Kevin Love Injury Update – Broken Hand
October 16, 2009 by Stephen Kersey
Filed under Basketball
The Minnesota Timberwolves are expected to be bad this season. Now their first month of the season will be even worse. Kevin Love, the second year power forward out of UCLA, will miss approximately six weeks after breaking his left hand during a preseason game.
Love broke the fourth metacarpal bone after colliding with a teammate. As a rookie he averaged 11.1 points, 9.1 rebounds, 1.0 assists and 0.6 blocks in 25.3 minutes per contest.
“Fortunately,” remarked Love, “it’s my non-shooting hand.”
It’ll be interesting to see how the Timberwolves alter their lineup with Love not available. Al Jefferson will be one of …read more
