Minnesota Timberwolves head coach Chris Finch will undergo surgery Wednesday after he ruptured the patellar tendon in his right knee during a collision with Mike Conley Sunday.
The Minnesota Timberwolves are moving on to face the defending NBA champions in the Western Conference semifinals after sweeping the Phoenix Suns over the weekend, but they’ll likely be doing so without head coach Chris Finch. Finch's patellar tendon in his right knee ruptured after he collided with Timberwolves guard Mike Conley in the fourth quarter of Sunday night’s Game 4 victory over the Suns.
Finch remained on the ground in obvious pain after colliding with Conley, who was dribbling down the sideline late in the game Sunday. He was eventually helped off the court before being carted out of the arena. Finch, who finished third in the NBA Coach of the Year voting, is 160-127 in three-plus years with the Timberwolves. He's 7-8 in the playoffs, having led the team there in each of his three full seasons.
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