Anthony Edwards injury: Timberwolves give new update on status

The second round of the 2026 NBA playoffs is set to tip off, and a huge injury is looming over the Timberwolves-Spurs series. Minnesota's All-Star guard Anthony Edwards has been dealing with a left knee hyperextension and bone bruise that he suffered in Game 4 of the first round, missing the final two games of that series against the Nuggets. Despite that, and the ruptured Achilles tendon injury Donte DiVincenzo suffered , also in Game 4 , the Timberwolves closed out Denver in six games .

Here’s everything you need to know about Anthony Edwards’ injury status headed into Game 1 against the San Antonio Spurs : Is Anthony Edwards playing tonight vs. Spurs? It’s still unclear, but the Timberwolves did get some significantly positive updates ahead of the game.

On Sunday, May 3, the Timberwolves announced that Edwards had been cleared for on-court basketball activities and indicated that Edwards would be listed as questionable on the injury report for Game 1 against the Spurs. And when that first injury report was published, Minnesota indeed had listed him as questionable. Still, that doesn’t mean that Edwards will play Monday night, and he presumably still needs to clear several hurdles to be activated.

And, even if Edwards can’t go Monday night, this is a massively good sign for his eventual availability in the series. If Edwards misses only two games with the issue, it will be a remarkably quick recovery for this type of injury. On Dec.