Chris Finch。圖/NBA

灰狼今天成功以4-0橫掃太陽，完成自2004年以來首次晉級西區第二輪的任務，不過這場比賽末也傳出壞消息，灰狼總教練Chris Finch在比賽第四節被自己球員Mike Conley撞到。

撞到當下Finch的臉部表情相當猙獰，也無法馬上起立，由於教練的年紀通常也比較大，這一撞對總教練所帶來的傷勢恐怕不小，最後也在灰狼隊職員的攙扶之下，帶Finch接受治療。

Timberwolves coach Chris Finch left to the locker room after a sideline collision with Mike Conley

Wishing him well  pic.twitter.com/0P1NAiQ7oG

— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) April 29, 2024

而根據記者Shams Charania報導，隊醫害怕總教練受傷是髕骨肌腱撕裂，傷勢會花總教練復健不少時間。

Minnesota Timberwolves coach Chris Finch is feared to have a torn patellar tendon in his knee on late game collision during Game 4 win in Phoenix, sources say. Brutal.

— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) April 29, 2024