Minnesota Timberwolves guard Donte DiVincenzo will miss at least three more weeks with a toe injury, the team said Friday.
Donte DiVincenzo, who recently moved into the Minnesota Timberwolves starting lineup, is out indefinitely with a big toe injury.
Minnesota received positive news this week in the form of the second opinion on Donte DiVincenzo’s left great toe. A stress fluoroscopy uncovered a stable turf toe injury for the Timberwolves’ guard, with a partial tear of the plantar ligament. The injury will not require surgery.
MINNEAPOLIS — Timberwolves guard Donte DiVincenzo will not require surgery and will be re-evaluated in three weeks as he recovers from a left great toe injury he suffered on Jan. 15, the team said in a statement Friday.
Minnesota Timberwolves guard Donte DiVincenzo, who had been playing much better of late, has been ruled out indefinitely with a big toe injury.
DiVincenzo had replaced Mike Conley in the starting lineup just six games ago and was stellar during that stretch, averaging 17.5 points on 42.1% shooting from three, along with 5.3 rebounds, 4.7 assists, and 1.5 steals per game.
The 27-year-old guard has flirted with triple doubles in two of Minnesota’s last three outings. DiVincenzo tallied 28 points, nine assists, six rebounds, one steal and zero turnovers in the Wolves’ loss to the Warriors on Wednesday, making him the first player in franchise history to post such a line.
Just as Donte DiVincenzo was heating up, the injury bug bites. The Minnesota Timberwolves guard is out indefinitely due to a left big toe injury he sustained on Jan. 15 against Golden State, ESPN reported Monday. DiVincenzo, whose foot has been placed in a boot, will receive additional opinions on treatment options in the coming days.
The Timberwolves led by nine in the fourth quarter in the Martin Luther King Jr. Day matinee, and were up 95-90 after Anthony Edwards canned a jumper with 4:30 to play. But Memphis stormed back to seize control via an 11-0 run over the ensuing 2:10 to go up six.
Donte DiVincenzo received an injury update ahead of the Timberwolves' upcoming game against the Nuggets on Saturday.
DiVincenzo has a Grade 3 sprain in his left big toe after suffering the injury against the Golden State Warriors last week.
MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota Timberwolves guard Donte DiVincenzo will be out indefinitely with a toe injury, the team announced Monday.