Minnesota Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards not too long ago made waves when he claimed in an interview with The Wall Road Journal that he didn’t suppose many NBA gamers outdoors of Michael Jordan actually had talent within the ’90s.
That remark didn’t sit too properly with one Earvin “Magic” Johnson.
Johnson was requested about Edwards’ feedback at a Legends Dinner Sequence talking engagement with ESPN character Stephen A. Smith on the Yaamava’ Resort and On line casino. He didn’t maintain again.
“Nicely you already know, I don’t by no means reply to a man that’s by no means received a championship,” Johnson mentioned. “Not nothing to actually say. He didn’t win a school championship. I don’t know if he even received a highschool championship. So for him to say there have been no athletes or no nice gamers, simply Michael Jordan, what they don’t perceive Michael Jordan didn’t win till his sixth, seventh yr. So I assume it was some nice gamers earlier than Michael Jordan.”
For the report, Anthony Edwards did win a championship in highschool, securing the GISA 3A state title as a junior at Holy Spirit Prep College in Georgia.
And to his credit score, Magic Johnson actually didn’t appear to have any animosity towards Edwards, regardless of how the quote above reads.
“Like I mentioned, I like him. I like his smile, I like his sport, Anthony Edwards,” Johnson mentioned. “However you’ve bought to realize one thing earlier than you can begin making large statements like that. If I’m him I’m simply saying you already know what, we had a terrific run, we received the gold medal. I’m disenchanted by what occurred final (NBA) season, we didn’t win the championship. And work on that. Proper?”
Johnson, in fact, would know a factor or two about successful championships.
He was a five-time NBA champion within the Nineteen Eighties, claiming three NBA Finals MVP awards. He was a 12-time All-Star. He additionally received the 1979 NCAA title whereas at Michigan State. He even received an Olympic gold medal with the 1992 Dream Group.
So yeah, Johnson is actually entitled to talk his piece on Edwards.
As a lot as something, the previous Lakers celebrity chalked up Anthony Edwards’ feedback to easily being within the Web and social media age.
“So now with clicks and views, everyone’s caught up into that everyone need to say one thing to get extra views and extra followers,” Johnson mentioned. “However while you come at me or come at us, I’m going to at all times come again.”
