Is Anthony Edwards Taking The Title Of 'Michael Jordan's Son' Away From Miami Heat's Jimmy Butler?

Anthony Edwards dropped 43 points in the Minnesota Timberwolves' Game 1 win over the Denver Nuggets.

May 7, 2021; Miami, Florida, USA; Minnesota Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards (1) fouls Miami Heat | Rhona Wise-USA TODAY Sports

For the longest time, NBA fans joked about Miami Heat star Jimmy Butler being Michael Jordan's son. Butler's prolific playoff performances, trash talk and play style mirrored the NBA legend, starting the meme of him being a product of Jordan.

Now, that title is slowly going to Minnesota Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards, whose 43-point performance over the Denver Nuggets Saturday night continued his impressive postseason. Edwards has risen to stardom the past few seasons, elevating Minnesota's standards every year. The team has gone from a borderline playoff team to a legitimate title contender. The young star is averaging 33.4 points in the playoffs, which is second in the league behind New York Knicks guard Jalen Brunson.

Petition for an Anthony Edwards/Michael Jordan episode of Maury

— Josh Rodriguez (@Josh_Rodriguez_) May 5, 2024

Butler's injury in the play-in tournament against the Philadelphia 76ers cut his season short, with no "Playoff Jimmy" to be displayed this postseason. Pair this with Edwards' progression through the playoffs, the title of Jordan's "son" is starting to be placed on the Minnesota guard.

We are about to witness Michael Jordan (Anthony Edwards) take on The Former MVP and The Nuggets 👏🏾 pic.twitter.com/41lhQtDl5g

— … (@LandOfPG) May 4, 2024

These may have originated as just jokes but now there are serious comparisons between Jordan and Edwards with side-by-side videos of their shooting forms and scoring ability.

Anthony Edwards is just Michael Jordan with a 4K highlight reel pic.twitter.com/KSoU5nlkAN

— Tony Clements (@TonyCMKE) May 5, 2024

Jord- sorry- Edwards and the Timberwolves are back in Denver for Game 2 Monday night.

Jayden Armant is a contributor to Inside the Heat. He is a student at Howard University. He can be reached at jaydenshome14@gmail.com or follow him on Twitter @jaydenarmant.

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