bottom half teams

[Xiao Yao You]

big first tonite. The D not suffering at Indy. TJ Warren enters the rotation as Anderson starts

[Xiao Yao You]

Indy held to 49 in 1st half

[Xiao Yao You]

Dane Moore: Chris Finch on stylistic changes that could happen in Karl-Anthony Towns’ absence: “Certainly last year when KAT was out, we kinda morphed into this exclusively spread pick and roll team, and we found a good rhythm there. I still would like to do some of the things that we have been doing. I think with Naz in there, it gives us opportunities to still do that, particularly with the season he’s had and the growth he’s had. (https://*********.com/social/) There’s a lot of things we can kinda twin up with what KAT does and what he does. So yeah, I don’t want to abandon some of the other things completely, but I do believe we might get a little faster. But we’ll see.”

– via Twitter DaneMooreNBA (https://twitter.com/DaneMooreNBA)





Dane Moore: Chris Finch when asked about replacing Karl-Anthony Towns’ role and production: “I’ve never subscribed the try to replace like for like, and with a guy of Karl’s caliber, certainly it’s really hard to do. What I love about our team is we have a multitude of options. We can go a lot of different ways based on matchups every given night.. (https://*********.com/social/). “I really feel confident in our depth and our ability to kind of go different directions. Yeah we lose some size, obviously we lose elite talent when he’s not in the lineup, but we feel like we have a lot of other things we can kind of maybe link up.”
– via Twitter DaneMooreNBA (https://twitter.com/DaneMooreNBA)

[Xiao Yao You]

Looks like they didn't give Jackson another 10 day so they must have other plans for it

[Xiao Yao You]

nice road win

[Axe]

Ant the hero of the game. :bowdown:

[Xiao Yao You]

Adrian Wojnarowski: ESPN Sources: Minnesota Timberwolves star Karl-Anthony Towns will undergo surgery to repair a torn left meniscus and will be reevaluated in a month. It’s expected Towns will return by early in the Western Conference playoffs (https://*********.com/social/).
– via Twitter wojespn (https://twitter.com/wojespn)

[Xiao Yao You]

ANTHONY EDWARDS 44 POINTS AND THE GAME-SAVING BLOCK 🚫
Ant hit his head on the rim as he blocked Aaron Nesmith to save the Timberwolves win!pic.twitter.com/0VbXr0ZsrB (https://t.co/0VbXr0ZsrB)
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[Xiao Yao You]

Rudy Gobert moved up from No. 36 to No. 35 in the blocks all-time list after passing Benoit Benjamin (https://*********.com/)

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Rudy Gobert moved up from No. 62 to No. 61 in the rebounding all-time list after passing Leroy Ellis (https://*********.com/)
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May never reach the lofty heights of the legendary Carlos Boozer but passing Benoit. What a nite! :cheers:

[Overdrive]

Did you have surgery?

I tore mine when I was a teenager and had surgery, I was back on the pitch in a little over a month. And I honestly dont even feel like the surgery was necessary, by the time I went under for it some two weeks after the injury I was already getting noticeably better. In fact the surgery probably prolonged my recovery because I had to wait for the swelling from surgery to go down before I could do anything and that took the most time. Also I never could fully bend my knee since then, which doesnt make much difference in day to day life but I cant actually squat fully on that leg if I have to.

At that age my body would have almost certainly healed up just fine on its own. I'm positive the doctor just recommended surgery because it was an extra $3k in his pocket. Ofc I was too young to know any better and my parents always believed whatever theyre told.

It just depends if it's inner or outer miniscus and how deep and where the tear runs.

I partially tore mine at age 35 and played two weeks later. Others miss months.

[tpols]

May never reach the lofty heights of the legendary Carlos Boozer but passing Benoit. What a nite! :cheers:

Yo Boozer was nice back in the mid 2000s.

He led the Jazz to the WCFs in 2007 with 24/12 on 55% shooting. How can you hate on that? He was hyper efficient.

[Xiao Yao You]

Yo Boozer was nice back in the mid 2000s.

He led the Jazz to the WCFs in 2007 with 24/12 on 55% shooting. How can you hate on that? He was hyper efficient.

Led? Deron was the leader and Dallas losing in the 1st round to the 8th seed is what led them to the finals. He was nice when he was on the floor and not playing D

[Im Still Ballin]

Yo Boozer was nice back in the mid 2000s.

He led the Jazz to the WCFs in 2007 with 24/12 on 55% shooting. How can you hate on that? He was hyper efficient.

The Booze Cruise!

:bowdown:

[tpols]

Led? Deron was the leader and Dallas losing in the 1st round to the 8th seed is what led them to the finals. He was nice when he was on the floor and not playing D

Considering later on Dwill was trash outside the Sloan system on the Nets and Boozer actually played a decent role on the Bulls who btw had a #1 defense with him playing full time PF I don't believe you.

It's wierd how you can hate on guys who were inefficient but at the same time hate on guys who were extremely efficient.

You like Peja and he was a worse defender than Boozer.

[Xiao Yao You]

Considering later on Dwill was trash outside the Sloan system on the Nets and Boozer actually played a decent role on the Bulls who btw had a #1 defense with him playing full time PF I don't believe you.

It's wierd how you can hate on guys who were inefficient but at the same time hate on guys who were extremely efficient.

Why is it always hate if you don't think as much of someone as others? I liked Millsap and AK more at the 4. A poor man's Karl Malone who didn't play D and was often hurt didn't excite me as much as it did Sloan or you.

[Xiao Yao You]

Dane Moore: Monte Morris is out tonight with left hamstring soreness, the team says (https://*********.com/social/)
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[tpols]

Why is it always hate if you don't think as much of someone as others? I liked Millsap and AK more at the 4. A poor man's Karl Malone who didn't play D and was often hurt didn't excite me as much as it did Sloan or you.

That doesn't make sense though. Millsap was trash in the playoffs. He bombed out with the 60 win 2015 Hawks worse than any All Star I've ever seen. And he didn't play defense. He was an awful defender and mediocre shooter with decent playmaking ability. How does that register as better than What Boozer did for you guys?

[Xiao Yao You]

Nothing is surprising here. In the lower level of Target Center, the walls slightly tremble with the echoes of bass, the ease of laughter from players filtering in through the locker room’s open door. “I mean, we’re not just trying to win a playoff series,” McLaughlin says, leaning back into his locker. “We’re a championship team. We’re after a championship.”
– via ESPN

“I can’t believe we have a player like this,” says a fan named Amanda, standing next to her son, who tugs eagerly at an Edwards City Edition jersey that looks brand new. “I mean, we’ve had good players before. We had KG and Love and we all love KAT and…” she trails off here, as if trying to locate any other Timberwolves player who might have been worth mentioning in the same sentence as, arguably, the team’s three most iconic players. I assume going back to Tom Gugliotta may be too depressing. “… But we’ve never had a guy like this,” she continues. “He could be what Kobe was for the Lakers, but for us.” When she says this, her eyes widen, as if she’s considering it for the first time.
– via ESPN

“You win championships with a guy like that,” a Target Center security employee told me, as we stood courtside watching the teams warm up. “I’ve seen a lot of NBA guys up close, and not everyone has it, you know? He’s just got it. He’s not afraid of anything. He’s not afraid of anyone in front of him. You win championships with those kinds of guys. You get banners up there with those kinds of guys,” he says, pointing to the largely barren rafters inside the arena.
– via ESPN

“It’s pretty fitting, I think,” Conley says of potentially rounding out his career in Minnesota. “I’ve always wanted to be a guy who goes to organizations that have aspirations of doing big things, and this is it. We have a lot of young talent, a lot of guys who want to win. I like being able to come in and implement my mind into the game.” He pauses briefly, before adding: “And my play, which I can still do at a high level.”
– via ESPN

[Xiao Yao You]

That doesn't make sense though. Millsap was trash in the playoffs. He bombed out with the 60 win 2015 Hawks worse than any All Star I've ever seen. And he didn't play defense. He was an awful defender and mediocre shooter with decent playmaking ability. How does that register as better than What Boozer did for you guys?

I'm guessing he did alright against the 8th seed. Not all playoff runs are the same. Sometimes you play in a weaker conference. Sometimes you get lucky and face the 8th seed in the 2nd round. Why does it not make sense to like one player and not another? You may base everything on how far someone goes in the playoffs. I judge them on how they play or in Boozer's case not play. Millsap was a favorite. Boozer wasn't

[tpols]

I'm guessing he did alright against the 8th seed. Not all playoff runs are the same. Sometimes you play in a weaker conference. Sometimes you get lucky and face the 8th seed in the 2nd round. Why does it not make sense to like one player and not another? You may base everything on how far someone goes in the playoffs. I judge them on how they play or in Boozer's case not play. Millsap was a favorite. Boozer wasn't

Boozer shot and produced efficiently in every series during the 2007 run. And that same 8 seed destroyed MVP Dirk.

May as well shit on Jokic who got lucky enough to face an 8 seed in The Finals last year.

[Xiao Yao You]

Boozer shot and produced efficiently in every series during the 2007 run. And that same 8 seed destroyed MVP Dirk.

May as well shit on Jokic who got lucky enough to face an 8 seed in The Finals last year.

the 8th seed beat Dallas because their former coach knew their weaknesses. Jazz got lucky. Yes they made it to the conference finals but they were supposed to. They did nothing they weren't supposed to do. Jokic played the 8th seed in the 2nd round?

[Xiao Yao You]

scheduled loss. Tough start for Ant. At least he's playing after getting banged up

[tpols]

scheduled loss. Tough start for Ant. At least he's playing after getting banged up


No offense but yall are in for a lot of scheduled losses when you have to face the Lakers or Mavs in the 1st round. :lol

[Xiao Yao You]

No offense but yall are in for a lot of scheduled losses when you have to face the Lakers or Mavs in the 1st round. :lol

no scheduled losses in the playoffs

[Proctor]

Ah yes, the ol' scheduled loss! :roll:

Like tpols said there is going to be plenty of those rolling around when the playoffs start. No excuses this time! Weather won't matter in April! :roll:

[Xiao Yao You]

Ah yes, the ol' scheduled loss! :roll:

Like tpols said there is going to be plenty of those rolling around when the playoffs start. No excuses this time! Weather won't matter in April! :roll:

:facepalm

[SATAN]

Ah yes, the ol' scheduled loss! :roll:



:yaohappy:

[Xiao Yao You]

Chris Fedor: #Cavs Donovan Mitchell signaling for old teammate Rudy Gobert to be thrown out of the game after that violent elbow to Jarrett Allen’s ribs

– via Twitter ChrisFedor (https://twitter.com/ChrisFedor)

big man on the sidelines :facepalm

[Xiao Yao You]

Alan Horton: Wolves say Chris Finch (illness) will not coach tonight’s game — Micah Nori will lead the team (http://twitter.com/WolvesRadio/status/1766262224744534099).
– via Twitter (http://twitter.com/WolvesRadio/status/1766262224744534099)

[Xiao Yao You]

Naz stepping up

[Xiao Yao You]

ot. Scheduled win not going to come easy for Cavs

[Xiao Yao You]

Gobert with a rare foul out. Going to have to dig deep

[Axe]

Yikes jarrett allen with a 23/15 statline heading into ot. :oldlol:

[RRR3]

Yikes jarrett allen with a 23/15 statline heading into ot. :oldlol:
31/17. "DPOY" couldn't handle him and fouled out :(

[Proctor]

That's game. Better team won. Reid looked great. Minnesota has some soul searching to do. Now to figure out how you're not going to get bounced in the first round!

[RRR3]

That's game. Better team won. Reid looked great. Minnesota has some soul searching to do. Now to figure out how you're not going to get bounced in the first round!
Edwards with a very Dion Waiters-esque 7-26. Yikes

[Manny98]

No offense but yall are in for a lot of scheduled losses when you have to face the Lakers or Mavs in the 1st round. :lol

:roll:

[Axe]

Gobert with a rare foul out. Going to have to dig deep
Was it this one earlier? 🤔

https://i.ibb.co/WHdpdkw/IMG-20240309-165506.jpg

[Xiao Yao You]

Was it this one earlier? 樂



translation?

[Xiao Yao You]

https://www.yahoo.com/news/timberwolves-rudy-gobert-makes-money-045144639.html

:lol

He doesn't foul a lot so you got to wonder about the calls for sure

[Axe]

translation?
https://media.tenor.com/8nG-6IDzPvQAAAAi/i-already-call-shenanigans-samus-paulicelli.gif

:whatever:

[Neal Romer]

Before the deadline I floated the idea of a Towns for Julius Randle deal. It doesnt do anything for Minnesota on the court but it does swap a bigger contract for a smaller one.

I guess they wanted to see how this post season would play out with the current group first. Now they may not get that chance.

All that said, meniscus is NOT a major injury. It's like a 4-6 week thing at most. If the playoffs start in mid-April he might even be back by then.




:lebronamazed:

[Proctor]

:lebronamazed:

:lebronamazed:

[Axe]

:lebronamazed:
Great call, chrissy. :applause:

[Patrick Chewing]

This morher****er better play 82 games this season with his bionic knee.