Karl-Anthony Towns opens up on injury that kept him out for four months - "There's some light at the end of the tunnel"

Karl-Anthony Towns had another solid season for the Minnesota Timberwolves before he sustained a Grade 3 calf strain back on November 28, and has been sidelined ever since. Karl was averaging 20.2 points, 8.2 rebounds, and 5.3 assists, with a shooting efficiency of 50.5%.

Karl Anthony Towns said in an article written by Jon Krawcynski for The Athletic:

"There's some light at the end of the tunnel," Towns said.

When Karl-Anthony Towns sustained the injury in a game against the Washington Wizards, his injury timeline was at four to six weeks. But that was never the case, as Towns said:

"I knew since day one it was going to be a long road, a Grade 3; I tore a lot of my calf. It was like 95 percent torn off. I knew it wasn't going to be an easy road. I was going to have to wait to do its thing, then reassure it's going to do its thing, then lather it to make sure that it would hold together in the moment," Towns said.

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Karl-Anthony Towns' injury status

Karl-Anthony Towns revealed in the interview with The Athletic that he had a setback in his recovery process back in January, which resulted in him restarting the process again.

Recovering from injuries will always be tricky when it comes to NBA players. Many factors have to be considered before a recovering player is given the green light to make his return.

The Minnesota Timberwolves without Karl-Anthony Towns this season

In his absence, the Minnesota Timberwolves (35-37) have struggled and are in 9th place in the Western Conference standings. The team's record this season without Karl-Anthony Towns is 26-26. For the season, Towns has an offensive rating of 118.0 and a defensive rating of 113.7. With only 10 games remaining in the season, it will be interesting to see when Karl-Anthony Towns is made available to return to the team.

The Minnesota Timberwolves are battling to make the final cut for the play-in tournament with the goal of making it into the playoffs. With Anthony Edwards sidelined due to an ankle sprain, it will be even more of a challenge for the team as they try to hold the fort down until Karl-Anthony Edwards returns.