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LeBron James' Tweet About Anthony Edwards Is Going Viral

LeBron James (Los Angeles Lakers) sent out a tweet about Anthony Edwards (Minnesota Timberwolves).

Ben Stinar

LeBron James' Tweet About Anthony Edwards Is Going Viral
LeBron James' Tweet About Anthony Edwards Is Going Viral /

On Sunday, Team USA faced off against Germany for their final exhibition game before the 2023 FIBA World Cup.

At one point, they trailed by as many as 16 points, but the team went on an impressive run and came away with a 99-91 victory (winning the fourth quarter by 12 points).

Minnesota Timberwolves All-Star Anthony Edwards was sensational and had a massive dunk that went viral on social media. 

He finished the game with 34 points, six rebounds, two assists and two blocks while shooting 11/21 from the field and 4/8 from the three-point range in 34 minutes of playing time.  

Edwards was trending all over social media, and one person who took notice was Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James (his post on X is going viral). 

Via James: "🐜 Man cooking!! That boy 🥶" 

Other notable performances came from Indiana Pacers All-Star Tyrese Haliburton (16 points on 71% shooting), Lakers player Austin Reaves (16 points on 55.5% shooting) and Memphis Grizzlies 2023 Defensive Player of The Year Jaren Jackson Jr. (six blocks). 

As for Edwards, he was the first pick in the 2020 NBA Draft out of UGA and is coming off a season where he averaged 24.6 points, 5.8 rebounds, 4.4 assists and 1.6 steals per contest while shooting 45.9% from the field and 36.9% from the three-point range in 79 regular season games.   

The Timberwolves were the eighth seed in the Western Conference and lost to the Denver Nuggets in the first round of the NBA playoffs in five games. 

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Ben Stinar is the NBA reporter for Fastbreak on FanNation.

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