Joe Martinez

I was born at a very young age. #ChaseTheFight #dallascowboys #PorVida

[Joe Martinez @therealjoemtz]

We live in a society!!

[Wemby Alien Era @WembyAlienEra]

Devin Vassell via IG:

“SA thank you for a hell of a season. Big shout out to the fans u made this year unforgettable. This season was full of lessons and a year of growth. Ready to bounce back and it’s always GSG.”

🩶🖤

#GoSpursGo #PorVida

[MLB @MLB]

The @Astros have won 15 of their last 25 games!

[Ty @balldontTy]

can’t believe I’m forced to defend a fkn Spur but the narratives around Wemby rn are just flat out stupid. the truth should matter.

first, the run he just took the Spurs on was awesome.

35pt debut (franchise record), a 40/24 game. 3.5 stocks/gm. +21.6 on/off differential (hilarious)

led one of youngest teams ever to the Finals.

took down the defending champs.

led for 75% of the Finals & blew it - meaning more than anything they controlled their own destiny & capped themselves.

this narrative that he’s now a permanently scarred failure who’s legacy is cooked is hilarious.

22 yrs old. He, along w Castle & Harper, will only get better. They’ll absolutely be back.

Second & imo most important - in no world is Wemby a ‘dirty’ or immoral player. he had bad moments & lost composure, yeah. but if you think some shoves or elbows somehow makes him this unethical rotten thug of a player - *you* are soft (& delusional)

Nothing done by Wemby was anything different than moments we’ve seen from Jokic or Giannis. not even sniffing the depths of Draymond’s greatest hits.

the man is an 8ft 150lbs slinky being thrown around by earth’s greatest athletes. a body thrown at him every moment to counter his length (if you’ve played even JV level ball you’d understand).

Freedom of movement restricted. a man in your jock every step down the floor. that constant contact builds, frustration simmers, you go to make a basic play like set a screen, you flail, frustration pops, elbows thrown. it happens man it’s the nature of the sport. almost every Wemby flagrant was some run of the mill elbow or shove, called or not called - & fans act like he’s out there drop kicking knee caps or hammer fisting groins (wut). it’s a contact sport man tighten up.

I’d actually love for someone to clip together some Wemby footage showing how defenses are guarding him, the amount of contact he deals w on avg plays, how frequent & constant he’s fighting for position. at least give some context to what he’s battling against every time down the floor.

and last, his quotes & off court behavior. He’s a bit arrogant, likes to wax poetic & give genuine answers vs canned responses. I personally don’t mind it. I’ll take that vs chatgpt script responses all day. most of the stuff ppl crying about is heavily misquoted or out of context anyway. but what is it ppl want? we ask for confident, “real” Superstars & when we get it we cry that it’s all performative. listen to the full answer, stop letting the one sentence posted out of context in the caption form reality.

i’m gonna go throw up now for spending this much effort defending a Spur. but it had to be done. anyway you want to argue it, Wemby has been great for the league. he’s everything these ‘bring back the 90s’ advocates could dream for & if no one wants to defend him, I’ll take a minute to. what he just did these playoffs was genuinely incredible & he deserves the fair credit.

[San Antonio Spurs @spurs]

For all the moments we shared together this season and all the moments still to come. Together. Always. #PorVida

[Emily @fembanyama]

Defending wemby online isnt enough. I need a gun

[Joe Martinez @therealjoemtz]

@dRAIL2k3 Because they can

[Spurs Jackals @SpursJackals]

WE BEL1EVE

[Joe Martinez @therealjoemtz]

Spurs in 7 #gospursgo #porvida

[wade @normalguy824]

If Mexico wins let’s hit up our exes

[SPURSSZN @spurstopia]

I’ve endured this. I can’t be hurt anymore

[Lisette Hernandez @lisette_tv]

Spurs in 7 idc.

[SFA has never lost to Duke in men's basketball @SanAntonioTim]

DO NOT GET EXCITED ABOUT THE ASTROS
DO NOT GET EXCITED ABOUT THE ASTROS
DO NOT GET EXCITED ABOUT THE ASTROS
DO NOT GET EXCITED ABOUT THE ASTROS

*I can’t do this to myself again.

[Dez Bryant @DezBryant]

I BELIEVE SPURS!

[Joe Martinez @therealjoemtz]

I still believe. Go Spurs Go #porvida

[Joe Martinez @therealjoemtz]

@salinisalazini 100%

[Joe Martinez @therealjoemtz]

@madsolarwzrd 100%

[visios. 𓍝 @lifeisjustvices]

Me still believing in Wemby while the whole timeline turns against him

[LakeShowYo @LakeShowYo]

this is just SHAMELESS 😭

[Joe Martinez @therealjoemtz]

@MLBONFOX @EricTalksStros @Ken_Rosenthal Ever since Rosenthal got tripped up by that camera man and didn’t help him up and gave him that stank eye, I have zero respect for him.