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Anthony Edwards' Statement About Kyrie Irving Went Viral After Timberwolves-Mavs Game

Anthony Edwards spoke about Kyrie Irving after Wednesday's game.

Ben Stinar

Dec 23, 2024; Atlanta, Georgia, USA; Minnesota Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards (5) in action against the Atlanta Hawks in the first quarter at State Farm Arena. Mandatory Credit: Brett Davis-Imagn Images
Dec 23, 2024; Atlanta, Georgia, USA; Minnesota Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards (5) in action against the Atlanta Hawks in the first quarter at State Farm Arena. Mandatory Credit: Brett Davis-Imagn Images / Brett Davis-Imagn Images

On Wednesday, Anthony Edwards led the Minneosta Timberwovles to a 105-99 victory over the Dallas Mavericks in Texas.

Edwards finished with 26 points, eight rebounds, five assists, two steals and one block while shooting 11/24 from the field and 4/7 from the three-point range in 39 minutes of playing time.

After the game, the All-Star guard made a bold statement about Kyrie Irving that got a lot of views on social media (h/t ESPN's SportsCenter).

Edwards: "Kyrie, to me, he's the greatest point guard. Anytime he gets going, it's tough to stop him... He knows he's my favorite point guard of all time."

Irving finished the game 39 points, four rebounds, two assists and one block while shooting 14/27 from the field and 5/14 from the three-point range in 37 minutes of playing time.

Via StatMuse: "Kyrie Irving in the loss:

39 PTS
5 3P

Dropped 26 in the second half."

The Mavs beat the Timberwolves (in five games) in the 2024 Western Conference finals.

Irving reached the NBA Finals for the fourth time in his Hall of Fame career.

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May 24, 2024; Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA; Minnesota Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards (5) controls the ball against Dallas Mavericks guard Kyrie Irving (11) in the second quarter during game two of the western conference finals for the 2024 NBA playoffs at Target Center. Mandatory Credit: Brad Rempel-Imagn Images / Brad Rempel-Imagn Images

As for Edwards, he is one of the best young stars in the NBA at just 23.

The former UGA guard is averaging 25.3 points, 5.6 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 1.4 steals per contest while shooting 44.5% from the field and 41.8% from the three-point range.

He will likely make his third NBA All-Star Game in February.

The Mavs and Timberwolves play their next game against each other on January 22 in Dallas, Texas.

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Ben Stinar is the NBA reporter for Fastbreak on FanNation.