John Riordan: NBA's pair of heartbreakers shaking up the heartland

Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards is as box office as it gets and there seems to be a general acceptance that he will carry the torch for the next ten years.

Anthony Edwards of the Minnesota Timberwolves reacts during the second half of game three of the Western Conference First Round Playoffs against the Phoenix Suns. Picture: by Christian Petersen/Getty Images

Tensions are high in the US this week. What’s new?

There’s something for everyone: geopolitical foreboding and sporting heartaches, sometimes hand-in-hand, battling for attention in among the flurry of headlines and our demented attention spans.