Others argue against young American stars for other reasons, with ESPN's Kendrick Perkins making one of the more bizarre cases yet against Minnesota Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards. "Now, if you go down the list of all the faces of the league in the history of the game,

Prior to Minnesota Timberwolves vs OKC Thunder game 5, Kendrick Perkins apologized for his hot take on Anthony Edwards.

Beadle took aim at comments shared earlier this week by ESPN's Kendrick Perkins that Edwards is not the face of the NBA, due to not being a "family man" like predecessors Larry Bird, Michael Jordan and others. Beadle responded to a comment on the Run It Back show that Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is the face of the league currently, not Edwards.