After welcoming Anthony Edwards back from a knee injury for the first game of their second-round series vs. San Antonio on Monday, the Timberwolves will get more reinforcements in their backcourt for Game 2, having announced today (via Twitter) that Ayo Dosunmu has been upgraded to available (Twitter link).
Dosunmu played a major role in Minnesota’s first-round series win over Denver, scoring 25 points to go along with nine assists in a Game 3 win and then following that up by racking up 43 points on 13-of-17 shooting in Game 4. For the series, he averaged 21.8 PPG and 4.0 APG on .609/.545/.950 shooting across five outings.
However, right calf soreness sidelined him for Game 6 against the Nuggets and kept him on the shelf for Game 1 against the Spurs. Wednesday’s game will be the first time the 26-year-old has suited up since last Monday.
While it’s unclear whether Dosunmu will be on a strict minutes limit, it’s probably safe to assume he won’t immediately be thrown back into the fire by playing 40 minutes tonight. For his part, Edwards came off the bench and was limited to 25 minutes on Monday — I’d expect the Wolves to take a similar approach with Dosunmu’s workload.
Edwards continues to be listed as questionable for Wednesday due to his left knee injury, but he reported no setbacks after Game 1 and there have been no indications that his availability for Game 2 is in any jeopardy.
It’s always a concern when a guy with a calf injury comes back after only a little more than a week.
Stay healthy, Ayo!
Don’t play hurt, you are looking at a big payday Ayo.
I don’t see how TWolves can do it, down players. Don’t know how bad Ayo is. But they need 30 mins plus from him. This is his chance to look good as a FA. Too bad he’s banged up. His scoring was an awakening for me. Didn’t think he had that in him. Wish him the best.