Out of context, this looks pretty bad: Minnesota Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards blocked a Bradley Beal shot in Game 2 of the playoff series against the Phoenix Suns … and a referee — Zach Zarba — daps him up.
But there’s context, as far as I can tell, and it explains the whole thing. After Ant’s block on Beal, Zarba might have just been trying to show where the inbounds was coming from (Refs don’t give high fives, ask Tom Brady).
The video is still a little perplexing, with the referee not really reacting to the exchange, but it makes more sense now and isn’t a sign that the refs are in cahoots with the T-Wolves:
Ant dapped up the ref when tried to show him to his inbound spot 😂 pic.twitter.com/1lemMQVVhs
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) April 24, 2024
Ant dapping up the ref as he’s trying to usher him to the inbound spot 😂😂😂😂😂😂 https://t.co/1WbZYvWBTp
— Zach Harper (@talkhoops) April 24, 2024
