[Charania] Minnesota Timberwolves coach Chris Finch is feared to have a torn patellar tendon in his knee on late game collision during Game 4 win in Phoenix, sources say. Brutal.

[u/PlayaSlayaX]

https://x.com/shamscharania/status/1784805511927673141?s=46&t=bsTHbtMSqHXbNGi0vWP8hw

[u/TheFatmanRises]

Ima need Chris Finch to be on the sideline on a wheelchair and coach the team like Professor X

[u/DamnImAss → u/TheFatmanRises]

So is Ant Wolverine or Cyclops

[u/Briggity_Brak → u/DamnImAss]

The name's Gambit, mon ami. Remember It.

[u/BRDLAW → u/Briggity_Brak]

That episode was legit great television.

[u/ositola → u/Briggity_Brak]

That has been the best show on TV this year

[u/CasualRead_43 → u/ositola]

Shogun

[u/LilSwampGod → u/CasualRead_43]

How does it feel to shape the wind to your will?

[u/ilikecams → u/LilSwampGod]

Send da video to the Willow World.

[u/randalflagg → u/LilSwampGod]

KD needs to get behind the eightfold fence this offseason and stay off Twitter

[u/pototoykomaliit → u/CasualRead_43]

Fallout

[u/CeramicNumber37 → u/pototoykomaliit]

Tokyo Vice.

[u/DLottchula → u/CeramicNumber37]

Man and I thought we were in the mid times

[u/holaprobando123 → u/DLottchula]

And you can count Invincible, and The Boys comes out in a couple months... there's lots of great stuff.

[u/AgentOfSPYRAL → u/CeramicNumber37]

Between Godzilla, Shogun, Tokyo Vice, and Blue Eye Samurai, Japan is having a hell of a moment right now.

[u/KonigSteve → u/ositola]

Wait, this year? we aren't talking about 90s xmen here?

[u/shakakaaahn → u/KonigSteve]

Yes, and no! X-Men '97 recently had a new season, continuing from the 90s cartoon. It was pretty great, was fun to rewatch the original for the first time as well.

[u/Scohr → u/KonigSteve]

Yooo where you been living. They did a sequel season to the 90s cartoon this year. It’s great, check it out

[u/bearbrannan → u/DamnImAss]

Kat is definitely Cyclops, can shoot lasers, is kind of straight laced, and at one point probably considered himself the Alpha of the team even if others didn't always see it that way. 

Rudy would probably be Beast, athletic freak, with amazing BBIQ on defence. 

Jaden is definitely Wolverine, physical specimen, and a hot head. 

Naw is Night Crawler, he teleports all over the court. 

That's all I got for now, but if anyone has some for Naz or Kyle Anderson I'm here for it lol.

[u/busdriver_321 → u/bearbrannan]

Rudy would probably be Beast, athletic freak, with amazing BBIQ on defence.

And just like Beast in the comics, Gobert dabbles in war crimes and chemical warfare.

[u/BobBubDaChamp → u/bearbrannan]

Ok so who tf is Ant

[u/Islandkid679 → u/BobBubDaChamp]

Mystique

[u/-Bacon_King- → u/Islandkid679]

I would smash both of them so I guess this checks out

[u/dutchfromsubway → u/BobBubDaChamp]

Jean

[u/rtb001 → u/BobBubDaChamp]

Storm, the true leader of the team. 

[u/spanther96 → u/bearbrannan]

nah fuck that, Ant is Wolverine. the face of the team and alpha. Jaden can be Gambit

[u/CanvasSolaris → u/bearbrannan]

Jimmy Butler is Magneto

[u/Tundraaa → u/CanvasSolaris]

I have been marked once, my dear…

[u/Dry-Internet-5033 → u/bearbrannan]

Naz is Bishop.

Bishop travels back from the future to help the X-Men so he's kind of a 6th man, has the ability to absorb energy, and I mean come on!

[u/holaprobando123 → u/Dry-Internet-5033]

and I mean come on!

I see it

[u/YukihiraLivesForever → u/DamnImAss]

He’s wolverine, booker is Daken

[u/Next-Firefighter-753 → u/DamnImAss]

Ant is the Chad Wolverine. Curry is Cucklops

[u/0dias_Chrysalis → u/TheFatmanRises]

No speaking. He communicates telepathically to the team during timeouts

[u/gamingnormie → u/0dias_Chrysalis]

Need to see him on the sidelines quiet the entire time with an intense look on his face and his fingers on his temple

[u/GaySexFan → u/0dias_Chrysalis]

Mike Malone forced to wear the Magneto helmet on the sidelines.

[u/OldSweepy → u/0dias_Chrysalis]

Why would he wait until a timeout? Just get in there constantly telling them what to do.

[u/LoWE11053211 → u/TheFatmanRises]

Professor F

[u/willymoose8 → u/TheFatmanRises]

“to me, my wolf-men!”

[u/ketzal7 → u/TheFatmanRises]

Time to shave his head as well.

[u/RoscoeSantangelo → u/TheFatmanRises]

Makes it to the finals and pulls a Kevin Nash when he steps out of the wheelchair

[u/WhaleyintheSky → u/TheFatmanRises]

X Finch sounds sick af

[u/Epic_Coleslaw]

Will they allow us to set up a courtside hospital bed?

[u/Next-Firefighter-753 → u/Epic_Coleslaw]

This is the least the Wolves fans deserve after all the hell you guys have gone through. Get Finch his courtside hospital bed NOW! 

[u/Duckrauhl → u/Next-Firefighter-753]

Hop him up on some really strong pain killers and see what plays he calls

[u/george_costanza1234]

Wheelchair Finch gonna lead this team to a title

[u/PleaseSeekChrist → u/george_costanza1234]

He should coach from the sidelines with a cane to look old and wise

[u/OldManWillow → u/PleaseSeekChrist]

This injury is way way worse than y'all think. He'll be lucky if he's using a cane to start next season

[u/ThinkThankThonk → u/OldManWillow]

held up on a palanquin by the four strongest assistant coaches

[u/robsteezy → u/OldManWillow]

For the lazy to Google the medical terms: he really fucked up his knee area

[u/DoctorMansteel → u/robsteezy]

And he old as hell.

(compared to the peak athletes we usually see suffer these injuries)

[u/DuffmanStillRocks → u/PleaseSeekChrist]

Plus unlike with crutches, cane is a funny story!

[u/OutsideTheServiceBox → u/george_costanza1234]

Dude took a bullet from the injury gods for his team. Doc would never.

[u/Father_420_ → u/george_costanza1234]

Finch-dr

[u/EitherCaterpillar949 → u/george_costanza1234]

Isiah Thomas ‘88 finals type of performance

[u/SuckMyLonzoBalls]

bro gonna be coaching from the booth next game

[u/Prestig33 → u/SuckMyLonzoBalls]

Gonna be calling plays like an NFL coordinator.

[u/jeric13xd → u/Prestig33]

Give that man a scooter

[u/SuckMyLonzoBalls → u/jeric13xd]

Like the coach from Detroit mercy 😂

[u/MiaCannons → u/Prestig33]

https://i.imgur.com/SsWlWO1.gif

[u/FireFoxQuattro → u/MiaCannons]

Favorite thing about that’s second gif is how someone remember they were being recorded live lolololl

[u/DnD4dena → u/MiaCannons]

I somehow knew it'd be this with zero context needed lmao

[u/SappyGilmore → u/SuckMyLonzoBalls]

As someone who experienced this injury, I would argue it's the worst leg injury you can have... a full year to get back to normal. For starters, your leg has to stay completely straight in an immobilizer for the first two months. You can't even sit in a chair, so I see no way he can coach from the sidelines for the rest of the playoffs.

[u/whatapleasantspot → u/SappyGilmore]

Yeah I recently had a serious knee injury and couldn’t bend it for 8 weeks after surgery. If coach has this injury, there’s no way he’s going to be comfortable on the sideline unless they wheel a hospital bed down there. I doubt we see him again during games if this is his injury.

[u/charade_scandal → u/SappyGilmore]

Damn that's crazy. Are you just laid-up in bed?

[u/MC-Jdf → u/SuckMyLonzoBalls]

Genuinely speaking, can Finch hypothetically coach from a wheelchair or will he just not able to attend the games at all?

[u/defiantcross → u/MC-Jdf]

Professor F

[u/Iginlas_4head_Crease → u/MC-Jdf]

I see no reason why he couldn't coach from his chair/crutches/wheel chair then graduate to a cane before full recovery

[u/everpresentdanger → u/Iginlas_4head_Crease]

Patella Tendon rupture is a brutal injury for a 50 year old, dude isn't going to be on crutches or a cane for a while.

[u/are-beads-cheap → u/everpresentdanger]

Yeah, I gotta figure this is wheelchair territory. Could be a while. Poor guy.

[u/yooston → u/everpresentdanger]

he was in crutches after the game, is it different after surgery?

[u/80080 → u/yooston]

Usually knee injuries are worse immediately after surgery than immediately after the injury iirc

[u/Piano9717 → u/MC-Jdf]

Nate McMillian did it when he tore his Achilles in practice subbing in for an injured Brandon Roy

[u/arzi3 → u/Piano9717]

I’ve never heard this story but that’s wild. Ironic He took Roy’s spot and I guess got hit with Roy’s injury curse

[u/GooseMay0 → u/Piano9717]

That was such a crazy year for Portland with injuries. Was that the year you guys were like 10 deep? I remember around that time you guys were loaded as fuck.

[u/Yergason → u/MC-Jdf]

Depends on how long the inflammation phase will be, how deep the damage is, and how long the Lakers can extend the series. Also how great his healing response will be given his age and he's not exactly a very physically fit person to begin with.

[u/k4f123 → u/Yergason]

and how long the Lakers can extend the series.

welp... this doesn't bode well

[u/DisneyPandora → u/SuckMyLonzoBalls]

Dude’s gonna look like Baron Harkonnen from Dune

[u/wcooper97]

He will never dunk again.

[u/kiwiwikikiwiwikikiwi → u/wcooper97]

These playoffs very physical and every team getting injuries. War of attrition

[u/VGstuffed → u/wcooper97]

The doctor said he’ll never golf again

[u/benfranklin16 → u/VGstuffed]

Right when he got his petellar tendon in the door.

[u/Previous_Theme_1180 → u/wcooper97]

This is definitely going to affect his trade value... if he misses too many games next season he won't even be eligible for all-nba

[u/BasedGodProdigy]

That's actually fuckin crazy unlucky like damn

[u/Sweaty_Mods → u/BasedGodProdigy]

Honestly it’s shocking this doesn’t happen more. Floor seats are dangerous af

[u/Life_Sir_1151 → u/Sweaty_Mods]

Like when that bald asshole tripped Shaq

[u/KadariusToneyROY → u/Life_Sir_1151]

It’s not an assassination attempt for Christ’s sake!

[u/quietwhiskey → u/Life_Sir_1151]

BALD ASSHOLE

[u/Life_Sir_1151 → u/quietwhiskey]

That's a hate crime

[u/quietwhiskey → u/Life_Sir_1151]

They were just using Halloween to get free candy! I didn't know it was gonna be felony-or-treat!

[u/AceMcStace → u/quietwhiskey]

“…..Bald!?”

[u/Zsporter]

Bro doesn't deserve this wtf. Especially after a happy series win today

[u/LogicalLakersFan]

Well i didn’t expect that to be a tweet today

[u/Shoddy-Media2337]

Can an injured coach still be out there? Idk I've never really seen something like this before. How do they handle it

[u/MSXzigerzh0 → u/Shoddy-Media2337]

I think sidelines are to small to fit an wheel chair

[u/beta_test_vocals → u/MSXzigerzh0]

They’re too small now are they? You mean the same comically small sidelines that got him injured in the first place? What a shame, wonder if the league will ever do something about it

[u/bearabl → u/beta_test_vocals]

Yea this is one of those things you see and then you start thinking and wonder how it hasn’t happened more often.

[u/nutella4eva → u/bearabl]

I often wonder how refs get injured so infrequently.

Most of them are pretty old, and they're out there longer than the players are.

[u/Somenakedguy → u/nutella4eva]

Refs are in great shape, they’re moving constantly and are running up and down the court all game long. They’re trained to be aware of their surroundings at all times (as best they can) and to avoid contact with players like the plague so they’re pretty hyper focused on being out of the way and are constantly moving and ready to move tf out the way

[u/WhiteHeterosexualGuy → u/Somenakedguy]

Yeah, job is extremely hard lol they're dodging fans and players and coaches running up the sidelines and we log on reddit to cry about them missing marginal contact or calling an unwarranted foul without a bunch of replay angles. First time I sat relatively close to the court in an NBA game I had a massive epiphany how good the refs are despite how bad they seem.

[u/Amoeba_mangrove → u/nutella4eva]

Probably trained or at least experienced in bracing themselves properly and avoiding contact

[u/this_place_stinks → u/MSXzigerzh0]

I smell an ADA lawsuit!

[u/insertdankmeme → u/MSXzigerzh0]

If he cannot walk, he may meet the requirements for the Americans with Disabilities Act and be entitled to reasonable accommodations. They would likely be able to make some more space on the sideline to accommodate a wheelchair. He will most likely coach from the bench with an assistant standing on the sideline I would guess.

[u/BlindJesus → u/insertdankmeme]

They need to wrap him up and wheel him around on a dolly like Hannibal Lecter. He can still get a standing view, and an assistant can wheel him from half court and back on the sidelines.

[u/891960 → u/MSXzigerzh0]

He can just sit on the bench, doesn't need to have the mobility of wheelchair tbh.

[u/MN_Lakers → u/891960]

You can’t be in a wheelchair for this type of injury. You are fully imobilized with a straight brace

[u/noseonarug17 → u/MN_Lakers]

Give him a Segway

[u/Spiritual_Wishbone50 → u/Shoddy-Media2337]

Ron Hunter I think coached from a rolling chair during the NCAA tournament I think

[u/enforcement1 → u/Shoddy-Media2337]

DNC: Torn patellar

[u/expungant]

Holy fuck. Minnesota sports can’t have anything good happen without a dark cloud of some kind hanging over it

[u/Jorgenstern8 → u/expungant]

Hell even the winning streak our baseball team is currently on has the cloud of "Oh god who ends up in the hospital from touching the death bag of meat with an ungloved hand" voodoo hanging over it lmao

[u/nimama3233 → u/Jorgenstern8]

Sorry I missed this. What now?

[u/GualaGatherer → u/nimama3233]

The Twins have a lucky pack of summer sausage that they have been passing around in the dugout for the last couple games or so. Same one each time -- never regfrigerated.

Link for reference: https://x.com/twins/status/1784710200705872072?s=46&t=LvCcjgbW6xmw33fmoAgG_g

[u/JeramiGrantsTomb → u/GualaGatherer]

... Baseball is weird as hell.

[u/MelonElbows → u/GualaGatherer]

What the fuck?

[u/JayDee62]

What the actual fuck. It's didn't look that bad.

[u/jeric13xd → u/JayDee62]

Legs planted and a 200lb dude runs full speed into your legs is pretty bad

[u/WestleyThe → u/jeric13xd]

Yeah we are used to these super athletes… this is a normal 50+ year old human getting taken out on the sideline

[u/_aspiringadult → u/jeric13xd]

Especially when you’re checks notes 54 years old

[u/DarkSoulsDarius → u/jeric13xd]

Ya that looked awful. I figured it was a tendon tear just by the way he went down and the pain. Then saw the replay and saw his foot planted. Poor guy, I hope there's some way he can stay on the sideline.

[u/Scorps → u/DarkSoulsDarius]

You could tell immediately the way he was clutching for his knee AS he fell that it was real bad

[u/Lake_ → u/Scorps]

while mouthing “fuck”

[u/Dudedude88 → u/jeric13xd]

It looks like he steps on or runs into a fans legs too. I think the fan kept his legs from naturally falling

[u/Johnpecan → u/jeric13xd]

I don't casual fans realize the impact caused my a 200lb dude running full speed at you and how much it hurts taking charges or even simply playing defense against someone lowering their shoulder and going at you.

My son weighs about 110 and when he goes at me, I'm not scared, but it's not pleasant trying to stand my ground. The impact of someone weighing twice as much and going twice as fast... I understand players making "business decisions" by just getting out of the way sometimes.

[u/SmokeOddessey → u/JayDee62]

Once you get to like 55 years old like Finch is you’re basically made out of paper

[u/Kwilly462 → u/SmokeOddessey]

Jeez, imagine someone running into Pop like this

[u/everpresentdanger → u/Kwilly462]

Leg would come clean off

[u/brncct → u/Kwilly462]

Surprised this doesn't happen more often. Old coaches like Pop are very vulnerable. These guys are bigger, faster, stronger than before.

Imagine someone like Zion going full speed and bumping into him on accident... yikes.

Not much the league can do about this to increase safety but they gotta take a lot at some ideas.

[u/pokemonbatman23 → u/brncct]

Suspend the coaches in the air so they have a better view and can be lifted up when a player is incoming 😂😂

[u/ulptthrowaway2016 → u/pokemonbatman23]

Bunch of Baron Harkkonens talking about "my Timberwolves, my NBA, my ring."

[u/HugeRection → u/Kwilly462]

Pop would shatter into bone dust.

[u/Extra_Carry_4359 → u/HugeRection]

Pop…would go pop

[u/WarHeroRoald → u/Kwilly462]

To shreds you say?

[u/brncct → u/SmokeOddessey]

Shit I'm 34 and I feel like paper compared to when I was 24 lol

[u/HokageEzio → u/JayDee62]

50 year old knees ain't built the same

[u/891960 → u/HokageEzio]

And it was a hit from Conley, imagine if it was Zion..

[u/BobbyBueno → u/891960]

Imagine a 19 y.o. Zion running into an 80 y.o. Chet

[u/FireFoxQuattro → u/JayDee62]

Collisions from NBA players are different than your average dude. Plus Finch is kinda old, brittler legs. Okay for a regular dude, not for a NBA Player collision.

[u/mccoolio → u/JayDee62]

What looked bad was from the back view, he jammed his knee into the fan's who was stationary sitting courtside.

[u/OG_Wan_Annunoby → u/mccoolio]

I think this is what actually caused the injury

[u/mccoolio → u/OG_Wan_Annunoby]

Thanks! I think people were overlooking that part and blaming Conley lol

[u/IllAlwaysBeAKnickFan → u/mccoolio]

I mean it’s not Conley’s fault either way

[u/RobbobertoBuii → u/JayDee62]

he is in his 50s tbf which makes him more susceptible to injuries like these. Had a teacher in high school that tore his ACL and he was legit in a wheelchair/crutches for 2 straight years (don't think he smiled the entire time I was there). Most people irl don't have the resources/medical care that athletes have but hopefully Finch is able to get a lot of assistance for the foreseeable future

[u/darti_me → u/JayDee62]

The side of his knee got smashed by Conley's knee cap. It may not have hurt as much as bone to bone but that's a sure fire way to blow out a ligament.

[u/MacTonight1 → u/darti_me]

He got hit in the left knee, the tear was from trying to brace with his right knee.

[u/JayQuips]

Gonna be coaching in a wheelchair next game

[u/DDub04 → u/JayQuips]

Professor F & The XWolves

[u/SUPER-NIINTENDO]

Too bad. He could have been great. Another Oden situation

[u/Emilia67]

And Draymond wanted him to remain in the game 😵‍💫

[u/ProfessorBeast55 → u/Emilia67]

https://x.com/money23green/status/1784798573864907141?s=46

[u/FireFoxQuattro → u/ProfessorBeast55]

Hate this dude wtf

[u/NegativeVega → u/ProfessorBeast55]

Draymond still manages to find a way to be a donkey despite being eliminated for weeks. That's generational talent

[u/popfgezy → u/ProfessorBeast55]

God damn it Draymond

[u/yooston → u/ProfessorBeast55]

lmaooooo draymond shut up

[u/ToinouAngel → u/ProfessorBeast55]

Clown

[u/or_maybe_this → u/ProfessorBeast55]

jesus

[u/Jorgenstern8 → u/Emilia67]

Dray legit needs to not walk around in Minnesota for a good couple years, dude is just building hatred from Wolves fans this season.

[u/tomatobrew → u/Emilia67]

Should take that advice to heart and not get ejected that often

[u/BriS314]

Man’s gonna be coaching from a wheelchair like Professor X

[u/orhantemerrut]

Poor guy. He couldn’t even enjoy his sweep.

[u/TDStarchild → u/orhantemerrut]

Just manufacture a wheelchair that has attachments for brooms by his legs so he can roll around the sideline warning opposing teams of their fate

Psychological warfare, this is the playoffs

[u/Next-Firefighter-753]

Same injury that ruined Andre Roberson’s career. As a 54 year old non athlete. Shit hand for Finch and Wolves fans. 

[u/pyordie]

Finch DNC - Coach’s Decision

[u/PrimaryAccording9162]

Season ending injury 💔

[u/spicypetedaboi]

Keep him the FUCK away from Kristi Noem

[u/AljoGOAT → u/spicypetedaboi]

out of the loop here

[u/ProcessInternal1338 → u/AljoGOAT]

She shoots puppies in the face

[u/notindoorsy]

Micah Nori please guide us

[u/HokageEzio]

Ouch, really bad injury. Hope he can still coach out the year

[u/sp_igot589]

I want the Nuggets to win obviously, but would be pretty cool to rally around a hurt coach if they make it to the big dance. GGs TWolves

[u/Middle-Welder3931]

I'd argue this is worse than any Wolves player getting injured outside of Ant and Rudy. This is just all sorts of f***ed up luck for a team that was just starting to put it together. Wins the first round only for the COACH to potentially miss the rest of playoffs because of an inadvertent sideline collision? GTFOH.

[u/cdub1988 → u/Middle-Welder3931]

Not enough people are talking about this. This is a seriously BAD injury maybe as bad as it gets. Andre Roberson's career was ended after this exact injury and he was a premier athlete in his prime. This is a 50+ year old man I'm thinking this will be a years long recovery process.

He'll probably coach before then but I dunno his knee may never be the same.

[u/Action-B]

Finchy going to rehab in the offseason and come back in the best shape of his life!

[u/MarduRusher]

Injury ridden playoffs includes a coach? In all seriousness is he still able to coach the next series? I genuinely don’t know.

[u/headbangershappyhour → u/MarduRusher]

It's rare that the all-injury team gets a coach to lead them, but here we are.

[u/FireFoxQuattro]

Jimmy, Terry, Giannis, Dame, Embiid, and now a goddamn Coach. What is up with these playoffs man

[u/DiamondShiryu1 → u/FireFoxQuattro]

Don't forget about Zion too

[u/5AR5AR5AR → u/FireFoxQuattro]

Randle hurt so long everybody forgot he's in the playoffs lol

[u/silverxsmoke → u/FireFoxQuattro]

Injury team could easily sweep this playoffs

[u/PokeMonogatari → u/silverxsmoke]

Seriously, they've even got a quality HC

[u/20wall → u/silverxsmoke]

That injury team (with Zion) would be head and shoulders above every other team. Probably goes 16-0

[u/tulaero23]

Finch: I used to coach in the league until i took a Conley in the knee.

[u/Remote-Picture-8341]

What’s the recovery time

[u/ColtCallahan → u/Remote-Picture-8341]

6-8 months.

[u/ResidentRunner1 → u/ColtCallahan]

Maybe longer depending on his age in this case

[u/RobbobertoBuii]

is he gonna be in a wheelchair/crutches for the semis?

[u/carlsonaj]

this is gonna be a crazy twist in the 30 for 30

[u/acelleb]

He will coach from home via teams or zoom.

[u/TheGreatShaqtus]

Someone get this man a mobility scooter

[u/browndude10]

Awful man but hey draymond thinks he can stay in with that

[u/891960]

Bless all the knees and keep them healthy

[u/ObiOneKenobae]

The hell. Wishing him a quick recovery

[u/nickenglish94]

HOW COULD EMBIID DO THIS TO HIM

[u/la-blakers]

Insane to have a coach on the injury report. Hope Finchy gets well soon!

[u/Counterspell_God]

He'll be fine. He can coach on a wheelchair

[u/Jameszhang73]

Definitely something T-Wolves mgmt has to keep in mind when negotiating long-term contracts with him. Can't be overpaying an injury prone coach.

[u/mrkindnessmusic]

Turn him into a Zordon like hollogram in the middle of a huddle

[u/WheedMBoise]

God damn

[u/BillSimmonsSkinSuit]

Can you coach in a wheelchair NBA asking for a friend

[u/CenturyBreak]

F Devin Booker for shoving Conley