Wolves’ Karl-Anthony Towns Out With Dislocated Wrist

Karl-Anthony Towns at the
Karl-Anthony Towns at the "Variety" Sports Entertainment Summit in 2017. Photo by Stewart Cook/Variety/REX/Shutterstock (8960146hv)

The Minnesota Timberwolves’ star big man has just been sidelined with an unfortunate wrist injury to start the season. However, he is listed as week-by-week, so it’s not that big of a blow.

Thankfully he won’t need surgery, although his indefinite timetable to return isn’t exactly encouraging.

The injury took place during a game against the Utah Jazz. Towns had leaped up for a rebound, fighting for the ball with All-Star center Rudy Gobert—before landing hard on his wrist.

Despite the injury, Towns returned to the game and finished strong for a 116-111 win against the Jazz. He even added 16 points and 12 rebounds to boot. But after the game it was clear that he needed to be evaluated further.

“I couldn’t catch anything,” Towns told the Minneapolis Star Tribune. “I was really there more just to be a distraction on the court. I just was there in case my team needed me.”

Towns is making sure to keep an optimistic mindset throughout it all: “I’m going to just stay positive,” he declared.

With a Western conference stacked with formidable teams, staying positive is exactly what the Timberwolves need if they want to make the playoffs.