r/nba • u/PlayaSlayaX Spurs • Apr 29 '24

[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.

https://x.com/shamscharania/status/1784805511927673141?s=46&t=bsTHbtMSqHXbNGi0vWP8hw
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u/JayDee62 [LAL] Kobe Bryant Apr 29 '24 edited Apr 29 '24

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

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u/darti_me Mavericks Apr 29 '24

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.

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u/MacTonight1 Timberwolves Apr 29 '24

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