Timberwolves get crushing injury update on Anthony Edwards

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Timberwolves get crushing injury update on Anthony Edwards

Originally posted on Larry Brown Sports
By Matt Wadleigh | Last updated Oct 27, 2026 7:12 PM ET

The Minnesota Timberwolves won’t have their superstar backcourt of Anthony Edwards and LaMelo Ball together for the foreseeable future.

On Tuesday, it was revealed that Edwards will miss “up to two months” due to undergoing an arthroscopic procedure on his ailing right knee.

Just in: Minnesota Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards will undergo an arthroscopic procedure on his ailing right knee and miss up to two months, sources tell ESPN. https://t.co/HenrAY2APs
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) October 27, 2026

Edwards just played 41 minutes and scored 47 points in the Timberwolves’ 127-125 overtime loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers on Monday night.

Edwards, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2020 NBA Draft, was averaging 33.3 PPG with 4.8 rebounds through the first four games of the 2026-27 NBA season.

The decision to do the surgery now is due to the fact that the team hopes Edwards can return in December if everything goes well.

The Timberwolves look at Anthony Edwards surgery as a way to get it addressed as soon as possible and hope is he’ll be back sometime in December or so and be fully ready to go, per source
— Jon Krawczynski (@JonKrawczynski) October 27, 2026

Minnesota acquired superstar guard LaMelo Ball in a trade with the Charlotte Hornets this offseason. The Edwards-Ball pairing had everybody excited, and they combined for 66 points in the first game of the year against the Miami Heat.

Minnesota faces the Golden State Warriors on Wednesday in the first game this season without Edwards.

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