Nemanja Bjelica has a foot strain and will not play in the Timberwolves' upcoming three-game road trip to Toronto, New Orleans and Dallas.
Bjelica had an MRI performed at the Mayo Clinic over the weekend, which revealed the strain; Bjelica missed his third straight game Monday night. The origins of the injury are rather murky. In San Diego over the All Star break, he did his usual workout before boarding a plane back to the Twin Cities. By the time he had arrived in Minnesota, the foot was hurting.
Bjelica will travel with the team on the road trip but will not play. He will gradually return to basketball activities as the pain in his foot subsides. No target date has been set for his return.
Meanwhile, interim coach Sam Mitchell confirmed that Zach LaVine will start at shooting guard tonight.
