I feel like Lauri Markkanen is *severely* underrated among casual Utah fans?
Dude was an All-Star starter, is about to be All-NBA, averages 26 PPG, is a good dude, plays a super fun style of basketball... what's not to like?
I think it's just lack of familiarity... but still.
This is just like that time in Muppets Take Manhattan when the Muppets, after unsuccessfully attempting to take Manhattan, split up and leave Manhattan.
After a number of requests to take my two-part Donovan Mitchell/Racism in Utah series out from behind the paywall, we've decided to do just that. They are now accessible to everyone with Tribune reads available.
Part 1: https://t.co/Ei9Fu0XOsT
Part 2: https://t.co/QxME8vstoz
In addition to this, told that before the Wolves left for the road trip, Rudy gifted all of the ball boys/girls with a Nintendo Switch and a game. Pretty cool move for a group of youngsters that hustle unnoticed.
Listen, I have never before tweeted anything to “go viral.” I could not care less.
Please pass this one on:
My dad was a genius. He died in 2019. Today I am thinking about one of his simple, brilliant messages.
Race is fiction
If you think that’s refutable, get well.
Donovan is candid in here about the "draining" effect of all the off-court bullshit he had to deal with as a Black man in Utah. Digs into specifics, too.
I hope Utahns reading it will listen instead of acting all fake offended. Donovan is right to feel this way.