Anthony Edwards ascended to a brand new stage of stardom throughout the 2024 NBA playoffs. The 22-year-old led the Minnesota Timberwolves to the Western Convention finals, however they weren’t capable of make it previous Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks.
Doncic is a five-time NBA All-Star and is broadly thought to be probably the greatest gamers within the league. The Mavericks blew out the Timberwolves in Recreation 5 of the convention finals and superior to the NBA Finals. After the sport, Doncic met up with Edwards, and the 2 shook fingers and had a short chat.
Nevertheless, some followers couldn’t assist however level out the similarities between Doncic’s and Edward’s link-up and Michael Jordan and Larry Fowl’s notorious 1998 postgame alternate.
Jordan and the Chicago Bulls outlasted the Indiana Pacers, who have been coached by Fowl on the time, within the 1998 Japanese Convention finals. After the Bulls prevailed 88-83 in Recreation 7 to win the collection, Jordan and Fowl have been seen smiling and shaking fingers in a hallway. However Jordan used the second to speak some trash to his former on-court rival.
The 2020 docuseries “The Final Dance” highlighted the alternate. “You b–, f– you,” Jordan instructed Fowl. “Y’all gave us a run for our cash.”
Writer and NBA fan Shea Serrano posted a screenshot of the epic second between the 2 NBA legends. “Time is a flat circle,” he quipped on X.
Different followers additionally took to social media to chime in on the parallels.
“Final dance 2 gonna be so enjoyable to observe with my grandkids in 30 years,” an individual wrote on X.
“[T]he new MJ & Fowl,” one other individual famous.
One fan identified Doncic’s trash-talking fame, saying, “Luka trash speak like Fowl, that’s for positive,” the fan wrote.
Regardless of the heartbreaking collection loss, Edwards remained optimistic about his workforce’s prospects going ahead.
“It’s enjoyable, man. I like it,” Edwards instructed reporters after Recreation 5. “I want we might nonetheless play. I want we have been going again to Dallas for Recreation 6. Nevertheless it’s tremendous enjoyable, and I’m trying ahead to being again proper on this state of affairs subsequent yr.”
The morning after the Timberwolves have been eradicated from the postseason, Adidas premiered a industrial which featured Edwards displaying the receipts from his critics he retains. Former NBA participant Carmelo Anthony was one of many critics Edwards clapped again at.
Throughout Anthony’s “7PM in Brooklyn” podcast, the previous New York Knicks star questioned whether or not Edwards was worthy of being thought-about the face of the NBA, given how “loosely” the title is thrown round. The podcast’s X account replied to Adidas’ put up which a gif of fifty Cent, and later posted a clip of Anthony saying Edwards could possibly be the face of the league “if he needs it.”
The Mavericks will face the Boston Celtics within the NBA Finals. The collection begins on June 6 in Boston.
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