NBA figures jumped into the “feature of the league” debate weeks after the criticism received by the All-Star Game compared to the NHL's four-country showdown.
The former round draft pick from North Carolina has argued about believing Kate Rinklerk who the NBA face is.
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The Nike banner featuring Kate Linklerk was set up on February 20, 2025 along the east side of Des Moines Court Avenue Restaurant and Brewing Company. (via Cody Scanlan/The Register/USA Today network imaging images)
“The NBA face is Kate Linklark!!!” Former NBA guard Rashad McCants posted on Saturday's X.
McCant then pointed out the latest news about the exhibition game where Indiana Fever becomes a part of it.
The Fever will play an exhibition game against the Brazilian national team in Iowa before the WNBA season begins. Tickets for the game sold out within an hour. Additionally, Chicago's Sky moved home games against fever from Wintra Store Arina to United Center.
“Like I said the NBA face!!! This is a metric. It's sold out in minutes. Preseason!!! We witness her get her peers, alumni, random, politician and, more than anything, a blitz!! She never ran out of the challenge.
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Indiana Fever Guard Kate Rinklark will face the Dallas Wings of Indianapolis on September 15th, 2024. (AP photo/Michael Conroy, File)
Last week, Minnesota Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards said he didn't want to be the face of the league. Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James resonated with that.
“When everyone who covers our games and talks about our games on a daily basis, tells everyone about our games, why do you want to be the face of the league?” James asked a reporter Thursday.
“That responsibility – it's just weird. It's a strange energy from people… I don't know.”
James said he understood where Edwards came from with his remarks.
“(Anthony Edwards) said he didn't want that, so obviously, I didn't ask for it. But I knew I was responsible for it when I traveled the world around the world, not just my journey through my family, friends, community and my whole career,” he said.
Kate Rinklark smiles at the WNBA All-Star Game on July 20, 2024 at the Footprint Center in Phoenix, Arizona. (Juan Ocampo/Nbae via Getty Images)
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“I always take it seriously, I understand what it's like to be an expert from the start, and it's all about being a role model… I feel an Ali. I understand. I understand. I fully understand.
Ryan Canfield of Fox News contributed to this report.
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