{"id":423871,"date":"2023-04-27T18:52:28","date_gmt":"2023-04-27T18:52:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/?p=423871"},"modified":"2023-04-27T18:52:28","modified_gmt":"2023-04-27T18:52:28","slug":"timberwolves-anthony-edwards-charged-with-assault-for-throwing-chair-at-2-women","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/timberwolves-anthony-edwards-charged-with-assault-for-throwing-chair-at-2-women\/","title":{"rendered":"Timberwolves&#8217; Anthony Edwards Charged With Assault For Throwing Chair At 2 Women"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>According to Jake Shapiro of Denver Sports, Anthony Edwards was charged with two counts of third-degree assault after reportedly assaulting two ladies with a folding chair at the conclusion of the Minnesota Timberwolves series-clinching defeat to the Denver Nuggets.<\/p>\n<h2>Timberwolves&#8217; Anthony Edwards Charged With Assault For Throwing Chair At 2 Women<\/h2>\n<p>The alleged incident allegedly took place after the completion of Game 5 on Tuesday in Denver, a comeback victory by the Nuggets of 112-109 that put an end to the first-round series 4-1. After failing to make a potential game-tying 3-pointer, Edwards sprinted off the field while the other players shook hands.<\/p>\n<p>At that point, Denver police allege that Edwards picked up a chair and swung it, hitting a security guard in the back and a second worker after the chair was thrown. Both employees were reportedly injured, neither seriously, and asked to file charges against Edwards.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Another angle of Anthony Edwards\u2019 postgame incident <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9ZENsEMzzx\">pic.twitter.com\/9ZENsEMzzx<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NBACentral (@TheDunkCentral) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheDunkCentral\/status\/1651369360164888576?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 26, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are aware of the alleged incident regarding Anthony Edwards following Game 5 in Denver and are in the process of gathering more information,&#8221; the Wolves said in a statement released Wednesday night. &#8220;We have no further comment at this moment.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Anthony Edwards could face legal action,per <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DenverSportsCom?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@DenverSportsCom<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cA law enforcement source said Edwards picked up a chair &amp; swung it, striking a security guard\u2026A source confirmed the incident and said both employees were injured &amp; asked to file charges.\u201d<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gtSYeMA5YR\">pic.twitter.com\/gtSYeMA5YR<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NBACentral (@TheDunkCentral) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheDunkCentral\/status\/1651341866929889281?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 26, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The citation states that Edwards will appear in court in Denver on June 9. In the state of Colorado, third-degree assault is a class one misdemeanor that is described as &#8220;knowingly or recklessly&#8221; causing bodily injury. Edwards may be sentenced to jail time and pay a fine of up to $1,000 if found guilty.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Anthony Edwards has been cited for third-degree assault after allegedly throwing a chair that hit two arena employees following Minnesota&#39;s Game 5 loss, per <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DenverSportsCom?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@DenverSportsCom<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>More here: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Kwv7Ak3U9N\">https:\/\/t.co\/Kwv7Ak3U9N<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2Z3EoAGmkV\">pic.twitter.com\/2Z3EoAGmkV<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BleacherReport\/status\/1651362882431463424?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 26, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The incident seemed to be briefly captured on the NBA TV broadcast, in which Edwards can be seen running with a chair then swinging it down toward a woman, who immediately reacts to the contact. Another woman across the walkway also reacts as the chair moves toward her.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">According to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DenverSportsCom?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@DenverSportsCom<\/a> , Anthony Edwards has been cited for third-degree assault for allegedly striking two women with a folding chair <\/p>\n<p>Per Colorado law third-degree assault carries the punishment of up to 18 months in Jail and\/or a fine of up to $1,000 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/BvafaGVAhh\">https:\/\/t.co\/BvafaGVAhh<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9RbAeihtLo\">pic.twitter.com\/9RbAeihtLo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NBACentral (@TheDunkCentral) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheDunkCentral\/status\/1651346840120442889?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 26, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Tuesday night, Denver defeated Minnesota 112-109 to take the first-round NBA playoff series in five games. At the last buzzer, Edwards missed the go-ahead 3-point shot.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/URb7JPpI06U\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE-<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Cowboys Owner Jerry Jones\u00a0Acknowledges Choosing Ezekiel Elliott 4th Overall In The 2016 NFL Draft Was Not The Correct Decision\" href=\"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/cowboys-owner-jerry-jones-acknowledges-choosing-ezekiel-elliott-4th-overall-in-the-2016-nfl-draft-was-not-the-correct-decision\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Cowboys Owner Jerry Jones\u00a0Acknowledges Choosing Ezekiel Elliott 4th Overall In The 2016 NFL Draft Was Not The Correct Decision<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to Jake Shapiro of Denver Sports, Anthony Edwards was charged with two counts of third-degree assault after reportedly assaulting two ladies with a folding chair at the conclusion of the Minnesota Timberwolves series-clinching defeat to the Denver Nuggets. Timberwolves&#8217; Anthony Edwards Charged With Assault For Throwing Chair At 2 Women The alleged incident allegedly [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":22,"featured_media":253485,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[112,51],"tags":[364,7629],"class_list":["post-423871","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-minnesota-timberwolves","category-nba","tag-anthony-edwards","tag-anthony-edwards-assault"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/423871","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/22"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=423871"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/423871\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/253485"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=423871"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=423871"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=423871"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}