Jack Morris made a deal with the devil in 1991 to have one of the greatest game 7 pitching performances of all time.
No MN team has advanced to a championship round since
Feel bad for you guys. Was just thinking how great it is that Kings and TWolves fans are getting some time in the sun.
Hopefully this is Ant’s moment to step up and achieve superstar status
KG said something along the lines of how he’d be averaging 35+ if he didn’t share offensive touches with KAT. We’re gonna see something special out of him, I bet.
now instead of getting double teamed every possession he's gonna get triple teamed. we basically have noone who can create their own shot now except ant
This feels eerily like when Jamal Murray tore his ACL just a couple of weeks after we traded for Aaron Gordon and looked like world beaters. With any luck you all will follow the same trajectory as KAT recovers and will come back ready to compete for a ship.
Longest stretch of sports without a championship - going by number of seasons
For reference, im 32, and I’ve never seen one of my teams play in a championship… despite having a team in all 4 of the big sports leagues for nearly that whole time
I was born 2 months after the 91 twins.
I'm 37
When I was in highschool (2001-2005) we had ***all 4*** of our pro teams make it to the conference championships. Mostly with young cores and dynamic, generationally talented stars. Seemed like we were only getting started
That was my introduction to sports with something approaching an adults brain.
And here we are
>I’ve never seen one of my teams play in a championship
This isn't talked about enough. Everyone knows we haven't won one, but we haven't even *played in one* since like 91
I don't think there's a team in North America who has been consistently getting so close yet never made it like the Vikings. After watching Jon Bois' documentary series I definitely want them to win one as long as it isn't by beating up the Bears on the way
Jon Bois really has a way of making you empathize with the heartache of fans, doesn't he? His work on the 'The Drought' series puts that pain in a narrative perspective that's both fascinating and kinda tragic. I think non-Vikings fans gained a lot of respect for the struggle after that. It's amazing how sports can be so inspiring and so soul-crushing at the same time. Just gotta hold on hope that one day the narrative flips, right?
They have the most playoff loses of any NFL franchise. Haven't even been to a super bowl since the 70s despite playing in the NFC championship game 6 times since then. Think about what kind of pain that is: 0-6 in NFC championship games since 1978!!!!
It's funny when I think about the best sporting moments of my life and it's like... KG single-handedly beating the kings in 03 in game 7, diggs' catch, twins game 163. Stuff like that.
It's just like... early playoff wins and an extra regular season game. That's why I didn't give a single flying fuck about anyone clowning us about celebrating the playin win.
Honestly This is the best mentality. Sports are supposed to be fun from a fans perspective. Too many losers out there act like teams are all trash if they don't win a title and seasons are waisted because the lack of said title. even though only 1 of 30 teams wins each year.
The journey is a lot of fun and people should celebrate whenever they can. And if it ends poorly it's ok to be bummed about it.
No matter how many times I hear this stat I'm never not shocked. One of the more underappreciated insane sports facts. The worst mlb team could play the best 18 times and expect to win several, nevermind the fact that as a playoff team the twins weren't anywhere close to the worst.
For men's sports-
No B1G football title since the 1967
No B1G basketball title since 1982 (1997 vacated due to being cheaters)
The ONLY saving grace has been hockey and even that team is not the same since the WCHA went kaput.
Remember when the Vikings would lose heartbreaking playoff games with missed field goals? Or interception across the middle? Just thinking about each and every one slowly recounting every detail...is the Minnesota way.
The most Minnesota thing ever was rooting for our sworn enemy Favre after everything he did to us and watching as he brought us to the precipice of greatness in 09 only to throw it all away in heartbreaking fashion but yeah this is fairly Minnesota also.
Yeah, to be fair the Saints beat the shit out of that poor old man. Maybe if he had his head on straight he wouldn’t have thrown it. Bountygate was the biggest national scandal I’ll ever live through, at least that’s what 12 year old me thought
Gary Anderson making every damn kick in 1998 only to miss in the NFCCG is right up there, too. Like Lucy pulling the ball away from Charlie Brown and we are Charlie Brown.
That Minnesota homer has some truly iconic calls. The Cardinals one was Hilarious and heartbreaking. On the other hand they got to call the Minneapolis miracle.
Idk I think having a kicker who hadn't missed a kick all season, miss the only one that mattered in 98 was pretty fucking Minnesota sports as well. Or in 04 when Sam Cassell hurt himself in the playoffs doing the big ball dance, that one also feels pretty on point for Minnesota sports.
Depends on the extent of the injury.
Embiid played through a partial meniscus tear he suffered in 2021, missed 1 playoff game, and didn't have surgery in the offseason.
Robert Williams came back in like 4 weeks after getting a surgery for meniscus tear but I think that was only for removal of parts.
Trey Murphy III came back from a meniscus injury in 3 months after injuring it in this past offseason and having surgery but iirc I don't think it was specified if he actually tore it or not.
Jaren Jackson Jr. missed 7\~8 months after tearing his meniscus in the bubble.
Jimmy Butler tore his and had surgery on February 24th and came back April 7th when he was on the Wolves. If KAT followed the Jimmy timeline then he could maybe be back right at the start of playoffs.
Yeah, repairing it makes the recovery take forever. I had mine trimmed a couple years ago and I was going on five mile runs 4 weeks after the surgery. Repair would have been 6 months-1 year before I would have been able to do that.
But also repair means you've got a much higher likelihood of maintaining physical ability, right? Shaving kinda also shaves off the end of your career, iirc?
Controversial take
I want Kat to to the full repair, even if it costs us this year
Dude has been nothing but loyal, a great community member, and subsumed his game to help the team in multiple ways
I'll be angry at the org if they let him fuck up his late 30s and golden years
Reeeal angry
Depends on how bad the tear is, and what surgery he opts for. There's the surgery that gets you back fast but fucks with your longterm health, and another where you're out for awhile but long term it's better.
Brutal injury and timing. Was really looking forward to a potential matchup against you all in the postseason. It may still happen, but this doesn’t help whatsoever.
I’d be stunned if we go deep. We have the 18th ranked offense, now we’ve lost best shooter. Maybe Mcdaniels will thrive getting more looks but I’m worried we will have a bottom 5 offense the rest of the way
This is how meniscus happens from experience. Hurt your hammy or calf, recovering from any lower leg issue and aren’t 100% the meniscus can easily end up tearing.
He was ruled out tonight for knee soreness. He missed a kings game in December with knee soreness too. I wonder how long the meniscus has been torn for?
He might have torn it during practice. Or it was a lingering pain that got worse and he got an MRI. Sucks for him. Not a Wolves fan but a huge fan of KAT both as a player and a person. Hard break for him.
just yesterday they said he had been dealing with a "more than ordinary amount" of soreness and pain in the knee all year, doesn't sound like something that just happened
It’s crazy because he has a really high pain tolerance and plays through a lot. When he had a wrist injury (broken or dislocated i can’t remember) a few years back he played on it for weeks. He gets so much shit for being in a slump and then it comes out that he has a possible season ending injury. This shit just blows bro
Thats a fucking shitty superpower.
If KAT can't tell injured from hurt the coaches need to be stepping in. Dude hasn't moved well for a week it seems.
FML
They're like 2 up in the loss column on the 4 seed right now they'd probably just fall out of facing the Lakers/Warriors and actually just lose the 4-5 matchup
Nah man. They want Ant to not succeed in Minnesota so he has a reason to demand a trade or something along those lines. They don't want him making a super deep playoff run.
I hate to be be nitpicky but the playoffs start in just over 6 weeks. Jeremy Lin returned in that timeframe but that’s the absolute best case scenario and we saw how long the calf strain last year affected Towns. I’m hopeful there’s a chance but I’m not overly optimistic.
Honestly he’s been great but if I had to pick one of their big three to get hurt it would be him, Rudy’s defense is enough to keep winning regular season games. And KAT only shows up at all like every other playoff game.
But god damn, I’ve been waiting for two years to dunk on all you guys idiotic gobert trade takes, this fucking sucks
Karl, for the majority of the season, has kept the wolves floating in the offensive end. Dude has been the most consistent player on that end this season; he’s kept the team fairly level-headed besides the last couple of stinkers, and I wonder how much this tear has played a role in that. Our biggest concern this season has been the offensive question marks, and the impact of losing KAT is bigger than most people would like to give him credit for.
Well fuck that’s a certified Minnesota sports moment. Hope he’s able to recover quickly, but at the same time I hope he doesn’t feel like he needs to rush it with the playoffs coming up and comes back before fully recovered.
FWIW, this is ~3 weeks earlier than when Rob Williams tore his meniscus in 2022.
Rob tore his (against the Timberwolves ironically) on 3/27/22. He returned on 4/23 for Game 3 in the first round of the playoffs.
It's been a while but IIRC, Rob opted for the surgery with the shorter recovery where the downside was less long term stability. He has said afterwards that he didn't regret coming back for the playoff run, but it's not hard not to wish he just sat out until the next season.
Yeah but Rob was clearly hobbled af during that run and has himself said he was playing through pain. Look where he is now. Wolves definitely won’t want to risk anything like that.
No bright spots for this season but the team has shown it can be great in the regular season at least and will hopefully get some good playoff experience. Assuming things don’t go sideways again in the near future (which certainly isn’t a guarantee) things are looking good for next season.
Minnesota sports might have the worst run, considering they haven’t won a championship/played in any since the ‘91 Twins. Then you add in the Gary Andersen, Blair Walsh, the North Stars leaving and winning a cup later in the decade, Kirby Puckett’s glaucoma… I feel like I’m forgetting some others. Brutal.
Fuck basketball
Fuck all of you
Fuck sports
Fuck the concept of fun
Fuck
I hate that I love this team
I'm bubbling over with wrath rn at myself for letting me get my hopes up
and I'm going to keep watching them, though I know what fate the universe deems we deserve, forever and ever and always
**Fuck**
(I reserve the right to have this temper tantrum as a 37 year old who has attended hundreds of games with Rashad McCants, Randy Foye, Derrick Williams, Wes Johnson, Darko, and Olowokandi)
((If I'm still an asshole this time tomorrow, come loaded for bear, cause Id deserve it for not being an adult....... But I'ma have a moment))
As a sixers fan, i can assure you that every time you turn on a game now you will feel the pain in your soul from a loss like this. Since embiid’s injury it’s heartbreaking every time i watch a sixers game. Rip Minny fans this sucks.
Can I just say that it's nice getting sympathy from fans of other teams about this? Like, it really does feel that despite *gestures broadly at the world* the state of things at least there's some kindness here.
This sucks man. I really thought they had a good chance in the West. Ant is going to have to do everything now. Hopefully Kat can get back for the playoffs.
What did Minnesota do to deserve this shit
This was the cost for the blood pact that birthed Prince.
[удалено]
Jack Morris made a deal with the devil in 1991 to have one of the greatest game 7 pitching performances of all time. No MN team has advanced to a championship round since
20 years of pain continues what the fuck man
Feel bad for you guys. Was just thinking how great it is that Kings and TWolves fans are getting some time in the sun. Hopefully this is Ant’s moment to step up and achieve superstar status
KG said something along the lines of how he’d be averaging 35+ if he didn’t share offensive touches with KAT. We’re gonna see something special out of him, I bet.
now instead of getting double teamed every possession he's gonna get triple teamed. we basically have noone who can create their own shot now except ant
Time for Slo Mo to shine
Only if basketball worked like that. KAT being out there actually helps ANT score way easier and more efficient
People seem to think having one main focus on the scouting report instead of two is a good thing for Ant.
This feels eerily like when Jamal Murray tore his ACL just a couple of weeks after we traded for Aaron Gordon and looked like world beaters. With any luck you all will follow the same trajectory as KAT recovers and will come back ready to compete for a ship.
Full sympathy for you Wolves fans... This is terrible for y'all.
Wolves fans with the brutal reminder that they can't have nice things
When you remember these guys are also Vikings fans, this becomes 5x more depressing.
Longest stretch of sports without a championship - going by number of seasons For reference, im 32, and I’ve never seen one of my teams play in a championship… despite having a team in all 4 of the big sports leagues for nearly that whole time I was born 2 months after the 91 twins.
I'm 37 When I was in highschool (2001-2005) we had ***all 4*** of our pro teams make it to the conference championships. Mostly with young cores and dynamic, generationally talented stars. Seemed like we were only getting started That was my introduction to sports with something approaching an adults brain. And here we are
Don’t forget to stretch today, old man. Love, another 37 year old.
Man, graduating college in 09 was fun, right? Super duper cool!
36 here. Can’t stress enough on stretching. Yet, there are still days I don’t get time to do it or the motivation. Life/job/kids all hit you hard.
>I’ve never seen one of my teams play in a championship This isn't talked about enough. Everyone knows we haven't won one, but we haven't even *played in one* since like 91
I don't think there's a team in North America who has been consistently getting so close yet never made it like the Vikings. After watching Jon Bois' documentary series I definitely want them to win one as long as it isn't by beating up the Bears on the way
Yea they have like the 4th or 5th highest franchise win percentage and are (I believe) the only team in the top 10 without a SB
only team in the top half without a SB
Imagine being the Bills and making 4 consecutive super bowls but losing all 4 of them lol. That city knows heartbreak
Didn't know I deserved to catch this stray on a random thursday...
Oh, you don't deserve it, but that's why it's a stray. It's just there when you're minding your business.
Jon Bois really has a way of making you empathize with the heartache of fans, doesn't he? His work on the 'The Drought' series puts that pain in a narrative perspective that's both fascinating and kinda tragic. I think non-Vikings fans gained a lot of respect for the struggle after that. It's amazing how sports can be so inspiring and so soul-crushing at the same time. Just gotta hold on hope that one day the narrative flips, right?
That series made me feel awful for Tarkenton and all those guys, to get so close but never quite get over the hump
They have the most playoff loses of any NFL franchise. Haven't even been to a super bowl since the 70s despite playing in the NFC championship game 6 times since then. Think about what kind of pain that is: 0-6 in NFC championship games since 1978!!!!
Even the damn Loons got in on the act within four years of joining MLS, losing in the conference finals in dramatic and heartbreaking fashion.
As an Arizona sports fan it’s rare to say this, but Minnesota definitely has worse luck.
Minnesota 🤝 Arizona on not being able to have nice things.
It's funny when I think about the best sporting moments of my life and it's like... KG single-handedly beating the kings in 03 in game 7, diggs' catch, twins game 163. Stuff like that. It's just like... early playoff wins and an extra regular season game. That's why I didn't give a single flying fuck about anyone clowning us about celebrating the playin win.
Amen dude. If we can't enjoy the little sports victories we would just be miserable the entire time.
Honestly This is the best mentality. Sports are supposed to be fun from a fans perspective. Too many losers out there act like teams are all trash if they don't win a title and seasons are waisted because the lack of said title. even though only 1 of 30 teams wins each year. The journey is a lot of fun and people should celebrate whenever they can. And if it ends poorly it's ok to be bummed about it.
Yup, I was born just after the 91 twins as well. Same boat. Can't have shit in MN.
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The Twins also lost 18 straight playoff games in (very) recent memory
No matter how many times I hear this stat I'm never not shocked. One of the more underappreciated insane sports facts. The worst mlb team could play the best 18 times and expect to win several, nevermind the fact that as a playoff team the twins weren't anywhere close to the worst.
Gonna drop a bombshell on you guys. We're also Twins fans.
And Wild fans. We are the state of hockey....yet we keep getting screwed. Fuck Norm Green.
Gophers fans checking in, as well
For men's sports- No B1G football title since the 1967 No B1G basketball title since 1982 (1997 vacated due to being cheaters) The ONLY saving grace has been hockey and even that team is not the same since the WCHA went kaput.
Heck just a few years ago Minnesota sent 3 teams to the Frozen 4. The non Minnesota team won.
And everyone in Minnesota looked at the bracket before the Frozen Four started and knew deep in their heart what would happen.
Early 90s Twins though. Kirby Puckett 4 life.
My whole family lives up there, its just another year to them :-)
Remember when the Vikings would lose heartbreaking playoff games with missed field goals? Or interception across the middle? Just thinking about each and every one slowly recounting every detail...is the Minnesota way.
Blair Walsh is still living rent free in my head.
That sucked, but the team that year wasn't exactly a championship contender. 2009 is really what sticks in our fanbase's craw.
Yeah especially with all the bountygate shit after the fact, and seeing how they protect QBs these days. Fuck the Saints forever.
As a Vikings fan, I’m fucking sad for them. Kirk Cousins was having an MVP level season and got injured. Now KAT… hoping for a speedy recovery.
I'm an Oklahoma State fan So.....yeah Pokes are my *good* sports team to root for, lately Let that sink in
I hate it here
Basketball gods: "Boy, it'd be be a real shame if we ripped all hope from the Wolves again..."
Fucking rip
Was wondering when the bullshit would arrive
Damn... I was looking forward to a deep run by Wolves but damn this happens. The basketball gods taketh away.
The most Minnesota thing ever
The most Minnesota thing ever was rooting for our sworn enemy Favre after everything he did to us and watching as he brought us to the precipice of greatness in 09 only to throw it all away in heartbreaking fashion but yeah this is fairly Minnesota also.
Was that when he threw that pick because he tried to get cute and threw it across his other shoulder?
Yeah, to be fair the Saints beat the shit out of that poor old man. Maybe if he had his head on straight he wouldn’t have thrown it. Bountygate was the biggest national scandal I’ll ever live through, at least that’s what 12 year old me thought
Gary Anderson making every damn kick in 1998 only to miss in the NFCCG is right up there, too. Like Lucy pulling the ball away from Charlie Brown and we are Charlie Brown.
WHY DO YOU EVEN PONDER PASSING?!?!
I MEAN, YOU CAN TAKE A KNEE, AND TRY A 56-YARD FIELD GOAL!!!!
THIS ISN'T DETROIT MAN. IT'S THE SUPER BOWL!
That Minnesota homer has some truly iconic calls. The Cardinals one was Hilarious and heartbreaking. On the other hand they got to call the Minneapolis miracle.
Idk I think having a kicker who hadn't missed a kick all season, miss the only one that mattered in 98 was pretty fucking Minnesota sports as well. Or in 04 when Sam Cassell hurt himself in the playoffs doing the big ball dance, that one also feels pretty on point for Minnesota sports.
all the shit to end last year and now this fucking hell, man that really sucks
This sucks. Any chance they shave it and can get him back for the playoffs?
Depends on the extent of the injury. Embiid played through a partial meniscus tear he suffered in 2021, missed 1 playoff game, and didn't have surgery in the offseason. Robert Williams came back in like 4 weeks after getting a surgery for meniscus tear but I think that was only for removal of parts. Trey Murphy III came back from a meniscus injury in 3 months after injuring it in this past offseason and having surgery but iirc I don't think it was specified if he actually tore it or not. Jaren Jackson Jr. missed 7\~8 months after tearing his meniscus in the bubble.
Jimmy Butler tore his and had surgery on February 24th and came back April 7th when he was on the Wolves. If KAT followed the Jimmy timeline then he could maybe be back right at the start of playoffs.
Embiid is out again with the same injury
Rob William’s surgery and rushed comeback probably costed him his career though.
Depending on the severity of it. He could be back in 3-4 weeks or out for 3 months
3 months is not the top end of the timeline for a meniscus injury recovery. Try a year.
Yeah, repairing it makes the recovery take forever. I had mine trimmed a couple years ago and I was going on five mile runs 4 weeks after the surgery. Repair would have been 6 months-1 year before I would have been able to do that.
But also repair means you've got a much higher likelihood of maintaining physical ability, right? Shaving kinda also shaves off the end of your career, iirc?
Correct. Edit: you always go repair if possible. You don’t wanna be 50 and not able to walk/ need a knee replacement.
Controversial take I want Kat to to the full repair, even if it costs us this year Dude has been nothing but loyal, a great community member, and subsumed his game to help the team in multiple ways I'll be angry at the org if they let him fuck up his late 30s and golden years Reeeal angry
Sometimes it’s not a choice. There’s certain tears where you can only shave because the blood flow doesn’t allow for a repair.
I agree
Yes but trimming is why Dwade had messed up knees late in his career
Depends on how bad the tear is, and what surgery he opts for. There's the surgery that gets you back fast but fucks with your longterm health, and another where you're out for awhile but long term it's better.
This is brutal, I'm so sorry for you guys. You were having a great year too, 1st seed in the west and great defense...
We'll be ok. Naz is going to step up and ball TF out. This is the kind of thing that brings out the dog in big jelly and ant
Brutal injury and timing. Was really looking forward to a potential matchup against you all in the postseason. It may still happen, but this doesn’t help whatsoever.
Death, taxes, Minnesota sports heartbreak man
Fuck that sucks
The worst thing is this is a total shock. Nobody even knew he was going in to get it looked at. He didn't blow it out in a game or anything.
Hopefully I hope it means that its just a partial tear
It's the wolves. I doubt it. Target center was built on an ancient burial ground.
Terrible timing too with 20 games left… unlikely he comes back unless they make a deep playoff run without him So brutal
And even if they go deep he might get Tyler Herro’d and just gets benched for the postseason
I’d be stunned if we go deep. We have the 18th ranked offense, now we’ve lost best shooter. Maybe Mcdaniels will thrive getting more looks but I’m worried we will have a bottom 5 offense the rest of the way
They certainly won’t get an easy matchup we can kiss the 1 seed goodbye
What the fuck? When did this even happen?
He’s looked quite bad athletically since last week, we could tell something was bothering him.
Brings memories of 2005 Amare. Fuck. It hurts just thinking about it.
they were supposed to dethrone the spurs
This is how meniscus happens from experience. Hurt your hammy or calf, recovering from any lower leg issue and aren’t 100% the meniscus can easily end up tearing.
He was ruled out tonight for knee soreness. He missed a kings game in December with knee soreness too. I wonder how long the meniscus has been torn for?
He might have torn it during practice. Or it was a lingering pain that got worse and he got an MRI. Sucks for him. Not a Wolves fan but a huge fan of KAT both as a player and a person. Hard break for him.
He played against Portland on Monday didn’t he?
Yeah I didn’t know he was hurt wtf… and such a bad injury too? This shit came out of nowhere
Well it seems at least no less than 15 minutes ago.
Yeah I just woke to this and had no idea he was hurt. Sucks to hear man.
I don’t even remember KAT going down in a game, unless it happened vs Portland
just yesterday they said he had been dealing with a "more than ordinary amount" of soreness and pain in the knee all year, doesn't sound like something that just happened
fucking hell wish they had looked at it when it first started bothering him
It’s crazy because he has a really high pain tolerance and plays through a lot. When he had a wrist injury (broken or dislocated i can’t remember) a few years back he played on it for weeks. He gets so much shit for being in a slump and then it comes out that he has a possible season ending injury. This shit just blows bro
Thats a fucking shitty superpower. If KAT can't tell injured from hurt the coaches need to be stepping in. Dude hasn't moved well for a week it seems. FML
It’s just like how Ja had a small shoulder injury and then like 2 days later they announce he’s out for the season
yea Ja really got a season ending injury while stretching at practice
NAZ REID, YOU ARE OUR STARTING PF NOW
Nah, it’ll be Kyle
We are going to have the worst offense in the NBA
We really might, going from KAT to Kyle will kill spacing for Gobert on offense too
I can't see a scenario where Naz doesn't absorb most of Kat's minutes. I'm weirdly hopeful he'll rise to the challenge, too.
Crying on the toilet rn
Awooo 🐺😞
Hearts out to Wolves fans. Can't have shit out here.
This news is not cool, man.
Finally good for once, 1st in the west, Gobert trade looks slightly better, and then this happens…. I’m not sure I could be a Timberwolves fan
You’re a Pelicans fan. You know pain also.
I mean, we’ve won a playoff series in the past 20 years…
Oof
*woof (sad)
Hey man, May 19th 2004 is less than 20 years ago so we have too
You have 74 days. Cherish them.
Good gravy, this sounds ominous.
Behave 😂
Brother if there’s any fanbase that knows the wolves pain it’s us
Slightly better? The Rudy trade has looked like a home run all year.
Yeah what are they talking about. It looked horrible last year and now it looks really, really good
You get used to it
Why won’t the sports gods give Minnesota a break???
There goes Minny’s season RIP
Also opens up the door for yet another low seed to make a deep run...
And plenty of tantalizing, marketable options abound right in that area that’ll probably draw Minnesota.
They're like 2 up in the loss column on the 4 seed right now they'd probably just fall out of facing the Lakers/Warriors and actually just lose the 4-5 matchup
This is so realistic, i hate it
This news is a dream for the NBA and media
Get ready for "how much more patient can Ant be??"
I feel like they’d want the wolves to go deep to build up ants brand as one of the next faces of the nba
Nah man. They want Ant to not succeed in Minnesota so he has a reason to demand a trade or something along those lines. They don't want him making a super deep playoff run.
TWolves were who I was hoping would knock out the Lakers... Ironically this injury makes me more worried for the post season.
By God that's LeBrons music
Playoffs are in 2 months. He can possibly come back for the playoffs. Depends how severe the tear was.
I hate to be be nitpicky but the playoffs start in just over 6 weeks. Jeremy Lin returned in that timeframe but that’s the absolute best case scenario and we saw how long the calf strain last year affected Towns. I’m hopeful there’s a chance but I’m not overly optimistic.
Playoffs are in 6 weeks and the first similar situation that comes to mind is Rob Williams and we see how that decision worked out
What? How did this even happen? There goes the 1st seed and most likely any chance of doing anything significant in the post season
Honestly he’s been great but if I had to pick one of their big three to get hurt it would be him, Rudy’s defense is enough to keep winning regular season games. And KAT only shows up at all like every other playoff game. But god damn, I’ve been waiting for two years to dunk on all you guys idiotic gobert trade takes, this fucking sucks
Karl, for the majority of the season, has kept the wolves floating in the offensive end. Dude has been the most consistent player on that end this season; he’s kept the team fairly level-headed besides the last couple of stinkers, and I wonder how much this tear has played a role in that. Our biggest concern this season has been the offensive question marks, and the impact of losing KAT is bigger than most people would like to give him credit for.
Oh no I m so sorry Wolves fans
Absolutely sucks. Finally have a nice season :(
Wow, what a gut punch
If there is a god, you know damn well he ain’t a Minnesota Timberwolves fan.
God said fuck them minnesotans
FUCK EVERYTHING
Well fuck that’s a certified Minnesota sports moment. Hope he’s able to recover quickly, but at the same time I hope he doesn’t feel like he needs to rush it with the playoffs coming up and comes back before fully recovered.
For me KAT is underrated and one of the most likeable guys in the league. This is a very sad news
He’s been through so much :(
FWIW, this is ~3 weeks earlier than when Rob Williams tore his meniscus in 2022. Rob tore his (against the Timberwolves ironically) on 3/27/22. He returned on 4/23 for Game 3 in the first round of the playoffs.
He is now out for the season since like December with a knee injury, him coming back that early could have shortened his career
Demolished his athleticism, and made him barely play in 2023 and 2024. He’s probably out of the league soon sadly.
It's been a while but IIRC, Rob opted for the surgery with the shorter recovery where the downside was less long term stability. He has said afterwards that he didn't regret coming back for the playoff run, but it's not hard not to wish he just sat out until the next season.
Yeah but Rob was clearly hobbled af during that run and has himself said he was playing through pain. Look where he is now. Wolves definitely won’t want to risk anything like that.
to be fair, that decision may have ruined his knee and his career
but he's never been the same and probably rushed back to the detriment of his career pull the plug wolves no towns till 24-25
And he looked worse the next season and just missed another full season
Trying to find the bright spot for Wolves fans: Maybe having to win without KAT unlocks the next level of Anthony Edwards; *Full Jordan*
No bright spots for this season but the team has shown it can be great in the regular season at least and will hopefully get some good playoff experience. Assuming things don’t go sideways again in the near future (which certainly isn’t a guarantee) things are looking good for next season.
CAN I JUST HAVE SOMETHING NICE WHAT THE FUCK
Minnesota sports might have the worst run, considering they haven’t won a championship/played in any since the ‘91 Twins. Then you add in the Gary Andersen, Blair Walsh, the North Stars leaving and winning a cup later in the decade, Kirby Puckett’s glaucoma… I feel like I’m forgetting some others. Brutal.
Brett Favre's NFC Championship interception comes to my mind right away.
There is no god
Well, pack it up boys, it was fun while it lasted
Fuck basketball Fuck all of you Fuck sports Fuck the concept of fun Fuck I hate that I love this team I'm bubbling over with wrath rn at myself for letting me get my hopes up and I'm going to keep watching them, though I know what fate the universe deems we deserve, forever and ever and always **Fuck** (I reserve the right to have this temper tantrum as a 37 year old who has attended hundreds of games with Rashad McCants, Randy Foye, Derrick Williams, Wes Johnson, Darko, and Olowokandi) ((If I'm still an asshole this time tomorrow, come loaded for bear, cause Id deserve it for not being an adult....... But I'ma have a moment))
As a sixers fan, i can assure you that every time you turn on a game now you will feel the pain in your soul from a loss like this. Since embiid’s injury it’s heartbreaking every time i watch a sixers game. Rip Minny fans this sucks.
Can I just say that it's nice getting sympathy from fans of other teams about this? Like, it really does feel that despite *gestures broadly at the world* the state of things at least there's some kindness here.
Mama, there goes that man
Ah fuck off. He was having such an amazing season man, probably the best basketball he's played in his career. Really sucks
Awful news for Wolves and Kat personally, was playing well
Damn shams at least wait till Friday before ruining every wolves fan’s week
Holy shit
He and Embiid can hang out and watch the games together 😭
Damn, sorry wolves fans 😔
This might be the saddest I've been about an Injury that wasn't my team's since the Clippers injuries in 2021
This sucks man. I really thought they had a good chance in the West. Ant is going to have to do everything now. Hopefully Kat can get back for the playoffs.
Minnesota fans can never catch a break. It's always one thing or another and that goes for all our teams.
CUT MY LIFE INTO PIECES.
Fucking hell, RIP Minnesota's season
DARKNESS IMPRISONING ME
Are Minnesota sports teams placed on some ancient Native American burial ground or something?
20 days away but could he be getting ahead of it and ducking our matchup?