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Anthony Edwards' latest viral Olympic moment involves Steph Curry, ping pong

Edwards thinks he could get a point off of the USA table tennis team, because that's who he is.

Will Ragatz

Jul 10, 2024; Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; USA guard Anthony Edwards (5) looks on in the fourth quarter against Canada in the USA Basketball Showcase at T-Mobile Arena.
Jul 10, 2024; Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; USA guard Anthony Edwards (5) looks on in the fourth quarter against Canada in the USA Basketball Showcase at T-Mobile Arena. / Candice Ward-USA TODAY Sports
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Steph Curry is well aware of Anthony Edwards' famous competitive side. So when the moment arrived, Curry took the opportunity to do a little instigating.

"Ant! They said they can smack you 21 nothing," Curry said, interrupting an interview Edwards was doing. "In what, ping pong?" Edwards replied. Then the camera pans to reveal a few members of the USA women's table tennis team.

"I got some people talking about they gon' beat me in ping pong 21 to 0," Ant said to the camera, with Curry still instigating. "I don't believe it! I don't believe it. I'm not having it. 11 to 0? I'm scoring one point."

"I mean, there's only one way to try it out," one of the players says. "OK! How? Where we gon' do that?" Edwards replied. "Whenever!"

It's the latest viral moment this summer for Edwards, who notoriously believes he can win any competition against anyone in anything (or at least will never admit otherwise). Earlier this month, a clip went viral of Ant saying he'd beat all of his USA basketball teammates in swimming.

Something tells me that if Edwards were to take on one of the table tennis Olympians, it wouldn't go well for him. But the fact that Ant believes he'd at least get a point made for a hilariously on-brand moment that was captured on camera. Edwards is becoming one of the NBA's brightest stars at 22 years old, both because of his on-court play and his off-court personality.

In other recent Ant news, he put his childhood idol Kevin Durant on a poster at a recent practice.

Edwards was one of the USA's leading scorers during their recent five-game exhibition showcase leading up to the Paris Olympics. Now the real thing begins against Serbia on Sunday (10:15 a.m. CT, USA Network).

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Will Ragatz
WILL RAGATZ

Will Ragatz is a senior writer for Vikings On SI. He is a credentialed Minnesota Vikings beat reporter, covering the team extensively at practices, games and throughout the NFL draft and free agency period. Ragatz attended Northwestern University, where he studied at the prestigious Medill School of Journalism. During his time as a student, he covered Northwestern Wildcats football and basketball for SB Nation’s Inside NU, eventually serving as co-editor-in-chief in his junior year. In the fall of 2018, Will interned in Sports Illustrated’s newsroom in New York City, where he wrote articles on Major League Baseball, college football, and college basketball for SI.com.

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