Despite losing two National Championships (A 2x runner up and First Lady Jill Biden still wanted to invite her to the White House ) Caitlin Clark receives more notoriety, fame, and endorsement than the actual champions and her Black female counterparts.
"The Great White Hope" for Luka Dončić is a term used to describe the expectation and hope that he, as a highly talented white basketball player, will achieve greatness and bring significant success to his team, the Dallas Mavericks, and to the NBA. This phrase historically carries connotations of seeking a standout white athlete in a predominantly black sport, NBA basketball. In the context of Luka Dončić, it highlights his exceptional skills, potential to dominate the league, and the hopes pinned on him by fans and media.
Luka Dončić is the best The Great WhiteHope in this millennium.
when you're holding up your phone and making faces at it, as though you are taking a selfie, but you're really taking a picture of the person across from you or the wall or anything else that seems interesting but you don't want to be caught dead taking a picture of.
This action is often made more convincing by wiggling the eyebrows or opening the mouth, to pretend you're trying to get a Snapchat filter to work.