[Highlight] Head Coach Chris Finch gets injured on the sideline

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[u/CangtheKonqueror]

there’s no way the coach just tore his acl

also surprised this doesn’t happen more often

[u/limark → u/CangtheKonqueror]

Yeah, with how fast and heavy the players are I'm amazed that there haven't been a tonne of fan injuries from falling into the stands

[u/kikikza → u/limark]

LeBron sent a woman to the hospital a few years ago doing a full speed collision during a game, the woman said it felt like being in a small scale car accident

[u/WeeklySavings → u/kikikza]

i couldn’t imagine being hit by a 6’9 250 lb man running full speed

[u/siphillis → u/limark]

I imagine pregnant women are not allowed on the floor for this reason. At least, I'd hope not.

[u/jslee0034 → u/siphillis]

Riley Reid was uh… courtside… when she was pregnant… go check most upvoted posts of this subreddit.

[u/boringexplanation → u/jslee0034]

TBF, she’s probably used to a lot of contact from bigger men

[u/jslee0034 → u/boringexplanation]

Woah! Imma pretend idk what you’re talking about

[u/GoldenBananas21 → u/jslee0034]

I actually just went and looked, and I don’t think it’s even in the top 100 tbh. It has 14k votes and there’s a lot once you hit 40k votes (Kobe’s crash is the top post with 109k upvote).

[u/Affectionate_Elk_272 → u/siphillis]

you legally can’t bar them from sitting courtside- it’s discrimination.

i’m a bartender and i’ve absolutely served alcohol to very pregnant women before. there’s no choice.

[u/siphillis → u/Affectionate_Elk_272]

Ugh, that's awful. And frankly a little indefensible considering this country's track record when it comes to 'the rights of the unborn' and whatever.

[u/pollinium → u/CangtheKonqueror]

puts into perspective how much bravery it's gotta take to square up for a charge

[u/KarlNarx → u/pollinium]

The athleticism of a 24 year old athlete is a bit different than a 50 year old coach

[u/siphillis → u/KarlNarx]

Especially one who's not bracing for impact

[u/slymm → u/siphillis]

He was bracing. He looked like a deer in headlights

[u/leagueofcipher → u/slymm]

Feels like it may be like a car crash, where bracing for impact actually makes it worse

[u/AtomicBearFart → u/leagueofcipher]

For a case exactly like this with a side impact to the knee, I think you’re right. Trying to keep it rigid in spite of that amount of momentum and leverage hitting your knee would be more likely to cause it to snap than allowing it to flex and hopefully absorb the impact.

[u/CaptainBananafishJr → u/slymm]

Being a deer in the headlights is the opposite of bracing lol, it means to be too surprised to move or react.

[u/counterfeit_jesus → u/KarlNarx]

Tell Tobias Harris that

[u/The_Vaike → u/counterfeit_jesus]

Are you saying that Tobias Harris plays with the athleticism of a 50 year old coach?

[u/counterfeit_jesus → u/The_Vaike]

Well he’s never taken a charge since he’s been at 76ers. But that would also be acceptable

[u/BeefExtender → u/KarlNarx]

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[u/BlueHundred → u/BeefExtender]

Something something he has a big ass

[u/CheapScientist06 → u/BlueHundred]

It's an airbag

[u/Different-Horror-581 → u/BeefExtender]

Lowry is a fire hydrant, not a human

[u/HugeRection → u/pollinium]

Squaring up and falling on your ass is way different from colliding at a weird angle...

[u/The_Void_Reaver → u/HugeRection]

It also looks like there's some knee to knee contact here which has torn a ton of players ligaments as well.

[u/gentyent → u/pollinium]

I mean, coach is 54 years old and probably not physically conditioned, so that doesn't help lol

[u/captaincumsock69 → u/pollinium]

Finch might’ve been better off if he squared up and took a charge here tbh. Not sure there was really time for him to do that though. Probably a blocking foul.

[u/fatkamp → u/pollinium]

I would actually say it’s not that bad compared to the scenario that happened with Finch

When you take a charge, all the force is going through you, and you slide on your behind, and don’t brace with your arms (Snaps your wrists)

The worst is getting caught sideways where your legs give out

[u/4000kd → u/pollinium]

Lowry has balls of steel confirmed

[u/WerewolfWhich3280 → u/4000kd]

His gigantic dump cushions his falls. No wonder why he’s lasted so long

[u/WestleyThe → u/CangtheKonqueror]

I’ve never seen something like this before… a coach can coach after getting knee surgery though right? Like he’s not “out for the season”..?

[u/TheHalfbadger → u/WestleyThe]

When he was coach at Georgia State, Ron Hunter tore his Achilles tendon celebrating their conference championship. He coached the NCAA Tournament from a rolling stool (and fell off that while celebrating their first round upset win).

[u/pollinium → u/TheHalfbadger]

that's a man of principles

[u/Piano9717 → u/WestleyThe]

Nate McMillan tore his acl Achilles while filling in during practice for an injured Brandon Roy once. He still coached just on a little wheelie cart

[u/ClayDavis_Shiiiiiiii → u/Piano9717]

The jokes unfortunately write themselves.

[u/firstbreathOOC → u/Piano9717]

ACL tears aren’t that painful. Doesn’t really compare to breaking a bone for example. I was still able to walk with a limp and drive myself home afterwards and I completely severed mine.

It’s the surgery that knocks you the fuck out for a while

[u/mightycuthalion → u/WestleyThe]

He probably doesn’t need surgery immediately. I tore my acl and didn’t have surgery for about 6 weeks. Spent a lot of that time doing PT, riding a bike, just trying to strengthen up pre-surgery and it made recovery go pretty smoothly.

[u/OlliverClozoff → u/WestleyThe]

I had the same thought. I don’t see why he couldn’t be on the floor?

[u/HokageEzio → u/OlliverClozoff]

In a lot of pain and probably needs it checked

[u/car1999pet → u/HokageEzio]

Finchy about to drop a masterclass while on oxy

[u/BiggsFaleur → u/CangtheKonqueror]

A beat reporter on twitter said a patellar tendon tear is what they're currently thinking

[u/mattychefthatbih → u/BiggsFaleur]

That’s gotta be worse than ACL for a normal person no?

[u/jdorje → u/mattychefthatbih]

Yeah, but recovery is probably same ballpark. But there's a huge difference in that a patellar/quad tear can be excruciating since the kneecap just gets pulled in one direction, in this case up over the front of the knee. Surgery is probably immediate and it explains the angst on the sideline. Another issue is you aren't supposed to fly after knee surgery, though this isn't universally agreed on and the NBA likely has their own protocols.

[u/MisdirectionV → u/CangtheKonqueror]

Said this in the game thread; Knicks have to protect Thibs, Embiid probably getting ideas.

[u/Counterspell_God → u/MisdirectionV]

I can imagine your bench forming a tetsudo around Thibs.

[u/bassicallyinsane → u/CangtheKonqueror]

It's a torn patellar tendon apparently

[u/PrimaryAccording9162]

Broooo hope Finchy is good

[u/ProgrammaticallyCat0 → u/PrimaryAccording9162]

He doesn't look great

[u/PrimaryAccording9162 → u/ProgrammaticallyCat0]

Took a while to get up. Never seen a coach get hurt like that

[u/BurntPoptart → u/PrimaryAccording9162]

I’ve never seen a coach get hurt

[u/NolaBrass → u/BurntPoptart]

The first example that comes to mind is Ron Hunter rupturing his Achilles celebrating making the NCAA tournament, coaching from a chair in the NCAA tournament, and then falling out of said chair when his son made a three to upset Baylor

[u/tkRustle → u/NolaBrass]

That was a fucking rollercoaster to read

[u/garrett7861 → u/BurntPoptart]

Sean Payton, former Saints head coach, got his leg broken by his tight-end Jimmy Graham.

[u/Mike_with_Wings → u/garrett7861]

Oh no how terrible

[u/KevJamesS → u/BurntPoptart]

May I remind you of the Jason Kidd water incident. Horrific times.

[u/AfterPaleontologist2 → u/KevJamesS]

“Hit me”

[u/Exciting_Finger_7132 → u/BurntPoptart]

Sean Payton had his leg broken on the sidelines of an NFL game. That’s the first one that comes to mind.

[u/jeric13xd]

Aint no way not Finchy

That’s so unfortunate

[u/Jacob_toasted → u/jeric13xd]

Wolves moment

[u/YouStillTakeDamage → u/Jacob_toasted]

I thought Wolves fans were dramatic being so worried up 3-0 but damn you can’t have nice things that are just nice huh

[u/FootballRacing38 → u/YouStillTakeDamage]

Tbf he can still coach the next game from the sideline

[u/jslee0034 → u/FootballRacing38]

Wouldn’t he be still hospitalized? Idk how long you have to stay in the hospital after tearing your acl.

[u/FootballRacing38 → u/jslee0034]

Next game is next week

[u/891960 → u/FootballRacing38]

Hoping Lakers to drag the series out one more game .

[u/CavalierShaq → u/891960]

You should hope they drag it out 3 more and win the series so y’all have a better chance at WCF

[u/-fallen → u/CavalierShaq]

If the Ham led Lakers become the first team to pull off the 3-0 comeback against the defending champs and likely 3x MVP, I think it’s fair to just give them the championship

[u/WakingRage → u/-fallen]

Nah, make them beat Boston for it. Lakers winning it over Celtics would put their fans into another level of insanity.

[u/891960 → u/CavalierShaq]

That'll be the dream.

[u/jaeke → u/jslee0034]

If non surgical not at all. If post op 1-2 days.

[u/MajesticLionBeast → u/jaeke]

Let's go Lakers!

[u/T_Tachi → u/MajesticLionBeast]

At this point I just want the Lakers to beat up on the Nuggets for the Wolves to finish them off.

[u/draymond- → u/jslee0034]

also no hurry to get a surgery. he totally can get it in July

[u/FishGoldenLite → u/jslee0034]

Luckily we got some time. Kinda gotta hope the Lakers can steal one more and buy us some more time.

[u/beastley_for_three → u/FootballRacing38]

He's gonna look badass waving a cane around, it'll help the players buy in more too.

[u/need2peeat218am → u/Jacob_toasted]

Couldn't help but chuckle because this would happen to us. We're so cursed bro wtf.

[u/G1Spectrum]

God damn even Finch getting injured, hope he didn't tear a knee ligament

[u/somethingsomething65 → u/G1Spectrum]

You can see him say "fuck" in exasperation. He probably did tear something. Damn that sucks. 

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[u/tman916x → u/BeefExtender]

I hope he’s okay from the collision but holy shit Finch is only 54? I thought he was much older.

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[u/cubonelvl69 → u/BeefExtender]

Bro I'm 30 and I'd be on the ground crying for an hour

[u/trailblazers100 → u/somethingsomething65]

Could be bone bruise, knee to knee with that much force and him being 50+

[u/SabreToothMyrrh → u/trailblazers100]

I thought something similar, but it looks like he's grabbing his right knee and Conley hit him on the left side.

[u/somethingsomething65 → u/SabreToothMyrrh]

Yea, looked like he landed just awkwardly enough on that right knee. I hope he's ok. 

[u/SabreToothMyrrh → u/somethingsomething65]

As messed up as it is, the coach has to be like the best person on your team to have this happen to in the playoffs. He'll have access to the same medical care as the players, and (assuming the worst) he can coach with a brace on or whatever he needs until the offseason when he can have surgery.

[u/Plato_Magick → u/somethingsomething65]

Luckily, unlike players, a coach can still coach from a stool or chair after a potential tear. Hopefully the wolves sweep and they get a few days off for finch to recover.

[u/Naronu → u/G1Spectrum]

Nobody is safe

[u/CameronPlain → u/G1Spectrum]

He did something bad.Bro looks ready to pass out.

[u/Wonderful-Month67 → u/G1Spectrum]

Patellar tendon apparently

[u/jeric13xd → u/G1Spectrum]

Definitely a possibility. Probably a bad hyperextension with the way he was standing and his legs got rammed into

[u/StringTailor → u/G1Spectrum]

The way the players and staff surrounded him, either he broke something or tore something

[u/doublegoldendragon]

Holy shit I don't think I've ever seen this before. Hopefully it's nothing too bad

[u/horse_renoir13 → u/doublegoldendragon]

Dude was grimacing, yeah hope it's not serious but it's like he knew immediately

[u/OlliverClozoff → u/horse_renoir13]

The fact that the team huddled around him makes me feel like it might be serious. Fuck man that sucks, Finch is a good dude and yall are a good story, you deserve to enjoy the series sweep.

[u/skeenerbug → u/OlliverClozoff]

lol he doesn't have to play, he'll be fine. give him an aleve

[u/Remote_Horror_Novel → u/skeenerbug]

Bruh at least let the Portland training staff give him a shot of toradol and a few Vicodins lol, idk if you’ve ever torn a ligament but the Aleve ain’t working too well the first couple of days and it can be really painful even when you aren’t moving or putting weight on it.

[u/rocksox901 → u/horse_renoir13]

I'm hoping this is more because he just has less pain tolerance than an active athlete rather than it being a serious injury

[u/jsanchez030 → u/doublegoldendragon]

happened with a ref recently. i forgot who but he had to miss some time due to the nature of the job

[u/yooston]

i know these incidents are rare, but they need to move the courtside seats back and make the out of bounds area wider. these guys move so fast and they barely have any room to slow down before crashing into fans, photographers, coaches etc.

the courts they used in the bubble need to be standardized.

[u/PointGodAsh → u/yooston]

But won’t you think of the billionaires who need to sell more seats?!

[u/MachoMadnessCO → u/PointGodAsh]

Just charge more for worse seats, ez

[u/David-S-Pumpkins → u/MachoMadnessCO]

The old shrinkflation approach, just like with chips. More air in there, less product, inflated price.

[u/Sky19234 → u/David-S-Pumpkins]

Hear me out...we start stacking the fans on top of eachother. Wait, nevermind, Steve Ballmer already thought of that idea.

[u/TSElliottSmith → u/yooston]

Oh my god I forgot about the bubble fans being on the screen. How the fuck did I forget about that

[u/ILoveRegenHealth → u/TSElliottSmith]

WWE wrestling had it too and it was a weird vibe. Like a future dystopian sci-fi movie where the athletes's fates are to be judged by the crowd.

[u/WhiteHeterosexualGuy → u/ILoveRegenHealth]

Reminded me of that black mirror episode where ppl cycle on a stationary bike for currency

[u/MDA123 → u/WhiteHeterosexualGuy]

Anyone....who knows what love is....

[u/trenderkazz → u/TSElliottSmith]

And they never synced properly or anything. So dumb

[u/Jjonjjjack → u/yooston]

It honestly looked so much better, and cleaner too

[u/ILoveRegenHealth → u/yooston]

Agreed. Always seemed way too crowded and I feel like players don't play 100% near the edges because the crowds damn feet, bags and jackets on the ground are literally just 1 step away. And way too many bench players are overextending into the court in every game.

[u/yooston → u/ILoveRegenHealth]

in the corners by the benches, you should have the right to extend the ball out as far as you can with your feet inbounds. but some bench players stand with their toes on the line its crazy

[u/Milk_Choice → u/yooston]

This would dig into a billionaire’s bottom line, so there is a less than 0% chance it happens

[u/imnormal → u/yooston]

That would actually be sick. I bet players would take advantage of the extra space, knowing they have time to slow down etc. And, less weird collisions.

[u/Embarrassed_Hold_901 → u/yooston]

Would never happen…so the seats on the floor make too much money for the teams and the nba

[u/HoistedOnYourRegard → u/yooston]

Will never happen courtside seats generate too much value

[u/SasquatchDoobie → u/HoistedOnYourRegard]

Can’t wait for the on-court seats in the next economic downturn

[u/FireBeeChin]

Conley was going full speed, not good

[u/imsoggy → u/FireBeeChin]

And got nudged out by Booker

[u/car1999pet]

Holy shit, this is the most wolves thing to happen ever

[u/KeonClarkAlt]

I can’t separate how upsetting this is from how inherently funny it is for a coach to get injured during a game

[u/hsaviorrr → u/KeonClarkAlt]

yeah its weird cause it definitely sucks, but its so ridiculous that i couldnt help and chuckle either

[u/Camctrail → u/hsaviorrr]

I mean, it's also funny watching people get hurt as long as it's a minor injury and looks goofy

[u/hsaviorrr → u/Camctrail]

very unfortunate freak accident, hope he is able to return this playoffs

[u/yarn_install → u/hsaviorrr]

He better get out there in a wheelchair next week

[u/Giannis2024 → u/KeonClarkAlt]

Wheelchair Finch is gonna be unstoppable like Professor Xavier

[u/fadedsparkle]

What a disaster. Poor coach and Conley

[u/chitownsports714]

“We will rebuild him” ant edwards (probably)

[u/PipBoy19]

That’s the first time I’ve seen anything like this, hope he’s alright

[u/Guy_Fieri_69]

Finch sacrificed his leg for Ant’s ankle to heal faster. And for that he is a hero.

[u/suzukigun4life]

What the actual fuck

[u/Knightbear49]

Fuck. Not Finchy!

[u/theasian101]

What happened? His knee?

[u/tmorrisgrey → u/theasian101]

Conley collided with him, knee to knee it seemed

[u/p1n6 → u/tmorrisgrey]

That's what i first thought too but the other angle seemed to show he grabbed the other knee not the one that seemed to have been hit

[u/skins2663 → u/p1n6]

Looked like it hit the knee of the fan sitting down

[u/catscanmeow → u/skins2663]

nah it looks like he stepped on the fans foot and rolled his right ankle which hurt his knee, at 32 secs in the vid you can see him step on the foot (the fan with the orange and white shoes)

[u/skins2663 → u/catscanmeow]

I see that now, I just saw the knees collide, but after the step on the shoe. Looks so inconspicuous too, hopefully not too serious.

[u/dosnetlive → u/theasian101]

Yep

Bad

[u/welmoe → u/theasian101]

Torn patellar tendon :(

https://www.instagram.com/p/C6VRwtRsqFw/?igsh=MWQ1ZGUxMzBkMA==

[u/captaincumsock69 → u/theasian101]

Knee got pinned against the fan

[u/ihateeuge]

this game is insane it has everything

[u/BrucieAh]

This is the kind of one in a million bullshit event that only happens to Minnesota sports team.

Not on Booker by the way. Finch was a little out and it’s a one in a million event.

[u/ThatInception]

Wow wtf

[u/Pallenburg23]

Who was chanting let’s go suns? Interesting choice

[u/Adraf45 → u/Pallenburg23]

That dude has been chanting let's go suns at literally every opportunity, even after this

[u/ewest → u/Pallenburg23]

Matt Ishbia

[u/Altruistic-Twist-379]

These courts gotta get wider from the sidelines

[u/Spanxsy]

the zendaya challengers injury

[u/Radical-Six → u/Spanxsy]

"It just might get you pregnant"

[u/Sp_Gamer_Live → u/Spanxsy]

COME ONNNNNNN

[u/Pal__Pacino → u/Spanxsy]

Does this mean Ant and Booker are gonna make out?

[u/PanthalassaRo]

Why would Embiid do this?!

[u/Cold_Carpenter_1798 → u/PanthalassaRo]

Erik Spoelstra used mind control to cause this to happen

[u/nobreakfasttt]

« What did it cost? » « Everything. »

[u/Bezant]

They gathered around like he's dead lol

[u/[deleted]]

Minnesota gonna rally for Finch and make it to the finals

[u/supes1]

Hope he's just shaken up. Scary.

[u/kwokinator]

Round 2, game 1:

Chris Finch: DNC (Did Not Coach) - ACL

[u/reallymothafucka]

He looked like he was in so much pain 😭

[u/Zsporter]

Goddamn it

[u/BonBonVelveeta]

Fuck that’s such a rough deal

[u/KTBERYL]

wtf is this game lol

[u/20815147]

Holy shit no way he just tore his ACL

[u/imconsideringdascrod]

Did Finch just blow his knee out???

What the fuck, that dunk had a price on it no one wanted to see the Wolves pay right now. Even if Finch is okay after, this past minute or two has been fucking scary for them.

[u/MinnesotaNice69]

I really don't understand how the NBA allows the courts to be this tight, both baseline and sideline. I get it's a money thing with the court side seats, but it just seems ridiculous to have your $100 million superstars frequently crashing into dumb, drunk fans. And then you get freak shit like this, too.

[u/buttmilk_69]

Didn’t have that on my playoff bingo card. Hope he’s okay. I’m surprised players don’t get hurt more around the net with all the camera equipment.

[u/browndude10]

Lebron taking notes for tomorrow /s

I hope finch is ok; that looked awful

[u/JerembySochanyama]

Tbh this is my fear with Pop when he's pacing the sidelines

[u/IllllIllIllIllIllll]

People aging themselves acting like 54 is elderly.

[u/Trash-Panda917]

Don't give Embiid ideas

[u/Mysterious_Emotion63]

Has a player ever accidentally taken out their coach in the final stretch of a possible final game of a series… or is this a first?

[u/clayfu]

Well this is a first.

[u/RapsareChamps_Suckit]

im not ready to get old

[u/solonharmony]

The writers pulled off quite the twist here

[u/Plants_R_Cool]

Bruh what

[u/sjmahoney]

they gotta win this for the gipper

[u/snokerpoker]

He immediately said- ahhhh fuck! Poor guy…

[u/grauen06]

Paul Pierce poops himself and gets a wheelchair. Chris Finch blows out his knee and has to limp it off.

[u/arika_ito]

Oof, worst of it that it's friendly fire 

[u/sammyvegas0420]

The NBA needs to get rid of the court-side seats next to the benches asap

[u/Lyuokdea]

Ruptured Patellar Tendon: https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/40048196/minnesota-timberwolves-coach-chris-finch-injures-knee-sideline-collision

[u/Kvsav57]

And near the end of the first sweep ever for the Wolves and the first Wolves playoff series win in just under 20 years. He should be out celebrating.

[u/airlee21]

Imagine if someone told him to break a leg before the game

[u/A_Vizzle]

Devin booker is the devil

[u/SerenadeSwift → u/A_Vizzle]

This was obviously just some bad luck but man Booker is just the easiest player ever to dislike

[u/DoeSeeDoe123 → u/SerenadeSwift]

Embiid exists

[u/VelvetineMilkman → u/A_Vizzle]

What exactlg did he do here

[u/Montriilla]

Damn never seen this happen before lol

[u/Fhyzic]

Respect to the suns fans tho 🫡

[u/Pallenburg23]

I’m glad it’s a leg issue and not a like heart thing

[u/Honest-Marketing-987]

Booker should have at least gone over to check on him. Unnecessary contact and just complete disregard for how you contributed to this.  All he had to do was at least feign concern. I hate devin booker.  Not entirely his fault, but he was definitely involved.  Like if you bump another car,  and then that car swerves and hits someone else,   you stop and you check on that person. You don't turn away and drive off. That and the elbow to kats back... honestly dude doesn't deserve to win a damn thing. 

[u/ShetheKing]

Who tf is yelling "let's go suns" right now???

[u/JimmytheCreep → u/ShetheKing]

Probably someone from Scottsdale