Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards used Shannon Sharpe\u2019s words to troll the ESPN personality after Minnesota bounced the Lakers out of the NBA playoffs in Game 5 on Wednesday night.<\/p>\n
Edwards mocked Sharpe\u2019s \u201cLakers in 5\u201d prediction after the underdog Timberwolves advanced to the second round with a 103-96 victory over Los Angeles<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cAnt man, Batman, Superman. Lakers in 5,\u201d Edwards said while leaving Crypto.com Arena, as seen in a video on social media. <\/p>\n The NBA All-Star was seen smiling and counting on his fingers as he repeated Sharpe, who has since become a meme for his \u201cLakers in 5\u201d take,<\/a> which includes him reciting random words that rhyme.<\/p>\n Edwards said the \u201cLakers in 5\u201d remark while doing an impromptu victory lap <\/a>around the streets of Los Angeles after the game. <\/p>\n Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards trolled Shannon Sharpe for predicting \u201cLakers in 5\u201d after Minnesota bounced the Lakers out of the NBA playoffs in Game 5 on April 30, 2025. X <\/p>\n During a recent installment of his \u201cNightCap\u201d podcast<\/a>, Sharpe, who is Lakers fan and an avid LeBron James supporter, predicted the Lakers would eliminate the Wolves in five contests.<\/p>\n Sharpe \u2013 who stepped away from his ESPN duties<\/a> after he was accused last month of rape by an OnlyFans model in a civil lawsuit \u2014 laughed about his whiff of a prediction during his \u201cNightCap\u201d podcast, which was filmed right after the game Wednesday night.<\/p>\n \u201cI was pressed for time, what I meant to say was Lakers going home in 5,\u201d Sharpe quipped. \u201cThat\u2019s what I meant, but y\u2019all don\u2019t let me finish my thoughts, my sentences. <\/p>\n \u201cIf someone told me that Ant man was going to struggle shooting the ball tonight and they were going to win this game because Rudy Gobert was going to be one of the few guys in a playoff game to have a 20-20 game \u2026 Rudy Gobert came into the game averaging three points and six rebounds on the night.\u201d<\/p>\n Shannon Sharpe joked about predicting \u201cLakers in 5\u201d after Minnesota bounced the Lakers out of the NBA playoffs in Game 5 on April 30, 2025. YouTube\/NightCap<\/p>\n Edwards finished 5-of-19 shooting with 15 points and 11 rebounds.<\/p>\n Gobert, the Timberwolves\u2019 center, dominated on both ends of the floor to defeat the small-ball Lakers<\/a>, who are lacking depth at the center position.<\/p>\n The center had playoff career-highs with 27 points and 24 rebounds, scoring more points than he totaled in the first four games of the first-round series.<\/p>\n Anthony Edwards #5 of the Minnesota Timberwolves dribbles the ball during the game against the Los Angeles Lakers during Round One Game 5 of the 2025 NBA Playoffs on April 30, 2025 at Crypto.Com Arena in Los Angeles, California. NBAE via Getty Images<\/p>\n The Lakers lost in the first round for the second straight year, this time around with first-year head coach JJ Redick. <\/p>\n