INDIANAPOLIS – Back home again in Indiana, Timberwolves starting point guard Jeff Teague shot alongside teammates after practice on Saturday, just three days after he suffered a Grade 1 sprain of a knee ligament late in an overtime victory over Denver.
Teague injured his left MCL in the commotion after a jump ball with 17 seconds left in the fourth quarter. Nuggets guard Will Barton fell into his left leg as Teague braced to chase the ball. Teague fell in a most unnatural way, his knee bending in a way it’s not meant to bend.
When he slapped the floor in great pain while he was down, both Teague and his teammates feared the worst, namely a torn ACL or something similar.