The Timberwolves traded Karl-Anthony Towns to the New York Knicks in the offseason in a move that will help their finances to build around Edwards in the future. It was the passing of the proverbial torch onto Edwards, who emerged as the new face of the franchise after Towns' nine seasons in Minnesota.

The NBA All-Star game is underway from Golden State but not every All-Star appeared in the game. Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards was held out of the first game while assigned to Team Kenny against Team Chuck.

Minnesota Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards was asked about being the face of the NBA and he had a surprising response as to why he doesn't.

Anthony Edwards revealed that a groin injury kept him sidelined from the 2025 All-Star Game on Sunday, according to the Los Angeles Times'Dan Woike. The Minnesota Timberwolves star was selected to Kenny Smith's team for Sunday's game.

Minnesota Timberwolves superstar Anthony Edwards was a late scratch from the 2025 NBA All-Star Game and we think it was due to a groin

The last thing the Minnesota Timberwolves need coming out of the All-Star break is an injury issue with Anthony Edwards. Unfortunatley, it's not guaranteed that he'll be ready to roll when the Timberwolves return to action Friday against the Rockets.

Anthony Edwards missed Sunday's All-Star game due to groin tightness but the player doesn't expect it to sideline him for long.