FIRST TAKE | “Timberwolves’ season is OVER”- Stephen A. BREAKING Karl-Anthony Towns out indefinitely

FIRST TAKE | “Timberwolves’ season is OVER”- Stephen A. BREAKING Karl-Anthony Towns out indefinitely

Has a miniscus injury in his left knee and his evaluating options sources confirmed to our Adrien will jarowski and Brian Windor so Wendy I’m going to start with you on this one How concerned are you about cat and the Timberwolves pretty concerned because the you know I think the thing about

Meniscus injuries is there’s a huge wide range that can happen and so I think it the most important thing is not to jump to any conclusions today that you know he he may be able to avoid surgery at least in the short term and continue to play he may have to have surgery

That’s being determined by experts in this period here but either way he’s hurt and there’s a possibility that exists he could miss time and the wolves um you know they’re in first place right now by half a game I I do believe in the Wolves because of their defense and

Their defense can travel and and they give Denver it’s a real matchup uh situation for Denver and so I am a believer in the Wolves even though they really haven’t advanced in the play play offs literally in 20 years I mean I’ve said Anthony Edwards was basically in

Diapers the last time this team won a playoff series so they need to be at full power and this is a significant injury so um we will know more in the next few days the wolves do have terrific depth at Big Man Nas Reed is arguably the best big man off the bench

In the NBA or at least one of the best and so if towns has to miss time they have that other option but Carl towns adds a level of spacing and scoring from that four spot that you almost can’t find anywhere in the league especially with a defensive player like Rudy goar

So this is a very concerning development for the Timberwolves and if I’m the Western Conference especially that top four where they’re all so tightly bet uh bet uh bound up I’m talking the Thunder are half game back the the nuggets are a game back going into tonight’s big game

With the Celtics I am watching very closely for how this towns injury ends up playing out because it could have a huge impact on on the wolf’s ability to finish the season strong Yeah Wendy I’m I’m in 100% agreeance uh this is a huge loss uh obviously we don’t know the

Severity of the injury I’m hoping that cat can come back and be fully healthy we don’t know if it’s an actual tear we don’t know what type of injury it is to the meniscus but if we’re talking about you know worst case scenario if this guy

Is out this is a huge piece we’re not talking about a uh you know a role player here we’re talking about an NBA All-Star uh this is a guy who people questioned last year fitting in with Rudy goar or Rudy fitting in with him they they solved that problem they had

The number one defense in the league they have size and when we talk about teams that can contend against Denver Nuggets we always bring up Minnesota due to their size they have multiple big men who they can throw at a guy like Joker and cause problems not to mention the

Two-man game that he has with an Carl provides spacing he provides scoring he’s upped his defense he’s upped his leadership role there he’s fitting in like and obviously he’s been there long term but in terms of the chemistry of him and ant that’s really a Batman Robin

Situation I mean that’s like us talking about the Bucks and you’re taking your second best player away that’d be like us taking Damen Lillard out of the picture now we’re talking about a whole different team here so you know and I love Nas Reed Nas re is the best uh

Backup big in the NBA by the way wheny you got that 100% right but Carl Anthony towns is an All-Star and for them to compete if we’re talking about a serious run them getting to the Conference Finals which I hope for the city of Minnesota which would be really dope I

Mean the last time we saw this or this team had that level of success was all the way back when ticket was there so you know I hope he gets back but this is this is a big big deal man this changes the landscape of the West if he’s out

For sure and it’s it’s unfortunate for the timber woods and car Anthony towns the the first thing that I’mma say is is that I want to make sure Carl Anthony towns know to do the best for Carl Anthony towns not the team not big perk not Austin not Wendy not the fans like

Do the best for call Anthony towns and make sure that you’re healthy that’s number one number two Austin NS Reed has been balling right but I think Porters would like a little you know would have a say in this conversation for his best bigs coming in off the bench but here’s

Here’s another thing right when I look at the Minnesota timberwoods with car Anthony towns I I really believe that they’re legit threat of coming out of the Western Conference and I strongly believe that without call Anthony towns without call Anthony towns I feel like they could reach the second round second

Round is their ceiling in the West conference but you know this this completely changed the whole landscape of everything and also I know you can’t quote unquote try to work and see who you could play against or try to go against a certain team or or seed your

Way until the postseason but you know if you’re the teams at the bottom you kind of want this smoke with the Minnesota timberwoods right now all right we’ll leave that conversation there as you mentioned uh very tough with only 20 games left on the season so we’ll see what happens

With cat let’s keep it in the Western Conference last night Stephen Curry had 29 Points while Jonathan kaminga scored 20 and the Warriors rting Austin in our first hour today you told me the team you really believe in in the western conference is the Minnesota timber wols

And we have this breaking news this morning from our Brian windhorse their Star Center Carl Anthony towns as a left knee injury it is described as a miniscus injury and is out in death defitely the team is evaluating options let me run through some numbers here

Towns is averaging 22 points a game is the second leading score on a team that is tied for first in the western conference with OKC so Anthony Edwards has been that team star but Carl Anthony towns has been their stalwart for what what feels like it’s approaching a

Decade at this point this is by far the best team they’ve had in that stretch of time and again the information that I’m getting and and I’m doing this real time here is that it is an injury to the meniscus in the left knee we do not have

A definite timeline on his ability to return this is literally information that’s being given to me as we speak so it is as hot off the presses as it can possibly be reaction Austin Rivers this is huge um well first off we have to figure out the level of the miniscus te

Um if indeed it is torn there’s now not a certainty that it is torn just to make sure that we’re clear that was the original information we had now it’s not certainty so we’re waiting to get to evaluate just how significant the injury is well if it is a significant terar

Then we’re looking at an entire change in the landcape of the Western Conference um he is the Batman to Anthony Edwards Robin uh he’s vital to this team I mean we talked about this team last year not working with the two bigs they have figured that you know

Equation out 22 points per game what he does on offense what he does for defense just in terms of size when we talk about Minnesota being able to compete against Denver we talk about Rudy goar we talk about Naz re but of course we talk about

Carl any towns these are guys that they have to Anchor this team down if he’s not in the picture I mean we’re talking about a whole different team here um and I love Nas Reed that that that man can play but but Carl Anthony towns is a

Whole different level of a player we’re talking about an Allstar yeah so you know this changes everything oh we’re talking about a guy I mean I I I I voted for him I can’t remember now if it was second or third Team all NBA last year

That’s how good a year that he had and how good of a a player he is and you know at a time in the league where we are sort of transitioning from your traditional Powers right like LeBron the Lakers staff and the Warriors KD and Phoenix like these are the teams look at

The top of the standings Denver obviously the defending champs but the Thunder and the Timberwolves so there’s two ways to look at this one of them is maybe this takes Minnesota out of the championship mix the other is it might set up a team up at the top of the

Standings that isn’t nearly as strong as their record would indicate if they are without him and maybe that opens a door for one of these lower teams to pull off an early win you uh you nailed noted right on the head I mean if he’s not in

The picture in the playoffs if you get a Lakers or a phoenix or uh or Warriors in the A spot and they’re going against the Minnesota Timberwolves without Carl Anthony towns yeah I mean that’s a whole different series now you know now we’re looking at a probability for an upset of

An 81 and I’m not saying that Minnesota Timberwolves can’t pull it off I know Anthony Edwards is special he is dynamic as they come but Carl Anthony towns is vital for this team success uh I was there last year with this team we were a much better team when Carl was on the

Floor vers when he wasn’t and if he’s not in the pick what he adds in terms of spacing his shooting ability his ability to score inside and out um and then his two-man game with Anthony Edwards it’s just vital for their success and if he’s

Not in this picture man you got to think about well now the Warriors and these Suns and the Lakers these teams could could easily come in there and compete and beat that team I I do not think it is criticizing Anthony Edwards or anything about that team to say you take

The second most important player of any team in the NBA and it obviously changes their Outlook yeah I mean that’d be like talking about the Bucks and Dames out I mean we’re talking about a whole different team now so it’s just this is really unfortunate man I mean this has

Had a they’re having a big time year and this has been huge for the city of Minnesota um this is the first time that they’ really had this success since the era of Kevin Garnett and you know you want to see this team and you want to

See the small Market teams you know specifically have success especially in the postseason so I hope the tear is not full I hope he’s able to come back soon and compete again the the the word that we’re getting is that it is a miniscus injury to the left knee at first there

Was some conflicting information about whether or not it was a tear my understanding now is that has not been confirmed so we’re waiting to see exactly what the injury is and how significant it is and once they know that I’m sure they’ll have a sense of is

He out for the rest of the year is this something he can come back and play from how how much time would he need let’s just very quickly to finish up the topic how how much time before the end of the season would he need to be able to come

Back what do we have a month left or something like that in the regular season how much time does he need to sort of ramp himself back up there if he misses some time but is able to return It’s Tricky man with big men you know

We’re talking about a lot of weight it’s it’s always it’s always a little bit more Dynamic when we’re talking about a guy who weighs 250 plus pounds yeah so you know this is this is different they got a lot of pressure a lot of weight on

Those joints and those knees you know so we’ll see uh but Carl’s a resilient guy he’s a hard worker he’s a guy that lives in the gym I would imagine that uh he’ll be able to come back from this pretty soon U let’s hope that he can because

You’re right I mean they’re having a dream like a Magic Carpet Ride kind of season like hope let’s hope that it stays uh that wait all right we’ll get to the latest information dragon and Slayer have appeared our Middle Lane Tower is under attack our Middle Lane Tower is under attack executed executed

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FIRST TAKE | “Timberwolves’ season is OVER” – Stephen A. BREAKING Karl-Anthony Towns out indefinitely