Anthony Edwards Laughs Hysterically At “Child Support” Chants From Grizzlies Fans Mid Free Throw Routine

Joseph Galizia | 12/04/2025
Minnesota Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards (5) shoots for three during the fourth quarter against the Memphis Grizzlies at FedExForum.

Anthony Edwards has cemented his name as one of the best players of this era in the NBA. But the 23-year-old does have a dark side to his fame, one that has been plaguing him for over a year. The Timberwolves star has been in the headlines for the various affairs he has had with women in his career and the kids that were spawned because of it.

Despite being in a long-term relationship with Shannon Jackson, Edwards got involved with Ayesha Howard. Edwards and Howard were locked in a court battle in which the latter claimed that Ant is the father of her daughter, Aubri Summers who is now six months old. A DNA test has also confirmed the same.

Edwards only recently gave up in the custody battle, which has granted Howard all the rights. The battle has been ugly as several reports have claimed that the three-time All-Star paid Howard over a million dollars for child support, a historic payment that would cover the child for the next 18 years. However, Howard has denied the rumors.

“Where do these lies be coming from?” she wrote on a now-expired Instagram story. The dramatic court case that Howard and Edwards have been entangled in has, at times, overshadowed the NBA star’s more successful nights in the league.

Edwards is also involved in another legal battle over paternity and child support with another of his ‘exes’, Alexandria Desroches with whom he has a child named Amir, who is a year old now.

Now, Ant’s two worlds are colliding. At the Wolves’ most recent matchup against the Memphis Grizzlies, fans in the front row started screaming “child support, child support” while he was shooting free throws. A mentally weaker player might have let that get into their heads.

But this is Anthony Edwards we are talking about. He sunk the free throws with a smile on his face, a move that even had the crowd chanting and laughing at his swagger.

Ant more than hit those free throws, too. The future Hall of Famer finished with 44 points, 3 assists, and 5 rebounds on the Grizzlies, who now share the same record with the Wolves ahead of the final playoff seeding.

The chants clearly weren’t doing much to Edwards, nor does he seem like someone who gets mentally phased. This is the same guy who talked trash to former United States President Barack Obama after he was giving Team USA a pep talk at the Paris Olympics.

But it doesn’t look like the ‘child support’ controversy is going to die down anytime soon, and now that the NBA fans have become familiar with the story, those chants might become a regular thing for the Ant Man.

Post Edited By: Dhruv Rupani
Anthony Edwards Aubri Summers Ayesha Howard

About the author

Joseph Galizia

Joseph is a Las Vegas based actor and circus performer. For the last seven years he's had the pleasure of covering sports for multiple outlets, including the Lifestyles section of Sports Illustrated. In that time, he's conducted over 50 interviews with athletes, filmmakers, and company founders to further cement his footprint in the journalism world. He's excited to bring that skillset to the SportsRush, where he'll be covering the NBA news cycle.

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