With 6:28 left in the first quarter, Edwards drove to the basket and appeared to have been hand-checked by Jalen Williams. As Edwards put his hands up in protest, Randle collected the offensive rebound. The big man went up for another shot but got whacked in the arms by Lu Dort.

Both the Denver Nuggets and Minnesota Timberwolves may be without multiple key players in Thursday's Christmas Day matchup.

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