Timberwolves coach had hilariously petty demand after Mike Conley accidentally injured him

Minnesota Timberwolves head coach Chris Finch wanted some justice after his own player injured him earlier this week.

Finch on Sunday was accidentally tackled by Timberwolves point guard Mike Conley Jr. late into their team’s first-round series-clinching Game 4 win over the Phoenix Suns.

Conley was bumped by Suns guard Devin Booker right into Finch, who was standing along the sideline at Footprint Center in Phoenix, Arizona.

Finch suffered a torn patellar tendon in his right knee from the incident.

Conley won the 2023-24 Twyman-Stokes Teammate of the Year just days later. Conley on Wednesday appeared on KFAN with Dan Barreiro and discussed winning the award.

The Timberwolves veteran revealed that Finch hilariously requested for Conley to be stripped of the award for injuring his own coach.

“He wanted to put a word in about me winning that award,” Conley said, via Sports Illustrated’s Tom Dierberger. “He wants to veto it because I hurt him.

“He’s still got his jokes and stuff so it seems like he’s in good spirits,” Conley said. “Hopefully the recovery process is that so he’s able to come on the trip [to Denver] and be there for the first few games.”

Finch successfully underwent surgery Wednesday to repair his injured knee. One recent sighting of Finch had some Timberwolves fans optimistic about his chances of returning to the sidelines this postseason.