Been thinking about this. It's not about hoops, but it is about a hooper.
Give Wemby and his marketing team major credit.
For three or four years now he's been saying yes. Access. Interviews. Riding the subway. Playing chess. Living with monks. Voiced geopolitical takes. Stunt-y or not, doesn't matter.
I think reporters have been starved of actual access from NBA stars for a long time. From LeBron to Jokic, you only got the few crumbs that the player and his sneaker brand and his agency wanted you to have. Then, journalists (and talkshow hosts) would have to make a meal out of crumbs. (Crumbs that often came with strings attached.)
Wemby's kind've bucked that trend. So now that he's got the biggest stage of his career, those same access-starved reporters (who also, fwiw, tend to align with his politics and disposition) have got stories, angles, and the "superhero" they've craved to cover.
Whether Wemby's genuinely that guy or just plays one really well, I don't know. But from a media and marketing standpoint, he and his team ran their long play about as well as we've seen it run in a long time.
Salute.
@TheDunkCentral@ringer@ClutchPoints Such a lame take. Nobody wants boring. This whole stuck up ideology is what makes our sports in America boring so often. Garbage take. Have fun with it.
We had the 2018 season, but nothing compares to this 2025 season.
This wasn’t just a good year, it was a turning point.
You could feel the culture change immediately under Ben Johnson.
-Winning the NFC North.
-1st year HC getting a playoff win
-1st playoff win since 2011
-A franchise QB actually winning us games.
-Rookies stepping up across the board.
They made the impossible POSSIBLE
over and over in the fourth quarter, pulling wins out of games that felt finished. As Bears fans, we’ve never witnessed anything like this….
I’m SO proud of this group
And yeah, it ends bittersweet….
it feels like there was more left.
I have no doubt that this is just the beginning.
Til next season. It’s always 🐻⬇️.
I wonder what they going say now!?!?! Chicago we up! Fans I heard you loud and clear once again … Big away dub, we’ll take it. #DaBears#NoComparisons 🏹🏹