oO Minnesota Timberwolves will need to find a way to win without their best player. Anthony EdwardsTimberwolves basket and four-time All-Starwill be out for at least a week due to inflammation in his right knee, the team announced this Tuesday (17).
Edwards, third highest scorer with an average of 29,5 points per gamethe best of his career, had already been ruled out for this Tuesday’s game (17), against the Phoenix Suns, due to knee pain. The team said an MRI revealed the injury and announced that the 24-year-old Edwards will be re-evaluated in a week or two.
This is the third and final meeting of the regular season between the teams. The Suns won the first two meetings, 114-113 on Nov. 21 in Phoenix and 108-105 on Dec. 8 in Minneapolis.
Edwards in the season
This season, Edwards is shooting 49.2% from the field and 40.2% from three-point range, leading the team. Julius Randle occupies second place in scoring, with 21.1 points per game, and Jaden McDaniels completes the trio of top scorers, with 14.5 points per game.
He is averaging 5.1 rebounds, 3.7 assists, 1.4 steals and 35.5 minutes in 58 games (all starts). The Minnesota Timberwolves have a record of 6 wins and 4 losses this season when playing without .
