8:04 pm: Edwards will indeed suit up on Monday, but he’ll come off the bench and be on a minutes restriction, per Jon Krawczynski of The Athletic (Twitter links).
2:03 pm: Edwards has gained medical clearance and is expected to play, Charania tweets.
12:40 pm: Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards is lobbying to play on Monday in Game 1 of the Western Conference semifinals against the Spurs, Shams Charania of ESPN tweets.
Edwards was a significant participant in Timberwolves shootaround this morning, according to Charania. Edwards and the team’s medical staff will make a final decision on his status later today.
On Sunday, the team upgraded Edwards to questionable. The star guard missed the last two games of the Wolves’ series against the Nuggets after hyperextending his left knee and was initially considered week-to-week with the injury. He played just 18 minutes and made only one field goal in Game 4 of the series before sitting out.
Injuries limited Edwards to 61 games during the regular season, making him ineligible for postseason awards.
Is coming off the bench something that helps reduce injuries? Makes zero sense to me
Extra time to adjust, warm up, and figure out minutes. They have been keeping the game really close and he has not even played well. It might be a confidence boost once he actually starts and plays more and if Ayo comes back.
Sorry I feel like your reply doesnt touch on how not starting helps in any way
They start warm up hours before the games
He could ride the bike they have on the sideline as an additional warm up along with additional trainer assistance…think
Less time vs the opponents’ starters potentially helps reduce the chance of reinjuring a knee. And Ant was the best player in the 4th Q in the upset.
👀 for Sixer fabs ?????! 👀
Where’s the troll raz 👀 ….. Sixers about to wiut😂
Big win for TWolves lols. I don’t think they are winning the series. This was a huge team win.
Although they got some help in the 4th Q from Marc Davis, they won by shooting 63%/100%/88% as a team in that quarter.
Wemby shooting 5-17/0-8/1-2 lost the game. He needs to quit chucking threes and replace them with dunks.
Wemby puts up 11pt 15reb and 12blocks and you’re complaining about him?? Maybe Castle shouldn’t make dumb fouls and foul out with some much time left. Maybe they shouldn’t hit that wide open 3 to win the game ?
Wemby was their worst offensive player, and Castle had 2 horrible BS foul calls against him.
Yes the Team and coach should be running plays for him on blocks. He should be able to dominate there with no Rudy. He should get a sky hook lol. Kareem is still around lol.