This is why you should never have innate respect for vets. You don’t know what they’ve done or who they are. I guarantee you you’ve thanked at least 1 murderous psychopath in your life.
when music becomes how you pay your bills you stop seeing it as art, it’s just how you make money. at that point any talk of artistic integrity goes out the window. they want the shortest route to a dollar
I’m not as interested in the “The Wire is copaganda” discourse as I am in discussing how if The Wire took place in 2026, Stringer Bell would be on Instagram Reels giving fake entrepreneurial advice
noticed how all the marvel cast had shit to say when the internet declared that Chris Pratt was the worst Chris (it’s a fact btw) but mark ruffalo is being dragged through the mud for standing against a genocide and it’s crickets from them
Remember when HBO made the best basketball show of all time about the Showtime Lakers with the best casting you’ve ever seen and Adrian Brody as Pat Riley and they just fucking canceled it
I remember asking assistant coach Mo Cheeks, what’s harder to do? Workout after practice or before?? I only asked cuz by time I would get to the gym, Russ was already done in the morning and I usually got mine in after practice. Mo like, “coming in before practice is probably harder”…since then, it’s been my routine….a lot of people looked at the emotions on the court and thought Russ was loud, nah to me, he was quiet and methodical. He lead by example and once the lights were bright, he let everything out and experienced pure freedom. It was inspiring as his teammate and everywhere I went, I seen it inspire people from all walks of life, crazy thing is, he didn’t say much, he just showed up. For 18 years. This basketball life is sacred to us as professionals, what we put into that court means everything. Some of us wish we could go back and do things with a little more intent and some can just wipe their hands and be satisfied with the time spent. Who u gonna be? We know what zero was on…keep inspiring in the next phase of life champ. I don’t care what happens, can’t erase what it was…The first YNs, finals run in our early 20s, all star games, seeing each other get injured and bounce back, the bus rides, plane rides, card games, jokes and arguments, the whole thing, memorable!! …to the whole Westbrook family, Nina, the kids, mama Westbrook, big Russ, Ray, Donnell, everybody from luezinger high and ucla and many more that I’m forgettin, much love and Congratulations on a iconic career.
still havent watched the doc - but whether you like it or not, this is the normalization of a pedophile. current meme/clipping culture will absolutely have this guy promoted as a funny haha goofy guy.