Exactly 363 days had passed since Al Jefferson ripped up the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee, an injury that typically takes a professional basketball player a year to completely recover from.
It's two days early, but let's go ahead and consider the Timberwolves' 109-102 victory over Memphis on Saturday to be Jefferson's clean bill of health.
He does.
"I felt like the old Al," Jefferson said after scoring 16 fourth-quarter points to almost single-handedly turn a seven-point Memphis lead into the Wolves' fourth consecutive victory. "That was a good feeling. ... I felt like the old Al Jefferson for the first time all season."
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