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Anthony Edwards High-Fived Ref After Blocking a Shot Out of Bounds

Stephen Douglas

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The Minnesota Timberwolves beat the Phoenix Suns, 105-93, on Tuesday night to take a 2-0 lead in their playoff series. It was another impressive win for Minnesota despite the fact that Anthony Edwards struggled from the floor, only making three of 12 shots. Instead, Edwards found other ways to affect the outcome with a game-high eight assists. Then on the defensive end he matched Rudy Gobert's excellent play with three steals and one block of his own.

And what a block it was. With the Timberwolves up just one point midway through the third quarter, Bradley Beal tried a left-handed layup that Edwards swatted out of bounds. Beal, who finished with 14 points on 6-of-17 shooting in 42 minutes, ended up on the ground where Edwards gave him a quick stare-down.

Edwards then went from mean-mugging to high-fiving as he dapped up referee Zach Zarba, who was just trying to signal where the ball would be taken out of bounds. Zarba tried to act like nothing happened, but he and Ant clearly have their own special handshake now.

Trying to high-five an official is not new - Tom Brady tried it in the playoffs a couple years ago - but actually pulling it off? That's how you know Edwards is special. And he wasn't done there. He continued to dap people up well after the game ended.

Edwards clearly just wants to spread joy. To everyone except Bradley Beal at least.

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Stephen Douglas
STEPHEN DOUGLAS

Stephen Douglas is a Senior Writer on the Breaking & Trending News Team at Sports Illustrated. He has been in journalism and media since 2008, and now casts a wide net with coverage across all sports. Stephen spent more than a decade with The Big Lead and has previously written for Uproxx and The Sporting News. He has three children, two degrees and one now unverified Twitter account.

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