Timberwolves coach Chris Finch is injured by his own player after brutal collision with Mike Conley… as concerned players surround 54-year-old before he limps away late on in playoff win vs the Suns
- Mike Conley ran into Finch after dodging a challenge and drifting to the sideline
- The Minnesota HC was helped back to his feet before limping out of the game
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Minnesota Timberwolves coach Chris Finch limped out of their NBA playoff victory over the Phoenix Suns after a brutal collision with his own player late in the fourth quarter.
With just minutes left to play in Phoenix, Finch fell to the ground when Timberwolves star Mike Conley dodged a challenge from Suns’ Devin Booker and moved to the sideline before crashing into his coach.
The 54-year-old immediately fell and appeared to be in visible pain as Conley tried to help him up, but both sets of players formed a circle around him as he remained on the ground in some discomfort.
After a few minutes, Finch finally got back to his feet and limped out of the arena with an injury to his lower leg, which is now being evaluated by Minnesota’s medical team.
According to The Shams Charania of athleticsIt is feared that he has suffered a torn patellar tendon in his knee as a result of the collision with Conley.
Timberwolves coach Chris Finch limped out of playoff win over the Suns after brutal collision with Mike Conley
Finch fell to the ground as Timberwolves star Mike Conley dodged a challenge and moved to the sideline before crashing into his coach.
The 54-year-old limped out of the arena after injuring his lower leg in the collision
Finch’s Timberwolves led by four points with less than two minutes remaining at the time of the collision, and they held that lead to seal a sweep over the Suns and advance to the Conference Semifinals .