Anthony Edwards Rumors

Anthony Slater: Anthony Edwards and Ayo Dosunmu officially get the Game 2 questionable tag from the Timberwolves

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Abby Jones: Masai Ujiri on why Cooper Flagg was the ‘selling point’ for the position with the Dallas Mavericks. “You’ve got Victor Wembanyama, Luka Dončić, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Anthony Edwards and Nikola Jokić all for the next 7-15 years. Okay, now you have to convince me that I have to beat all those guys. Okay, you gotta come so with something in your pocket, okay? …and in his pocket he had Cooper Flagg.”

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Anthony Slater: Chris Finch said Anthony Edwards’ left knee came through Game 1 well to this point: “So far, so good.” Edwards will get light work and treatment later today in San Antonio. No word on whether he can up Edwards’ minutes beyond that 25 range in Game 2

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Make no mistake, the toughness, the drive, the refusal to give in to an injury that would keep most players out for weeks, that was more Jordan than any turnaround jumper or soaring dunk could ever be. “I mean, nobody expected him to play,” said guard Mike Conley, who scored 12 points on 4-of-7 shooting from 3-point range. “Just his level of commitment to the game, not only to the game, but to his teammates. That just showed a lot.”

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Michael Scotto: Anthony Edwards on Jaden McDaniels: “He’s my favorite player in the NBA. What he does for us on a nightly basis is incredible. I love to watch him play. His maturity has grown so much over the last year and a half.” “I love Jaden McDaniels.”

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Michael Scotto: Anthony Edwards on Mike Conley: “Mike Conley was an All-Star in the NBA. I think people forget about that. Once upon a time, he was one of the best point guards in the league. I always tell him that you used to be one of my favorite players. When I played 2K, I played with you.”

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Edwards finished the game with 18 points, three rebounds, and three assists on 8-of-13 shooting from the field and 2-of-3 from beyond the arc. It was a fantastic showing for a player many expected not to be available for the start of this series. And yet, after the game, Edwards told the NBA on NBC broadcast that he was, “disappointed,” with his play. “I made so many mistakes at the end of the game,” Edwards said after Game 1. “I'm disappointed in myself. For me, 75 percent of the game for me is my mind. My mind's got to be where it needs to be and in the last minutes of the game, it wasn't. I gave up two offensive rebounds, turned the ball over. Yeah. I'll be better.”

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“We just want to win ball games,” Edwards added. “That's all we want to do as a group. No matter whose night it is, we don't care. We want to embrace each other, we want to embrace each other, and we want to see each other succeed. We've just got to stay locked in on the game-plan, especially myself man. I can't give up two offensive rebounds to Champagnie. I may not be as athletic as I usually am, but I've got to be able to box out, make the small plays to win the big time games.”

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Anthony Edwards scored 18 points off the bench in his return from a knee injury and the Timberwolves beat the San Antonio Spurs 104-102 on Monday, May 4. The victory came in Game 1 of an NBA Western Conference semifinal series at Frost Bank Center. Julius Randle led the Wolves with 21 points.

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Victor Wembanyama set the NBA’s postseason single-game blocks record in the contest. The French star had 12 blocks in the loss for the Spurs, breaking a mark that had only been set three other times in league history. Wembanyama needed just three quarters to match that record, too. He then came up with an 11th block to break the record minutes into the fourth quarter, stuffing Anthony Edwards at the rim.

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Tom Petrini: "One of the most naturally gifted and built athletes that I've ever been around, not just with this. His running and jumping ability, which was is obvious. What you can't see is his robustness and how just naturally strong he is." Chris Finch on Ant's recovery.

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Anthony Slater: Anthony Edwards is officially playing, per Chris Finch. He said there will be some sort of a minute restriction. Wouldn’t reveal if Edwards would start. “I don’t know.” Finch on his quick return: “He loves to play the game.”

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Tom Petrini: Chris Finch said he didn't have a sense that Ant could play in Game 1 until yesterday. "We felt it would be mid-series, you know, at best case scenario, Game 2."

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Tom Petrini: "When he doesn't play, I don't think Minnesota necessarily changes their style of player drastically who they are. They're aggressive, they're athletic they're competitive, they're physical, they're tough-minded, and that's how they look through that whole series." -Mitch on Ant

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