MINNEAPOLIS — A celebratory atmosphere was thwarted for a few fleeting moments, a hushed crowd at Target Center waited as Anthony Edwards lay flat on his stomach following a fall from a drive to the basket.
The chants of “MVP” rang out when the former football player got up slowly, grimaced a bit, and soon after took two free throws.
Then he clapped his hands, got down in a defensive stance and continued tracking Jamal Murray like a defensive back giving a wide receiver a bad day.
“I fell pretty hard. I’m used to falling like that in football when I got on pads so I’m well-protected,” Edwards said after the game with that familiar gleam in his eye.