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NBA “Player Media” Is Loud… and Often Wrong — Plus the Cooper Flagg Pile-On, Mavs Fallout & Trade Deadline Truths | On The Ball
Everyone says sports coverage is too negative — and the “fix” was supposed to be ex-players taking over the microphone. So why does it feel like the takes are hotter, harsher, and sloppier than ever?
In this episode, Ric digs into the hypocrisy of modern sports debate culture: endless era wars, manufactured arguments that can’t be settled, and the engagement-driven “hamster wheel” that turns players into pundits… and pundits into flamethrowers.
Ric spotlights recent examples — including Draymond Green’s baffling defense of Bronny James — and explains why “I played” isn’t automatically a media…
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