On Friday evening, the Spurs placed on a clinic in Sport 6 of the Western Convention Semifinals sending the Minnesota Timberwolves into the summer season break.
Though the Spurs win was wire to wire, Minnesota made a couple of pushes all through the match. Nevertheless, by the 8-minute mark of the 4th quarter Timberwolves head coach Chris Finch waved the white flag and cleared his bench.
Throughout the timeout, Anthony Edwards sauntered over to the Spurs bench and commenced congratulating them.
Instantly, Stan Van Gundy stated he’d reasonably wait and see that achieved publish recreation. Particularly, SVG was curious how Udonis Haslam was going to reply within the postgame evaluation to Edwards’ transfer.
It didn’t take lengthy for Haslam, Dirk Nowitzki, and Blake Griffin to level out the awkwardness of the second.
Edwards addressed the choice in his postgame press convention.
To be sincere, he doesn’t actually clarify it. In his thoughts, he wasn’t going again in, in order that was his justification for strolling over.
Normally, there’s a assembly at middle court docket on the finish of a sequence. The gamers congratulate each other, present some respect, and need one another properly. All the things else is left on the court docket.
Whereas Edwards made an odd transfer, it was achieved out of respect. However the uncomfortable ship off was not the worst in NBA historical past.
For some purpose the hype across the scenario stirred up a reminiscence of the Detroit Pistons strolling off court docket with out congratulating the Chicago Bulls on the conclusion of the 1991 Japanese Convention Finals.
For what it’s value, Edwards had good intentions if not the most effective execution.
Tomorrow, the Spurs proceed the Race for Seis in Oklahoma Metropolis in opposition to the reigning champion Thunder.
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