Athletic privilege is officially a real thing. This show is nothing but a bunch of multi-millionaire (and billionaire) level celebrities sitting around, drinking goblets of red wine and complaining. That's it.
They complain about how hard their life is in America, how it's comparable to being in a zoo wherein they feel like a caged animal. Most of the guys on the show are worth more than $100M. It's frustrating as they make millions for being entertainers. It's not just on the field either, the brands that are paying them tens and hundreds of millions are doing so because of their social media following just as much as their in-game performance. These guys expect millions and millions of people to follow them and praise them and support them, but then when one of them sees someone in the streets they don't think fans should approach them and try for a quick, fun, memorable experience with the athlete they support, defend, follow on social platforms, and pay to see play, and purchase their gear?? That fan might be experiencing a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.. If you're known for dancing around and being goofy, some people might ask to see you do a quick dance! The athlete doesn't have to participate by any means, but most people hate hearing athletes stand on a pulpit like this and complain about anything, let alone something this petty. For all they know that fan and his son who were just trying to create a memorable experience when they saw you might be out of work, might have a sick family member, you never know, but to make $100M+ and complain like this is unbelievable.
Also, unlike every barbershop I've ever been to (I've been to more than a few) 75 times someone cursed and 11 times the "n" word was said.
In the middle of the show John Steward compared LeBron to Mohammad Ali. I don't think any could ever imagine Mohammad Ali doing something like this.. Kobe would never do anything like this.. MJ would never do anything like this.. I can't even wrap my head around the reasons why they would create a premium network show just to go talk about the same things they tweet about all day long. No doubt about it, athletic privilege has become a very real and dangerous thing. Kids follow their example more so than their own parents. Stuff like this is just throwing gas on the fire of our social media "influencer" driven society that we've created.