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[Jace Frederick] Chris Finch has largely bypassed opioids in favor of Tylenol in the wake of his major knee surgery to stay sharp amid the Wolves’ playoff run. He’s been in constant pain, but “I wouldn’t miss it for anything.”



Tweet: [https://twitter.com/JaceFrederick/status/1788721928842203279](https://twitter.com/JaceFrederick/status/1788721928842203279)

Full story: [https://www.twincities.com/2024/05/09/timberwolves-coach-chris-finch-showed-his-own-toughness-in-denver-and-his-players-followed-suit/](https://www.twincities.com/2024/05/09/timberwolves-coach-chris-finch-showed-his-own-toughness-in-denver-and-his-players-followed-suit/)

My favorite quote from the end of the article:

>“Someone like me who just came off (meniscus) surgery on my knee, and it was nowhere near as major as his, I can imagine the doctor told him not to travel and not fly, and Finchy said, ‘Hell no, I’m gonna be there for my team,’” Wolves forward Karl-Anthony Towns said. “So, (as) the leader of our team, when you have someone who is willing to fight like that, of course his troops are willing to fight just as hard.”

>“That,” Anthony Edwards said, “is the perfect answer.”

by KATgonnaGetThatYarn

22 Comments

  1. beardybuddha

    Finchy is already a legend for this franchise, IMO.

    This just makes me love the guy more.

  2. Critical-Fault-1617

    Smoke a blunt and just vibe in the second row. That’s what we’d all want to do

  3. EmmitSan

    Opioids are pretty terrifying, I don’t blame him.

  4. UffdaUpNorth

    Finchy keeps going this way and we’ll have to hoist a banner for the guy. Flip & Finch has a nice ring to it, tbh.

  5. swawesome52

    I have a sore throat so I’m really hanging in there with buddy 🙏😔

  6. vovoizmo

    how is this team more lovable every single day??

  7. Outlaw_87

    Other than the whole ownership thing which is a big deal in the long run, how can you not love everyone from top to bottom on this team? We really do need to give the former GM Rosa a lot of credit for hiring Finch, drafting both Ant/Jaden and signing Naz Reid than Connelly swoops in and puts the cherry on top with the Rudy/Mike/NAW trade.

    I also have to give a ton of credit to Finch/Ant/Kat relationship. Ant/Kat bought in which has forced everyone to buy in though I don’t think that was hard for this team as a whole.

  8. Timberwolves16-0

    Medical Marijuana an option?

    Lauren Jackson (ex WNBA and olympic basketball HoFer) managed to get off opiods due to medical marijuana and made a comeback in her 40s

  9. Responsible_Ad637

    And here I thought he’s been perc’ed out 😂

  10. Aggressive-Depth-526

    That legitimately has to be very inspiring to the players. Stuff like that could give player a little extra boost.

  11. Anglosaxon21

    Remember when some people wanted this guy fired last year?

  12. MantisManLargeDong

    Didn’t know Finch was the biggest dog on this team

  13. Willing-Body-7533

    But not as much pain as Murray is about to be in! ☠️💀

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