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Anthony Edwards Calls Out Luka Doncic After Turnover Call

It seems Anthony Edwards is still thinking about the Western Conference Finals

Austin Veazey

May 28, 2024; Dallas, Texas, USA; Dallas Mavericks guard Luka Doncic (77) dribbles against Minnesota Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards (5) during the third quarter of game four of the western conference finals for the 2024 NBA playoffs at American Airlines Center. Mandatory Credit: Kevin Jairaj-Imagn Images
May 28, 2024; Dallas, Texas, USA; Dallas Mavericks guard Luka Doncic (77) dribbles against Minnesota Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards (5) during the third quarter of game four of the western conference finals for the 2024 NBA playoffs at American Airlines Center. Mandatory Credit: Kevin Jairaj-Imagn Images / Kevin Jairaj-Imagn Images
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Despite the Dallas Mavericks not playing on Wednesday night, Luka Doncic was still at the center of someone's attention. The Minnesota Timberwolves were playing the Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday, and after being called for a carry, superstar Anthony Edwards tried to make his case about it being a bad call.

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"Luka [Doncic] does it all game, and you're gonna call it on me?" Edwards couldn't believe the carry call and decided to use Doncic as his example to the official.

The Timberwolves still went on to demolish the Clippers, 108-80, to move a game above .500. They haven't had a great start to the season after trading Karl-Anthony Towns away from Julius Randle and Donte DiVincenzo, and currently sit 11th in the Western Conference standings.

Dallas beat the Timberwolves in last year's Western Conference Finals in just five games. Edwards called out Kyrie Irving before the series and quickly learned that was a bad idea, as Irving averaged 27 PPG in that series. Edwards even admitted in a Netflix special that he made a mistake calling Irving out.

This isn't the first time Edwards has invoked Doncic's name, either. Towards the end of the 2022-23 season, Edwards said he was learning how to improve his shot-making by slowing down. "I sometimes try to rush my shot once I see it's heavily contested, but I still can get it off in time. I got to learn how to keep my composure. Kind of like how [Dallas guard] Luka Doncic never rushes his shot, no matter how close the defense is. I started to learn that as we were longer into the season."

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Austin Veazey joined NoleGameday as the Lead Basketball Writer in 2019, while contributing as a football writer, and started as editor for MavericksGameday in 2024. Veazey was a Florida State Men’s Basketball Manager from 2016-2019. Follow Austin on Twitter at @EasyVeazeyNG

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