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The Minnesota Timberwolves started Thursday on a bad note. Anthony Edwards made sure they didn't on one too.
The All-Star tied his season high with 44 points against the Indiana Pacers, with his biggest play coming on defense as time expired. After splitting a pair of free throws to move the T-Wolves up 113-111, Edwards had to run back and find Aaron Nesmith in transition.
Nesmith appeared to have a clear path for a game-tying layup after getting around Mike Conley in the paint, and then Edwards came in from across the paint and rejected him hard enough to end the game.
How high did Edwards get up? Well, you might notice him hitting his head against the rim on that play.
He certainly did, as he told Bally Sports North after the game:
"I hit my head, I think on the rim. It's hurting real bad, and I landed on my wrist. I saw him in the lane, I knew he was going for the layup, but I was like, 'Man, I finna go get this.' I ain't never jumped that high in my life."
That was only the end of a full takeover by Edwards at the end of the game as well. Here's how every Timberwolves possession ended in the final 90 seconds of the game, a stretch that began with the game tied 105-105:
Edwards makes 3-pointer
Edwards makes 2-point jump shot
Edwards makes 1 of 2 free throws
Edwards shot 18-of-35 from the field (3-of-7 from 3-point range) for the game with six rebounds, three assists, two steals, two blocks and zero turnovers.
With Karl-Anthony Towns out for the foreseeable future, the bulk of the work on offense for Minnesota will fall even more on Edwards as his team tries to keep pace in the playoff picture while waiting in hope their All-Star big man will return for the playoffs.
Not every day will be like Thursday, but it did show Edwards believes himself to be up to the challenge.
Daniel Weinman was crowned winner of the 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event on Monday, taking home a record breaking $12.1 million in winnings. Weinman had to outlast the other 10,043 entrants to take home the prize and get his hands on his share of live poker’s largest ever prize pool – a staggering $93,399,900. As well as taking home the prize money, 35-year-old Weinman also got his hands on the WSOP Main Event bracelet. The huge bracelet contains 500 grams of 10-karat yellow gold, as well as 2,352 various precious gemstones.
Daniel Weinman won the World Series of Poker's main event world championship on Monday in Las Vegas, earning $12.1 million along the way. Playing in the tournament for a 16th year, Weinman was tops in a deep pool of 10,043 players vying for $93.39 million. His victory came after just 164 hands at the final table. "I was honestly on the fence about even coming back and playing this tournament," the 35-year-old Atlanta native told reporters afterward. Weinman's final table featured Jan-Peter Jachtmann, who landed in fourth place and took home $3 million, as well as Toby Lewis, who finished seventh and secured $1.42 million. According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, the main event's entry pool far outpaced the previous record of 8,773 set in 2006. "I've always kind of felt that poker was kind of going in a dying direction, but to see the numbers at the World Series this year has been incredible," Weinman said. "And to win this main event, it doesn't feel real. I mean, [there's] so much luck in a poker tournament. I thought I played very well." Steven Jones finished second, securing $6.5 million. And Adam Walton settled for third and a $4 million prize.
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