Kyle Anderson

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I’m not sure how many of you read recent Strib article on some Wolves players. Here’s an excerpt about Kyle Anderson’s eye injury:

There was a time, honestly, when Kyle Anderson thought he might not play basketball again.

In the third quarter of the fourth game of the Timberwolves' first-round playoff series with Denver last year, Anthony Edwards inadvertently hit Anderson in the face. His left eye injured, Anderson missed Game 5. For a while he thought he might miss basketball for good.

"I had to be strong for my family, really," he said. "Everyone in my family was kind of spooked and I didn't show them I was spooked. But it was definitely tough. I was hearing that I don't know if I'd ever be able to play again."

He met with Dr. Stephen Schwartz at UCLA, who assured Anderson that he'd play again. And, after surgery, he did. He was able to play for China at the World Cup.

But there is no question Edwards has affected Anderson's life. First there was the freak injury. And then Anderson gave Edwards his No. 5 to wear this year.

"That crushed me," Anderson joked. "Naw, I have no problems giving it to Ant or any of my teammates honestly."

That is a small issue compared with what Anderson has been through. He's back playing, even of he doesn't see that well in the dark.

I thought it was pretty serious given the fact that he couldn’t play and had to have surgery. But I don’t think I fully appreciated how bad it was until I read this article today. I also didn’t know that it was Anthony Edwards who inadvertently injured Kyle’s eye. It’s still pretty scary to know that Kyle still has trouble seeing in dimly lit places. I really like the guy and I like what he brings to the team. So let’s hope he’s ok and that his vision’s not permanently impaired. I hope he wears goggles from now on.

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I have problems seeing in the dark too!

If KAT stays healthy and Ant continues to develop as a play maker, I'm hoping we aren't so reliant on Kyle Anderson as we were last year. He's a really nice player, but he shouldn't be the team's 3rd or 4th most important player if it wants to make a deep playoff run and that's what he was last year.

[Lipoli390]

I have problems seeing in the dark too!

If KAT stays healthy and Ant continues to develop as a play maker, I'm hoping we aren't so reliant on Kyle Anderson as we were last year. He's a really nice player, but he shouldn't be the team's 3rd or 4th most important player if it wants to make a deep playoff run and that's what he was last year.

Very true.