LOS ANGELES, CA - APRIL 22: Anthony Edwards #5 of the Minnesota Timberwolves and LeBron James #23 of the Los Angeles Lakers smile during the game during Round One Game Two of the 2025 NBA Playoffs on April 22, 2025 at Crypto.Com Arena in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Juan Ocampo/NBAE via Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CA - APRIL 22: Anthony Edwards #5 of the Minnesota Timberwolves and LeBron James #23 of the Los Angeles Lakers smile during the game during Round One Game Two of the 2025 NBA Playoffs on April 22, 2025 at Crypto.Com Arena in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Juan Ocampo/NBAE via Getty Images)
LeBron James recently recorded an episode of the ‘Mind the Game’ podcast ahead of the preseason, where he addressed several league topics, including Anthony Edwards’ viral roast in an Adidas commercial.
In the roast, Anthony Edwards called LeBron James out for not joining him on the Minnesota Timberwolves because his knees couldn’t handle the cold, and he also poked fun at James’ and Jaylen Brown’s receding hairlines. The 76ers’ 41-year-old superstar saw the comments and addressed them directly on the podcast.
“First of all, I did not watch the spot because I don’t watch anything from the Stripes. Nothing. Love Ant to death, but I don’t watch s–t from the Stripes. I just don’t. So, I don’t even know what he actually said,” said LeBron James, a Nike athlete who has made over $500 million in his career from his deal with Adidas’ rival.
“Obviously, you can see some of the headlines. I think he said he was old, too old, and didn’t want his knees to be cold. But then I was like, ‘But I went to Philly, Ant.’ Yeah, right. It’s not like my knees are going to be warmer in Philly.”
“He didn’t; he just read off the teleprompter. Yeah, he just read off the teleprompter. Wasn’t good,” an unimpressed LeBron James further added.
“Bring them at me. Bring them at me. I’m used to it,” James laughed as Steve Nash justified that if anyone in today’s game can take shots at LeBron James, it’s Anthony Edwards.
It seems James took the jokes a lot better than Jaylen Brown, who dropped multiple F-bombs in his reaction to Edwards’ segment. But both 76ers players reacted similarly, showing love for Anthony Edwards, regardless of what he said while calling out Adidas for making him do this commercial.
Brown even went so far as to say Adidas was intentionally trying to drive a wedge between two brothers from the same Atlanta neighborhood. But LeBron James recognized that Edwards’ feelings stemmed from his unhappiness about missing a chance to recruit James to the Timberwolves, who was considering joining the Timberwolves in free agency this summer.
The two sides will meet twice this season: January 16 in Minnesota and March 13 in Philadelphia.
That segment has clearly given the players a lot of fuel for potential trash talk the next time the 76ers face the Timberwolves. NBA fans can look forward to these two matchups, which could spark some entertaining trash talk between the stars.
Chaitanya Dadhwal is an NBA Analyst and Columnist at Fadeaway World, based in New Delhi, India. His passion for basketball began in 2018 after watching James Harden during his prime, eventually leading him to pursue a career in sports journalism in 2021. He began writing professionally while completing his law degree at Jindal Global Law School in Sonipat, India, where he graduated in 2022 and developed a particular interest in Sports Law. Chaitanya ultimately chose journalism over a career in law after realizing that his passion for sports, and basketball in particular, was where he wanted to build his career. His work focuses on breaking down complex NBA storylines, analyzing player and team decisions, and presenting different sides of an argument to provide readers with a balanced perspective. While he strives to maintain an objective approach in his journalism, Chaitanya openly admits to being a passionate supporter of the Houston Rockets and Arsenal. That combination of analytical thinking and personal passion allows him to simplify complex ideas and present them in an accessible way for basketball fans. Beyond journalism, Chaitanya hopes to establish his own sports management agency and represent athletes. His long-term goal is to help create greater equality of opportunity for athletes across different sports and genders, using his legal background and experience in sports media to help bridge gaps within the industry.