Anthony Edwards knows exactly which buildings can rattle a visiting team.
The Minnesota Timberwolves star has climbed to the top of every scouting report, and that only raises the heat when he’s on the road. At Target Center, he’s in familiar territory. Away from home, the crowd is usually leaning the other way, and that’s part of what he enjoys about it.
Road games bring a different kind of pressure, especially in arenas where the fans are loud and locked in from the opening tip. Edwards is used to the comfort of playing in Minneapolis, but half the season comes on the road, and that means dealing with hostile environments and adjusting to whatever is waiting in front of him.
In a behind-the-scenes video tied to an advertisement with Formula 1 driver Kimi Antonelli, Edwards was asked which arenas are the toughest to play in. His answer came fast.
"Well, of course, home or Madison Square. Madison Square, TD Garden, New York, Boston, Philly, and Atlanta at home.
But it's hard to play in Madison Square Garden too. Great place.
It's hard to play there. You got to be ready for that.
Boston is the same way New York is," Edwards said to Antonelli in the BTS video.
It’s a revealing look at how Edwards sees the league’s hardest road stops. Madison Square Garden and TD Garden are the kinds of places where the noise never really lets up, and Edwards clearly knows those are the arenas where he’ll have to be sharp from the jump.
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