MINNEAPOLIS — Taylor Hendricks knows exactly what Walker Kessler will be going through over the next few months.

Kessler, who had shoulder surgery on Thursday to repair a torn left labrum, will miss the rest of the 2025-26 season. Although Hendricks’ right leg injury last season was more gruesome and traumatic, he too missed nearly the entirety of a year after surgery and recovery.

“I know all the thoughts that come with the doctor telling you that it’s over for the season,” Hendricks said on Wednesday night. “So I definitely feel for him a lot.”

Hendricks isn’t the only one on the team that knows what it’s like to be sidelined after surgery. Brice Sensabaugh, who has had a number of knee-related procedures in the past, noted the myriad ways a player will have to be intentional when the

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