Anthony Edwards casually roasted Nuggets in unfazed interaction with young fan
First and foremost on that list are probably the Minnesota Timberwolves. For context, Minnesota ended Denver's bid for a repeat championship in 2024 by winning a second-round Game 7 on the road. The Timberwolves followed that postseason success up by sweeping the Nuggets last regular season, notably spoiling a historic 61-point triple-double from Jokić in the process. The Nuggets, of course, did defeat the Timberwolves in the playoffs en route to their first title in 2023, but they'll likely have to regain their top gear to replicate those results.
The wonderful part about all of this recent heated history in this budding Western Conference rivalry? Minnesota talisman Anthony Edwards knows the Timberwolves have had the Nuggets' number lately. And he clearly relishes it.
While the Nuggets' youngsters battled the Timberwolves' youth movement in a Summer League game on Saturday, a young Denver fan — who was notably wearing a Jamal Murray jersey — approached Edwards for an autograph. When someone tried to "warn" Edwards that the fan was a Nuggets fan, as if to dissuade Edwards from making any sort of positive gesture, the brash scorer had the perfect response to fan the flames of this rivalry.
After all, why would Edwards be fazed in any way by the mere vision of a team he's enjoyed many triumphs over in the past calendar year?
(Warning: NSFW language below)
Man, if you're the Nuggets, do you even have a good rebuttal? Well, at least one that you could make right now?
The only possible (and reasonable) way Jokić and Co. can respond is by beating Edwards' Timberwolves and taking the baton back in this rivalry. Something tells me we're in for a treat when Denver and Minnesota square off again next season. I can't wait.
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