The comments came during an anti-trust hearing regarding the merger of the PGA Tour and LIV Golf.
"Many of us loved watching amateur athletes that weren't paid," Paul said."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."
Ranking Member Rand Paul speaks during a Senate Homeland Security Committee hearing with U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on April 18, 2023, in Washington, D.C.While Paul's stances on anti-trust law and college sports are more-or-less common amongst Republicans, his comments from the Tuesday hearing generated backlash on social media.
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