It’s perhaps the loudest Ball Arena has been across the many postseason matchups with Minnesota in recent years. No, it wasn’t a crowd pop resulting from a big shot or monumental Nuggets’ run. It was a verbal attack on an enemy.

After Game 5 loss, Jaden McDaniels responded to a hostile Denver crowd as the Minnesota Timberwolves lost momentum in the series.

Minnesota Timberwolves star Jaden McDaniels continued to embrace his villain role and sent a bold message to the Denver Nuggets after Game 5.

Denver Nuggets forward Christian Braun made sure to rub it in on Minnesota Timberwolves forward Jaden McDaniels in Game 5.

Already in this catty playoff series, Jaden McDaniels has called the Denver Nuggets “bad defenders,” has shoved Nikola Jokic to the ground and has made an uncontested layup as the clock was expiring on a game that was well in hand,

A leaked audio clip revealed the heated exchange between Jaden McDaniels and Nikola Jokic that sparked the scuffle.

Minnesota Timberwolves forward Jaden McDaniels has become one of the pivotal figures in the first-round series against the Denver Nuggets. Although his performance wasn’t enough to help the Wolves secure a win in Game 5,

It’s Jaden McDaniels versus everybody. After calling out the Denver Nuggets team as bad defenders, the 25-year-old has not stopped talking back on the court.