{"id":488592,"date":"2026-03-18T08:51:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-18T07:51:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/?p=488592"},"modified":"2026-03-18T08:51:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T07:51:08","slug":"minnesota-timberwolves-to-sideline-anthony-edwards-1-2-weeks-with-right-knee-inflammation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/minnesota-timberwolves-to-sideline-anthony-edwards-1-2-weeks-with-right-knee-inflammation\/","title":{"rendered":"Minnesota Timberwolves to sideline Anthony Edwards 1-2 weeks with right knee inflammation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"1937\" data-end=\"2185\">The <strong data-start=\"1941\" data-end=\"1967\">Minnesota Timberwolves<\/strong> will be without <strong data-start=\"1984\" data-end=\"2003\">Anthony Edwards<\/strong> for <strong data-start=\"2008\" data-end=\"2024\">1 to 2 weeks<\/strong> due to <strong data-start=\"2032\" data-end=\"2059\">right knee inflammation<\/strong>, with a re-evaluation planned. The All-Star will miss at least four games, as Minnesota plays four times in a six-day span.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2187\" data-end=\"2473\"><strong data-start=\"2187\" data-end=\"2204\">Julius Randle<\/strong> delivered immediately, posting <strong data-start=\"2236\" data-end=\"2249\">32 points<\/strong> for a second straight game to lead a 116-104 win over the <strong data-start=\"2308\" data-end=\"2324\">Phoenix Suns<\/strong>. \u201c<strong data-start=\"2329\" data-end=\"2358\">I\u2019ve got to be aggressive<\/strong>,\u201d Randle said, while coach <strong data-start=\"2386\" data-end=\"2401\">Chris Finch<\/strong> highlighted his <strong data-start=\"2418\" data-end=\"2434\">decisiveness<\/strong> to keep the offense from bogging down.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2475\" data-end=\"2818\">Edwards is averaging a career-high <strong data-start=\"2510\" data-end=\"2534\">29.5 points per game<\/strong> and had already missed time with a right <strong data-start=\"2576\" data-end=\"2589\">hamstring<\/strong> strain and a lingering right foot issue. To remain eligible for major postseason awards, he needs to play <strong data-start=\"2698\" data-end=\"2718\">eight more games<\/strong>; the Wolves are <strong data-start=\"2735\" data-end=\"2765\">tied for fifth in the West<\/strong> with the <strong data-start=\"2775\" data-end=\"2793\">Denver Nuggets<\/strong>, with <strong data-start=\"2800\" data-end=\"2812\">13 games<\/strong> left.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2820\" data-end=\"3089\">With Edwards out, Minnesota can expand roles across the backcourt: <strong data-start=\"2887\" data-end=\"2903\">Bones Hyland<\/strong> scored <strong data-start=\"2911\" data-end=\"2924\">22 points<\/strong> with <strong data-start=\"2930\" data-end=\"2946\">five assists<\/strong> off the bench against Phoenix. \u201cThere\u2019s just going to be more shots,\u201d Finch said, pointing to the opportunity for streak scorers to benefit.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Edwards will miss multiple games; Julius Randle steps up with 32 points in a 116-104 win over the Phoenix Suns as Chris Finch stresses decisiveness<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":146,"featured_media":371773,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_spbk_hide_featured":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[92],"tags":[],"rumors":[],"typology":[22],"posizionamento":[],"class_list":["post-488592","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nba","typology-infortunio"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.3 - 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