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Timberwolves’ Anthony Edwards out for rest of series against Nuggets; Aaron Gordon’s Game 5 status uncertain

Anthony Edwards will watch the rest of the first-round series from the sideline.

Minnesota’s star shooting guard suffered a bone bruise and hyperextension in his left knee in the second quarter of the Timberwolves’ win on Saturday at Target Center, according to ESPN. He will miss multiple weeks.

It’s similar to the injury Nikola Jokic and Cam Johnson suffered in the regular season. Both of the Nuggets missed roughly a month.

Edwards entered the series dealing with a nagging issue in his right knee.

Minnesota has a chance to end the series in five games at Ball Arena on Monday. If Denver can extend the series, there are two days off before Thursday’s Game 6 in Minnesota. A potential Game 7 would be Saturday in Denver. 

The Timberwolves will also be without Donte DiVincenzo, who suffered a torn Achilles in the first quarter of Saturday’s game.

Peyton Watson remains out for the Nuggets, while Aaron Gordon is again listed as questionable for Game 5 with left calf tightness. Gordon missed Game 2 and played 23 minutes before Nuggets coach David Adelman decided to pull him from the game.

“I thought it was unfair for me to keep him out there,” Adelman said after the loss. “To be honest, I felt like he was really laboring in the second half as opposed to the first half.

Adelman said he would have conversations with his starting power forward and the team’s medical staff on Sunday to get a better idea of his availability for Game 5. The decision ahead of Game 4 came down to the final hour before tipoff, and Monday’s decision is trending in a similar direction.

“I’ve got to talk to the training staff and kind of see where I go from here,” Gordon said Saturday.

“If I can go, I’ll go, but I’ve got to talk to them.”

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