Yeah right lol. Bro, you’ve been slurpin’ on both this entire thread.
Who didn't see this coming? LOL
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He didn’t show anything remotely worthy of being drafted or signed, let alone a guaranteed deal. If LeBron wasn’t his dad he wouldn’t even get invited to the combine.
Bron is the reason it happened though. The Lakers did it to appease him, everyone knew it wasn’t legit and yet they got on the air and spouted off like he deserved it and had potential to be an actual player. He may be the worst draft pick ever honestly. At least the worst guaranteed deal ever.
I think it’s funny that people think it wouldn’t have been noticed if he wasn’t LeBron’s son. It wouldn’t have been as big, sure but it would have been noticed.
There are many that follow the NBA (draft) very closely. Probably several on here. When that pick came out (pretending he’s not LeBron’s son) they still would be thinking, “wait, what?”
The other side to that is the commentators/talking heads would have been way more brutally honest. If he wasn’t LeBron’s son it wouldn’t have been AS big but it still would have been the talk of the second round.
There are many that follow the NBA (draft) very closely. Probably several on here. When that pick came out (pretending he’s not LeBron’s son) they still would be thinking, “wait, what?”
The other side to that is the commentators/talking heads would have been way more brutally honest. If he wasn’t LeBron’s son it wouldn’t have been AS big but it still would have been the talk of the second round.
Funny seeing all these Cat fans defending LeBron considering how we treated Tubby over Saul. Irony.
He streams games? What are you all talking about? Thanks.
For someone who doesn’t really like LeBron, you sure are sticking up for him a lot.
In my observation, the folks that scream NEPOBABY the loudest don't so much as raise a brow when they or theirs or someone they consider theirs skips the line.
"Merit based" is a delusional lie in this world, it pretty much only applies to generally sports, lower end work, and the arts and then only sort of and sometimes.
Who you know is huge pretty much always.
Even if you managed to pull yourself up by the bootstrap, someone still probably gave you the boots and the strap.
"Merit based" is a delusional lie in this world, it pretty much only applies to generally sports, lower end work, and the arts and then only sort of and sometimes.
Who you know is huge pretty much always.
Even if you managed to pull yourself up by the bootstrap, someone still probably gave you the boots and the strap.
I like LeBron. I can appreciate LeBron. MJ is still the GOAT.
I have a feeling all the LeBron haters wear Oakleys and take selfies in their extra big pickup truck.
Maybe LeBron thought he helped the Lakers make tons more money when signed with them so he might as well push them to sign his son. Playing together and getting records and highlights was also good for the Lakers.
I’m sure the Lakers don’t really regret what they did by signing Bronny and I am sure they somewhat saw this June 30 day coming.
God forbid two entities, LeBron and the Lakers, get enter into a contract. Guess they should have asked the rabble for approval first.
I have a feeling all the LeBron haters wear Oakleys and take selfies in their extra big pickup truck.
Maybe LeBron thought he helped the Lakers make tons more money when signed with them so he might as well push them to sign his son. Playing together and getting records and highlights was also good for the Lakers.
I’m sure the Lakers don’t really regret what they did by signing Bronny and I am sure they somewhat saw this June 30 day coming.
God forbid two entities, LeBron and the Lakers, get enter into a contract. Guess they should have asked the rabble for approval first.
Yeah he streams Call of Duty and other video games online in his free time. Imagine the level of marketing that would hit his channel just because of who he is.
Meh, it was neat that father and son were on the same NBA team even if the father pulled every string available and the son averaged 3 pts a game. In the story of LeBron's life and career, I'm sure that's a highlight for his family and something most would find a hard time somehow spinning into a negative.
Christ here we go again.
Who cares?!
It’s the lakers money and they made way more off Lebron merch than they’re spending on little Bron!
Well nepotism! Weh weh weh…
As if no Pops in any industry has ever gotten Jr a gig!
Morgan and Morgan law…Gee that’s wild there’s more than one Morgan and they all got partner?
Johnson and SONS plumbing…Guess how them Sons got on?
Dave’s electrical…Dave shows up, his wife, aunt, or niece is working the office answering phones and billing.
Police and fire are very familial and multi generational…
Folks most people get into whatever they’re into because someone in their family was into it!
Who cares?!
It’s the lakers money and they made way more off Lebron merch than they’re spending on little Bron!
Well nepotism! Weh weh weh…
As if no Pops in any industry has ever gotten Jr a gig!
Morgan and Morgan law…Gee that’s wild there’s more than one Morgan and they all got partner?
Johnson and SONS plumbing…Guess how them Sons got on?
Dave’s electrical…Dave shows up, his wife, aunt, or niece is working the office answering phones and billing.
Police and fire are very familial and multi generational…
Folks most people get into whatever they’re into because someone in their family was into it!
I have a feeling all the LeBron lovers wear gold chains and take selfies in their extra big Cadillacs.
This works both ways.
Yeah. It's not like Bronny is taking money out of my pocket. I think LBJ is the biggest front runner in NBA history, he doesn't make my top 10 players of all time. But almost anyone will do what they can to help their kid realize their dreams, it is just good parenting.
What? Nepotism is not only not okay it’s absolutely not tolerated in many divisions of work. Looks like you’re breaking your back to play the “protect my favorite player who’s hated everywhere” card. Nepotism is one of the worst aspects of America that we have, it’s not “okay” anywhere.
And people can save the “wouldn’t you do all you could for your son” line. LeBron is an elitist hack and habitual liar. He’s got the IQ of a gnat but was born with body and speed. He and his family are already making billions, maybe try to let your son earn his way and use his skills to get there. And those skills aren’t in basketball. The guy was born with the best training and a father who gave him genes that are an anomaly. And he’s still not a quality player.
It doesn’t matter what I make and what I have. I would never rob my son of learning his way and growing into what he’s really here to do. Giving your kids everything and never allowing them to learn who they are is a terrible parenting trait and America is one of the worst when it comes to this.
That goes for him and anyone else who does it, and many times over it leads to a life of depression. parents don’t typically do it for the kids anyway, they do it for themselves. They want to look a certain way in public, avoid perceived embarrassment, and they want to release themselves from worry. They don’t do it for them, if it was about them they’d let them live free without their preferences and give them the opportunity to learn who they are. When this happens they are totally robbing them of their real purpose. Not directed at you, but people who don’t understand this have the emotional and mental maturity of a toddler.
During his season at USC, Bronny James had a shooting percentage of 31.3% from the field and 28.1% from three-point range. The whole thing is a joke, Labron is probably the worse thing that happened to the NBA. He cry’s about every bump, flops all over the place and had opinions that nobody wants.
Bron is at worst the second greatest physical talent that ever played. Its absolutely pathetic that he always needed a super team to win anything.
Pathetic.
I didn’t see him post an African American studies syllabus
Disagree. This is when a hardcore sports fan sounds a bit silly. Think about it, ask anyone who isn't obsessed with basketball which makes more sense: taking less money, creating a super team, managing to work together for one goal without egos, and achieving that goal vs being the one superstar on a team and dragging them to a title. That person would say creating a super team for a title seems smarter. Some may call it a cheat code of sorts but it's not. There's no wrong way to go about creating a championship caliber team. I'm telling you, ask anyone who isn't posting online about basketball in July and none of them will say, "oh for sure, one guy putting an entire franchise on his back and winning a title is the way to go." LeBron wasted years on the Cavs that first go-around trying to be that player you want and got zero rings.
You can say that but I think fans’ reaction that sort of thing is telling. KD has top 25 all-time player written all over him — yet his legacy will never be as that because he chose the easy way. LeBron’s Superteam hopping wasn’t quite as egregious but he suffers in the eyes of many fans for the way he went about it. And these are subjective things, not objective ones. Fans are absolutely justified in feeling his decisions tarnished his resume. I was actually a LeBron superfan at one point. I couldn’t deny the Miami decision was weak but I still supported him. The Cleveland return was a little weak but understandable. I am a Cavs fan and I’m very grateful for him bringing a title to my team. That said, he also played GM, laid the blame at the foot of management for his decisions and then team-hopped again to the Lakers. Now, he’s going to team-hop again with the Warriors and some people will try to force everyone to agree with it. Many will agree with him doing it — many won’t. He won’t be seen by and large as the GOAT due in part to these things.
I mean I can tell you his resume isn't tarnished nor was he or his decisions weak for creating a situation which helped him and his teammates win big. That's the ultimate goal - to win titles. He's broken records, is still going strong decades into his career, has won rings with multiple teams, and had one minor flub which was The Decision which immediately afterward looked cornball but without looking it up probably did massive numbers for ESPN, which is all they and he cared about in that moment.
This is one of those old school online sports arguments where some may see it as weak and him "not being a real man" or whatever for leaving and joining a supergroup instead of staying with one franchise and dragging them across the finish. As far as the GOAT conversation goes, it's Jordan for me but most of that hinges on who you grew up watching. We don't really have that mentality with the NFL. With football, we were ready to say perhaps Peyton...no, definitely Brady..wait, Mahomes could end up being...
I can assure you I’m not the kind of person that looks at anything as a “real man” or anything of the sort. I feel I was very precise.
As far as the real man, alpha, red pill yada yada — I find all of that stuff as insecure nonsense. A lot of is epistemologically bankrupt and has Wolfpack dynamics as a foundation that are A.) debunked sixty plus years ago and B.) would be entirely disanalagous even if it were true in the first place.
No — you got me wrong on that one point. Nor do I feel the need to uphold any human convention for the sake of societal continuity. My views are very precise and foundation-ally consistent.
Oh okay. Wasn’t sure what “games” yall were talking about. How anyone finds someone else playing a video game? I will never understand.
You’ve never saw a friend playing Mortal Kombat II and thought “wow, this dude is freaking insane” and so you stuck around to watch for a few minutes? If you’ve ever done anything remotely close to that — there’s the idea.
I watch stuff like that sometimes. I don’t have time to play games as much as I want and I’m usually tired but I still enjoy games. I watch someone else enjoy a classic like Donkey Kong Country 2 and then go to sleep.
Same idea as showing a friend “And Justice For All” for the very first time. Yeah, you’ve already experienced it but it’s cool seeing someone else’s reaction to it.
I’d love to get a switch 2 and play the new donkey Kong. It looks awesome but Nintendo is greedy AF with game prices these days. Never any sales either since they have a monopoly on their games.
I watch people stream games all the time. It’s one of my hobbies though. I watch when I don’t have time or don’t feel like playing myself or it’s a game I don’t have.
The new Mario Kart is really good. I wish I had more time to play my Switch 2. Maybe soon — if work keeps picking up, I may end up moving to another city closer to work and then I can have a life again.
What’s the point tho? I’ve done it if I can’t figure how to beat a certain part of a game or something?
Naw I really haven’t. But as you know, I want to get back into gaming so maybe that shall change. lol.
No. You just watch someone else enjoy playing a game. Bout the same as watching your buddy shoot an AR15 for the first time. Sure you know how it feels and you’ve done it a thousand times but it’s cool watching them react to it.
Another example — I’ve watched The Office like 5 times. But I love rewatching it with new people. Loved rewatching it with my wife. Rewatched it with my sister. Rewatched it with my oldest son etc. I know all the jokes but it almost makes the jokes new again seeing someone else enjoy the show for the first time. (My all time favorite TV show)
I prefer watching gameplay over most shows on TV today. I find it more entertaining.
Same, I love it so much. I’ve probably watched it 100 times.
His first two titles, yes, but the Cleveland title and the LA title his supporting cast wasn't any better than guys like Jordan, Bird, and Magic had. And while he did fall short in the finals several times, he did drag some pretty mediocre rosters to the Finals several times.
No kidding? Can you link me something you are talking about? That’s crazy to me.