On Wednesday, May 1, 2024, coach Chris Finch is scheduled for surgery. When he went down at the game, the team’s trainers escorted him off the court, and luckily the Timberwolves were still able to pull out the win without him during the final two minutes of the game in a tight 122-116 final score. Doctors quickly figured out that Chris had torn the patellar tendon in his right knee.

According to ESPN, he’ll undergo surgery to repair the tendon. While the surgery carries few risks, he won’t be able to move his knee and it will have to be kept in a brace, so it may be difficult for him to join the team to coach directly from the sidelines. But the team and Chris are hopeful.

“Barring complications from the procedure Wednesday, Finch — who finished third in the NBA's Coach of the Year voting — should be able to travel to Denver with the team Friday,” sources told ESPN. Even still, traveling after a full surgery isn’t easy, and if there are complications, that could put a pin in his plans to continue coaching the team through the playoff season.