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“Troops On Your Mf Back Anthony Edwards”: Kevin Garnett Praises Wolves Guard For Delivering on His Promise

Akash Murty
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“Troops On Your Mf Back Anthony Edwards”: Kevin Garnett Praises Wolves Guard For Delivering on His Promise

As the Denver Nuggets were cruising past the Minnesota Timberwolves, Anthony Edwards made a promise after their Game 3 loss, that the series was not over, and man, did he not make sure of it on Sunday.

In the post-game presser, the Ant Man was quite vocal after his 36-point Game 3 performance. “This series is not over. It’s the first to four, not to three. I promise you it ain’t over. Everyone’s counting us out. It ain’t over. I promise you,” said Edwards.

And with a team-high 34 points, 6 rebounds, 5 rebounds, 2 steals, and 3 blocks performance in Game 4, he delivered on his promise.

Kevin Garnett and NBA Twitter praise Anthony Edwards for carrying the Wolves to a win

As Nikola Jokic, with a 43-point, 12-rebound performance was leading the Nuggets to a sweep, Edwards made sure to save his team from another embarrassment to add to their horrible Playoff history of the past 19 years.

And the greatest Timberwolf of all-time, who last got the Wolves to a post-season series win in 2004, congratulated the 21-year-old guard for his franchise’s first win in the post-season this year.


So did the NBA Twitter.

Kendrick Perkins said his bit as well.

The Wolves are officially Edwards’ team

Timberwolves invested a lot in Karl-Anthony Towns since his draft 9 years ago. But, the big man has consistently let them down.

Even after getting his wish to play with his long-time friend D’Angelo Russell last year, 20 y/o Edwards was the one-man show for them in the 2022 Playoffs as well.

Whatever happens in the series from now on, be it a 4-1 Nuggets win, Edwards is the guy in Minnesota and they have to build around even if it means trading KAT to get him better help.

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Akash Murty

Akash Murty

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An Electrical and Electronics Engineer by degree, Akash Murty is an NBA Editor at The SportsRush. Previously a Software Engineer, Murty couldn’t keep himself away from sports, and his knack for writing and putting his opinion forward brought him to the TSR. A big Soccer enthusiast, his interest in basketball developed late, as he got access to a hoop for the first time at 17. Following this, he started watching basketball at the 2012 Olympics, which transitioned to NBA, and he became a fan of the game as he watched LeBron James dominate the league. Him being an avid learner of the game and ritually following the league for around a decade, he now writes articles ranging from throwbacks, and live game reports, to gossip. LA Lakers are his favourite basketball team, while Chelsea has his heart in football. He also likes travelling, reading fiction, and sometimes cooking.

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