Back in the 2000s and early 2010s every young aspiring footballer wanted to be like CR7. Everyone would train and practice his skills and try to recreate everything he did. The obsession was out of this world.
Still can’t believe the @NBA is just allowing players to say before the start of the season they are going to sit out back to back games. You get paid millions of dollars to play 82 basketball games that last 48 minutes, just blows my mind
Kevin Garnett goes off after hearing Joel Embiid’s decision to sit out of back-to-backs:
“82 games, man, this is what the fu***** job calls for.”
(via @allthesmokeprod)
Mark Jackson Jr: "When did that day finally come Jalen got you 1v1, you remember?"
Rick Brunson: "I mean I don't remember bc it ain't happen"
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Jalen Brunson: "I want him him to answer 1st then I'll clear it up"
Rick: "We played 1v1…I lit him up. 1st time he actually cussed at me––'You're f-ing cheating"––so I knew I got him…I beat you last time we played, 11th or 12th grade, remember that? It was late in your career"
Mark Jackson: "He said it was late 😂"
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Rick: "It was all 'Jalen Brunson, PG of the future.' Just like you Mark, you remember? You was all-time assist leader & then I smacked you at Westchester (Knicks practice)"
Jalen Brunson: "Wow"
Mark: "No I don't"
Rick: "Y'all both got something in common. I used to give it to y'all 1v1. Real talk, c'mon…"
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Mark: "You recall that Jalen?"
Jalen: "…By junior senior year I was pretty much beating him consistently 👀…Then…after my rookie year we played…wasn't 1v1…was summer pickup––"
Rick: "Tell that story…"
Jalen: "OMG I'm giving you props…It was king of the court…He hits off 5 straight––"
Rick: (nods)
Jalen: "I was like 'Aw s**t, there's no way he can continue w this'––and that was very true…He didn't make a basket rest of the day…"
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Rick: "Mark listen man…His memory's cloudy…I showed him the greatness of me…I scored 5 in a row, king of the court, get off the court. I put my hands up: 'Y'all got it, I'm done'…I ain't really have to do no more. I showed him and it was over with…"
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Jalen: "The only reason he put his hands up is to put em over his head bc he was out of breath…He was done. He was cooked. It was over."
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Isiah Thomas says Scottie Pippen and Toni Kukoc were good enough to win a championship without Michael Jordan 👀
"[Scottie Pippen] and [Toni Kukoc] were good enough at that time to win one, maybe two, but definitely not six."