Anthony Edwards when asked if he had a message for the Minnesota community: “I just love Minnesota, all the love and support that they show me. So I’m behind whatever they with…
Ant with the “happy for you or sorry to hear that” energy
I commented earlier that Ant might not even know what’s going on. I’m shocked he publicly admitted it though lmfao.
Probably tell you his top 5 recruits and what season he’s on in NCAA.
Bro the type of guy to play offline dynasties all day in the new CFB
What’s wrong with that?
Nothing really, but it is a type of dude
What type is that? Im just interested to hear. Im one of those dudes
There is no title to this type of dude, it’s just a type. Nothing wrong with being this type of dude, as long as you’re ok with being a type of dude. Type shit.
He means if you got money then his problems ain’t their problems and society’s problems ain’t his problems. And because he get paid that money he ain’t trying to mess up his money. Because money ain’t no problem
I’m not. This is classic Ant.
Least phone addicted modern day superstar
He does keep it short and sweet over text:
“Get da abortion” and “I won’t be in a child life I don’t want. You are sick”
Masterful economy of words. Must be trying to keep his screen time low, be more present.
He truly an American role model!
“Send tha video”
I don’t think it’s quite that…
He’s the type of person who isn’t socially aware and probably never votes.
That’s like half of America.
I believe it too. I have an in-law right around Ant’s age and he doesn’t have a clue what’s going on. In fact I know of someone who is 65 and has rarely watched the news her entire life. When she votes, she votes for who people tell her to vote for. It’s hard to believe there are people who are that deep in a cave, but it’s real. Ant probably goes home, plays video games, looks for the next chick to get pregnant, goes to basketball practice, and barely even knows what’s in the news.
Bro we are talking about a guy whom allegedly doesn’t care for his kids and paid his child support 18 years in advance.Expecting Ant to speak out, have a backbone,and stand for what’s right is seemingly wasted energy.Shoutout to Hali & KAT.
paid child support 18 years in advance? Did he just give one of his baby mamas a lump sum Powerball-style?
Ant has been studying the Dodgers contracts and used it in the child support game. What an Antrepeneur
Antrepeneur 😂😂😂
Ya. It was a big story a while back. The logic being he may have a bigger contract in the future and paying it all now prevents the amount from being increased in the future.
another reminder these guys are just living in a completely different world than me.
Don’t sell yourself short. I bet you could also be a shitty father
Put me in coach, give me a shot!
I mean, at least he paid for the child support lol. And the girl probably got exactly what she wanted $$$
“Prayers and wishes”
“Thoughts and prayers.”
“I just wanna hoop” type answer
This might be the strongest piece of evidence yet that he’s truly our generation’s Jordan
ICE buys shoes too
Comment of the year
Adidas too…
This one is gonna sail right past most folks.
Well no because that’d be Puma. The other brother.
Thought the adidas were part of the uniforms
Jordan would’ve won this game tonight
Sensational
Lol Jordan is 62 years old he wouldn’t have won this game tonight.
Are you on the spectrum?
Nah bro he’s just jerking
Love when a joke sails past someone and they say some ironic shit like this
Nah, he’s got DISH
Was at the game, Ant did his best
He’s not the defender MJ was. No guard has the extra great MJ did
Ironically enough (bc we know how much Jordan has been - rightfully - criticized for his passiveness with politics), he was actually well informed and donated to democratic campaigns and causes in his personal life.
As in, I find it pretty hard to believe that MJ wouldnt have seemed to even know that atrocities were taking place in his own city, lol.
Does Edwards paying for abortions count as “donating to democratic campaigns and causes in his personal life”?
It means he’s pro-choice. Motivations don’t change that.
Lots of pro-life people are suddenly okay with abortion when it benefits them, and only when it benefits them.
The only moral abortion is my abortion https://joycearthur.com/abortion/the-only-moral-abortion-is-my-abortion/
Ant just want his baby mamas to exercise their right to abort them shits
Jordan donated $100 million to racial equality. One of the many reasons he’s the goat.
Wasn’t he also one of the major donors that got the African American history museum off the ground? He may not have been politically active or loudly partisan but that’s different from being uninformed and disconnected.
i mean “i’m behind whatever they with” feels like taking sides to me here. i just think he honestly isn’t too caught up on events and doesn’t want to say the wrong thing.
He’s also just kind of an airhead
yeah, this is serious stuff, and he might not have the words for it. which is fine, he’s a basketball player this isn’t his job.
Yeah, this is basically it haha. He likes to have fun and focus on basketball. I dont expect sports stars to give their opinion on anything unless they want to. I think back to my high school basketball team and the amount of knuckleheads on there, I wouldnt ask them their opinion on the war in Iraq or whatever.
Yeah I kind of took this as “I’ve felt really accepted by the community here in Minnesota, and I stand with them.” Just said in a more vague manner. Certainly not as clear as Haliburton on the issue, but not necessarily as oblivious and egocentric as some people are taking this.
but not necessarily as oblivious and egocentric as some people are taking this.
I don’t think it’s egocentric, but I think it’s hard to argue that he’s not pretty oblivious here.
Which honestly, is okay with me. I love it when athletes are willing to speak out on important issues, but I also don’t expect them to if they aren’t actually informed.
lol.
i’ll forgive ant edwards if he’s not plugged into politics & current events, though granted he’s surely heard about this. tbh it’s probably better that he isn’t, it doesn’t really seem like his thing.
He said he stands behind Minnesota, (we can say Minneapolis) and a majority of Minneapolisians are protesting rightfully. I think hes clearly picking a side here, the correct one
Yeah I mean there was a moment of silence before the game even.
I’m sorry to say that you are mistaking ignorance for political acumen.
Jordan was a statesman in his replies. He was frightfully intelligent and informed.
Ant is ignorant. This is a response akin to a teenager who has been taught to say whatever so they can get out of doing their schoolwork.
Facts haha
In interviews only
Republicans are fertile too
This kind of avoidance only makes what Tyrese said more admirable. Crazy how on an island he seems.
Hali said it with his chest. Respect 🫡
I mean we already respected Hali after that finals run, and now even more so for the spine he has
Hali and KAT are the only two NBA players (that I’m aware of) to call it what it was.
EDIT: happy to hear more NBA players have spoken out
NBPA (players association) put out a statement today. FVV, Grant Williams, and Jaylen Brown all co posted it on instagram as the leaders
That statement was a whole lotta nothing tho
Could’ve been stronger I’d agree. The account has been posting statement from Halliburton, Larry Nance, and others on their story as well which helps
That’s awesome. Happy to see the NBPA do that
At least they said something but it’s about as mealy mouthed and non-committal as can be.
Yep they put out a statement to just say nothing
It was a horribly weak statement. Almost worse than saying nothing.
FVV’s never been afraid of speaking his mind.
You mean that weak ass letter clearly written by lawyers? Nah they don’t get credit for that, sorry.
Don’t forget Kerr. He never misses a moment to speak out.
Larry Nance jr. Has several stories calling out ICE and fascism, too.
Should have listed him, I did see all of his post. Miss that dude on the Hawks. It was short but I loved having him.
It’s crazy how lebron isn’t expected to be the one to say anything anymore
Cultures really shifted since 2016
He still is he just hasn’t and won’t.
He hasn’t been overtly political for awhile now
A lot of LeBron haters were created when he spoke out about 5 (?) years ago. A lot of them don’t even watch basketball.
Spoke out about what 5 years ago exactly? You mean when LeJinPing said Morey was “misinformed” about China when they were colonizing Hong Kong (again) so that Space Jam 2 didn’t get banned in China? LeWallet always plays defense when his money is on the line.
Not since u bum
Idk he might. It’s easily the popular opinion in this demographic. He doesn’t usually pass that up.
ICE was in his backyard in LA for months and Lebron didn’t say shit
Lebron has slowly cozied up to right wing since then, caring more about being a billionaire and buying a team
his PR advisor used to work for Republican party, said he was tired of BLM and MeToo
claimed COVID and the common cold are the same thing
his production company co-partner is daughter of Rupert Murdoch, founder of Fox News
wanted Morey fired for simply tweeting “Free Hong Kong”
was pretty silent during George Floyd, wanted to continue the season instead of protesting, and didn’t even wear a social justice message on his jersey
flew himself to Saudi Arabia to get on his knees for an oppressive government
spent the summer hanging out with Bezos who donated tens of millions to Trump
And his comments on the Hong Kong protests. He’s team billionaire, hardly ever been about the working class
Actually seems like theres been a lot, whole Wolves roster had Ice Out shirts
The Minneapolis dunk crew sporting the “ICE OUT” tees and waving them at the cameras after every successive dunk was spine tingling goodness. Fuck ICE.
Liam McNeeley posted something about it too
Kerr and Curry both came out in support of the protests. Kerr always speaks out against gun violence given what happened to his dad.
Not to split hairs because it’s obviously horrible, but his dad was murdered by terrorists not a gunman in the sense we Americans think
ICE are kinda akin to terrorists atp
No kinda about it. They are tearing families apart for no reason other than malice and literally executing people for not doing what they want
I’ve been saying it for a while now, but (with my external view from Canada) it’s been super clear to me that this uptick of ICE activity across your country has always been about the normalization and eventual utilization of them as a government-sanctioned para-military terrorist group.
The man shot and killed yesterday was also murdered by a terrorist
Not to split hairs… Proceeds to split hairs.
ICE are acting like domestic terrorists right now sponsored by the state.
Ant has & always been out of touch. We give a lot of shih to Ja, but Ant in the same boat. Bro has more baby mommas than years in the league. Bro bleeds lack of accountability.
He’s funnier than Ja so he gets a pass /s
More available too sigh
Why do you care what Anthony Edwards thinks about this? Like, I respect him more for not pretending to care about something he doesn’t actually care about.
And not in like a “that’s beneath me” kind of way, but like I doubt he was following the details of ICE prior to this so why should he have to pretend he’s an informed citizen?
I’m not saying it’s wrong for an NBA player to take a stance, but it’s also not wrong imo to just say “I’m not really a political person or activist and I don’t know enough to try to take a public stance”.
Not everyone needs to have an opinion about everything.
Who’s that famous athlete who said republicans wear sneakers too or something like that
That would be Michael Jordan. You may have heard of him.
Yup, like father like son.
How is this a good response like people are saying?? lmao this is textbook playing both sides. At least Hali and KAT had the balls to be direct
Bro he probably doesn’t even know who the governor of Minnesota is.
Ant strikes me as the kind of guy that just doesn’t care about things that don’t affect him. These rich people are so in their own bubble that what occurs in the streets are no skin off their back.
Easier for him to sit on the fence about this not risk burning bridges because I’m telling you he genuinely could not care less.
He doesn’t care about the things that affect him either lol. Those baby’s he’s churning out and abandoning
Spot on.
If you’re relying on a professional athlete who’s probably been worshipped since he got to high school to be a moral compass on anything that’s outside their bubble, I’ve got magic beans to sell to you.
No offense to Ant but I really don’t think he’s the smartest guy in the world either.
That’s it, really. Great player, but nothing I’ve heard of him off the court makes me think he’s that smart or has any sort of scruples.
He’s like a mirror to KAT.
I don’t think it’s a rich person thing. Ant is from Atlanta, he’s only in Minnesota because they drafted him. Outside of that, I don’t think he’s really engaged with or took to the community. And if the team gets bad enough, he probably demands out.
I was gonna say the same thing. He wasn’t born rich (quite the opposite) and my most educated guess on him would be that he just simply doesn’t care about all of this stuff period
Not saying it’s a good thing but it’s probably just who he is. If it ain’t hoop and his family he’s not concerned
Bruh I know people in real life that are completely disconnected from this shit best believe a fucking millionaire isn’t gonna give a rats ass about this shit if anything they only see politics as who is going to save them more money.
There’s zero chance he didn’t see the video. Everyone has seen it
“to the troops, all the troops… Both sides”
nah i’m not gonna lie, i respect the fact that he clearly knows he doesn’t know shit. better than bullshitting. that being said, he should probably try and be a bit more engaged with what’s happening in his own country lmfao
Not even country, county. It’s happening in his own city.
I don’t think he’s playing both sides, I honestly think he doesn’t fuck with politics at all and is just not very aware or educated on what’s going on, that is not good either but it’s not the same as being calculated in playing both sides
Leave him alone he don’t have internet
His literally job got postponed and you think he was oblivious to why?
If there’s anyone in the league who’d be legitimately oblivious to it, my money would be on Ant or Harden lol
No because he doesn’t have internet as was just stated
KAT’s wasn’t even that bold or direct either tbh. hali’s response on the other hand is absolutely the type of statement that is needed. we’re past “thoughts and prayers”
Honestly, I kinda expected Ant to have a way dumber response lol. This very easily could have been a “I don’t give a shit” etc. I at least appreciate his sentiment that he’s in favor of whatever Minnesotans want and feel as they’ve always had his back.
Like sure it ain’t great- but he’s not the type of player I’m looking at when I want a poignant and insightful comment. There’s a reason he doesn’t have much social media anymore.
Ant’s a single issue voter. Pro choice.
Send da video
Abolish da ICE lol
With as many kids as he has I’d think he’s pro life like damn dude
He’s pro choice in general but for his women he’s pro life (pro his life, these ladies need da abortion)
The real life “I ain’t reading all that, I’m happy for you tho…or sorry that happened”
him or herself seems to have gotten themselves in quite a predicament
-darryl philbin
-wayne gretzky -michael scott
People commenting good job when he’s basically saying he’s tuning out what happened in his own city that caused a game to get postponed and just praying it’ll go away
“Thoughts and prayers go out to whoever or whatever is going on, idk”
-Ant
(Don’t) Send da video
Shows how dumb most of the US population is when they can’t even recognize non answers. No wonder we get the politicians we get, since so many people fall for the word salad they put out when it comes to a yes or no answer that leave you with no further idea on where they stand.
Not surprising. This guy is the farthest away from either a role model or politically active player.
Because he doesn’t have to be. People are still going to pay millions to see him play regardless.
Are you implying players get political to increase their earnings? Cause I don’t think that’s right..
Because he doesn’t have to be.
That IS fair. But since this is happening in his own town, he probably could have at least tried to say something remotely useful/informed.
I believe he’s a basketball player, not a politician nor activist.
I do not understand why people 1) expect something smart or nuanced from a guy who puts a ball in a circle or 2) think that him saying anything will change the world.
Neither is true. Go vote.
Why do y’all go to the NBA players for moral or right ethics lol sub constantly says most only got by cuz they can dribble
Platform is power.
How many celebrities endorsed Kamala compared to Trump last election?
Truth is most people do not give a fuck about any famous persons opinion.
Ding ding ding
People here are in such an incredible bubble they can’t even imagine someone thinks differently than they do.
This man puts a ball in a circle. He’s not MLK
This man doesn’t know what’s going on. I love Ant but let’s be honest, he’s a real dumb dumb.
Don’t do this, just don’t he’s not a fucking child, he’s a grown ass man he knows what’s going on he just doesn’t wanna say anything
I’m more trying to say that he’s showing his whole ass on this one. He’s ignorant.
And he deserves to catch shit for this response.
In season 1 of starting 5 his whole family had to wait for thanksgiving dinner because he was busy playing Fortnite
So he’s kinda a child
we should stop infantilizing grown ass men.
especially one who has at least 4 baby mamas at 24
he’s an adult. he’s just fucking dumb.
He def knows what’s going on lol
I don’t think he does, he has said on multiple occasions including this one that he doesn’t really use the internet.
Which is a load of bs lol
You really underestimate how out of the loop a lot of people are lol
it happened in Minneapolis and it led to a game being cancelled. there’s just no way he has 0 idea what happened lol. especially 36 hours after the fact. if the game went on as usual yesterday i could see that being a possibility.
I agree he’s probably not super smart or well informed, but he lives online. Dude has seen the video and knows enough to take a stance
Kinda like something someone said before, and it sounds like this: “Republicans buy shoes too.”
“Someone” lmao
Lame.
Ant he’s obviously not the smartest guy in the room so his opinion on this means next to nothing & his track record but everyone in here acting like a 24 year old superstar doesn’t use social media at all is hilarious
We miss KAT in situations like this
Not surprised he doesn’t feel strongly about this
pathetic response when you’re in the belly of the beast but further proof that the rich are always in a bubble
This isn’t George Floyd.
Most NBA players do not identify with a white lesbian and a white male nurse victim. It is what it is.
lol he clearly don’t give af
He just wants to play basketball and that’s fine, that’s all he signed up for.
What a pathetic response.
All the respect for Hali saying what he said with his whole fucking chest. Need more like him in the league
It’s great when NBA players use their platform to make stands against injustice, but you can’t always expect them to.
I really don’t care what Ant has to say about the matter
Let’s be honest none of these guys got shit on Kareem. If you’re looking of an actual champion he’s the guy.
Today Reddit finds out not everyone around the country cares about politics 🤣
83 MILLION voter age people didn’t even show up for the elections in 2024. Some people legit just don’t give a fuck unfortunately.
Reddit bubble proving true yet again
unpopular opinion here but it isn’t his responsibility to say anything publicly at all and it’s pretty parasocial to assume he does
Is it an unpopular opinion that i feel we shouldn’t look to 24 year old NBA players as spokesmen on our current political climate and fight for human rights? Why are you guys looking at this kid for guidance or reassurance? That is so weird. All this man knows i ball and being a millionaire. Why do you care or have any interest on his message to people at this time?
some dumbass on Twitter really said he could be this generations Muhammad Ali unbelievable
Some people just living their lives. They don’t need to have an opinion or stance on any issue.
He 100% does not give a rat’s as. What’s the point of asking him this question?
Is anyone surprised by this response? I like Ant but he’s the last person I would ask about serious, societal problems. The guy can’t even figure out how condoms work.
I’m very disappointed
This guy doesn’t have a clue what’s happening…
He dgaf
Pretty obviously by how he treats his kids he’s a POS and people want to deny that just because he’s an exciting basketball player
Could kinda care less what Anthony Edwards take on the situation is tbf
I’m sure if they were passing a law to limit child support to baby mamas, he’d be out there on the front lines waving a freakin’ banner.
Ant just tryna hoop, and that’s ok.
Disappointing,but not surprising out of ANT
Mans really said he has no internet
Why does everyone need to have a political opinion? You’re damn if you do and damn if you don’t if you tell people how you really feel.
The guy just wants to play basketball
Did yall actually expect anything different from this dude? Or the rest of the players?
It’s silly that just cause he’s a good basketball player yall feel like he has to speak up or say something revolutionary some people just want to play basketball he shouldn’t be forced into giving an uniformed statement just cause he good at it even if he said fuck ice what would it change realistically nothing and I’m saying this as someone who actively says fuck ice the shit h they’re doing is tragic
The statement is fine. It’s not surprising that an rich, young athlete/celebrity is unaware of current events. Especially a guy like Anthony Edwards. The reddit crowd doesn’t understand that and tends to be unrealistic.
In my opinion, celebrities making statements should be welcomed but not expected.