Wonder abt the motive too, like maybe the nets were worried they’d cut ties with him and then he’d immediately “do the work” and a rival team would have a clear conscience in signing him. Maybe they’re thinking if he doesn’t follow thru he’ll prove to other teams he’s unmanageable?
― omar little, Monday, 7 November 2022 23:48 (one year ago) link
seeing as how I did not follow my own guiding principles and I have been Reading The Comments I can say that many reply guy lakers fans think kyrie orchestrated the is whole thing from the beginning to get cut so he can sign with LA and win another one with bron
― Clay, Monday, 7 November 2022 23:55 (one year ago) link
the idea of kyrie "orchestrating" any part of his life is lol
― more difficult than I look (Aimless), Monday, 7 November 2022 23:58 (one year ago) link
"I'm expecting the NBPA to appeal the suspension from Brooklyn. The terms, etc., that went into his return. The terms for his return, they seem like a lot, and a lot of the players expressed discomfort with the terms."NBPA VP Jaylen Brown on Kyrie Irving(via @GwashburnGlobe) pic.twitter.com/RMu3Qq2xwV— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPointsApp) November 8, 2022
― im a beacon of light (Spottie), Tuesday, 8 November 2022 00:45 (one year ago) link
I get the sense a lot of NBA players don't think antisemitism is a big deal
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Tuesday, 8 November 2022 01:07 (one year ago) link
are there any good docs on the early days of organized basketball because, uh
― Clay, Tuesday, 8 November 2022 01:12 (one year ago) link
they may not. but for better or worse it's the union's job to protect kyrie from stuff that isn't in his contract
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 8 November 2022 01:18 (one year ago) link
yeah you cant let ownership just decide that players need to do x number of tasks they just made up, preventing that is basically the point of a union
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 8 November 2022 01:29 (one year ago) link
if tsai want to try to terminate kyries contract for cause he should just do that, the list of demands is pretty silly doesnt particularly make anyone look good
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 8 November 2022 01:34 (one year ago) link
and tbf theyre not good lol
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 8 November 2022 01:35 (one year ago) link
tsai just wants to get in the ring with him and win a round, good luck i guess lol
― call all destroyer, Tuesday, 8 November 2022 01:50 (one year ago) link
hes mad kyrie isnt acknowledging his billionaire boss status
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 8 November 2022 01:51 (one year ago) link
the final condition is that you must say i am the big boy around here
― Clay, Tuesday, 8 November 2022 01:53 (one year ago) link
it probably wouldn’t be that hard to drag this suspension/grievance thing out until his contract is up if that’s what they want to do
― call all destroyer, Tuesday, 8 November 2022 01:53 (one year ago) link
its crazy that this guys on his high horse but was/is gonna hire udoka lol
― im a beacon of light (Spottie), Tuesday, 8 November 2022 01:55 (one year ago) link
i’m thinking that if that was going to happen it would have happened by now
― call all destroyer, Tuesday, 8 November 2022 01:58 (one year ago) link
the way it leaked feels more and more like a trial balloon to see what the reaction would be
― call all destroyer, Tuesday, 8 November 2022 01:59 (one year ago) link
well if they're jettisoning kyrie it's not like they need a special coach to guide them to mediocrity
possibly even if they weren't
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 8 November 2022 02:00 (one year ago) link
― Clay, Monday, November 7, 2022 8:53 PM (seven minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink
when he texts kyrie gm he has to text back gm
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 8 November 2022 02:01 (one year ago) link
occurs to me that the owner getting into a big public beef with a player is prob not great for the long term health of the org
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 8 November 2022 02:05 (one year ago) link
agreed, but . . . what other options did the owner have?
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 8 November 2022 02:08 (one year ago) link
particularly with adam silver in a deep slumber
i think you could suspend him do whatever you need to but tsai is really out there in the media being the face of this situation, and then this list of demands is just not a good look, its totally understandable that hes mad but prob would be better to keep it professional
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 8 November 2022 02:11 (one year ago) link
whole thing was sloppy shouldve just suspended kyrie as soon as it happened, then made sure he did a good apology
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 8 November 2022 02:18 (one year ago) link
yeah it's prob an overcorrection bc it got drawn out in the news for a whole week and nobody did anything about it
― Clay, Tuesday, 8 November 2022 02:20 (one year ago) link
i think it's a perfectly fine list of demands for trying to do something about a valuable employee who is an antisemite, but going to be tough going in public with the nbapa involved
― call all destroyer, Tuesday, 8 November 2022 02:26 (one year ago) link
idk might be worth reviewing the work of the adl before forcing a donation
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 8 November 2022 02:28 (one year ago) link
Didn't the adl post something refusing to accept any donation from him anyway?
― more difficult than I look (Aimless), Tuesday, 8 November 2022 02:33 (one year ago) link
ok yeah not the ADL bit fair point
― call all destroyer, Tuesday, 8 November 2022 02:34 (one year ago) link
yeah he was going to give them 500k then after the bad press conference they said no then giving them 500k was on the list anyway, again just not a really solid process
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 8 November 2022 02:35 (one year ago) link
they'll happily take the money once he's apologized sufficiently &etc but there are obv countless other better orgs doing good work in the name of the jewish people xps
― Clay, Tuesday, 8 November 2022 02:35 (one year ago) link
im generally skeptical of corporate sensitivity training type shit but who knows maybe put kyrie in a room with a jew who can explain to him why spreading fake hitler quotes is hurtful, i dont get the impression hes a particularly committed antisemite, tho with all the conspiracy stuff hes into he def could be
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 8 November 2022 02:41 (one year ago) link
cld also show him a map regarding why biblical jews were prob not black
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 8 November 2022 02:42 (one year ago) link
he's committed to fearlessly asking questions, and there's no real response to that
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 8 November 2022 02:43 (one year ago) link
what if hitler said some stuff in a secret document in an undisclosed location
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 8 November 2022 02:44 (one year ago) link
tbh he'll prob just get bored of the antisemitism thing and move on to some other garbage that he reads one paragraph about
― Clay, Tuesday, 8 November 2022 02:45 (one year ago) link
seems well on his way transitioning from basketball star to . . . poster
and it'll be cancel culture run amok when joe tsai pays him $40m to simply not play basketball
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 8 November 2022 03:02 (one year ago) link
gonna be bad to watch everyone say he posted a link to a movie and now hes out of the league when really if he doesnt find another team its cause he was a huge pain in the ass for years
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 8 November 2022 03:05 (one year ago) link
by now tsai must be rather used to paying him not to play basketball. it's almost a tradition.
― more difficult than I look (Aimless), Tuesday, 8 November 2022 03:06 (one year ago) link
hes done so much shit that people have totally forgotten he went awol a couple years ago
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 8 November 2022 03:06 (one year ago) link
there was an anonymous gm questionnaire in the atlantic today and they were all sure that hed get another shot on a short contract but they were also sure it wouldnt be them who gave it to him so idk
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 8 November 2022 03:08 (one year ago) link
lol basketball nimbyism
― Clay, Tuesday, 8 November 2022 03:20 (one year ago) link
lol 100% that's what it is
― call all destroyer, Tuesday, 8 November 2022 03:33 (one year ago) link
picturing kyrie meeting with a community leader going over about as well as that scene from the rehearsal where the main character lady met with the jewish tutor lady
― k3vin k., Tuesday, 8 November 2022 04:02 (one year ago) link
lol
― symsymsym, Tuesday, 8 November 2022 05:39 (one year ago) link
Sources: NBA Commissioner Adam Silver and Kyrie Irving met this morning and the sides had a productive and understanding visit, paving the way for the Nets and their suspended star to work through his steps on a potential path forward.— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) November 8, 2022
― im a beacon of light (Spottie), Tuesday, 8 November 2022 21:57 (one year ago) link
“Paving the way to work through his steps” just fire the little shitstain
― G. D’Arcy Cheesewright (silby), Tuesday, 8 November 2022 22:34 (one year ago) link
Classic shams wordsmithing tho, everything after the comma in that tweet is a master class
― Lavator Shemmelpennick, Wednesday, 9 November 2022 13:01 (one year ago) link
working through some not being racist drills with an assistant coach
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 9 November 2022 13:33 (one year ago) link
Kyrie Irving thoughts:I do NOT take the position that I speak for ALL black people. I speak for myself & my experiences.I come to the table with my sword down. I come to the table to engage in dialogue with empathy. We have to continue to EXCHANGE…. pic.twitter.com/JNimr2xOLY— Jay Williams (@RealJayWilliams) November 8, 2022
here’s a guy who will be out of a job in a couple of days
― k3vin k., Wednesday, 9 November 2022 15:26 (one year ago) link