Jon Krawczynski

MINNEAPOLIS — The false bravado of an injured NBA athlete is usually easy to spot. The words come out with certainty, the player assuring anyone who will listen that he

"One of the few upticks of having a team that doesn’t have the proudest history is you shouldn’t be afraid to swing," Connelly said.

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In an ESPN documentary, released coincidentally on the same day he tore his Achilles, Ben Simmons called out former 76ers coach Doc Rivers.

Ball has never had trouble making friends on the basketball court. Now he has a chance to prove he can win with them, too.

The Timberwolves intense training camp is paying off as Minnesota opened the regular season with two 20-plus-point wins on the road.

"I feel like I’m always feeling myself," Ball said after Minnesota's 3-0 start. "As long as we winning, I’m feeling myself more."

Edwards' right knee is hurting, but he is playing, because that's what he does.

Minnesota Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards needs an arthroscopic procedure on his right knee and is expected to miss up to two months, a team source told The Athletic. Edwards had averaged 33.3 points through Minnesota’s first four games, leading the Wolves to a 3-1 record. Edwards was listed as questionable for Wednesday’s game against the Golden State Warriors with right knee maintenance. He had the same designation against Cleveland on Monday, but he played and scored 47 points in the overtime loss. ESPN’s Shams Charania first reported Edwards’ injury news.

Minnesota determined Edwards was too important to their future to allow him to play through his injury.