Anthony Edwards is apparently healing like Wolverine.
In a stunning new development, the Minnesota Timberwolves star Edwards is being listed as questionable for Monday’s Game 1 against the San Antonio Spurs. Edwards is dealing with a left knee hyperextension and bone bruise but has now officially been cleared for on-court basketball activities, per Marc J. Spears of ESPN.
Edwards, 24, has not played for the Timberwolves since suffering a gruesome knee injury in Game 4 of the first round against the Denver Nuggets (see the video here). In the aftermath of the injury, Edwards was originally expected to miss multiple weeks of action.
But earlier in the day Sunday, we learned that Edwards had an optimistic target date set for his return to the court. Now the four-time NBA All-Star has been cleared for basketball activities just over one week after his initial injury.
The Timberwolves and Spurs will effectively be playing every other day during their second-round series. But with Edwards already this close to returning for Game 1, Minnesota is essentially playing with house money right now since the first two games of the series will be in San Antonio anyway.
Edwards is coming off his best regular season yet, averaging 28.8 points, 5.0 rebounds, and 3.7 assists per game on efficient 49/40/80 shooting splits. Though the Timberwolves have some other key players who won’t be back at any point this postseason, the latest news on Edwards surely has all of Minnesota feeling far more optimistic right now.
