I’m still so sad and shocked Kobe died right after Lebron passed him in points like that same night
That’s on of the biggest things why Kobe Bean ain’t dead in mind
Also Big Three Celtics formed like voltron the summer after Lebron lost in the finals Paul Pierce himself stated he was looking to be traded at that point so from 2008 to 2010 Lebron didn’t make the finals from 2011 until 2018 he did even changing teams.
This top five talk is horrible because it’s the media’s fault in addition to the league how things are presented case in point the seventies with the ABA, it was an explosion of black talent that the 60’s didn’t have because up to a certain point teams were only having two black players, the players were taken advantage of, among other things they always say the league was “too black“ ignoring the accomplishments of greats like Dr.J who even upon entering the NBA was competing at the top, in addition the ways the distributed the talent using where you born to decide the team you had to play for in many cases is gross to think about. Another thing the league and media did was pick the year of 1985 as the modern NBA and only putting things before that to fit an agenda by doing that more players along with their accomplishments and moments were forgotten. The league technically started in 1947 and the first non white was an Japanese American. The first black player was in 1950 with one being on a championship team in 1955 that same year the first great black player to be Maurice Stokes but once again the league and media push this 1985 shyt. Another example of the league and media being scandalous is the 1980 NBA Finals Kareem got hurt and wasn’t able to fly and the Lakers won the game the Finals MVP was given to Magic but it’s never framed with the truth. The media is biased and when you watch sports shows they seem to all have come from Boston, Chicago, New York, and Los Angeles, and Dallas. The never talk about how it wasn’t until 1988 free agency was a thing nor do they talk about how contract structures changed over time. Now a days you know a guy on a team is going to leave because you know the team just gave another guy the supermax. To know the game you have to see the game beyond what the league and media want you to see. Now a days players can create ways To tell their stories and teach the game but the media and league don’t like it because they don’t want to share the power. We watched a doc where MJ viewed everything as a slight as was called a killer but let a gentleman by the name of Kevin Durant tweet back at an analytical cac about how if the midrange is the open shot why pass it for a semi contested three and how the players are forced to go only for lay ups and threes he’s called sensitive. Coming back from his first championship he was quoted as saying
“It’s just a part of the evolution that I’m going through,” Durant told ESPN. “I’ll be the first to admit that I’m not perfect. I don’t have all the answers. It will probably take the offseason for me to assess, ‘OK, let’s figure out how to tone this down a little.’ But I’m comfortable sharing this because all I care about is that,” he said as he pointed to the practice court.
“I love this game, and I’m going to do whatever I can to help my team get back to where we were last year. That’s what I’m excited for. That’s why you’re seeing this passion from me. Before, I used to care about the game and the lifestyle. Now, all I care about is my love for the game, the pureness of the game. This is me.”
“It’s just my emotions and passion for the game,” Durant said after Friday’s practice session. “After winning that championship (last season), I learned that much hadn’t changed. I thought it would fill a certain [void]. It didn’t. That’s when I realized in the offseason that the only thing that matters is this game and how much work you put into it. Everything else off the court, social media, perception, isn’t important. What people say, how they view you, it’s not important.
“What we did as a team was special, and I want to experience that again. My love and passion for the game has [blossomed] because I understand that’s what it’s all about, and I’m pouring all of this [newfound thirst] into this game. But I know I have to keep [my fire] under control, and I will.” But the headline was he was unfulfilled and used til this day to denigrate on the great Durant who by the age of 31 is a two time Olympic gold medal winner, two time NBA champion, two time NBA Finals MVP, two time all star game MVP, 10 time all star,1 MVP, 6 time All NBA first team, Rookie of the year with 22,940 points scored shooting 49.3/38.1/88.3 Averaging 27 points 4.1 assists 7 rebounds 1 block 1 steal
who the fukk cares about what you do when you constantly lose or miss in the title game.
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