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By Rory Maher |
\n at May 7, 2026 11:10 pm <\/p>\n
\t\t\tTimberwolves guard Ayo Dosunmu returned to action on Wednesday at San Antonio after missing the previous two contests (Game 6 vs. Denver and Game 1 vs. the Spurs) due to right calf soreness. However, the former second-round pick exited the lopsided loss in the second quarter due to right heel pain and did not return (Twitter link via the Wolves).
\nDosunmu is considered questionable to suit up for Friday\u2019s Game 3 due to the heel injury, according to the team (Twitter link), as is star guard Anthony Edwards, who continues to battle a left knee bone bruise he sustained on April 25. Edwards has been on a minutes restriction and has come off the bench in the first two games of the second-round series vs. the Spurs.
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After upsetting the Spurs on the road in Game 1, the Wolves \u201cgot punked\u201d by a desperate San Antonio team in Game 2, head coach Chris Finch told reporters, including Anthony Slater of ESPN. Finch was critical of Minnesota\u2019s offensive execution, and didn\u2019t like how Edwards and the rest of the team responded to the Spurs\u2019 ball pressure and selective double-teams on the former No. 1 overall pick. \u201cGot to get off of it,\u201d Finch said. \u201cGot to use it as a catalyst for ball movement, what it should be. I thought we dribbled to tough spots. I thought we were late getting off it. I thought our spacing around it wasn\u2019t really good.\u201d
\nFoul trouble limited Jaden McDaniels to under 20 minutes of playing time on Wednesday, and the Wolves know they need the versatile forward to stay on the court to have a chance in the series, according to Chris Hine of The Star Tribune. The Spurs went on a huge run when McDaniels picked up his third foul in the second quarter and the game was out of reach by the time he returned in the third, Hine notes. \u201cHim being off the court is going to hurt us every time,\u201d Edwards said. \u201cHe knows it, we know it. The whole gym knows it. Their team knows it. When he gets in foul trouble, they get happy. We need him on the floor. He gonna be better next game. He know he can\u2019t really foul. We\u2019re not gonna win if he\u2019s not on the floor.\u201d
\nSecond-year guard Jaylen Clark has received rotation minutes against the Spurs after only appearing in two of the six games against Denver. The 24-year-old talked about his role in the offense on Wednesday, per Dane Moore (Twitter video link). \u201cNobody is guarding me right now, so hitting the open shot. Those two, three buckets is enough to keep me out there right now,\u201d Clark said.<\/p>\n