What happened
Anthony Edwards will have arthroscopic surgery on his right knee and could miss as long as two months, though doctors may find a shorter recovery path.
Minnesota is treating the procedure as a proactive early-season move, hoping Edwards can be back by Christmas and leave time to tighten chemistry before the playoffs.
LINEUP CONTEXT
If Edwards is out for weeks, Minnesota will need to absorb his scoring and creation load while the exact return timeline stays uncertain.
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Original reporting: Anthony Edwards to have surgery on ailing right knee, could miss two months — NBC Sports ↗