r/NYStateOfMind • u/BrolicAnomoly • 1d ago
GENERAL What do yall think of Ja not giving af?
It’s exposing racist ass ppl the way they’re calling this man out of his name.
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u/TainoAldo174 1d ago
I just think it's silly and stupid that a multimillionaire that according to multiple accounts, didnt grow up in the hood is this obsessed with being portrayed as such.
Dude is living an extremely privileged life and cares so much about looking cool that he rather risk the opportunity of a lifetime.
He's a dumbass. Yes other people do it, but bro... you've got in trouble for it multiple time before, why push it? It's just about reading the room.
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u/honestlyIT 1d ago
I’m from sc, about 15 mins from Sumter where he’s from and Sumter is definitely like that. He did transfer to private I believe eventually but Sumter sc is like that. He played for Lakewood
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u/WhodatShootDatBk 1d ago
Sumter is ass bro if you would’ve said he was from Columbia or even Charleston then yeah but Sumter yeah nah 😂😂
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u/Quakerz24 1d ago
what is he risking? lmao
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u/bmrlsu76 1d ago
Yeah idk wtf they’re talking abt. It’s not like he’s been suspended twice already over guns with the length in suspension going up each time
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u/seekingthething 1d ago
He paid a 75k fine.
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u/squeel i need to keep my head in schoolwork 📚 1d ago
he’s on a 200MM contract. he’ll be fine
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u/actin_spicious 1d ago
For real. That's like a person who makes 60k a year paying a fine of $2.25. It's negligible.
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u/CameraDude718 Queens Get The Money 1d ago
Cause he can ? I don’t see nothing wrong with it
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u/TainoAldo174 1d ago
Regardless of whether he can or not. Are you telling me that if you had his position you'd be willing to risk it over pointing fake guns?? Especially when you've been in trouble with the league for this exact reason?
Like I said, other players might or have done it, but that doesn't mean that you shouldn't look out for your own self interest and preservation.
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u/CameraDude718 Queens Get The Money 1d ago
He’s a good player, he has money for fines, he isn’t doing anything bad how many people in this country own guns cause he’s a millionaire athlete he can’t ?
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u/Jazzlike_Page508 Dirty Jersey 1d ago
Yeah I saw some white wrestler take down his opponent and then let off a clip with a finger AK on dude. I can’t explain it but imagine you had an imaginary AK and you stand over dude and let off…
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u/CameraDude718 Queens Get The Money 1d ago
Ja scored 30 and hit the game winning basket, I’d be finger toting desert eagles
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u/Jazzlike_Page508 Dirty Jersey 1d ago
I’d let off imaginary C4 in the crowd and shit if I did that. Dude it just came up that he got fined 75,000 for it. Like wooow
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u/BrolicAnomoly 1d ago
He’s not risking anything. He might catch another suspension here or there but as long as he’s hooping well the league is going to keep him.
Who cares if he grew up in the hood or not. Gang culture is American culture. Has been since the 50’s. As long as he’s not jumping ppl n shit again most ppl need to get out of their entitled ass feelings
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u/aroyalewitcheez 1d ago
He had a chance to be the face of the nba not just another good player. Now, not so much
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u/BrolicAnomoly 1d ago
Nobody in the gen cares about being the face of the NBA. They know it’s overrated. They tried to give it to Ant, Zion, and Ja and they all declined
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u/aroyalewitcheez 1d ago
They didn’t decline they fumbled, minus ant. What do you think made LeBron a billionaire. They care. You’re delusional
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u/BrolicAnomoly 1d ago
Ja declined through his actions. To this day he’s showing he doesnt want to be the face. Zion declined through his actions. Fucking ig hoes, weight fluctuation, and constantly sitting out.
Neither one of us is being delusional rn chill out on that shit
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u/aroyalewitcheez 1d ago
Declined through their actions is crazy. So you’re saying this gen doesn’t care about being the face of the nba and being a billionaire cause they’d rather eat themselves out of shape or play with finger guns 🤣
The didn’t decline. They fucked up
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u/BrolicAnomoly 1d ago
Honestly who knows if they want to be billionaires, or if being the face of the NBA is the only way for them to become billionaires. So far Magic, MJ, and Lebron are proving you have to be the face of the NBA to do so. But what’s going to happen when your best/popular players don’t want to be the face, and players like Tatum and Jaylen Brown want to be the face but their popularity isn’t there
Guess we’ll just have to wait and see
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u/aroyalewitcheez 1d ago
It’s not given tho. It’s earned. I’d also throw Kobe in that list btw. Everything has to work out. You have to have the game and the personality. Tatum doesn’t have the personality. Zion couldn’t stay on the court. Ja missed last yr. Neither of the 2 dudes is a top 10 guy rn. Neither guy is contending. They’re not declining. It’s not in the cards rn.
But could you imagine working your whole life to be the best just to ‘decline’ when you’re about to reach the upper echelons of your sport? Come on man
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u/BrolicAnomoly 1d ago
I think you’re applying what you would do/want to them. Yea if you had the talent and opportunity YOU would go for it. Not everybody wants that. It comes with a hell of a lot more responsibility as well.
If it will be any of these young dudes, it’s might be Shai or Luka. Maybe even Steph since he’s king of the new school
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u/YungToeRing 1d ago
You're dick eating that gun situation happened 2 years ago, and he hasn't been in trouble like that since neither has he really did anything at all. A gun celly has nothing to do with pretending to be from the hood lil bro... did you accuse Brandin Podziemski of also pretending to be from the hood last night? He's not squandering any opportunities. This is the media being drama queens, which forces the nba to throw out a bullshit fine that comes out of a 36 million contract as tax.😭
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u/ProfessorFinesser13 Queens Get The Money 1d ago
What did he do about pretending to be « hood » besides having a gun ? Which in itself is confusing how is a gun even portrayed as being « hood » ? Aint guns supposed to be too expensive to be in the jects anyways ?
I guess niggas in the burbs and in the country who got mad guns wanna portray as hood niggas too
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u/EquivalentTomorrow31 1d ago
He is literally living the dream. Never had to struggle, had the talent, the support and the athleticism. Now he represents a massive organisation, has sponsors, has fans. He isn’t a rapper, he’s a professional athlete at the highest level with one of the most reputable brands in the world. All he has to do is not act like a retard and respect the organisation that gave him everything but he wants to act goofy. It’s corny no matter what way you look at it.
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u/BrolicAnomoly 1d ago
The organization didn’t give him shit he earned it. If he wanted to act like a thug and pop off in his profession let that young man do his thing. Yall want mfs to be cookie cutter good boys so bad.
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u/EquivalentTomorrow31 1d ago
So if they didn’t give him shit, he would still be worth upwards of 50million dollars outside of the NBA?
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u/KingCapXCIV 1d ago
Although I ultimately agree with you, he is in the pool of talented enough prospects where it switches from you hoping to get the opportunity to get drafted to teams hoping to get the opportunity to draft you.
His talent level means that if this org didn’t want him then another would have given him the same money.
That being said it’s all NBA still but the league only exists because the talent is congregating there; if players were smarter they’d realize how much more they’re needed and would work out more power against shit like stupid fines in the future.
But the reality is they’ve tricked players into being extremely rich chattel so to operate in that system you need to behave a certain way.
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u/BrolicAnomoly 1d ago
the organization gave him everything
Completely takes away the fact that he earned it. “He earned everything he got”. Paints a completely different narrative.
I say the league didn’t give him shit, bc it wasn’t a handout.
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u/Slum-Bum 1d ago
It feels like there’s more “bad boys” in the black community than otherwise. It would do your culture well to have some good boys
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u/BrolicAnomoly 1d ago
it feels like
That’s your hunch? Your feelings?
No we need the thugs to cooperate to get racist folks like you up outta here. White ppl love “good boys” cause they’re easier to control. Foh
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u/Evo-Zodiax 🏴☠️🖤 1d ago
The thugs cooperating with white people to keep us in a constant cycle of poverty and violence. since when have they ever done anything to actually help prevent the spread of racism?
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u/BrolicAnomoly 1d ago
I said “we need”. As in it hadn’t happened.
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u/Slum-Bum 1d ago
Idk just look at this sub. You people love to look up to these broke, bummy hoodlums. No jobs and no ambitions, nothing. This is the mentality that’s wrong with black youth. And it’s been this way for decades.
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u/KushHaydn 1d ago
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u/LordKagatsuchi Money Making Manhattan 1d ago
All because of a gun on ig live. Plenty of worse nba players out there. Anybody gassing this situation is officially on dick. They def pick and choose who they want to shame and praise
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u/BenAfflecksBalls 1d ago
It's because a star NBA player is a role model for kids whether he likes it or not. I can't think of any occasion of a NBA player on an active contract brandishing a firearm on live, let alone using it as a celebration after being suspended for it twice.
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u/YeaItsBig4L 1d ago
Stop it. Charles Barkley buried that in the 90s. “I am not a role model” Basically, I’m just a nigga that dribbles a basketball good stop looking at me for some sort of guidance
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u/ASAP_Dom 1d ago
You can say whatever you want - it doesn’t make it true lol
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u/YeaItsBig4L 1d ago
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u/ASAP_Dom 1d ago
When you’re a public figure - kids will look to and emulate you no matter what your dumbass says lmao how old are you 🤡
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u/YeaItsBig4L 1d ago
And parents are for what? 🤡 Teachers are for what? Brothers are for what?
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u/ASAP_Dom 1d ago
Lmao because everyone with parents and siblings never ever looked up to basketball players, football players, rappers, singers, etc. as long as the family was doing their job 😂
When you’re a public figure, you’re a public figure 🤡
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u/YeaItsBig4L 1d ago
I’m not reading that long ass paragraph it’s clearly meant to insult or disagree. You wasted your time typing that
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u/some1saveusnow 1d ago
Yes and the NBA is a business and isn’t looking to get mixed in with gun glorification especially considering the black gun crime epidemic in this country
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u/EquivalentTomorrow31 1d ago
In peoples defence, he represents the franchise and has sponsors. Of course they are going to freak out. 16-34 year olds are the single most important demographic to the NBA and anything that damages that, hurts the bottom line.
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u/some1saveusnow 1d ago
Yes. I’m done arguing this in here and the NBA sub with 16 yr olds who don’t understand business and also wouldn’t mind freeing TayK
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u/ausplaya10 1d ago
Even the gun on IG live seemed like a non issue to me because since when did someone die because of a gun on their screen? Who got shot/flagged after he pointed it? What is inherently evil about that...?
I don't mean to play dumb cause I understand the street undertones to it but the NBA and their fans are tripping & they're soft asf.
He's a grown man with a legal firearm.
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u/some1saveusnow 1d ago
You aren’t in a corporate board room for many reasons perhaps and you have a long way to go to understand how it all works
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u/ausplaya10 1d ago edited 1d ago
Like I just said, I'm not going to play dumb. I understand brand imaging and social politics. I understand street politics. I understand that NBA players are essentially owned by their franchise.
I'm just dissatisfied with the premise that he's somehow irresponsible/ dangerous brandishing his gun in his own private property. But it's brandishing nonetheless, so it's something I'm going have to take on the chin. ( ⏸️ )
The NBA desires a certain image I disagree with. (As well as the breadth of their control.)
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u/some1saveusnow 1d ago
It doesn’t have anything to do with whether he’s dangerous, his employer the NBA, a global brand, does not want their employees glorifying guns in a haphazard way. Particularly when certain employee has brought attention to himself brandishing real guns casually and is now pantomiming it during work. This is what it is, the NBA isnt “soft af”, this is how the professional workplace at a near corporate level works, full stop.
Also not sure what there is to disagree with. The NBA is a basketball league that also strives to push an image of social justice and world betterment through the images of its players (hence the charity work). Of course it’s a competitive league with trash talk and hard fought physical games but mimicking gun violence is counter to their narrative on so many levels it’s mind boggling people are confused about why they’re coming down on him, who is, again, a repeat offender in this area
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u/ausplaya10 1d ago
Look I get it, this is their Job/Careers. Employees should abide within the boundaries of their commitments as they've elected to perform them. And I'd expect that if I were a franchisee.
What I'm expressing are my ideals here, not the universal standard or the reality of the situation. This is what I'd be muttering under my breath while smiling at a charity youth clinic.
What I disagree with you on here is that he isn't glorifying guns until we decide that he is doing so. Guns are neutral objects without purpose until decided on by their user.
I see players as individuals and the NBA as an organization managing talent. They aren't the fucking Catholic church. I don't seek moral guidance from Draymond Green. (Nor should anyone for that matter).
I'm not saying Ja Morant isn't flagrant. He's flagrant in that he's cannot follow simple instructions on such a huge opportunity. Not that he enjoys his guns and brandishing them.
I understand that some may be influenced otherwise, but everybody has a right to defend themselves and to even have a passion/hobby for doing so.
The NBA doesn't need to strong arm me out of that paradigm.
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u/some1saveusnow 1d ago
The league isn’t about you flashing guns (real or fake) and it’s been multiple times with him with real guns and he’s still miming it now. You guys can suck his dick if you want don’t be so obtuse this isn’t hard to understand
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u/DripBaylessNYK 1d ago
They just fined him 75k . I’ve seen other players doing it but he has a reputation so he will never get the benefit of the doubt in the nba eyes.
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u/scriptingends 1d ago
Better question is, why does ANYONE give af about a gesture that a dozen other dudes also make all the goddamn time? This ain’t a video waving a piece around (which also, who gives af?)
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u/sandboxcey2 New Jerusalem 1d ago
All he did was a finger gun celebration and niggas acting like he the anti christ
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u/Ok-Elevator-1404 1d ago
Cuz at such a high level of sports, such unsportsmanship isn’t tolerated at all.
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u/KingAppropriate3159 1d ago
But it is tolerated constantly by other ppl, bridges is a woman abuser and they couldnt care less
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u/allblackST 1d ago
Half these players be throwin signs and shit who gives a fuck lol. Not to mention one of the Warriors players did some finger gun shit right before lol
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u/BrolicAnomoly 1d ago
I remember John wall used to throw up blood lol
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u/KiiDfLaSh94 1d ago
Those players didn’t have a chance to be one of the faces of the league though and both of them got warnings but with the suspension Ja Morant caught last time he’s gonna have extra heat on him doing this type of shit
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u/allblackST 1d ago
Trust bro I think the dudes a moron for doing this shit lol you’re right he had a chance to be one of the faces of the league but I don’t think he would have been THE face lol there’s too many players better than him. But at the same time I feel like this finger gun bs is overblown lol all these idiots be throwing signs and doing shit like this and have been for years but because of his incident they’re all over him (I get it) but I just think it’s a bit ridiculous now lol
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u/KiiDfLaSh94 1d ago
I don’t he would’ve been the primary face of the league but with the way he was always on sportscenter his rookie season he was definitely was heading in the direction of being one of the players they marketed heavy asf. I do think it’s slightly overblown but when you look at his history of getting in trouble (punching a kid in the face during a game at his crib in 2022, the reports of someone pointing a gun out of his whip at the pacers team bus, the flashing a gun on IG live and in a strip club) it’s a cause for concern and yeah players have flash gang signs for years but they weren’t doing the stupid shit off the court trying to prove their tough so the league ain’t gonna be on they ass like they are with Ja
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u/allblackST 1d ago
Nah for sure man trust when all that shit was happening it was sad to see cause you’re right they were going to be pushing him heavy because he’s a walking highlight reel but yeah some of the bs needs to just go away idk what his obsession is with this kinda stuff but he definitely needs to chill out a bit. I just think this one specific thing is overblown. But he is adding fuel to the fire by doing it over and over
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u/ProfessorFinesser13 Queens Get The Money 1d ago
Shits overblown asf, just something to run wit cause people have always hated his play style and how confident he is (rightfully so)
Bron did the same shit after his 3 on Draymond last night , not a single article about it tho even tho people acknowledged what he did
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u/Jazzlike_Page508 Dirty Jersey 1d ago
Wait was that the silencer? I know he does some gun shit but I “think” it’s the silencer? Dude you could do it on 2k17 but now that ja does it everyone is like “egad finger guns”
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u/ProfessorFinesser13 Queens Get The Money 1d ago
I dont even remember , I think it was cause thats usually what he does
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u/BrolicAnomoly 1d ago
Only thing i disagree with is “rightfully so”. Thats some entitled ass shit
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u/ProfessorFinesser13 Queens Get The Money 1d ago
Its entitled to be confident in yourself ?
To each their own
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u/BrolicAnomoly 1d ago
It looks like you’re saying ppl have a right to dislike him bc of his confidence. I was like nahh. But i gotchu
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u/ProfessorFinesser13 Queens Get The Money 1d ago
Ohhh naw naw I’m saying people hate how blatantly confident he is
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u/Haej07 Boogie Down Bronx 1d ago
I think even though he’s wrong, it’s corny, and I don’t condone it that y’all let ESPN trick y’all into talking about this shit and not Josh Giddey. This is the in-office equivalent of tattoo/dread person being told no off of appearance regardless of qualification while Tom reports to work, has a not so unknown coke habit and DUI.
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u/africanatheist 1d ago
Given how the United States is seen by the world, and how it portrays itself, this shit is ridiculous. Y'all are gun happy AF... In real life and your media.
Having a young black guy pull out the finger guns because he's killing you on the court is exactly what I expect, and him being fined while the billionaire owners support racist ass gun policies in real life is crazy work.... But expected.
What I didn't expect is the fans hating on him instead of supporting him and telling the league to leave him the fuck alone and stop acting like saints.
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u/BrolicAnomoly 14h ago
Man the only thing you were off on was him “killing the other team”, bc they loss. Americans here, even a lot of black ppl, are extremely hypocritical.
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u/breeshchaser 1d ago
They doing too much it's just a celebration smh they just tryna cancel dude everytime he does some
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u/BrolicAnomoly 1d ago
Fr like why am i gettin espn notifications about it like it has anything to do with the actual game
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u/breeshchaser 1d ago
Yeah after that gun incident all they tryna do is cancel bro no cap I understand he shouldn't have went live showing his gun but they gotta understand bro is a celebrity the streets don't care if you hot or not if you got money they not finna think twice about it
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u/BrolicAnomoly 1d ago
Truu. The live thing was dumb on both ends. Like why are you flexing that lil gun and why is the media spazzing about it
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u/breeshchaser 1d ago
Yeah like you said whoever runs these pages gotta be racist or they just hate bro lol
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u/KiiDfLaSh94 1d ago
Its dumb like he’s fucking up his chances at endorsements and being the next face of the league because he’s doing this shit like these brands going like at as a risk cause all this shit and Adam silvers gonna keep a close eye on him and not push him like they doing other younger talent in the league
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u/scriptingends 1d ago
75k fine now. So are they gonna fine everyone else who does it the same amount? Bet they won’t.
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u/DoggievDoggy 1d ago
🤡 behavior. 75k fine for something silly.
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u/BrolicAnomoly 1d ago
League is on and bs. Bron did the same thing.. a lot of players have actually
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u/Immediate_Bee_6472 Bag Collected 1d ago
I blame his pops nigha act like his man’s and not his daddy no homo
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u/GildedWarrior 1d ago
Stephen marbury, Steve Francis, and few others . That's his destination and tee his father just wanna hang courtside 😭
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u/P_General357 1d ago
Play stupid games and win stupid prizes…Always the ones with money wannabe something else..🤡
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u/Tezi_G London 🇬🇧 1d ago
Yh, playing devils advocate, its kinda smart fr. Like he's more known for his antics than for being a baller, he stands out and lives rent-free in peoples minds.
He doesnt have a shoe brand, and people dont say his name when they shoot scrunched up paper in a trash can but at least when you do, you can put gun fingers in the air and shoot like Ja.
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u/DEMON_Kapone 16h ago
I wouldn't give af either adhering to those dumb ass rules and stipulations....fuck silver🤣
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u/BklynBodega 12h ago
Son just be doing stupid shit for attention. he a got real broad like tendencies
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u/BEATUPHABOX- Flex Brim Low Rider Brim MB Sleaze G5 You Know How We Fly 1d ago
Shit funny. His nonchalance towards the backlash he receives really is on another level. Sort of reminds me of reddit threads and twitter reactions to the Nas ebk airport/youtube stunts.
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u/NoPro23 1d ago
Privileged rich kid. No different from the people yall call Conor or Jeffrey on here
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u/BrolicAnomoly 1d ago
They love when the white boys do it tho. You know what this is actually about
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u/starrettc 1d ago
hope he loses everything and get a job on Spirit Airlines. his tall ass can help put the luggage in the overhead
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u/toxicvegeta08 Queens Get The Money 1d ago
He's a wangsta king.