Timberwolves' Anthony Edwards Suffers Hamstring Scare — Out One Week

Merlin sees Minnesota’s star wing, Anthony Edwards, will miss at least a week with a right hamstring strain, the team announced Monday — he’ll be “re-evaluated in one week,” and ESPN’s Shams Charania had “expected to miss two weeks.” Edwards exited after three minutes vs. Indiana (five points) and will sit at least three games — four if the Nov. 3 contest holds — during a stretch that includes eight games in two weeks. This matters because Edwards has been the Wolves’ primary scorer and was off to a scorching start (41 and 31 points in two early games). Merlin senses this is caution, not catastrophe. Edwards’ iron-man history (never under 72 games) leans optimistic, but hamstrings are tricky: rush him and the wound may deepen. Minnesota’s core — Rudy Gobert, Julius Randle and others — can steady the ship short-term, but the Wolves lose a different level of attack without their comet.