Anthony Edwards calls his 30-piece 'a**'; Wolves defend 'disrespected' Rudy Gobert after DPOY finalist snub
Minnesota's Jaden McDaniels also brazenly put Denver's defense on blast after his team's Game 2 comeback win: "They're all bad defenders."
After coming back from 19 points down a mile up in Denver on Monday, at times flummoxing three-time NBA MVP Nikola Jokić and All-Star sidekick Jamal Murray with lockdown defense , the Minnesota Timberwolves let their guard down. The Wolves were unfiltered in the aftermath of their Game 2 victory, which tied a first-round playoff series that’s stoked the flames of a burgeoning NBA rivalry. They spoke candidly following the 119-114 win , both at the podium and in the locker room.
Anthony Edwards was amusingly hard on himself even though he led the team with 30 points and 10 rebounds. He and other members of the squad went to bat for four-time NBA Defensive Player of the Year Rudy Gobert, who wasn’t even a finalist for the award this season. And Minnesota’s Jaden McDaniels went as far as to say that the Nuggets are “all bad defenders.
” Edwards got the ball rolling with a head-turning response to his stat line . “I’m ass, bruh,” he said . “F***.
” Here is some Anthony Edwards postgame sound. On his performance: “Shit’s ass. I missed 15 shots.
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