Anthony Edwards gives us a play-by-play recount of his viral moment with Kevin Durant in last year’s playoff series.
Anthony and the Timberwolves swept Durant and the Suns. In Game 1, Edwards edged the 16-time All-Star on to defend him in a moment that went viral and eventually put a smile on KD’s face.
“I’m like, ‘KD, come on, KD. You ain’t no defensive player’… But he took the challenge in guarding me, and I was happy,” Edwards said in the clip.
The trash-talking between the two inspired Ant-Man for the rest of the best-of-7 series. Edwards admits it set the tone.
“After that little back-and-forth after the first game, I think that was just like everything for me,” Edwards added. “And then, they call timeout. He was like, ‘Boy, you so nasty.’ I feel like I’m the greatest. I swear to God. I did that to KD? I’m the greatest. That’s just how I feel. I did that to Kevin Durant. Ain’t nobody ever did that to Kevin Durant.”
In the clip, Hall of Fame forward and 2008 NBA Finals champion Kevin Garnett discusses the moment and its impact on a 23-year-old rising star.
“Ain’t nothing better than playing against your idol,” Garnett says in the doc. “Ya’ll wanted to see the back and forth between him and KD. Just like how we’ve all seen KD put work in and respected him. I think that was Ant’s version of putting work in and establishing himself and saying, ‘Yo, hey, you know, to go through the West, you have to go through Anthony Edwards.”
“I’m like, ‘KD, come on, KD. You ain’t no defensive player’… But he took the challenge in guarding me and I was happy.”
Anthony Edwards breaks down the interaction between him and Kevin Durant in the playoffs 🗣️
(via @netflix, “Starting 5”)pic.twitter.com/rsRwH4UNPO
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Anthony Edwards’ leaked NSFW trash talk to Mikal Bridges goes viral
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With Julius Randle in town to face his former team, the New York Knicks, his new Timberwolves All-Star teammate Anthony Edwards had his back at Madison Square Garden. Still rehabbing from his season-ending shoulder injury, Randle watched Donte DiVincenzo and his new team beat Karl-Anthony Towns and the Knicks in their latest preseason outing. Randle will make his Timberwolves debut this week.
LEAKED Audio Of Anthony Edwards Trash Talking Mikal Bridges👀:
“That n**** done changed his shot, man…. Damn!” pic.twitter.com/Aieczd0SPv
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Randle is expected to play in the Timberwolves’ final exhibition matchup against the Chicago Bulls on Wednesday.