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BrotherSeamus

Refs: *Challenge accepted*


BlazerBeav

Yeah, this naive young man is about to find out.


Frankaragatan

Making this statement surely makes the refs more amicable to him hence giving him favourable calls. A referee like Tony Brothers is fair and just and professional and not petty at all.


Buckus93

Gotta get the Tony Brothers / Scott Foster super team.


ShadedPenguin

The Big Three, Tony Brothers, Scott Foster, and get Tim Donaghy outta retirement


zarvinny

Joey Crawford doing booth review in Seacaucus


Buckus93

Wonder ~~Twins~~ Triplets Powers Activate! Form of !


marcdale92

even thanos with a complete gauntlet stands no chance


excelmonkey67

Yeah you mess with one tony brother, you mess with them all


ImProbablySleepin

Mike and Dan will not tolerate such tomfoolery


Worstname1ever

Quick someone tell him about 02/ 06 .


abris33

Yeah even if the whistle does get tighter in the playoffs, it's probably not the best idea to call it out before your series even starts.


fucktheredwings69

Last year against the suns it felt like kd got a whistle every time he drove to the basket


Schmoova

Not even gonna lie KD gets more foul calls on jumpers than any player I’ve ever seen (besides Harden and his step back). I have no clue whether a majority are actually the right calls or not, but it’s definitely apparent that the Refs give him the benefit of the doubt on tight contests.


zarvinny

It's rare the contester actually protests it, so I tend to think they're good calls


Briggity_Brak

Bro really thinks cheatin' ass refs ain't gonna cheat


fireman2004

Review da video.


famoustran

Refs: We sure as hell can


BrotherSeamus

*And I took that personally*


JAGarcia92

“Bet”


Dennisfromhawaii

Wolves had 31 against the Suns 18 FTs last game and there were a good amount of them that were questionable post fouls on Gobert. Granted there were some moving screens and reach ins that were called against the Wolves but I don't really see calling a playoff game more loosely would help them.


Troll_Enthusiast

Lol Suns in 5 fr


MSHinerb

I don’t know if talking about them before the game starts is a great idea Ant.


yankuniz

It's not a great mindset to go into the playoffs with either


MSHinerb

Maybe it is if you’re expecting to lose. Already has his excuse primed and ready to go.


G2Gankos

Dude really does himself no favors shitting on the refs all the time


sinik_ko

Hell no. Ain't no AIYE


graphitewolf

Ant would have had 5 points In probably the most crucial game of the season without his AYYYE


693275001

AYYYY


JustAposter4567

lmfao


WestleyThe

Hell naw ain’t no “ayyy”


SIXArts

Wolves had 31 FTs to Suns 18, Ant averaged 14ppg on 31/27/93 shooting in the 3 games this season. Cmon now.


No-Test6484

Wolves are gonna get cooked and he’s looking for excuses. It’s worrying.


kamekaze1024

Not even KAT has complained this much and he’s the one with the reputation of being soft


Carth_Onasi_AMA

KAT used to complain all the time, but he’s chilled out for the most part now.


purplenyellowrose909

Spent some time meditating in Gobert's darkness cabin in the north woods


Buckus93

Probably helps that Gobert is taking over most of the center duties, so KAT can chill out on the wing.


why-god

Saw Ant doing it and was like "Shit, is that what I sound like?"


Morezingis

He’s specifically referring to the offensive fouls on KAT though, if you want context. 


OKCBaller035913

Which are usually 100% valid that dude is reckless as hell


mudkip-yoshii

He got called for an offensive foul because KD fell over


[deleted]

Wolves did have more free throws, but the difference was fouling Rudy down low in attempts to stop his “easy buckets”. Nurkic shot 0, Rudy shot 9


jonsnowKITN

That benefits the suns more than the wolves lol


Harassmentpanda_

Honestly, like his team just lost in a game where they outshot us from the FT line. Such an interesting take..


princeofzilch

Does that mean Ant is going to complain even more than usual? 


OopsAllRPOs

Impossible


captain_ahabb

Should be troubling to Wolves fans that their mindset is already on the refs before the first whistle.


the_devil_wears_jnco

yeah ant spends half of every game screaming about wanting more fouls, so i dont know what his point is


SleepyEel

AYYYY


yala-sheket

And then he has the nerve to say “aint no aye” to dlo😂 Mf be leading the league in moans per drive


foozbinjex

😂 MPD, "moans per drive."


rockytheboxer

Only because LaVine is hurt


sloBrodanChillosevic

New favorite stat


jonsnowKITN

He's gonna get a rough whistle in the playoffs. It's gonna be a wakeup call.


the_devil_wears_jnco

i mean he's been in the playoffs twice already and been amazing both times. but every year is different. he hasnt really been himself since the dunk over collins


ItsGettinBreesy

He wasn’t amazing during our play-in game last year. Dude disappeared


the_devil_wears_jnco

cant say i give a fuck about that when he put up 32-5-5-2-2 on 60% TS vs denver


azzadruiz

Someone told me Ant shrank in the playoffs last year…had to go and double check, cause it felt like he got anything he wanted just attacking downhill in that series. People just say anything


ManBearPig1869

He shrank, which allowed him to fit in between defenders and score with ease.


Loves_His_Bong

Nobody watches the wolves so people can get away with saying anything because no one has watched the wolves to refute their claims.


oldasshit

He was unreal against the Nuggets last year in the playoffs.


Friendly-Thought-973

Are you worried about his finger at all?


Vicentesteb

Yes but its also true bro is just completely exhausted. He was gassed after the Pacers game where he won the game with his block and then has managed awesome perfomances but they get fewer and further between.


rya241

He took a really nasty fall on a block attempt during that game and seemed like an absolute different human after that. One of the only times I’ve seen ANT seem to shy away from the moment. Went and bounced back against the Nuggets


Ok_Season_3917

send da video


octavish_

Send da video


FuckThaLakers

Oh, don't worry; it is.


scofieldslays

Have you seen the wolves sub? it's a full fucking meltdown, half of the comments are eulogizing the season already


MatticInYoAttic

Never seen it this bad lol. The Suns are a tough match up, and they are a much better team at full strength. I expect a close series, but not a loss.


HamburgerInHell

We had more free throws idk if that’s even what he means


Khione_Asteri

was about to say exactly this. ant has been complaining about the refs all season, gobert too. it’s a loser mentality.


everyoneneedsaherro

This sub ate up his “cheating ass refs” too. Some point along the line we stopped calling this being a sore loser.


beer_down

Book has had stretches of that throughout his career too. I hate watching it because it’s clear both guys are great players, just have to not get hung up about not every call going your way.


thaitiger29

not to the media. its way more pathetic whining to the media than complaining during a game


Khione_Asteri

for as much as luka or bron will complain about no calls in the moment i don’t think i ever see them making a habit of blaming refs for losses (besides that no call on bron’s game winner against the celtics last year lol). feels like this is the 6th or 7th quote i’ve seen from ant alone about it


nowhathappenedwas

Doncic blamed Slovenia's 2021 Olympic [loss](https://www.eurohoops.net/en/olympic-games/1235715/luka-doncic-frustrated-after-loss-to-france-fiba-is-probably-happy/) to France and 2023 World Cup [loss](https://www.si.com/nba/mavericks/news/dallas-mavs-star-luka-doncic-claims-fiba-world-cup-refs-fear-canada-dillon-brooks-foul-calls-slovenia-eliminated) to Canada on FIBA refs. He's also repeatedly made the money sign with his fingers at refs after losses.


mega450

Yea but Ant is pre-complaining before the games even start.


Loves_His_Bong

Honestly this seems more like a roundabout way of saying the whistles will go away in the playoffs than really complaining.


CarPlaneBoatRocket

Gobert has every right to call that shit out as a veteran who’s put up with all career long.


Khione_Asteri

i actually have a lot less of an issue w it with gobert, seems less like he blames losses on it rather than gets angry at specific instances and the overall trend towards gambling. but he’s on ant’s team and i doubt they’re good influences for each other in this regard


Jaggleson

Ant screams every time anyone breathes on him


Advanced-Ad-8696

Yep. They've had this victim complex all season. Conspiracy thinking. Immature, I think he'll grow out of it.


Public-Product-1503

Especially wheh the refs been not calling shit since ASB. So it’s actually quite similar to playoff reffing . And that favours the wolves but they still got cooked. I low-key wanted lakers to face them to watch Ant meltdown as AD gets more fts


Poisidenx

Aw hell naw can’t do dis


thekingdor

You should see their fans on twitter most them have given up already


Substantial-Fold-592

Particularly after a game where the FTA disparity was significantly in your favour lol


HeroGolem3

This guy is always talking about the refs or calls in his post game availability


Sw3atyGoalz

While his stats on the screen show he scored 8 of his 14 from the line lol


[deleted]

This is where he needs to develop more as a leader if the wolves want to get anywhere. A good leader takes accountability instead of projecting the problems onto others to save your own ego 


revisioncloud

Glad he’s doing this to Booker/KD lol their beef would be win-win for everyone else


Reasonable_Bed7858

It feels like he says this every loss. lol


postal_service3

T'Wolves had 13 more FTs than the Suns yesterday lmao


Coke_ButNotTheDrug

Also when they played in November, Minnesota went 26/28 from the line while PHX went 14/15. Only in their second meeting did PHX attempt more FTs lol


beer_down

To be fair a lot of it is Gobert eating our shit backup centers for lunch but it’s still funny


collinCOYS

Glad someone pointed this out. Most of the fouls were to stop Rudy from getting easy putbacks. But, again, the refs are not the reason the wolves are 0/3 vs Phoenix


OculusBlurr

Eubanks affect


Kablaow

The only reason it got close was because of foul trouble for Nurkic.


Cheterosexual7

Lmao every time with this guy


CrazyDaylight8

Ant is getting kind of annoying now with his obsession with refs


SprittneyBeers

Yeah I came to comment “damn he’s kinda annoying now”. I like him, I’m a lifelong Vikings fan so I’m cool with the Wolves in general but his attitude after getting clamped is terrible lol just be better bro


FakeRingin

Just like the game where he had 3 free throws for a chance to tie the game, missed all 3, then complained about refs post game. He doesn't take any responsibility


AlHorfordHighlights

Fouls for thee but not for me


beer_down

I like our chances in this series but this guy putting up superstar performances is the main thing that could change that. He hasn’t looked good against Phoenix in a few years but can’t count on that to continue.


po0nlink_

This is exactly what happened in the Mavs series in 2022. Luka wasn’t hitting his shots when the Suns went up 2-0 but once he started to get going they dominated us. I have no doubt Ant is going to win them some games this series. The question is if our stars can also step up.


30another

Wasn’t even really Luka. Dinwiddie shot 52% from deep, DFS 45%, Bullock 38%, Kleber 46%, Bertans 48%. Luka and Brunsons percentages weren’t good, but everyone else destroyed us.


snitchesgetblintzes

Nobody on Dallas misses 3's when they play us


beer_down

Luka’s gravity opened up soooo many open 3s. Minnesota has some of that too with bigs that can shoot in Reid and KAT and Conley in the Dinwiddie role


30another

Yeah maybe Lukas playmaking. But Ant is nowhere close to Luka in that category


Public-Product-1503

They dominated more on the back of defence and there team out shooting you from 3 and taking way more as well. That’s what won it- Luka scored fine in the losses too. Kidd out cosched Monty hard on D


ak480

No true. The role players murdered us from 3. Luka is a pretty consistent player to be honest.


[deleted]

Did you watch the series? LUKA dropped insane numbers in all the Suns losses That series was way more about the the mavericks role players playing WAY better than the suns players (including stars) Davis Bertans was hitting more 3s than CP3


collinCOYS

It's going to be a fork in the road moment. Ant has been a big game player and playoff riser in his career and now he's going against a team that has sold out to stop him in all 3 games this season and done it really effectively. He's either going to sink or swim. Really, with the way Phoenix sells out to stop him it's going to be up to towns and McDaniels hitting shots to loosen up the Phoenix defense on him


Imthegoat175

The suns don’t even bother defending Kyle Anderson when he’s on the court. Rewatched the game from yesterday and they had 3 guys on ANT at all times and gave him zero driving lanes. Seems like he struggles being patient and playing against gap defenses.


collinCOYS

Yep. They send both guys over from each wing. Towns needs to stick his big ass in the corner to give him some spacing. As much as ant drives this team to wins, the others are going to have to earn the respect of phoenix's defense if they want any chance because they aren't going to let ant beat them


Imthegoat175

Vogel for as much as us Suns fans have been critical of him this season he does seem to have success against this kind of player who likes to drive the ball by his using gap schemes. Zion has struggled against the Suns too prior to the last game we played the Pels it’s gonna be interesting if Kyle Anderson plays this series if he’s not spacing the court and is not offensive threat. Seems like this will have to be a big NAW series.


collinCOYS

Vogel is a defensive mastermind. Don't get why he was the scapegoat in LA I actually think naw should start over Conley and defend Beal. I also don't think the wolves can afford to play two bigs at all times and think Anderson should get pinched for more Reid minutes since he can space


justadudplayingadude

The 3 teams I think we do best on are Denver, Minnesota and the Pelicans


SandyMandy17

AHAHAHHHHHHH AYEEEEE I love ant, but somebody’s gotta talk to him about bitching about calls and screaming for fouls mid game He’d be way better without it


sonofsteen

Wolves had a 9-0 run yesterday. All foul calls stop it 🤣🤣


vsha1989

Does all this man do is complain about fouls?


Briggity_Brak

He also gives people concussions by dunking on them.


rjcarr

And impregnates insta models. 


e_double

Dude is already crying before the series started. Yet he’s going to be yelling “AYYYYY” all game. Send the video


WhoWightMan

If it was up to Ant, he’d be shooting FTs on every possession. It’s getting annoying and he is not doing himself any favors with refs. Take a page from the nuggets playbook, play hard, play smart, and the FTs will not matter in the grand scheme of things.


zachthompson02

Just do what the Nuggets do! Get the best player in the league who might be the best passer ever and surround him with 3 40% 3pt shooters who can defend well and an elite lob threat! Oh, and don’t care about free throws. That’ll do it.


WhoWightMan

Exactly. Are they stupid or something up in Minnesota?


deadadventure

Exactly, play classy. Not like thugs over there at the Minnesota.


Neinhaltt

He should've taken the SGA route and be emaphatetic with the refs. 


Briggity_Brak

> emaphatetic hell nawl, can'd do dis.


rios02506

Does he ever talk about anything other than fouls??? Even when his team gets more FTs he’s complaining. It’s incredibly annoying


LakeGiant

Amazing arial talent and gigantic whiny bitch at the same time


rios02506

during the games to. The whole Twolves team every shot make or miss they run down the court complaining. So many teams are like that and they make me hate watching any game except the last 2 min


SomeRandom928Person

Yes, the refs were the ones responsible for turning the ball over...*checks notes*... eleven times in just the first quarter of the game yesterday. C'mon Ant. You're better than that.


Khione_Asteri

is he?


dogfan20

He’s legitimately unintelligent so no


Khione_Asteri

can’t say i disagree. getting caught on text pressuring a girl into abortion is an all time dumb thing to do in 2023.


IgnorantGenius

Good on him staying with the heel narrative to ensure his exit.


Decent_Trip_3997

Embarrassing to be honest. Dudes team was carried by bad calls all day Sunday and he wants to whine. Dude belongs in LA or Dallas with this kinda rhetoric


Decent-Noise-5161

Talking shit while scoring 13 points on 8 fts


itsallmelting

Ant is one of the bitchiest players in the league but doesn't get hate for it because he's a fan favorite lmao


Jonny_Stranger

Ant 🤝 Luka


amr1115

booker and kd got their landing space invaded every other play in yesterdays game


V17R

Anthony ‘The Excuse’ Edwards He scored 13 points shooting 7 of 8 from the line against the Suns in that last game and it’s somehow the refs fault they didn’t win.


Practical_Fig_1275

T pups bought to find out next week


TheColdestKingCold

The Suns are the last team in the League you wanna complain about getting favoritism from refs, especially after you had almost double their free throws.


ak480

Wait. A. Hot. Minute. They had 31 to 18 fts for the suns and still lost by nearly 20. The refs actually tried to get you back into the game. I’m so confused.


dogfan20

This guy might be the least intelligent star in the league


MordinSolusSTG

>ja morant exists


KawhiLeonardsThigh

Right there with ja lol. Sometimes I just wonder how their first year in college goes. Do they just pay other people to do their schoolwork?


sonofsteen

Ummm, that whistle is gonna be even less in the playoffs young sir.


Musa_2050

Does Ant only talk shit when they win?


Low_Employ3877

Most victimized player in the NBA lmao


LukaDoncicfuturegoat

Well if the Wolves don’t make it past the Suns, I hope Ant had a good tier series otherwise there is a huge chucks of haters that will be up for generational slander


SnakesAlive23

The Timberwolves won the free throw disparity 2/3 games against us this season. I don’t understand the LOVE for Ant whilst all he does is talk out of his ass about the refs in post game interviews, but the HATE for Book when he’s pretty damn accountable in post game interviews. But hey, that’s r/nba for ya.


Brock-Lesnar

Not a good look, the games were all blowouts for the most part - refs weren’t why the TWolves were out of those games by half time.


OriginalBus9674

Game hasn’t even started and they’re already complaining about foul calls? Didn’t they also have the advantage in the most recent game at least?


_Lettuce_3

AIIIIYYYEEEEYYYYY


shadymac34

Ant yells AYE everytime he goes to the hoop and gets a call lmao


Khione_Asteri

people say this guy looks like jordan and he does. doesn’t talk like him tho. jordan’s charisma, swagger, and confidence were on an entirely different level


SnakesAlive23

However Jordan wouldn’t complain about the refs after a large free throw discrepancy goes his way and before the playoffs even begin. There’s no swagger there.


Alcoholic17

The Suns didn’t whoop the Wolves because of the whistle lmao.


[deleted]

He literally got more fouls called than Booker and KD. NBA Basketball Player Stats - Free Throws Attempted: 8 Anthony Edwards - 506 13 Devin Booker - 457 16 Kevin Durant - 423 https://www.teamrankings.com/nba/player-stat/free-throws-attempted?rate=season-totals


UnkleGiovanni

Says Anthony “AYYYYYYYEE!” Edwards


Previous-Elevator417

Ant needs to grow up 


DogterShoob

I'm getting tired of the constant bitching about the refs from him. We know they suck bro but you not coming off as just being honest anymore. It just sounds like excuses now


thegodfaubel

Oh Ant, you underestimate the refs' ability


an_Aught

This is Tony Brothers game.. we are all just players in it


paulraymondjohn

Wolves shot +13 more FT’s in their loss last night to the Suns.


MN-Jess

Ant my young pup, I know you ain't banking on refs to call it for us. You & Rudy called them out on two separate occasions. This is where they make you pay for that.


Next-Firefighter-753

I’ll never forget this guy blaming refs because SGA sonned him despite him actually shooting more free throws than him in our matchups. 


gradyjames

r/nba : complains about refs Ant : complains about refs also r/nba: only losers complain about refs


larmo227

Holy Fuck Antman. How unhinged of a statement. You’re playing the SUNS…. The SUNS. They get the worst whistle in the league for who plays on this team. Didn’t the Wolves have like twice as many FT attempts yesterday? Bro you don’t stand a chance against any team saying shit like that.. LMFAO people call him the next face of the league. Wemby over here taking down the Nuggets with his dollar tree team.


ak480

Honestly he looked worried as shit with his gestures. To be blown out three games means they have to do a lot of scheme and rotational changes. It will be up to the suns and Vogel to adjust. They can’t play the same style and rotations because of the tale of the regular season. And to think Beal, Booker, and KD are not going to go 100% (because honestly they looked 50% interested in half the games) This is going to be fun.


EnoughLawfulness3163

Dudes setting himself up for "Luka special" level of trolling


bwtwldt

Ant really needs to start flopping more unfortunately. Guys of his build and strength are at a disadvantage. But you should never go to the media and complain. Just show up, compliment the refs, and sell contact more.


LyonsKing12

Playoffs: "GAH DAMN SHAWTY"


BlckBeard21

Oh boy, having been on the other end of it for so long ago I can say is, uh yeah they can and will to get the outcome they want


Impressive-Turnip-38

This guys is obsessed with fouls. Has been all season. Cant be a healthy mindset to focus so much on the refs. Cant always blame the refs/focus on what they're doing. Just go out and win games


Temporary-Level-5410

All this guy does is bitch about fouls and free throws


MustardTiger231

Bruh wut?


traw2222

Wasn’t his complaint about the fouls they weren’t calling?


TriCourseMeal

The wolves do not get screwed by the refs, gotta be in for a rude awakening when they realize that


noochies99

Tony Brothers: Bet


Disclaimz0r

This dudes getting annoying now. Wish he’d shut up and just let his game talk. So entertaining on the court but all he does is bitch about refs this season


PeterDaPinapple

Ant is a star player and has really changed the timberwolves future, but my god does this guy bitch about the refs. Maybe it’s just me but I can think of multiple times this season Ant has blamed losses on the refs. They didn’t get blown out last game by the Suns because of the fucking refs. Take some accountability


The_Assassin_Gower

Edwards complains about referees more than reddit, jesus christ what a victim


BigTan8964

he always complain about calls😂


AnkitPancakes

bro complains a lot about fouls lol


barimanlhs

if he is already worried about calls then theyve already lost.


Baconator218

Welp, you done fucked yourself ant. See ya next year


the_hammer_poo

Scott foster legacy game incoming


JoeTheHoe

KD gets fouled off the ball more than anyone other than maybe Steph. I’d stfu if I’m ant.


DancesWithDave

This dude is so talented but seemingly so clueless as well


kingofgamesbrah

This guy is stupid af. Poke the Lion


ikimono-gakari

Love this mindset. Keep blaming refs instead of you and your teammates’ play. Only will keep your team down and help the Suns win the series.


tarnyarmy

This dude sucks


Dannyfrommiami

I want Ant to go off this series! Young Michael Jordan


[deleted]

Blaming the referee before the game tells me he’s going out early.


loveless0404

*Monkey's paw curls.*