The Minnesota Timberwolves will be without a key forward down the stretch.
Jaden McDaniels was listed as week-to-week with a left knee patella tendinopathy and a bone bruise, the team announced Monday.
McDaniels missed Saturday's 109-87 loss against the Detroit Pistons after he was forced to leave the Timberwolves' 110-108 overtime victory over the Houston Rockets on Wednesday with just 68 seconds left to play in regulation.
After that game, McDaniels told the Minnesota Star-Tribune that he "just kind of cramped a little bit."
The Timberwolves were already dealing with injury woes with star guard Anthony Edwards missing six games with a right knee injury.
Minnesota (45-29) is tied with Houston for the No. 5 spot in the Western Conference, two games back of the No. 4 Denver Nuggets.
Through 71 games this season, McDaniels was averaging 14.8 points, 4.2 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game to go along with one block and a 1.1 steals per contest while shooting 51.8 per cent from the floor and 42.1 per cent from three-point range.
One of the NBA's premier perimeter defenders, McDaniels was named an NBA All-Defensive Second Team selection in 2024.
