Raptors rule Kawhi Leonard out at Minnesota with knee swelling
Leonard, who averaged 27.9 points for the Clippers last season, sits tonight; Anthony Edwards is questionable for Minnesota at Cleveland.
- Leonard: 27.9 points, 62.9% true shooting for the Clippers in 2025-26
- Edwards: 28.8 points per game in 2025-26
- Leonard 4th of 379 players by our impact rating
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The Toronto Raptors say Kawhi Leonard is out tonight at Minnesota with left knee swelling, according to Marc Stein of The Stein Line, who posted the news Sunday.
Leonard averaged 27.9 points, 6.4 rebounds and 3.6 assists for the LA Clippers in 2025-26, with a 62.9% true shooting mark. His Keel Impact, our player rating, was 7.1, fourth of 379 players with 500 minutes or more. Toronto went 46-36 last season with a 2.8 net rating, 11th in the league.
Stein reported Monday that the Minnesota Timberwolves list Anthony Edwards as questionable tonight at Cleveland with right knee injury maintenance.
Edwards averaged 28.8 points, 5 rebounds and 3.7 assists in 2025-26, and his Keel Impact of 2.6 ranked 50th of 379. Minnesota finished 49-33 with a 3.3 net rating, 10th in the league. Cleveland went 52-30 with a net rating of 4, ninth.
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Marc Stein@TheSteinLine · The Stein Line
The Raptors say Kawhi Leonard (left knee swelling) is OUT.
Marc Stein@TheSteinLine · The Stein Line
The Raptors say Kawhi Leonard (left knee swelling) is OUT tonight at Minnesota.
Marc Stein@TheSteinLine · The Stein Line
The Timberwolves are listing Anthony Edwards (right knee injury maintenance) as questionable tonight at Cleveland.
Shams Charania@ShamsCharania · ESPN
Toronto's Kawhi Leonard is expected to miss a period of weeks due to swelling in his left knee, sources tell ESPN. MRI on Leonard's knee showed no structural damage, but sides will use the shorter term to ramp him back up after the stoppages during the offseason. https://t.co/DBAgI3v38D
Marc Stein@TheSteinLine · The Stein Line
The Raptors say Kawhi Leonard will be sidelined for at least one week to address swelling in his left knee. The team says medical imaging revealed no acute injury. https://t.co/rIsq5Xl8b7
Shams Charania@ShamsCharania · ESPN
Just in: Minnesota Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards will undergo an arthroscopic procedure on his ailing right knee and miss up to two months, sources tell ESPN. https://t.co/HenrAY2APs
Chris Haynes@ChrisBHaynes · NBA on TNT
Minnesota Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards will be sidelined approximately two months after undergoing a procedure on his right knee, league sources tell me.
Marc Stein@TheSteinLine · The Stein Line
The season is moving into its eighth night of games. Now Anthony Edwards joins Jalen Williams, Cason Wallace and Jaren Jackson Jr. on the list of prominent players who have sustained an injury requiring surgery. After three Achilles tears in the preseason.
Marc Stein@TheSteinLine · The Stein Line
The season is moving into its eighth night of games. Now Anthony Edwards joins Jalen Williams and Cason Wallace on the list of prominent players sustaining injuries requiring surgery … plus Jaren Jackson Jr. is out 6-to-8 weeks. After three Achilles tears in the preseason.
Marc Stein@TheSteinLine · The Stein Line
Tweet corrected and updated because the Jazz say Jaren Jackson Jr. does NOT require surgery to address his torn MCL.
Shams Charania@ShamsCharania · ESPN
Latest for @SportsCenter on Minnesota's Anthony Edwards now sidelined for the next two months: https://t.co/MYiNtU0QW1
Shams Charania@ShamsCharania · ESPN
No. 1 pick AJ Dybantsa will make his NBA debut for the Washington Wizards tonight against the Cleveland Cavaliers, sources tell ESPN. https://t.co/attABMbRIn
Marc Stein@TheSteinLine · The Stein Line
The Wizards announce AJ Dybantsa's NBA debut will be tonight against Cleveland after the No. 1 overall pick missed the season's first four games. https://t.co/TObLmXUoHM
Marc Stein@TheSteinLine · The Stein Line
The Wizards say Justin Champagnie underwent a surgical procedure to repair a fracture in his right foot and is out indefinitely.
From the reports quoted here and Keel Stats data; every number is checked against them before publishing.
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