New Orleans Pelicans big man Larry Nance Jr. does not suffer fools lightly, nor does he hold back on sharing off-the-court opinions. The 10-year NBA veteran has had a busy summer joining fan-led social media spaces and called out uninformed members of the media for out-of-pocket hot takes regarding his teammates.
Now the owners of the Orlando Magic are under fire from all angles following a $50,000 donation to a Super PAC supporting controversial Republican Ron DeSantis, and Nance Jr. is leading the charge.
Nance Jr. took to social media to ask rhetorically, “So the Orlando Magic who have a majority black roster, a black head coach, and a black GM, decided it was a good idea to support a man that claims that slavery had personal benefits for the enslaved?