We sat down for a chat with Sebastian Telfair, learned about Craig Smith's minor injury and watched the team compete in a half-court shot contest.
Telfair Ankle Update, Chat
Sebastian Telfair confirmed that he's almost back to 100 percent with his injured ankle, but again stressed that there is no reason to risk re-injury by coming back too soon.
As such, he won't be joining the team for a road trip through Orlando and Memphis. Telfair also reflected upon his season, spoke about what he's planning to work on in particular in the coming offseason and reaffirmed his desire to be in Minnesota next year.
Sebastian Telfair Audio
Smith Sprain
Craig Smith suffered a sprained left sterno clavicular joint in the closing minutes of Wednesday evening's loss to the New Orleans Hornets. Smith is listed as day-to-day, and is scheduled to go on the team road trip to Orlando and Memphis. Smith scored two points and grabbed five rebounds in 16 minutes of action against the Hornets and is averaging 9.4 points and 4.6 boards in 20 minutes of playing time per game.
Buck Wins Half-Court Contest
Many NBA players shoot half-court shots like normal people shoot free throws. Yet Wolves guard Greg Buckner was the only player to nail his heave in a post-practice contest on Thursday. Several players - including Rashad McCants, Ryan Gomes and Al Jefferson - missed by just a hair, but Buck put his straight through the twine. In case you were wondering.
