Timberwolves center Karl-Anthony Towns has entered concussion protocol after being involved in a car accident in the Minneapolis area Thursday night, Timberwolves coach Ryan Saunders said Friday. The team announced that Towns has been ruled out for Minnesota's game against the Knicks–the first missed game of his professional career.
Saunders added that the team will take Towns's return day-by-day moving forward, according to The Athletic's Michael Scotto.
The 23-year-old big man was reportedly heading to the airport for the team's trip to New York when he was involved in the crash, per the Star Tribune.