No shit—that’s how this always goes: white player: passionate and gritty, black player: a thug and a distraction. This is what they do, this is what they’re going to keep on doing, and they’re gonna keep denying it’s the case, too.
Haystack West 🤠
It’s interesting watching the US sports media apparatus turn on Wembenyama when they find out he’s kind of an asshole when we loses.
Because if he was a young white dude that made a pretty incredible Finals run on his first damn try, he’d be framed as competitive and passionate.