A familiar ailment popped up on the Timberwolves injury report ahead of Tuesday's game against Golden State: Anthony Edwards was questionable because of left patella tendinopathy.
That's the same injury Edwards had last month when he played through a knee injury he eventually admitted was worse than he was letting on, and Tuesday it cost him his first game because of injury.
Edwards, who said he prides himself on being available every night, missed games earlier this season because of COVID protocols, but Tuesday marked the first one he missed because of a physical injury.
Before the game, coach Chris Finch said the Wolves and Edwards might have to deal with the injury the rest of the season.
"It's looking that way," Finch said. "Some days it's better than others. Tendinitis issues — probably not had a ton of it in his life, it's just figuring out how to manage that."
Finch called Edwards' status a game-time decision for Tuesday's and said "everything was on the table" in terms of helping Edwards through it, including potentially resting him.
Edwards has been struggling of late on offense. In his past 10 games he has shot just 38%, 27% from three-point range. On Feb. 9, after the tail end of a back-to-back against the Kings, Edwards said his knee was limiting him. He said then the injury was "depressing" and was affecting his play. He also said that night his knee had felt the best it felt in a long time, and he was no longer on the injury report until Tuesday.
Finch said the injury could be influencing Edwards' ability to take the ball to the rim.
