The NBA and WWE worlds collided thanks to a certain “Legend Killer”. Anthony Edwards eliminated Lebron James and the Lakers in Round 1, and the day before the Timberwolves face another NBA Legend in Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors on Tuesday night. WWE Superstar Randy Orton had an interesting tweet that went viral on the X platform late Monday night, which had the world interested, asking this question to the world: Is Anthony Edwards the NBA’s Legend Killer? I think he has the potential to be that moniker, so let’s dive into this topic in more detail.
The Tweet that brought the Question
In his WWE career, Orton has the moniker of Legend Killer, as it was generated from his feud with Mick Foley in the mid-2000s, and he still has that moniker to this day, even though Orton is a legend himself now. But in the following tweet below from the Apex Predator himself, it seems like he’s passing the torch to Mr. Edwards.
Edwards, in his young career, already has playoff series wins over KD and James in a matter of his last two postseasons. And if he ends up pulling this one out of the rabbit hat against Curry and the Warriors. He does have a case to be called the Legend Killer of the NBA.
Edwards’ Path back to the Conference Finals?
Minnesota is considered the favorite in this series against the Warriors and Curry, so for him to become this Legend Killer that Randy Orton thinks he is, he’s going to have to continue to be the best player for his team and the matchup as a whole like he was in the Lakers series for the most part. Edwards seems to have the experience of losing last year to Doncic and the Mavericks in his head and heart so far in this postseason.
This series against the Warriors is going to be fun throughout, with the attitude of Edwards along with the fun of Curry’s game. So I love Orton even more for bringing more energy and attention to the series with this tweet. So get your popcorn ready and enjoy this series starting Tuesday evening.
Final Thoughts
Orton is the Legend Killer for a Reason, and I feel it’s great business for himself and the WWE for bringing attention to this potential Legend Killer of the NBA in Edwards. He is also the guy who is going to be that moniker anyway someday, it’s just a matter of time and it could be this season if he and the Timberwolves beat the Warriors in this series, especially after beating James.
