Anthony Edwards and Jonathan Kuminga exchanged some trash talk at the end of the Timberwolves’ 102-97 win over the Warriors in Game 3 on Saturday.
After the final buzzer sounded, the two players had to be separated at midcourt before heading to their respective locker rooms. They had been challenging each other on the court all night long, with both throwing down some vicious dunks during the game.
Edwards had a game-high 36 points to help Minnesota retake control of the series. Kuminga had 30 points off the bench for the Warriors, but it was still not enough to make up for the absence of Stephen Curry, who missed Game 3 with a hamstring injury.
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The Timberwolves also got a 24-point triple-double from Julius Randle, his first in the playoffs in his career. Minnesota will try to put the Warriors in a 3-1 hole heading back to Target Center in Game 4 on Monday.
Here’s what to know about what happened between Anthony Edwards and Jonathan Kuminga after a hard-fought game.
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Anthony Edwards-Jonathan Kuminga postgame incident
Edwards and Kuminga got into a verbal sparring match at the end of Game 3. The two had to be separated at midcourt after the final buzzer sounded. There was no physical altercation.
Anthony Edwards having some words with Jonathan Kuminga in mid-court, they are both being pulled away by their teammates. pic.twitter.com/2Yg4odKkJJ
— MrBuckBuck (@MrBuckBuckNBA) May 11, 2025
Edwards and Kuminga had been going at each other throughout the game. The Minnesota guard threw down one of the dunks of the year in the third quarter over Kevon Looney, driving past Kuminga before soaring at the rim.
ANTHONY EDWARDS THROWDOWN!! 😱 pic.twitter.com/9uzZt5H885
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Kuminga also threw down a dunk over Edwards, which may have sparked the heated words after the game.
Jonathan Kuminga dunking on Anthony Edwards was better pic.twitter.com/V9Dhe6Ze3b
— FierySportsX (@FierySportsX) May 11, 2025
Edwards explained postgame that Kuminga’s jam propelled him to his second-half flourish.
Anthony Edwards on his poster dunk: Poster dunk by me?
When Kuminga dunked on me that me going more so. @SneakerReporter #Timberwolves pic.twitter.com/5V8w3sfZXw— Nadine Babu (@NadineBabu) May 11, 2025
This rivalry could definitely intensify as the series progresses, as both players are going to have to play the way they did in Game 3 for their teams to have a chance to win Game 4.
