Wolves' Julius Randle ruled out against Jazz due to groin soreness

Randle made a layup during the second quarter and immediately grabbed his inner thigh before being subbed off and exiting to the locker room. Randle had six points, a rebound and an assist before he was forced to exit the game.

The Randle injury leaves the Wolves even more short-handed Thursday as they were already without point guard Mike Conley, who was ruled out before the game due to a right thumb sprain. They also remain without Donte DiVincenzo (toe).

Randle missing any significant time would be a huge blow for the Wolves, particularly as they've been heating up in recent weeks. Randle is the team's second-leading scorer at 19.1 points per game, and he's also averaging 7.3 rebounds and 4.5 assists per night. Naz Reid would be the likely starter if Randle were to miss any time. Luka Garza was getting minutes, too, after Randle left the game, which was still in progress at the time of publication.