Four of the six Minnesota Timberwolves competing in the 2023 FIBA World Cup took the floor for the opening day of action in southeast Asia: Karl-Anthony Towns (Dominican Republic), Rudy Gobert (France), Nickeil Alexander-Walker (Canada) and Matteo Spagnolo (Italy).
No matter the results of the games, Day 1 was a success — no one got hurt.
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Karl-Anthony Towns (Dominican Republic)
Towns headlined the Wolves tipping off their tournament quests for gold, as he and his Dominican Republic squad took on Utah Jazz guard Jordan Clarkson and host country the Philippines in Manila.