Timberwolves star Edwards cited for alleged assault following playoff game

The Minnesota Timberwolves had been eradicated from the NBA playoffs on Tuesday after a 112-109 loss to the top-seeded Denver Nuggets. However as if that wasn’t dangerous sufficient for Minnesota, one among their finest gamers now faces potential authorized motion.

Anthony Edwards has been formally cited for 2 instances of third-degree assault after two girls alleged that he hit them with a folding chair as he walked off the courtroom after the ultimate buzzer, including extra salt to Minnesota’s wounds.

What occurred following Sport 5?

Edwards missed a possible game-tying three-pointer within the dying seconds Tuesday because the Nuggets held on to shut out the sequence. Denver police allege that after the miss, Edwards picked up a chair and swung it, hitting a safety guard and her colleague.

NBA TV cameras appeared to choose up a portion of the incident:

Edwards in sizzling water once more

Whereas Edwards’s expertise on the basketball courtroom is plain, this isn’t the primary time the 21-year-old has discovered himself mired in controversy off it.

Edwards was reprimanded final yr for homophobic feedback he made in a video posted to his Instagram web page. The previous No. 1 general decide apologized, and the NBA fined him $40,000 for referring to group of males as “queers.”