Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards paid tribute on social media on Sunday to mentor and former coach Amir Abdur-Rahim, the South Florida head coach who passed away this week at age 43.
Abdur-Rahim was an assistant under Tom Crean at Georgia in 2018-19. While there, he played a major role in recruiting Edwards to play for the Bulldogs. Abdur-Rahim took his first head coaching gig at Kennesaw State before Edwards’ lone season at Georgia, but the two remained close.
“6am Therrell HS Mode!” Edwards wrote in a post on X . “R.I.P. Coach Amir.”…