Timberwolves' Anthony Edwards to have knee surgery, expected to miss up to two months

Minnesota Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards will undergo arthroscopic surgery on his right knee and is expected to miss up to two months, according to ESPN's Shams Charania and an anonymous source who spoke to the Associated Press on Tuesday. ESPN reported the surgery is set for Thursday, and The Athletic reported December as the target for his return. The team had not publicly announced the plan. Edwards had been listed as questionable for Wednesday's game against Golden State with right knee injury maintenance, then was downgraded to out. One day earlier he scored 47 points in 41 minutes in a 127-125 overtime loss to Cleveland. He had been seen grabbing at the knee in Sunday's win over Toronto. Edwards averaged 33.3 points through four games, scoring 133 in total, a franchise record, and Minnesota won three of them, including a 45-point opener at Miami. A more precise timetable will come after the surgery.

Fox News, on the right, frames the story as a big injury hit, citing ESPN. It stresses his 47-point, 41-minute game on Monday and says coach Chris Finch had called the knee a "daily situation" and seemed unworried, which makes the surgery more surprising. Its piece also carries promotional material for a Craig Carton show. The Guardian US, on the left, relies on the AP's anonymous source. It leads with Edwards' record scoring pace, notes the unclear specifics of the problem, and describes signs of discomfort during the Toronto game. Both sides agree on the two-month absence, the arthroscopic procedure and the Cleveland performance, but Fox says Edwards was questionable for Monday's game while the Guardian says Wednesday's. CBS Sports, in the alternative group, takes a separate angle, asking how Minnesota survives without him and pointing to LaMelo Ball.