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Sophie Rain responded publicly this weekend after NBA forward Michael Porter Jr. questioned her multimillion-dollar earnings on OnlyFans, calling out the double standards surrounding women in the influencer economy versus male athletes in professional sports.

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Do you think WNBA players should make more money? Michael Porter Jr: I would love to see them make more money. Yeah, I would love to see people go support — and them get NBA TV deals so they can make more money. Yeah, I would love to see that for sure. And I think they’re headed in the right direction.

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Do you believe your wife should be cooking and cleaning for you? Michael Porter Jr: Um… I believe if I’m out all day doing my thing, working hard, providing the bread, then I would love to have a woman that — when I come back to the crib — the crib is clean and she likes to cook. But I’m not saying that’s the only way. That’s my opinion because of where I’m at in life. But there’s a lot of dudes that aren’t making the money, and their girl might be out there hustling, making the money. So they should do some of the little things. I think every situation is different. You just gotta find what works for you. I don’t think there’s one way to be. But that’s just my preference. I would love a girl who was a little bit more stay-at-home, take care of the kids — you know what I’m saying?

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Michael Porter Jr: Hey, you talking about confidence? I know nobody’s been in the gym more than me. I know nobody has put up more shots than me. If there was somebody—if I had a teammate that I knew for sure worked harder than me, then okay. But like, I know from a young age I’ve been in the gym. Every team I’ve gone on, I’ve worked the hardest. So yeah, I had some unfortunate injuries and stuff

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Name the players in the league that can for sure shoot better than me? Michael Porter Jr: Stephen Curry—that’s the only one I’m giving like a clear “elite, can shoot better than me.” There’s dudes that are on the same level: I think Klay Thompson. KD, I think like... If I got in the gym, like Duncan Robinson—he probably can shoot with me. You know—Trae Young, Dame... But I think Steph is the only one that’s clearly a better shooter.

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who you think is the greatest basketball player of all time? Michael Porter Jr: Um... I’m going Nikola Jokic. The reason I say that is because he could have won MVP five years in a row. Can you name another player that could’ve won MVP five years?

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Michae Porter Jr: "I’ve been super outspoken about that too. And man—the child sex trafficking thing—it’s crazy you mentioned that. This past summer, I went to the Philippines on a missions trip. I’d never gone on one before. I went with a church group. We went out there because that’s a real red zone for children getting trafficked. They have so much poverty out there that—man—it’s the kids’ own parents trafficking their own kids. They’re putting them on Zoom calls and making the children do things to each other for some guy in America who’s paying to watch. It’s wild stuff—and it’s sickening. That’s a passion of mine too because that is one of the most undertalked-about crimes. There are like 800,000—or some crazy stat—children that go missing each year. Where are they really going? Who is keeping this under wraps?

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Michael Porter Jr: It’s such an undertalked-about thing—and that’s for a reason. So, the fact that you speak on that, and the fact that I’m willing to go support that—there needs to be more people that are willing to. And yeah, it’s a hard conversation, which I get—it makes people uncomfortable. But it’s reality. It’s really happening, and it’s really happening to real kids and real families. Man, I got to go play with some of the little kids that had been rescued from trafficking. I got to see their faces—these kids are traumatized and damaged for life. But just to put smiles on their faces—it meant everything.

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Glory Daze Podcast: Michael Porter Jr: "Lakers fans always thought they could beat us, but they never did. I always had a good series against the Lakers. I don't know what it was, but I always cooked the Lakers."

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Michael Porter Jr: Yeah, it was tough saying goodbye. They just all kind of texted in the group chat. The only thing Nola said was, "Wrap it up out there." That’s all he said. He said, "Make sure you wear a condom out there." That's all he said. That was his message. That was his goodbye to me. But, you know, it was tough saying goodbye to my teammates—especially Jamal and Aaron, the guys that have been there for a long time. Those are my guys. Those have been my family. But it's the nature of the sport, and we're going to stay in touch, you know what I mean? But it definitely was tough saying goodbye.

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"Trae's been one of my best friends ever since we were young. We played AAU together. We won a Peach Jam EYBL Championship together. And now, to see him doing what he's doing in the league is amazing." "We were talking about it at the end of our workout—it's just crazy to think, like..." "...he's the best player in the world at that size. Like, at that height and that weight, you know, he's the best in the world. And that's kind of crazy, you know? Who would have thought, when we were coming up, that he would be in the position he's in now?" "So, I'm proud of him. We're going to continue to get this good work in throughout the couple weeks that I'm out here." "But yeah, man—I'm proud of my boy."

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Michael Porter Jr: Man, I think this was a myth for me coming in—something I believed—but I think it's also a misconception that a lot of people believe: that everybody works really, really hard. You have to be talented and gifted, and you do have to work hard to get here. But a lot of people don’t work on their game, don’t work on their bodies, don’t work on staying healthy. They don’t put the time into recovery as much as you would think. I have always been, as you know, super, super dedicated. I love to work hard. But I feel like that’s not the case for every NBA player. I was also forced into it due to my injury situation.

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Michael Porter Jr: There are a lot of talented and gifted players—but not all are dedicated. That’s the misconception: that hard work is universal in the league. Now, you do have the dudes who are super dedicated. Like Bron—he’s been in the league 20 years, maybe more. His body... like, he’s a tremendous worker. But then you’ve also got the dudes who are just chilling, for real. Especially once they get paid, you see some guys kind of chill out a little."

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Michael Porter Jr: And my mom—she still wants me to be very frugal to this day—but that concept of having money was never in my head. There's this misconception that I grew up with money, but I’m from a family of 10. My dad was the only one working, and he made $30,000 a year. My mom was a stay-at-home mom, homeschooling all of us. She would pull up to Panera and wait till the end of the day so they’d give her the leftover bagels they were going to throw out. But the thing is, we never felt broke—though, bro, we were broke. My mom and dad did such a good job of making us feel like we had everything we needed, but we were broke. $30,000 a year for 10 kids! I don’t know where that misconception came from—that I grew up with money—but yeah, I didn’t. That was the biggest thing I wasn’t prepared for:

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