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Anthony Edwards' Honest Statement After Beating LA Clippers

Minnesota Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards embraces the Kawhi Leonard, Paul George, James Harden matchups

Joey Linn

Anthony Edwards' Honest Statement After Beating LA Clippers
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The Minnesota Timberwolves defeated the LA Clippers on Sunday night behind a great performance from Anthony Edwards. The Timberwolves star finished with 33 points, 9 rebounds, and 6 assists on the offensive end, while also coming way with two steals on defense.

Speaking with reporters after the game, Edwards was asked about the challenge of facing the Clippers, and specifically their starting trio of Kawhi Leonard, Paul George, and James Harden.

"That’s why I look forward to playing [the Clippers] all the time," Edwards said, via Sheldon Wohlman of Utility Sports. "Regardless of if you’re in front of Kawhi, PG or James, they’re going to try to iso you. You gotta take pride in that challenge and try to stand them up. Kawhi gave me a tough bucket tonight, but other than that I think I did a pretty good job."

Edwards also added that it meant a lot to beat the Clippers with how good they had been playing lately, entering this game having won 17 of their last 20 games. This was certainly a good win for the Timberwolves, but for the Clippers, it was a frustrating loss that began with the unfortunate news that Ivica Zubac was a late scratch due to right calf tightness.

Zubac has been playing great basketball since his early-season back issues, and would have been huge against this big Timberwolves team. That said, the Clippers still had their chances in this one.

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Joey Linn
JOEY LINN

Joey Linn is a credentialed writer covering the NBA for Sports Illustrated's FanNation. Covering the LA Clippers independently in 2018, then for Fansided and 213Hoops from 2019-2021, Joey joined Sports Illustrated's FanNation to cover the Clippers after the 2020-21 season. Graduating from Biola University in 2022 with a Communication Studies degree, Joey served as Biola's play-by-play announcer for their basketball, baseball, softball, and soccer teams during his time in school. Joey's work on Biola's broadcasts, combined with his excellence in the classroom, earned him the Outstanding Communication Studies Student of the year award in 2022. Joey covers the NBA full-time across multiple platforms, primarily serving as a credentialed Clippers beat writer.

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