Storyline: Tyus Jones Injury
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Dane Moore: With Tyus Jones out tonight, Wolves will have a “next man up mentality” that will lead to minutes for Jerryd Bayless tonight, per Ryan Saunders.
Kyle Ratke: Tyus Jones (ankle) is out tomorrow vs. San Antonio.
Adrian Wojnarowski: Minnesota guard Tyus Jones will wear a boot on his sprained left ankle for several days and be day-to-day on a return after that, league source tells ESPN.
Jon Krawczynski: Tyus Jones has a high left ankle sprain. X-rays negative, sources tell @TheAthleticMIN
Chris Hine: Source confirms that Jones has a high ankle sprain. Will be looked at tomorrow.
Jon Krawczynski: Tyus Jones has a high left ankle sprain. X-rays negative, sources tell @TheAthleticMIN
John Meyer: Tyus Jones rolled his left ankle really badly and needs help getting off the floor and into the locker room. We can only hope it’s not as bad as it looked. Wolves can’t afford to lose him. As if this night could get any worse.
Christopher Hine: Tom Thibodeau said Jimmy Butler is playing tonight. Jeff Teague is still out, “day to day.” Tyus Jones will return tonight after a one-game absence.
Kyle Ratke: Tyus Jones (knee) is available to play tonight.
Adam Wexler: Timberwolves G Tyus Jones (Right Knee Soreness-Questionable) is on injury report. Teague (dislocated finger) is not on the injury report. #Rockets
February 18, 2019 | 6:00 am EST Update
Beal recruiting for Wizards during All-Star Weekend
The Wizards’ sole All-Star representative is looking three-and-a-half months ahead to the start of free agency — and maybe even beyond that. Beal joked to The Athletic on Friday that he may have to spend the weekend tampering with the other 25 All-Stars in Charlotte. Then again, maybe he wasn’t joking too much. The two-way recruiting has already begun, as he admitted following Sunday’s game. “It was really crazy,” Beal said. “A lot of guys were coming to talk to me and asking me how I feel. The recruiting process is really going all right. It’s going all right. I’m trying. This is new for me. So, I’m definitely getting some ears and seeing where guys’ minds are at.”
Still, the league does not enforce player-on-player recruiting as if it were tampering. So, in this case, Beal can “tamper” away. And opponents can return the favor. “Guys were, ‘So, what y’all doing in D.C.? How is D.C.?’ Or I’m asking, ‘What’s your situation? What you thinking about? How you feeling? Any changes need to be made?’” he said.
So, uhhh, who was it? “I can’t name no names. I’m not gonna name no names. I ain’t gonna name no names. You’re not gonna have me out here for tampering. I ain’t gonna throw no names out. I’m keeping them in my piggy bank, my back pocket right here,” Beal said. “But in July, hopefully we can do something.” Beal, who has two seasons remaining on his contract with the Wizards and says he wants to stick around, is a known shooter, but this is a halfcourt heave. Props to him for at least being the guy who chucks before the end-of-quarter buzzer sounds.
Scott Kushner: AD said the weekend really wasn’t any different for him than typical All-Star Games despite the scrutiny surrounding his trade request. “Great to be around family and the other All Stars” He also doesn’t think it will be an issue returning to New Orleans to finish the season.
Scott Kushner: I just spoke to AD. He said the plan was to just play a limited amount so he wouldn’t “mess the shoulder up” any further. But he said of the shoulder, “it’s fine”. He also said he expects to play when the Pelicans’ schedule resumes next week and will play his normal workload.
Matt Velazquez: Khris Middleton was asked about his future postgame: “I’ll think about the summertime in the summertime. We have a lot more work to do, hopefully. The second half of the season is going to be tough. We’ve been playing great basketball, so that’s the only thing I’m worried about.”
James said he’s healthy and focused on the stretch run. “I feel great,” James said. “Looking forward to the second half of the season. Looking forward to seeing what we can do to get back in this playoff race. That’s my only mindset. That’s the only thing that’s going to happen in my mental space for these next two months, pretty much on how I can get this team playing the type of level of basketball we were playing before my injury.”
