Nets star says team told him to ‘steer away’ from certain topics on podcast appearances

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Michael Porter Jr. has been no stranger to stirring up controversy on podcasts, but there’s a decent chance that may all be in the past.

That’s because the Brooklyn Nets star said on fellow NBAer Lonzo Ball’s show that his team advised him to “steer clear” of specific topics.

“To be on the internet for anything else other than basketball, I feel like that’s a summertime thing. But no, definitely, even the organization, we’ve had conversations, they would appreciate if I steer clear of certain topics, you know what I mean?” Porter said.

That didn’t exactly stop Porter from saying that his eighth-grade self would fare just fine against WNBA players, citing prior experience. He did admit on the podcast, though, that the WNBA topic is “sensitive,