""I think this is, as Jordi [Fernández] alluded to, a new environment for him, a new market, new expectations, new roles, both on the court and in the locker room for him. So, I think he's finding his way. I think we'll basically leave it at that. He knows where the organization stands on certain issues and topics, and this market is a little different from where he was.""
""I think it's important for players to be able to kind of have a say in their own narrative," Porter said. "That was part of it. I've had a podcast for a while, so it's nothing new... And obviously it took off a little bit and people paid attention to it, but there was nothing that really inspired it. It wasn't like, 'Oh, I got traded, now let me get on this podcast.'""
Michael Porter Jr. sparked viral controversy this summer with podcast and livestream remarks that drew accusations of homophobia, misogyny, and belittling women's basketball. The Nets' front office addressed the episode at Media Day, with general manager Sean Marks saying conversations with Porter would remain internal and noting a new environment, market, expectations, and roles for Porter on and off the court. Porter did not retract his remarks but called himself the WNBA's "biggest fan," cited competitive sisters from childhood, and said his podcast was a way to share more of himself and shape his own narrative.
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