J.Armstrong

I'm just a new twist on a classic design.

[J.Armstrong @DonJulioVII]

@DrChaeEd We all earn our consequences.

[Scoop Ball @deystillluvbrit]

They have a few of these in the city bc there’s a boom in tourism and want ppl to be safe bc it’s finna be a lotta pussy being sold

[Sheila of the Most High @sheilatebra]

I finally understand what Machiavelli meant when he said, “Never play fair in a game where others cheat.” It doesn’t mean become evil. It means stop being naive. Stop bringing honesty to people who study manipulation, stop giving access to people who weaponize closeness, and stop expecting clean hands from people who already showed you they’ll throw dirt. Sometimes wisdom is not revenge. Sometimes wisdom is learning the rules of the room before the room uses your goodness against you.

[27. @dimvji]

you just have to get really good at continuing

[Michael Redd @MichaelRedd_]

Earlier today I saw the Rich Paul clip about $200M not being, to paraphrase, a lot of money. Some are laughing at it. Other folks see a nuanced reality. I get both reactions.

Forget what he said, though. I'm only bringing it up because it made me want to talk about NBA money, and more timely, WNBA money.

A lot of us reached the NBA with humble roots and suddenly a lot of earning potential, if not immediate $. Some had good advisors they actually listened to, some didn't, and some were just figuring it out on the fly. But we all knew the $ was coming (and going to stop coming) eventually. We had time to get ready, even if some of us didn't use it as well as we should've.

The WNBA situation right now is diffferent, though. The CBA got done fast, free agency moved fast, and a generation of hoopers who spent their careers underpaid, grinding on modest salaries, suddenly became top 5 to 10% earners in this country almost overnight. Their incomes are public. People, from friends to fam to foes, are in their personal business in ways they probably weren't prepared for.

And I'm beginning to hear about it in my hoops network. Talks of anxiety, some real stressful situations, struggles that I think are starting to even manifest for some players on court.

Some of my dearest friends are OG W players. I like this league (a lot) and I'm glad the women finally got what they deserved. More pro$ than con$ to where things are right now, no question about that. But champagne problems are still problems.

I hope agents, financial advisors, and the W union are putting legit hours into this right now, sitting down with these women, answering their questions, making sure they have the tools to navigate their new reality, and are advocates for them, financially but also emotionally.

The women of the W earned their prize. Now let's make sure they're in a position to keep it.

[🫶🏾 @theericklouis]

No shade, don’t ever wanna hear “it’s not that deep” when talking about anything race related/political. They gunning down kids over bottled water…

[tee @fienixtaranova]

Thank you God, you’ve been watching me rep this team since Ivory Latta was playing….YOU KNOW HOW MUCH THIS MEANS TO ME

[NYKTerry 🏆 @NykTerry]

IT WAS WRITTEN

[𝗠𝘂𝗵𝗲𝗲 ♛ @muheediva01]

The longer I work in corporate, the more I realize …

People get rewarded for being Visible, not Valuable

[🤍 @briehive]

workout splits. 😫 especially the women.. yall need to be hitting full body 3-4 times a week.

you haven’t worked out since PE in high school. Work every muscle. Every day!

[Kirk Blackwood @akirkb05]

White ppl don’t want Black ppl in their spaces but get mad when we create our own. Y’all are insufferable.

[Brown Suga Mocha @vintagemenace]

She needs teyanna taylors stylists. same body type. need to figure out clothes that work with her not against her

[PeePee🎀 @peegzy1]

No one will ever admit it, but Google was enough.

[philip lewis @Phil_Lewis_]

Clarence B. Jones, lawyer and speechwriter who drafted part of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr's “I Have a Dream” speech, has died

https://t.co/pvUBOfxQHS

[GODDESS SYN 🐝 @synvelvethyve]

🎯

[𐌁𐌉Ᏽ 𐌕𐌉𐌌𐌉 @OrevaZSN]

"Capitalism made your iPhone."

No, LABOR made your iPhone. Labor makes things under any -ism. The -isms only determine who is paid and how much they are paid.

[FearBuck @FearedBuck]

A non-enhanced athlete, Hunter Armstrong, won 1st place in the Men’s 50m Backstroke at the Enhanced Games while competing against athletes using testosterone, steroids, and other PEDs.

[Ro @Ronindadon]

I hate shit like this because Jaxson Dart didn’t think about how this would affect the locker room, but Abdul Carter has to? Never cared for this guy anyways lmao

[𐌁𐌉Ᏽ 𐌕𐌉𐌌𐌉 @OrevaZSN]

I do not understand this economy where nursing homes are so expensive they bankrupt grandparents, yet aides rely on food banks. Daycare can take up a parent’s entire paycheck, yet providers still cannot earn a livable wage and end up needing a second job.

[J.Armstrong @DonJulioVII]

Bruh getting carried round like a lollipop 🫠🤣

[K-Ci’s “Alizeeeee” adlib on “How Do U Want It” @IceQuebe_]

Lmao man hell nah