Anthony Edwards was enraged with the Phoenix Suns in 2022, but he and the Timberwolves repeated their mistake.
Anthony Edwards and the Minnesota Timberwolves fell short of the NBA Finals for a second year in a row.
The Thunder were absolutely dominant, as Stephen A. Smith expected them to be. In fact, the game was over by the first half, as the Thunder held the Timberwolves to a record-low points total.
While Jaden McDaniels was the biggest disappointment, the rest of the Timberwolves were not much better. Even Chris Finch admitted Edwards has to work on one aspect of his game.
Edwards seemed to brush off any disappointment over his or the Timberwolves’ performance. But his comments from the past toward another team suffering a blowout loss suggest he’s being disingenuous.
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Anthony Edwards slammed Phoenix Suns in 2022
In the second round of the 2022 NBA playoffs, the Dallas Mavericks decimated the Phoenix Suns 123-90 in one of the most impressive Game 7 performances in history.
The Suns were an utter disaster, being down by 50 points at one juncture of the game. After the game, Anthony Edwards took to social media to sound off on the Suns.
“I remember when we were playing Phoenix, they were talking so much s***, telling us we better make the playoffs, and we ain’t going to make the playoffs.”
“We’re out of the playoffs, but y’all? This is a disgrace. Y’all got 36 points in the third quarter? This is terrible.
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Ant-Man must now face his own words
If Anthony Edwards was correct in calling out the Suns in 2022, then he and the Timberwolves must face the same music after their Game 5 performance.
The Timberwolves were hopelessly outmatched from the opening tip. In fact, the team only scored 9 points in the first half, being outscored by Shai Gilgeous-Alexander all by himself.
Edwards didn’t have the superstar-caliber performance he should have in a win-or-go-home situation. And while this might sound unfair given how the rest of the team performed, it is true.
As a superstar in the making, Edwards will be held to a higher standard. As such, he must deliver when the lights are on bright.