Anthony Edwards ordered to pay $14,000 monthly child support for son he hasn't met

A Georgia court ruled that NBA forward Anthony Edwards must pay $14,000 per month in child support to his former partner Alexandria Desroches for their son Amir, born in 2023, and acquire a $2.6 million life-insurance policy naming her as the primary beneficiary. This new order joins a prior $3,222 monthly obligation to Ayesha Howard for their one-year-old daughter. Edwards, whose monthly earnings are roughly $4.8 million under a five-year, $244 million contract with the Minnesota Timberwolves, recently wed Shannon Jackson after being spotted at Fanatics Fest in New York.

After posting a career-best 28.8 points per game, rumors have emerged that he may request a trade, especially following the franchise's swap of Karl-Anthony Towns for Julius Randle. In parallel, businessman Marc Stad is close to acquiring a controlling stake in the Timberwolves in a $4.5 billion deal, one of the league's largest transactions.