How the NBA's Great Insult Artists Outlasted a Moral Panic and Normalized Talking Trash
As the NBA boomed in the ‘90s, smack talk became a problem. Here’s how players solved it.
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As the NBA boomed in the ‘90s, smack talk became a problem. Here’s how players solved it.
When Black players are aggressive, and talk trash, they are thugs and animals. When white players are aggressive, and talk trash, they are passionate and fiery.
Angel Reese talking trash to Caitlin Clark, and the resulting social media storm that followed, showed the double standard for Black players.