During Saturday’s game, Anthony Edwards openly engaged in trash talk with Phoenix Suns forward Kevin Durant, whom he admired since childhood, while the Timberwolves secured a commanding victory in Game 1 of their initial playoff series. Cameras from ABC captured Edwards, visibly jubilant, stepping backward and maintaining eye contact with Durant as he taunted him with less than a minute remaining in the third quarter. Despite the Suns trailing 86-70, Durant, renowned for his trash-talking prowess over his extensive NBA career, simply responded with a smile. Earlier in the week, Edwards had expressed his admiration for Durant and discussed the significance of potentially defeating the future Hall of Famer. Reflecting on their upcoming Olympic participation together, Edwards remarked, “Now I know (Durant and Suns guard Devin Booker) will be playing alongside me at the Olympics. It’s kind of bragging rights at this point. That’s as much ammunition as I need.”