{"id":245435,"date":"2022-11-29T10:11:07","date_gmt":"2022-11-29T16:11:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=245435"},"modified":"2022-11-29T13:55:12","modified_gmt":"2022-11-29T19:55:12","slug":"karl-anthony-towns-minnesota-timberwolves-scary-injury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/karl-anthony-towns-minnesota-timberwolves-scary-injury\/","title":{"rendered":"Karl-Anthony Towns Helped Off Court, Minnesota Timberwolves Extend Skid"},"content":{"rendered":"

Karl-Anthony Towns, the starting power forward from the Minnesota Timberwolves, needed assistance off the court after he suffered a non-contact lower right leg injury against the Washington Wizards.<\/p>\n

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Karl-Anthony Towns from the Minnesota Timberwolves fell to the court with a right calf injury during a loss against the Washington Wizards at Capital One Arena in Washington, DC. (Image: AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Towns collapsed to the floor while running down the court in the second half against the Wizards. He immediately clutched his lower right leg. Teammates helped him off the court as he hopped on one leg.<\/p>\n

Obviously super concerned about that,”<\/strong> said Timberwolves head coach Chris Finch. “Big blow for us.”<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The Timberwolves indicated that Towns avoided a serious injury, like a torn Achilles tendon, and ruled him out for the remainder of the game with a right calf strain.<\/p>\n

“That video was scary,” forward Kyle Anderson<\/a> told the Star Tribune<\/em>. “I’m happy it’s more on the lesser side.”<\/p>\n

Towns underwent an MRI on Tuesday. There was no structural damage to his right calf, but he’ll miss four to six weeks while recovering.
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In 22 minutes of action against the Wizards, Towns scored eight points and added four assists and two rebounds. He only took six shots and missed four.<\/p>\n

Without Towns down the stretch, the Timberwolves lost to the Wizards by 15 points in a 142-127 defeat. The Timberwolves extended their losing streak to three in a row, and now have a 10-11 record.<\/p>\n

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Karl-Anthony Towns was helped off the court after suffering an apparent leg injury. pic.twitter.com\/ocsQ1pDJ0Q<\/a><\/p>\n

— NBA on ESPN (@ESPNNBA) November 29, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n