“I can shoot the three,” Anthony Edwards once told ESPN, explaining what separates him from Michael Jordan. “So, I think that makes me a little different.” The Minnesota Timberwolves star has been clear: he respects the GOAT, but he wants to carve out his own legacy. The thing is, no matter how hard he tries to create his own lane, the universe keeps tying him back to Jordan in the most unexpected ways.
The latest twist comes from the world of NASCAR. In a recent Instagram reel, Edwards gave a shout-out to driver Bubba Wallace ahead of the Iowa Corn 350. “What’s up its ant here,” he began. “It’s an honor for my foundation’s logo to be on your car…” The logo represents his “DFYW” foundation, which stands for “Don’t Follow the Wave”—a motto perfectly aligned with Ant’s unique style. He wished Wallace and the “23XI team” good luck, telling them to “get the dub.” It was a cool cross-sport collaboration, but the connection runs deeper. The “23XI team” Wallace drives for is, of course, co-owned by Michael Jordan himself. Once again, Ant-Man found himself in MJ’s orbit.
But here’s where the story takes a wild turn, connecting these two worlds in a way that sounds like a movie script. While Edwards and Jordan aren’t related, Edwards shares a father, Roger Caruth, with another rising star in the racing world: NASCAR prodigy Rajah Caruth. That makes them half-brothers, though the two have never publicly acknowledged the relationship. And the final, mind-bending piece of trivia? The man who has taken Rajah Caruth under his wing, serving as his mentor in the racing world, is none other than Bubba Wallace—the very same driver sponsored by Edwards’ foundation and employed by Michael Jordan.
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