Camelsandham | Pistons

255 | 6 hours ago

This series just got interestinger

Persist2001

77 | 6 hours ago

It was always going to be interesting

With Ant potentially back, it certainly got interestinger

Wolves winning the first game without Ant would make it the most interestingest

purplenyellowrose909 | Timberwolves

29 | 5 hours ago

If it’s 1-1 going back to Minnesota, this series will get insane

lightninja987 | IND

9 | 5 hours ago

if its 1-1, i will ask for a million dollars from u/purplenyellowrose909

purplenyellowrose909 | Timberwolves

9 | 5 hours ago

Ok

imbutawaveto | OKC

16 | 4 hours ago

Don’t worry. If you need money Embiid got you

purplenyellowrose909 | Timberwolves

5 | 4 hours ago

Oh I’m just forwarding the email straight to Embiid. Won’t even add anything to it.

Joel’s got me.

poogersnboogers | Timberwolves

232 | 6 hours ago

antmans bionic knees back at it again

AnonimousMn471 | Bucks

51 | 6 hours ago

Or he stole Michael’s secret stuff

Klutzy_Struggle8659 | Warriors

9 | 6 hours ago

Michael Beasley?

Beneficial_Key8790

4 | 6 hours ago

Michael Malone, secret stuff

NerdLawyer55 | Thunder

3 | 5 hours ago

They can rebuild him, they can make him stronger

ballthyrm | Spurs

0 | 6 hours ago

He is stealing Embid’s life force

urkuri | Timberwolves

115 | 6 hours ago

Felt like it was a good sign to see he was at practice putting up jump shots and is traveling with the team

K1NG2L4Y3R | Timberwolves

64 | 6 hours ago

This dude is not human

Ateballoffire | Vancouver Grizzlies

38 | 6 hours ago

No basketball player really is. Like I think it’s the only sport where I look at the athletes and see super humans

RFFF1996 | Thunder

23 | 6 hours ago

Nfl athletes are pretty absurd, so are the polynesian rugby players too

clocket7

15 | 6 hours ago

Each sport has their genetic freaks but football might have the most impressive with how large and fast they are at the same time. https://youtu.be/DFcWMC9vkZg?si=K6MR07rbTmrL2Vav

Bowiescorvat2 | Raptors

1 | 5 hours ago

If you knew what injuries players played with in the NHL youd add that too. Joe Thornton once played an entire playoffs with torn MCL and ACL in the same knee.

Just this year Nikita Zadorov played a 6 game series with a completely torn MCL, and Charlie McAvoy with a broken hand

These are injuries that keep a basketball player out for an entire year

dieezus | Timberwolves

8 | 4 hours ago

Why do hockey fans always butt in with their cringe inferiority complex??

Ateballoffire | Vancouver Grizzlies

6 | 4 hours ago

I was talking more about like purely from an appearance standpoint but glad you could have your moment

Bowiescorvat2 | Raptors

5 | 5 hours ago

Hockey players are even more alien. Theres players playing in the playoffs with broken hands, and an MCL torn off the bone (not joking)

Yorkie321

3 | 5 hours ago

Who’s that one lacrosse guy that got a makeshift hamstring taped to his thigh lol

Ihate_reddit_app

1 | 4 hours ago

Connor McDavid broke his ankle in game 2 and played the rest of the 6 game series. Just wild.

BlindFreeze | Spurs

-9 | 5 hours ago

I’m taking this as a sign of how worried the wolves are. Willing to push ant back and further risking his injuries? If they bring him back and he gets hurt again, that’s going to be a TERRIBLE look

ace625 | Timberwolves

8 | 5 hours ago

A team worried they might not win the conference semis without their best player? Wow, that’s shocking.

BlindFreeze | Spurs

-9 | 4 hours ago

Injured Ant. Another Finch rant. Doesnt matter, find a new slant. Spurs in 4

BtconWack

1 | 4 hours ago

I mean duh? What team doesn’t want their best lyre out there in the off’s against the 2-seed? What player wants to miss a series. I’m sure wemby and the spurs would attempt the same thing (they already did)

BlindFreeze | Spurs

-1 | 4 hours ago

But they didn’t lmao. They followed the league recommendation and concussion protocol. The league themself cleared him.

I’m just saying, Ant’s injury has a history of keeping players out for MONTHS with lesser severity leading to 10-15 days. Were a week out from the bone bruise. If he plays, it’s not going to be off of an all clear from a league medical staff

urkuri | Timberwolves

1 | 4 hours ago

It’s incredible how Spurs fans have suddenly become medical experts lol

BlindFreeze | Spurs

0 | 3 hours ago

How about the opinion of an actual Doctor? I get it, Wolves are shooketh, but to risk your superstar? Go for it lmao, still spurs in 4

ASK_ABT_MY_USERNAME | Warriors

8 | 6 hours ago

Send da video

BingoBongoBang | Timberwolves

2 | 4 hours ago

Dane Moore said he saw him running around and taking threes at practice

iro3 | Spurs

62 | 6 hours ago

this man healing powers need to be studied

bettercallsaul3 | Spurs

19 | 5 hours ago

Minnesota Wolverines

duce3612 | Timberwolves

8 | 4 hours ago

Im not used to liking the other teams fanbase… you guys seem cool. Fuck the nuggets.

HarryPauler | Timberwolves

7 | 4 hours ago

Nah man, it’s chill even with nuggets fans. The only fanbase worth hating is the current thunder fanbase.

duce3612 | Timberwolves

5 | 3 hours ago

They been calling us poverty for years despite the fact that before 2023 they never even had a finals appearance, despite their franchise being around almost 20 years longer. Its the irrationality smugness that stands out. Ofc all teams have this, but fuck em thats why.

Honor_Bound

2 | an hour ago

Never had a finals appearance…?

duce3612 | Timberwolves

0 | an hour ago

Never

Honor_Bound

2 | an hour ago

Not even in 2012?

horse_renoir13 | Timberwolves

1 | an hour ago

And even pre-dating that, the Supersonics had appearances (plural)

ThundermifflinTFU | Thunder

1 | 2 hours ago

Get in line baby. We beefing with everyone.

PassTheSevo

1 | 3 hours ago

He’s collecting stem cells from all the after birth

survivaltactics2

52 | 6 hours ago

Anthony edwards might be a superhuman this dude comes back from injuries in like half the required time i remember he strained his hamstring at the start of this season and came back a game later

OFmerk | Timberwolves

1 | 3 hours ago

He misses a whole week but still thats nothing for a hammy

Agnk1765342 | Jazz

41 | 6 hours ago

He’s just not normal. There’s so many times he goes down with an injury and is then fine in a shockingly short amount of time. Some people’s genes are just different

FlipGordon | Timberwolves

15 | 5 hours ago

There’s been more times than I can count on one hand where I genuinely thought he was done for the season and he was back after the halftime break.

TheAracknight | Thunder

10 | 5 hours ago

Like last season when he rolled his ankle really badly against the Pacers only to comeback after halftime and drop 29 2nd half points en route to a 44pt performance and had the game saving block

Arip1010 | Timberwolves

4 | 5 hours ago

There was a game last year where he landed really badly and needed help getting to the locker room and was wincing in pain, he had like 2 people carrying him

He returned at the start of the next quarter after halftime wearing different shoes and dropped like 20 points

Either_Imagination_9 | Knicks

27 | 6 hours ago

The Minnesota Injuredwolves

The_Littlest_Bark

18 | 6 hours ago

As a Spurs fan…this is what’s up. It’s only fair that the main stars are healthy enough to be on the court.

13Keres

17 | 6 hours ago

I need a good series between these two teams. Yes please

LHamiltonPP | Pelicans

14 | 6 hours ago

Ant found a sugar cube

mido0o0o | Thunder

15 | 6 hours ago

I don’t think Giannis knee returned back to normal after ( understandably) rushing his return from an identical injury to the NBA finals.

I hope Ant is 100% healthy and no rushing there

Ok-Topic-6095 | Spurs

15 | 5 hours ago

Ant didn’t even really look right against the Nuggets.

subtleshooter | Timberwolves

9 | 5 hours ago

that was runners knee in his other knee. this was just a hyperextension and bone bruise 😄

dogfosterparent | Timberwolves

3 | 4 hours ago

It’s honestly possible the other knee is going to be a lot better after 2 weeks off. Could end up looking better than round 1 by game 4-5

DrSwaggenheimer | Timberwolves

3 | 5 hours ago

It’s different situations honestly.

Giannis got injured in the finals, took 1 game off (maybe like 2-3 days off) and came back too soon.

Ant’s got atleast 1-2 weeks off from the injury at this point. He does take care of his body, that’s why he “heals” fast as hell. That was the biggest takeaway he got from Lebron during their Olympic days. He “heals” fast but he also does the work he’s supposed to and he’s able to.

I’m also not fully taking the Denver series into consideration for how he “looks” because he did have to deal with altitude in addition to coming back from a month + layoff of no basketball.

Hoopersmooth69 | Bucks

5 | 5 hours ago

Giannis got injured in the middle of the conference finals and came back for game 1 of the finals (almost 2 weeks of rest) to play on it for 6 games

If he plays game 1, Ant will be coming back sooner than Giannis and he’ll be playing on it for ~18-20 games if they make a finals run

His knee would be cooked for the rest of his career

DeadNazis247365

14 | 6 hours ago

Uhhhh, well that’s fucking insane. Because it sure looked like he blew every ligament and tendon in his knee the way it buckled backward. Wolverine ass freak athlete, my god…..

ElGoddamnDorado | Spurs

13 | 6 hours ago

Watching Ant and Wemby go at it will be cinema. Guy’s a superhuman so I’m not too surprised. Love watching this dude play

JaderMcDanersStan | Timberwolves

7 | 5 hours ago

This clutch duel between them earlier in the season was electric 👀🤌🏽

https://m.youtube.com/shorts/Dnu_W6ZClfU

RCA1202 | Thunder

10 | 6 hours ago

Ayo is back too right

lilbodie | Timberwolves

14 | 6 hours ago

Still questionable, but seems like he’s on the good side of questionable. Practicing.

RCA1202 | Thunder

11 | 6 hours ago

I think the Wolves can definitely make this a series if DDV is the only one missing

ClownQuestionBrosef | Spurs

8 | 6 hours ago

Here’s hoping he gets actually healthy. This would’ve been a great series with him and Donte healthy (not to mention the other half dozen guys who are dinged up). As it is, it’s gonna be a tough one.

paddiction | SAS

8 | 6 hours ago

Wolverine blood

wawacryin21 | Spurs

7 | 6 hours ago

Let’s go. Gimme Ant vs Wemby. Either he dunks on Wemby or Wemby blocks him at the rim this series, and it’ll be cinema regardless

Jazzlike_Royal_9567 | Thunder

7 | 6 hours ago

Luka let him have his stem cells

DiddledByDad | Devin Booker

5 | 6 hours ago

Womp Womp

Realistic_Log_1098

5 | 6 hours ago

i hope he plays the t-wolves will need as much help as they can to beat the spurs

death_by_burrito | Spurs

5 | 6 hours ago

Hot take

GopherNutz | Timberwolves

3 | 6 hours ago

It’s funny, fully healthy I felt much more confident about the Wolves against the Spurs than the Nuggets. Injuries have obviously changed that but the Spurs played an incredibly inexperienced team in the first round with a first year coach. If the Wolves can get Ant and Ayo back, it has the chance to be a series that really pushes San Antonio and tests Mitch Johnson.

A lot of people are drinking the kool aid with the Spurs understandably, like they did with the Nuggets but this team is very green. Will be interesting to see how they respond to real adversity.

BlindFreeze | Spurs

8 | 5 hours ago

Yall beat the nuggets because you attacked the paint and Jokic’s terrible defense, on top of this the wolves only shot 33% from three. The paint ain’t sweet in San Antonio buddy

duce3612 | Timberwolves

3 | 4 hours ago

We beat the nuggets because we did what the game called for which was attacking the rim. Experience isnt nothing… the paint aint sweet in MN either. Denver was a historically good offense that had only scored under 100 twice the entire season, we held them under 100 three times in 6 games. Its going to be a battle of who can make more shots.

BlindFreeze | Spurs

1 | 4 hours ago

I mean.. If yall keep Gobert in the game. Victor isn’t going to leave the paint AT ALL lmao. So either yall leave victor in and rely on shooting long middies/threes or you bench Gobert and open up that paint. Damned if you do, damned if you dont.

duce3612 | Timberwolves

1 | 3 hours ago

Of course like I mentioned, both teams will need to hit perimeter and mid range shpts. Theres ways to draw rim defenders out of the paint. Thats where experience and strategy come in to play.

GopherNutz | Timberwolves

2 | 4 hours ago

My thoughts on a series against the Spurs predates the Nuggets series and factored in DiVincenzo. The Wolves have been a better three point shooting team than the Spurs all season while the Blazers were bottom three in the league. We were without our two best shooters for half the series against the Nuggets, if anything, I think it shows the versatility on the roster. The Wolves also have a variety of agile bigger bodies to throw at Wemby that the Blazers didn’t have.

Lastly, your staff is still pretty precautious with Wemby in not pushing his minutes into the upper 30s so those 14-15 minutes off the court are going to be pretty pivotal in the series. The Spurs are rightly favorites particularly with the uncertainty around Ant. I expect a fun series that’s a fair bit closer than the experts will expect.

BlindFreeze | Spurs

3 | 4 hours ago

I mean, shooting wise for the entire season there is only a 1% difference, but if you look at post ASB when the Spurs started getting hot hot(24-4) The spurs are shooting 38% from three whereas the wolves are shooting 35%.

That trend has carried into the post season so far too. Spurs are shooting 42% in the post season, with the Wolves shooting 33%.

You mention the height of your team compared to the blazers. (ill preempt this by pointing out that the Blazers had the 3rd best defense in the league post ASB) The Blazers have Avdija, Grant, Camara Murray, Clingan, Willaims. All are 6’7”+ and Jrue’s elite perimeter defense. Every single one of these players played significant amount of minutes guarding Victor, Fox, Castle, and Harper.

Either way I’m being biased and overly defensive of my team lol. I do hope Ant comes back and I do hope the series is a banger

^(only if we win damnit!)

ballthyrm | Spurs

5 | 6 hours ago

They’re putting him in the DBZ rejuvenation tank or what.

0plm9okn8ijb7 | Spurs

5 | 5 hours ago

I hope they don’t rush him back. As a Spurs fan, I know it’s to our advantage if he doesn’t play. But as a basketball fan, I want him to recover and come back 100%. I love watching him play, and him vs Wemby for a long time, especially in the playoffs will feed generations of basketball fans.

dr_khouse

1 | 4 hours ago

That was my thinking with hali last finals. I understand why he played, because just reaching the finals is one of the hardest things to do if not in la/boston/San Antonio/miami. I get we would’ve had an advantage but I really wanted him to sit out so he wouldnt get hurt further like kd with the warriors. I hope Ant only comes back if he’s actually healthy. He’s young enough to have more chances down the road.

InspectahFun | Timberwolves

5 | 3 hours ago

Rudy gave him a good ass water filter

Prior_Chemist_5026 | Celtics

2 | 6 hours ago

He better play, I want seven games of this injected straight into my veins

BlindFreeze | Spurs

1 | 5 hours ago

You’ll only get 4 games of Spurs domination and you’ll like it

digital_deer | Spurs

2 | 5 hours ago

This is really good news and I hope Ant comes back and plays at full strength as soon as possible!

But that being said the difference in response to Ant potentially coming back “early” compared to Wemby coming back “early” is kinda crazy. It’s good people take head injuries so seriously but I think they’ve in turn taken other injuries less seriously than they should.

smalls_1804 | Knicks

3 | 5 hours ago

Incoming Bill Simmons take: “should they just sit him game 1 anyway? You’re going to lose anyway, game one on SA’s home floor. Why risk rushing him back early?”

heat_fan_ | Raptors

2 | 6 hours ago

Pulling a John Cena with the recovery time

Scuffleboard | Thunder

2 | 6 hours ago

I still think the Spurs win but if he genuinely comes back early in the series this could get very competitive and very fun

rjaysenior | Lakers

2 | 5 hours ago

Yes. Moar game 7s

bobbywellington | Timberwolves

1 | 6 hours ago

Nice

ItsFuckinDocMcThicc | Hawks

1 | 6 hours ago

It’s a different sport but fuck I wish Acuña Jr. had the bone and ligament strength of this man. I love you ANT!

minneapolisboy | Timberwolves

1 | 6 hours ago

Hell yeah

PressureMiserable | Spurs

1 | 6 hours ago

I mean obviously im biased but I don’t think Ant should come back so soon, knee injuries are real finicky and how Ant plays he’s always at risk of something happening. He already didn’t look right against a Denver team that outside of AG couldn’t guard a parked car and he’s gonna have a lot of physical contact with how many wings the team will throw at him when castle is on the bench

Maximum_Pumpkin_449

1 | 5 hours ago

Yea the Spurs are cooked. Without ant, I was thinking 5-1 or 4-0 weep for wolves but now it looks like it’s definitely gonna be a sweep

siphillis | Spurs

1 | 35 minutes ago

lol the Wolves would need to be 100% healthy for even a notion of winning in five

Maximum_Pumpkin_449

1 | 32 minutes ago

Funny that’s the same thing that Denver said. The Denver that beat Spurs the last three games. If Minnesota with half of their roster can comfortably beat Denver, what do you think would happen to San Antonio?

TheGavinC

1 | 5 hours ago

lfg

YoF3 | Spurs

1 | 4 hours ago

Bruh

fireman2004

1 | 4 hours ago

Let’s fuckin go baby. I’d hate to see this series happen without Antman. He or know he and Wemby will crank up the energy.

Far_Resolution_2283

1 | 3 hours ago

Minnesota Timberlake

pintvricchio | SAS

1 | 2 hours ago

Hey I was promised a free series

Auriansmule

1 | an hour ago

My delusional self shall pray for Lakers vs Wolves rematch in the WCF

siphillis | Spurs

1 | 34 minutes ago

I don’t think he plays in Game 1. Keeps the Spurs guessing with the game plan, but playing him a game too early is infinitely worse than a game later than necessary

unknwnerrr | Spurs

1 | 3 minutes ago

Fck yea I love Ant! This is going to be a good one tomorrow boys

BlindFreeze | Spurs

-6 | 5 hours ago

Oh so the wolves are scared scared? Willing to risk further injury to ant over this?

OFmerk | Timberwolves

3 | 4 hours ago

Not scared bro is just wolverine

SunKing210 | Spurs

1 | 3 hours ago

I’m thinking maybe the hyperextended knee wasn’t as bad as it initially looked.

Earlier in the regular season, Wemby had a gnarly looking hyperextended knee injury but he only missed 2 games before coming back and playing through the rest of the season before sitting out the final game

Ok-Topic-6095 | Spurs

2 | 3 hours ago

Ant was already looking gimpy against the Nuggets though

SunKing210 | Spurs

2 | 3 hours ago

Yeah, he was already dealing with runner’s knee but it was on the other knee and not the one that he hyperextended.

Ok-Topic-6095 | Spurs

1 | 3 hours ago

I know. He knows his body and am sure he has better medical care than 99% of the planet, but having both his knees having seprate injuries, both of which he came back early from, isn’t a great scenario

ComputerPractical748

1 | an hour ago

Do you know how much Ant is worth to the Timberwolves organization? They will not clear him to play unless they’re sure he isn’t risking further injury.

[Haynes] Significant update: Minnesota Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards is listed as questionable for Game 1 against the San Antonio Spurs.