{"id":400,"date":"2024-07-13T23:12:03","date_gmt":"2024-07-13T23:12:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=400"},"modified":"2024-07-13T23:12:03","modified_gmt":"2024-07-13T23:12:03","slug":"serena-williams-attack-on-harrison-butker-had-an-unexpected-effect-that-should-have-the-chiefs-kicker-hoping-more-people-lash-out-at-him","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=400","title":{"rendered":"Serena Williams\u2019 Attack On Harrison Butker Had An Unexpected Effect That Should Have The Chiefs Kicker Hoping More People Lash Out At Him"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Harrison Butker story was done, that is until Serena Williams resurrected it at the ESPYs on Thursday night.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-sm-content-width\" data-content-name=\"mai-video-player\" data-track-content=\"\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div id=\"pw-med-background\">\n<p>The tennis legend hosted the event and created plenty of memorable moments, but perhaps none so memorable as her going after the\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/nfl\/kansas-city-chiefs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kansas City Chiefs<\/a>\u00a0kicker.<\/p>\n<p>Check it out in the video below:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">DAMN\u2026 SERENA &amp; VENUS WILLIAMS THROW SHOTS AT HARRISON BUTKER<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo, go ahead and enjoy women&#8217;s sports like you would any other sports, because they are sports.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cExcept you, Harrison Butker. We don&#8217;t need you,\u201d Serena<\/p>\n<p>(h\/t <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/awfulannouncing?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@awfulannouncing<\/a>)<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/MTpnLnD4Er\">pic.twitter.com\/MTpnLnD4Er<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 MLFootball (@_MLFootball) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/_MLFootball\/status\/1811586596636147918?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 12, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<p>According to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/_mlfootball\/status\/1811912263835746433\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">MLFootball<\/a>, Butker\u2019s Chiefs jersey is top seller among\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/nfl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NFL<\/a>\u00a0threads, not for the first time this offseason.\u00a0<em>\u201cHe\u2019s the first kicker in league history to do this multiple times, wow,\u201d<\/em>\u00a0they noted.<\/p>\n<div id=\"incontent-ad-1\" class=\"pw-incontent\" data-label=\"Advertisement\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"pw-ad-scroll-container\" data-pw-in-article=\"true\">\n<div class=\"pw_report_ad_container\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\ud83d\udea8BREAKING: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Chiefs?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Chiefs<\/a> kicker Harrison Butker\u2019s jersey is once again the HIGHEST SELLING jersey in the entire <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NFL?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NFL<\/a> after Serena Williams went after him last night for having Pro-Christian beliefs.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83e\udd2f\ud83e\udd2f\ud83e\udd2f<\/p>\n<p>He\u2019s the first kicker in league history to do this multiple times, wow. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/evs76wiLeF\">pic.twitter.com\/evs76wiLeF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 MLFootball (@_MLFootball) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/_MLFootball\/status\/1811912263835746433?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 12, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-harrison-butker-responds-to-serena-williams\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Harrison Butker Responds To Serena Williams<\/h2>\n<p>Harrison Buter has since responded to Serena Williams\u2019 shot. The kicker made a statement to NBC News in which he lauded the tennis icon for her fine hosting job but criticized her for being dismissive.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cI thought Mrs. Williams was a great host and applaud her for using her platform to express her beliefs on a variety of topics,\u201d\u00a0<\/em>he wrote.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cSports are supposed to be the great unifier and at an event dedicated to celebrating a diverse group of men and women who have accomplished great feats, she used it as an opportunity to disinvite those with whom she disagrees with from supporting fellow athletes.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Butker, a former seventh-round pick by the\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/nfl\/carolina-panthers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Carolina Panthers<\/a>, has spent his entire career with the Chiefs, who picked him up after he was waived before making a single appearance for the NFC outfit.<\/p>\n<p>He has since helped Kansas City to three\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/tag\/super-bowl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Super Bowl<\/a>\u00a0wins.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pw-ad-container-logo\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Harrison Butker story was done, that is until Serena Williams resurrected it at the ESPYs on Thursday night. 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