Karl-Anthony Towns scores 40 with 16 rebounds, leaves Timberwolves' victory early
Minnesota Timberwolves center Karl-Anthony Towns scored 40 points (15-of-25 field goals, 6-of-6 free throws) with 16 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals, 1 block, 4 3-pointers, and 1 turnover in 37.4 minutes of a 135-130 overtime victory to the Washington Wizards on Saturday.
Towns injured his knee in the final 10 seconds of regulation and sat out the overtime period. Encouragingly, he was walking around after the game, but head coach Ryan Saunders said Towns would undergo further testing to evaluate the injury. It sounds like there's a decent chance the 23-year-old big man misses the second game of his career on Sunday versus the New York Knicks. Taj Gibson and Gorgui Dieng stand to benefit the most if Towns misses time.
KAT scored 70.2 FanDuel points in the loss. He's averaging 49.0 FanDuel points in 64 games this season.
- Anthony Davis (back) cleared to play in Game 2 for Lakers Monday April 22nd, 2024
- Lakers' LeBron James (ankle) available for Game 2 Monday April 22nd, 2024
- Clippers' Kawhi Leonard (knee) questionable for Game 2 Tuesday April 22nd, 2024
- Giannis Antetokounmpo (calf) doubtful for Bucks in Game 2 Tuesday April 22nd, 2024
- Haynes: Joel Embiid (injury recovery) will play in 76ers' playoff game Monday April 22nd, 2024
- 76ers' Tyrese Maxey (illness) cleared to play in Game 2 Monday April 22nd, 2024
- Timberwolves' Kyle Anderson (hip) questionable for Game 2 Tuesday April 22nd, 2024
- Minnesota's Kyle Anderson (hip) will not return on Saturday April 20th, 2024
- Kyle Anderson (hip) questionable to return for Timberwolves in Game 1 Saturday April 20th, 2024
- Karl-Anthony Towns (knee) will play for Minnesota Sunday April 14th, 2024
- Wolves' Anthony Edwards (illness) available Sunday April 14th, 2024
- Timberwolves list Karl-Anthony Towns (knee) as questionable on Sunday April 13th, 2024