Nine-Time NBA All-Star Calls Out Anthony Edwards for ‘Immature’ Statement

Minnesota Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards has faced a lot of backlash for his viral comments that Michael Jordan was the only talented player of his era.

“I didn’t watch it at the time, so I can’t speak to that,” Edwards said. Florsheim Alley of the Wall Street Journal. “They say it was harder then than it is now, but I don’t think anyone had the skills back then. [Michael Jordan] “I was the only one who really had talent, you know what I mean?”

NBA legend Magic Johnson was one of many basketball figures to call out Edwards.

“I never answer a guy who’s never won a championship,” Johnson said. “There’s really nothing to say. He hasn’t won a college championship. I don’t even know if he’s won a high school championship.”

Joining the conversation, former LA Clippers star Paul George shared his thoughts on a recent episode of Podcast P.

“I thought it was disrespectful to the game,” George said. “I thought it was a very immature comment. Obviously Anthony Edwards is super talented and he’s a huge talent for the future, but how far the game has come and how far it’s come – you have to give credit to those guys who’ve done it before us.”

This opinion of George is the one that most people seem to share when it comes to what Edwards said.

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