The Minnesota Timberwolves have cracked open the door for star guard Anthony Edwards to return for Game 1 of their Western Conference semifinal. Edwards, originally considered week-to-week and assumed to be out for the opener Monday at the San Antonio Spurs, was listed as questionable on Sunday evening's injury report.
The playoff spotlight hit a little differently this time. When the Rudy Gobert and Victor Wembanyama dynamic happens, it carries history, pride, and a big-bro energy that’s been building for years.
Anthony Edwards is apparently healing like Wolverine. In a stunning new development, the Minnesota Timberwolves star Edwards is being listed as questionable for Monday’s Game 1 against the San Antonio Spurs.
Minnesota Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards is itching to return to postseason action. Minnesota was initially expected to be without Edwards (left knee) for the first two games of its series against the San Antonio Spurs.
LeBron's career can't go on forever, can it? If it were to end tomorrow, it would be the greatest run of sustained excellence the league has ever seen.
The Timberwolves won’t have Anthony Edwards to start their second-round series. But this may not be a long wait. There’s growing optimism Edwards could return sometime in the coming week — potentially as early as Game 3 or 4 against the Spurs — according to Shams Charania of ESPN.
Round two of the NBA playoffs starts tomorrow, and the Minnesota Timberwolves are once again the underdogs. Whether that’s rightfully so or just another time the public narrative is disrespecting the Wolves, we’ll find out starting Monday night.
It appears that Timberwolves lead assistant Micah Nori could finally get a chance to be a head coach in the NBA, possibly following Minnesota assistant general manager Matt Lloyd to Chicago.
The Minnesota Timberwolves will open their second-round playoff series against the San Antonio Spurs while managing several key injuries across their roster.
Rudy Gobert will go up against his fellow Frenchman Victor Wembanyama in the Western Conference Semifinals. The two have a strong relationship, and Gobert is more aware than most just how dedicated Wembanyama is to his craft.
Barkley isn't the kind of guy to sugarcoat anything, and he also speaks his mind. So nobody should be surprised that he has a clear vision of the Minnesota Timberwolves' chances in their upcoming playoff series against the San Antonio Spurs.
The last time NBA fans saw Anthony Edwards on the hardcourt, he couldn’t walk on his own accord as trainers helped him get back to the locker room of Target Center.
Minnesota Timberwolves head coach Chris Finch wasn’t ashamed to admit he hadn’t been utilizing Terrence Shannon Jr. the way he should have before their first-round series against the Denver Nuggets.
Timberwolves fans have been FEASTING on this one. Before the playoffs began, ESPN’s analyst team released its predictions on each first-round series. For Timberwolves-Nuggets, the thought was unanimous.
Even before the Timberwolves pulled off an unlikely Game 6 win over Denver on Thursday with Anthony Edwards, Donte DiVincenzo, and Ayo Dosunmu available, the Mavericks had grown pessimistic about the likelihood that they’ll be granted permission to speak to Tim Connelly, reports Marc Stein of The Stein Line (Twitter link).
The Timberwolves will be even more shorthanded on Thursday, as Ayo Dosunmu (right calf soreness) won’t be able to suit up, sources tell Shams Charania of ESPN (Twitter link).
Minnesota Timberwolves guard Ayo Dosunmu is listed as questionable with a sore right calf for Thursday's Game 6 of the Western Conference first-round series versus the Denver Nuggets in Minneapolis.