Anthony Edwards Articles - Page 24

The Minnesota Timberwolves have been on a tear as they stand in first place in the Western Conference. That’s even without Anthony Edwards not playing due to injury. However, good news is on the horizon, as head coach Chris Finch opens up about Edwards’ potential return. Finch claims that the injury is not something that […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves are set to face the Utah Jazz on Thursday. The Wolves have been terrific at home this season, but might be faced with a tough challenge in this one. After a horrendous fall during Tuesday’s home win vs. the Oklahoma City Thunder, Anthony Edwards limped off with the help of his teammates, […]

With Anthony Edwards leading the way, the Minnesota Timberwolves own the best record in the Western Conference at 13-4 on the season. Currently ranked as the best defensive team in the NBA, the Timberwolves are proving to be a real playoff threat early on. Coming off a big win over Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the Oklahoma […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves’ chances of advancing into the knockout stage of the inaugural NBA In-Season Tournament are slim, but they have much bigger concerns. Anthony Edwards took a hard fall and exited Tuesday’s game against the Oklahoma City Thunder. Head coach Chris Finch provided an update that should keep fans from entering full-blown panic mode. […]

Anthony Edwards could not finish his square-off with Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. The Minnesota Timberwolves star went down in the middle of their match against the Oklahoma City Thunder. But, he remained optimistic and cheerful for the team. So much so that Mike Conley was able to joke and maybe even started a campaign for him to […]

Anthony Edwards gave Minnesota Timberwolves fans a major scare during their NBA In-Season Tournament clash with the Oklahoma City Thunder on Tuesday. As he attacked the rim, Edwards fell hard and had to exit the game for some time. Late in the third quarter of the contest, Edwards saw an opening to the basket, with […]

Minnesota Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards has never heard the Memphis Grizzlies’ FedEx Forum crowd so quiet in his four-year NBA career. Anthony Edwards made that observation after the Timberwolves’ 119-97 rout of the Grizzlies on Sunday, per Grizzlies beat reporter Darmichael Cole. Anthony Edwards said the FedExForum crowd was “dead” during Sunday’s Grizzlies-Wolves game. “I’ve […]

What a world we live in, huh. After a mediocre 2022-23 season, the Minnesota Timberwolves are now on top of the regular season. However, Minnesota’s dream season hit a bit of a speedbump against another upstart team. The Sacramento Kings came into Target Center and handled the rising ‘Wolves rather handily 124-111. What stood out […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves fell 124-111 to the Sacramento Kings on Friday, ending their undefeated stretch at home to start the season. The Kings drilled 17 three-pointers on 35 attempts (49%) and carried that hot shooting inside the arc as well. Sacramento took 100 total shots on the game, 18 more than the Timberwolves mustered—the byproduct […]

If someone told you the Minnesota Timberwolves would hold the best record in the Western Conference after the first month of the 2023-24 NBA season, would you believe them? Most likely not. Surely, not a lot of people penciled in the Timberwolves as the best team in the West. But this development has been a […]

The Boston Celtics’ new-look offense has received plenty of attention during the team’s hot start to the 2023-24 season. However, Celtics’ 12-3 record has just as much to do with its defense. In fact, the C’s have yet to allow a single player to score more than 30 points against them in a non-OT game […]

I’m certainly in no position to tell any professional athlete that he or she can’t do anything they set their mind to. Just by climbing to the very tippy-top of their profession, they’ve already bucked million-to-one odds. So when Minnesota Timberwolves budding superstar Anthony Edwards goes on a podcast and says he has NFL aspirations, […]

Patrick Beverley was a monumental factor for the Minnesota Timberwolves during the 2021-22 season as the Wolves surged into the playoffs after a memorable play-in tournament win over the LA Clippers. Beverley was quickly beloved in Minnesota due to his play, demeanor and his vocal leadership. Now with the Philadelphia 76ers, Beverley will face off […]

A month has passed since the 2023-24 NBA season officially began. If there is one thing we know, it is that this is going to shape up to be a very fun 82-game schedule. There are obviously those teams that have separated themselves at the top of the NBA Power Rankings and there are those […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves topped the New Orleans Pelicans in a 121-120 thriller on Saturday night. Anthony Edwards scored 23 points before fouling out with 10 seconds left while guarding Brandon Ingram along the perimeter. But Ingram missed one of his two free throws, allowing Towns to put Minnesota in front. The Pelicans still had a shot to win […]

Minnesota Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards scored 23 points in his team’s 121-120 win over the New Orleans Pelicans. But it was Edwards’ defense that provided the highlight of the night. Edwards had a chasedown block of a Dyson Daniels layup attempt that practically defied physics: This Anthony Edwards chasedown block was SPECIAL… and the numbers […]

Winning on the second night of a back-to-back is always a difficult task. It becomes even more challenging when the first game of the back-to-back set was an emotional affair, with the Minnesota Timberwolves’ win against the Golden State Warriors on Tuesday night marked by multiple ejections and an iconic chokehold. Thus, on Wednesday night, […]

The scuffle between Jaden McDaniels and Klay Thompson was the talk of the league. Things started to heat up immediately not even two minutes into the Golden State Warriors and Minnesota Timberwolves clash. Players like Rudy Gobert and Draymond Green got involved in the brawl which did not look good. But, Anthony Edwards had to […]

Jaden McDaniels offered his take on his fight with the Golden State Warriors’ Klay Thompson on Tuesday. The Minnesota Timberwolves forward claimed he acted in self-defense, per The Athletic’s Jon Krawczynski. “Jaden McDaniels: ‘I was just trying to crash for a rebound and he grabbed me by my collar. I was just trying to defend […]

With a ferocious start to the season, the Minnesota Timberwolves have had plenty of positive surprises coming into the season. Their team defense has been unmatched so far to begin the season. Anthony Edwards is on pace for a career year. Rudy Gobert has returned to his Defensive Player of the Year form. With plenty […]

It’s getting hard to draw the line between taunting technical fouls and non-technical calls. Ask the Milwaukee Bucks’ Giannis Antetokounmpo and Minnesota Timberwolves’ Anthony Edwards. “The Greek Freak” and the “Ant-Man” were the subjects of the NBA’s controversial taunting techs in the past several days. Fortunately, NBA head of referee development and training Monty McCutchen […]

Minnesota Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards and Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green exchanged words on Sunday night. Audio of what was said between Green and Edwards was recently made available from the Timberwolves’ victory over the Warriors, via ClutchPoints. “What you gon do about it? You’re not gonna do nothing about it. Stop talking,” Green […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves are off to one of the best starts in the league at 7-2 overall thanks to Anthony Edwards. This team as a whole has been incredible defensively, but Edwards has elevated his play to new heights through the first nine games of the 2023-24 regular season, earning him high-end honors from the […]

Even before the 2023-24 NBA season began, we knew who would be listed in the initial MVP rankings. Denver Nuggets star Nikola Jokic, Dallas Mavericks phenom Luka Doncic, and reigning league MVP Joel Embiid of the Philadelphia 76ers were obvious preseason picks to win the Most Valuable Player of the Year award this season. While […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves continued their road trip with a game in the Bay Area to take on Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors on Sunday. The Warriors were playing on the second night of a back-to-back in this one. While the home Dubs showed some resiliency, the Timberwolves got the win by a final […]

NBA fans are up in arms over Minnesota Timberwolves shooting guard Anthony Edwards’ technical foul against the Golden State Warriors on Sunday. Edwards reacted after he served up a facial on the Golden State Warriors’ Dario Saric. The officials teed up the former after his emotional outburst. The refs gave Anthony Edwards a tech after […]

Austin Rivers is tired of NBA officials making the game about themselves rather than the players and basketball itself. That is after Minnesota Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards found himself getting a tech for a staredown following a massive poster dunk. Late in the third quarter of Sunday’s game against the Golden State Warriors, Edwards posterized […]

On Friday, Minnesota Timberwolves sixth man Naz Reid exited the game vs. the San Antonio Spurs with neck spasms. The Timberwolves would go on to win, but Reid did not return to action in their first-ever NBA In-Season Tournament game. In addition to Reid, Anthony Edwards is currently battling a cold, according to head coach […]

Anthony Edwards is off to an incredible start with the Minnesota Timberwolves this 2023-24 season. He has been so sensational that NBA scouts are raving about him, with one even calling him Michael Jordan’s heir apparent. That latest tidbit of information came from Tim MacMahon of ESPN, adding that the said scout also said Edwards […]

Minnesota Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards, in addition to being an incredible two-way talent, seems to be such a joy to be around in the locker room, with his love for the game being extremely contagious not to mention the fact that he has such a positive outlook in life that he couldn’t help but lift […]

A shorthanded New Orleans Pelicans team rolled into Target Center to take on the blazing Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday night. The results… well, they were what you would expect. Minnesota set the tone early on and never let up in a convincing 122-101 win over a Western Conference foe. Karl-Anthony Towns sets the tone Postgame, […]

There is no question that the Minnesota Timberwolves are Anthony Edwards’ team. The 2020 No. 1 overall pick has proven with his play this 2023-24 NBA season that he is the undisputed franchise star in Minnesota. He has led the Timberwolves to a 4-2 start and these include wins over the two best teams in […]

MINNEAPOLIS, MN — Monday night was a big-time showdown between the NBA’s number one offense and number one defense. The Boston Celtics rolled in to face the Minnesota Timberwolves averaging 126.4 points per game through five games. Through Minnesota’s first five games, the Wolves had been the best defense in the league allowing just 99.6 […]

Jayson Tatum and the Boston Celtics found themselves in a nip-and-tuck affair against Anthony Edwards and the Minnesota Timberwolves on Monday night, expectedly so. After all, this is a clash between an unstoppable force (the Celtics with the best offense in the NBA) and an immovable object (the Timberwolves with the best defensive rating thus […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves have been the cream of the crop in the NBA when it comes to defensive work in the early goings of the 2023-24 season. Ranking first in defensive rating through their first five games, Anthony Edwards and the Timberwolves’ defense was put to the test against the team with the best offense […]

A struggling Karl Anthony-Towns would often mean an easy win for any team that goes against the Minnesota Timberwolves. This was not the case for the undefeated Boston Celtics led by Jayson Tatum. They got torched by Anthony Edwards. The star looked like he was on a mission to bust the arguably best team in […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves, in the early goings of the 2023-24 season, have looked like the real deal, 21-point choke job against the Atlanta Hawks notwithstanding. They have posted the best defensive rating in the NBA entering their Monday night clash against the Boston Celtics, a team that, on the other hand, has the best offense […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves continued their strong start to the season on Saturday night as they took down the Utah Jazz in convincing fashion. The Wolves moved to 3-2 on the year, which isn’t incredible, but they’ve played better than their record would indicate. With some record-setting performances, this fan base has a lot to be […]

Amid Trae Young’s early-season struggles, Dejounte Murray picks up the slack for the Atlanta Hawks and continues to impress with his sensational play. On Monday against Anthony Edwards and the Minnesota Timberwolves, Murray took his game to another level to lead the team to their second straight win after losing their first two games of […]