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Kevin Garnett Sends Clear Message to Anthony Edwards Amid Ankle Injury

Originally posted on Athlon Sports | By Orlando Silva | Last updated May 9, 2025 9:18 PM ET

Minnesota Timberwolves icon Kevin Garnett's message to Anthony Edwards should resonate more after the guard's Game 2 injury scare. The star guard went down in the second quarter with an ankle injury after Trayce Jackson-Davis landed on his ankle during a layup attempt.

Ant has been dealing with an ankle issue since the Los Angeles Lakers series, which made this scare more serious for many. Initially, he was questionable to return to the game, but he managed to finish the duel as one of the team's leading scorers.

He dropped 20 points, the same as Nickeil Alexander-Walker and four less than Julius Randle. Edwards added nine rebounds, five assists and three steals on 6-of-13 shooting.

After the game was over, Edwards explained how the Wolves' vice president of medical operations and performance, David Hines, helped him make sure he felt good enough to return to the court.

"Once we got to like the third movement in my ankle, I'm like, 'All right, it's starting to feel good. If we tape it, I'll see how it feels,'" Edwards said, per ESPN. "[Hines] does a great job of making sure I'm good before I get out there, so big shoutout to David."

Garnett, who led the Timberwolves to the Western Conference finals in 2004, is rooting for his former team to go all the way to the NBA Finals. He knows Edwards is the key for the Wolves to challenge for the championship, but he must step up to achieve his goal.

During Thursday's episode of his "KG Certified" show, the "Big Ticket" urged Edwards to bring the same energy he showed against the Lakers.

"Consistency--very hard to do," Garnett said. "To be consistent with bringing a certain level to play, both ends like he puts out, that's a lot. If Minnesota is gonna have a chance, Anthony Edwards is going to bring that same energy he was playing with LeBron and when he was playing Luka. He has to come in here with that. He has to keep his foot on the gas and then the Randles, the McDaniels, 'three DaVinci [DiVincenzo],' all those guys, they follow him when he's like that."

The ankle injury raised some eyebrows around the Timberwolves' fan base, but Shams Charania reported on Thursday that Edwards is expected to take the court for Game 3. The Warriors are already dealing with Steph Curry's absence and the Timberwolves losing Edwards would put them in a complex position.

Minnesota is eager to recover its home-court advantage, but the Warriors want to get as many benefits as possible from playing in front of their fans on Saturday.

This article first appeared on Athlon Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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