Timberwolves guard Donte DiVincenzo will be out indefinitely due to a Grade 3 left toe sprain and will receive additional opinions, the team announced Monday.
Putting DiVincenzo in the starting lineup also gives him a role closer to what he had in New York last season when he thrived as a spark-plug shooter and defender for the Knicks. He started 68 games in the regular season and every playoff game for New York.
Timberwolves head coach Chris Finch explains why he chose to move Donte DiVincenzo into the starting lineup and bench Mike Conley
With four and a half minutes remaining in Monday's game against the Grizzlies, Timberwolves coach Chris Finch took rookie Rob Dillingham off the floor and put starting point guard Mike Conley back in. The Wolves led 100-95 at the time.
There was no Villanova reunion. There was no anticipated spat with Rick Brunson to keep an eye on. Former fans didn’t have the chance to watch him play on the Garden floor during what has been a hot streak for the Delaware native.
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.
Timberwolves guard Donte DiVincenzo is out indefinitely due to left big toe injury and will receive additional opinion, sources tell ESPN. DiVincenzo’s foot has been placed in a
MEMPHIS — Donte DiVincenzo, who recently moved into the Minnesota Timberwolves starting lineup, is out indefinitely with a big toe injury, the team announced before Monday’s game against the Memphis Grizzlies. DiVincenzo, a 6-foot-4 guard in his seventh season out of Villanova, had missed the last two games with the injury.
Minnesota Timberwolves guard Donte DiVincenzo will be out indefinitely with a toe injury. ESPN reported that DiVincenzo – who has missed the past two games with the injury – has been placed in a walking boot,
DiVincenzo has a Grade 3 sprain in his left big toe after suffering the injury against the Golden State Warriors last week.
Rob Dillingham checked out of the Timberwolves’ 108-106 loss to the Memphis Grizzlies with 4 minutes, 29 seconds remaining and the Wolves ahead by five Monday afternoon. The rookie guard said he was tired after playing nearly all of the previous 11 minutes of game time without much of a break.
The Minnesota Timberwolves are nearly 40 games into the 2024-25 NBA season and they still have yet to figure out their identity. End of game lineups are different night in and night out, Julius Randle still doesn’t have a defined role in the Wolves’ offense and isn’t much help on defense.