Overview
- On Lonzo Ball’s Ball in the Family podcast, Michael Porter Jr. said his eighth‑grade self would dominate WNBA players, while Ball said his ninth‑grade self would do the same.
- Porter cited “real-life experience” practicing against Missouri women’s players including Sophie Cunningham, a story that reporters noted contains timeline inconsistencies.
- Porter said the Nets have asked him to avoid sensitive topics on podcasts, and GM Sean Marks has confirmed those conversations occurred and will remain internal.
- Cunningham addressed the clip on her Show Me Something podcast, downplayed the exchange as clickbait, and said elite male athletes generally hold a physical advantage even as she questioned the value of the comparison.
- The comments drew broad online criticism and renewed a recurring male‑versus‑female athlete debate, extending scrutiny of Porter’s pattern of provocative podcast remarks.