Timberwolves clear Karl-Anthony Towns for full-contact activity
MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Timberwolves have cleared All-Star forward Karl-Anthony Towns for full-contact, five-on-five basketball activities in anticipation of his return, the club announced Tuesday.
Towns had surgery to repair a lateral meniscus tear in his left knee four weeks ago. After their win over Washington on Tuesday, the Timberwolves are 12-5 since he was sidelined, with Naz Reid enjoying a productive stretch in his place.
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The Wolves have three regular-season games left. NBA insider Sham Charania reports Towns is expected to play in at least one of those games. Having secured a top-three seed in the Western Conference, their first game in the first round of the playoffs won't be until April 20 or 21.
Towns is averaging 22.1 points and 8.4 rebounds per game. He's shooting a career-best 42.3% from 3-point range.