Man, I just want Pau to go on a podcast and FLAME all these former Kobe teammates.
He’s one of the main guys who can call them all out. Pau was considered a “soft Euro” when he played for the Grizzlies, and everyone said he wasn’t a winner. He came to the Lakers and they went to the Finals his first year. He got bullied by KG and Perkins in the ’08 Finals. The “soft” narrative continued.
That summer, Kobe pushed Pau like he’d never been pushed before: early-morning training, late-night weight-room sessions, endless film sessions. Kobe verbally abused him daily in practice, calling him weak. How did Pau respond? He toughened up and stepped up. One of the greatest Laker playoff runs in ’09, then in ’10. He faced the Celtics again and not only held his own- he was DOMINANT.
Kob was training DAWGS. Some stepped up and became champions. Others, 15 years later, went on a podcast and complained about Kobe’s leadership style✌️
No more dribbling the clock out if the team up 20!! Go get that lay up. 🖕🏾that unwritten rule. No one should swell their chest up and get all red in the face either! Go Get your stats! That era of basketball is OVER!!
I’m so happy that the basketball community doesn’t respect Bam’s performance. Give everyone in the top 75 all time 43 FTs THEY’RE BREAKING WILTS RECORD😂😂 #GoToHellBam
Tim MacMahon GOES OFF on Bam 83 point game 😳
“He’s jacking up 3s triple teamed! It was honestly just awful, hideous, disgusting basketball down the stretch… I never ever (x6) want to hear about Heat culture & professionalism and all that crap again because that was the most blatant stat chasing I’ve ever seen! It was embarrassing for the wizards and egregious for the Heat. I enjoyed the ethical 39 by Wemby more than I did the egregious 83.”
(Via @BannedMacMahon)
Mad Dog GOES IN on Bam Adebayo for the way he got his 83 Points 🔥
“What Spoelstra did with the shenanigans was a complete disgrace… When you shoot 43 times and less than 50%, when you shoot 43 FTs and you go 7/22 from 3 against a horrendous team, and you’re in the game in the last 3 minutes with Spo fouling the Wizards, so you can score 83, that’s not the way It should be! He won’t admit it but I bet you Pat Riley feels the same way!”
(h/t @HeatCulture13, Via @FirstTake)
It’s disrespectful apparently when someone in the NBA gets a late basket as time expires when the game is over but it’s not disrespectful that a team can extend a game up 27 to manufacture an extra dozen possessions by fouling and creating an extra 15 points for a player 🤦♂️
What Bam did in three quarters…incredible.
Keeping Bam in during a blowout, I’m even cool with that.
Intentionally fouling up 25 late to get extra possessions to stat pad and eventually break Kobe - of all people’s - record…corniest thing I’ve seen in a while 😂
That 83 ain’t worth a mf quarter wit that bullshit ass fouling the heat was doing. This unethical af, it’s disgusting fr, get it out the fuckin mud scrub ass niggas. I’m SICK🤮😂😂😂😂💀💀💀🗑️🚮💩🗑️🚮💩
The Heat kept fouling the Wizards to get the ball back so Bam can break Kobe's record...
And the Wizards kept sending Bam to the free throw line
FOURTY-THREE free throws 😭