Mallory Edens responds to nasty comment about her looks after NBA draft lottery: ‘Very happy to be a woman’

Nypost · 🇨🇳 public China · May 12, 2026 · 515 words · By Jenna Lemoncelli

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Mallory Edens, the daughter of Milwaukee Bucks billionaire co-owner Wes Edens, shut down an internet troll who attempted to insult her over her appearance at the 2026 NBA Draft lottery Sunday.

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What happened

Mallory Edens, the daughter of Milwaukee Bucks billionaire co-owner Wes Edens, shut down an internet troll who attempted to insult her over her appearance at the 2026 NBA Draft lottery Sunday.

Why it matters

The model responded to an X post that said she’s “aging fast” since becoming an internet sensation when she represented the Bucks at the 2014 NBA Draft lottery in New York.

Common ground

“Remember when she was a smokeshow and the talk of the draft lottery when she first appeared,” the X user posted.

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Claim 1: “Rogers married his wife Brittani last year”

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No evidence was found after searching for this claim.

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Claim 2: “she represented the Bucks at the 2014 NBA Draft lottery in New York”

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Confirmed by NY Post and multiple web search results that she represented the Bucks at the 2014 NBA Draft lottery in New York.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This list of Duke University people includes alumni, faculty, presidents, and major philanthropists of Duke University, which includes three undergraduate and ten graduate schools. The undergraduate s…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Duke_University_people

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This list of United States disasters by death toll includes disasters that occurred either in the United States, at diplomatic missions of the United States, or incidents outside of the United States …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_disasters_in_the_Unite…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Wesley Robert Edens (born October 30, 1961) is an American billionaire businessman and private equity investor. He is the co-founder of Fortress Investment Group and founder of New Fortress Energy. Ed…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wes_Edens

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Claim 3: “the Bucks, who will pick 10th”

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Web search results specifically discuss the 'Bucks’ No. 10 pick' in the context of the 2026 draft.

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web search NEUTRAL — View the current order of both rounds of the 2026 NBA Draft. See all of the traded picks.
https://www.tankathon.com/full_draft

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web search NEUTRAL — Get pick by pick results from each round of the 2026 NBA Draft with Draftcast on ESPN.
https://www.espn.com/nba/draft/rounds

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web search NEUTRAL — While a top-10 pick in a strong draft is a great potential building block for the Bucks, like everything else in Milwaukee at the moment, that pick will be affected by the future of Giannis Antetokoun…
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7269084/2026/05/10/bucks-nb…

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Claim 4: “Edens founded Little Ray Media, a production company based in Los Angeles”

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Claim 5: “Mallory Edens, the daughter of Milwaukee Bucks billionaire co-owner Wes Edens”

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Multiple independent sources (NY Post, AOL, and other web results) confirm that Mallory Edens is the daughter of Milwaukee Bucks co-owner Wes Edens.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Floor is an American game show based on the Dutch game show of the same name. The series is hosted by Rob Lowe and premiered on January 2, 2024, on Fox. Standing in separate LED squares of a floor…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Following is a list of some notable students and alumni of Stanford University.
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Claim 6: “Edens, who was 18 when she was appeared on stage at the 2014 draft lottery”

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Web search results explicitly state she was 18 years old when she went viral at the 2014 NBA Draft lottery.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Montero Lamar Hill (born April 9, 1999), better known by his stage name Lil Nas X ( NAHZ), is an American rapper, singer and songwriter. He rose to prominence with the release of his 2018 country rap …
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Claim 7: “During a December appearance on the “Unlike Me” podcast, Edens explained lasting effect harmful comments online had on her”

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The provided evidence for this claim consists of irrelevant search results (George Mallory, Little Big Town, etc.) and does not mention the 'Unlike Me' podcast or the specific discussion described.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of Sliders characters, a science fiction television show that aired on the Fox network for three seasons and the Sci Fi Channel for two seasons. The show starred Jerry O'Connell as Quin…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Little Big Town is an American country music vocal group from Nashville, Tennessee. Founded in 1998, the group has had the same four members since its founding: Karen Fairchild, Kimberly Schlapman (fo…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Space Force is an American workplace comedy television series created by Greg Daniels and Steve Carell for Netflix. It centers on a group of people tasked with establishing the sixth branch of the Uni…
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Claim 8: “She has sat courtside at Bucks games next to former four-time NFL MVP Aaron Rodgers”

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The provided evidence for this claim consists of irrelevant results about George Mallory and safety supplies; there is no mention of her sitting next to Aaron Rodgers.

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web search NEUTRAL — While the Mallory name may not be as prominent today, its legacy lives on in the innovations and contributions it made to automotive ignition technology, particularly in performance and racing applica…
https://www.holley.com/brands/mallory/

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web search NEUTRAL — Mallory's most notable contributions to mountaineering were his expeditions to Everest. In 1921, he participated in the first British Mount Everest reconnaissance expedition, which established the Nor…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Mallory

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web search NEUTRAL — Mallory Safety and Supply LLC is the largest independent safety distributor in the Western US, with 22 locations in Washington, Oregon, California, Idaho, Nevada, Colorado, New Mexico, Wyoming and Wis…
https://www.mallory.com/

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Claim 9: “Edens represented the Bucks at Sunday’s draft lottery”

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Multiple sources, including NY Post and several web results, confirm she represented the Bucks at the 2026 NBA Draft lottery on Sunday.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of U.S. state senators.
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Claim 10: “the Wall Street Journal reported Sunday, citing federal prosecutors, that her father Wes is the target of an alleged $1 billion extortion plot by China-born entrepreneur Changli “Sophia” Luo”

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The NY Post, AOL, and other web sources all report that the Wall Street Journal cited federal prosecutors regarding a $1 billion extortion plot by Changli 'Sophia' Luo targeting Wes Edens.

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web search NEUTRAL — Wes, 64, also attended the lottery after the Wall Street Journal reported Sunday, citing federal prosecutors, that he is the target of an alleged $1 billion extortion plot by China-born entrepreneur C…
https://nypost.com/2026/05/11/sports/mallory-edens-returns-t…

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web search NEUTRAL — The Wall Street Journal reports that a Chinese woman, identified as Changli “Sophia” Luo, contacted Edens in 2022. Wes Edens, who divorced his wife the previous year, developed a correspondence with L…
https://www.aol.com/articles/mallory-edens-dad-wes-target-16…

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web search NEUTRAL — Overview. The Wall Street Journal named Edens as the unnamed billionaire in the indictment, and his representative confirmed he was the target. Prosecutors say Changli “Sophia” Luo ran a months-long s…
https://particle.news/story/bucks-owner-wes-edens-identified…

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