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10/27 19:30 CDT T-wolves' Anthony Edwards needs procedure on right knee, will
miss several weeks, AP source says
T-wolves' Anthony Edwards needs procedure on right knee, will miss several
weeks, AP source says
By TIM REYNOLDS
AP Basketball Writer
Minnesota guard Anthony Edwards needs an arthroscopic procedure to alleviate
issues with his right knee and will miss several weeks, a person with knowledge
of the matter said Tuesday.
The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the
Timberwolves had yet to make any public announcements of Edwards' plan to have
the operation. A more precise timetable for Edwards' return will be known after
surgery, the person said.
Edwards had been listed on recent injury reports with a right knee issue.
Periodic knee pain has dogged him for some time, though the specifics of the
current problem were not clear. The Timberwolves had listed him as questionable
for their game against Golden State on Wednesday, before the decision was
evidently made to go forward with the surgery.
Edwards was off to a flying start this season, averaging 33.3 points and
leading Minnesota to three wins in its first four games. He scored 45 points in
the season-opening win at Miami, then had 47 points in a loss to Cleveland on
Monday night. His 133 points through the first four games is a Timberwolves
record, breaking the old mark of 120 --- set by him two seasons ago.
But there were some signs that all was not right. Edwards had a two-handed
transition dunk late in the first half of Minnesota's win over Toronto on
Sunday, seemed to head down to the defensive end very gingerly after that play,
then spent the next Timberwolves offensive possession standing in the right
corner and squeezing his knee for a few seconds.
If he is out for two months, that would mean he remains sidelined until around
Christmas --- when Minnesota plays an Oklahoma City team that also has major
injury concerns. The Thunder lost Jalen Williams (leg, ankle) and Cason Wallace
(shoulder) earlier this week; both will have surgery that could be
season-ending.
A two-month absence would also sideline Edwards for around 25 games, meaning he
would again fall short of the NBA's 65-game threshold for end-of-season awards
like the All-NBA team and MVP.
Edwards was limited to 61 games last season, mostly because of knee-related
issues. It was the first season in which he missed any significant time;
Edwards missed 19 out of a possible 400 games in his first five NBA seasons.
The four-time All-Star, two-time All-NBA pick and member of the 2024 U.S.
Olympic team that won gold at the Paris Games has averaged 24.6 points in his
career. Since Edwards entered the league, only the Los Angeles Lakers' Luka
Doncic, Denver's Nikola Jokic, Oklahoma City's Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and
Miami's Giannis Antetokounmpo have scored more points than the No. 1 overall
pick in the 2020 draft.
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