- Mike Conley punched Finch after evading a challenge and veering toward the bench.
- Minnesota’s HC was helped to his feet before limping out of the game.
- DailyMail.com provides the latest international sports news.
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 in Phoenix, Finch was sent to the ground when Timberwolves star Mike Conley evaded a challenge from the Suns’ Devin Booker and moved toward the bench before punching his coach.
The 54-year-old fell instantly and appeared in visible pain as Conley attempted to help him back away, only for both groups of players to form 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 a lower leg injury, which is now being evaluated by Minnesota’s medical team.
According The farces of Athletic CharaniaIt is feared that he suffered a tear of the patellar tendon in his knee as a result of the collision with Conley.
Timberwolves coach Chris Finch limped out of their playoff victory over the Suns after a brutal collision with Mike Conley.
Finch was sent to the ground when Timberwolves star Mike Conley evaded a challenge and moved toward the bench before punching his coach.
The 54-year-old limped from the arena after injuring his leg in the collision.
Finch’s Timberwolves led by four points with less than two minutes remaining at the time of the collision, and ultimately held on to win 122-116 to seal a sweep over the Suns and advance to the Conference Semifinals.
Phoenix is the first team to be eliminated from this season’s NBA playoffs after suffering a 4-0 defeat at the hands of Minnesota, which advanced to the next round thanks to Anthony Edwards’ heroic 40 points.