Timberwolves' Edwards leaves Game 2 with sprained left ankle
- During Game 2 of the Western Conference semifinals on May 8, 2025, in Minneapolis, Minnesota Timberwolves' star Anthony Edwards left the game early in the second quarter after injuring his left ankle.
- The injury occurred when Warriors’ second-year forward Trayce Jackson-Davis landed on Edwards’ ankle as he defended a rim attempt, causing the ankle to roll under Jackson-Davis’ weight.
- Edwards was helped off the court, spent under six minutes in the locker room after a timeout called by coach Chris Finch, then returned to play the second half despite being deemed questionable.
- Edwards contributed 20 points—13 coming after halftime—along with nine boards, five dimes, and three steals over 34 minutes, helping the Timberwolves secure a 117-93 victory to tie the series. The Warriors played without Stephen Curry, who was sidelined due to a left hamstring injury sustained in the first game.
- Coach Chris Finch expressed concern saying, "This one I really was worried about," and Edwards’ return suggested he avoided a worst-case scenario, though his absence would impact Minnesota as much as Curry’s injury affects Golden State.
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Anthony Edwards returns to Warriors-Timberwolves Game 2 after ankle injury
The Western Conference semifinals series between the Warriors and Timberwolves was already down one superstar with Stephen Curry out until at least Game 5, and it briefly lost another when Anthony Edwards limped to the locker room Thursday night in Game 2. Edwards, the Timberwolves’ 23-year-old leader and already one of the league’s top players, had to be helped off the floor midway through the second quarter after Trayce Jackson-Davis landed on…
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