Anthony Edwards’ latest court fight with Alexandria Desroches has moved beyond the size of the child support check and into what happens to the money after it leaves his hands.
The Minnesota Timberwolves star is locked in a legal battle with Desroches, the mother of his son Amir, who was born in 2023 and has reportedly never met his father. TMZ reported that Edwards has raised concerns that child support payments could be misused, specifically pointing to sports gambling.
Earlier in August, the court ordered Edwards to pay $14,000 per month in child support. In a later hearing, he reportedly pushed for a safeguard, asking that some of the support go into a trust with a trustee overseeing distributions.
“According to the docs, Anthony was previously ordered to pay $14K a month in child support… but now says he’s worried she will use the money to gamble,” TMZ reported.
“He asked that a portion of the support payments be paid into a trust… and a trustee be put in place to handle distributions.”
Desroches pushed back hard in her response, with TMZ reporting that she said Edwards has not pursued parenting time, has not met the child in person, and does not know whether he has ever sent Amir a gift.
Edwards also reportedly claimed that Desroches admitted to using DraftKings to gamble dozens of times a month in 2025, and that the support payments he was ordered to make were not enough. He further alleged that she inflated child-related expenses and left out income from cash tips earned through a second job.
Desroches acknowledged using DraftKings, but said the wagers were “placed out of boredom” and totaled about $10. She also said she has stopped using the account. According to her records, her DraftKings activity in 2025 showed a net of $998.20.
This is not the only child-support dispute Edwards has faced. In April, he was also involved in a court battle with another mother of one of his children, Ayesha Howard, who claimed Edwards had hidden assets in an effort to avoid paying child support.
That case was dismissed in July, but Howard still said she was pleased to see Desroches awarded support. Edwards had reportedly tried to pay just $3,222 per month, and Howard suggested the final figure was still lower than it should be. She also said she remains ready to keep fighting for more.
As part of the August ruling, the judge ordered Edwards to secure a $2.6 million life insurance policy naming Desroches as the primary beneficiary, and to pay $21,000 in legal fees to Desroches.
The case between Edwards and Desroches is still active, with both sides offering sharply different versions of the dispute. For now, the court will have to sort through the competing claims.
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