The Minnesota Timberwolves obtained tough information on the extent of Anthony Edwards’ damage early Sunday.
Edwards suffered a bone bruise and hyperextension in his left knee throughout Saturday’s win over the Denver Nuggets, in response to Shams Charania of ESPN. Whereas Edwards prevented any ligament harm, he’s anticipated to overlook a number of weeks.
In different phrases, Edwards is more likely to miss at the very least a big portion of the Western Convention semifinals, supplied the Timberwolves shut out the Nuggets. They at the moment maintain a 3-1 lead within the sequence.
Edwards had already been coping with a knee damage heading into the playoffs. He was in severe ache after struggling the damage and couldn’t put any weight on his left leg as he was helped to the locker room (video here).
The Timberwolves merely can not catch a break within the damage division. Along with Edwards, they lost Donte DiVincenzo for the season to a torn Achilles of their Recreation 4 victory. Minnesota gained due to an surprising 43-point eruption from backup guard Ayo Dosunmu.
Edwards was averaging 23 factors per sport for Minnesota within the first 4 video games of the sequence. He was simply 1-of-8 with 5 factors on the time of his damage throughout Saturday’s contest.
