{"id":275926,"date":"2025-05-09T04:49:03","date_gmt":"2025-05-09T04:49:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/09\/hes-wolverine-julius-randle-sums-up-anthony-edwards-ultimate-healing-powers-after-improbable-injury-return\/"},"modified":"2025-06-25T17:08:33","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T17:08:33","slug":"hes-wolverine-julius-randle-sums-up-anthony-edwards-ultimate-healing-powers-after-improbable-injury-return","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/09\/hes-wolverine-julius-randle-sums-up-anthony-edwards-ultimate-healing-powers-after-improbable-injury-return\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;He&#8217;s Wolverine&#8221; &#8211; Julius Randle sums up Anthony Edwards&#8217; ultimate healing powers after improbable injury return"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-content\" data-postid=\"4909886\" data-slug-id=\"2510529\">\n<div class=\"vidazoo-player-container\">\n<span class=\"vidazoo-close-btn  hidden \"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/cmc-predictor\/v2\/cross-icon.png?w=40\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" alt=\"close\"\/><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/basketball\/anthony-edwards\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Anthony Edwards<\/a> might go by \u201cAnt-Man,\u201d but in the Minnesota Timberwolves\u2019 117-93 blowout of the Golden State Warriors in Game 2 of the Western Conference semifinals, he earned a new moniker from teammate Julius Randle after brushing off a scary injury: \u201cWolverine.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Edwards had a frightening moment when the 245-pound <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/basketball\/golden-state-warriors\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Warriors<\/a> big Trayce Jackson-Davis landed on his left ankle, forcing him to be helped off the court during the second half.<\/p>\n<p><template id=\"also-read-articles-template\"><\/p>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<p><template id=\"bets-today-poll\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"preview-card-holder bets-today-poll\">\n<p><span class=\"date\"\/> \u2022 <span class=\"time\"\/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"march-madness-logo\" src=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/skm\/assets\/march-madness-logo.png\" height=\"42\" width=\"99\" alt=\"march madness logo\"\/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<p>But he came back strong, adding 13 points and five rebounds after returning, and ended the night with 20 points, nine boards, and five assists.<\/p>\n<p>Following the win, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/basketball\/julius-randle\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Randle<\/a> marveled at Edwards\u2019 seemingly superhuman recovery skills.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cI&#8217;ve seen him get kicked, knocked down so many times,\u201d Randle said. \u201cBetter off, he\u2019s like Wolverine. He gets hurt, and he does something in the back \u2014 I don&#8217;t know what the hell he do, but he do something in the back. He come out, he balls. That&#8217;s what he does.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Though the injury initially looked serious \u2014 with injury analyst Dr. Evan Jeffries speculating it could be a high ankle sprain or even a fracture \u2014 all doubts disappeared once Anthony Edwards stepped back on the floor.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cI mean, he&#8217;s one of the more resilient people that I know,\u201d Randle added. \u201cNothing holds him down. He never misses games. For as much attention and effort teams do to try to stop him, he&#8217;s never one to like sit out of games or miss games. He always put his best foot forward.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Randle himself had a stellar showing, tallying game-highs of 24 points and 11 assists to lead the Wolves. <\/p>\n<h2>Jaden McDaniels dubs Anthony Edwards \u201cSuperman\u201d<\/h2>\n<p>In the postgame presser, Jaden McDaniels and Nickeil Alexander-Walker were asked about Anthony Edwards powering through the injury scare.<\/p>\n<p>McDaniels gave him another superhero comparison:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cSuperman, for real,\u201d McDaniels said. \u201c\u201cI\u2019ve seen it before, he\u2019s gotta have his leg chopped off or some s**t.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Alexander-Walker backed that up by highlighting Edwards\u2019 unshakable drive to compete.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cOne thing about Ant, he\u2019s not gonna sit out,\u201d the wing said. \u201cHe\u2019s gotta be damn near dead.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The Timberwolves shot lights out in Game 2, sinking 16 of 37 3s for a 43.2% rate, and dished out 33 assists on 44 made field goals to keep the offense humming.<\/p>\n<p>Game 3 shifts to Chase Center in Golden State, tipping off Saturday at 8:30 p.m. ET.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-post-rating-widget\">\n<p><template id=\"post-rating-feedback-modal-template\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-rating-feedback-feedback-box\">\n<div class=\"post-rating-feedback-content\">\n<div class=\"post-rating-feedback-data\">\n<p>Why did you not like this content?<\/p>\n<p><textarea id=\"dislike-feedback-text\" rows=\"4\" placeholder=\"Please type your feedback...\"\/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n<button class=\"close\">Cancel<\/button><br \/>\n<button class=\"submit\">Submit<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-rating-widget-parent hidden\">\n<div class=\"rating-parent-container\">\n<div class=\"rating-content-holder\">\n<p>Was this article helpful?<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-rating-action-container\">\n<div class=\"like-container\">\n<button class=\"post-rating-like-button post-rating-button\" data-action=\"like\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"post-like-image post-rating-image\" src=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/like-articles\/upvote-icon-grey.svg\" height=\"20\" width=\"20\" alt=\"like selected\"\/><br \/>\n<\/button>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"dislike-container\">\n<button class=\"post-rating-dislike-button post-rating-button\" data-action=\"dislike\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"post-dis-like-image post-rating-image\" src=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/like-articles\/upvote-icon-grey.svg\" height=\"20\" width=\"20\" alt=\"avatar selected\"\/><br \/>\n<\/button>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\nThank You for feedback\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-author-info-parent\">\n<span class=\"about-the-author\">About the author<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"author-info-holder\">\n<div class=\"author-pic-holder\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"author-pic\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,&lt;svg width=\" height=\"100\"\/><rect width=\"100\" height=\"100\" style=\"fill:rgb(128, 128, 128);\"\/>&#8221; data-lazy=&#8221;https:\/\/keedag.sportskeeda.com\/user-pic\/1253811-1730125987-200.jpg?w=200&#8243;<br \/>\nalt=&#8221;John Ezekiel Hirro&#8221; height=&#8221;72&#8243; width=&#8221;72&#8243;&gt;\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-bio-detail-holder\">\n<div class=\"author-bio\">\n<p class=\"author-bio\" id=\"author-bio-text\">\nJohn Ezekiel Hirro is an experienced NBA and WNBA journalist at Sportskeeda, with over five years in the field as a news correspondent, sports writer, and Editor-in-Chief. 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