He is one of its biggest stars Team USA and of course his NBA. THE Anthony Edwards talk to sport-fm.gr after the last training of his team in view of tomorrow’s friendly with Greece and his World Cupwhile also referring to his co-star in Hustle and his new player Panathinaikou, Juancho Hernangomet.
“It’s a friendly, but I always want to win, even if it’s not an official game. If we win I will be happy. And then, of course, I want us to win in the official game in Manila“, said “ANT”, who was an All Star in the NBA this year and averaged 24.6 points, 5.8 rebounds, 4.4 assists and 1.7 steals, for tomorrow’s battle in Abu Dhabi.
As far as what does he know about the Greek team; “The truth is that I don’t know many things, but our coaches will prepare us properly. I know some players, I know Giannis Antetokounmpo is not here, we all know what a great player he is, but Greece is definitely a good team. No opponent will be easy and with that mentality we should go into every match. I may be new to Team USA, but this I know well: no one will spare us“, he said.
Asked if he feels pressure that everyone expects the USA to win the trophy, especially after the failure at the 2019 World in Chinareplied: “I am happy that they have high expectations of us. I know that everyone expects the gold medal from us and that is why we have all come to this team. I don’t feel any pressure, we are here to win the gold. There is no weight on our shoulders, we want to enjoy it by playing good basketball and if we do that, I am sure we will achieve our goal».
Finally, we asked him to comment on his move Juancho Hernangomet to Panathinaikos. You see, in addition to being teammates for a few months in Minnesota, the 22-year-old guard was the one in Adam Sandler’s Hustle who was… bullying Bo Cruz, who was trying to earn a spot in the NBA. Nothing to do with reality though, as Edwards and the Spanish forward have an amazing relationship and his face lit up when he heard Juancho’s name. “I found out he was going to play in Europe and I was happy for him. It will tear in Greece! He’s a very nice guy, an amazing kid and player,” he said and sent his … direct message to his co-star: “Juancho, my brother, congratulations. I’m sure you’ll do great in your new team. I love you, my friend, you know it!».
Source: Sport Fm
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