Anthony Edwards got himself an ironclad spot on Santa’s naughty list on Thursday with his parting message to referees during the Minnesota Timberwolves’ Christmas Day game against the Denver Nuggets.
The Timberwolves star got ejected after getting hit with two technical fouls in quick succession in the closing seconds of their 142-138 overtime loss. Edwards made sure to get his money’s worth as he left the floor at Ball Arena in Denver, Colo.
Edwards pointed out to each referee and sent them a vulgar message.
“All three of y’all,” Edwards said. “One, two, three. One, two, three. All y’all h–s.”
Anthony Edwards to the refs after he was ejected in OT:
— Logion Noops (@LogionNoops) December 26, 2025
“All three of y’all. 1, 2, 3. All y’all ho*s”😭😭pic.twitter.com/HiRadFzS0B
Edwards stayed upset after the game. He blasted the referees for being “sensitive” to criticism and accused them of inconsistent officiating.
“F—ing terrible. … The reasons they call a foul, they don’t call a foul. That s–t was terrible,” Edwards said in the Timberwolves’ locker room. “They don’t want to talk back to my coach. They don’t want to talk back to me. I said one thing, and he gave me a tech. The motherf—-r told one of my teammates that if I would have said, ‘y’all calling a bad foul,’ he wouldn’t have given me a tech. N—-s sensitive and they terrible.”
Edwards lost his temper over a couple of controversial calls that went against the Timberwolves in the final minute of the overtime period. Edwards cut the Nuggets’ lead to 132-130 via a dunk with 25.0 seconds left, but got penalized for a delay of game technical that awarded Denver a bonus free throw.
A few seconds later, Donte DiVincenzo got hit with a questionable blocking foul just as Minnesota looked like it had stolen the ball from Nikola Jokic.
Edwards finished the game with 44 points on 14/25 shooting to go along with 6 rebounds and 3 assists. He also sank a last-second three-pointer in regulation that sent the game to overtime.
ANT-A CLAUS!!!!!!! 🎄🎄🎄🎄
— ESPN Australia & NZ (@ESPNAusNZ) December 26, 2025
ANT EDWARDS SENDS THIS TO OT WITH A CRAZY THREE – RIDICULOUS COMEBACK FROM THE WOLVES!!
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Jokic, however, was simply better. The Joker had one of the most absurd stat lines of the season, finishing with 56 points, 16 rebounds, and 15 assists on 15/21 shooting and 22/23 from the free throw line.
