Anthony Edwards went off Wednesday night in the Timberwolves' season-opening win over the Trail Blazers, scoring 41 points on 14-of-28 shooting. It was a tone-setting performance for the 24-year-old superstar looking to finally get the Wolves over the hump after two straight Western Conference finals exits. However, he almost didn't play.

Edwards re-entered Wednesday’s game with 7 minutes, 30 seconds to play in the fourth quarter. He scored 10 points in the final from on a perfect 4 for 4 shooting. Two of those makes came from deep. The other two were a pair of mid-range jumpers.

Joe Ingles had a straightforward explanation for Anthony Edwards' dominance over the Trail Blazers on opening night.

Luka Doncic, Anthony Edwards, Tyrese Maxey, Victor Wembanyama combine for first-of-its-kind NBA history originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. If the season openers are any indication, there's going to be a heck of a lot of big games in the NBA this season.

Kevin Garnett had held this mark for a while, having scored 34 points to begin the 1999-2000 season. Karl-Anthony Towns took it for himself in the 2019-20 season opener when he put up 36 points. And now Ant has it for himself.

Anthony Edwards' alleged burner Instagram account has reportedly been identified, and the posts are truly entertaining.

Bulls predicted to add Anthony Edwards lookalike in 2026 NBA Draft originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. The Chicago Bulls would love to have Anthony Edwards. They might have to settle for his lookalike.

LeBron James put Anthony Edwards' teammate Rob Dillingham in the spotlight while discussing the critical role he has to play for the Timberwolves next season.