The Minnesota Timberwolves have suffered a giant blow to start their season.
Minnesota Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards will reportedly miss two weeks with a proper hamstring pressure.
Edwards was off to a powerful begin to the season scoring 41 factors within the workforce’s season opener towards the Portland Path Blazers, earlier than dropping 31 factors within the following sport towards the Los Angeles Lakers.
Edwards left the sport towards the Indiana Pacers on Sunday night time after simply three minutes. He had an MRI on Monday that exposed the extent of his damage.
With out Edwards, the Timberwolves are going to be in powerful as they already misplaced a sport with out him to the Denver Nuggets.
The offensive manufacturing will dip with out Edwards, so that they want gamers to step up.
Chandler Parsons is Julius Randle to rise to the event for the subsequent few weeks.
Randle has proven he can have massive performances and now he should step up and carry the Timberwolves on offense.
“Julius Randle, that is now your workforce for the subsequent two weeks. He’s received to get going.
“He’s received to get busy, uber aggressive, and I feel he’ll.”
With Edwards’ proper hamstring pressure, it might linger and lead to him lacking greater than two weeks.
Gamers must be cautious with hamstring accidents, particularly Edwards, who’s an explosive athlete.
DeMarcus Cousins thinks Edwards’ present damage will hold him out longer than two weeks. He additionally suggested for the Timberwolves’ younger gamers to step up in his absence.
“I might see this going longer than two weeks.
“You wish to be sure he’s 100 per cent wholesome shifting ahead this season.
“It’s going to be massive for these younger guys to step up.”
This might be an amazing alternative for Jaden McDaniels to interrupt out on offense as he had a season-high 25 factors within the loss to Denver.
