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Oh McCarney said he had one moment with Kawhi, where Kawhi didn't really want to talk but ended up talking only about 95 seconds. That was about it but McCarney said the athletes shouldn't complain it's their job. Jeff McDonald had an opinion on the whole thing. He said he would never publicly call out an athlete because it's not good for both sides and it benefits no one. Plus the public can't easily take sides when they don't know what was said or what really happened. Sam Smith seemed en led because he was the main Bulls beat writer who interviewed Michael Jordan for so many years. He feels like having an interview with him is a blessing lol.
On the other hand, when someone like Russell Westbrook insults a reporter directly on camera by telling them he "doesn't like them" and dismisses them it's not a huge story, instead they make memes out of it or laugh it off because "its Russell just being Russell"
I remember watching Lakers: access sportsnet last year to see what they would say about the Lakers/Spurs game, and a reporter named Beto Duran made a huge speech on tv and criticized the Spurs and players. He said he hates the spurs because they don't give access for interviews after games, they're rude, boring and never talk. He's a sometimes Lakers reporter but works as a Boxing reporter. He didn't name any names but he did criticize Popovich on tv and said "he's miserable to interview." These people are so ignorant. Just because Pop is short with people on tv doesn't mean he is a miserable person. The media has so much power and can spin any story they want.
