Kevin Durant’s Special Nickname for Anthony Edwards

Kevin Durant and Anthony Edwards were two of the biggest stars at the 2024 Paris Olympics for Team USA. While the latter obviously didn’t play as huge of a role in the American side’s gold medal win as the former, this year’s Games were all about grooming him for future Olympics.

As a result, many of Team USA’s top stars developed a really close relationship with Edwards over the last few months.

This past week, Durant spoke out about Edwards.

In the process, he revealed the special nickname he had developed for his young teaMMAte.

“Man, I call him the baby GOAT,” Durant said of Edwards at the 2024 Fanatics Fest in New York City. “You know what I mean.”

That is lofty praise.

“Man, I call him the baby GOAT. You know what I mean.”

Kevin Durant on Anthony Edwards at Fanatics Fest 🙌

(via @NBA)pic.twitter.com/KOyVcmA1EZ

— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) August 17, 2024

Fans had some interesting reactions to Durant’s comment.

Why kd don’t get the slander because Jordan is his goat

— jermaine jones (@jermaine611) August 17, 2024

KD to Minnesota CONFIRMED!

— Terry (@tdarSF07) August 17, 2024

It’s worth remembering, Durant previously identified Edwards as one of several players he viewed as future faces of the NBA.

His love for Edwards notwithstanding, if it feels like Durant has been in the headlines nonstop as of late, it’s because he definitely has been. Just last week he debuted his new girlfriends to the world.

This week he is hyping up Edwards.

What will Durant ultimately go viral for next? Time will tell.

Jennifer Withers Hoey

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