MJ had his say on modern-day basketball and the new generation of talent coming through.

Michael Jordan once expressed his views on an up and coming rising star of the NBA who has recently made history with his side.

MJ is one of basketball’s all-time greats and is arguably the sport’s GOAT following a legendary spell with the Chicago Bulls which saw him transcend the sport and enter mainstream culture.

The now-retired Jordan, who last played in 2003 after ending his career with the Washington Wizards, is a six-time NBA champion following his time with the Bulls, also being crowned the MVP in the NBA Finals a total of six times.

Jordan, now aged 62 and who been retired for more than two decades, was also named the NBA’s Most Valuable Player overall on five occasions.

Jordan’s huge reach off the court came through his partnership with Nike on the Air Jordan trainers, and his exploits on the big screen by appearing in the 1996 film Space Jam.

The play-offs of the 2025 NBA season are currently taking place and one player in particular is catching the eye and receiving big praise for his exploits on the court.

Anthony Edwards is just 23 years of age, but has recently become only the sixth player in NBA history to score 1,000 play-off points before reaching 24.

The other five players which comprise this list includes Kobe Bryant, Tony Parker, LeBron James, Kevin Durant and Jayson Tatum.

Edwards plays for the Minnesota Timberwolves and his team have reached the Western Conference Finals, where they will face the winners of the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Denver Nuggets, which has reached a decisive seventh game with the score currently 3-3.

Minnesota have beaten both the LA Lakers – James’s side – and recently the Golden State Warriors, who have Steph Curry on their roster, but who was not involved for most of the series of their semi-final after picking up a hamstring strain which ruled him out of action.

Edwards played a key role in beating both the Lakers and the Warriors and his contribution has attracted praise from the legendary Earvin ‘Magic’ Johnson.

Taking to social media, Magic Johnson posted: “Congratulations to the Minnesota Timberwolves who picked the best time to play their best basketball; taking down the Lakers then the Warriors.

“Anthony Edwards dominated both the Lakers and Warriors with a lot of help from Julius Randle who is playing the best that I’ve ever seen him play.”

And speaking last year after the Timberwolves beat the Phoenix Suns, Stephen A Smith got Jordan’s reaction and his view on Edwards was clear.

Smith said: “I called the GOAT. That’s what I did. I called Michael Jordan. We said ‘Yo, you seeing this?’”

And Jordan’s response was: “That brother is special. No question about it.”