Anthony Edwards injury looks like awful news for Timberwolves

The Minnesota Timberwolves entered Saturday with hopes of securing a 3-1 lead over the Denver Nuggets in the first round of the Western Conference playoffs.

While the contest is still up for grabs, the franchise isn’t in good shape to come out victorious in front of their home crowd, as their star guard, Anthony Edwards, suffered a brutal lower body injury before intermission.

“Anthony Edwards appeared to take a knee-to-knee shot on that Cam Johnson drive to his left knee,” ESPN’s Anthony Slater reported on X/Twitter. “Needed help to get to the locker room.”

“Replay shows a hyperextension of Edwards' left knee. Brutal first half for the Timberwolves.”

Essentially, Edwards elevated to contest a Cameron Johnson layup late in the first half and landed awkwardly in the process. As Slater noted, it’s apparent that the 24-year-old superstar hyperextended his left knee, which isn’t great news for a Timberwolves squad that’s already without sharpshooting wing Donte DiVincenzo (he’s also dealing with a lower body setback).

While it’s unclear if Edwards’ latest injury will end his season, there’s already heavy speculation that he could miss significant time on the hardwood. Finding a way to squeeze out a win without Edwards and moving a step closer to advancing to the next round would go a long way toward eventually getting him back in the lineup.

For now, though, it isn’t far-fetched to suggest that things don’t appear promising for Minnesota.

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