Rich Paul shares heartfelt message about importance of Klutch Pro Day

Klutch Sports Group CEO and founder Rich Paul has been the subject of a lot of unwarranted attacks published in print, as well as just general resentment around the league because of his friendship with LeBron James and the success of Klutch Sports. After putting together another unprecedented event, the Klutch Pro Day, for projected first-rounders Anthony Edwards and Tyrese Maxey, Paul wanted to share a message of encouragement and support for someone who aspires to be the next Rich Paul.

In the message, Paul included a shot at all the anonymous agents taking shots at him over the past few weeks and also shared that being discouraged is ultimately the thing that kills dreams more than people saying what they say with a photo of the Klutch players who came to the Pro Day in Los Angeles.

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Anonymously United with Love!! I want to thank everyone for their support last night. It’s not often you see support like this for these young men coming into the league. This is much bigger than makes and misses! When black it’s discredited, it’s critiqued, narratives are driven. It’s a shock when the black athlete isn’t making the black agent work for free, or feel as if it’s a privilege to represent them but instead respect their practice and expertise. Why? When is the other way around, the athlete should be lucky to have the agent and every move is genius. Why? Discouragement has killed more people than guns, but it won’t work here. These men are more than athletes, and I couldn’t be more proud to work with them . The old narratives won’t work. Young kids, this picture is what kicking discouragements ass looks like! Keep believing in yourselves, it will happen for you! #tmc🏁 #BuiltDifferent #Klutch

A post shared by Rich Paul (@richpaul) on Oct 30, 2020 at 11:57am PDT

LeBron James also sounded off in the comments, showing support for his longtime friend and agent.