Awkward exchange between Anthony Edwards and Lil Baby caught on video weeks before the NBA star petitioned the former rapper for a paternity test

As 23-year-old Anthony “Ant-Man” Edwards prepares for the start of the 2024-2025 NBA season, the Minnesota Timberwolves player is waiting for the consequence of a paternity petition he filed regarding the mother of the rapper “Lil Baby” first child.

In September, Edwards filed a request in a Georgia court to have social media influencer Ayesha “Little Mrs. Golden” Howard conduct genetic testing of the child, based on Page six. A standing conference on the matter is scheduled for November 13.

Three additional women, including Anthony’s current girlfriend Shannon Jackson, also claimed to be the moms of his three remaining children born between 2023 and 2024.

Ayesha Howard, who turns 37 in only a few days, she reportedly dated the rapper born Dominique Jones, 29, from 2010 to 2015. In September 2015, she gave birth to the “Drip Too Hard” rapper’s son, Jason, who has his own Instagram page with 58,000 followers.

After news broke that Edwards was potentially fathering a child with ex Lil Baby and was claiming paternity to prove child support, web sleuths began digging up old footage of the Olympic gold medalist in reference to the “Dawg” rapper.

A clip of Edwards and Baba interacting at the 2024 Fanatics Fest in New York City went viral on October 17. Ant-Man attended the event on August 19 to participate moderated by Jalen Rose panel discussion with fellow NBA star Kevin Durant.

There, he also participated in autograph signings and photo opportunities. Lil Baby was also in attendance together with his two sons, 9-year-old Jason and 5-year-old Jason. Loyal together with his girlfriend, Jayda Cheaves, who gains and then leaves again.

At one point, the two men bumped into one another at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in Manhattan, exchanged temporary words and slapped one another.

“How are you?” – she asked Lil Baby Edwards before handing Loyal a replica WWE championship belt. Edwards replied, “Okay, it works.”

Video of the interaction spread across the Internet, with some blogs incorrectly suggesting that the encounter occurred after Edwards filed court documents involving the mother of Jones’ first child, Ayesha.

Despite the confusion over the timing of Edwards and Lil Baby’s Fanatics Fest conversation, social media users posted quite a few comments about their children likely having the same mother.

One person wrote on X“They will be family now.” Another X user he was joking“You better never make subliminal criticism of Anthony Edwards, Lil Baby.”

The third individual he asked“What were they supposed to do??? Break free and fight.”

Someone else noticed Edwards and Baby i shaking hands he stated“Left handed daps ARE WILD!! I don’t think I’ve ever done that in my life.”

Other he said“He was scratching the little girl and his crew with his left hand… he wasn’t messing with them… he was just being affectionate.”

Edwards and Lil Baby have more in common than Ayesha Howard’s apparent exes.

The NBA star and Grammy-winning recording artist hails from Atlanta’s Oakland City neighborhood.

In addition, they’ve previously cooperated for the good thing about the community. Lil Baby performed on the set of Edwards’ College Park third annual AE5 basketball camp in September 2023

He joined a Quality Control Music representative on stage during the camp and played a few of his hits equivalent to “Baby” and “We Paid.”

Moreover, based on A. Edwards, like Lil Baby, he’s excited by rapping video published in November 2020, which shows the freestyling competitor in a automotive.

The 2020 NBA Draft member also expressed that he’s a fan of Lil Baby’s music and could be seen in others movies vibrating to the rhythm of the songs of their compatriots from Atlanta.

In December 2023, Ant-Man participated in an interview on Complex’s “360 With Speedy.” Host Speedy Morman asked him about his relationship with Lil Baby.

“I’ll hit him when he does something fiery. He hit me. We check one another all the time. He’s definitely my partner,” Edwards said about the “It’s Only Me” artist.

According to Edwards, he and Lil Baby celebrated together in Las Vegas after he signed his contract five-year contract extension for $260 million with the Timberwolves in July 2023.

The Minnesota Timberwolves and Anthony Edwards will open the 2024 NBA regular season on October 22 against the Los Angeles Lakers at Staples Center.

Edwards also stars in the Netflix series “Starting at 5” documentary, which premiered on the streaming platform on October 9. The show also follows the lives and careers of NBA stars LeBron James, Jimmy Butler, Domantas Sabonis and Jayson Tatum.