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NBA Fans Rip Skip Bayless for Critiquing Anthony Edwards’s Game-Saving Block

The sports commentator was roasted on social media for nitpicking an incredible play.

Tom Dierberger

NBA Fans Rip Skip Bayless for Critiquing Anthony Edwards’s Game-Saving Block
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Anthony Edwards made one of the best plays of the 2023-24 NBA season on Thursday night when he stuffed Aaron Nesmith’s layup in the closing seconds of the Minnesota Timberwolves’ 113–111 win over the Indiana Pacers.

Edwards jumped so high that he hit his head on the rim.

Somehow, Fox Sports commentator Skip Bayless found something to nitpick on the play, believing that any of the Timberwolves in the area also could have made that block.

“There were white jerseys everywhere,” Bayless said to co-host Keyshawn Johnson. “Somebody is going to do it. You have this a 10? It’s the easiest block ever.”

That did not sit well with NBA fans on social media.

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Tom Dierberger
TOM DIERBERGER

Tom Dierberger is a staff writer and editor on the Breaking and Trending News team at Sports Illustrated. He joined SI in November 2023 after stints at FOX Sports, Bally Sports and NBC Sports. Dierberger has a bachelor's in communication from St. John's University. In his spare time, he can be seen throwing out his arm while playing fetch with his dog, Walter B. Boy.

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