Anthony Edwards gives proud stamp of approval to Brazilian Olympic volleyball player rocking signature Adidas AE1
Anthony Edwards is making his presence felt on and off the court at the 2024 Paris Olympics, shouting out a Brazilian men's volleyball player who was spotted sporting Edwards' signature shoe with Adidas, the AE1.
Darlan Souza of Brazil's men's volleyball team was seen rocking the AE! "Coral" throughout the Olympics, earning an Instagram shoutout from Edwards on the Team USA star's story.
"Too Hard", Anthony Edwards captioned the post, showing love to Souza for showing up wearing the signature sneakers.
Souza helped Brazil to a 3-0 record in their group stage of play, beating out Poland, Japan and Kenya for the top record in Pool B.
Brazil drew the United States men's national team in the Volleyball quarterfinals but lost 3-1. Brazil and Souza bounced back in the second set after losing the first set 26-24.
Team USA swept the next two sets with back-to-back scores of 25-19, closing out the Brazilian men's national volleyball team.
Anthony Edwards gives praise to LeBron James, Kevin Durant and Steph Curry - "Keep some old heads around you"
Team USA marched past Nikola Jokic and the Serbia men's national basketball team with a 95-91 win.
After Team USA defeated Serbia in the men's basketball Olympic semifinals, the Minnesota Timberwolves star hailed LeBron James, Stephen Curry and Kevin Durant on social media.
At one point, Serbia led by as many as 17 points, before the veteran duo of LeBron James and Steph Curry took over the game for Team USA.
Steph Curry scored 36 points, shooting 12-19 from the field and 9-14 from behind the arc in a historic scoring performance. LeBron James also posted historic numbers with a 16-point, 10-assist, 12-rebound triple-double, shooting 6-9 from the field.
"Keep some old heads around you," Edwards humorously captioned the post
Team USA will advance to play France in the Olympic final, playing for a gold medal finish for the United States or the host country of France.
France and Team USA face off on Aug.10.