Following an emphatic dunk against the Suns, Anthony Edwards directed an intense and unfiltered message toward the Suns players.
The relationship between Kevin Durant and Anthony Edwards is a sign that the NBA's veteran stars are open to mentoring the future faces of the league.
Head coach Chris Finch was ejected in the third quarter after picking up his second technical foul, forcing Anthony Edwards to step in and hold back his furious coach before things escalated further.
Kevin Durant and Anthony Edwards dueled, scoring 33 points each as the Phoenix Suns lost to the Minnesota Timberwolves 121-113 after a second-half collapse.
Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards had to be the middle man after head coach Chris Finch got ejected against the Suns.
Phoenix Suns guard Devin Booker was not selected as a reserve for the 2025 NBA All-Star Game.
The Timberwolves outscored Phoenix 30-14 over the next 10 minutes to deliver a 121-113 road victory over a team it is jostling with for position in the middle of the Western Conference standings. Wednesday’s bout was very reminiscent of Minnesota’s first-round sweep over the Suns last spring.
The NBA head coaches have to pick two guards, three frontcourt players and two "wild card" players at any position for the reserves. The West All-Stars have five frontcourt reserves in Davis, Jackson Jr., Sengun, Wembanyama and Jalen Williams.
Forward Nickeil Alexander-Walker said after the game that coach Finch, "woke up choosing violence" and added that he's been yelling at everybody. Anthony Edwards also commented on his ejection, saying, "I think he went to sleep last night with violence on his mind."
The Wolves leading scorer joins the league’s best at the All-Star “tournament” on Feb. 16 in San Francisco.
Minnesota Timberwolves HC Chris Finch was on one on Wednesday. The fifth-year veteran coach earned his first-ever career ejection in a game that saw the Timberwolves defeat the Phoenix Suns 121-113.