For the first time all season, Rocco Zikarsky was in uniform for the Minnesota Timberwolves. Spending all year with the Iowa Wolves of the G League, Zikarsky was active for the Timberwolves with Rudy Gobert suspended and Naz Reid missing his first game of the season.
With 3:53 remaining in their game against the Philadelphia 76ers on Sunday, and with Minnesota trailing by 25 points, Chris Finch emptied the bench, which included bringing in Zikarsky. In his first NBA outing, the 19-year-old Australian tied Randy Breuer as the tallest player in franchise history at a listed height of 7-foot-3.