Karl-Anthony Towns of the Timberwolves had successful knee surgery.

FOX 9 MINNEAPOLIS – Karl-Anthony Towns, a center and forward for the Minnesota Timberwolves, underwent successful surgery on Tuesday to repair a lateral meniscus rupture in his left knee.

In four weeks, team officials said, he will undergo another evaluation. Due to the injury, Towns has missed the last three games; during that time, the Timberwolves have gone 1-2. With 19 games remaining in the regular season, the Timberwolves are now 44-21 and occupy the third position in the Western Conference. They trail the Oklahoma City Thunder by 1.5 games in the race for the top slot.

Towns is averaging 22.1 points, 8.4 rebounds, and three assists per game after playing in 60 games this season.

The Timberwolves will visit the Atlanta Hawks in their penultimate game of the season on Tuesday, one month from now. In a little over five weeks, the Western Conference Playoffs will get underway. It is hoped that Towns will be back before then.

Karl-Anthony Towns, a key player for the Minnesota Timberwolves, had knee surgery on Tuesday and will have another evaluation in four weeks. Towns, 28, underwent surgery to fix a lateral meniscus rupture in his left knee, which was discovered by an MRI last Thursday. On March 4, Towns saw just 21 minutes of action in Minnesota’s 119-114 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers.
The Timberwolves (44-21), who have struggled without Towns and are currently in third place in the Western Conference heading into Tuesday’s games, are suffering from the timing of the injury. In 60 games (all starts) this season, Towns is averaging 22.1 points, 8.4 rebounds, and 3.0 assists. He is also shooting a career-high 42.3 percent from three-point range. In 571 games (all starts), the 7-footer has averaged 22.9 points, 10.9 rebounds, and 3.2 assists. This is after the Timberwolves selected him first overall in the 2015 draft.