Minnesota Timberwolves' Tolliver out 6-8 weeks with knee injury

Minnesota Timberwolves forward Anthony Tolliver will miss the next 6-8 weeks to recover from a knee injury he suffered in Friday night's game at San Antonio.

Tolliver, signed by the Timberwolves as a free agent in August, had an MRI on Sunday that revealed a sprained medial collateral ligament in his right knee. A Timberwolves spokesperson said the 6-foot-8 Tolliver will not require surgery.

Tolliver has been the Timberwolves' best front-line defender off the bench. Timberwolves coach Kurt Rambis said the team will consider signing a player to replace Tolliver "if there's somebody out there." Tolliver is averaging 7.8 points, 4.1 rebounds and 1.3 assists in 18.2 minutes. He's also shooting 43.8 percent from three-point range (14 of 32).