Anthony Edwards is averaging 18.5 points per game in the playoffs for the Wolves.
Per multiple reports, Minnesota star Anthony Edwards is expected to be out several weeks after suffering left knee injuries in Game 4 vs. Denver.
Edwards’ left knee remained structurally intact when he was injured during Game 4, but he suffered a bone bruise and also hyperextended the knee. ESPN and The Athletic first reported the diagnosis on Edwards.
Edwards was hurt in the first half of the Timberwolves’ 112-96 win over against the Nuggets on Saturday night, a victory that gave the Timberwolves a 3-1 lead in that series. But the Wolves also lost fellow starting guard Donte DiVincenzo in that game with a torn Achilles tendon, meaning his season is over and his 2026-27 season is likely in great jeopardy as well.
Game 5 of the series is Monday night in Denver (10:30 p.m. ET, NBC & Peacock).
DiVincenzo was having surgery to repair the Achilles on Sunday in New York, the Timberwolves announced. That timeframe – surgery one day after the injury – follows what Boston’s Jayson Tatum did after he suffered the same injury in last season’s playoffs.
Tatum started rehab quickly and missed about 10 months, returning for the final stretch of this season. If DiVincenzo follows the same timeline, he could be back before the end of next season.
Edwards is one of the NBA’s most dynamic players, someone who – if he had met the league’s eligibility criteria by playing in a few more games – would have been a lock to make the All-NBA team for a third consecutive season.
He averaged 28.8 points per game in 2025-26, third best in the NBA behind Luka Dončić of the Los Angeles Lakers and reigning Kia MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander of the Oklahoma City Thunder. Edwards also averaged five rebounds and 3.7 assists per game.
Edwards was fourth in scoring for the U.S. Olympic team that won a gold medal at the Paris Games in 2024. He missed 21 games this season, by far the most of his career.
This injury happened with him on the defensive end, while he was contesting a layup attempt by Denver’s Cam Johnson. Edwards leaped in an effort to block the shot, and when he landed his left leg appeared to be at an unusual angle. His knee buckled, and when he hobbled off the floor, he seemed unable to put much, if any, weight on that leg.
Timberwolves forward Julius Randle said he didn’t see DiVincenzo before leaving the arena, and he had a quiet exchange with Edwards when he saw him in the locker room.
“I just dapped him up,” Randle said. “There’s not much to say in those moments. … Somebody who’s going through those situations is processing a lot.”
Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.
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