The Minnesota Timberwolves may be without multiple key players, including Anthony Edwards, in Monday's game against the Denver Nuggets.

The San Antonio Spurs host the Toronto Raptors, potentially giving us another opportunity to see Victor Wembanyama treat the NBA like he's playing on a mini-Nerf hoop in his backyard.

It has been three games and the Phoenix Suns are missing one of the two players they absolutely cannot afford to have sidelined. With that said, they have not offered a flattering first impression with their third straight dud in the first half, the latest coming in Saturday’s 133-111 loss to the Denver Nuggets.

In the midst of the Denver Nuggets ' refreshing victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Monday night, they saw one of their starting pieces, Cam Johnson, get taken out in the middle of the fourth quarter with an injury that would sideline him for the rest of the way.

The good news for the Warriors is that they will have Al Horford available for Thursday’s game as ESPN’s Anthony Slater reported that the veteran center will play against the Nuggets but will likely sit out Friday’s game against the Portland Trail Blazers in the second night of a back-to-back.

The Phoenix Suns drop to 1-2 after a loss to the Denver Nuggets in the second game of 3-game road trip that continues on Oct. 27 at Utah.

The Suns rolled with the same starting five as the first two games with Devin Booker, Grayson Allen, Dillon Brooks, Ryan Dunn and Oso Ighodaro.

Vaughn Dalzell breaks down the NBA MVP race after Victor Wembanyama and Shai Gilgeous-Alexnader had incredible weeks, while Luka Doncic and Anthony Edwards got bit by the injury bug.