Yet, for many, it was easy to wonder if the kid who embraced the TikTok craze could play at the NBA level. Since he was a teenager, he’s had to have a sense of toughness. “I’m so used to the talk right now that it doesn’t really matter what anyone says,” McCain said. “I’ve been dealing with it since high school. I hear it all the time; they call me ‘TikTok Boy’ and things like that. “It’s just that I’m on a bigger stage right now. I know that I work hard. I know how much I put into the game of basketball. So, I’m not going to allow how people feel about what I do to affect my play.” -via New York Times / November 26, 2024
