This can be true in all facets of life, but specifically when it comes to NBA discourse.
There’s reality, and then there’s what goes on in both of those places.
While there are many examples of this, the best might just be Jayson Tatum.

You hear that he can’t be the face of the NBA because he’s….a good person?
Because he doesn’t have “aura”?
It’s all pretty bizarre and definitely very nauseating.

For some reason, people just cannot stop being weird when it comes to Jayson Tatum.
He’s a needle mover.
Tatum is stamped by the legends of the game.

It’s all so lame.
It’s very much NOT normal.