Minnesota Timberwolves All-Star forward Karl-Anthony Towns will undergo an MRI on his right calf on Tuesday, but there is early optimism that he might have avoided a substantial injury to his lower right leg, sources told ESPN on Monday night.
Towns suffered a noncontact injury turning to run down the floor on Monday night in Washington, reaching back to grab at his calf and leaving uncertainty about whether he had suffered an Achilles injury.
Towns needed help to leave the court for the locker room, but an initial examination suggested that Towns' imaging upon returning to Minnesota would be unlikely to reveal severe damage.