Sean Hannity even had a segment last night on Clark and the WNBA melodrama. (I was at the gym and Fox News is on several TVs.)
Does anyone remember the 1980s and the Detroit Pistons
Bad Boys? How Dennis Rodman and Bill Lambeer would rough up star players like Larry Bird? Sh*t, Larry Bird would talk so much sh*t the 76ers once decided to intentionally restrain Bird from the back so Dr. J could start swinging on him.
And let’s not forget the
Bad Boys came up with the “Jordan Rules,” which brought an over-the-top physical brand of basketball to bully Michael Jordan in hopes of throwing him off his game. Was there ever an outcry from the Jordan fan base about the rough play against this once-in-a-generation superstar and how the NBA had an obligation to protect their cash cow? So much so, that Pat Buchanan felt obliged to address the cause on CNN’s
Crossfire? Did Larry King ever interview anyone with ties to the NBA about this epic incompetence in officiating and David Stern f#cking up the league by standing by idly? Did Jesse Helms ever take a break from lesser political matters to white knight for Michael Jordan?
Every star who has ever entered a professional league has had to earn their stripes, and no one has ever come in as a rookie and been automatically crowned GOAT and face of the league. All of it has had to be earned. And yet, for some reason, Caitlin Clark was crowned queen from day one—of course that’s not going to sit well with veterans. Nor should it. As a competitor, you aren’t going to step in line with rolling out the red carpet or bowing down and kissing the queen’s ring just because the WNBA can now afford better transportation.
The whole hubub is f#cking ridiculous.
Rant over.
