Anthony Edwards to miss up to two months after knee surgery

Minnesota Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards will undergo an arthroscopic procedure on his right knee and is expected to miss up to two months, according to sources who spoke to ESPN's Shams Charania. Edwards appeared on the injury report for Wednesday's game against the Golden State Warriors due to right knee injury management. He received the same designation for Monday's loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers but still played and scored 47 points on over 50 percent shooting. Through four contests this season, he is averaging 33.3 points, 4.8 rebounds, and 3.5 assists per game. His 133 total points and 50 made field goals both lead the NBA. Edwards also had two 40-plus-point games this season: 45 points against the Miami Heat and 47 points against the Cleveland Cavaliers. He has also averaged 2.0 steals per game. The Timberwolves ultimately mandated that Edwards get the arthroscopic procedure. LaMelo Ball, whom the Timberwolves acquired in a blockbuster trade this offseason, is now projected to take on a larger scoring role. Ball has averaged 14.8 points and 6.3 assists over the first four games. Minnesota is off to a 3-1 start this season, with wins over the Miami Heat, Orlando Magic, and Toronto Raptors. The team lost to Cleveland on Monday before Edwards' procedure was announced. Edwards is a four-time NBA All-Star, a two-time All-NBA Second Team selection, and won a gold medal on the 2024 U.S. Olympic team. He played college basketball for the Georgia Bulldogs and was selected with the first overall pick by the Timberwolves in the 2020 NBA draft. The Timberwolves compete in the NBA's Northwest Division of the Western Conference and play home games at Target Center in Minneapolis. The team was founded during league expansion in 1989. In 2025, longtime owner Glen Taylor completed the sale of the team to former MLB star Alex Rodriguez and his business partner Marc Lore, finalizing an agreement that began in 2021. In June 2025, the NBA Board of Governors unanimously signed off on the sale. Rodriguez, Lore, and a consortium of unnamed limited partners purchased the franchise for $1.5 billion. NBA legend Tracy McGrady recently expressed concern about how many stars are getting hurt this early in the regular season. McGrady added that he felt the Timberwolves were ascending and that the trade for LaMelo Ball was a good deal, but now the team must try to stay afloat without Edwards. Edwards could be out for up to two months, meaning the earliest he could make his return is by Christmas, though he could recover much quicker and return sooner.

Sources

• thescore.com

• basketballnews.com