Thanks to his freakish length and versatility, San Antonio Spurs star Victor Wembanyama has earned the moniker "The Alien." The name implies that he is out of this world, so it's only fitting that he is getting recognized by those who actually travel there. Fresh off his unanimous Defensive Player of the Year recognition, NASA gave Wembanyama his flowers.
Hi everyone. I did not realize I would offend so many people. The post was meant to be inspirational and I had no intention to take anything from anyone or the race: I was running for myself for my mental health.
In the future I'll be sure to look up the rules if I decide to run…
"Delete the [original] tweet then and make a sincere apology," one user replied, which is exactly what Curtis did.
On Monday night, she posted an official statement apologizing for "any upset my hasty actions by unofficially joining the Brooklyn Half may have caused."
But by this point, eagle-eyed keyboard detectives had pieced together enough about Curtis' track record to say with confidence that her Brooklyn Half entrance wasn't a one-time thing. One user found a tweet from one week ago where Curtis expressed her intention to participate in the marathon.
"Second half marathon prep," she wrote. "Haven't properly trained for this but used to run cross country in high school so running feels like second nature to me. Anyone else running Sunday?"
Really wasn't a last minute decision at all, was it? All along you planned to run and not pay. Tacky and dishonest. No wonder your life is a mess. pic.twitter.com/dF1jDnPoen
Another user found a picture of someone who appears to be Curtis holding a medal at the Austin half marathon. It's unclear if the person in the photo is actually Curtis, but their running outfit appears to be the same one Curtis wore in Brooklyn.
"Are you going to give back the Austin Half marathon medal too?" the user asked. "Cause it doesn't look like you signed up for it, either. No bib. Can't find you in results."
"She's clearly done this before," another commented. "Fearless indeed…"
But Curtis contended that her actions were indeed fearless. In one of her original posts, she told a naysayer, "When people ask me what being fearless is, it's like asking security where the race starts and where it ends.
"Everything in the middle, all the bulls--t, the pain, the trauma you're gonna experience in your life is nothing because you started running and you're not going to stop just because you cross that finish line."
