“Antman” is delighted with his Olympic experience with his idol. zbet911

zbet911 Anthony Edwards, a point guard for the US men’s basketball team, said his first Olympic experience in Paris 2024 was memorable because in addition to his outstanding performance, he got to build relationships with other athletes and train alongside role models. zbet911

The 22- year-old has been in impressive form, scoring 28 points in the final group stage win over Puerto Rico , has become close friends with the national women’s table tennis team and has learned from observing how her childhood idol , Kevin Durant , behaves in practice and before games.   ( zbet911 )

” It’s amazing to watch him train, ” he told AP Sports .

zbet911s “Shooting the ball down, going to the basket, everything seems so easy. Just having fun when you play basketball… That’s what ignites the audience, it ignites our team.” zbet911s

One of the highlight shots that ‘Antman’ did was a windmill dunk, which was intentionally designed to resemble US basketball legend Michael Jordan.  ( zbet911s  )

“I told Kevin one time during a timeout – ‘Brother, if I get one-on-one with the hoop, I’ll show you a wildmill dunk’ – “

“I really wanted to dunk through my legs, but I didn’t try. Plus, I didn’t want to embarrass myself if I failed.”

“This is the knockout round, but the teams are all great, full of NBA players, and competing at a high level. It’s going to be tough.” 

The semifinals of the Olympics begin this Tuesday ( August 6 ). The United States will meet Brazil , then wait for the winner of Serbia or Australia in the semifinals. On the other side, Germany will meet Greece and Canada will meet France.