Paul Pierce defends Victor Wembanyama for walking off the court without shaking hands after losing the Finals:
“I've done that many times. I know it's the Finals and it's the last and everything, but you go through so. When we lost, I don't remember shaking hands in 2010. I think I walked off too, nobody said nothing about that... I'm not about to [let] confetti fall — I'm not about to go over there and just be like 'here, hug, dap me.' No, they are in their moment, so I'm out. It wasn't a lack of respect, it was just like, they are in their moment… Go ahead, have your moment man, I'll holler at you.”
(Via @kg_certified)
The internet loves turning people into villains after a loss.
All I’ll say is this: the Victor Wembanyama I’ve seen has been respectful, professional, and far from the nasty things talking heads are saying.
The loudest takes are the least informed.
This narrative that Wemby is some evil, dirty player is so fake. He gets beat the hell up because you can do that to big men in this league and sometimes he hits back
Robert Horry says he don’t understand why people get so upset about Spurs not shaking hands after the loss:
“People get mad at athletes when they don’t shake hands, when you go back and you start the 2000s back nobody shake hands we didn’t care we just lost we don’t want to talk to you. So when people are like, that’s just not sportsmanship. I’m mad, I just got my a** whooped I’m not trying to be friends with nobody who kicked my a**. So, I don’t understand the people never played a sport get so upset, “Oh he didn’t shake his hand.” I just lost I don’t want to talk right now.”
(Via @RoadTrippinShow)
Boogie Cousins is NOT mad at Wemby for not shaking hands after the NBA Finals 🤝
"The Knicks are about to celebrate their moment. ... He's not the first person to not shake hands! ... I don't understand why we expect him to be perfect."
@MichelleDBeadle | @boogiecousins
I’m glad Victor didn’t shake their hands.
No need to appease performative social codes when you already know how dudes speak on your name behind closed doors.