MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards will miss at least one week with a strained right hamstring, after the sixth-year shooting guard was sidelined by the injury in the opening minutes of their last game.
Edwards underwent an MRI exam on Monday that revealed the strain, after he was removed a little more than 3 minutes into Minnesota's 114-110 win over Indiana on Sunday night.
The Timberwolves announced before Monday's game against Denver that Edwards would be reevaluated in a week, making it likely that he has the least severe type of strain. The three-time All-Star will miss at least three games, including the start of a three-game road trip at Charlotte on Saturday. The Timberwolves play six times, including five on the road, over the first 10 days of November.
“Of course we’re going to miss him, his ability to take over a game, put together runs, do all the special things that he can do. But we feel like we have a deep team, and this is when a deep team helps you,” Timberwolves coach Chris Finch said.
Veteran guard Mike Conley took Edwards' spot in the lineup on Monday night against Denver, but he's not expected to replace Edwards by himself.
“We don’t need anyone to try to step into his shoes exclusively,” Finch said. “You’ve got to do it by committee and everybody pitching in and opening opportunities for others. ... Hopefully some guys can really find a groove right now and then the collective can carry us.”
Edwards missed only three games over each of the last three seasons. He'd played before this injury in 426 of a possible 445 games in his career, including the playoffs.
The Timberwolves announced backup point guard Rob Dillingham was available to play against Denver after being held out against Indiana because of a broken nose.
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Minnesota Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards (5) dribbles against Los Angeles Lakers guard Luka Doncic (77) during the second half of an NBA basketball game, Friday, Oct. 24, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jessie Alcheh)
Minnesota Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards (5) gestures after making a basket during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Indiana Pacers, Sunday, Oct. 26, 2025, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)
TURIN, Italy (AP) — Juventus’ owners publicly rejected a buyout offer from a cryptocurrency firm on Saturday — ensuring that the most successful club in Serie A history will remain controlled by the Agnelli family.
Tether, the cryptocurrency firm, made an offer worth about 1 billion euros (nearly $1.2 billion) for the Agnelli family's majority shares in the record 36-time Italian champion.
“Juventus, our history and our values are not for sale,” said John Elkann, chief executive of Exor, the Agnelli family’s holding company, in a video message posted on Juventus’ website.
“Juve has been part of my family for 102 years,” Elkann added. “Over the course of a century, four generations have emboldened it, made it strong, taken care of it in tough times, and celebrated it in the many festive moments.
“We continue to support our squad and are looking toward the future in order to build a winning Juve,” added Elkann, the grandson of Fiat tycoon Giovanni “Gianni” Agnelli.
Juventus has not won Serie A since taking nine straight titles between 2012 and 2020. The Turin club fired Igor Tudor and hired Luciano Spalletti last month after a difficult start to the season.
Former Juventus president Andrea Agnelli and the club's entire board of directors resigned in 2022 amid a false accounting inquiry.
Several of Italy’s other major clubs — AC Milan, Inter Milan, Roma — are owned by foreign investment firms. Juventus and defending Serie A champion Napoli, which is owned by Italian film producer Aurelio De Laurentiis, are the main holdouts.
“Exor reaffirms its previous, consistent statements that it has no intention of selling any of its shares in Juventus to a third party, including but not restricted to El Salvador-based Tether,” Exor said in a statement.
“Juventus is a storied and successful club, of which Exor and the Agnelli family are the stable and proud shareholders for over a century, and they remain fully committed to the club, supporting its new management team in the execution of a clear strategy to deliver strong results both on and off the field.”
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uventus's Weston McKennie celebrates after scoring the opening goal during the Champions League opening phase soccer match between Juventus and Pafos in Turin, Italy, Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025. (Fabio Ferrari/LaPresse via AP)
Juventus's Mattia Perin celebrates with teammates after scoring their side's second goal of the game during the Italian Serie A soccer match between Juventus and Cagliari in Torino, Italy, Saturday, Nov. 29, 2025. (Fabio Ferrari/LaPresse via AP)
