MINNEAPOLIS — Billy Donovan is thankful. While he's dealt with some turbulence since joining the Thunder, he's faced nothing like what's happening in Minnesota.
The box scores from Timberwolves' first couple of preseason games looked normal, but look again. On one, All-Star guard/forward Jimmy Butler's name doesn't even appear. On another, seventeen names down the list is “J. Butler ... DNP-RIGHT HAND.”
Yes, Butler had offseason surgery on his right hand, but that description in a box score doesn't begin to dive into the reason why he's not in a Minnesota uniform for Friday's game against the Thunder.