The Wolves will play without All-Star guard Anthony Edwards as well as veteran point guard Mike Conley on Saturday night at Target Center against streaking Portland.
Anthony Edwards, Mike Conley will miss Timberwolves’ game Saturday vs. Portland
Edwards has a sore right hip, and Conley has a sprained finger.
The Minnesota Star Tribune
February 8, 2025 at 11:55PM
Edwards is out because of a sore right hip, the second time in five games he’s sat out after playing every game before that.
When asked if he expects Edwards’ injury to be a short-term problem, coach Chris Finch said: “It’s certainly day to day right now. It’s more cautious than anything else.”
Edwards has scored 49 and 41 points in his past two games, wins over Chicago and Houston.
He was ill for the team’s 105-103 loss to last-place Washington — which had lost 16 consecutive games — on Feb. 1.
Conley is out because of a right index finger sprain.
Julius Randle (groin strain) and Donte DiVincenzo (great toe sprain) remain out.
Rookie Rob Dillingham was moved into the starting lineup Saturday in place of Conley, and Nickeil Alexander-Walker took Edwards' place, with Naz Reid, Rudy Gobert and Jaden McDaniels alongside them.
The Blazers are 23-29 and 13th in the Western Conference but have won nine of 10 and six in a row. The Timberwolves lost back-to-back games at Portland in early November.
Edwards has a sore right hip, and Conley has a sprained finger.
