Edwards immediately grabbed for his ankle as he sat on the floor under the basket. He was unable to put weight on his left foot as he was eventually helped off the court, after Golden State’s Draymond Green even came over to check on him.

Once Edwards reached the locker room, David Hines, the vice president for medical operations and performance therapy, went to work.

“Once we got to like the third movement in my ankle, I’m like, ‘All right, it’s starting to feel good. If we tape it, I’ll see how it feels,'” Edwards said. “He does a great job of making sure I’m good before I get out there, so big shoutout to David.”

Edwards, a three-time All-Star who was fourth in the NBA in scoring during the regular season, had just seven points on 2-for-7 shooting before he got hurt. His production once he returned was strong enough to assure the Wolves and their fans there wasn’t anything to worry about moving forward in the series.

Edwards went up to catch a lob from Julius Randle and dropped it in for a layup late in the third quarter, passing an important test for his ankle.

“Superman, for real,” teammate Jaden McDaniels said.