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NBA superstar Anthony Edwards was brutally blunt when he checked former President Barack Obama for playfully questioning his basketball skills

Anthony Edwards is under fire for a remark many fans deemed disrespectful after he told Barack Obama to "stand down" in reference to his basketball skills. Edwards went viral for his bold response to the former president during Netflix's Court of Gold series.

Anthony Edwards has garnered a reputation for being among the more brash athletes in professional sports, which was further stamped by footage of the NBA star trash-talking Barack Obama at the 2024 Summer Olympics.

Anthony Edwards wasn’t going to let former president Barack Obama go without giving him the respect he believed he deserved.

NBA superstar Anthony Edwards is going viral over his confident exchange with former President Barack Obama. In a clip from Netflix's new series Court of Gold, Edwards was speaking with Obama and Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid at the Team USA 50th Anniversary event in Las Vegas last year when he made a bold proclamation about his game.

Anthony Edwards has shown confidence throughout his young career, not backing down from anybody, even if it’s the former President of the United States. Netflix recently premiered the Court of Gold series,