{"id":719701,"date":"2026-04-27T20:33:22","date_gmt":"2026-04-27T20:33:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/719701\/"},"modified":"2026-04-27T20:33:22","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T20:33:22","slug":"is-anthony-edwards-playing-tonight-in-game-5-vs-nuggets-final-status-for-timberwolves-star","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/719701\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Anthony Edwards playing tonight in Game 5 vs. Nuggets? Final status for Timberwolves star"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\/us\/nba\/minnesota-timberwolves\/news\/anthony-edwards-playing-tonight-game-5-vs-nuggets-final-status-timberwolves-star\/2bc52d843ad551169562bf21?utm_source=yahoo&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=appeared_on\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Is Anthony Edwards playing tonight in Game 5 vs. Nuggets? Final status for Timberwolves star;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Is Anthony Edwards playing tonight in Game 5 vs. Nuggets? Final status for Timberwolves star&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Is Anthony Edwards playing tonight in Game 5 vs. Nuggets? Final status for Timberwolves star<\/a> originally appeared on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\/us?utm_source=yahoo&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=appeared_on\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:The Sporting News;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;The Sporting News&quot;}\" class=\"link \">The Sporting News<\/a>. Add The Sporting News as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Preferred Source by clicking here;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Preferred Source by clicking here&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Preferred Source by clicking here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\/us\/nba\/minnesota-timberwolves\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Minnesota Timberwolves;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Minnesota Timberwolves&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Minnesota Timberwolves<\/a> will look to close out their first-round series with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\/us\/nba\/denver-nuggets\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Denver Nuggets;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Denver Nuggets&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Denver Nuggets<\/a> and advance to the Western Conference semifinals with a win in Game 5 on Monday night.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately for the Wolves, they&#8217;ll be without their star guard for the critical contest.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/nba\/players\/6355\/\" data-i13n=\"sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link\" data-ylk=\"slk:Anthony Edwards;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link;itc:0\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Anthony Edwards&quot;,&quot;ySubModuleName&quot;:&quot;anchor_text&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Anthony Edwards<\/a> out for Game 5 vs. Nuggets due to left knee injury<\/p>\n<p>Anthony Edwards <a href=\"https:\/\/ak-static.cms.nba.com\/referee\/injury\/Injury-Report_2026-04-27_03_30PM.pdf\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:has been ruled out;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;has been ruled out&quot;}\" class=\"link \">has been ruled out<\/a> of Game 5 against Denver due to a knee injury he suffered in Game 4. The injury is expected to keep him sidelined for the foreseeable future.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to Edwards, the Wolves will <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\/us\/nba\/minnesota-timberwolves\/news\/minnesota-timberwolves-lose-key-contributor-rest-playoffs-due-major-injury\/de11ea76b2b8dc0fa16184fd\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:also be without;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;also be without&quot;}\" class=\"link \">also be without<\/a> starting guard Donte\u00a0DiVincenzo for the rest of the postseason due to a torn Achilles he suffered in Game 4.<\/p>\n<p>With their starting backcourt sidelined for the game, guys like\u00a0<a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/nba\/players\/6580\/\" data-i13n=\"sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link\" data-ylk=\"slk:Ayo Dosunmu;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link;itc:0\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Ayo Dosunmu&quot;,&quot;ySubModuleName&quot;:&quot;anchor_text&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ayo Dosunmu<\/a> and <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/nba\/players\/6568\/\" data-i13n=\"sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link\" data-ylk=\"slk:Bones Hyland;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link;itc:0\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Bones Hyland&quot;,&quot;ySubModuleName&quot;:&quot;anchor_text&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Bones Hyland<\/a> will likely see their roles increase exponentially.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>If the Wolves are ultimately able to advance past the Nuggets despite their injury issues,\u00a0they would play the winner of the series between the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\/us\/nba\/san-antonio-spurs\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:San Antonio Spurs;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;San Antonio Spurs&quot;}\" class=\"link \">San Antonio Spurs<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\/us\/nba\/portland-trail-blazers\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Portland Trail Blazers;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Portland Trail Blazers&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Portland Trail Blazers<\/a> in the second round.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Is Anthony Edwards playing tonight in Game 5 vs. Nuggets? 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