Asked which players in the modern game could've played in his era of the NBA, Shaquille O'Neal went right to Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards. "I think about that all the time," O'Neal said on his show The Big Podcast. "Ant Edwards, big and strong. LeBron, of course — well he did play in our era. KD also played in our era. That's about it."

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Hall of Fame forward Carmelo Anthony offered sound advice to Minnesota Timberwolves All-Star Anthony Edwards. After Edwards' take on becoming the face of the NBA, offering the role to San Antonio Spurs All-Star Victor Wembanyama at All-Star weekend, Anthony responded to Edwards' take.

But Edwards, as fans quickly noticed, didn't take the court once for Team Kenny in the 41–32 loss to Team Chuck. As it turns out, Edwards did not check into the game and play be

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Hall of Fame finalist Carmelo Anthony joined the fray by saying on a recent episode of his podcast that the Georgia native can't shy away from that mythical title. "I love Ant, but you can't run from that,

Edwards said multiple times during All-Star Weekend that he doesn't view himself as the next face of the league.

NBA Hall of Famer Carmelo Anthony responds to Minnesota Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards' claim that he doesn't want to be the face of the NBA.