Magic Johnson skillfully rips Anthony Edwards for saying old-school players lacked skill

Lakers legend Magic Johnson, left, gave a meaningful non-response to recent comments about old-school players by Minnesota Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards. (Alex Brandon / Associated Press; Matt Krohn / Associated Press)

Magic Johnson is a champion many times over.

As such, the Lakers legend has no interest in the opinion of any player with a championship résumé that pales in comparison to his.

Even if that player is one of the biggest names in the NBA today.

Minnesota Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards was recently asked by the Wall Street Journal how he thinks basketball is different now compared to older generations.

“I didn’t watch it back in the day so I can’t speak on it,” Edwards said. “They say it was tougher back then than it is now, but I don’t think anybody had skill back then. [Michael Jordan] was the only one that really had skill, you know what I mean? So that’s why when they saw Kobe [Bryant], they were like, ‘Oh, my God.’ But now everybody has skill.”

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At an event last week at Yaamava Resort & Casino in San Bernardino County, Johnson was asked by ESPN personality Stephen A. Smith for his response to Edwards’ comment.

“I don’t never respond to a guy that’s never won a championship,” Johnson said.

You can ignore the double negative in Johnson’s answer — he was most definitely shutting down the confident, outspoken 23-year-old player who helped the Timberwolves reach the Western Conference finals last season for only the second time in team history.

Johnson, 65, continued with his non-response.

“There’s not nothing to really say,” the L.A. icon said. “He didn’t win a college championship. I don’t know if he even won a high school championship.”

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Edwards actually did win a state title in Georgia with Atlanta’s Holy Spirit Preparatory in 2018. The two-time NBA All-Star also won a gold medal with the U.S. national team at the Paris Olympics earlier this month.

Still, that’s nothing compared to the list of championships Johnson had compiled by…

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Publish date : 2024-08-27 19:07:24

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