ESPN basketball analyst Jay Williams tore up players who complain about living conditions within the NBA’s Disney World bubble, calling them “deaf” and challenging them to think about “real Americans who work every day.”
In a video posted on Twitter Sunday, Williams – who was one of the protagonists of Duke’s 2001 NCAA championship team before a motorcycle accident two years later, actually ended his career in the NBA – stressed the handful of players. who took social media to complain about the NBA’s bubble vibe in Orlando, Florida.
Stars such as 76er Joel Embiid and Lakers JR JR in recent days have mocked the meals provided to all 22 NBA teams, while Smith’s teammate, Rajon Rondo, has compared his luxurious hotel room to a Motel 6 .
“NBA players can’t be deaf. My NBA brothers, you can’t be deaf right now in this current environment, “said Williams.” We all know the life in which NBA players live, you are blessed, you have the opportunity to be on planes, you have the possibility to have millions of dollars in your bank account, you live a different level of life. But this is drastically different from what the real Americans who work daily are going through right now.
“You’re in a billion dollar bubble,” he added. “If you want to complain about the anxieties you have about COVID problems, I understand it, I complain. We all have the right to complain. But when I hear the kids at the NBA complaining about the housing facilities, the food they are receiving, it’s deaf. He is deaf. I want you to think of people who are people who work on a daily basis who are earning the minimum wage trying to make ends meet, who are going to factories, who are going into really difficult work environments. “
38-year-old Williams also criticized the team’s public relations departments for allowing players to post critical messages on social media. He said it wasn’t “the right look for the league right now.
“So when I see kids who are entering a billion dollar bubble, a billion dollar bubble, and they are receiving food from them, who have beds to sleep in – you can’t complain about that,” Williams said. “Not while you are making millions of dollars, not while your employer is going through drastic measures to protect you while they are still paying you. When this is not the case with real Americans working every day. This disturbs me. This disturbs me. “
The NBA aims to start matches on July 30th with 22 of the best teams. The league has been on hold since March when it was suspended due to the pandemic.
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