Anthony Edwards Had Amazing NSFW Quote About Karl-Anthony Towns After Timberwolves Swept Suns

The budding superstar has highlights on and off the court.

Anthony Edwards and Karl-Anthony Towns /

Anthony Edwards' ascension to superstardom continued on Sunday night as the All-Star guard put up 40 points to eliminate the Phoenix Suns and secure the Minnesota Timberwolves' first playoff series win in 20 years. He put the game away with two punctuating plays in the final minutes of the fourth quarter— a thunderous dunk on Kevin Durant and an emphatic block on Devin Booker.

Not for the first time, Edwards' propensity to generate highlights carried over to the postgame presser.

Edwards opted to do his media availability alongside teammate Karl-Anthony Towns. At one point he interrupted a question intended for KAT and implored the reporters to note the damage Towns was able to do in Game 4 because he wasn't in foul trouble. Edwards then went on a lengthy diatribe explaining why Towns is so dangerous when he doesn't foul before wrapping things up with an excellent NSFW soundbite.

Ant with the highest level of praise for KAT but also
"The first three games the motherf***er just kept fouling ... just stop f***ing fouling" 🤣 pic.twitter.com/1C8zxuncaa

— CJ Fogler account may or may not be notable (@cjzero) April 29, 2024

This might be confusing if you were unable to catch last night's game because Towns finished with five personal fouls in Game 4. But he did not commit his first until the two-minute mark of the third quarter. Fouling in postseason games has long been an issue for KAT and he recorded four fouls in each of the first three games of the series, which put a serious limit on his minutes.

As Edwards points out, he managed to avoid racking up the fouls on Sunday night and ended up scoring 28 points while playing 39 minutes. The fact that they can joke about it in the postgame press conference speaks to the chemistry the two have developed and the generally positive vibes surrounding this Timberwolves team.

It'll be critical for Towns to repeat this performance going forward. It won't be easy, though. After the Game 4 win, the big man averages 3.9 fouls per game in 20 postseason appearances. He just has a tendency to foul and it puts Minnesota in a tough spot because a lot of their strengths as a team revolve around their ability to space the floor despite their size. When Towns gets into foul trouble, they have to go to a smaller option who can't shoot nearly as well in Kyle Anderson.

The Timberwolves obviously recognize this but from the above quote it sounds like Edwards' message finally hits home.