Minnesota Timberwolves star Karl-Anthony Towns has suffered a left wrist dislocation and will be re-evaluated weekly on a return-to-play plan, the team announced Sunday.
The injury, which occurred during the fourth quarter of Saturday’s game against the Utah Jazz, won’t require Towns to undergo surgery. He will, however, miss Minnesota’s game against the defending champion Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday night, when his team will look to move to 3–0 on the season.
There’s reportedly optimism that this will be a relatively short-term absence for Towns, who’s begun the new campaign by leading the Timberwolves with 22.6 points, 11.5 rebounds and 5.0 assists per game.
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