After the Minnesota Timberwolves were eliminated from the NBA playoffs by the Denver Nuggets last Tuesday, NBA star Anthony Edwards was charged with third-degree assault.
While walking back to the locker room after the game, Edwards allegedly hit two women working at the arena with a folding chair. Neither woman was critically harmed, according to authorities, but the damage had already been done. Edwards was charged with misdemeanor third-degree assault, which indicates he “knowingly or recklessly caused bodily injury.”
A video of the incident shows Edwards running towards the tunnel, picking up a chair in frustration, and swinging it wildly as he approaches the tunnel, striking a blonde-haired woman standing next to the pathway leading to the locker room – who was grazed with the chair as Edward swung it through the air. A second woman who was hit is not clearly visible in the footage during the event. However, Edward’s actions appeared to be unintentional.
In a statement released on Wednesday, the Minnesota Timberwolves, said, “We are aware of the alleged incident regarding Anthony Edwards following Game 5 in Denver, and are in the process of gathering more information. We have no further comment at this moment. ”
Edwards is yet to release a statement, and is expected to make his scheduled court appearance on June 9.