Is T-Wolves star Anthony Edwards the next face of the NBA? | SPEAK

Emmanuel Acho, Joy Taylor, LeSean McCoy and David Helman debate whether Anthony Edwards is the next face of the NBA or not. In an exclusive interview with FOX Sports' Melissa Rohlin, Edwards addressed the comparison and talk, saying that he does not "care about being the face."
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Is T-Wolves star Anthony Edwards the next face of the NBA? | SPEAK
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[@ikelocc100]

She hated on Ant bad . Bro was in a movie already. Shoe line going crazy . He get this ring, it’s solidified

[@Icanthearyouatall]

You know how women are I’m sure “send the text” got her feeling some type of way

[@tjaamenas3576]

@ikelocc100 It's funny how you snowflakes turn a sensible opinion that is debatable into apparent "hate" just because it doesn't fit your belief. Ant man is great but there's a reason why SC30, LBJ and others sell the most merch and their teams get the highest viewership numbers etc..grow up

[@ikelocc100]

@@tjaamenas3576 she need to speak facts when talking

[@LethargicCarcass]

Idk man I didn’t take it as hate at all. You wanna be the face for the entire league you can’t just be good you gotta actually accomplish something. I’m a wolves fan but we gotta give it some time.

[@dnice4145]

Chill people, let it happen naturally.

[@kevinwilliams7252]

Right. It's crazy the media has been asking "who's the next face of the league" and obviously they want someone that's American. Now they are really forcing it on Ant. Don't get me wrong Ant is that but chill out for second. And fr that's something you can't force anyway. It will happen naturally bro.👊🏿💯

[@817Juan_]

Exactly you have to win multiple chips in a short order to be the face of the league there hasn’t been a single face of the league since mj even Lebron had to share it with kobe/Steph

[@zaff32]

Shady: “….he don’t got dawg - he got Timberwolves in em!” That line is gonna stick! 🥶

[@user-lt1fx2he5s]

It’s funny because Ant wasn’t even the first option for “face of the league” it was between Zion and Ja

[@joykenn9772]

Ja is done! Zion still has an outside shot

[@thatcittiesracing8301]

One injury prone and one playing gangsta.. not sure where those two name came from.. lol😂

[@razkable]

They were drafted first

[@jehushaphat]

Maybe Ant might rise to the occasion in a couple of years, but for now Luka and SGA have a lot to say about the face of the NBA.

[@nathanhundley5347]

That shows what they said about how the media doesn't decide who it is. The other players. The endorsements. The titles. The winning. Thst stuff decides. Thats also why LeBron will stay the face until LeBron retires. The media will never stop talking about him

[@blakelarson5005]

The obsession with “the face” is already tiring

[@Marlon-su8uu]

True

[@bigboner23]

Not really. Bron soon gone, nba will need it

[@Phizzo4real]

Yeah... I never thought Curry, Bron, and KD being out of the playoffs would be this bad 😂😂😂 Jesus Christ. Amazing performances happening all around but we got to say dumb things like "this is an American sport." No, dumb dumb, it is not 😂 Adam Silver REALLY isn't happy with that assertion 😂

[@rcbrown22]

Agreed 💯

[@mrmillennium2697]

Their hesitant to give it to a foreign born star so an American makes sense and he plays the same position as MJ so there's that and Tatum turned into a mostly three point shooter..that's all I got

[@MissingMyPeeps]

Anthony Edwards is Electricity Ja Morant is electric

[@Daveyjdigital]

Anthony edwards will be the best player on team usa

[@Daveyjdigital]

Ja won't

[@adeniyioduguwa4040]

Fans always go with the flow, today a person, tomorrow another etc.

[@kingphayce5778]

I actually love Joy joy but I don't like when she does this. A simple question was asked on who do you THINK could be the face. It's like she is incapable of having a hypothetical discussion or she just don't like it from Acho? 🤷🏾‍♂️

[@rrac04]

It wasn’t a hypothetical discussion though

[@jrcrit8843]

Ppl in the comments are always trying to make it seem like there’s dissension between the hosts. Relax dude

[@jamm2977]

She’s accurate Edward’s just started stepping up now if his team wins the championship with him taking them there then you talk face of the league

[@drzjunito16]

Man how ya cut off Dave like that 😂

[@barak-rocky-giles2081]

Facts. I wanted to hear the point he was making.

[@sharaymecrumble2235]

Faces of the nba.Julias irvin, wilt chamberlain, Kareem Abdul Jabar,magic, bird, Jordan, shaq, Kobe, lebron! U could throw Steph in for some shares for a couple years with lebron. All those players are charismatic!! No euro is giving u that! Anthony Edwards’s will be the next face

[@user-lt1fx2he5s]

They Europeans and international players just care about making money, playing basketball and winning championships

[@daviduhr4941]

@@user-lt1fx2he5shonestly don’t think Ant gaf about being the face of the league either.

[@davedub5959]

Iverson photo bombed the face of the league photoshoot in early 2000's 😂😂😂

[@hasabdinur5480]

Joy is right. 🤷🏾

[@williammatthews8684]

Caitlyn Clark is the face of the WNBA and she hasn't even played a regular season game yet. Ant deserves his props. What's even better, he could care less if he is or isn't. This dude is special.

[@randallsmith1575]

So glad MN got Ant and not Lamelo

[@JayStiles-kt2pm]

That's tough because Wemby,SGA,Tatum,Luka, and Ja says "Hold on for a minute 😆

[@123456CBOY]

Yeah n ja probably saying hold on im not finish

[@scottenglund1486]

I'm taking 🐜 out of everyone not even up for debate

[@thatcittiesracing8301]

Ja still busy playing gangsta.. ya need to stop playing.. 😂😂

[@Sandman1027]

@@scottenglund1486and it’s not even close lol

[@briananderson9650]

Ain’t heard a sound about ja😂

[@dohnjoe24]

why they keep separating James Jones and Acho? they’re the best on the show

[@Semperityy]

We never wanted jayson tatum to be the face?? Nor devin booker lmao wtf are you talking about 😂😂😂😂 No one checks boxes like Ant. Especially not tatum dude

[@randomupdates4013]

I’m not an Acho hater but the balance undeniable. Joy is a good moderator but so so panelist, so helps her skill utilization when is moderator. Dave brings a journalist skill, stats and can talk positional scheme and draft/trade analysis. Shady and James different personalities but former players to bring personal experience. 🔥

[@1inchpunisher715]

Achos passion and love for the job is better than what joy brings

[@aaronhugz4277]

We found Acho burner lol but frfr he needs to go

[@1inchpunisher715]

Found joys burner ^ 💀

[@markellmanning3135]

Allen Iverson never won a championship but he was still the face of the league at one point. When you have people dressing like you, getting tattoos like you, rockin braids like you and even getting the arm sleeve like you. You were definitely the face!

[@adeniyioduguwa4040]

Because of a playoff series. Let's wait and see.

[@haydennyagah706]

I feel like everyone says they don't care about being the face of the league until they are. It's like when people say X player can't be the best player on a championship team up until they do it. I'm sure Lebron didn't want to be the face of the league at 22 either, but then he was and I don't think he's necessarily shyed away from it since.

[@samueljones4258]

I'll just say that this didn't age well considering the NBA champs just got blown out. I'm sold on Ant-man at this point. If he stays healthy; he's only going to get better.

[@ktaylor2522]

I feel like Joy be fake hating on Curry lol

[@rcbrown22]

Shady sayin "I can't relate to Jokic like I relate to Ant-Man" and "the face of the league needs to be American" ... Sounds like Racism to me.

[@derricksims5813]

😂🤣😂🤣 are you serious or joking

[@borbafatt]

@@derricksims5813 he’s 100% serious because it’s 100% true

[@Rhapsody8850]

@@borbafattas a black man from the “hood”, I second this message lol

[@derricksims5813]

@borbafatt can't believe yal got racism out of that but ok

[@borbafatt]

@@derricksims5813 probably because it’s true. Imagine if back in the late 90s people were saying the same thing about Tiger Woods when he was becoming the face of golf. “I can’t relate to him” and “ the face of the sport needs to be white”

[@JustJ-Rich]

Talent is a checklist to be the face of the league

[@rcbrown22]

Love Dave on the show

[@IshanaeS]

I agree with Joy. She is spot on. The face of the league is about the player on and OFF the court. MJ was admired and love in spaces that had nothing to do with basketball. Ant has all of those things, he has that IT factor. He just needs to lead a team to a win. He has time to do that because as far as I see no one has ALL of those things in the league currently. Great player and face of the league are 2 different things btw.

[@bankston11]

Okay, where's James🤔

[@GmkSuperstars]

Ant 22 years old we didnt know he would be thr face but we know now he has the whole tool box he literally gradually worked his way up my ladder im ready to say as long as he keeps being who he is he will be the face

[@anthonycole6839]

Ain’t nobody want Tatum or Ja as the face FOH 😂 Both severely overrated ESPECIALLY Ja

[@bbyflip1]

Wolves vs Okc is gonna be a good match up !!

[@landguy011]

Micheal Jordan was the face of the NBA long before he won 🏆 a chip. Ant 🐜 man is in the same league

[@ManMan2x435]

Cap

[@AquariumSurge]

This Face of the League stuff is Lame, It will be multiple players but I strongly feel Ant is sneaking into the Best player in the NBA discussion. He may actually have staying power since he is so good at 22.

[@themooneytwins]

Tatum be chocking tho.

[@kysmith4959]

She is a superstar! Great take!

[@MeBihhhh]

The obsession with Jokic is insane. Most dominant yet he only has 1 rings in a decade😂

[@HomerunsamSOSA]

2nd round pick Never played less than 65 games and avg 20 and 10 right now for his career. I don’t have him as the face but he’s great.

[@MeBihhhh]

@@HomerunsamSOSA tell yourself whatever you need to kiddo, 1 ring in a decade isn’t great 😂

[@HomerunsamSOSA]

@@MeBihhhh his individual stats and achievements say otherwise. 2 mvps and a ring and avg 20-10 and assuring the way he does. Is great. Idk what ball u be watch. A ring is a TEAM accomplishment.

[@MeBihhhh]

@@HomerunsamSOSA he scored 16 pts last night kiddo 😂 congrats on the reg season stats nobody cares about. NBA is about rings. If regular season mattered then Kareem would be the GOAT

[@MeBihhhh]

@@HomerunsamSOSA jokic is 0-5 vs playoff teams with 50 wins or more Aka fraud

[@jamm2977]

She’s accurate Edward’s just started stepping up now if his team wins the championship with him taking them there then you talk face of the league

[@khakisuitANDting]

Joy is right on this.

[@saulcastillojr]

ANTMAN is the best in the league! He makes people wanna watch basketball again

[@jamm2977]

Edward’s reminds me of Dominque Wilkins

[@NPAMike]

Ant Man is definitely going to be the face of the league. He'll definitely crossover entertainment circles because the dude can act. His acting in Hustle was top tier.

[@zaff32]

Antman saying he doesn’t care about being the face is exactly the reason why HE SHOULD be the face of the league.

[@AdegboyegaOlatunji-cl5re]

Game two Minnesota Timberwolves did never nuggets to me that is a bit down over March basketball game three in Minneapolis. Do you know how long Minnesota be waiting for this moment I can’t wait to see that game new sheriff in town Anthony Edward

[@gclay3176]

Honestly It was Ja Morant but he messed it up a little .. if Ja and Anthony get a rivalry going I think that’s the Key

[@lboogie5757]

Every year you guys has a different player as being the next face! Last year it was Jokic! Two years ago it was JA Morant!

[@fkscopes]

Nobody said jokic was face of the league they said he was the best player in the NBA. They are talking about marketing value combined with being a great player when it comes to face of the league. Jokic jersey sales are something like #16 in the league despite 3 mpvs and 1 finals mvp in last 4 years so clearly he doesn't have that appeal

[@alejandrocantu5981]

I think it’s kind of wrong for them to all agree that a foreign player cannot be the face of the nba despite how dominant they’ve been the past 5 years with the last 5 MVP came from foreign players

[@renanshima]

Nobody said he is the face, they saying he is the next face lol

[@mca217]

Boban would like a word

[@user-lt1fx2he5s]

This is that media hype because Jordan had to earn it by winning championships and Finals MVPs

[@enigma13ff]

Except Jordan was the face of the league before his championships, most saw him as the face of the league by year 3. People were already calling him the best player ever with only 3 rings.

[@blakhistury]

This game highlights exactly why the face of the league will ALWAYS be an American. Regardless of how "cerebral" you are, athleticism and playing defense are necessary components of the game. International players don't have that gear!

[@FrederickHolmes-hz2hs]

Anthony Edwards Will be the new face of the NBA

[@DizzyToW]

Why is this so important lol.

[@blackestvex2921]

I disagree, we didn't look at Tatum like this. Ja we did. Ant just came and TOOK it. Ready or not, he said I'm HIM.

[@josephmatthews7698]

Its been 5 games yall, ya ever heard of sample size? You forget jokic and murray set efficiency records last season?

[@enigma13ff]

If you watched the video face of the league isn't an algorithm. Either people are hype about you are not. Even with 3 MVPs and 2 rings Joker wouldn't be the face of the league. The Same as Tim Duncan with 5 rings was never the face of the league.

[@2kxTay]

Faces of the NBA: Bill Russell and Wilt Larry Bird and Magic Jordan Lebron

[@loryang9322]

In football Justin Jefferson is one of the face of the NFL and he hasn’t won a Superbowl, soooo why does AE have to win a champion to be the face of the NBA?

[@HockeyDudeJames2]

Pat's the face

[@455zzz]

To be the face of the league is hard you literally have to win multiple championships and have swag and charisma for example Patrick Mahomes just won his 3rd superbowl and the casuals just found out about him it’s hard…

[@haqq1]

No one's crying over Messi being the face of La Liga for a decade. No one is crying over Ohtani being the face of the MLB. So this isn't an American thing, it's an NBA thing....

[@blackurustrikes2328]

Stylistically, like it or not, basketball and especially the NBA has become modeled after Black American men. So it is not jist about how good of a basketball player you are. It is the accumulation of the imagery of great prior and current players that dictates popularity.

[@haqq1]

@@blackurustrikes2328 well that's what I meant.. It's just unique to NBA

[@giffondhall9214]

Not yet

[@juanitobanda6618]

Maybe I’m getting annoying and I hope so but Joy pointed out that y’all didn’t do one segment on the wolves when they swept the suns. They playing like this against the reigning champs and y’all talking about ,” Is ant the face of the league” come on..do a segment on how they are the number one offense and defend of the playoffs and how they are a legitimate scare to everyone else..yall trying to build a kids legacy WHILE he’s living it?? Come on guys I know sports didn’t get to this point. Literally all y’all dying the same stuff on different programs. Do better please 🤷🏾‍♂️🤷🏾‍♂️ love y’all really. Say this as a fan

[@speedy9313-rv1dm]

They switched their tone up. Before the Wolves "weren't like that" according to these bozos.

[@AlmightyFenrir]

Should he be the face of the league? Yes but he will not because he's too black and I'm saying that as a black man.. I love everything about Anthony Edwards but the world is not going to really want to get behind him.. look at Lamar Jackson.. says all the right things and is a great teammate but he rocks the braids and English is Southern as Southern can be and when you are trying to push a player to be the face of the league they're not going to want to push someone who looks and talks and acts like that. I want Anthony Edwards to be the face but they're not going to let him

[@soda8736]

Every herd of Jordan, KD or Lebron

[@DonDmarko]

Only 1 person answered the question correctly lmao.

[@farazismail984]

Why is there a need for the face of the league to be an American player considering the top 5 players in the world are arguably Canadian or European. If it is about brand, reach, winning and culture as well as game, then Giannis is the next face of the league.

[@yahcrack]

Tyrese Maxey.. don’t comment under my comment.

[@JaredMaxwell904]

🧢

[@ksh9504]

Ant is young not the face yet few years away period

[@kingdomrevolutionwithmarkw9851]

They tried to set the screen for Zion, but he stayed fat. Then they lobbed it to Ja, but he took out his blicky and now they passing it to Ant-Man, so we will see.

[@gspitta8717]

Nahhhh OCHO Tatum was not the best player more like the Ghost. JB was the better more aggressive player on the team and still is. I would take him over Tatum because when Tatum disappears he vanishes.

[@srte147]

Hes the face of the nba

[@IndigoSamuraiii]

Saying ant isn’t the next face and using the fact that you covered the team he beat instead of him shows the flaws of you as the media

[@boedwards3629]

Ant just put KD out 😂😂

[@shawnwilliam1802]

MJ was the face of the league b4 winning

[@davidpulido2942]

What LeBron shadow. LeBron is one of the best ever, but the young players aren't taking a backseat. League should be focusing on the electric young players.

[@miltonwells1163]

So Lebron wasn’t the face without rings?

[@idohearthatersdgk]

I’d hate to break it to shady but Kobe is more Italian than American.

[@user-gb1dy8ln4l]

Ant will lock in his ring this yesr

[@AdegboyegaOlatunji-cl5re]

Speak for yourself, Minnesota Timberwolves is going to sweep the never luggage. Period.

[@raymondrabelo8965]

Anthony Edward's going to the lakers in a couple years

[@BigGloSlida]

People were considering Lebron James as the face his 2nd year in the league antman is definitely the new face of the league

[@bdunny4246]

Joy Taylor is the face of this show 😋

[@juanitobanda6618]

They’ll beta the nuggets and right after that everyone’s gunna be like naaaaw they have to beat okc and then they have to beat Boston..this is just media making hot takes..be consistent yall pleeeease

[@HockeyDudeJames2]

If Edwards was the QB for the Niners, they could get to the SB.

[@SA-hz1rs]

They got there last year

[@chosen1brand635]

It’s true. Look how boring joker is and how uninteresting he is about his accomplishments. The man spends his whole off season in his home country (which is his right) but end of the day the League needs that charismatic figure

[@yahcrack]

ANT MAN CAME AND TOOK THE TEAM FROM KAT

[@renren225]

The absolute ignorance in saying a foreign player cant be the face

[@MrAdmvp]

Tatum is the face of softness

[@flybynight3512]

JT good but not enough go green

[@dugsoif]

But he is winning. Until he loses then you all can speak up.

[@ochogangbino15]

Why is Dave doing a basketball segment nobody wants to hear his opinion on basketball

[@back2back379]

Michael Jordan is still the face of the NBA lmao

[@terrells5763]

That's what people hate 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@Lmega201]

Facts

[@brian1011234]

🤣🤣😂

[@user-nm5ry4xt5g]

Like MJ said "is it my fault? Or are you just making excuses?"

[@Semperityy]

Facts

[@Donnydon1996]

Ja is too much of a head case to be the face. He’s immature. Ant is mature doesn’t be in the news and has the game to be the face. But at the end of the day we don’t know who the face is until he takes over. It could be some random 15 year old rn

[@danaparker6131]

But, he's not playing 😂😂😂

[@JayStiles-kt2pm]

Anthony Edwards is like Kobe Bryant 2.0 lite, but he needs a ring first to be that elite of a player imo.

[@user-ck9cd4kf9f]

PATRICK EWING WAS GREAT AND A LEGEND YET HE DIDN'T WIN A RING FOR THE CHIP!

[@charlesislaw]

The media needs a new cash cow when Lebron retires.. If Ant-Man becomes the face of the NBA, Corporate America will make him leave Minnesota and go to a major market: LA, NYC, Chi, Miami, etc.

[@flybynight3512]

Anthony is the face LBJ over with peace ✌🏽

[@lonnellgrigsby1367]

Ant Man is my Guy Jason Tatum I can’t stand him Luka the same Devin Booker no way

[@323johnnybravo]

Lebron is the face of Cancun my guy lol

[@winningishalfthebattle154]

Joy Taylor is so good at this it's not even funny. Her takes are so on point.

[@scottenglund1486]

Ocho please stop talking your sports iq hurts my brain 😂 🐜 is already the face of the nba

[@tlizzle2123]

Can you be the face of the league if you aren't the best player in the league?