Kendrick Perkins Says AntMan Can't Be the Face of League Cuz He's Not Married

[desjardins]

I never would have imagined the Morris twins becoming tv personalities

 

[LDC]

He’s not correct. As SAS pointed out, Jordan was already the face of the league by the time he married Juanita. Perk just an idiot and a c00n.

And Bron was in the league damn near 10 years and already had a couple rings and MVPs before he married Savannah.

 

[Roid Jones]

what the hell does "face of the league" even mean...

the best or most successful player is usually the face of the league. Nobody gives a shyt about these nikkas wives

Corporate sponsors and investors do, no so much whom the wife is but that he is a family man, can be marketed to a larger demographic etc etc

 

[Bolzmark]

Did the general public think Magic and MJ were family men at the time?

I remember with MJ back then the talk was that he had been pushed by those around him to marry Juanita because having a baby momma wasn’t gonna be a good look.

Wow how times have changed.

 

[Chrishaune]

Corporate sponsors and investors do, no so much whom the wife is but that he is a family man, can be marketed to a larger demographic etc etc

It's all about getting women interested. If you sell them on it, they will buy the jerseys and the shoes for their kids. Take them to games when the kid is bugging them.

Men are already going to be locked into the competition. Women want to see a man that has a family, and a so called supportive woman by his side, even though she might not be great in reality. All the extra story lines.

 

[the cac mamba]

 

[Real]

He’s not wrong though

 

[Po pimp]

Magic didn’t get married until he retired. LeBron didn’t get married until he was like 30. Jordan got married when he was like 26. Bird got married when he was 18 and stayed married for a year. Didn’t marry again until he was 32.

 

[Po pimp]

He’s not wrong though

He is though

Magic didn’t get married until he retired. LeBron didn’t get married until he was like 30. Jordan got married when he was like 26. Bird got married when he was 18 and stayed married for a year. Didn’t marry again until he was 32.

Edwards is only 23

 

[Buckeye Fever]

That's why I wish I was in the NBA. I'd be a great face of the league. Straight Black man with 4 sons, and married to a Black woman. Killer good looks, exuberant personality(y'all see how I post on here)


I'd wear that crown and represent it gracefully

 

[Po pimp]

Yes.. they 1000% did

League tried to protect their stars back then

Jordan maybe. Magic didn’t get married until he announced he had HIV and had to retire. Even Bird was a deadbeat to his daughter. Their personal lives were never really talked about back then.

 

[jaydawg08]

Magic didn’t get married until he retired. LeBron didn’t get married until he was like 30. Jordan got married when he was like 26. Bird got married when he was 18 and stayed married for a year. Didn’t marry again until he was 32.

Being married isn’t the part he’s trying to say. It’s the baby mama drama and messages leaked about him not wanting anything to do with his kid

“Marriage” is just the substitute for that

 

[jaydawg08]

Jordan maybe. Magic didn’t get married until he announced he had HIV and had to retire. Even Bird was a deadbeat to his daughter. Their personal lives were never really talked about back then.

Which was a product of the NBA and journalist “protecting” the players from exposure of their personal lives

 

[Still Benefited]

Magic Johnson - Come on, Man

L.A was his family


People loved Magic before finding out his mistakes. Far different from a guy whos a proud deadbeat. Weve already sent the prayer up he doesnt prosper until he changes. We wish him a Jason Richardson esque career until further notice

 

[Po pimp]

Which was a product of the NBA and journalist “protecting” the players from exposure of their personal lives

So it’s less about Ant not being a role model and more about how players lives are more exposed these days than in the past and can easily be dissected.