In this article Buddy Boeheim whose father Jim Boeheim has been the head coach of Syracuse is described as ‘blue collar’, ‘the hardest working player his dad has ever worked with’, is described as ‘having a chip on his shoulder’, and the entire theme of the article is that this famous college coach who makes millions a year’s kid is some kind of huge underdog story.
An absolutely incredible guided tour of everything racist in how white athletes are covered by sports journalism.
Imagine writing an article about a basketball industry insider who can shoot being an underdog after Steph Curry was the MVP twice.