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Anthony Edwards to miss up to two months for right knee procedure
Minnesota Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards will have a procedure on his right knee, which is expected to keep him out for up to two months.
The arthroscopic procedure is intended to address an ongoing knee problem.
The injury affects the same leg that troubled him last season, when he dealt with runner's knee.
Edwards most recently scored 47 points in an overtime loss to Cleveland on Monday.
His absence is a major setback for Minnesota, which has started the season 3-1.
The team was due to host the Golden State Warriors on Wednesday night.
Edwards is expected to miss up to two months, though no more specific return date is given.
Anthony Edwards is expected to miss up to two months while undergoing arthroscopic surgery on his right knee.
The Minnesota Timberwolves decided to address the injury early in the season rather than have him continue playing.
A December return is the target, according to The Athletic as cited by CBS Sports.
Edwards scored 47 points in an overtime loss to Cleveland on Monday, less than 24 hours before the reports of his surgery.
The Timberwolves are 3-1 and were scheduled to host the Golden State Warriors on Wednesday.
- Who
- Anthony Edwards, Minnesota Timberwolves star guard.
- What
- He is expected to undergo arthroscopic surgery on his right knee and miss up to two months.
- When
- The reports were published on October 27, 2026; the procedure date is not stated.
- Where
- Minnesota; the team was scheduled to host the Golden State Warriors on Wednesday.
- Why
- To address an ailing right knee that had caused him trouble.
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Edwards was seen grabbing at his right knee during Minnesota’s win over the Toronto Raptors.
Edwards scored 47 points in Minnesota’s overtime loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers.
Reports said Edwards would undergo arthroscopic surgery on his right knee and miss up to two months.
A return was the target, according to The Athletic as cited by CBS Sports.
- Expected absence
- Up to two months
- Procedure
- Arthroscopic surgery on right knee
- Return target
- December
- Latest game
- 47 points in an overtime loss to Cleveland
- Team record
- 3-1
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Just in: Minnesota Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards will undergo an arthroscopic procedure on his ailing right knee and miss up to two months, sources tell ESPN.
The Timberwolves look at Anthony Edwards surgery as a way to get it addressed as soon as possible and hope is he’ll be back sometime in December or so and be fully ready to go, per source