Minneapolis (St. Paul Pioneer Press)– Over the past seven seasons, a Karl-Anthony Towns absence has all but guaranteed a Minnesota Timberwolves\u2019 defeat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
That\u2019s not to say Minnesota has been great with the big man on the floor; the Wolves have won 44.5% of their games with Towns. But that number dips to 26.5% when he\u2019s off the floor. Of the 64 games Towns has missed in his career, Minnesota has only won 17.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In that sense, Tuesday\u2019s news that Towns is sidelined \u201cindefinitely\u201d with the right calf strain he suffered in the third quarter of Monday\u2019s loss to the Wizards would appear to be a major hit to Minnesota\u2019s chances of success during the 2022-23 season. The Timberwolves said Tuesday that Towns will be re-evaluated in \u201cseveral weeks.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A source confirmed multiple media reports that the hope is Towns could return to action in the next four to six weeks \u2014 a timeline that would see Towns back on the floor sometime in January \u2014 but that\u2019s not a guarantee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Regardless of his exact return date, Minnesota, currently on a three-game losing skid, now must find a way to dig itself out of its current rut without one of its best players.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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