“Lock the f**k in, they whooped our a*s’, we gotta wake up”: Anthony Edwards calls out KAT and D’Lo after loss to Zion Williamson-less Pelicans

Timberwolves rising star Anthony Edwards had some harsh words for his teammates after their poor performance against the New Orleans Pelicans.

The Minnesota Timberwolves are a team, hoping to make the playoffs this season. However, the New Orleans Pelican also has similar aspirations. So, when the two faced off against each other, you would expect both teams to put their best foot forward.

Moreover, the Wolves were coming off a perfect 2-0 record, while Brandon Ingram and company were searching for their first win this season. However, The Minnesota Timberwolves were simply no match against Brandon Ingram and Jonas Valanciunas who dominated the entire game.

Post-game, Anthony Edwards called out the Timberwolves for losing the matchup. He stated that everybody was “thinking it’s sweet playing the Pelicans”.

“Wake-up call for sure. Lock-in. Lock the fuck in. Everybody coming in here thinking it’s sweet playing the Pelicans. Whooped our ass. Now our back’s on the wall again. We got to wake up.”

It is a good sign, the 20-year old exhibits such enthusiasm to win. This kind of accountability is usually seen in a veteran.

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Losing to the Zion Williamson-less Pelicans is obviously a bad loss. However, it’s something that can provide extra motivation to do well for the rest of the season.

Anthony Edwards calls out superstar teammates Karl Anthony-Towns and D’Angelo Russell

Former first overall pick Anthony Edwards had an amazing night against the New Orleans Pelicans. The 20-year-old ended the game with an impressive 28 points and 9 rebounds.

In the post-game interview, Anthony Edwards was brutally honest about the Minnesota Timberwolves performance. He was particularly harsh about the play of his superstar teammates. He goes on to say –

“We think we the only ones on the team. We got to be willing to pass the ball. There’s no “I” in team. We can’t beat five people with three people.

He further comments,

We beat five people with five people. We got to be willing to play with our teammates. Trust our teammates and like I said share the ball.”

This came as quite a surprise as KAT had an impressive individual performance, ending the game with 32 points and 14 rebounds.

However, apart from the big three, two Timberwolves starters – Josh Okogie and Jaden McDaniels – were only a combined 1-of-7 from the field. To make things worse, these three starters combined for 61 of the team’s 90 total field goals.

The fact that the two starters in the team has only 7 attempts combined is what exactly Edwards is referring to. Additionally, the reason for their poor shooting efficiency is because of the few chances that were created for them.

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All that being said, the Timberwolves would hope that Edwards, Towns, and Russell will lead the franchise to the Playoffs in a tough Western Conference.