Kevin Love broke hand doing knuckle push-ups

Kevin Love broke two bones in his right hand doing knuckle pushups during a workout at his condo on Wednesday. He visited a doctor in New York, who confirmed that no surgery will be necessary.

October 18, 2012 at 8:09PM
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Kevin Love (Associated Press/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

You read that right. Kevin Love broke two bones in his right hand doing knuckle pushups during a workout at his condo on Wednesday with personal trainer Rob McClanaghan.

Love visited a doctor in New York, who confirmed that no surgery will be necessary. The timeline -- Love will return in 6-8 weeks -- remains in place.

Jerry's story from this morning and video is here and Jim Souhan had a little fun with his column here.

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