Already their start to the season is very bland, more than that was missing. In yet another nauseating evening for the Northmen, KAT had to leave the encounter following sustaining an injury. The bad news? The strong winger hasn’t received any contact, and that’s scary.
Traveling to the American capital to face Wizards who are living well at the moment, the Timberwolves had a bad evening: firstly because the Washington Wizards inflicted the 11th defeat of the season on Chris Flinch’s men, secondly because Kristaps Porzingis put the Wolves defense through hell by shooting it with 41 firecrackers, thirdly because Towns shot his leg without the slightest contact, something synonymous with a really serious injury.
Right in the middle of the third quarter, when the Wolves were largely behind in the score and KAT had scored only 8 small points, Minnesota’s post 4 quietly returned to defense and suddenly threw himself to the ground, clutching his leg. An image that inevitably makes people cringe and that brings back bad memories. When a player breaks out without any contact because of misplaced support, it’s usually really not a good sign. While he is still on the ground, Rudy Gobert comes running to him to find out what is going on and seeing Towns’ header at that moment, the injury is really not good. The player will leave the field limping illico-presto and his teammates will not be able to complete the comeback. Defeat 127-142 in Washington.
Waiting for results
Karl-Anthony Towns will take exams during the day and the verdict will fall immediately. A loss of the strong winger over several weeks would heavily penalize Chris Flinch’s men, already in great difficulty with a 10th place in the West.
