The relationship between Kevin Durant and Anthony Edwards is a sign that the NBA's veteran stars are open to mentoring the future faces of the league.

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DeAndre Hunter had a career-high 35 points and Keaton Wallace added 13 for the Hawks, who played without leading scorer and NBA assist leader Trae Young

Anthony Edwards scored 23 points, Julius Randle added 20 points and the Minnesota Timberwolves held on for a 100-92 win over the Atlanta Hawks on Monday night in Minneapolis.

In another ugly night of basketball, the Minnesota Timberwolves were still able to defeat the Atlanta Hawks 100-92. The Hawks were playing without Trae Young, so it should've been an easy victory. Instead,

Timberwolves big man Rudy Gobert reacts to an object nearly hitting him in the first half of Monday's game versus the Hawks.

The Toronto Raptors defeated the Atlanta Hawks 117-94 at State Farm Arena Saturday night. The Hawks are currently on a four-game losing streak.

The Atlanta Hawks and the Minnesota Timberwolves are getting ready to tipoff tonight's game and both teams just announced their starting lineups. Hawks: G- Keat

Jordan had to deal with something similar to Edwards early in his career when he faced the Detroit Pistons. The Pistons were super physical with him and made sure to put a body on him anytime he went to the rim. Jordan came back the following season and found a way to combat that physical play, and was able to dominate them for years.

The Timberwolves will be playing the full four quarters on Monday, but they're expected to have things wrapped up well before that. They will host the Atlanta Hawks at 8:00 p.m. ET at Target Center. The Timberwolves will be strutting in after a victory while the Hawks will be stumbling in from a defeat.