The Minnesota Timberwolves’ hellish season continued Friday night when they lost to the Chicago Bulls in double overtime and likely lost Anthony Edwards to an ankle injury for the rest of the regular season. There has been no official announcement from the team. Edwards returned to the bench in a walk-off start late in the game. He briefly told reporters that he was fine..
I can appreciate Ant’s attitude and toughness. He’s played in 71 of 71 games, and other stars don’t bother to play seven in a row. There is There are only three weeks left on the NBA regular season schedule, and the T-Wolves are one game away from the playoffs and one game to miss in the playoffs.
But fear not, Minnesota, back up Come whenever you want. (Hey Karl, that’s your mark.) Karl-Anthony Downs is close to recovering from a months-long calf injury. The update from two days ago was that the KAD will be back “The upcoming weeks”. Whatever it is, it means that he will be back on the court soon.
The good
All things considered, it’s still not bad, because the bottom of the West is horrible. Minnesota must avoid the Jazz, Pelicans and Blazers for the 12th seed. Two of those organizations are in free fall and Danny Ainge is doing everything he can to keep a third team in the lottery.
Mike Conley and Rudy Gobert are capable of playing .500 basketball in the short term and hopefully This is enough to close the gap until the cities return. Oh, and when that happens, all the problems Gobert and Downs had sharing a flat will magically disappear.
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The bat
A 2021 Minnesota Utah Jazz without Edwards is older and without Donovan Mitchell, and it’s about as sad a basketball situation as you’ll find. The front office gave Gobert a million draft picks, and the only argument that it was a smart move is that he’s the last one standing.
D’Angelo Russell is a Laker, KAT’s natural position is recovering from injury, and the bright spot of all points crashed on the court on Friday night and “TIME IS OVER!” The Scream. Like when he tries to stop a fight after his older brother hits him with the belt.
The front office already tried to renegotiate the story once and it didn’t work, so if this season ends abruptly, the next steps will be more drastic.
not attractive
The only way for the Wolves to make the playoffs and win a round is to prevent pundits from wondering who’s upset and fans from making fake KAT trades. It’s possible, but Edwards will be back for the playoffs and Downs will go crazy ASAP.
Whenever we think about what the gold standard for mismanagement is, Minnesota delivers a season like this, or the last time they made the playoffs when Jimmy Butler cut his way out of Minneapolis with a knife. “Aren’t you the team that took two point guards not named Steph Curry against Steph Curry?” That leads people to ask. And things spiral from there.
So, congratulations to the T-Wolves fans. know more, It’s not your fault.
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