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I'm and peace, you know, brothers. I remember approximately six years ago, at the height of what the NBA media termed "quote unquote Linsanity," which was that time period with the New York Knicks where Asian American basketball player Jeremy Lin pretty much took over the hearts and minds of all Knick fans with a string of about seven or eight straight games of relatively high-level play, while participating with the Knicks as a starting point guard, playing under Mike D'Antoni in a system that was pretty much tailor-made to make any point guard inflate his stats by raising his usage rate and pretty much giving him a green light to take whatever shot he wanted.
After a while, it became very apparent that the media was trying to play off of his race by pitting him not only against the most prominent black players in the NBA during that time period but also historically. They were saying things like, "Jeremy Lin has more points and assists in his first seven games than Magic Johnson," and "He's averaged more rebounds and assists in his first seven games than Jason Kidd," things of that nature. It was very obvious what they were trying to do. They were trying to bring in the Asian market, which is a huge market overseas, and that's understandable. But they were trying to do it at the expense of many of the black players.
And after a while, they took it to another level in regards to the racial dynamic when there was an article written about Jeremy Lin and the headline of the article was "A [ __ ] in the armor," which was obviously a very thinly veiled pun. It was a play on words in reference to what is commonly known as a slur against so-called genetic. All of this is up because ESPN has branded itself as an outlet that is forward-thinking, that is progressive, that is inclusive, and one of the main methods that they used to substantiate this sentiment is by claiming to promote the WNBA, or as I call it, the Women's National Basketball Team.
It's Candice Wiggins, who formerly was a player in that league, who stated that in her mind, 98% of the female players in the WNBA were lesbian. The players spent their time trying to seduce the few heterosexual players that were in the WNBA into the lesbian life choice, that lesbian lifestyle. Of course, that made Candice Wiggins a pariah. ESPN, the network, barely covered the story other than the SportsCenter at the time. The six started Michael Smith and Jamel Hill. They had Breanna Stewart, the rookie star of the Seattle Storm at the time, who basically denied the sentiment that most of the players in the WNBA were lesbian.
So that brings us to this story right here with Ms. Sue Bird, who "quote unquote" came out of the closet a couple of years ago as a lesbian. That's her business, whatever. I mean, but to be quite frank with you, a WNBA player coming out of the closet as a lesbian, that's like Wesley Snipes coming out of the closet as a black man. I mean, is that supposed to surprise me? That's your lesbian, that's your business, but whatever.
Well, pay very close attention because once again, this network is going to show you how hypocritical they are. They're going to mock Sue Bird for coming out of the closet as a lesbian, but in a very cryptic way, in the same way that they mocked Jeremy Lin as an Asian. And the mainstream liberal sports media, despite the fact that they feted him for his accomplishments, we're going to see ESPN on this television show hosted by Rachel Nichols pretty much do the same thing. We know that one of the common colloquialisms for lesbian is a "quote unquote" stud. Let's see what they do here with Sue Bird.
So Sue Bird is the oldest player in the WNBA. But if you think she's on some kind of repop retirement swan song tour, well, I'll let her tell that. And also, please give me 10 to 15 minutes to clear the room first. This is a player who has collected four Olympic gold medals, two WNBA titles, 11 All-Star dogs. And last night, she made it absolutely abundantly clear she's out for more. And if you didn't watch it live, allow me to set the scene for you. This was game [ __ ].
"Hey guys, do you see the subtitle at the bottom? It says, 'Rachel, Sue Bird is a stud.'" Now, of course, they have the plausible deniability that they're using the term "stud" as a compliment to state that Sue Bird is a go-getter, she's a great player, she takes over the game, she's a "quote unquote" stud. But we all know that this is a play on words. This is a pun because Sue Bird recently came out of the closet as a lesbian. So they're mocking her for being a lesbian. This is what ESPN is doing.
Diana Taurasi, by the way, who we just saw Aamir whine about just a little bit. This is Diana Taurasi, who also came out of the closet pretty much as a lesbian a couple of years ago. I believe that her "quote/unquote" wife is or was one of her teammates. I'm not quite sure if she's still on the team. I think her name was Penny Taylor. She was a player from Australia who was formerly married to a man until Diana Taurasi stole her from her former husband. So that's what goes on in the WNBA.
For Bird's own teammate, Breanna Stewart broke her nose. Now, the bird has actually broken her nose for several times. But that doesn't mean it is ideal to have blood gushing down her. Once again, these are the WNBA playoffs. Do you see how many empty seats are in the arena? Let me rewind it back a little bit. Her own teammate, Breanna Stewart broke her nose. Now, bird has actually broken her nose. Hoarse. Now, if you can see the crowd there, everything that's purple is an empty seat. These are the finals, or I believe at this time, the Conference Finals in the WNBA playoffs. This league will never, ever take off. All it is is an experiment to promote lesbianism. That's all it is.
Some people might not understand that. It's okay for several times, but that doesn't mean it is ideal to have blood gushes younger nor to have to play your next game in a protective mask. And clearly, the mask school or something was initially bothering for it last night because at one point, she missed eight consecutive shots. Did not look great for her or for the Storm, who are down by 11 in the first half. And oh, by the way, did I mention the other side of the court was Diana Taurasi, arguably the best and most relentless women's basketball player of all time? I can't front. Diana Taurasi can get down. She's like the WNBA version of Larry Bird. Like, this chick can really get down. Taurasi went into last night eight perfect, 13 and oh, in winner-take-all elimination game. That's an insane stat and certainly appear to end route to making that 40 nano until Bird simply just said no.
I'm not sure how else to explain it because that is what happened in the final six minutes of the fourth quarter. Bird was boiling it. Score. Now, once again, we see the same caption at the bottom of the screen: "Rachel, Sue Bird is a stud." I have a hard time believing that Rachel Nichols would write something like this. I believe that it was some smart-ass intern in the back. But Rachel Nichols is supposed to be up on this because the sentiment here runs contrary to what ESPN claims to be about. But in all actuality, the joke is on the masses of people that take this nonsense seriously. The so-called WNBA, a bunch of females who, quite honestly, are dealing with heavy penis envy and wish that they were men. Just my view of it.
For 22 points with shots like this right here. By the time it was over, Key Arena was going bonkers. The internet, LeBron James, Kobe Bryant, Isiah Thomas. Now, brothers, this is the problem right here. The problem is not the so-called liberal female or Luciferian female. Once again, the problem is weak, spineless, so-called liberal black males like this. These are your heroes. A lot of you so-called black men are here. You I like these guys, LeBron James and Kobe and Isiah Thomas. So poor at elites who know where their bread is buttered. They Lucifer their damn selves and they have decided with the so-called feminist agenda that the woman is not only equal to the man "quote unquote" but that she is above the man. And this is taking the owners off the true power and splendor of the woman, that being as a wife and a mother, and that's where she's needed. That's why there are so many so-called broken homes out here in America.
If so many of these women are hooked on antidepressants because they're caught up in that shitstorm mentality of trying to be a man as opposed to loving who they are as women. But once again, look at these guys here, LeBron James, Kobe Bryant, Isiah Thomas, co-signing this buffoonery. But then again, the NBA probably has many of them more prominent players send out these tweets to act as if they're supporting the WNBA because the WNBA needs as much support as they can get. But if I'd be a betting man, these guys are just simps. It's just liberal prominent black males who are trying to push that Luciferian ideology of the woman can do whatever the man can do. Just because a woman can do certain things that the man is doing in regards to professional sports does not mean that she should be trying to do that. A man may be able to glue fake hair into somebody's scalp, but that doesn't mean that that's what he should be trying to do. You understand what I'm saying? The roles in this society are totally thrown off, and a lot of the components of the liberal sports media are the reason for that because they promote a lot of this nonsense.
The reason why I highlight this little subtitle at the bottom is because it's an inside joke that they're playing games with you. They calling this person Sue Bird a stud, a so-called lesbian. They're mocking her for coming out of the closet. Oh, thank you. Although my favorite might have been this one from our friend Shan Serrano and Albert and the store. Move on. Look at this nonsense. "I would like to formally apologize to Sue Bird for not naming all three of my sons after Sue Bird." This is a person here, whoever this person is, Shay Serrano, who has no respect for the manhood of his sons. None whatsoever.
And surely if Santa win, there will be someone who asked for it. If she wants to go out like that, to walk off the court and retire the champion that she is. It's not a ridiculous question. It's just a rhetorical one because Sue Bird is not close to done. And how lucky that is for the rest of us. I mean, it really has been so much fun watching these WNBA playoffs. The two, the two, I would say Conference Finals, but they don't do it by conferences anymore. But the two series that got us to the finals, both went to best-of-five, that fifth decisive game. What though do you think, like with all this interest in the league, the ratings are up? What is the future though for the WNBA? Because ratings are one thing. Where do you think the league is actually going?
Well, the future for the WNBA is that the NBA is going to have to think of a mass marketing scheme to try to elevate the exposure that the WNBA is getting because on its own merits, no one is truly interested. So expect many of the more prominent players in the NBA to become more directly involved in marketing the WNBA. That's the first step. Interesting conversation we have all year long about the players feeling like they're not right. Well, you know what I mean, L. Hassan, how much you're paid is not based on how you feel. It's based off of how much interest you can garner for your league. It's based on viewership. Then you can say, well, we're not getting a big enough piece of the pie. I don't think that they have an understanding of how big a piece of the pie they deserve because they don't know how much money their league is making, or they don't care. Right? And so this is the time where they probably have the most leverage. You know, give me a player's have something that no other professional sports league has, which is, I make most of my money elsewhere not doing this. So they are uniquely equipped to say, you know what, we're going on strike until we can come to terms on the CVA. I mean, how Hassan, even you don't believe that. [ __ ] even you don't believe that. But I understand you have to keep your job. Twenty-something years. And they get right now. And so this is the time when interest is out, when they've got some momentum, that they have the power to leverage. And I think it's a chicken-and-egg theory. I think the more you watch it, that the NBA [ __ ] like this is exactly why people will never ever take the WNBA seriously. These broads were complaining about their flights being delayed or being canceled or what-have-you. This is all the most prominent male basketball players went through from the 60s all the way through the late 80s. I mean, it's a big joke, really. Particularly this year, you look at the star power and the the skill level of these young ladies. The more the ratings are up, that means more people go to the games. You see that crowd last night at Key Arena? It's crazy. It is. When you tell me that the ratings went up, all that tells me is that somebody was watching NBA TV, watching hot well classics, fell asleep, and the TV was still on the same channel when the WNBA game came on because they ain't no way no we're anybody saying, "Oh [ __ ], the WNBA playoffs on, give me my remote, let's change the channel." Look at all the empty seats at the top. This is supposed to be the Conference Finals. When you're in a top-notch league that's garnering a lot of attention, you're not supposed to have any empty seats. And and then it also becomes a matter of how much did the tickets cost for these fans to attend? How many of these tickets were actually giveaways? Take advantage of the fact that right now, the boreback basketball is at its peak right now and growing with both the WNBA. Take advantage of what we're seeing because this is must-watch TV. I can't wait for the finals because of Della Donna's hurt. We know she's gonna be not at 100%, but the atmosphere in both arenas probably should be electric. And I think they do have to take advantage of this right now. I'm a junkie and I love watching these ladies play. So the Mystic, by the way, can you mention the arenas? Mystic home? Well, I agree with you. You said that you're a junkie, that's why you love watching them play. You have to be a crackhead to watch this [ __ ] team play. Outside of the actual district during that time, so that's not that unusual. It is interesting though to take a look, as you mentioned, the collective bargaining agreement. I believe either side can opt out of it this fall. That could kind of open the way for these salaried discussions. As I mean, referenced, it's not. And this is so important, guys. WNBA players are not looking to get paid the exact same or on the same scale as NBA players. We know that. [ __ ] you don't have to explain that. You have to be a [ __ ] fool to even come into an office and make that type of proclamation that you want to be paid us the same as the men. But I'll say this, some of the dumber members of the WNBA have actually tried to imply that they should be paid on the level of some of the lower-level players in the NBA. Some of them have done that, like Skylar Diggins and a couple of other morons. What they want? No, ma'am. The interest in the game is not different. The interest in the game is literally miles apart. Nobody cares about the WNBA. Nobody cares unless you like a basketball crackhead. Nobody's watching that [ __ ]. NBA players get 50% of total basketball revenue, and the WNBA players, it's not public. We don't know for sure. Forbes magazine did a pretty exhaustive study, and they think it's around 25% of that. Yeah, well, you know what? Forbes magazine is gassing up these female NBA players to get their feelings hurt because they only make it about 25 million dollars a year. And there's no way in the world that BA owners are going to break paths with the W M being players when they still have to pay for the facilities and to stage the events. By the time they do all that, they're losing money. There's no doubt about it. Lottie's broads are lucky to be getting paid anything. Basketball revenue, that's obviously a big difference. Something a lot of WNBA players have been very vocal about. Candace Parker, I think it's interesting though, because she's on our show a lot, has said, "I do want to be careful, just to be sort of an alternate voice." She obviously wants WNBA players to be paid more, but she said, "I am aware that when the NBA was in its opening decades, um, NDA players flew commercial just like WNBA players doing it, right?" And the WNBA players have been making that excuse for many years. But let's understand something. There's a big difference between what the NBA was in the late 40s throughout the 50s and what the WNBA is right now. The WNBA is about 20 years deep into their existence. They have cable television, they have social media, they have the internet, they have word-of-mouth to market themselves, and they still have not taken off. When the NBA was a fledgling league in the late 40s throughout the 50s, they understood that we have to change our game. That's why they started to allow so-called black players into the league. And then it built up eventually into the late 70s, where you had Larry Bird and Magic Johnson coming to the league, and they were able to push their product on television. David Stern understood how to market the league properly. He created that racial dynamic between Magic Johnson and Larry Bird, or at least he played it up. And then Jordan came into the league in '84. You had Patrick Ewing coming into the league in '85, Karl Malone, Charles Barkley in '84, John Stockton. So they had an influx of players that people are interested in. There's no one coming into the WNBA that anybody is interested in. Because who are you going to market your league to? You can't market it to men because men don't care. You can't market it to straight women because straight women don't care. You have to market it to children and lesbians. So your constituency, your market is so small, they're never going to take on the same allure as the men, ever. Because we're talking about male basketball players. Men watch, and heterosexual women watch because the heterosexual women are turned on by the men. Who's gonna watch that [ __ ] WNBA? Nobody.
Do now. And the employers were paid a fraction of what today's NBA players. Exactly. And before that, they were dealing with flight delays and cancelations. And sometimes you would get to the arena two hours before the game and they played. They didn't say, "Oh, men, it's gonna be a health issue." Once again, if you're not tough enough to deal with it, stop complaining. I mean, her point is, Justin, I think it's just a good layered part of this discussion. Candice certainly would like to see her fellow players get a higher share of revenue. That's not her point. Her point is, look, we have to have perspective on where the league is. I think the truth will land somewhere in the middle ages, doesn't it? No, the truth is gonna land smack dab on your forehead. It's gonna hurt. It's gonna hurt when it land there too. Sooner don't we believe in somewhere between, you know, she enters. But you gotta get the conversation as entertainment. It is. I mean, no Hassan, you know, but I could tell by the look on your face, you like, "Let me just say anything so that I can keep my job." What Rachel Nichols, you full of [ __ ]? I could look at your face and see that you full of [ __ ]. You don't even really want to cover the WNBA. You like talking about those big black men in the NBA. That's what you want to talk about on the panel. Dress up in a nightgown, like, what's up with some of these chicks? Had a dress in brothers. What's going on? This bro got a nightgown on. But anyway, peace.