These NBA Players need to realize they only got juice for like three years max the rest of their life is about them three years
For example Melo got his three years the one in college, the year the nuggets made the WCF, Abd his last Knick year before the injury when they had all the old guys like Jason Kidd and Rasheed Wallace.
Steph got boosted by social media and the actual media people there who couldn’t make it in silicone valley or shifted of they were already rich. But to be honest it hasn’t helped him as much culturally in the black community because a lot of those same black fans or black people around like Mark Jackson got pushed out. Off the court Curry never moved fashion as much as others.The ownership literally gentrified then nepofied the team. Also I never look at him as an individual vs Bron it was always him, Klay,Dray, AI, Kerr vs Bron. Curry was able to get two lottery picks in his prime which didn’t even help so much in the 2022 ring.
Wade also has to remember that he’s only four years younger than Kobe so he was always going to be the in between Kobe and Bron. Bron alone is bigger than most sports that’s why the sports media industrial complex is so dependent on him plus he still delivering.
Wade’s first ring became worthless because the Heat blew up the roster in a way to get the help for Wade only to fukk up with Micheal Beasley if he and Spo meshed well then Bron would’ve had competition in the East.
Also the Heatles run was supposed to be longer because each guy signed a six year contract. But because Pat Riley was a dikkhead in a variety of ways it ended more stories have come out but at the end of the day Pat Riley didn’t respect these guys as men. Pat Riley’s ego was massive and it lead him to take the coaching gig from Van Gundy to coach the 2006 team now when it’s 5 years later with much better players he didn’t take that chance. He leaked to media that Bron’s wife was having a daughter when it was early given that people wait to even announce the gender of the baby publicly because of risk of miscarriage. I know people who didn’t even give their babies names until they were born. Gilbert Arenas told the story of how Riley had Lebron’s cookies thrown out of the plane because he wanted them on a diet. HEAT LEBRON. There are more examples that would be out in the local media. Rumors of guys crying.
Like do you believe Bron is mentally weak if you do or don’t think about Wade and still think about how the Heat organization treated him then think about Bron operates with the front offices of the Cavs and the Lakers. They acknowledge his leverage and he’s continued to win.
