Injury Update: Nikola Pekovic
Nikola Pekovic Injury Update
Minneapolis/St. Paul The Minnesota Timberwolves today announced that Nikola Pekovic underwent an MRI (Magnetic Resonance Image) this morning at TRIA Orthopedics in Bloomington, Minn. that revealed bursitis in his right ankle. Pekovic will be withheld from basketball activities for 7-10 days and will be reevaluated at that time. He will be sidelined indefinitely.
Pekovic left last night's game at Chicago at the 6:00 mark of the first quarter and did not return.
The 6-11 center has appeared in all 44 games this year for the Wolves, averaging career highs in points (18.0 ppg), rebounds (9.1 rpg) and minutes (32.5 mpg).
Contact information:
Aaron Seehusen, Minnesota Timberwolves, (612) 673-1602, seehusen@timberwolves.com
Dan Bell, Minnesota Timberwolves, (612) 673-1603, bell@timberwolves.com
Alex King, Minnesota Timberwolves, (612) 673-1632, king@timberwolves.com