The short-handed Timberwolves had their rotation thinned further when guard Jaylen Clark left their game against the Thunder because of neck pain from an awkward fall on the court in the third quarter Sunday night.

The short-handed Minnesota Timberwolves had their rotation thinned further when guard Jaylen Clark left their game against the Oklahoma City Thunder because of neck pain from an awkward fall on the court in the third quarter Sunday night.

After making the Western Conference Finals last season, the Timberwolves have taken a step back and find themselves in the seventh seed, a full game behind the sixth-seeded LA Clippers, who are poised to miss the Play-In Tournament. After trading away Karl-Anthony Towns for Julius Randle, the Wolves have struggled to find their footing this season.