Wolves' Cassell day-to-day with ankle injury

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) Timberwolves point guard Sam Cassell could miss Friday night's game against Golden State.

Cassell didn't suit up for Wednesday night's 81-68 victory over the New Jersey Nets because of tendinitis in his left ankle. A decision about his status for the Warriors game will be made right before tipoff.

Cassell, averaging 21.2 points and 7.7 assists, got treatment Thursday and went through a light workout.

Troy Hudson scored a season-high 29 points Wednesday in place of Cassell, who has been bothered by soreness for the last few days. It was the first time Cassell missed a game this season.

Minnesota is 42-16 and in first place in the Midwest Division.

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Wolves' Cassell sits against Nets

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) Sam Cassell, the Minnesota Timberwolves' All-Star point guard, did not dress for Wednesday night's game against the streaking New Jersey Nets because of tendinitis in his left ankle.

Cassell, averaging 21.2 points and 7.7 assists, participated in the pre-game shootaround but was held out of the game against the Nets, who entered with a 14-game winning streak.

Troy Hudson started in place of Cassell, who has been bothered by soreness for the last few days. It was the first time all season that Cassell missed a game.

Cassell (21.2 points per game), Kevin Garnett (24.7) and Latrell Sprewell (18) are the NBA's highest-scoring trio, averaging a combined 63.9 points per game.

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Wolves activate Michael Olowokandi

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) The Minnesota Timberwolves activated center Michael Olowokandi from the injured list Friday after he missed 35 games with a right knee injury.

Guard Darrick Martin, whose second 10-day contract expired Friday, was released to make room for Olowokandi.

Olowokandi, who was recovering from right knee surgery, averaged 6.4 points, 3.7 rebounds and 1.6 blocks a game in his first 15 games with the Wolves.

The five-year veteran missed the entire preseason while recovering from offseason surgery on his left knee.

The Timberwolves are close to being healthy. Wally Szczerbiak was activated from the injured list before Thursday's game against Sacramento, and he scored six points in a 16-minute season debut.

Szczerbiak had a sore left foot caused by a plantar fascia strain. Guard Troy Hudson, who missed 44 games with a sprained right ankle, returned Tuesday against Phoenix.

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