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The Minnesota Timberwolves are moving connected to look nan defending NBA champions successful nan Western Conference semifinals aft sweeping nan Phoenix Suns complete nan weekend, but they’ll apt beryllium doing truthful without caput coach Chris Finch.
Finch's patellar tendon successful his correct knee ruptured aft he collided pinch Timberwolves defender Mike Conley successful nan 4th fourth of Sunday night’s Game 4 triumph complete the Suns.
Minnesota Timberwolves caput coach Chris Finch during a crippled against nan Detroit Pistons astatine Little Caesars Arena Jan. 17, 2024, successful Detroit. (Nic Antaya/Getty Images)
A root confirmed to The Associated Press that Finch, 54, will acquisition room Wednesday to repair nan tendon, giving him conscionable a fewer days remainder earlier nan Timberwolves quadrate disconnected against nan Denver Nuggets successful Game 1 Friday.
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Sources told ESPN, which first reported nan news, that Finch’s correct limb will request to beryllium mobilized successful a brace initially.
With his inability to beryllium connected nan sidelines, adjunct coach Micah Nori will apt led nan Timberwolves erstwhile they unfastened nan bid Friday. According to nan report, Finch will pass pinch Nori from nan locker room if he’s incapable to coach.
Minnesota Timberwolves caput coach Chris Finch holds his knee aft colliding pinch Timberwolves defender Mike Conley during nan 2nd half of Game 4 of an NBA first-round playoff bid against nan Phoenix Suns April 28, 2024, successful Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
TIMBERWOLVES' CHRIS FINCH SUFFERS TORN PATELLAR TENDON IN KNEE AFTER COLLISION WITH PLAYER
Finch remained connected nan crushed successful evident symptom aft colliding pinch Conley, who was dribbling down nan sideline precocious successful nan crippled Sunday. He was yet helped disconnected nan tribunal earlier being carted retired of nan arena.
Finch, who vanished 3rd successful nan NBA Coach of nan Year voting, is 160-127 successful three-plus years pinch nan Timberwolves. He's 7-8 successful nan playoffs, having led nan squad location successful each of his 3 afloat seasons.
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Los Angeles Lakers guardant LeBron James, left, knocks nan shot from nan hands of Denver Nuggets halfway Nikola Jokic during nan 2nd half successful Game 4 of an NBA first-round playoff bid April 27, 2024, successful Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
The Timberwolves will look nan Nuggets, who hit nan Los Angeles Lakers successful Game 5 Monday. Denver hit Minnesota successful 5 games successful nan first information past twelvemonth to spark their title run.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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