The much-awaited walk from Floyd Mayweather alongside two NBA stars, Anthony Davis and Anthony Edwards, left fans disappointed! The reason you ask? Well, the Timberwolves star was not present at the scene in Mexico as he was gearing up for the NBA season ahead. Rather, his NBA counterpart from the Los Angeles Lakers, Anthony Davis, was there to support his boxing icon Floyd.

There has been a trend of such walkouts from celebrity artists and athletes. For example, country music star Luke Bryan went viral for getting assistance from QB CJ Stroud and the Houston Texans during the walkout at his show in Texas. This time it was AD and Ant-Man accompanying Floyd Mayweather. After bagging the gold at the Paris Olympics, the popularity of the NBA stars is already on a roll. However, such types of events add to the brand image and recognition among the fans of other sports as well.

Nonetheless, Anthony Edwards ditched it. Well, there is no official confirmation regarding it, but Ant-Man might’ve dropped a hint.

Has probable offseason preparation compelled Anthony Edwards to skip Floyd Mayweather’s event?

Recently, the 2x NBA All-Star posted a clip of himself making shots from the arc at GA Tech in Atlanta. From the looks of it, it seems like Anthony Edwards is all in for the next NBA season. It is going to kick off on October 22. Ant-Man decided to keep it real as he posted the whole clip of his shooting drill without any edits. Apparently, it also contained how many shots he missed shooting beyond the arc. Out of the 18 shots that the Wolves star made, he missed almost half of them. However, fans loved it since Ant-Man kept trying despite missing and put in almost half of the buckets with Splash.

What probably connects Anthony Edwards’ drill to Floyd Mayweather is the timing of the IG post. It has not been much more than half of the day that Ant-Man posted it. And hours later, he was absent from the event in Mexico City. Convinced? If not, Adam Silver’s revelation a couple of months ago might also have added to Edwards’ Floyd rejection.

Adam Silver’s Mexico plan

Another probable reason for Anthony Edwards’ trip cancellation to Mexico City might be its population. It is the fifth-most-populated city in the world and the largest in North America. Notably, it has a staggering 22 million people living in its metropolitan area. Such a large population results in larger traffic troubles on busy days. This might be the reason that even Adam Silver has not awarded the city with an NBA team despite various demands and rumors. Appearing on NBC Sports Boston during the NBA Finals before Game 2, Silver confessed that he surely sees Mexico City being part of NBA expansion “one day.”

Surprisingly, the NBA, NFL, and MLB all have played games there. Yet none of the professional sports league teams own any team there. However, the country has a G-League team there named The Capitanes. And the promising part is that they topped the league ticket sales charts last year. Still, a problem persists that the Americans might want to know before getting the city an NBA team.

G-league’s head of operations, Malik Rose, revealed it to Andscape in 2022, “Getting around the country, airport to the hotel, hotel to the arena, and back can be a little difficult. Security was the biggest thing. Then transportation.”

“It’s a big country with a lot of people in it. Getting around can be difficult at different times. Making sure we have the right transportation setup, and the right security setup were probably two of the bigger things we needed to focus on, “ Rose added on the issue.

It establishes a connection to why Anthony Edwards would have canceled the walkout event with the Money. What do you think might be the reason for Anthony Edwards’ absence from Floyd Mayweather’s walkout? Comment down your thoughts.

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