Minnesota Timberwolves Star Anthony Edwards On Track To Play In Game 1

If you saw that nasty fall in Game 4 against the Nuggets, you probably grimaced, rubbed your own knee, and immediately wrote off the Minnesota Timberwolves’ playoff hopes. When a guy hyperextends his knee and suffers a bone bruise, the timeline is an uncertain one. But Anthony Edwards is not built like you and me.

Less than 10 days after we all thought his postseason was cooked, the rumors started swirling. Now, the unthinkable is officially happening. Edwards is reportedly pushing to suit up for Game 1 of the Western Conference Semifinals against the San Antonio Spurs.

A Miraculous Recovery For the Timberwolves’ Star

Julius Randle recently told reporters that he calls Edwards “Wolverine,” and honestly, Marvel might need to look into a trademark infringement. You just don’t bounce back from a bone bruise this quickly without mutant healing factor or, as reports suggest, some intense sessions in a hyperbaric chamber.

The human emotion of this playoff run is exactly what makes the NBA so wildly entertaining. The Timberwolves were supposed to be dead in the water without their leading scorer. Instead, they rallied together, bullied the Nuggets out of the gym, and bought their franchise player enough time to literally heal his wounds. Now, Edwards is walking into the Frost Bank Center looking to pick up exactly where he left off.

Why Edwards Changes the Entire Series

Minnesota needs him desperately. The Timberwolves are walking into a buzzsaw against the Spurs. San Antonio is rested, fully operational, and rolling out Victor Wembanyama, a player who looks less like a basketball center and more like a custom-built video game glitch.

Minnesota is limping into this matchup. Donte DiVincenzo is out with a torn Achilles, and Ayo Dosunmu is nursing a sore calf. They are entirely out of backcourt options. If Edwards couldn’t go, the Wolves were going to have to ask guys who usually distribute water cups to initiate the offense against a historically terrifying San Antonio defense.

Putting Edwards back on the floor completely shifts the geometry of the game. He brings a swagger and an offensive gravity that nobody else on this roster possesses. Remember January? Edwards dropped 55 points on these very same Spurs. He isn’t intimidated by Wembanyama’s insane wingspan. He is going to attack the rim with the same reckless abandon that makes us all hold our collective breath.

The Wolverine vs. The Alien

We still don’t know exactly what version of Edwards we are going to get in Game 1. Is he going to have his usual explosive first step? Will the knee flare up after a hard landing? These are the terrifying questions Head Coach Chris Finch has to be losing sleep over right now.

But as basketball fans, this is the exact type of drama we live for. We want to see the young superstar fight through the pain and put his team on his back. We want to see “Wolverine” challenge the “Alien” at the rim.

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