The legend of Anthony Edwards continues to grow right before our very eyes. The Minnesota Timberwolves star’s latest adversary of choice was none other than Kevin Durant.
Edwards’ T-Wolves got the better of Durant’s Phoenix Suns in a 120-95 Game 1 affair at Target Center in Minneapolis, Minn. Edwards outperformed Durant on the stat sheet and also when it came to in-game trash talk.
Minnesota Timberwolves Star Anthony Edwards Cooked Kevin Durant Then Let Him Hear About It
The Timberwolves led 71-67 midway through the third quarter in a game that appeared to still be up for grabs. That’s when Edwards flipped the switch.
Edwards fueled a 21-5 run to close out the quarter and bury the Suns by double digits entering the fourth quarter. He scored 14 of his team’s 21 points and shot 6/8 from the field during that span.
One of those shots came against Durant. Edwards drained a triple in KD’s grill and began to talk some serious trash against the former league MVP.
Anthony Edwards talking to Kevin Durant after burying a three over his head 🍿🔥
— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) April 20, 2024
Not to be a prisoner of the moment but this was legitimately one of the greatest basketball moments of my life.
Anthony Edwards is the fucking truth.
pic.twitter.com/k6vZJ9xEXR— Kyle Theige (@KyleTheige) April 20, 2024
Not long after, Edwards also taunted Suns guard Bradley Beal after drilling a triple in his face as well.Beal got the better of Edwards during the Timberwolves-Suns regular season finale. Ant-Man probably still remembered it happening and got his revenge.
Anthony Edwards pulls a deep three and stares at beal HE SO COLD pic.twitter.com/mwOSYfUTbb
— Bones🦴 (@Boness305) April 20, 2024
Edwards finished with 33 points on 14/24 shooting to go along with nine rebounds and six assists. Durant also had a strong game with 31 points and seven rebounds on just 17 shot attempts. But Durant’s efforts weren’t enough to outshine Edwards and the Timberwolves.
Anthony Edwards Was Living Out A Dream Of His With Kevin Durant Trash Talk Moment
Edwards was all smiles when he discussed his brief in-game beef with Durant after the game. He called it “one of the best feelings ever” and reminded reporters that KD is his favorite player of all-time.
“I think everybody here knows, that’s my favorite player of all time. So that was probably one of the best feelings ever in my whole life for sure.”
Reporter: “The little back and forth with Kevin Durant in the 3rd quarter, how fun is that?”
Anthony Edwards: "That's my favorite player of all time, so that was probably one of the best feelings ever.” 🙌
(via @NBA) pic.twitter.com/XCW52Na825
— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) April 20, 2024
Durant also appeared to enjoy the trash talk more than anything. There was likely a mutual respect between the two stars from different generations.
The two will soon be teammates on Team USA for the 2024 Paris Olympics. But until then, Durant and Edwards will continue to battle throughout the rest of the Suns-Timberwolves series.