On Wednesday, Minnesota Timberwolves assistant coach Micah Nori told assembled media that head coach Chris Finch's knee surgery had gone well and the team is considering their options on where he'll be for Game 1 of their second-round playoff series against the Denver Nuggets. Finch suffered a torn patellar tendon in his right knee after a collision with point guard Mike Conley in the Wolves' series-clinching win over the Phoenix Suns on Monday.
Due to the surgery, Finch will need special accommodations to remain on the sideline. Per The Athletic's Jon Krawczynski, Minnesota is considering trying to fit Finch in near the bench by moving some chairs around. The franchise is also looking into having Finch watch from a suite and meet the team in the locker room for pregame, postgame, and halftime.
It's obviously terrible for Finch to suffer this injury and have to coach the Wolves' first deep playoff run in decades with a leg cast or brace or whatever the situation will be. But while the team is deciding where he'll be doing so, they have to keep in mind the Nick Nurse timeout debacle that lost the Philadelphia 76ers Game 2 of their first-round playoff series against the New York Knicks.
