Anthony Edwards Draws Fire for Greeting Spurs Bench With 8 Minutes Left in 30-Point Loss
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Updated · Fox News · May 16
Anthony Edwards Draws Fire for Greeting Spurs Bench With 8 Minutes Left in 30-Point Loss
6 articles · Updated · Fox News · May 16
Eight minutes remained in Minnesota's elimination game when Anthony Edwards walked over to congratulate the Spurs bench, even with the Timberwolves still on the floor.
A 33-point fourth-quarter deficit made the result effectively decided, but the gesture was criticized as a premature surrender in front of a sold-out home crowd at Target Center.
Dirk Nowitzki, Blake Griffin and Udonis Haslem all faulted the move, with Nowitzki saying he had never seen anything like it in two decades in the NBA.
The moment capped a 30-point Spurs rout that ended Minnesota's season and extended the franchise's wait for another conference finals appearance since 2004.
How will the Timberwolves' locker room respond to their leader conceding defeat before the final buzzer?
Was Edwards' early handshake a leadership failure or a generational clash over what sportsmanship means?