Anthony Edwards is sidelined. The Minnesota Timberwolves star underwent a successful right knee arthroscopic procedure for debridement, and while a full recovery is expected, ESPN’s Shams Charania reported Tuesday that Edwards could miss up to two months. That’s a huge blow for Minnesota.
Talk About Awkward Timing
You really can’t make this stuff up. Just this Thursday, the third episode of Adidas’ “Minnatlantasota” web series dropped, and who’s the star? None other than Edwards himself. The whole premise of the episode? Edwards was looking for a body double, *just in case* he got hurt and risked falling short of the 65-game minimum needed for major end-of-season awards. The video’s filming date isn’t clear, but it certainly wasn’t anytime after the injury. The irony is just too real right now, folks.
From Fire Start to Forced Sidelines
And the timing couldn’t be worse, because Edwards was on an absolute heater to start the season. He was averaging nearly a point per minute, dropping 33.3 points in 33.8 minutes per game through the Timberwolves’ first four matchups. Minnesota came out swinging too, winning its first three games by a combined 70 points before hitting a snag, dropping a pair of close ones to fall to a 3-2 record.
The Wolves haven’t given an official return timeline, but with Edwards potentially out for two months, that’s a massive chunk of the early regular season. They started hot, but now they’ve got to figure out how to weather this storm and stay competitive without their main man. That’s the real challenge facing Minnesota right now.
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Originally reported by Bleacher Report.
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