Bravery or reality? This question often needs to be asked when confronted with Anthony Edwards‘ statements. The Minnesota Timberwolves shooting guard He has always made it clear that basketball was not his first choice as a teenager and that he still shares other sporting passions today. Including the sport in which he was also a star. “I told my friends that if I win a ring in the next three or four years, I will play American football.” says emphatically in ESPN.
Before that, during his first years in the NBA, he also thought about dedicating himself to baseball. To double down on the parallel that always seems to be drawn between him and Michael Jordan, who left the basket for the racket after winning the 1993 championship and especially after the death of his father.
The statements come as he is questioned about his ability to play other sports, to which he bluntly states: “[American] “Football players can’t play basketball,” Edwards said SBNation in 2019 that he could have played football from the start. “I played like that race back “And he was the best in the country when he was nine or 10 years old.” said at that time. The NFL is a league where the average career is much shorter than the NBA. So it makes perfect sense to want to try it while you still have physical fullness. With intentions now firm and serious, would Wolves fans want to win a ring in the next four years?
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