Virginia Tech women’s basketball coach Kenny Brooks delivered an emotional speech after his team’s win over Miami on Sunday, in which he praised former NBA star Carmelo Anthony for being a vocal supporter of the women’s game.
Brooks, who has been coaching women’s basketball for 24 years, said he was moved by Anthony’s comments in a recent interview with ESPN, where he expressed his admiration for the skill, passion, and purity of the women’s game.
“In every sense, I have been fighting for respectability. Every one of the kids I coached has worked their [expletive] off for me, and I watch the women’s game get disrespected by people who have no idea how much work these kids put in…
I saw something the other day, and Carmelo Anthony was talking about the women’s game. And he talked about [how] the women’s game is its purest in its form because they play the right way. When you got one of the greatest of all time to ever say that, it makes fools on Twitter look silly.”
To close the presser, @therealdcunna asked Kenny Brooks about the attendance record set tonight for a women’s basketball game in the state of Virginia.
Brooks gave a very emotional response that is well worth a listen. pic.twitter.com/izekyxlVqA
— Anthony Romano (@ARomanoWDBJ) March 4, 2024
