When keeping it real gets people mad. Sacramento Kings rookie Nik Stauskas made waves recently following a preseason game, where he said opposing teams sleep on him because he’s a rookie AND white.
“I understand that I’m a rookie and I’m white, so people are going to attack me at all times,” he said. “Just coming out there in the game, I felt it right away.”
Stauskas was shocked at the reaction and attempted to further clarify his remarks.
“I was very surprised,” Stauskas told Cowbell Kingdom. “People kind of took it too far with what I was trying to say. I wasn’t trying to get anyone to feel sorry for me. I wasn’t trying to be controversial or anything like that. I was just trying to keep it real.”
Look, just because someone brings up race, doesn’t automatically mean it’s a cause for outrage. On average, the other players he’s going up against know two things about him, that he’s a rookie and white. Even the great Larry Bird said he was offended when white guys would guard him.
Just show them your $$ Nik, they’ll respect you then. ::giggle::