Anthony Edwards hasn’t missed long stretches of games in his career. The Timberwolves guard never has played fewer than 72 games in a season and he has never missed more than six consecutive games in a season.
All those marks are in jeopardy, and his teammates will have to make do without him for at least a few games.
Edwards will be sidelined because of a right hamstring strain he suffered in Sunday’s game against Indiana. The team said in a news release that an MRI revealed the strain, that Edwards “will be re-evaluated in one week, and further updates of his progress will be provided when available.”
“Obviously we’re gonna miss him,” coach Chris Finch said before Monday’s game against Denver. “His ability to take over a game, put together, runs, do all the special things that he can do. But we feel like we have a deep team, and this is when a deep team helps you.”
The All-Star exited the game after playing just over three minutes in the first quarter. He often leaves games, heads to the locker room only to re-emerge fine minutes later. That didn’t happen this time. Edwards came back to the bench out of uniform.
The Wolves host Denver tonight at 8:30 at Target Center and have eight games in the next 15 days.
“Obviously we don’t need anyone to try to step into his shoes exclusively,” Finch said. “You got to do it by committee, and everybody kind of pitching in and it’ll open up opportunities for others.”