Timberwolves' Anthony Edwards to miss 2 weeks with hamstring injury

Chris Hine, The Minnesota Star Tribune on Oct 27, 2025

Published in Football

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MINNEAPOLIS — Anthony Edwards hasn’t missed long stretches of games in his career. The Minnesota 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 couple of weeks.

Edwards will be sidelined because of a right hamstring strain he suffered in Sunday’s game against the Indiana Pacers. The team said in a news release that an MRI revealed the strain, and that Edwards “will be re-evaluated in one week, and further updates of his progress will be provided when available.”

The All-Star exited the game after playing just over three minutes in the first quarter. Edwards then came back to the bench out of uniform.

The Wolves still beat the Pacers 114-110 behind 31 points from Julius Randle.

The Wolves host Denver tonight at 9:30 p.m. ET at Target Center and have eight games in the next 15 days.

The focus of the offense will be on Randle with Edwards out, given Randle’s ability to create his own shots and make plays to set up his teammates, but the Wolves will need more contributions up and down the roster.

They got those Sunday when Rudy Gobert had 14 points, 18 rebounds; Naz Reid had 16 points and 10 rebounds; and Donte DiVincenzo added 17 points.

Edwards came into the season dealing with another injury. He said he almost didn’t play in the opener against Portland after the team listed him as questionable because of back spasms.

Edwards’ hamstring injury could affect his status when it comes to postseason awards. Under rules the NBA adopted in 2024 to curb star players sitting out for load management, players must play in at least 65 regular-season games to qualify for postseason awards like MVP or All-NBA teams. Edwards has been second team All-NBA the last two seasons.

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