Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards appears to have fully overcome the injury scare he suffered in Game 2, according to Dave McMenamin of ESPN (Twitter link). Edwards had to leave the game in the second quarter after reinjuring his left ankle, but he was able to return after halftime.
Meeting with reporters before tonight’s contest, Minnesota coach Chris Finch said Edwards will be “hopefully as close to full go as you can be,” McMenamin relays. Finch added that Edwards participated in Friday’s workout and didn’t show any “ill effects” from the injury.
There were fears that Edwards could be lost for the series or possibly longer when Golden State big man Trayce Jackson-Davis accidentally landed on his leg on a play under the basket, per Vincent Goodwill of Yahoo Sports. Two team staff members helped Edwards up, but he wasn’t able to put any weight on the ankle as they assisted him to the locker room.
“This one I was really worried about, actually,” Finch admitted after the game. “There’s lots of ways being an elite athlete pay off, being able to shake those things off is one of them.”
There’s more on the Timberwolves:
- Oklahoma City, Cleveland and Boston posted the league’s best records during the regular season, but they’re all trailing in the second round, which has the Wolves believing the race for the NBA title is wide open, Goodwill adds in the same piece. “The message I’ve gathered from watching the league over the last week: This thing is anybody’s for that taking, you know,” Mike Conley said. “Why not us? Why not? Why can’t we do it? My urgency is at an all-time high. These guys are urgent. Just make them understand you don’t get this chance too often. I’m on my last couple of runs. I want them to feel that.”
- Nickeil Alexander-Walker was able to break out of his shooting slump in Game 2 by focusing on things other than scoring, writes Alec Lewis of The Athletic. Alexander-Walker prioritized rebounding, defense and playing with pace — all of which helped him earn a rotation role in Minnesota — and would up setting a personal career playoff high with 20 points.
- Julius Randle was the Wolves’ best player in Game 2 with 24 points, seven rebounds and 11 assists, but he was benched for a while in the third quarter for an emotional outburst that led to a defensive lapse, per La Velle E. Neal III of The Star-Tribune. Randle was upset that an official ruled that the ball went out of bounds off him, resulting in a turnover, and Jonathan Kuminga threw down a breakaway dunk while he was reacting. “You know me, being a competitor,” Randle said. “I wanted to stay out there, you know? Kind of ride the ship. But, you know, it didn’t necessarily go like that. I was a little hot.”
JK checking AE is a way to get him going.
Warriors team D is what the first half was about.
So I guess we loving JK tonight. Don’t worry you still got time to hate on him ……..
Perkins with the $$$$ $tatement. And that is what most of you here are about.
First paragraph or statement spot on AL. Good basketball take.
Second paragraph and third paragraph or statements are garbage.
What are you trying to accomplish here? Insinuate or agitate warrior fans?
Not sure why you enjoy that. Why not just keep it to basketball?
I would say “most of us” here are talking basketball, not riling up commenters.
Supporting your team is what basketball is about. The playoffs is not the time to cry about a player. Or his FA. Which is what most of you have done. Just like the dumbares statement Perkins made. Most of you here are thinking same thing. Cause they have posted it to cry. Truth is to understand me. You have to know ball. Cause that’s all I’m about. Like I’ve been saying all year. Most of you are just cry babies. And a guy like Kuminga. Just brings it all out. Simple to me …..
The playoffs as you say, Al are when it really counts so if a player is performing poorly, it is time to cry about it.
I’m not crying about you a commentator, as you like to do Al.
I’m crying about basketball and the roster and player usage and minutes.
It’s talking Hoops whether you agree or not.
You talk about commentators, I talk about basketball and the players on the floor or not on the floor.
Why is this so difficult to understand for you?
I’m afraid you’ve gone far enough to earn your nickname Al. You brought it upon yourself… lol.
Warriors lost. We’re not loving anything tonight.
The flopping in the playoffs has become insufferable. It’s really detracting from the viewing experience.
New here? This crap has been going on for several years.
Sry to have mentioned it… 🙄
Don’t be sorry. I am as irritated by the rampant flopping as you are.
I know. And i’m gonna keep mentioning it even if it’s been discussed before. If we stop complaining about it, then it means they win and it gets normalized. That’ll happen over my cold, dead body. 😆
And I appreciate that because I am tired of it as well.
Jimmy B as a superstar …. Is what we are seeing tonight. He can impact a game on O or D. He’s a smart player who helps manage the game like a PG.
He brings a lot to his game. Having a big game.
I would put JK on AE. He can handle it. Kerr…
Edwards is the guy who can hurt you …
He’s not quite a superstar right now. His superstar status needs to result in a win. A victory. Anything less is just a game played and a loss.
Bring on the “if only Steph were here” whining
Come on even you know warriors are the better team with Curry its like if Ant was injuredfor t-wolves ‘
I don’t think there’s a single warrior fan who comments regularly on this website that would say “if only Steph were here.”
We all have the mentality of “the next man up.”
The Warriors have faced other teams that have had injuries and benefited. Right now the Warriors are behind the eight ball and it’s just how it goes. Next man up.
I don’t think you’re paying attention if you think that’s what Warriors fans would resort to at this time.
All teams go though it and injuries. Just unfortunate that its the best player on the warriors. Boston and Cleveland is in the same situation injuries are hurting them. All 4 teams that are up in their series are healthy. That is why injuries matter so much in the playoffs.
You know what, if that’s your mentality then I’m sure YOU are whining because your team has been punked.
Your team is on the beach in the Bahamas.
Basketball is over for you.
And I’m sure it’s not fun.
Time to start following baseball?
Hoops? You’ve got nothing left. Your team is out and the Warriors are still alive. Lol nice comment.
AngyAggie? Yep you traded a 26 year-old NBA superstar for a 32-year-old broken down has been. No wonder you’re acting like someone crapped in your cereal this morning.
Weak. TR chose to censure my witty, non-profanity laden, riposte to your nonsensical post, but the outcome of this series was nonetheless sweet. I don’t deny that the absence of Curry was a factor but was merely emphasizing that most GSW fans on this site are insufferable. As a proud MN native I am happy to see this long struggling franchise achieve some success especially against such a smug and entitled fanbase. Go Wolves!
Maybe it was in reference to your feces laden sidewalks?
But my mentality is still to pushback on the “if only stuff were here” claim.
No real basketball fan would say that Warriors or otherwise.
Injuries are a part of it. Just ask any team.
Same thing with whining about the refs, which I’m sure you’ll see from bandwagon Warrior fans today. The refs this and the refs that lol.
Great win and well deserved by the better team. Well done by the players and coaching staff.
I think they went to the western finals last year as well. This could be their time if they keep shooting like that.
I really look forward to the next series. It should be very exciting.
I haven’t lived in the Bay Area since the 80s but will be Warriors fan forever. Not sure about the dung in the streets there, but certainly it’s a west coast thing because we’ve got it in San Diego and I’ve seen it in Denver, Portland, Seattle and LA.
Go wolves !!