Nah breh my point is a brotha that grew up with a similar background to Ant can’t connect with a lot of stars the same way some white dude in Kansas can’t connect with stars either. NBA got too “black” in the early 2000s so a lot of guys after became npcs to not ruffle feathers
the bolded ties into the picture i was trying to construct... along with it's popularity, in turn the value of basketball increased alongside the required investments... it's less of what people became in response and more of a matter of access and lack thereof
sidenote: there seems to be some sort amnesia about how sterile the personalities of alot stars of yesteryear were themselves... mj magic griffey kobe zeke etc etc etc... and this isnt a critique of them btw. ... there was a range of presentations then as was there was a range now
this need to relate to ant shyt is ridiculous