Anthony Edwards Dislocated Finger on Poster Dunk Over John Collins

Anthony Edwards dunked so hard he injured his finger. 

The Minnesota Timberwolves star guard stole the show at the Delta Center on Monday night, as he threw down a monstrous, poster dunk on Utah Jazz power forward John Collins during the third quarter of Minnesota’s 114–104 victory over the Jazz. 

But Edwards’s dunk, which he called the best of his career during a postgame interview, came at a price. The Timberwolves star told Bally Sports North’s Kevin Lynch that he dislocated a finger on his left hand as a result of the vicious slam, per the network’s account on X (formerly Twitter). 

"That was the best dunk of my career, I'm not gonna lie." @theantedwards_ on his poster dunk in the win over the Utah Jazz.#RaisedByWolves | #NBA pic.twitter.com/253frHOXl8

— Bally Sports North (@BallySportsNOR) March 19, 2024

“I didn’t react because I dislocated my finger,” Edwards said as he watched a replay monitor on the court showing footage of the dunk. “You see it? I couldn’t react to it. I wish I could have reacted to it.”  

Indeed, Edwards can be seen immediately grabbing his left hand after the poster dunk, which also reportedly left Collins nursing a head contusion, according to The Athletic. 

The Timberwolves star poured in a game-high 32 points, adding eight assists, seven rebounds, a pair of blocked shots, a steal and one dunk for the ages in 38 minutes of action.