‘Get Your Body As Bulletproof as Possible’ — Stephen Curry Offers Sage Advice to Anthony Edwards As Wolves Star Faces $115 Million Injury Setback
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Golden State Warriors superstar Stephen Curry offered words of encouragement to his former Olympic teammate Anthony Edwards following the Minnesota Timberwolves franchise cornerstone’s unexpected injury setback.
Edwards underwent an arthroscopic procedure on his right knee Thursday, sidelining him after an electric start to the 2026-27 NBA season. Sources told ESPN’s Shams Charania the 25-year-old could be out up to two months. The fallout reaches well beyond the court, though, with Charania outlining the toll the absence could take on the shooting guard’s earnings.
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Stephen Curry Sends Uplifting Message to Anthony Edwards After Knee Injury
Curry got an early look at the Edwards-less Timberwolves, torching them for 44 points in Wednesday’s 119-114 road victory, Minnesota’s first game since the injury news broke.
The four-time NBA champion, who overcame ankle injuries early in his 18-year career, later sent a message to his counterpart after Golden State picked up its second straight win.
“I texted him earlier, my Olympic teammate, and you wanna see him healthy. You know, he’s gone through some stuff,” Curry said.
“You just got to have to do what you can with the rehab, attack it the same way you do getting ready for games, get your body as bulletproof as possible knowing that injuries happen. Keep your spirit right. And for him, it’s a long year. I know that two months or whatever the prognosis was, but he’ll be back in no time and hopefully he can pick up where he left off because he was playing at such a high level.”
Pain in his right knee has bothered Edwards since last spring, and he appeared in just 61 games last season, the fewest of his career.
An MRI Tuesday revealed new damage that was not detected on previous scans taken during the postseason and before training camp. Timberwolves coach Chris Finch said the finding was “a bit of a shock to everybody.”
The setback halted a sensational four-game stretch to open the season. Edwards was seen grabbing his knee during Sunday’s home opener against the Toronto Raptors.
The next night, despite being listed as questionable, he poured in 47 points on 19-for-34 shooting (55.9%) in a 127-125 overtime road loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers. His 133 points through his first four outings set a franchise record.
“We’ll have to kind of fill that scoring void by committee,” Finch said.
Ahead of Wednesday’s contest, Timberwolves president of basketball operations Tim Connelly explained how Edwards reacted when he heard the news:
“He’s bummed, but Anthony is such a naturally positive and upbeat guy. He’s hit all his teammates quickly and said, ‘You guys got it,’ and we’ll roll from there.”
Thursday’s operation was an arthroscopic debridement, a minimally invasive procedure used to remove or clean up damaged tissue within a joint. Edwards should be “good as new” when he returns, Connelly added.
The injury could also come with a steep financial cost due to the NBA’s 65-game rule, as Charania explained:
“Now you have a guy in Anthony Edwards who is going to be ineligible for the All-NBA team, for MVP; that’s going to cost him $115 million extra in salary based on the supermax extension he’s eligible for this offseason.
“I believe it’s four years, $304 million if he made either an All-NBA team or MVP, but now he’s gonna be ineligible. He’s gonna miss too many games. So he’s going to be eligible for a three-year, $189 million extension.”
However, Charania noted that Edwards could instead delay signing an extension until a future offseason, potentially giving him another opportunity to qualify for a supermax deal.
The Timberwolves expect the four-time All-Star to make a full recovery but have not put a timeline on his return.
This article originally appeared on Pro Football Network.