MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards missed his second straight game Sunday with right foot soreness.
Edwards is considered day-to-day due to his availability. Coach Chris Finch said before the game that the injury “hasn’t calmed down enough for him to be able to play.”
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Backup point guard Mike Conley also missed Minnesota’s game against Sacramento, the 19-year-old veteran’s second straight absence due to a right Achilles injury. A shorthanded backcourt means another start for Bones Hyland, who has recently been thrust into the rotation.
Edwards missed four games earlier this season with a strained right hamstring. The three-time All-Star ranks eighth in the NBA with 28.7 points per game, which is already the most he has missed since playing 72 games in the 2021-22 season.
With the Timberwolves playing a slower schedule, Edwards was able to get eight days of rest and only miss two games. Minnesota hosts Memphis on Wednesday.
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