Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards used Shannon Sharpe’s words to troll the ESPN personality after Minnesota bounced the Lakers out of the NBA playoffs in Game 5 on Wednesday night.
Edwards mocked Sharpe’s “Lakers in 5” prediction after the underdog Timberwolves advanced to the second round with a 103-96 victory over Los Angeles.
“Ant man, Batman, Superman. Lakers in 5,” Edwards said while leaving Crypto.com Arena, as seen in a video on social media.
The NBA All-Star was seen smiling and counting on his fingers as he repeated Sharpe, who has since become a meme for his “Lakers in 5” take, which includes him reciting random words that rhyme.
Edwards said the “Lakers in 5” remark while doing an impromptu victory lap around the streets of Los Angeles after the game.
During a recent installment of his “NightCap” podcast, Sharpe, who is Lakers fan and an avid LeBron James supporter, predicted the Lakers would eliminate the Wolves in five contests.
Sharpe – who stepped away from his ESPN duties after he was accused last month of rape by an OnlyFans model in a civil lawsuit — laughed about his whiff of a prediction during his “NightCap” podcast, which was filmed right after the game Wednesday night.
“I was pressed for time, what I meant to say was Lakers going home in 5,” Sharpe quipped. “That’s what I meant, but y’all don’t let me finish my thoughts, my sentences.
“If someone told me that Ant man was going to struggle shooting the ball tonight and they were going to win this game because Rudy Gobert was going to be one of the few guys in a playoff game to have a 20-20 game … Rudy Gobert came into the game averaging three points and six rebounds on the night.”
Edwards finished 5-of-19 shooting with 15 points and 11 rebounds.
Gobert, the Timberwolves’ center, dominated on both ends of the floor to defeat the small-ball Lakers, who are lacking depth at the center position.
The center had playoff career-highs with 27 points and 24 rebounds, scoring more points than he totaled in the first four games of the first-round series.
The Lakers lost in the first round for the second straight year, this time around with first-year head coach JJ Redick.
The Timberwolves will face the winner of the Warriors-Rockets series in the Western Conference semifinals.
Golden State has a 3-2 series lead, with Game 6 at Chase Center set for Friday night.