This season simply hasn’t been the identical for the Minnesota Timberwolves after they reached the Western Convention Finals final yr and a poor begin to 2024 has left followers livid.
Minnesota Booed Off At Residence
The Timberwolves’ type has been so dangerous at the beginning of this yr that followers are starting to make their emotions recognized, as boos rang down onto the court docket in Goal Heart throughout their newest loss in opposition to Sacramento.
A loss to the Kings was Minnesota’s tenth on the season and after beginning the yr in the identical type they completed 2023, the cracks have begun to point out.
The Timberwolves have misplaced 4 straight video games and are 2-7 over their final 9 video games. pic.twitter.com/Kga0RRdcSm
— Hoop Central (@TheHoopCentral) November 28, 2024
Having received simply two of their final 9 video games it’s no shock that the followers are entering into the Timberwolves however there may be nonetheless a protracted solution to go within the season and this might simply be a blip in type.
Anthony Edwards has risen by way of the ranks over the previous couple of season’s and because the chief of this younger Wolves workforce, ‘Antman’ was lower than impressed with the followers booing his aspect.
“It’s apparent. The workforce can see it, I can see it, the coach can see it. The followers f**king booing us. That sh*t is loopy, man. We’re getting booed in our residence area. That’s so f**king disrespectful; it’s loopy.”
However it wasn’t simply the followers Edwards was calling out, as he additionally had some robust phrases for his ‘tender’ teammates after the Kings loss.
“We’ve been attempting to determine this out for the entire yr man. We thought protection was our id and it’s not wanting prefer it in any respect. Identification, me and Mike [Conley] had been speaking about this – I feel it’s we tender as hell as a workforce, internally.”
Anthony Edwards stored it 💯 after I requested him concerning the groups protection. He stated the id of this workforce is “We tender as hell” pic.twitter.com/a9P9Mf4nX0
— SneakerReporter (@SneakerReporter) November 28, 2024
Edwards himself isn’t letting the workforce down because the two-time All-Star is averaging 28.1 factors per sport – which continues his regular enchancment from every of his 4 years within the league to this point.
The Wolves will look to snap their 4 sport dropping streak on Friday evening in NBA Cup motion in opposition to the Clippers, though they’re already out of competition after losses to the Rockets and Path Blazers.