Walker not in Toronto with the team

From Jerry Zgoda/Star Tribune:

Antoine Walker is not with the Wolves in Toronto, an absence coach
Randy Wittman attributed to a “passport problem” and said is not
related to Walker’s quest to leave the Wolves for a playoff team yet
this season.

 

He did not fly with the team after Tuesday’s big home victory over Utah
and will not join the team in Cleveland Thursday — where, at last
report, you didn’t need a passport — until Craig Smith’s hurting
hamstring requires Walker’s presence.

 

 

 

From Rick Alonzo/Pioneer Press:

The Wolves found out about the unspecified passport issue about a week ago but didn’t have enough time to correct the problem, Wittman said.

 

It’s the latest issue surrounding Walker, who is seeking a buyout of his contract and is unhappy that he wasn’t traded before last week’s NBA deadline. Walker wants a bigger role (i.e. more playing time) but isn’t getting it of late and has voiced his displeasure.

 

"That absolutely has nothing to do with it," Wittman said of Walker’s absence in Toronto.

 

 

From Jerry Zgoda/Star Tribune:

Wittman said it’s unlikely Walker will join the team today in Cleveland — where, at last report, you don’t need a passport to enter — unless Craig Smith’s sore hamstring isn’t better and the Wolves need another healthy forward.