NEWS
5:20 PM - Karl-Anthony Towns (Min) Timberwolves announced Tuesday that Towns underwent successful surgery to repair a left knee lateral meniscus tear and will be re-evaluated in four weeks.
9:46 AM - Karl-Anthony Towns (Min) is out for Thursday's game against the Pacers after being diagnosed with a left meniscus injury, but the Timberwolves are still working to understand the full extent of the issue, Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN reports.
9:19 AM - Karl-Anthony Towns (Min) was diagnosed Thursday with a torn meniscus in his left knee and is considered out indefinitely, Shams Charania of The Athletic reports.
5:34 PM - Karl-Anthony Towns (Min) has been ruled out for Thursday's matchup against the Pacers due to left knee soreness.
11:36 AM - Karl-Anthony Towns (Min) had 13 points (5-13 FG, 3-7 3Pt), 11 rebounds, two assists, one block and three steals in 37 minutes during Wednesday's 110-101 win over the Grizzlies.
2:02 PM - Karl-Anthony Towns (Min) (personal) isn't listed on Minnesota's injury report ahead of Wednesday's game against the Grizzlies.
3:09 PM - Karl-Anthony Towns (Min) will not play Tuesday versus San Antonio due to a personal matter, Dane Moore of 'The Dane Moore NBA Podcast' reports.
11:05 AM - Karl-Anthony Towns (Min) finished with 28 points (8-17 FG, 4-8 3Pt, 8-8 FT), nine rebounds, four assists, two blocks and one steal over 36 minutes during Saturday's 101-86 victory over the Nets.
9:31 AM - Karl-Anthony Towns (Min) chipped in 22 points (9-22 FG, 3-9 3Pt, 1-2 FT), 14 rebounds, three assists and one steal across 35 minutes during Friday's 112-107 loss to the Bucks.
4:19 AM - Karl-Anthony Towns (Min) notched 23 points (8-13 FG, 1-2 3Pt, 6-6 FT), eight rebounds, one assist, two blocks and one steal across 30 minutes during Thursday's 128-91 win over Portland.
8:49 AM - Karl-Anthony Towns (Min) totaled 24 points (8-12 FG, 1-5 3Pt, 7-8 FT), four rebounds, three assists and one block across 27 minutes during Monday's 121-100 win over the Clippers.
12:28 PM - Karl-Anthony Towns (Min) accumulated 33 points (11-22 FG, 7-16 3Pt, 4-5 FT), five rebounds, three assists, two blocks and one steal across 39 minutes during Tuesday's 129-123 overtime loss to Chicago.
12:13 PM - Karl-Anthony Towns (Min) ended with 14 points (4-12 FG, 1-3 3Pt, 5-5 FT), 10 rebounds and two blocks in 27 minutes during Sunday's 111-90 victory over Houston.
10:26 AM - Karl-Anthony Towns (Min) finished with 29 points (11-15 FG, 4-6 3Pt, 3-5 FT), nine rebounds, four assists and one steal over 31 minutes during Wednesday's 121-87 victory over the Mavericks.
9:48 AM - Karl-Anthony Towns (Min) contributed 21 points (6-15 FG, 2-4 3Pt, 7-8 FT), 10 rebounds, six assists, one block and one steal over 39 minutes during Monday's 107-101 victory over the Thunder.
10:00 AM - Karl-Anthony Towns (Min) contributed 27 points (12-15 FG, 2-3 3Pt, 1-2 FT), 10 rebounds and three assists over 37 minutes during Thursday's 96-94 victory over Brooklyn.
10:30 AM - Karl-Anthony Towns (Min) racked up 27 points (11-24 FG, 2-10 3Pt, 3-3 FT), six rebounds, three assists and one block over 35 minutes during Wednesday's 118-107 win over Washington.
5:11 AM - Karl-Anthony Towns (Min) accumulated 62 points (21-35 FG, 10-15 3Pt, 10-14 FT), eight rebounds and two assists over 38 minutes during Monday's 128-125 loss to the Hornets.
11:39 AM - Karl-Anthony Towns (Min) provided 27 points (10-17 FG, 5-5 3Pt, 2-2 FT), six rebounds and four assists in 31 minutes during Wednesday's 124-117 victory over the Pistons.
1:21 PM - Karl-Anthony Towns (Min) finished with 17 points (7-12 FG, 2-4 3Pt, 1-2 FT), six rebounds and five assists over 37 minutes during Sunday's 109-105 victory over the Clippers.
12:00 PM - Karl-Anthony Towns (Min) chipped in 25 points (8-17 FG, 2-7 3Pt, 7-7 FT), 13 rebounds, six assists and two steals across 44 minutes before fouling out of Wednesday's 127-120 overtime loss to the Celtics.
2:07 PM - Karl-Anthony Towns (Min) totaled 24 points (8-16 FG, 3-9 3Pt, 5-6 FT), seven rebounds, one assist and two blocks over 27 minutes during Sunday's 115-108 loss to Dallas.
1:09 PM - Karl-Anthony Towns (Min) produced 22 points (8-19 FG, 0-4 3Pt, 6-7 FT), six rebounds and two assists across 36 minutes during Wednesday's 117-106 loss to the Pelicans.
6:51 PM - Karl-Anthony Towns (Min) is listed as questionable for Saturday's game against the Lakers due to left knee soreness, Trevor Lane of Lakers Nation reports.
3:07 PM - Karl-Anthony Towns (Min) recorded 10 points (3-12 FG, 2-6 3Pt, 2-4 FT), eight rebounds and three assists in 27 minutes during Thursday's 118-110 win over the Mavericks.
6:19 PM - Karl-Anthony Towns (Min) (knee) is available for Thursday's game against the Mavericks, Grant Afseth of SI.com reports.
12:30 PM - Karl-Anthony Towns (Min) (knee), who is questionable for Thursday's game against Dallas, participated in the Timberwolves' morning shootaround, Grant Afseth of SI.com reports.
5:19 PM - Karl-Anthony Towns (Min) (knee) is questionable for Thursday's game against the Mavericks.
6:03 PM - Karl-Anthony Towns (Min) (knee) is questionable for Tuesday's game against the Thunder.
6:46 PM - Karl-Anthony Towns (Min) (knee) is out for Saturday's matchup against the Kings, Dane Moore of 'The Dane Moore NBA Podcast' reports.
9:48 AM - Karl-Anthony Towns (Min) recorded 23 points (9-14 FG, 1-2 3Pt, 4-5 FT), 13 rebounds and two assists in 38 minutes during Wednesday's 127-113 loss to the 76ers.
12:07 PM - Karl-Anthony Towns (Min) notched 40 points (15-25 FG, 2-3 3Pt, 8-8 FT), 12 rebounds, four assists, two blocks and three steals across 35 minutes during Saturday's 127-109 victory over the Pacers.
12:54 PM - Karl-Anthony Towns (Min) logged 21 points (8-14 FG, 1-3 3Pt, 4-5 FT), 17 rebounds and two assists in 31 minutes during Thursday's 119-101 victory over Dallas.
10:41 AM - Karl-Anthony Towns (Min) racked up 17 points (5-11 FG, 1-3 3Pt, 6-7 FT), 12 rebounds and one assist in 33 minutes before fouling out of Monday's 121-107 loss to New Orleans.
7:58 AM - Karl-Anthony Towns (Min) logged 13 points (2-8 FG, 1-3 3Pt, 8-8 FT), 10 rebounds and three assists in 32 minutes during Tuesday's 106-103 win over the Thunder.
9:04 AM - Karl-Anthony Towns (Min) logged 27 points (9-15 FG, 4-5 3Pt, 5-5 FT), 11 rebounds and four assists over 38 minutes during Friday's 124-111 loss to the Kings.
10:25 AM - Karl-Anthony Towns (Min) contributed 20 points (6-10 FG, 2-3 3Pt, 6-7 FT), five rebounds, four assists, two blocks and three steals in 36 minutes before fouling out of Monday's 117-100 win over the Knicks.
4:55 AM - Karl-Anthony Towns (Min) tallied 29 points (10-11 FG, 2-2 3Pt, 7-8 FT), nine assists, six rebounds and two blocks in 33 minutes during Saturday's 121-120 victory over the Pelicans.
12:01 PM - Karl-Anthony Towns (Min) totaled 25 points (10-17 FG, 0-4 3Pt, 5-5 FT), seven rebounds and two assists over 31 minutes during Wednesday's 133-115 loss to the Suns.
9:37 AM - Karl-Anthony Towns (Min) finished with 33 points (12-26 FG, 5-12 3Pt, 4-4 FT), 11 rebounds, two assists and two steals over 42 minutes during Tuesday's 104-101 win over the Warriors.
7:08 AM - Karl-Anthony Towns (Min) ended Sunday's 116-110 victory over the Warriors with 21 points (8-14 FG, 2-3 3Pt, 3-3 FT), 14 rebounds, three assists, one block and two steals in 37 minutes.
1:46 PM - Karl-Anthony Towns (Min) closed with 29 points (11-21 FG, 3-7 3Pt, 4-4 FT), 12 rebounds and two assists across 34 minutes during Friday's 117-110 win over the Spurs.
10:09 AM - Karl-Anthony Towns (Min) registered 23 points (9-12 FG, 4-5 3Pt, 1-2 FT), three rebounds and one block across 28 minutes before fouling out of Wednesday's 122-101 win over the Pelicans.
11:43 AM - Karl-Anthony Towns (Min) fouled out of Monday's 114-109 overtime win over Boston after recording seven points (3-10 FG, 1-7 3Pt), 10 rebounds and three assists across 28 minutes.
12:25 PM - Karl-Anthony Towns (Min) recorded 21 points (7-19 FG, 1-4 3Pt, 6-6 FT), eight rebounds, four assists and two steals over 31 minutes during Wednesday's 110-89 win over the Nuggets.
7:22 AM - Karl-Anthony Towns (Min) closed with 16 points (7-17 FG, 1-3 3Pt, 1-1 FT), 10 rebounds, three assists and one steal in 36 minutes during Monday's 127-113 loss to Atlanta.
9:51 AM - Karl-Anthony Towns (Min) supplied 19 points (8-25 FG, 2-10 3Pt, 1-1 FT), 10 rebounds, three assists and four blocks over 36 minutes during Wednesday's 97-94 loss to the Raptors.
2:49 PM - Karl-Anthony Towns (Min) (knee) said Sunday that he's good to go for Wednesday's regular-season opener against the Raptors, Jon Krawczynski of The Athletic reports.
6:38 PM - Karl-Anthony Towns (Min) won't play Thursday against the Bulls due to a right knee injury, Alan Horton of the Timberwolves Radio Network reports.
10:46 AM - Karl-Anthony Towns (Min) didn't play in Tuesday's 138-111 preseason win over Maccabi.
2:11 PM - Karl-Anthony Towns (Min) Chris Finch said Towns and the rest of Minnesota's regulars won't see much playing time during Tuesday's exhibition versus Maccabi, Jon Krawczynski of The Athletic reports.
10:06 PM - Karl-Anthony Towns (Min) scored 14 points (4-9 FG, 1-3 3Pt, 5-5 FT) while adding three rebounds, two assists, two steals and a block in 18 minutes during Saturday's 104-96 preseason win over the Mavericks.
3:51 PM - Karl-Anthony Towns (Min) tallied 20 points (8-16 FG, 2-7 3Pt, 2-3 FT), four rebounds, two blocks and one assist in 17 minutes during Thursday's 111-99 preseason win over Dallas.
7:05 AM - Karl-Anthony Towns (Min) fouled out of Tuesday's 112-109 loss to the Nuggets in Game 5 of the Western Conference Quarterfinals after recording 26 points (9-17 FG, 1-6 3Pt, 7-9 FT), 11 rebounds, three assists, one block and one steal across 38 minutes.
7:38 AM - Karl-Anthony Towns (Min) fouled out of Sunday's 114-108 overtime win over the Nuggets in Game 4 of the Western Conference Quarterfinals after recording 17 points (5-9 FG, 0-2 3Pt, 7-10 FT), 11 rebounds, two assists, one block and one steal over 36 minutes.
6:03 AM - Karl-Anthony Towns (Min) racked up 27 points (10-17 FG, 2-4 3Pt, 5-5 FT), seven rebounds, one assist, one block and one steal in 42 minutes during Friday's 120-111 loss to the Nuggets in Game 3 of the Western Conference Quarterfinals.
10:55 AM - Karl-Anthony Towns (Min) finished with 10 points (3-12 FG, 2-5 3Pt, 2-2 FT), 12 rebounds, two assists and one block in 34 minutes during Wednesday's 122-113 loss to the Nuggets in Game 2 of the Western Conference Quarterfinals.
4:14 AM - Karl-Anthony Towns (Min) provided 11 points (5-15 FG, 1-7 3Pt, 0-2 FT), 10 rebounds and two assists over 30 minutes during Sunday's 109-80 loss to the Nuggets in Game 1 of the Western Conference Quarterfinals.
9:04 PM - Karl-Anthony Towns (Min) (calf) is good to go for Friday's game against the Thunder.
7:17 PM - Karl-Anthony Towns (Min) is officially questionable with a right calf strain for Friday's Play-In Game against the Thunder.
8:01 PM - Karl-Anthony Towns (Min) (calf) is questionable for Tuesday's game against the Lakers.
2:47 PM - Karl-Anthony Towns (Min) (calf) is available for Sunday's matchup against the Pelicans.
10:04 AM - Karl-Anthony Towns (Min) is questionable for Sunday's matchup against the Pelicans with a right calf strain.
7:13 PM - Karl-Anthony Towns (Min) finished Saturday's 151-131 victory over the Spurs with 22 points (10-19 FG, 2-6 3Pt), eight rebounds, eight assists and two blocks in 28 minutes.
3:33 PM - Karl-Anthony Towns (Min) (calf) is active and starting in Saturday's game against the Spurs, Tom Osborn of the San Antonio Express-News reports.
5:47 PM - Karl-Anthony Towns (Min) is officially considered questionable for Saturday's game versus the Spurs.
4:28 PM - Karl-Anthony Towns (Min) coach Chris Finch and Towns both said Friday that the plan is for the talented big man to suit up for both halves of Minnesota's upcoming Saturday-Sunday back-to-back set versus the Spurs and Pelicans, respectively, Chris Hine of the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports.
7:05 PM - Karl-Anthony Towns (Min) (calf) will play in Tuesday's game against the Nets.
4:48 PM - Karl-Anthony Towns (Min) (calf/illness) is questionable for Tuesday's game against the Nets.
3:07 PM - Karl-Anthony Towns (Min) (calf) is good to go for Sunday's game against the Trail Blazers.
6:22 PM - Karl-Anthony Towns (Min) is questionable for Sunday's matchup against the Trail Blazers due to a right calf strain and illness.
7:36 PM - Karl-Anthony Towns (Min) (calf) will play and start in Friday's matchup with the Lakers, Ryan Ward of LakersNation.com reports.
4:17 PM - Karl-Anthony Towns (Min) (calf) is questionable for Friday's game versus the Lakers due to an illness.
6:19 PM - Karl-Anthony Towns (Min) (calf) is probable for Friday's game against the Lakers.
7:55 AM - Karl-Anthony Towns (Min) supplied 25 points (9-17 FG, 5-10 3Pt, 2-2 FT), eight rebounds and two assists in 34 minutes during Wednesday's 107-100 loss to the Suns.
7:49 PM - Karl-Anthony Towns (Min) (calf) is probable for Wednesday against the Suns.
4:17 PM - Karl-Anthony Towns (Min) won't play Monday against the Kings due to right calf strain injury management.
7:17 AM - Karl-Anthony Towns (Min) amassed 14 points (5-16 FG, 4-9 3Pt), five rebounds, three assists and two steals in 32 minutes during Sunday's 99-96 victory over the Warriors.
7:23 PM - Karl-Anthony Towns (Min) (calf) is questionable for Sunday's game against the Warriors.
12:23 PM - Karl-Anthony Towns (Min) (calf) contributed 22 points (8-18 FG, 2-3 3Pt, 4-4 FT), four rebounds, three assists and two steals in 26 minutes during Wednesday's 125-124 win over the Hawks.
7:36 PM - Karl-Anthony Towns (Min) (calf) will start Wednesday's game against the Hawks.
6:26 PM - Karl-Anthony Towns (Min) head coach Chris Finch said Towns (calf) will have "some sort of limitations" with his minutes during Wednesday's game against the Hawks, Dane Moore of 'The Dane Moore NBA Podcast' reports.
11:26 AM - Karl-Anthony Towns (Min) (calf) will play Wednesday against the Hawks, Shams Charania of The Athletic reports.
6:19 PM - Karl-Anthony Towns (Min) (calf) is listed as questionable for Wednesday's game against the Hawks.
10:19 AM - Karl-Anthony Towns (Min) Timberwolves have optimism that Towns (calf) could return to the lineup as soon as the team's next game Wednesday versus the Hawks, Shams Charania of Athletic reports.
7:21 PM - Karl-Anthony Towns (Min) Finch said that while Karl-Anthony Towns (calf) will not play Monday in New York, his return "feels really, really close," Alan Horton of the Timberwolves Radio Network reports.
11:18 AM - Karl-Anthony Towns (Min) Timberwolves released an official injury update for Towns (calf) on Wednesday, noting that he's been participating in basketball activities and is "expected to return in the coming weeks."
5:01 PM - Karl-Anthony Towns (Min) head coach Chris Finch said Monday that Towns (calf) has recently resumed taking part in 1-on-1 drills but isn't yet cleared for full team activities, Chris Hine of the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports.
6:13 PM - Karl-Anthony Towns (Min) Chris Finch said Tuesday that Towns (calf) is still in the "final" stages of returning, and despite doing some basketball activities, remains without a clear timeline, Chris Hine of the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports.
4:46 PM - Karl-Anthony Towns (Min) Timberwolves are hopeful that Towns (calf) will be ready to return to the court at some point during their final "10-to-15 games" of the season, Shams Charania reported Tuesday during his "FanDuel TV" segment.
9:15 AM - Karl-Anthony Towns (Min) general manager Tim Connelly said Tuesday that Towns (calf) remains sidelined indefinitely, Jon Krawczynski of The Athletic reports.
4:29 PM - Karl-Anthony Towns (Min) head coach Chris Finch said Saturday that Towns (calf) has "no timetable" to return to game action, Dane Moore of 'The Dane Moore NBA Podcast' reports.
7:05 PM - Karl-Anthony Towns (Min) revealed he has a Grade 3 right calf strain and will be out longer than the initially reported 4-to-6 weeks time table, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports. "I wish it was four to six weeks. I knew then it wasn't going to be four to six," said during a Twitch livestream.
1:13 PM - Karl-Anthony Towns (Min) is considered weeks away from returning to the lineup while he continues to recover from the right calf strain he sustained Nov. 28, Jon Krawczynski of The Athletic reported Wednesday.
1:38 PM - Karl-Anthony Towns (Min) (calf) is expected to be sidelined for four-to-six weeks, Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN reports.
9:02 PM - Karl-Anthony Towns (Min) left Monday's game against the Wizards due to a right calf strain, Shams Charania of The Athletic reports.
8:52 PM - Karl-Anthony Towns (Min) exited Monday's contest against Washington in the third quarter due to a non-contact right leg injury, Josh Robbins of The Athletic reports.
2:08 PM - Karl-Anthony Towns (Min) recorded just 19 points (6-22 FG, 1-11 3PT, 6-7 FT), four rebounds, five assists and two blocks across 37 minutes in Friday's 110-108 loss to the Hornets.
11:46 PM - Karl-Anthony Towns (Min) closed with 23 points (8-11 FG, 1-1 3Pt, 6-7 FT), 11 rebounds, eight assists, two blocks and two steals across 37 minutes during Wednesday's 115-101 win over the Pacers.
11:53 PM - Karl-Anthony Towns (Min) finished with 25 points (8-15 FG, 2-8 3Pt, 7-8 FT), eight rebounds, nine assists, one block and one steal over 34 minutes before fouling out of Monday's 105-101 win over the Heat.
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