Anthony Edwards explodes in anger at referees after Timberwolves’ loss to the Warriors

Anthony Edwards has by no means been one to shrink back from voicing his opinions, regardless of how blunt. After the Minnesota Timberwolves fell to the Golden State Warriors, Edwards lashed out on the referees throughout his postgame remarks, calling their efficiency into query.

Following the sport, Edwards minced no phrases as he vented within the locker room, particularly concentrating on two of the officers. “They’re f— horrible. All of them,” Edwards mentioned. “Moreover the girl. However the different two dudes, horrible. Excuses for the rationale they name a foul, a purpose they don’t name a foul. They don’t wish to speak again to my coach, they don’t wish to speak again to me. I mentioned one factor to the ref, and he gave me a tech. M— advised one in all my teammates if I had mentioned, ‘Y’all calling a nasty foul,’ he would have given me a tech.”

“They’re simply delicate they usually’re horrible,” he continued. “They by no means give us the [benefit of the doubt], they penalize me and [Julius Randle] for being stronger each evening, don’t get no calls. That’s how I really feel concerning the officers. Each sport that we play.”

Regardless of the Timberwolves’ struggles, Edwards posted a stat line of 19 factors on 6-of-20 taking pictures, together with seven rebounds and 5 assists. Nevertheless, he additionally recorded 4 private fouls and went to the free-throw line 4 instances. Regardless of the Warriors had been referred to as for 23 fouls in comparison with the Timberwolves’ 18, Edwards argued that the officiating persistently labored towards his crew.

Anthony Edwards #5 of the Minnesota Timberwolves reacts after receiving a technical foul within the first quarter towards the Golden State Warriors at Chase Middle. (Lachlan Cunningham/Getty Pictures)

Unhealthy calls a season-long challenge, Edwards claims

Edwards didn’t restrict his frustrations to this single sport, claiming that officiating has been a persistent drawback for the Timberwolves all season. Nevertheless, he singled out the Warriors matchup as significantly egregious.

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“Hell yeah, it’s been constant all yr, however tonight was dangerous,” Edwards mentioned. “They was giving ticky-tack fouls and we weren’t getting nothing. That’s simply how I really feel concerning the officers. The 2 dudes, not the girl.”

“I get penalized for being stronger than my opponent,” he continued. “So they offer them the good thing about the doubt. They bump me the identical means they bump all people else, and I by no means get the calls. I don’t know what’s received to go down, however one thing’s gotta occur, as a result of that s— is horrible.”

Will Edwards face self-discipline?

Given his pointed feedback concerning the officiating, Edwards is prone to face a nice from the NBA. This wouldn’t be his first penalty this season. In November, Edwards was fined $35,000 for flipping off a fan in the course of the Timberwolves’ win over the Sacramento Kings. A couple of weeks later, he was fined $25,000 for utilizing “profane language” throughout a postgame interview.

Together with his newest outburst, Edwards might as soon as once more discover himself lighter within the pockets—however his message to the league and its officers was loud and clear.