Timberwolves coach Chris Finch is injured by his own player after brutal collision with Mike Conley late on in playoff win vs Suns with 54-year-old 'feared to have torn his patella tendon' before team dumped Phoenix out
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Mike Conley hit into Finch after evading a challenge and drifting to the sideline. The Minnesota HC was helped back to his feet before hobbling out of the game. DailyMail.com

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