"The Timberwolves aren't ready to have a pity party. In fact, the Wolves are taking a defiant approach to their injury situation, which got even more alarming Tuesday, Nov. 13, when the team learned valuable reserve forward Chase Budinger will miss at least three to four months recovering from surgery on his left knee. "The natural reaction is to feel sorry for ourselves, but we're not going to do that," Wolves forward Dante Cunningham said Tuesday night. "The other team is not going to feel sorry for us. They're going to come at us with as much energy as if we had a full roster. Until we're down to four players, we feel we have enough to keep winning." The Wolves' collective attitude is one of the few things that has remained healthy during the team's 5-2 start. The Wolves started the season with optimism, only to see six of the team's top players, including four starters, go down with injuries. Center Nikola Pekovic was the latest starter to suffer an injury. He sprained his left ankle Monday night in the third quarter of the 90-82 win at Dallas and did not play in the fourth quarter." Read more: http://www.twincities.com/sports/ci...rwolves-chase-budinger-out-three-months-after
