Draymond Green defended Anthony Edwards after Charles Barkley claimed the Timberwolves guard had regressed individually this season.

Charles Barkley delivered a harsh critique of Anthony Edwards' performance with the Minnesota Timberwolves this NBA season. Now, Draymond Green has distanced himself from Barkley's remarks and made his opinion clear.

Fans saw a perfect example of the same during the recent clash between the Minnesota Timberwolves and the New Orleans Pelicans. The game featured a clash between two highly entertaining players in Anthony Edwards and Zion Williamson.

MINNEAPOLIS — Draymond Green missed his third straight game on Wednesday after getting ruled out with an illness and a back injury, with the former being more significant than the latter.

The Washington Wizards are one of the youngest teams in the NBA and their record suggests that they are still trying to figure things out. However, game recogni

Without their best defensive player against the reigning NBA champions, the Warriors produced a -40.7 net rating. During the season, the Warriors post a 1.0 net rating when Green plays, with their production dropping significantly when he doesn't suit up with a -6.8 figure.

Without their defensive leader, Draymond Green, the Warriors primarily shut down the Timberwolves, as evidenced by the 12 points the Anthony Edwards-led team scored in the opening quarter.

"Anyone who thinks I’m OK being on an average basketball team is insane," Curry said after the Warriors beat the Timberwolves.

Green will miss at least the Warriors' next four games while recovering from the injury, which forced him out in the first quarter of Sunday's 122-114 win over the Wizards. After Green exited early Sunday,

In Green’s absence, Gui Santos started the second half, but the stint was brief. Moses Moody entered three minutes into the third quarter and, for a second straight game, logged a bulk of the team’s minutes at the power forward spot.

The slumping Golden State Warriors take on the Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday. The Warriors enter this clash one game under .

The Golden State Warriors are in Minnesota to take on Anthony Edwards and the Timberwolves ... players listed on their injury report: Draymond Green, Jonathan Kuminga, Kyle Anderson, Trayce ...