Anthony Edwards and Jalen Johnson helped Group USA Stars win the 2026 NBA All-Star Sport. Edwards was named the All-Star Sport MVP and took residence the Kobe Bryant trophy. Nonetheless, the Minnesota Timberwolves celebrity went viral after the sport for his dialog with Johnson.
In a submit on X, previously often called Twitter, Edwards will be seen dapping up Johnson after beating Group Stripes. He lined his mouth and seemingly whispered, “I can not wait to come back residence” or “I can not wait to go residence.”
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Edwards, who was born and raised in Atlanta, additionally seemingly talked about the variety of wings the Hawks have. It appeared like Jonathan Kuminga’s identify was additionally talked about, so it was one thing that bought the web going.
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It is clear that Anthony Edwards talked about “residence” and “Kuminga” in the course of the dialog with Jalen Johnson. Nonetheless, there are loads of methods to interpret what Edwards mentioned. He could possibly be speaking about coming residence to Atlanta and going through the Hawks.
Possibly Edwards is trying ahead to going through the likes of Jonathan Kuminga, Nickeil Alexander-Walker, Dyson Daniels and extra. It is attainable, however the Minnesota Timberwolves already visited the Hawks on New Yr’s Eve.
Some followers additionally joked that Edwards was not speaking about wings as gamers however wings as in rooster wings, since Atlanta is understood for its meals.
However, the dialog triggered hypothesis about Edwards’ future in Minnesota. It did not assist that he allegedly posted a photograph of himself and Johnson on his Instagram story. He known as Johnson his “brother” and added an hourglass emoji that often means “quickly.”
Ought to the Timberwolves be anxious about Anthony Edwards?
The Minnesota Timberwolves have had success with Anthony Edwards on the helm. They made the Western Convention Finals in 2024 and 2025 earlier than falling to the Dallas Mavericks and OKC Thunder, respectively.
Edwards led the Timberwolves to one thing that even Kevin Garnett was not in a position to do. Garnett solely introduced Minnesota to at least one convention last in 2004. However ought to the Timberwolves get anxious about their franchise participant wanting out?
In accordance with Spotrac, Edwards is simply in his second season of a five-year, $244,623,120 contract. He does not have a participant choice for the ultimate yr, so which means he cannot grow to be a free agent till 2029.
The Timberwolves have performed the whole lot of their energy to encompass Edwards with a succesful group. It will take an enormous collapse to probably frustrate Ant-Man, whereas the Hawks are coming into a brand new period beneath Jalen Johnson and the potential for a high draft choose this yr.
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