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Anthony Edwards Went Down Hard After Collision With LeBron James

Ryan Phillips

Minnesota Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards grabs his leg in pain after a collision with Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James.
Minnesota Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards grabs his leg in pain after a collision with Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James. / Via AB
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Anthony Edwards gave Minnesota Timberwolves a scare on Sunday.

The All-Star guard went down hard later in the second quarter of his team's Game 4 matchup with the Los Angeles Lakers and stayed on the court in agony for a few minutes.

The play in question came as a loose ball rolled towards the Lakers' half of the court. Edwards ran to retrieve it, but LeBron James dove in an attempt to corral it. As he did so, he accidentally rolled up Edwards's left ankle. It looked ugly on replay.

Video is below.

Edwards eventually got up, walked it off and returned to the game. He didn't seem to have any ill-effects.

That's a huge bullet dodged for the Timberwolves. Edwards needs to stay healthy for Minnesota to make a run in the playoffs and it looked like he'd suffered an ugly injury before bouncing back.

The Timberwolves lead the Lakers 61–58 at halftime.

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Ryan Phillips
RYAN PHILLIPS

Ryan Phillips is a senior writer on the Breaking and Trending News team at Sports Illustrated. He has worked in digital media since 2009, spending eight years at The Big Lead before joining SI in 2024. Phillips also co-hosts The Assembly Call Podcast about Indiana Hoosiers basketball and previously worked at Bleacher Report. He is a proud San Diego native and a graduate of Indiana University’s journalism program.

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