If you can equate a sports figure today to O.J back then.

[Tommy Fits]

People love Stray now, but if he goes off the deep end, his miracle PR work will hit the bushes and they'll suddenly remember all the accusations and craziness that very publicly went on with his ex-wife and hindsight claim it wasn't that shocking after all.

OJ had nothing like that in his known past. He was the safest black man ever in white people land.

This shows you how big OJ was. In country that loves to tear down successful black men, OJ beat his wife and no one knew about until the trial.

 

[King Poetic]

I was going to say tiger, but after he got caught cheating Strahan took his spot

If tiger never got caught and end up retiring from golf the best ever and ended up killing his ex wife, dude would be in Compton the next day with the NOI claiming his blackness

 

[mastermind]

Nah Barkley is divisive as hell. OJ was pretty much universally liked at the time

That's why I said close.

 

[MikelArteta]

Would be strahan or grant hill

 

[mr. smoke weed]

Nobody close

 

[Motife43]

I can't remember where i heard it (Bill Simmons podcast?) but they compared him between a modern version of Strahan and the Rock. Popularity, charisma, and all that

 

[inndaskKy]

White people love Barkley. I don't see how he's divisive.

 

[Tony D'Amato]

Steph Curry and I'd help plant the gloves

 

[Pinyapplesuckas]

Steph Curry and I'd help plant the gloves

theres a better chance that his girl kills him honestly

 

[EducatedBrothaFromTheBank]

Russell Wilson
Steph Curry
Klay Thompson
Derek Jeter

None of those guys are c00ns like OJ was.

All of the major athletes who were deep into the civil rights movement despised this dude. I.e Ali, Kareem, Jim Brown,

 

[STAN JONES]

Tiger Woods(pre cheating scandal) is a good comparison

 

[Th3G3ntleman]

Damn he was big like that the fukk. shyt. It's a trip sometimes how the world works.

 

[dtownreppin214]

probably pre-rape kobe.

i want to say curry but he's lacking in the looks department.

 

[mamba]

Would be strahan or grant hill

Grant Hill has a Black wife. Wouldn't drive as much media coverage.

Plus, Grant isn't out here smiling and shucking for white folks the way OJ did and Strahan does, now. Grant Hill has a massive Black Art collection. He's a real breh.

Grant Hill's Personal Museum » Athletes Quarterly

Strahan on the other hand makes white folks comfortable and happy the same way OJ did.