Sam Cassell has been injured with torn cartilege in his left hip. It may require surgery in the offseason, and "it is unlikely the injured veteran will play again this spring."
'Cassell's back spasms are due to the trauma in the hip, the medical staffer said, and rest and rehabilitation might be enough to fix the problem. It isn't impossible that Cassell could try to play again on the damaged hip.
But Cassell even raised a white flag of sorts Sunday, saying he definitely would not play in Game 6 tonight. And after that? "Let's get through tomorrow first," said Cassell, 34. "Anything's possible. I'm just day to day right now. It's me understanding the situation and making the right decision."'
So Cassell is probably out for the rest of the season. How long the rest of the season is for his team is the big question.
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Sam Cassell will be out for the second straigh game with back spasms and a hip injury. Oddly enough the Timberwolves have won the games that Cassell has played thirty second or less. However, both games were home games for the Timberwolves.
``It's killing me, personally, knowing what I can do for us against the Lakers,'' Cassell said Sunday.
Fred Hoiberg will be the point guard in the absence of Cassell. The Lakers lead the series 3-2. Game 6 in is Los Angeles.
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Lately, Michael Olowokandi has been racking up foul calls faster than Kobe Bryant is accruing frequent flier miles.
Olowokandi was productive in 33 minutes in the series opener: 10 points, 11 rebounds, 4 fouls.
But he logged just 33 minutes total in Games 2, 3 and 4: 0 points, 6 rebounds, 13 fouls. That’s an average of one foul every two minutes and thirty-two seconds.
So enough was enough. Wolves coach Flip Saunders angrily disputed the unfair treatment of his big center in Game 5 and got hit with a technical foul.
And just when it seemed that everything was going against the Minnesota Timberwolves and the Candy Man in Game 5 – with the Lakers making a strong push to come all the way back and take the series – the referees called Shaqille O’Neal for a three-second violation on a crucial possession that turned the tide of the game back in the Wolves’ favor. Fred Hoiberg hit a big three-point shot on the Wolves’ ensuing possession and the game was in the W column.
Olowokandi tallied 7 rebounds and 2 blocked shots in Game 5. He will start at center again in Game 6.
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Timberwolves May 2004 Archive
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ESPN | May 30, 2004
Kevin Garnett came up big with 30 points and 19 rebounds, and the Minnesota Timberwolves survived for another game with a 98-96 victory over Los Angeles in Game 5 Saturday night.
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Yahoo! | May 29, 2004
Minnesota's final game may be Saturday but once again star point guard Sam Cassell will be a game-time decision.
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New York Times | May 28, 2004
The Los Angeles Lakers moved to the brink of returning to the NBA Finals with a 92-85 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves in the teams’ best-of-seven Western Conference Finals series.
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The Detroit News | May 28, 2004
The Pacers guards will have to do something to neutralize Chauncey Billups and Richard Hamilton, whose play has been the motor that makes the Pistons go in the Eastern Conference Finals.
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New York Times | May 27, 2004
Once again, the Lakers are coming together just in time.
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Minneapolis Star Tribune | May 27, 2004
Sam Cassell sat out practice and then said that whether or not he will play in Game 4 of the Western Conference Finals is a "game-time decision.
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Minneapolis Star Tribune | May 27, 2004
The Minnesota Timberwolves’ defensive intensity needs a jumpstart.
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L.A. Daily News | May 26, 2004
In an atypical playoff game, the Lakers defeated the Timberwolves 100-89 at Staples Center to take Game 3 of the Western Conference Finals.
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Minneapolis Star Tribune | May 25, 2004
The interest of Minnesota fans in their team’s playoff journey is hampered by the fact that many of them cannot watch any of the games.
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Minneapolis Star Tribuine | May 24, 2004
A sore hip and back kept Sam Cassell out of practice Saturday.
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Minneapolis Star Tribuine | May 24, 2004
The Minnesota Timberwolves tied up their best-of-seven Western Conference Finals series with the Los Angeles Lakers with an 89-71 Game 2 victory at the Target Center.
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The Washington Times | May 24, 2004
The Lakers have their chance.
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L.A. Daily News | May 23, 2004
According to Ross Siler, with Sam Cassell's bad back showing few signs of improvement Saturday, the Minnesota Timberwolves could have a certain 7-foot league MVP playing point guard sooner rather than later.
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L.A. Daily News | May 22, 2004
Score one for the old guy.
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Minneapolis Star Tribuine | May 21, 2004
In a position-by-position scouting report of the, it is determined that the off-season changes to bolster the Lakers’ backcourt changed roles and caused chemistry problems.
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Minneapolis Star Tribuine | May 20, 2004
Sam Cassell has a sore hip and back.
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Dave Campbell of the Associated Press | May 20, 2004
Kevin Garnett validated his MVP award and put the Minnesota Timberwolves into the Western Conference finals.
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ESPN | May 17, 2004
Sacramento Kings' Guard Anthony Peeler will receive a 2 game suspension for throwing an elbow to the face of NBA's reigning MVP, Kevin Garnett.
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Joe Davidson of the Sacramento Bee | May 17, 2004
Brad Miller is now a little lighter in the wallet.
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NBA.com | May 17, 2004
The Kings battled back again in the series to pull out a big win and tie the series at 3-3 and force a Game 7 in Minnesota.
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Sean Jensen of the St. Paul Pioneer Press | May 15, 2004
The 2004 men's Olympic team was rounded out on Friday but Timberwolves forward Kevin Garnett was not on it.
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Minneapolis Star Tribuine | May 14, 2004
The pressure is back on the Timberwolves in their playoff series with the Kings.
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NBA.com | May 13, 2004
Behind 28 points from Chris Webber, the Kings beat the Timberwolves 87-81 to draw even in the best-of-seven playoff series at 2.
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Yahoo! | May 11, 2004
Kevin Garnett knows the formula: MVP awards are won in the regular season, and superstars are born only in the playoffs.
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Star Tribune | May 11, 2004
Kevin Garnett rescued his team from playoff disaster.
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Doug Smith of the Toronto Star | May 7, 2004
It appears the Toronto Raptors are no closer to naming a general manager then they were back on April 1 when they fired Glen Grunwald.
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TCPalm | May 6, 2004
Through all they've been through, the coaching issues, Sprewell/Carlisimo, Webber/Don Nelson, the two players still remain the strongest of friends even as they go against each other.
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Minneapolis Star Tribune | May 5, 2004
Pregame rituals are always hard to break, and there is one which NBA MVP Kevin Garnett always sticks to.
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Indianapolis Star | May 4, 2004
He might have finished third this year in the MVP voting, but Pacers forward Jermaine O'Neal still aims to have his name up next to that of Kevin Garnett and Tim Duncan, the two players who beat him in the voting this year, in the future.
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Minneapolis Star Tribune | May 3, 2004
According to a report out of the Minneapolis Star-Tribune Timberwolves forward Wally Szczerbiak is progressing well.
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Minneapolis Star Tribune | May 3, 2004
The Minnesota Timberwolves franchise has scheduled a press conference for Monday afternoon to present Kevin Garnett with the 2003-04 Most Valuable Player award, Jerry Zgoda of the Minneapolis Star-Tribune is reporting.
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ESPN | May 2, 2004
The Minnesota Timberwolves franchise has scheduled a press conference for Monday afternoon to present a major announcement concerning Kevin Garnett.
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St. Paul Pioneer Press | May 1, 2004
After failing to get out of the first round the last couple of seasons, the Timberwolves knew they had to make changes.
