The Minnesota Timberwolves won’t be able to count on All-Star center Karl-Anthony Towns this week—and maybe even longer. The Timberwolves announced on Sunday that Towns is dealing with a wrist injury and is currently out indefinitely.
Towns got hurt in the 116-111 win over the Utah Jazz on Saturday after taking a hard fall in the fourth quarter. The 25-year-old center managed to return and finish the game but said after the game that his wrist, one he fractured last year, was feeling sore.
According to Minnesota’s official announcement, Towns won’t need surgery to address the injury and will be evaluated weekly.
Speaking about Towns’ injury on Sunday, Timberwolves’ head coach Ryan Saunders told reporters that there is no timetable on the return of his star player. “That’s the name of the game this year is be adaptable in situations, and we’re not going to hang our heads,” Saunders added.
Timberwolves had a promising start of the 2020/21 NBA season, winning against Detroit Pistons and Utah in their first two games. They couldn’t do much without Karl-Anthony Towns against LA Lakers on Sunday, however, suffering a blowout 127-91 loss.
Towns averaged 19.0 points, 11.5 rebounds, 5.0 assists, 1.0 steals, and 3.0 blocks per game in the previous two games.
