Minnesota Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards has been cleared for contact activities on the court, with the three-time All-Star not quite ready for game action one week after he strained his right hamstring .

The Timberwolves announced that Edwards would remain out for their game at Brooklyn on Monday, as he continues to progress through his rehabilitation program. Minnesota plays at New York on Wednesday and hosts Utah on Friday, followed by back-to-back road games at Sacramento on Sunday and Utah next Monday.

Edwards underwent an MRI exam last week that revealed the strain, after he exited early in the first quarter of the Wolves’ home opener on Sunday night with tightness in his right hamstring.

Edwards converted a tough layup in traffic off a fast break with 3:07 elapsed in th

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