IG Models Get Advice On How To Trap NBA Players: 'This Is Your Chance To Meet Your Husband'

What might have begun as a lighthearted or even tongue-in-cheek remark quickly became a magnet for backlash. The video soon found itself stitched into montages of IG models “on the hunt”  clips showing influencers dancing, recording themselves at Summer League games, arriving in luxury cars with captions or entering hotel rooms with groups of women early in the morning, clearly after a long Vegas night.

The tone has sparked heated debates online. Some defended the models, calling her honest, even funny, for stating what many believe is already happening behind the scenes: women looking to meet wealthy athletes and start relationships. 

Others, though, were less amused. Critics pointed out that reducing players to walking bank accounts and viewing Summer League as a dating buffet dehumanizes both parties.

Still, there’s a more complicated truth beneath the viral attention. The intersection of sports, fame, and social media has birthed a culture where opportunism and fantasy sometimes coexist. 

Players are often idolized for their wealth and status, and some IG models, themselves navigating the tricky terrain of visibility, brand-building, and financial independence, see proximity to athletes as a shortcut to luxury and security.

However, framing it as "trapping" someone raises concerns. It plays into long-standing gender stereotypes and reinforces toxic narratives: that women are gold diggers and athletes are naive targets. 

In reality, most athletes are highly aware of their surroundings, and many have personal rules, security, and teams to avoid such entanglements. And while relationships between players and models certainly happen, reducing them to opportunistic “missions” strips any genuine connection of dignity.

The video’s humor and honesty may have resonated with some, but it also opened up an uncomfortable window into a side of the sports world that is too often glamorized without scrutiny. 

As the lines between lifestyle influence and fame-seeking grow ever thinner, videos like these force us to ask: What are we really celebrating, and at what cost?

Summer League is supposed to be a proving ground for young athletes. For some, it’s becoming something else entirely.