Hunter was a top 5 pick, best player on a NCAA title team and is an everyday starter on a potential playoff team.
If expecting someone who gets paid to talk about the NBA to know who a player is that fits that criteria is asking too much, then it’s no surprise that media coverage is awful as it is. The bar is in hell.
It's worse when an analyst forgets to leaves a superstar player and MVP candidate from All-NBA First Team all because she "forgot" about him. I think that's worse than Shaq not knowing who Hunter is.
Granted the majority of NBA media coverage is shyt and chalked full of hot takes. The NBA got what they wanted though, so I'm sure they don't mind.