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Minnesota Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards will be sidelined for several weeks after suffering a knee injury during Saturday night’s playoff game, according to a source familiar with the situation.<\/p>

Medical evaluations revealed that Edwards sustained a bone bruise and hyperextended his left knee during the first half of Minnesota’s 112-96 victory against the Denver Nuggets. The source spoke to The Associated Press anonymously since the team has not publicly released injury details or recovery timeline.<\/p>

The injury occurred while Edwards was defending a layup attempt by Denver’s Cam Johnson. Edwards jumped to contest the shot, but landed awkwardly with his left leg at an unusual angle. His knee gave way, and he limped off the court unable to bear weight on the injured leg.<\/p>

ESPN and The Athletic were first to report Edwards’ diagnosis.<\/p>

The timing couldn’t be worse for Minnesota, which now holds a 3-1 series advantage over the Nuggets heading into Monday night’s Game 5 in Denver. The Timberwolves also lost starting guard Donte DiVincenzo in the same contest to a torn Achilles tendon, ending his season and potentially threatening his availability for 2026-27.<\/p>

Edwards ranks among the NBA’s elite performers and would have earned All-NBA honors for the third straight year if he had met the league’s minimum games requirement. During the regular season, he posted 28.8 points per game, ranking third in the league behind Dallas’ Luka Doncic and reigning MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander of Oklahoma City. Edwards also contributed 5.0 rebounds and 3.7 assists nightly.<\/p>

The dynamic guard served as the fourth-leading scorer for Team USA’s gold medal-winning squad at the 2024 Paris Olympics. This season marked a career-high 21 missed games for Edwards.<\/p>

Teammate Julius Randle described the somber mood in the locker room following the injuries, particularly his interaction with Edwards after the game.<\/p>

“I just dapped him up,” Randle explained. “There’s not much to say in those moments. … Somebody who’s going through those situations is processing a lot.”<\/p>

Randle noted he didn’t have a chance to speak with DiVincenzo before departing the arena.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Minnesota Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards suffered a bone bruise and hyperextended knee during Saturday’s playoff victory over Denver. The injury will sideline the NBA star for multiple weeks, dealing a major blow to the team’s championship hopes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":57672,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[836],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-57673","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/news-1777221388797.jpg?fit=1000%2C666&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pbtNqq-f0d","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":61222,"url":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/timberwolves-star-edwards-may-return-for-playoff-opener-after-knee-injury\/","url_meta":{"origin":57673,"position":0},"title":"Timberwolves Star Edwards May Return for Playoff Opener After Knee Injury","author":"Admin","date":"May 3, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Minnesota Timberwolves All-Star Anthony Edwards could potentially play in Monday's playoff game against San Antonio, just one week after sustaining what appeared to be a significant knee injury. 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