Wolves guard Anthony Edwards out two weeks with hamstring strain

Minnesota Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards will be sidelined for roughly two weeks after suffering a right hamstring strain in the team’s 114-110 home win over the Indiana Pacers on Sunday night, team officials said Monday. Edwards left the game about three minutes in after scoring five quick points and was ruled out for the remainder of the contest; an MRI on Monday confirmed the strain and the team said he will be reevaluated in a week.

Edwards sustained the injury when he drove for a layup early in the first quarter, took heavy contact and then signaled for a timeout before exiting. He was seen on the bench in street clothes for the rest of the game. The Timberwolves also announced he would not play in Monday’s matchup against the Denver Nuggets as the club begins the recovery process.

The setback interrupts a blistering start for Edwards, who had poured in 41 points in the season opener at Portland and followed with 31 in Los Angeles. The threetime All-Star and sixth-year guard has been a model of durability through his career, appearing in the vast majority of Minnesota’s games, and his absence removes the team’s primary scoring threat at a pivotal early stretch of the...