The first time Minato ran into Black Ninjas he was alone and with no hesitation ran the fade. And won.
Earned the Respect of Ay and Bee
When Sasuke ran into Black Ninjas, he and his whole crew got folded like pretzels.
There’s levels to this shit.
Hard work is a requirement for success but not a guarantee of it.
It’s a subset-superset relationship.
People who achieve all worked hard.
But not all who work hard, achieve.
You have to get better.
Kawhi Leonard’s legacy with the Los Angeles Clippers:
- Demanded the front office trade for Paul George, forcing them to part with every asset they had including a young Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
- Missed 243 games in 7 seasons (equivalent of nearly 3 seasons)
- 2019-2020: Blew a 3-1 lead in Western Conference Semi-Finals
- 2020-2021: Clippers reach Western Conference Finals without him
- 2021-2022: Missed playoffs
- 2022-2023: Eliminated in the first round and didn’t finish the series
- 2023-2024: Eliminated in the first round
- 2024-2025: Eliminated in the first round
- 2025-2026: Missed the playoffs, locked up by Draymond Green with the season on the line
- Played just 35 playoff games
- No championships
- No personal Conference Finals appearances
- Demanded the front office continue retooling around him, causing them to trade for James Harden and depart with even more draft capital
- Collected nearly $350 million in salary
- Circumvented the salary cap
- Cost the Clippers a further 5 first round picks
- Inflicted a $30 million fine
- Inflicted suspensions on ownership and front office with no pay
- A personal $700,000 fine
- Had his uncle Dennis banned for life
Possibly the worst free agent signing in league history.
I heard there is a poll going on between “Thanos” and I on who would win in a singles match……“Thanos” obtained 6 stupid little infinity stones…..but I won a Gold Medal with a broken freakin neck, how many Gold Medals has Thanos won? ZERO! Hit my music 3 times and it’s game on. YEAH!!!!!!!!
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.
"If ANYBODY in the world should be okay with BBLs, @CameronNewton, it's you... You the one who said you, 'went to strip clubs to compete'"
– @EmmanuelAcho responds to Cam Newton's shot at the Speakeasy 👿
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Dwight: “That bi*ch tall right there.”
“That looks like Andrew Bynum.”
Dwight: “That is Andrew Bynum!!!”
— Dwight Howard randomly runs into Andrew Bynum in NYC. 🤣🤣🤣🤣
(h/t @MrBuckBuckNBA)