Karl-Anthony Towns will go under the knife.
The Timberwolves star will undergo surgery to repair a torn meniscus in his left knee. ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reports. Thursday night.
Towns will be reevaluated within a month and is expected to return early in the NBA playoffs.
Towns was not with the team when a six-game road trip began Thursday night in Indianapolis. The Athletic reported.
The Timberwolves have just over a month left in their season and they are the top team in the Western Conference.
Towns played a big role in making that happen.
He played in 60 games this season, averaging 22.1 points and 8.4 rebounds while shooting 42% from 3-point range.
Towns made his fourth NBA All-Star appearance this season, proving what an asset he can be when healthy.
This comes a year after Towns missed 51 games with a calf injury.
This injury comes at a tough time with the T-Wolves competing for position with the Thunder, Nuggets and Clippers, with all four teams just three games apart.
The Timberwolves narrowly defeated the Pacers 113-111 on Thursday night, leaving just 19 games left on the calendar before the playoffs begin.
It remains to be seen how much of an impact Towns’ absence will have on the rest of the season, but Minnesota is in a position to not fall that far short of a major collapse after a strong season. positioning itself. During the play-in round.
