{"id":624785,"date":"2026-05-05T12:16:08","date_gmt":"2026-05-05T12:16:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/624785\/"},"modified":"2026-05-05T12:16:08","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T12:16:08","slug":"anthony-edwards-gives-mike-conley-his-flowers-after-wolves-game-1-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/624785\/","title":{"rendered":"Anthony Edwards gives Mike Conley his flowers after Wolves’ Game 1 win"},"content":{"rendered":"

Anthony Edwards gives Mike Conley his flowers after Wolves’ Game 1 win<\/a> originally appeared on The Sporting News<\/a>. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Minnesota<\/a> already had the headlines on Monday night with Anthony Edwards<\/a> returning from injury to help the Wolves beat San Antonio<\/a> 104-102 in Game 1 of the Western Conference semifinals.<\/p>\n

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But buried inside the postgame session was something quieter and equally worth paying attention to. Edwards, the 24-year-old superstar guard, was asked about his veteran teammate Mike Conley<\/a>, and his answer stretched beyond a standard tribute.<\/p>\n

Edwards went back to his childhood to make the point he wanted to make, and the sincerity of it came through clearly.<\/p>\n

Edwards wants people to remember who Mike Conley was before they write him off<\/p>\n

“Mike Conley was an All-Star in the NBA,” Edwards said. “I think people forget about that. Once upon a time, he was one of the best point guards in the league. I always tell him that you used to be one of my favorite players. When I played 2K, I played with you.”<\/p>\n

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Mike Conley, 38, has been in the NBA since 2007. He spent 12 seasons as the face of the Memphis Grizzlies<\/a> franchise before moving to Utah and eventually joining Minnesota.<\/p>\n

His lone All-Star selection came in 2021, after more than a decade of steady, elite production that often went underappreciated because Memphis rarely competed for titles.<\/p>\n

He’s in a backup role with the Wolves now, coming off the bench to provide experience and floor spacing in tight games.<\/p>\n

Conley acknowledged Edwards’ return after the game, putting the moment in perspective.<\/p>\n

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“Nobody expected him to play,” Conley told reporters. “It was just his level of commitment to the game. Not just to the game, but to his teammates. It showed a lot.”<\/p>\n

That was an exchange between the two, in different rooms at different moments.<\/p>\n

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