Anthony Edwards Makes Blunt Statement After Timberwolves-Trail Blazers Game

Anthony Edwards made a blunt statement after Wednesday's game.

Nov 10, 2024; Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA; Minnesota Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards (5) looks on against the Miami Heat in the first half at Target Center. Mandatory Credit: Jesse Johnson-Imagn Images / Jesse Johnson-Imagn Images

On Wednesday evening, the Minnesota Timberwolves lost by a score of 106-98 to the Portland Trail Blazers in Oregon.

Anthony Edwards had an extremely tough shooting night, finishing with 24 points, four rebounds, four assists, four steals and one block while shooting 10/25 from the field and 0/9 from the three-point range.

"Your best player is changing the identity of who he is and how he plays" 👀@SamMitchellNBA & @bwood_33 want Anthony Edwards to stop settling for threes pic.twitter.com/zFervzWKLK

— NBA TV (@NBATV) November 14, 2024

After the game, Edwards made a blunt statement when he spoke to the media (h/t Dane Moore of Blue Wire).

Edwards: "We got the answers. The coach gives us the f**kin answers. We're just not doing it as a team... Every night, we come in here at 35 on the clock, and they tell us what we need to do to win the game, and somehow, we don't do it every night."

Both Anthony Edwards and Julius Randle said in their postgame media that the coaches are giving them all of the answers and that the players just aren't doing it.

"We got the answers. The coach give us the fuckin answers. We're just not doing it as a team." pic.twitter.com/hsDwiapHp1

— Dane Moore (@DaneMooreNBA) November 14, 2024

The Timberwolves are just 6-6 in their first 12 games, which has them as the 11th seed in the Western Conference.

They are in the middle of a three-game losing streak.

Edwards is averaging 27.8 points, 5.2 rebounds, 3.8 assists and 1.2 steals per contest while shooting 46.2% from the field and 42.3% from the three-point range in 12 games.

coast-to-coast 🐜 pic.twitter.com/5g2vhWhslt

— Minnesota Timberwolves (@Timberwolves) November 14, 2024

The Timberwolves will play their next game on Friday when they visit the Sacramento Kings.

Last season, they made the Western Conference finals for the first time since 2004, when Kevin Garnett was still on the roster (20 years ago).

With his made free throw at the 2:21 mark of the 3rd quarter, Anthony Edwards tallied his 20th point of the game, his 12th straight 20+ point game, breaking Kevin Garnett's record for most consecutive 20+ point games to start a season in @Timberwolves history (11 in 2000). pic.twitter.com/pwOPL8R61v

— Timberwolves PR (@Twolves_PR) November 14, 2024

Edwards was the first pick in the 2020 NBA Draft out of UGA.

The two-time NBA All-Star has established himself as the best shooting guard in the league at just 23.