Anthony Edwards had little time to celebrate his monster dunk against the Warriors on Sunday night, thanks to a curiously timed call that frustrated the Timberwolves star and NBA fans alike.
Edwards’s latest highlight came late in the third quarter when the guard drove baseline with his left hand and rose up for a thunderous dunk on Warriors forward Dario Šarić, giving the fourth-year pro another poster to add to his rapidly growing collection.
Unfortunately for Edwards, however, the standout moment quickly turned into one of frustration, and a point of contention on social media, after the officials handed him a technical foul for staring down Šarić.
ANT PUT HIM ON A POSTER 🤯#RaisedByWolves | #NBA pic.twitter.com/Ye0xvZlA7N
— Bally Sports North (@BallySportsNOR) November 13, 2023
The tech, naturally, garnered a look of disbelief from Edwards, who appeared to wave off the referee’s decision as he walked down the floor.
Given his status as one of the NBA’s most popular young players, Edwards drew plenty of support from fans who shared his sentiments after watching yet another exciting play and celebration result in a tech:
Anthony Edwards destroys Dario Saric on a dunk, then gets hit with a No Boisterousness Allowed tech. And you thought it stood for National Basketball Association...
— Sam Amick (@sam_amick) November 13, 2023
The refs gave Anthony Edwards a tech after this dunk 🙄 pic.twitter.com/CSla9AcrrI
— 𝓜𝓪𝓽𝓽 ✈️ (@mldiffley) November 13, 2023
No way they gave him a tech for that LMAO
— ً (@FanMahome) November 13, 2023
How the league wants players to act https://t.co/pHk8d0HyEl pic.twitter.com/2DtkUQPXpE
— Sam Yeezy (@samstaydipped) November 13, 2023
The @NBA refs have called an unbelievable amount of techs on guys after they poster someone this season. Let the players show some emotion and talk a little! Smh https://t.co/AbJ9wR1XsV
— Brandon Giese (@BrandonGiese5) November 13, 2023
Stopping fun for a tech. NBA FIX THIS!!! We don't want to see techs for this. No fan cares about eliminating passion from the game. Smh. https://t.co/kPz86bddzW
— Trey Crosby III Guru (@TCIIIESQ) November 13, 2023
ANTHONY EDWARDS HAS NO MERCY!🔥
— Opinionated Fan (@OpinionatedSF19) November 13, 2023
If a (ridiculous) technical foul was ever worth it…😂pic.twitter.com/x1XAQM4kXg
