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Edwards knee procedure

Sports · Heat 7.1 / 10 · 6 shows · 25m airtime

On October 28, 2026, Anthony Edwards was announced to undergo an arthroscopic procedure on his right knee, sidelining him for up to two months after he played 41 minutes and scored 47 points in an overtime loss to Cleveland on October 26. The same day, he was no longer listed in current MVP odds. Tim Connelly later said a Tuesday MRI showed something in Edwards' knee not seen before, prompting Thursday surgery. The discussion turns on whether Minnesota's guard depth and defensive baseline can keep the Timberwolves afloat without him, and on what the absence does to a season that had opened with him in the award conversation.

How 6 podcasts covered it

  1. The Athletic NBA Daily, 2026-10-28 (3:07 to 5:37)
    Reports Edwards' procedure and Minnesota's cover
    Reports Edwards will have an arthroscopic procedure on his right knee and miss up to two months, then works through Minnesota's cover: LaMelo Ball running the offense, Terrence Shannon Jr. and Ayo Dosunmu at the guard spots, and Rudy Gobert and Jaden McDaniels as the defensive baseline.
    New angle: Anthony Edwards will have an arthroscopic procedure on his right knee and miss up to two months.
  2. First Take, 2026-10-28 (20:20 to 22:20)
    Recaps the knee timeline and injury board
    Recaps the Edwards knee procedure and its two-month timeline, then runs through the rest of the NBA injury board - Leonard's knee, Oklahoma City losing Williams and Wallace. Stays inside the week's reporting, with Stephen A. calling the loss devastating but not season-ending.
  3. The Dan Patrick Show, 2026-10-28 (35:15 to 38:07)
    Questions whether players hide injuries for awards
    Puts Edwards' two-month absence in the context of the 65-game awards threshold, noting he is no longer listed in MVP odds and wondering aloud whether players hide minor injuries to stay eligible. The injury itself is a recap.
    New angle: Anthony Edwards is no longer listed in current MVP odds.
  4. PTI, 2026-10-28 (8:18 to 11:26)
    Widens the Edwards news into a league injury roundup
    Recaps the Edwards surgery news and the knee soreness that led to it, then widens into a league-wide injury roundup - Williams, Haliburton, Jackson Jr., Leonard, three preseason Achilles tears - and a debate over whether the season is too long.
  5. First Things First, 2026-10-28 (43:08 to 48:20)
    Recaps the procedure and the seeding risk
    Recaps the Edwards knee procedure and its two-month timeline, then works through the Timberwolves' seeding risk and LaMelo Ball's expanded scoring role. Stays inside the injury news already on the record, adding only the hosts' theory about why players opt for early cleanups.
  6. The Athletic NBA Daily, 2026-10-29 (24:50 to 29:32)
    Works through Minnesota's depth without Edwards
    Recaps the Edwards surgery and the two-month absence, then works through Minnesota's depth without him: LaMelo Ball's larger load, Terrence Shannon Jr. and Bones Hyland as fill-ins, and the defensive drop-off. Stays inside the injury story already on the record.
  7. Brian Windhorst & The Hoop Collective, 2026-10-30 (9:24 to 14:16)
    Explains the surgery through the Tuesday MRI
    Explains the timing of the surgery through Tim Connelly's account: a Tuesday MRI showed something in Edwards' knee that had not been seen before, which is why the procedure happened Thursday rather than earlier.
    New angle: Tim Connelly said a Tuesday MRI showed something in Edwards' knee not seen before, prompting Thursday surgery.
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