Timberwolves Announce Jimmy Butler Has 'Meniscal Injury'

The Timberwolves said an MRI showed that Jimmy Butler has suffered a meniscal injury to his right knee.

The Timberwolves announced that an MRI showed that Jimmy Butler has a "meniscal injury" to his right knee. It does not appear that Butler has suffered a torn ACL, as many feared after the nature of the non-contact injury. 

On Friday night, Butler suffered a non-contact injury in the third quarter of Minnesota's 120-102 loss to the Rockets. He collapsed to the floor grabbing his right knee after he landed on it while pivoting. 

The team said more information on Butler's injury—including a possible timetable for a return—will be released as more information becomes available. 

Butler posted an Instagram that ostensibly referred to the injury on Saturday. 

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"a wise man once told me... you gotta take the crooked with the straights... so i just smile through it all...," the caption reads. 

Butler, a four-time All Star, is averaging 22.2 points, 5.4 rebounds and 5.0 assists.