Rand Paul: College Basketball Players Now Rap Stars Who Will All Drive Bentleys or Rolls

The US Senate held a hearing on the PGA Tour - LIV Golf merger on Tuesday. Those following along learned a number of things, like Yasir Al-Rumayyan was trying to get an Augusta membership, Greg Norman was out, and they somehow expected to convince Tiger Woods to have a LIV team and play 10 events a year.
Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) complains about how antitrust laws impact college sports at a hearing on the PGA Tour-LIV merger:
— The Recount (@therecount) July 11, 2023
“Now everybody that plays basketball in college is gonna be driving a Bentley or a Rolls. I mean, we’re gonna be seeing rap stars instead of basketball stars.” pic.twitter.com/raasfga8XC
“They completely screwed up college athletes. We used to be proud. Many of us loved watching amateur athletes that weren't paid. Now everybody that plays basketball in college is going to be driving a Bentley or a Rolls. I mean, we're going to be seeing rap stars instead of basketball stars. I mean, this is crazy."
There are a couple pretty simple responses to this complaint by Paul that young - mostly Black - athletes are profiting off their likeness.
That’s an awfully loud dog whistle. https://t.co/D6QavDPC3J
— Jemele Hill (@jemelehill) July 11, 2023
Holy moly, Rand really just went on and said it out loud.
— Kyle Tucker (@KyleTucker_ATH) July 11, 2023
“We used to love watching players who weren’t paid … and now they’re gonna have nice cars … and be rap stars instead of basketball stars.”
Good gawd. You can’t read that but one way, and it’s gross as hell. https://t.co/cAh35bOJT3
In addition to Paul bringing NIL into the hearing, Josh Hawley tried to take the PGA to task about a relationship with China that no longer exists. This comes three years and one day after Adrian Wojnarowski told Hawley, "F--k you," in an e-mail when he was ripping the NBA for their actual involvement with China.
Sen. Josh Hawley, after brining up a since-expired deal to operate in China, asks PGA Tour COO Ron Price if he condemns Uyghurs held in internment camps by the Chinese government:
— A.J. Perez (@byajperez) July 11, 2023
Price: "We do not support or condone that type of activity."
All-in-all, a typical Congressional hearing.