jonsnowKITN

218 | 7 hours ago

Bone bruises are a bitch to come back from.

americanbeaver | Bucks

101 | 7 hours ago

A bone bruise is one step below a break/fracture. Can be really tricky to come back from and even more vexing for a player to have confidence in their return.

Resident_Durian_478 | Spurs

26 | 4 hours ago

He should honestly sit out he rest of the season it’s not worth risking the rest of his career

ElReyLyon | Timberwolves

19 | 4 hours ago

Spurs flair hmm? 🤔

Resident_Durian_478 | Spurs

8 | 4 hours ago

I know it seems suspicious but no need to lose ant like d rose. He should come back if possible like Giannis. It would make for a more fun series.

grumplefuckstick | Timberwolves

9 | 3 hours ago

I actually do agree with you. And speaking of, are we absolutely sure that Wemby shouldn’t sit for, I don’t know, maybe 3 more weeks and really nurse that concussion? I know he came back and got 27 with 7 blocks but don’t we think he could have had 100 points and 20 blocks it wasnt for the CTE? We shouldn’t risk it

crunkadocious | Pacers

30 | 6 hours ago

I never thought of it that way, glad I read this.

Longjumping_College

6 | 3 hours ago

It can easily also be meniscus damage they can’t see yet from swelling, that’s permanent damage they have to deal with

TumbleweedDirect9846 | 76ers

35 | 7 hours ago

I’m like .05% of the athlete that ant is and had the same injury when I was 18 playing rugby except I sprained my pcl too. I was back playing within 3 weeks, ANT will be back soon

Big_Arrival_626

124 | 7 hours ago

I had the same injury and I was playing league of legends the next day

Mental-Storage4785

12 | 7 hours ago

I had the same injury and I was breathing air later that night.

Prestig33 | MIN

8 | 6 hours ago

I mean… ADC and top are two very different roles. So if you were a carry, then it’d be impressive. But top requires less work.

Gui_R11 | Thunder

1 | 3 hours ago

I don’t know man, you really need your knees when you’re on top.

A_Lax_Nerd | OKC

2 | 7 hours ago

I have the same injury and I’m on Reddit right now

gOPHER3727 | Timberwolves

2 | 5 hours ago

You truly are a legend of the league then.

ArcherLife3105

1 | 25 minutes ago

I have bones and I have had bruises before and I have never missed an NBA game I was selected to start

makingtacosrightnow | Nuggets

10 | 6 hours ago

It’s basically the same injury jokic had, and jokic still looks like shit. He was out for around 5 weeks.

TumbleweedDirect9846 | 76ers

22 | 6 hours ago

Jokic could also star on my 600 pound life so there’s a bit of a difference

holyhibachi

15 | 6 hours ago

He looks like shit because of Rudy

Grotesker-Bastard

7 | 5 hours ago

eh. He looked like comfortably the best in the world before the injury, and subpar ever since

jonnylaw | Timberwolves

2 | 3 hours ago

Rudy’s been awesome on Jokic.

He’s also front rimming floaters and air balling 3s. That’s not normal for a well guarded Jokic. He’s been shooting poorly since January or whenever he returned from injury.

CyberneticEnhancemnt | Timberwolves

2 | 5 hours ago

The same report states 1 week minimum, with availability for the next series being a possibility.

Difficult_Tackle9505

-1 | 4 hours ago

Oh yea? You jumped that high and landed like that? Playing rugby? Ok bud

TumbleweedDirect9846 | 76ers

3 | 4 hours ago

The injuries are the same lmfao I was going up to contest a kickoff and came down on one leg. No shit I’m not jumping as high as Anthony Edward’s

Virtual_Secretary_98

8 | 7 hours ago

The average human isn’t Anthony Edwards tho

ForneauCosmique | Spurs

24 | 7 hours ago

Right? You’ve seen how easily he can reproduce

Grotesker-Bastard

7 | 5 hours ago

It’ll be enough for a whole Ant colony soon enough

Master-Wonton | Celtics

3 | 7 hours ago

💀crazy

lalakingmalibog | Mavericks

1 | 7 hours ago

Platinum Sperm

ObiOneKenobae | Knicks

1 | 6 hours ago

It’s a really broad category too. Some you’re fine to play through, others you have to handle like a proper break.

VillainousRocka | Bulls

1 | 6 hours ago

It’s the initial injury Lonzo had when he got sidelined for 2 full seasons

Jonny2beers | Thunder

102 | 7 hours ago

Dammit, that series has been so good I want both teams healthy

SplitOk186

54 | 7 hours ago

I think Denver wins tonight but I have no confidence in them in game 6 at all

Games 1 and 2 in Denver were very evenly matched but both games in Minnesota felt very one-sided for reasons that didn’t have that much to do with Ant

FishGoldenLite | Timberwolves

60 | 7 hours ago

This series, Donte is the bigger loss. Ant clearly wasn’t healthy when he played and it killed his shooting efficiency. Donte was healthy and doing all the right things so his loss is going to hurt more (at least in this series). Still so gutted for him.

digital_deer | Spurs

16 | 6 hours ago

I seriously can’t believe we’re getting robbed of a full series running back those two January Spurs/Wolves games

FishGoldenLite | Timberwolves

-4 | 6 hours ago

I’m not convinced we close this one out sadly. You can’t just lose your starting backcourt and expect the same outcome. Now Denver has had a chance to gameplan around our injuries. I really hope we can though, even if we get smoked by your guys, my guys deserve this series.

digital_deer | Spurs

8 | 6 hours ago

I’m hopeful either Bones or Ayo goes crazy in one of the three games to give you enough to push through. Ant and Donte specifically would have given us fits man I would have put money on that series going 7

FeanorEvades | Timberwolves

4 | 5 hours ago

It’s a luxury to have the deep bench we have. Naz, Ayo, Bones, and TJ all have the potential to pop off and they play mad fast against a team that can’t defend the rim.

I feel weirdly confident only because the go-to play style of our 6th-9th man is exactly what Denver has been struggling with.

BEEGPEENS | Timberwolves

1 | 4 minutes ago

Yeah Adlemans gameplans have worked super well so far. Great adjustments 😂

Neemzeh | Timberwolves

7 | 6 hours ago

Ant was lowkey holding the team back. He was very inefficient all series and his 3 ball was garbage. Totally agree that after Gobert, Donte was very important (until Ayo started to ball out).

FishGoldenLite | Timberwolves

2 | 6 hours ago

It’s true. I think he could’ve worked himself back into form but he needs to rest those knees. They are both messed up now. Really hoping they don’t try to rush him back…

Morezingis | Timberwolves

2 | 5 hours ago

He was still defending his ass off and pulling two defenders though. Just his shot wasn’t falling because he had no lift.

His gravity will be hugely missed.

Neemzeh | Timberwolves

1 | 4 hours ago

If teams do not want to give Ayo the “gravity” he deserves he will drop 30 on them again. Ayo did a ton of his damage in the 2nd half when Ant was out. If they now move to take away Ayo it just opens up everyone else to do the same thing they were always doing.

jonnylaw | Timberwolves

1 | 3 hours ago

Denver still sold out to stop Ant. That’s a lot of pressure off other players.

Neemzeh | Timberwolves

1 | 3 hours ago

Did they? If that’s the case then ant played into it by forcing way too much. I don’t expect other guys to do that

CrippledBanana | Canada

4 | 6 hours ago

Actually heartbreaking. Guy put so much effort in this whole season only to get punished with this shit…

FishGoldenLite | Timberwolves

5 | 6 hours ago

Played all 82 games…sports are so cruel.

heat_fan_ | Raptors

54 | 7 hours ago

That’s a bummer wish him a speedy recovery

Wolves win today for Ant and Donte

lalakingmalibog | Mavericks

13 | 7 hours ago

Ayo channelling his inner Kobe every night to beat Colorado

journieburner

2 | 6 hours ago

I need Rudy and Ayo to beat them even if their injured squad gets bounced the next round

darylmoreyisking | 76ers

0 | 3 hours ago

They’re not dead

FirefighterMost9210

27 | 7 hours ago

Brutal timing, man was about to have a real statement playoffs too. Hyperextension and bone bruise sounds “kinda okay” on paper but week to week in the middle of a Nuggets series is basically code for “you’re cooked.”

Hope I’m wrong but this went from “classic” series potential to “survive and pray Ant can walk” real quick 💀

WD51 | Spurs

38 | 7 hours ago

He was injured going into playoffs and pretty limited even before this recent injury so not sure he was primed to explode

Odoaiden | Timberwolves

7 | 7 hours ago

9 more days of healing before the spurs series would have helped the other leg a lot. Plus the Spurs can’t guard him who knows but he would have been massive now we might not even get past the nuggets.

WD51 | Spurs

4 | 6 hours ago

His numbers are pedestrian by his standards against the Nuggets. Spurs have a better defense even with him having big games against him this season. Hes clearly not 100% with a pretty bad showing in game 3.

CyberneticEnhancemnt | Timberwolves

1 | 4 hours ago

The problem with him being out as opposed to just playing poorly, is that opponents would still feel obligated to treat him like a threat because how do you not? With him being out, it means teams can change their gameplan entirely. Ant takes on double-teams every drive, which leaves a teammate open somewhere. Now that’s not the case.

Like… Bones and Ayo are some of the fastest players in the NBA, which means fastbreak hell for a lot of opponents, but… both look less than confident when facing a defense that is set up. There’s no roasting the Spurs on the counter. It’s the Spurs doing the roasting.

Odoaiden | Timberwolves

0 | 6 hours ago

Ya I really do believe we beat the spurs with both teams fully healthy but now we would just be lucky to get past the nuggets

Wasting-The-Dawn71 | Spurs

1 | 5 hours ago

Fwiw I was rooting hard for y’all to move on instead the nuggets before the injuries

darylmoreyisking | 76ers

2 | 3 hours ago

You sound like ai generated bot

Amazinc | Minneapolis Lakers

1 | 3 hours ago

ai ass comment

Joker__24

16 | 6 hours ago

Any time I read out week to week in the playoffs I usually feel like they’re just trying to not say out for 3-4 weeks which would cause more panic amongst fans just my thoughts though lol

SufficientBit3153 | Thunder

1 | 43 minutes ago

Yeah, they said JDub is week to week with his hammy. We all know that’s at least 3 weeks if not more

Easy-Philosopher-562 | Timberwolves

12 | 7 hours ago

Ant has viltrumite healing ability but I’d prefer him to sit the rest of the playoffs.

Silly_Ostrich_5116 | Spurs

9 | 6 hours ago

Please win Minnesota

booyahbooyah9271

8 | 7 hours ago

Unless Denver rebounds, San Antonio just got a second round bye to the conference finals.

PsychoM | Raptors

23 | 7 hours ago

That’s what they said about whatever team faces the Lakers without Luka + AR

Turns out the Playoffs are weird, anything can happen

SplitOk186

19 | 7 hours ago

The Rockets without KD aren’t even remotely comparable to the Spurs

I think most people assuming the Rockets would cruise didn’t think they’d also be missing their best player for the vast majority of the series

PsychoM | Raptors

12 | 7 hours ago

That’s the point, Spurs are one Wemby injury or Ant comeback away from a potential Wolves WCF appearance. Bye rounds in the modern NBA don’t exist anymore, just like you can’t assume Rockets would have beat the Lakers before the playoffs, you can’t assume Spurs would beat a depleted Wolves before the second round. Shit happens

came1opard

7 | 7 hours ago

Did not fare so well the game they had him.

_Wash | Timberwolves

6 | 7 hours ago

Wouldn’t count the Wolves out just yet.

Spurs might have a huge advantage but wolves won’t make it easy. Certainly not a bye

joker_prince

3 | 7 hours ago

It’s only fair since OKC has a second round bye too

UnlikelyTap7076

5 | 7 hours ago

Ant is week to week though …

acekingoffsuit | Timberwolves

2 | 7 hours ago

Let’s say that he’s somehow only out 2 weeks and that the Wolves still beat the Nuggets in 7, neither of which are given. Ant would still miss the first 2 games of the conference semis, probably the first 3, and that’s in what could reasonably be called the best-case scenario. That’s a huge advantage for San Antonio.

UnlikelyTap7076

2 | 6 hours ago

I hear you. My hope is that he could come back G3 in Minnesota

Vicentesteb | Timberwolves

3 | 7 hours ago

Even if they do rebound, San Antonio can do exactly what we are doing to Denver and cause all sorts of issues on the defensive end for them. Maybe they can’t defend Jokic to the level we have, but Wemby is even better than Rudy at stopping all the other Nuggets.

Virtual_Secretary_98

0 | 7 hours ago

They beating OKC calling it

fryapp4life | Spurs

5 | 6 hours ago

Really want Denver to extend this series. Would be a shame to have a Wemby/Ant series without Ant. And if not would rather see Wemby/Joker

Vice_Herro

4 | 7 hours ago

It’s joever

JoJonesy | Celtics

2 | 7 hours ago

Well, shit.

Haffaith | Celtics

1 | 5 hours ago

wow that’s best case scenario for the Wolves after what looked awful

WashingtonSpecifics | Nuggets

-2 | 6 hours ago

If the Nuggets win the series I’m gonna be acting insufferable like Suns fans in 2021 were. Whoever heard of injuries affecting the outcome of a series? Not me.

IAmCBOY2 | Celtics

-7 | 7 hours ago

Nuggets should win the series even down 3-1 with no Edwards or Donte

FranksGun

1 | 6 hours ago

You think so? I think nuggets pull it out now

Santum | Celtics

1 | 6 hours ago

teams that are up 3-1 have like a 90% win rate. It’s incredibly difficult to win 3 straight especially against a team that can obviously beat you 3 times already.

Exempt_Puddle | Timberwolves

2 | 5 hours ago

Against a team that beat them 3 times in a row and two of them were when ant did not play well. Until/if the wolves meet OKC gobert will be the most important player on the court for MN

schoolhater12 | Raptors

1 | 6 hours ago

Nah, not with the way Jokic and Murray have been playing. Not to mention that none of them can make a jumpshot

GoldBlueSkyLight | Warriors

-1 | 6 hours ago

Hopefully they do. Nuggets will be more competitive in the 2nd than these injured Wolves

StrongSuggestion8937

-1 | 6 hours ago

I don’t know why you are being downvoted. People really think the Wolves will beat Denver without their starter backcourt? I mean, Ayo had a carreer game and it was incredible, but lets be realistic here: if Denver manage to neutralize him, they will depend on Randle to run the offense and everyone knows this is not good news for the fans…

Exempt_Puddle | Timberwolves

3 | 5 hours ago

Randle wrecked shit through the first two series last year. Yall don’t watch the wolves so stop spewing shit, he also would never be running the offense unless you just mean the #1 scoring option, which is also fucking stupid because the wolves don’t play through 1 scorer. The wolves have a better chance of closing out the nuggets tonight than the nuggets have of winning this series, not that they can’t but your incredulous comment is the more far-fetched option considering ant has not been playing great outside game 2.

[Timberwolves PR] Anthony Edwards diagnosed with left knee hyperextension injury and bone bruise, will be considered week-to-week