The NBA's new collective bargaining agreement caused the Timberwolves to break up their core after a deep playoff run last season, and they're feeling the pain now.

Anthony Edwards had a harsh assessment of what is wrong with the Timberwolves after they blew a 12-point lead midway through the fourth quarter to fall to a shorthanded Kings team on Wednesday night, with quotes from his rant via Chris Hine of The Minnesota Star Tribune and Jon Krawczynski of The Athletic.

In his four-plus NBA seasons, Anthony Edwards has never been afraid to speak his mind. But the Minnesota Timberwolves star was particularly candid in a profanity-laced explanation of his team’s recent struggles following a 115-104 loss to the Sacramento Kings.

Minnesota Timberwolves star guard Anthony Edwards called his team "soft" after a late-game collapse against the Sacramento Kings on Wednesday.

Following the Minnesota Timberwolves' defeat to the Sacramento Kings, Anthony Edwards didn’t hold back in his assessment of his teammates’ performance in the NBA regular season game. The Minnesota Timberwolves are facing difficulties as the NBA regular season winds down.

The Minnesota Timberwolves reached the Western Conference Finals last season, but the franchise have struggled since completing a high-profile trade that sent Karl-Anthony Towns to New York