[Hine] Anthony Edwards has been cleared for on-court basketball activities and will be listed as questionable ahead of Game 1 tomorrow. A huge development for the Wolves.
This mf is genuinely a wolverine. It pays off to be young.
AD and Zion were NOT healing like this when they were young. It just pays to have good genes.
Ad is 7ft and Zion was fat. It pays to be young, fit and not freakishly tall.
DNP (Fat)
he needs the other DNP, just has to sit in a bath tub full of ice for a while though
I made the mistake of using this in prep for a show years ago. Maybe the worst I’ve ever felt in my life or close to it. I don’t understand how people can use that shit for multiple days/weeks
Guy I worked with used it “to stay warm during the winter”. He just did low doses, insane though
Maybe Ant just has better drugs
6’9.5 ft without shoes
Ant’s trainer also says he’s obsessed with the recovery process and does all the right steps to half the typical recovery time He’s rehabbing around the clock. It’s more than genes but Ant’s genes certainly help too
Ant in the healing tank with Jaden napping outside after the 1st round series lol.
I wonder what this includes( the extra steps). Dieting? Rest machines? Early and/or late or more spaced out rehab to not overwork the injury while making more reps?
Or is he doing every light basketball workout he can between rehab sessions?
Rehab exercises HURT, I assume one of the things about Ant is that he manages pain better and does them properly, on time and without skipping reps nor overexterting himself.
Somewhat unrelated but I also think Ant plays through injuries other players wouldn’t. Hell look awful out there injured sometimes just because the wolves need him.
Once he got injured during the game and was ruled out. It was a Pistons game in 22-23 I think.
Wolves started losing after he left. He couldn’t watch it anymore and insisted on coming BACK into the game after being ruled out. Came back in the 4th quarter. I’d never seen a player do that before, kinda wild
Pretty sure that happened in the Pacers game last year where he had a game winning block too
Unironically this is thanks to Austin Rivers. I forgot if it was rookie or year 2 Ant was going to sit out a Clippers game but Austin talked to Ant and was like can you really not play? Or do you not want to play or something along those lines.
Rudy Gobert confirmed that Ant has not reached out to him about water filters so he may not be taking his diet too seriously.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=iuas_58LUeY&pp=ygUPYW50aG9ueSBlZHdhcmRz
He talks about some of it here
You can make it sound like he’s amazing for taking rehab seriously but it’s 50% genes lmao.
I have seen Lebron roll his ankles in ways that would knock an average NBA player out for weeks, and that mf just walks it off like a normal Tuesday. Some people are literally built different.
Yeah it’s part genes and part process, not 100% genes In the YouTube video, Ant’s trainers were talking about his process and how he’s more motivated than any other athlete they’ve known to come back
But what water filter does he use?
Wasn’t AD consistently healthy for the Pelicans?
Definitely still had a reputation for frequently getting minor injuries that would keep him out for a few games even prior to getting traded to the Lakers.
Definitely not. He had the street clothes nickname way before LA
dang
No. It wasn’t as bad as Zion but he still missed a number of games due to minor injuries for the Pelicans. Enough to the point where no one took his “injury” before his trade to LA seriously.
Why didn’t they take his injury seriously if he had consistent injuries before?
Because it eventually got to a point where he was just sitting so he could get traded. Pels were also sitting him to tank.
ah okay
Because he’s never hurt for more than a couple of weeks but it’s always something. He doesn’t have a fragile body part like Embiid’s knees that’ll always be a problem
He only had two serious injuries his time with the Pels, one his rookie year and then one his final year which could have been exaggerated cause he wanted out. His reputation was still injury prone though, because he would always leave games with a minor injury and come back for the next one or miss a few.
ah got you
Ok calm down Sydney
Imagine the power their baby would have.
Genetics have a huge influence on life. Crazy this has to be said.
It was a joke numb nuts
Well, does Micheal Jordan‘s gene are doing work.
Those two are way higher than ant lmao
Zion was too busy with that Louisiana cuisine to rehab
Ant man is damn near 1 of 1 when it comes to just raw freakish athleticism. Dude genuinely thought he was going to be an NFL running back until he grew another couple inches to 6’4 and decided to go with basketball instead.
Timberwolverine
He’s like a werewolf but for trees aka 7footers
roids are hellava thing, glad he’s back
Need that Ant v Wemby match up. Would be pretty disappointing if he missed the whole series. Could be a slug fest if he’s healthy.
I wish I could downvote a comment multiple times.
Nah im taking this as the wolves being absolutely shook about the Spurs. No way they are risking further injuring their superstar over the FIRST game lmao. If Ant plays and gets hurt again the ramifications are going to be yuge
The Spurs must’ve been CRAZY shook by the Blazers when they rushed Wemby back from his concussion. Glad there weren’t any yUgE ramifications for it
Do you mean when the league, themself, cleared Victor? When victor went through the 48 hour protocol? That’s cool man, I know yall scared of this belt after the spurs euthanize a couple of Wolves.
You seem shook, is that why you’re acting out?
Only one thats gonna act out is gonna be SGA when the refs don’t bail him out because the GOAT plays ethical
Unreal but he probably aint back til game 3 we know we gotta get one
Jon K says he intends to play game 1 as long as shootaround tests go well… insanity
One day kids will be talking about antman mentality dude is a legend
Most confident person on planet Earth, and for good reason. I’m at the point where I firmly believe Ant would be an all world football, baseball, lacrosse, hockey, baseball, MMA, any sport athlete if he committed to them at a young age. He is special and such a competitor.
Wait…no fucking way?? 🤯 That’s crazy…
Yep. Reply to his initial tweet
Link?
How is that possible? Didn’t he have a grade Two hyperextension?
Honey badger Ant don’t care
I think if he can managed the pain and if he’s mobile enough, they’ll shoot his knee up with that same pain killer thing that the Packers shot Aaron Rodgers up with a few years ago when he messed up his knee.
Aaron was high as kite during postgame. Well, more high than usual. Wonder how Ant would react
I wouldn’t let him get near a live mic. Lol!
That won’t magically make his knee any less fragile, is the thing
Ant never cared about grades before making it to the league, he sure as hell ain’t gonna start caring now
After this and Giannis coming back so fast after his in 2021, has there been advancements in treating hyperextensions or are they outliers?
And that is why medical professionals have to tell these ultra competitive pro athletes “No” sometimes.
So he is going for that long term, career altering injury, got it.
Has to be the first game before the Spurs settle in
Game 3 and 4 are more important if Ant is truly going to be back for them. We should not be rushing him back before then if he’s not truly ready
Spurs have no meaningful playoff experience outside of Barnes and Olynyk, haven’t been battle tested, take them into deep water and they could easily drown
Don’t forget the world champ Luke.
Wouldn’t have traveled if there was no chance he plays in 1 or 2
He’ll likely be out but the fact that he’s even questionable is actually crazy. This guy is nuts. Wolverine for real
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No that title belongs to Donte. From Ant-man himself. Hah
OG gorilla nuts was NAW. Both deserve the nick name from Ant
NAW was the first gorilla nuts
Multiple gorillas have multiple pairs of nuts
Gorilla nuts and gorilla nuts II
Left and Right
Nope Jon K tweeted right after that as long as shooting goes well before the game he’s likely to start game 1
Yeah just saw that…insanity. That’s wild
Yeah, even if he doesn’t go tomorrow it’s a good sign for the rest of the series.
Woah woah woah timeout right there
He saw embiid win a series with cooked knees and down one internal organ and decided it was time to bring yo ass
Giannis championship vibes
I like the sound of that
The Bucks also had Donte go down with a season ending injury in the first round in 2021.
Wow imagine if Dvo ends up with 2 rings he couldn’t play for. Has to suck knowing you were a main part of the rotation and missed both runs.
Hope it goes like this for your team.
Bucks 🤝 Twolves
I can’t explain it but they are the same. Similar color scheme, both Midwest, small market teams, KG and Giannis were both elite 2 way MVPs. Bucks and Timberwolves have always given me the same feeling.
His healing factor is crazy
They got him on so many horse tranquilizers he’s going to be seeing 5 rims
As long as it’s an odd number, someone tell him to just aim for the middle one.
Fuck shooting, Ant off a perky is putting the entire Spurs team through the rim
Mind games… I honestly would be shocked if he plays before game 3 at minimum
You don’t upgrade someone to questionable only to bring someone back three games in. I trust the wolves staff over reddit.
Franz Wagner has been listed as questionable ever since he went down in game 4. Was even listed questionable to return that game. And reports say he hasn’t done any on court work yet.
Teams aren’t always honest on the injury report
I mean this is different in that Ant has already been seen doing work on the court during practice this weekend.
Yeah, I agree that Ant is much more likely to come back early than Franz.
Just pointing out that teams use the injury report all the time to create a little uncertainty for the opponent.
Hopefully in this case Ant has a real chance to be back for the whole series.
I also remember the Clippers did that same BS with Kawhi during the ‘21 playoffs after he tore his ACL lol
Eh, this isn’t crazy. These designations are a bit blurry, so being “questionable” might mean wildly different things in different contexts.
As a Wolves fan, I doubt he plays game 1, and I’d even be somewhat surprised if he plays in game 2. But I also figured he was out the whole series, and now it seems like game 3 and beyond seem pretty likely.
I think he suits up for one of them, which is why he traveled with the team to San Antonio
Beat reporters are saying he’s hoping to play game 1 and think they will see how he feels after shoot around tomorrow
Reaves was questionable for two games (games three and four) that he wound up sitting out before returning in game five (after being questionable for that game, as well) against the Rockets a few days ago so yes you absolutely do that.
Wemby has gotta be happy. Dude just loves going against Edward.
I love how competitive they get vs each other and it’s all respect too
This interview of Ant discussing his thought process when he saw Wemby guarding him is hilarious
https://m.youtube.com/shorts/8NN3dvHGkRE
“And its all respect too” is why the spurs and OKC are so boring. How about some disrespect and animosity once in awhile
We got Jaden McDaniels
If he really doesn’t respect another team, we will know Lmao
your team is not the problem when it comes to being boring
Oh I read that wrong, I thought you meant Wolves have too respectful dynamics with OKC and Spurs lol because I promise you, if it ain’t disrespectful yet, it will become so 😂
I think Wemby says some hard hitting things against players too. He ain’t boring
Shams being incredibly inaccurate with a report again? I’m shocked! Shocked I tell you!
Your tweet, sir.
Great news, really hope he can come back makes the series that much more exciting
Interesting….
Fuckin’ Wolverine
Either he never had a bone bruise or it was highly mild cause aint no way you recover from a bone bruise in a week.
This video shows his recovery process. Dude is rehabbing around the clock
The amount of drugs they have him on probably make it bearable
A single knee to knee contact and all the drugs in the system will get evaporated and he will be in excruiating pain…
Agreed, probably why is still questionable
I’m not at all predicting them to win the series, but Minnesota does have a one-of-a-kind situation vs the Spurs.
Gobert knows Wemby. Personally.
Gobert is not going to be afraid of Wemby. The mental advantage will not be there.
Doesn’t that work both ways?
Yes
Not entirely sure what you are going for.
Wemby is a freak.
His presence alone will mentally defeat many teams.
Minnesota is the only team he doesn’t have that against.
Because of Gobert.
If that goes both ways, please tell me or a share a link where anyone on the entire planet says Gobert is the best player or that a team Gobert plays on is a title-or-bust team.
I’ll wait for ya.
Even as a Spurs fan I haven’t heard this kind of glaze for Wemby lol
The whole league is coping still. I’ll speak as an unbiased fan of the NBA. Wemby changes teams entire gameplans on both ends. I promise teams might never admit it, but they know the game is over before it starts. There’s a reason you guys won 62 games and it’s not because you’re one of the best teams ever. It’s because of the 👽.
How did you confirm who has the mental advantage if both players know each other
When Wemby asked him what kind of water filter he uses he just smiled and said “Bien essayé.” Then he sauntered off, bumping his head on his way out the door.
This is exciting. If he’s available for the entire series this has the potential to be an all-timer.
I can already see all the Ant and Wemby highlights
This dude is not human
Hope he’s alright. I get it’s the playoffs and no one is really 100% but he’s the franchise and would lean more being cautious here. Felt like he was still coming back from the other injury in the first couple of games in the Denver series
I am personally pretty sceptical that Anthony Edwards is fully healthy. but It would be great for the series for him to come in for game one fully fit.
Hes never once missed the expected amount of games, he’s an animal.
Its gonna be a real challenge now with ant back
It was always gonna be a challenge with or without ant
Absolutely
That’s incredible, but it almost seems too incredible. I hope they’re being appropriately cautious with him. I’m sure Ant wants to be out there immediately, but if you let him play too soon and he suffers a worse injury you’re cooked.
Hopefully he actually gets to play. Him and wemby would be dope to watch
Good, it wouldn’t feel right beating the Wolves like this.
I straight up recoiled when I saw the clip of him getting injured I’m shocked he got cleared so fast
Nah. They fuckin with the spurs
Ant vs the Fox and the Slash Bros would be cinema
Good. With ant back it will be a good test for us to see if we’re ready or not for the Thunder.
Lol
WOW
It would be so hype to get a full series of Ant Wemby but that feels so greedy lol
Normally I would go ‘dammit, why he gotta be back against us’ but honestly, I am glad if he can play. I want to see the best of these teams compete against each other.
Wemby vs Ant is always fun to watch.
shit.
We’re getting another OKC-Wolves WCF, aren’t we?
Game three or even four at the earliest. I saw the video posted on his YouTube account and he still doesn’t have real mobility.
Most of my enjoyment from watching the Wolves is from watching Ant. Come back strong my guy
lets goooo
Neutrals and T-Wolves fans breathe a sigh of relief
isn’t this how he got injured in the first place? he had a bad knee and played and got a worse injury. and no this isn’t wishful thinking because I’m a Spurs fan, Any is my favorite non spur and I don’t want to see him do permanent damage
Nah he landed on his other knee wrong, it wasn’t the same knee.
In other words, both his knees aren’t in great shape at the moment. I’ll leave the permanent damage piece to the professionals though, we have no idea if that’s a serious concern.
one bad joint often leads to injuries in others
Yeah I hope when he comes back he’s at least 75% and not at risk of re-injuring it. I want to see Ant Wemby sequences like this! https://m.youtube.com/shorts/Dnu_W6ZClfU
He won’t be at full strength but even 75% can help
If ant comes back for game 2 the wolves have no good excuse to not win this series
There’s still a pretty tall obstacle that’s hard to overcome even with a healthy roster
They chucked brodie in the hyperbolic time chamber to stand a chance against the Spurs, mad props for that
Wolverine!
I wouldn’t risk anything at all until game 3, they will need him especially if this goes past game 5 as most imagine it will
no chance he plays
BEAT SHIT
Giannis and Tyrese played on bad injuries and you all act like Ant wouldn’t do it
One of the great healers of our time
Y’all didn’t watch his YouTube video? Don’t count him out for game 1
He wasn’t playing well even before the injury, I’m not at all confident they’re more likely to win with him on the floor in game 1⁄2. Yes it gets him warmed up faster but there’s just no way that’s worth the risk
No need to worry about depth when theres Plan A
classic injury report mindfuckery, if you can do it you might as well.
Built Ford tough.
It’s an Anta Claus miracle.
Oh shit
Lets fucking go bru hope he plays
The Wolverine comments are punny.
This is massive
Oh wow already? I forgot how fast some young players heal 😅
Why is everyone calling him a wolverine? That’s a very different animal
There was a video of the Wolves getting on the plane heading to San Antonio today, I don’t believe Ant was shown getting on it.
They said he’s traveling with them earlier today
Ants travel underground…
Spurs still have the advantage