DETROIT (AP) \u2014 Anthony Edwards is ineligible for NBA postseason awards because he can’t reach the 65-game minimum after the Minnesota Timberwolves ruled out him out against the Detroit Pistons on Thursday night, listing his right knee injury and an illness.<\/p>\n
He has played in 59 games, but just 58 count toward the league’s record of games and Minnesota has six games left in the regular season.<\/p>\n
Edwards did not play in Detroit, one game after he scored 17 points in 23 minutes in a win over Dallas in his first game in two weeks. He returned against the Mavericks after missing six games due to his right knee ailment.<\/p>\n
The four-time All-Star, and two-time all-league guard finished seventh in NBA MVP voting in each of the last two seasons.<\/p>\n
Edwards is averaging a career high with 29.3 points per game, but won’t play 70-plus games as he did in each of his first five seasons in the league. <\/p>\n
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