That helps. So maybe this -
https://www.audacy.com/weei/blogs/nick-friar/danny-ainge-discusses-nba-players-coaches-weighing-in-on-po - which appears to be part of the same conversation? If so, here is a summary of the pertinent remarks; while maybe they offended some, they seem pretty general to be controversial.
“I do like the fact that a lot of the players and celebrities provide great service for people and do give back to their communities,” Ainge said. “Social media allows them to get the message out and things that they’re doing proactively to make the world a better place.”
But when it comes to politics, he’s not interested in hearing what the rich and famous have to say.
“I’m much more curious about what you have to say about them than any NBA player or any famous people in Hollywood,” Ainge said to WBUR’s Shira Springer. “They’re probably the last people on Earth that I would ask their opinion on political views. At the same time, I think Gregg Popovich has earned my trust as a fan and a person that knows him and has been around him, as has Steve Kerr, who is also vocal. (Kerr) is another guy that I really like as a person. I don’t like all their opinions, but I do respect their opinions.”
Having said that about other legends in the game and current NBA players, Ainge also added he’d like it if politics weren’t “so attack-oriented.”
“I wish that we could disagree a little more gracefully,” he continued. “Like I said, Steve Kerr and Popovich, yeah, I like listening to them, but there’s not very many players that I really care what they have to say about their influencing me in any way, in any aspect of life.”