In the seventh game of the Timberwolves-Nuggets series, Anthony Edwards did not play as well as he did during the rest of the postseason. Despite this, he has become extremely popular because of a secret audio recording that shows his audacious—yet somewhat comical—smack chat with Nikola Jokic throughout the competition.
Anthony Edwards was dribbling away the last seconds of the Western Conference Semifinal. As he did so, he waved goodbye to the Ball Arena crowd, taunting them.
It seems sense that Nikola Jokic was unable to comprehend his conduct. The 22-year-old was immediately accosted by the Serb, which led to a heated exchange between the two celebrities.
With an enraged near-7-footer staring him in the face, Anthony Edwards’ action was undoubtedly a little bit brave. When questioned why he was acting the way he was, the man, humorously, just pointed to the scoreboard, even though it was a really terrifying situation.
Thousands of supporters in Denver had been cruelly heckling the celebrity throughout the entire series. It follows that if the supporters provide it to them, they ought to be able to take it as well.
Luckily for most fan bases, most superstars choose to respect their opponents after they have won rather than mock the fans while the chips are down. The Timberwolves player was obviously not in the mood to be that giving, though. This has actually been the situation since the start of the series.
Anthony Edwards engaged with the supporters in more ways than just waving them off. Shortly before making the game-winning three-pointer, the two-time All-Star made some offensive remarks to an elderly fan in the stands.
Although the Wolves captain didn’t directly address Nikola Jokic, Jamal Murray was one player who had to put up with a lot of Edwards’ negative remarks. Ant didn’t hold back after the team won Game 7, declaring that he had Murray “in handcuffs” and that he was shutting down the star guard defensively.
This was most likely a direct response to the Canadian’s post-game interview from Game 6. Despite only scoring 10 points on 22.2% shooting to end that particular game, Murray insisted that Edwards’ defense was not to blame for his poor performance. Rather, he placed the blame on his hurt elbow.
When the Minnesota team was leading the series, Anthony Edwards didn’t just talk trash. Edwards never lost faith in his team, not even in a tied series. After Game 4 was almost finished and the series was tied 2-2, Ant got into a fascinating conversation with a chirpy Jamal Murray.
Ultimately, Michael Malone’s team was defeated by the Minnesota Timberwolves, who took the series 4-3. However, Anthony Edwards also outperformed Murray in nearly every game, even when they were behind.
On 40.3% shooting, the Nuggets player averaged a pitiful 18.4 points, 4.1 rebounds, and 4.4 assists. On the other hand, his opponent posted far superior stats: 27.7 points, 5.1 rebounds, and 5.7 assists on 50% of the field.
Given how confident Anthony Edwards and the Timberwolves are right now, it almost seems inevitable that they will talk trash about their Conference Finals opponent, the Dallas Mavericks. However, since Luka Doncic is on the other side of the table in this situation, the team would want to exercise a little more caution in their approach.
