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Did you think the Celtics put IT on the floor when they KNEW he wasn't ready?
Ok you know what?
I'll take that.
But if he can PROVE he actually saw him?
I'm gonna be on you.
And none of that is non standard practice given the circumstance.
in his own words he wanted to be out there this entire time my only assertion is the organization didn't put pressure on him didn't lie to him and didn't clear him just to clear him.
and they didn't
and in the aftermath he is not talking shit about the organization when he can cause he's basically a free agent at this point.
Jalen is spot on with his takes more often than not.
A lot of these fake ass media members don't even do homework. They have no real connections. They break no news.
Stephen A has broken more news about bball than most of these fake ass pundits.
Jalen I can roll with.
Windhorst, needs to sit the fuck down
Yeah, there was definitely a lot of Achilles talk when the injury happened. Everybody was saying it was an Achilles. It was impossible to miss if you were paying attention.
But that was not the narrative going into game 5. The claim I responded to was "everybody knew it was his Achilles and that he was really gonna mess it up if he played tonight." The idea that everyone was saying "he was really gonna mess it up if he played tonight" is just a complete fabrication.
you mention me regardless
im the one who has to sit in here and detract 19 different people dolo
and id be the only one in here if we had lost last night too.
Watching the jump now
TMAC said it wasn’t a mistake of him playing.
TMAC said it wasn’t a mistake of him playing.
Lots of injuries you can try to play through....you'll just not be as productive (like the injuries that Iggy + Kawhi have for instance). An achilles injury is one of the few injuries that you're absolutely taking a huge risk when coming back "early". Had they not been down 3-1 in the finals, there wouldn't have even been a discussion about Durant playing. They just did a risk/reward discussion and said "fuck it". I also believe that had it been Curry, they wouldn't have allowed him to play as they wouldn't have risked his career even for a title.
@playahaitian not the same energy for the raptor fans?
who cheered kd injury?
i see all you niggas are glossing over that shit when you know if it had been at oracle...
wait you niggas had a tribunal the other day about the kyle lowry shit
crickets on fans cheering an injured player though
hasn't even been fucking brought up by people in here
that's why this shit is fake.
who cheered kd injury?
i see all you niggas are glossing over that shit when you know if it had been at oracle...
wait you niggas had a tribunal the other day about the kyle lowry shit
crickets on fans cheering an injured player though
hasn't even been fucking brought up by people in here
that's why this shit is fake.
we’re not really seeing the best basketball being played out there...the raptors are struggling to put away a physically depleted warriors team
There are a range of injures in the NBA with very different consequences: inflammatory, neurological, sprains, contusions, etc to all the parts of the body. There isn't "ready" and "100%" difference when it comes to an achilles injury. If it truly wasn't just a "calf" injury, he shouldn't have been back on the floor until he was 100%.
I think we'll find out his achilles tendon was already sprained and playing just completely tore it off the bone.
You don't have to do that cuz...
That aint your weight to carry
This isn't about defenses and line ups
This is about the inherent racism that permeates American sports from media to fandom.
And the dehumanization of the black athlete
Its offensive and disingenuous to try and make the golden state warriors the symbol of that.
Mcgrady copping pleas for the Warriors?
Dude said KD should have played.
Rachel points out that Meyers was Mcgrady's agent his whole career....
Makes sense
Dude said KD should have played.
Rachel points out that Meyers was Mcgrady's agent his whole career....
Makes sense
No disrespect fam but you still not able to explain your position.
How do you go from not able to practice or scrimmage to being ABSOLUTELY READY TO PLAY in game 5 of an NBA finals?
If you cant explain the process yourself you shouldnt be talking about your position.
Just keep saying the doctors cleared him cause thats the company line. Or refer me to the GM's crying ass like Kerr did.
Otherwise just admit they all were ready to gamble with his health.
The obvious truth is they were ready to gamble because they were ready to do anything to not get eliminated.
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The problem is it wasn’t a fluke. That’s literally a classic Achilles tear. And bro not for nothing you don’t work for the team. You are not in the league. You don’t know what Jalen saw. Just call it what it is. An injured player being pressured back in and got hurt
That's the larger picture
It's not about GSW....
The Spurs did this shit
Boston
The list goes on
Damn cuz im not a cyborg like you battling the whole board dolo
Who gotta post these big booty women if I'm stuck in here all day yalking bball with ya'll???
Priorities negro!!!!
That mans mom tweeted about his toughness was questioned. ..... why would she do that unless it was questioned? Fans didn’t question it. .... the reports right after game 4 said it was the organization. If you are questioning his toughness you are pressuring him. Again fuck them CAC. Those were tears of guilt.
Jalen doesn't have a history of talking out his ass
Steven A said the press was kicked out.
I think Jalen might have access that others might not?
Abso fucking lutely and it's Steph's team.....they bout to move in a new building and he's the face.......Most people know KD was gonna bounce.....like this is the anti Khawi Leonard.....I Just hope KD got a independent opinion
Since he's been there, the offense has run through Durant. As a percentage of plays, they run more ISO + post with Durant than any other plays. You see an immediate difference in the offense when he's not out there. I think the inevitable has just been delayed, but you never know with the Raptors.. they don't exactly inspire confidence.
I think Jalen is saying that someone on the team told him how Durant looked.
@largebillsonlyplease
You know how i feel about fans overall cuz...
You know.
I'm not surprised Canada did that.
They aint exempt.
I posted that thread where they tried to say Toronto fans arent racist and are more progressive etc etc... bullsh*t
I didn't watch the game live.
And i heard it and saw it.
And i hate it
I hope Kawhai heard it and saw it too.
These fans don't LOVE you.
You know how i feel about fans overall cuz...
You know.
I'm not surprised Canada did that.
They aint exempt.
I posted that thread where they tried to say Toronto fans arent racist and are more progressive etc etc... bullsh*t
I didn't watch the game live.
And i heard it and saw it.
And i hate it
I hope Kawhai heard it and saw it too.
These fans don't LOVE you.
Yeah. If KD didn't get a second opinion outside of the organization, he's crazy. Had he done that though, there is no way it would not have leaked.
Exactly
And calling out warriors fans would definitely be a priority
None of that other stuff would even come up
And I'd be @'d
The Warriors GM was his agent his whole career.
We'll see. I don't know and I never claimed to know exactly what the injury was or wasn't
At any point correct?
I have only pushed back on pressure from the organization cause there was none.
They want KD back why the fuck would they try to alienate him?
People just throw logic out the window in favor of narrative
Just like they did a few days before saying he was selfish for not being out there
Same ppl talking about how come he was out there today
We won't know until it leaks.
I always thought the "calf" injury shit was bullshit. It had all the signs of an achilles injury from the beginning. What the Warriors fed the media could be something completely different than what they told KD. The NBA doesn't have the type of injury-reporting requirement as the NFL.