Chris Finch will be on T’Wolves’ bench for Game 1 vs. Nuggets

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Days after undergoing surgery to repair a right patellar tendon, Minnesota Timberwolves head coach Chris Finch will be on the sidelines for Saturday’s second-round series against the Denver Nuggets.

There was uncertainty about Finch’s status after his collision with Timberwolves guard Mike Conley in the final two minutes of Game 4 of their first-round series against the Phoenix Suns.

While Finch, who used crutches this week, will be on the bench, assistant coach Micah Nori will be responsible for group discussions and communicating with players during the match.

“Feeling pretty good, all things considered,” Finch said Saturday before Game 1. “The plan was to try to be here the whole time — just see how I felt, day by day. And then figure out logistics to find out how it could work when I get started.” the bench and with the other coaches.”

If there wasn’t enough room for Finch to sit on the Timberwolves’ bench, the plan was for him to watch from a suite while interacting with Nori during the game. The team was able to arrange the bench so that there was enough space for the head coach to be close to his players.

“I was open to anything,” Finch said, via the Star Tribune. “They told me they really wanted me to just rest. I tried to do that. But I also wanted to be here, if I could be here in any capacity. That was the most important thing to me. Just literally take it one day at a time day and look how I felt.”