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Minnesota Timberwolves superstar guard Anthony Edwards sounded off Wednesday amid the team’s struggles so far this season.
Speaking to Jon Krawczynski of The Athletic, Edwards specifically commented on the home fans booing the T-Wolves during Wednesday’s 115-104 loss to the Sacramento Kings at the Target Center in Minneapolis:
“However many of us it is, all 15, we go into our own shell and we’re just growing away from each other. It’s obvious. We can see it. I can see it, the team can see it, the coaches can see it. The fans f–king booing us. That [stuff] is crazy, man. We’re getting booed in our home arena. That’s so f–king disrespectful, it’s crazy.”
The loss to Sacramento marked the Timberwolves’ fourth loss in a row overall, as they previously dropped games against the Toronto Raptors, Boston Celtics and Houston Rockets.
Minnesota is nows 8-10 on the season, which marks a huge fall from grace compared to last season when the team went 56-26 and reached the Western Conference Finals.
Despite their success last season, the Timberwolves surprisingly made a blockbuster trade with the New York Knicks during the offseason, sending Karl-Anthony Towns to New York for Julius Randle, Donte DiVincenzo and a first-round pick.
With the Knicks, Towns is enjoying one of the best seasons of his career, averaging 26.2 points, 12.7 rebounds and 3.2 assists per game.
Randle has been solid for the T-Wolves with averages of 21.7 points, 6.7 rebounds and 4.1 assists per game, but DiVincenzo has been a virtual non-factor, averaging just 8.9 points and shooting 34.8 percent from the field.
Edwards has been a bright spot, averaging 28.1 points, 5.4 rebounds and 3.8 assists per contest, but the two-time All-Star hasn’t gotten enough help from his supporting cast to deliver winning basketball on a consistent basis.
The T-Wolves missed the playoffs in 13 straight seasons from 2005 to 2017 and hadn’t won a playoff series since 2004, but expectations clearly changed with their deep run last season.
Minnesota would be out of the playoffs if the season ended today, but it isn’t even a quarter of the way over, meaning there will be plenty of opportunities to right the ship.
There are two games remaining on the Timberwolves’ homestand, as they will host the Los Angeles Clippers on Friday and Los Angeles Lakers on Monday before embarking on a three-game road trip out west.
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