Chet Holmgren and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 130-123 on Sunday, avenging their 116-101 loss from before the All-Star break. Before Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s birthday gift to coach Mark Daigneault,
The Minnesota Timberwolves are underachieving as a unit this season, but Anthony Edwards is still one of the most exciting players to watch in the NBA. He reminded everyone of that fact during Thursday night’s matchup versus the league-leading Oklahoma City Thunder.
The Minnesota Timberwolves guard caught the ball on the left wing, took three dribbles toward the basket and rose over the Oklahoma City Thunder center in the first quarter.
Chet Holmgren got quite the welcome home present from Anthony Edwards. During the first quarter of Thursday night's game between the Minnesota Timberwolves and Oklahoma City Thunder, Edwards took flight and put the Minneapolis native on a poster.
Even the NBA was in awe of Anthony Edwards' massive dunk during the Minnesota Timberwolves' game against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Thursday. Late in the first quarter of the contest, Edwards delivered a highlight-reel-worthy dunk over Thunder big man Chet Holmgren.
Minnesota Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards made Oklahoma City Thunder big Chet Holmgren's homecoming far from cozy. Just over halfway through the first quarter, Edwards drove the ball into the paint and exploded to the rim over the Minnesota-made 7-footer.
Thunder big man Chet Holmgren attempted to block the dunk, but with Edwards gaining all the momentum he needed, there was just no stopping him. Instead, Holmgren ended up on the w
A Minnesota native, Oklahoma City big Chet Holmgren sat out Wednesday's game against the Miami Heat just 24 hours before his homecoming to the Timberwolves' Target Center. Holmgren's status for Thursday's matchup with the Wolves is in question after his return from a hip fracture.
It's Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the Oklahoma City Thunder against Anthony Edwards the Minnesota Timberwolves on Sunday night at Target Center in Minneapolis.
Instead, they've missed key players like Chet Holmgren, Isaiah Hartenstein and Alex Caruso each for quite a bit of time. Most notably, Holmgren has missed a large portion of the season with a rare hip injury he suffered in early November.
Holmgren won't play Monday against the Timberwolves due to rest. After posting 19 points, four rebounds, one assist and three blocks in 28 minutes during Sunday's 130-123 win over Minnesota, Holmgren will take a seat for the second half of a back-to-back set.