Minnesota Timberwolves shooting guard Anthony Edwards is knee-deep in another legal issue after recently settling with Ayesha Howard over a million-dollar lawsuit earlier this year. The 37-year-old is also in the midst of a nasty child support battle with Alexus Descroches, the mother of their son. Descroches had filed a lawsuit in New York in March demanding formal child support for their son, who was born in October 2023. The matter heated up fast when Edwards filed his paternity suit in Georgia a week later in response to Descroches’s New York filing. Edwards insists that Georgia is correct for legal purposes, as he is alleging that the child was conceived in that state. He claims in his filing that any interactions between him and Descroches only occurred in Georgia.
But Descroches is fighting back hard against that storyline. In a motion to dismiss Edwards’s Georgia lawsuit, she appended her original New York court papers and fought against his allegations. She says the facts lead elsewhere, namely, Minnesota, not Georgia, as the likely location of conception. Descroches contends Edwards whisked her to Minnesota while she was pregnant, bolstering her argument that the court battle should unfold in New York, where she now lives. Complicating matters, she said she moved to New York in February 2024, a few months after the baby was born. In her filings, she also noted that Edwards has yet to meet his son in person, condemning what she referred to as his continued absence in their child’s life.
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The new suit focuses more on Edwards’s personal affairs, especially timing. That comes from his resolution of a highly publicized claim with another woman, Ayesha Howard, in early 2025. That settlement is said to have cost Edwards over a million dollars, suggesting he is taking the paternity and custody matter this time very seriously. However, with this new case, Edwards’s legal troubles seem far behind him. The dueling lawsuits filed in separate states could prompt a protracted jurisdictional battle and potentially slow any final child support agreement. Meanwhile, the public focus only seems to be glowing hotter regarding Edwards’s off-court woes while his basketball career gains momentum.
For Descroches, however, the battle is about more than money. Her filings also sketch a portrait of a mother desirous of stability for her child and a settled legal framework of financial support. In relating Edwards’s alleged advice to her to “not be messy” when she initially told him she was pregnant, Descroches’s complaint indicates early tension and distance on his behalf. Legal experts say the central question is which court, New York or Georgia, will hear the case. Where the case falls largely depends on jurisdiction, which could affect where the battle takes place and how much, if any, Edwards might eventually be ordered to pay in child support since state laws vary.
As the drama plays out, Anthony Edwards will continue to be scrutinized and asked to handle his off-court duties with the same urgency and determination as he does on the court. The question is whether he can restate this new case quickly or whether it grows into another protracted legal fight. What is plain is that Edwards’s personal life is still making news, and perhaps more court dates even after a substantial financial settlement earlier this year.
