Ayo Dosunmu available for Timberwolves-Spurs Game 2, Anthony Edwards listed as questionable
There’s been nothing reported to indicate that Edwards won’t be available after his surprise return to the court in Monday’s Game 1 win at San Antonio.
The Minnesota Timberwolves are getting a key player back for Game 2 against the San Antonio Spurs Wednesday night. The Timberwolves announced Wednesday that shooting guard Ayo Dosunmu is available after missing Game 1 with a right calf injury. The Timberwolves also listed guard All-Star Anthony Edwards as questionable with the bone bruise in his left knee that sidelined him for the end of Minnesota’s series against the Denver Nuggets.
But there’s been nothing reported to indicate that he won’t be available after his surprise return to the court in Monday’s Game 1 win at San Antonio. Edwards went through his normal routine at morning shootaround on Wednesday. He played 25 minutes off the bench in Game 1, helping to lead the Minnesota upset with 18 points, 3 rebounds.
and 3 assists on 8-of-13 shooting from the field. The Timberwolves will seek to take a 2-0 series lead on the road Wednesday night. Dosunmu missed Game 1 after playing a key role Minnesota’s first-round win over Denver in Edwards’ absence.
Dosunmu led Minnesota’s Game 4 win with a career-high 43 points after Edwards sustained his bone bruise and hyperextended left knee. He then started and scored 18 points in Game 5 before his calf injury sidelined him for Game 6. If Edwards returns to the the starting lineup in Game 2, Dosunmu projects to return to the bench, where he would play a key role as a scorer and 3-point threat in Minnesota’s second unit.