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UPDATE: Karl-Anthony Towns' Injury Status For Lakers-Timberwolves Game

Karl-Anthony Towns is on the injury report for Saturday's game.

Ben Stinar

UPDATE: Karl-Anthony Towns' Injury Status For Lakers-Timberwolves Game
UPDATE: Karl-Anthony Towns' Injury Status For Lakers-Timberwolves Game /

UPDATE: Karl-Anthony Towns is available.      

On Saturday evening, the Minnesota Timberwolves will host the Los Angeles Lakers at the Target Center. 

For the game, they could be without one of their best players, as star forward Karl-Anthony Towns is on the injury report.  

Via Timberwolves PR on Friday: "Minnesota @Timberwolves Status Report in advance of tomorrow’s game vs. Los Angeles Lakers:

QUESTIONABLE 

Towns - Left Knee Soreness 

OUT 

Clark - Right Achilles Tendon Rupture Rehab

Miller - G League Assignment

Moore Jr. - G League Assignment"

Towns has played 29 games so far this season and is averaging 21.6 points, 9.3 rebounds and 2.9 assists per contest while shooting 50.8% from the field and 41.0% from the three-point range.  

The Timberwolves are the first seed in the Western Conference with a 23-7 record in their first 30 games.  

They are 7-3 over their last ten games and most recently defeated the Dallas Mavericks by a score of 118-110.  

In 27 minutes of playing time, Towns had ten points, eight rebounds and three assists while shooting 3/12 from the field and 2/6 from the three-point range.

Following the Lakers, the Timberwolves will visit Julius Randle and the New York Knicks on Monday at Madison Square Garden.

As for the Lakers, they are the eighth seed in the Western Conference with a 17-15 record in their first 32 games.  

They are 4-6 over their last ten games and most recently beat the Charlotte Hornets by a score of 133-112. 

Following the Timberwolves, the Lakers will visit the New Orleans Pelicans on Sunday. 

More on the Los Angeles Lakers can be read here

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Ben Stinar is the NBA reporter for Fastbreak on FanNation.

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