FINAL UPDATE: Rudy Gobert's Injury Status For Timberwolves-Raptors Game
FINAL UPDATE: Rudy Gobert is available.
On Saturday night, the Minnesota Timberwolves will be in Canada to face off with the Toronto Raptors.
For the game, they could be without one of their best players, as Rudy Gobert is on the injury report listed as questionable.
Underdog NBA: "Rudy Gobert (ankle) questionable Saturday."
The three-time NBA All-Star is in the middle of his first season with the Timberwolves (he had previously been with the Utah Jazz).
Gobert is averaging a very solid 13.8 points, 11.5 rebounds, 1.0 assists and 1.4 blocks per contest in 59 games (while shooting 66.9% from the field).
Right now, the Timberwolves are the eighth seed in the Western Conference with a 35-36 record in 71 games.
They are on a two-game losing streak and 4-6 in their last ten games.
On the road, the Timberwolves have struggled, going just 15-19 in the 34 games they have played on the road away from the Target Center in Minnesota.
Last season, they made the first round of the NBA Playoffs for the first time since 2018.
As for the Raptors, they are the ninth seed in the Eastern Conference with a 34-36 record in 70 games.
They are on a two-game winning streak and 5-5 in their last ten games.
At home, the Raptors are a very impressive 22-13 in the 35 games they have hosted in Canada.
Currently, they are in one of the final two play-in tournament spots and are coming off a season where they lost in the first round of the playoffs.