Anthony Edwards goes down after a make and needs help heading off the floor toward the locker room. He stepped on Jordi Ferdandez’s foot, rolling his left ankle
Man, his reaction is scary here. It must be brutal.
Even if it’s just an ankle roll, the pain must be horrible for him to react like that man.
It looks bad, but it’s looked worse before and he only ended up missing like 10 mins of game time. We just have to wait and see.
Last year it was a trend where he would look like he had a serious injury, and then come back playing better than he was before it
Like that Giannis knee injury in the playoffs that one year
Giannis actually confirmed he tore something on that injury (likely his PCL)
he just played through it and won a championship
Russ played a second half after a tear(MCL I think?) and played well. Fuck Patrick Beverley
Casually played probably the second greatest modern finals performance ever on that injury too.
He’s so cool. Literal Greek mythic hero.
Somehow also became Steph Curry from the line at the best time.
How did he have the explosiveness to block Ayton in game 4.
I wonder how many painkillers he took that month.
*toradol injections
enough to kill a small horse probably
Jokić teared up reading this
Iconic. I never that. That playoff run was legendary
I was at that game in Atlanta. Can’t believe he came back from that
opiates got him feeling indestructible
/s
The AD special
HE BACK
It looks on the lighter end of sprains just at first glance, not crazy weight bearing. Still hurts like all hell for sure.
Jordi actually looks like he is intentionally trying to get out of the way if Ant were to get fouled, he just goes back diagonally.
Xavier Rhodes syndrome.
With Ants history with ankle rolls, there’s about a 80% chance he returns to the game lol
Definitely don’t want to push him back in though if the game isn’t close or he’s at risk of rolling it again
Yeah that dude is built different. Might need to be cautious though with the playoffs/in coming up
He’s back in
He has a history of being a bit overly dramatic after ankle rolls. He’s literally been carried off the floor and returned the same game. It’s happened so many times now that I can’t even get myself worked up anymore until the end of the game if he hasn’t returned.
Edit: he’s back warming up for the second half lol.
Overdramatic is an interesting way to put it. His history proves the man is a freak athlete with insane recovery, not a tellanovela star lol.
he’s dead.
Nah he always does this. Hopefully it’s not serious.
Same thing happened to Tatum last week and he missed one game
Ankle rolls are outrageously painful for what they are.
When you stub your toe in the middle of the night it hurts like a mother - long term health doesn’t correlate with immediate physical pain.
Sometimes we see people play through injuries and we find out their ligament disconnected
That’s Ant he will be back later this game unless they are blowing them out
He’s going to want his $1.08m back.
Why? What does this joke even mean?
What he’s paying upfront in child support. He’ll need the money if he can’t play again. I bombed that joke 😂
Let’s see a legit source for that shit cuz I don’t think you can do that.
Yeah just workshop that now, and use it during the playoffs, when you need to elevate your game
Yeah that was brutal
his reaction is scary here
Now you know what it must feel like to be his unborn child
So unfortunate. Honestly surprised it doesn’t happen more with how close to the floor everyone is.
Athletes really should have the space to play. Refs being there is one thing but Crew, fans, coaches etc. someones bound to bump into each other.
The fact coaches can breath down players necks is just bizarre to me
Mike Malone practically sets up shop on the court every time there’s a call from the official he disagrees with
I’m shocked every time I see the refs let him get away with walking out to damn near half court during play before calling a TO
That’s what I miss about the bubble. Players could actually run full speed towards the hoop
And going all out for balls out of bounds.
That’s why the bubble was so refreshing from an nba POV. Unique camera angles, the court has run off space, you can players talking
Yeah I’ll never understand why coaches roam and stand right behind players with the ball. League has to change that
Honestly that’s something that the union needs to get on, it’s an issue that affects every player
They need to move everyone back at least 2 feet. It’s fucking ridiculous
Did they manage to move that cameraman spot behind the basket a little bit further? I am seeing less collisions with cameras.
I swear if he doesn’t come back in the second half like he usually does when he rolls his ankle
Yeah then it’s panic mode
Oh, to be young and in shape.
I remember when rolling my ankle just meant I had to be careful for the rest of the day and wouldn’t be able to cut as hard.
Now, the homies know that if I roll an ankle, they’ll see me next summer lmao
I remember when an Otto Porter dunk meant being out for two days
Bro I remember like mistepping constantly, watching my foot go 90 degrees to the side, and literally being perfectly fine immediately after. Hadn’t encountered a rolled ankle in like 7 years until I rolled it in flag football like last year. It took 6 months before it wasn’t sore in the mornings.
We used to just re-tie our sneakers extra tight and keep it moving haha
Same, but for knees
My right knee gets a twinge in it at 20? No biggie, bet I can still grab rim
My right knee twinges now?
Better shift the work schedule around a bit, shouldn’t be moving a lot the next week or two
⬆️ Truth! 😭😂
He came back in the second half like he usually does when he rolls his ankle
I know it’ll never happen but I wish they would just move the bench and court side seats back some.
All the courtside space during Covid was nice.
I still remember that OG Anunoby game winnervs Celtics from Kyle Lowry pass because of the space on courtside
So much space around the court it’s insane. I forgot how nice that was.
No no no, you don’t understand the fans being able to practically reach out and trip a player at any moment is a POSITIVE thing
Like when Larry David tripped Shaq
Or not allow coaches to stand behind jump shooters. Just stay in your box or sit
Sure it’s unlucky but why the hell was Ferdandez behind him, I swear I’ve never seen a sport where the players have less off field space than the NBA
Have you ever watched the Tour de France
Or a Manchester United home game
Rally cars say hi 👋
Lmfao right? Such a stereotypically American response 😅
In the NFL, pretty sure there was a playoff game where the Steelers coach interfered enough to block a TD.
I wish the dude had just trucked Tomlin for it. Would have been an all time clip.
NFL refs calling “palpably unfair act” alone would make it iconic
Regular season game but yeah Tomlin did that: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0NpzVqPvfFU
The spirit of Jason Kidd whispered “hit me” and possessed him
And he was watching the shot, there is no way he didn’t see ant in his peripheral vision. He could have easily moved….
Omg we are the only team that sees coach involved injuries, what the fuck
And why is the coach walking behind a player taking a jump shot? Like I’m not mad at the coach but colleges have coaching boxes just for this reason.
When the hell have you ever seen a coach that far down the bench during live play and on top of that why is he walking the opposite way when the ball is about to go down the other way. Might just be a freak accident but stupid as hell on Jordi’s part.
On top of that, the coach doesn’t even put his hands out to stop/warn Anthony Edwards from bumping into him. Just let’s him roll his ankle without doing anything. I’d be pissed if I was Edwards
I think he had moved that far down the bench to get out of the way of Randle’s shot, then tried to move out of the way of the nets player contesting Edwards shot, then wasn’t expecting Edwards to backpedal so much.
You can’t be upset at Jordi here. He clearly even walked away from Ant so this specifically doesn’t happen. Ant had no reason to walk backwards like that, and it’s crazy to blame Jordi who was intentionally walking out of the way at this time.
I’m mad at the coach, like WTF!!!
OMG WE ARE THE ONLY TEAM THAT HAS SEEN A PLAYER ROLL HIS ANKLE.
Dude what the fuck is happening in this thread, the wolves fans theatrics is hilarious
Sorry but he’s not on court. Ants fault
Nobody said he was on the court?
Send da bleach
#FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK
GODDAMNIT FIX THE COURT GIVE THEM SPACE TO LAND WHY GOD
It’s a tweaked ankle, calm down bruh
Edit: Oh look, he’s already back on the court.
Why can’t Minnesota have nice things?
Dlo put a curse
Timberwolves were cursed long before dlo unfortunately
It’s been the Joe Smith curse for yeeeeaaaars
D’lol got us Mike, NAW and 3 2nds. He was a blessing.
I dont get why coaches roam around when players are right next to them. Its pretty irresponsible and puts the players in bad spots. No reason for him to be right there
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Hes stepping back after a jumper, hardly the first shooter that’s done that. Why is the coach standing right behind him when the ball is over there?
Have you ever played basketball? It’s natural to backpedal pedal after a made jump shot.
That’s the most Minnesota sports way for an injury to occur at this point in the season.
Hey coach, maybe consider not walking behind players who are backpedaling like two feet away from you. Just a thought.
Like you can wait a couple seconds to get to the other side of the bench
He was pretty clearly trying to get out of the way of the nets player contesting the shot, not trying to get to the end of the bench.
Where tf was he going? Ive never seen a hc randomly wander that deep into the corner down the bench during live play like that. What the fuck?
Exactly my thoughts. Very careless to be wandering in that situation. I’m kinda sideways about what he was doing.
Send da mirror
If Jordi wasn’t breaking any rules by standing there, then change the rules. Good on him for stopping play on the 5v4. Really hoping this is just a tweak.
Same shit last year with Conley and Finch. When are they gonna move the benches back?
Who’s the hero with a mirror?
Are some of you well? The comments here are acting like Jordi literally schemed an ant injury. It’s such an unfortunate and random accident; the conspiracy theories of “what was Jordi doing there? When do you ever see an HC there?” are meant to only imply that he was there for nefarious reasons to injure someone.
Also, shoutout to the truly unhinged saying this should result in a coach tech and ejection.
Bro this is the internet. Stupidity only gets amplified. Save your energy.
Mirror?
If you can hurt yourself by simply having your foot like 2 feet out of bounds, you gotta back the viewers up. Fuck this sport. Beyond ridiculous that they’re that close.
All coaches should stand behind jump shooters if it gives them an advantage like that
Maybe watch the fucking game coach so you don’t injure players. Inexcusable
That truly sucks
He’s a psycho he’s fine
Yo, why they take the video down?
Rip. Lol. LMAO even.
Ant was just heating up. Isn’t there a coaches box?
He’s ok and playing after the half, I’m no longer on suicide watch
Lol I hate injuries so much man. Can we just start the playoffs now?
Hate to see it. Unfortunately it just happened that neither of them were looking.
Kind of irresponsible for a coach to be walking the sideline where live play is happening and not pay attention.
Cmon, it’s neither of their fault. It’s the league’s fault for not giving the players more space on the sidelines. This stuff happens too often.
Ant’s movement makes even less sense, to be honest. He’s backpedaling towards the Nets bench and opposite where he should be moving.
People do that all the time in NBA games. As I am typing this Donte Divincenzo just did the exact same thing in the exact same spot. If you are walking the sideline where players are playing you have to pay attention
Players should be allowed to move freely on the court without having to worry about getting their ankle rolled. NBA needs to take care of the players
Players should be allowed to move freely on the court without having to worry about getting their ankle rolled
This did not happen on the court. It happened out of bounds.
Also kinda irresponsible for a player to back up into another team’s bench. Not like either of them can take more blame than the other here.
Most guys do take a step back after shooting to regain balance though. One has a purpose to be there, the other is the coach randomly standing right where the action is
Or it’s a coach telling one of his starters he is about to go back in the game. Keon was on the bike staying warm right at the tunnel entrance and that is the direction Jordi Fernandez was heading in. You can literally see him on the bike as they walk Ant back to the locker room. You can’t predict a player taking 3 steps backwards out of bounds after a jump shot like that. As much as it sucks this is 100% on Ant and not the Nets HC.
Yeah I mean the coach needs to be paying attention there.
first the stock market, now this?! what a day.
I can’t watch this because it violates Streamable’s community guidelines.
He’s back
Now he has time to hang with his kids!! Yay!!!
They cant afford to lose him, or else it number one option julius randle
That’s pretty much every team in the league with their best player…
👀 Lakers fans
The lakers are also screwed if they lose LeBron… did you watch them when he was out?
Right up there with Trae stepping on the refs foot as far as freak injuries go. Fucking sucks.
Abolish April regular season basketball, just straight to the playoffs.
He should be fine looks like a normal ankle roll.
He’s baccckkkkkkk
Bro how do so many stars be getting injured in the NBA it’s like clockwork come playoff time that all the stars go down 😂
LeBron getting ready for his ring
Still gotta go through the thunder and cavs.
Everyone blaming Jordi Fernandez for this is hilarious. It is 100% not his fault. For one, the coach was even walking away from the play and it’s 100% on Ant for taking 3 steps backwards out of bounds towards the bench where literally 15+ people are and can get up or move at any second. Also, Keon Johnson is warming up on the bike near the tunnel in the direction that Jordi was walking, and Jordi very well could have been telling him to get ready to go back on the court seeing as he is a starter on this team. This is in no way Jordi Fernandez’ fault and it’s hilarious seeing everyone seemingly disagree.
I feel like something like this just happened with him too, right? not good, but the dude has been an iron man so far in his career
Aw man hope he’s okay no Ant even in the first round would suuuuuck
Ant does this six times a year and always comes back in
Hope the injury isn’t serious. We’re so close to playoffs.
Also idk why staff, fans, camera crew, etc are so close to the court D:
Off a coach is crazy
What’s the point of 18 backsteps there anyways?
Shoutout to Jordi for catching him.
Yeah, thanks Jordi
Yeah after being completely oblivious
I really fucking hope that isn’t an Achilles
Just, fuck. Fuck. Fuck.
If it’s an ankle roll they hurt like shit at first but you can play through it. If it’s a high ankle sprain he’s probably shut down for the rest of the regular season.
Fuck Ant, raise your kids my guy
People pissed at the Brooklyn coach but honestly this is just a freak accident, he was walking away from Ant but Ant just happened to step backwards onto his foot. Not like he was on the court or anything either
It’s a freak accident and of course he had zero intention of doing it. But there’s a reason a lot of NBA coaches stay on the scorer’s table side of bench when they’re standing or pacing on the sideline.
It’s a freak accident for sure, but it was caused by Fernandez being careless and not paying attention to his surroundings so while I think it’s an accident I can also understand why people are mad at him over it. Shitty situation all around
It was just a freak accident, but also whether coach was just walking away, player safety has to be #1, you can’t have people this close that aren’t paying attention and are in the way imo
Why does an NBA coach need to be walking by the corner during a play? You don’t see Finch guarding corner 3s. This is horseshit
Do you honestly think Jordi Fernandez came into this game looking to injure Ant?
Of course not? It’s just irresponsible for an nba coach to be walking behind a shooter not looking at the play. Hundreds of games where head coaches in the nba manage not to be standing behind a shooter in the corner.
The comments here are truly unhinged. They’re acting like Jordi literally schemed an ant injury. It’s such an unfortunate and random accident and the conspiracy theories of “what was Jordi doing there? When do you ever see an HC there?” are meant to only imply that he was there for nefarious reasons to injure someone.
No I’m calling him a dumbass. Pay attention to the game. I don’t think he intentionally tried to do anything. But a HC of an opposing team should not be anywhere near Ants landing zone. Especially if he isn’t paying attention
He’s back in. Shouldnt change the discussion - coaches should stay in their boxes for player safety purposes. If the ball is nearby, no reason for you to be there too
Why is that stupid fuck walking behind him
I’ve been watching ball for 30 years and have never seen a coach that deep by the bench. Either by the scorers table or sitting down. That’s fucking crazy. Needs to be suspended the rest of the year.
Aww he wants to be just like his favourite player!
Should be a flagrant on the coach
Good! Very happy this homophobe is getting what he deserves
He’s already playing again, sorry to bum you out
You’re a homophobe
He’s prob done for the year, those ankle rolls linger. That could be a month if it’s as bad as he’s making out to be. My gut reaction was a drose situation all over again so honestly thank god it was just an ankle
Ankle rolls linger. Ants usually don’t though. If it does, it’ll be a first.
he is risen
Finally, a level-headed take in here. TWolves fans that have never left their couch are losing their minds.
Ant has done this probably ten times and returned the same game basically every time. I wouldn’t panic that much until the 2nd half if he’s not back.
For someone with a Timberwolves flair this comment reeks of someone who has never watched Ant play…
aaand he’s already back
What, am I supposed to be optimistic? Jk glad he’s back