Anthony Edwards catches flak for congratulating Spurs with eight minutes left in game

Nick Wright breaks down why the Minnesota Timberwolves need a superstar-level performance from Anthony Edwards to keep their playoff hopes alive.

The Minnesota Timberwolves' season came to an end on Friday night at the hands of the San Antonio Spurs in the form of a 30-point beatdown in front of a capacity home crowd at Target Center.

For the people of Minneapolis, it was another crushing blow to a sports town that has witnessed its fair share of "close, but no cigar" moments over the past several decades.

It will be another long offseason for Wolves fans after falling short of yet another conference championship appearance, a series they haven't played in since their magical 2004 postseason run.

The Oklahoma City Thunder and Minnesota Timberwolves compete during the first quarter of Game Three in the Western Conference Finals of the 2025 NBA Playoffs at Target Center in Minneapolis, Minn., on May 24, 2025. (Ellen Schmidt/Getty Images)

It's not like they needed the knife to be twisted any more than it already was, but one man decided to take the suffering a step further, and it came from the unlikeliest of sources.

MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES ARE COOKED: WHY SAN ANTONIO SPURS CLOSE OUT THE SERIES AND COVER IN GAME 6

That's T-Wolves superstar Anthony Edwards going to congratulate the Spurs on a well-played series, which is fairly normal in competitive sports, but take a look at the score graphic in the bottom left of the screen.

Just over eight minutes remained on the clock in the fourth quarter, but Edwards was already waving the white flag and dapping up the Spurs' bench.

Sure, Minnesota was down by 33 points and there was no world where they were coming back, but maybe wait until the clock hits triple zeroes before