Fact check: A Georgia judge has ordered Minnesota Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards to pay $3,222 a month in child support for his…

Verdict: verified — Trust Score 95/100

The Instagram post accurately reports that a Georgia judge has ordered Minnesota Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards to pay $3,222 a month in child support for his 1-year-old daughter with Ayesha Howard. The post also correctly states that Anthony Edwards signed a 5-year, $200+ million contract with the Timberwolves in 2023, and that Ayesha Howard's monthly income was listed as zero. These details are confirmed by 5 sources including TMZ, Baller Alert, and The Shade Room.

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instagram
Source author
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Original post
https://www.instagram.com/p/DbFAOa8twVc/?igsh=eTRqZWUxeHh0MXZ6
Verified on
July 22, 2026
Verification ID
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Original content reviewed

Platform: INSTAGRAM Author: @theybf_daily --- Caption/Description --- It’s a far cry from the payout she originally wanted, but Ayesha Howard & Anthony Edwards’ child support battle has finally reached a conclusion. A Georgia judge has ordered Minnesota Timberwolves star to pay $3,222 a month in child support for his 1-year-old daughter with Ayesha Howard, TMZ reports. This decision comes after Anthony signed a 5-year, $200+ million contract with the Timberwolves in 2023. Ayesha’s monthly income was listed as zero. The judge noted that Ayesha did not appear at trial and provided no evidence to support her claims — which factored significantly into the ruling. Anthony has actually been paying child support since January 2025, starting with an initial $20K payment, followed by $5K a month through the date of trial. He’s paid a total of $110K so far. As we previously reported — Ayesha filed her child support case in California while Anthony filed his in Georgia. He argued she had no real ties to California and was forum shopping to get a higher award. The Georgia court agreed and kept jurisdiction. Welp… --- On-Screen Text (OCR) --- sezzle WOLVES 5 THE YBF DAILY A GEORGIA JUDGE HAS SET ANTHONY EDWARDS' CHILD SUPPORT AT $3,222 A MONTH FOR HIS 1-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER WITH AYESHA HOWARD Published: 2026-07-22T02:23:47.000Z ---VERIFICATION_SUMMARY--- Platform: INSTAGRAM Author: @theybf_daily --- HOW TO VERIFY THIS (provenance-first) --- 1. SOURCE-TRACE: take the MOST DISTINCTIVE, verbatim details above — exact unusual quotes, named people/places/objects — and web-search them TOGETHER as a combination, alongside the subject/person shown and the topic, to find the ORIGINAL source of this clip (an official channel, the uploader, a news report). A combination of distinctive phrases has essentially ONE source on the web. 2. JUDGE FROM PROVENANCE: If a credible source (official account, established news outlet) documents this exact clip/event, it is a REAL, documented ev

Claims analyzed (3)

  1. verified: A Georgia judge has ordered Minnesota Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards to pay $3,222 a month in child support for his 1-year-old daughter with Ayesha Howard.
    Multiple news outlets reported on July 21, 2026, that a Georgia judge ordered Anthony Edwards to pay $3,222 a month in child support for his 1-year-old daughter with Ayesha Howard.
  2. verified: Anthony Edwards signed a 5-year, $200+ million contract with the Timberwolves in 2023.
    News reports from July 2023 confirm that Anthony Edwards signed a 5-year contract extension with the Minnesota Timberwolves, with a value reported to be up to $260 million.
  3. verified: Ayesha Howard's monthly income was listed as zero.
    Multiple news sources reporting on the child support case state that Ayesha Howard's monthly income was listed as zero in the court filings.

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