Karl Towns will miss several games with a left wrist injury

The Dominican center dislocated his left wrist in last Saturday’s game against the Utah Jazz

Karl-Anthony Towns will avoid going through the operating room but will miss several games due to the injury suffered in his left wrist last Saturday in the match where the Minnesota Timberwolves they defeated 116-111 at Utah Jazz.

Towns will be evaluated on a weekly basis after consulting a hand specialist in the city of Los Angeles and it is expected that your absence is relatively short according to the information provided by the team.

The Dominican center fell badly on his left hand in the final part of the game against Utah, he was absent for a few minutes, but was able to return to the game.

Minnesota is coming off its first game of the season in the first three games. Towns that if he played in the first two, he has averaged 22.6 points, 11 points and 5 assists, in addition to having blocked four shots in his last presentation, his highest figure since the 2018-19 season.

Last year, Karl TownsHe needed surgery on his left wrist that prematurely ended his season, but the current injury is in a different area than the previous one.

The sophomore center Naz Reid He started, in place of Towns, against the Lakers on Sunday and saw action for 28 minutes where he scored 11 points, had 5 rebounds, dished out 4 assists and had two steals. Los angeles lakers they defeated the Minnesota Timberwoles.

The following matches for Minnesota Timberwolves They will be against the Los Angeles Clippers this Tuesday, on Friday against the Washington Wizards and on Sunday they will face the Denver Nuggets, where an update on the health status of Karl Towns by the team.

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