Anthony Edwards’ Suspension Confirms Warriors’

As the regular season reaches its tipping point, the competition in the Western Conference is getting tighter with each game. Taking the league by storm following the Jimmy Butler trade, the Warriors have jumped to the seventh spot by winning seven of their last eight encounters. Their latest victory came tonight against the Magic, thanks to Stephen Curry’s historic 56-point performance. But there was still one major threat stopping them from wholeheartedly celebrating the big win. Anthony Edwards

Yes, the Timberwolves had a chance to overtake the Bay Area team and push them back in the standings. The only thing they had to do was go to the Crypto.com Arena and beat the Lakers. But instead of achieving that goal, the night turned into a disaster for Ant-Man and Co., inadvertently confirming the Warriors’ future. Well, it was early in the first half that Edwards received a technical foul after getting into a heated shoving match with Jarred Vanderbilt and engaging in a verbal altercation.

Although teammates and staff quickly stepped in to separate them, the damage was already done—the officials hit both stars with a double-tech.

But things only escalated in the third quarter. Anthony Edwards and Jarred Vanderbilt got into it again after a heated sequence. While driving to the basket, Ant-Man lost his footing and hit the floor. Instead of getting back into the play or calling a timeout, he grabbed the ball and turned his attention to the refs, demanding a foul call.

It’s possible some words were exchanged, and with emotions already running high, this was just another flashpoint in an already fiery matchup.

That was enough for the ref to blow the whistle and penalize Edwards with his second technical foul, booting him from the game. In utter disbelief, Ant-Man left the floor, finishing with 18 points and six rebounds. Sure, the Wolves tried their best to stay in the game but it wasn’t enough to beat Luka Doncic and LeBron James.