The Minnesota Timberwolves announced Monday that star guard Anthony Edwards was diagnosed with a right hamstring strain after undergoing an MRI. Edwards had left the team's win over the Indiana Pacers on Sunday with hamstring tightness. The team said he will be re-evaluated in one week. ESPN's Shams Charania reported that Edwards will miss at least two weeks.

If Edwards misses two full weeks, he'll be out for seven games, the first of which was the team's 127-114 loss to the Denver Nuggets on Monday. His absence will be a blow to the Timberwolves, especially in a loaded Western Conference where a few wins could be the difference between a top-six seed and a spot in the Play-In Tournament, but it is not the end of the world.

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