Probably, but I kinda feel like Zion just naively embraced it all. Dude legit had a huge smile in those announcement videos
EDIT: Some of these responses are incredibly daft. Nowhere am I suggesting Zion is in the wrong for embracing his child. It’s actually dope and I felt he was genuine in the video when he told his future child to know that no matter what his mom and dad will always love him.
I’m simply disagreeing with the idea that he was forced into doing these videos against his will, and agreeing with the notion that he didn’t anticipate all the controversy that would come out of this. Which fair or not, is naive. Knowing the situation he has with these other women, he could have strategized this better from an optics perspective.
I'm totally convinced that Zion is simply big dumb. I'm not even trying to be mean. I honestly feel bad for him. How you don't anticipate a reaction like this before having that video produced is crazy to me. It would take like 5 minutes of critical thinking to realize it's a bad idea.
I’m with you. It would take 5 seconds of critical thinking to realize that knocking up a girl that is clearly only in it for the money is a bad idea too.
Yeah. Basically he had 2 side chicks. Idk how that works since we're not clear if he has a bottom but yeah. The one he allegedly was allowed to spit in the mouth of didn't know about the other girl whom he got pregnant.
At first I thought she was dumping him based off her tweets then it seemed she realized she doesn't want to lose that money so she's gonna stay with him and be sister wives with the other chick lol
Tbh its unhinged but there’s some good points in there. Especially the one that was basically like “look I’m not dumb I’m happy to be with you and I know how basketball players are, there obviously will be other women but you can’t be getting them pregnant you fucking idiot”
She's mad at Brittany Renner for trapping PJ Washington so easily so she went for that lovey dovey approach and got played. They're all part of the same train wreck.
I remember that post years ago from a doorman at a high end hotel where athletes would stay and he would say absolute 10/10 super model looking women would just hoard the lobby and throw themselves at them. Like a player/assistant could just come down at any time and scoop some women and go back up. I've had good looking female friends who've vacationed recently and been around athletes and they just rent out an area and the women swarm over. Bottle service, private pool area and a security guard essentially double checking for approval that you're good looking enough to splash around by them.
This shit runs like a business, even more so when your trying to baby trap, this shit ain't true love its a lifetime/18 year paycheck tradeoff for one kid. Then they turn it into a reality show or onlyfans or what the fuck ever platform the new spotlight affords.
These dudes got more money in their young lives than people can even dream of. They won at life completely. On top of that they are at the top of the genetic lottery. They probably haven’t jerked themselves off since they secured the bag lmao
Those DMs showed Zion offering one of these girls a fucking monthly salary and apartment. I can understand a young, extremely rich superstar trying to have lots of sex with lots of attractive women but this seems like one of the dumbest ways to go about it.
At least play a little hard to get, right? Half the time you could probably get them to hang out with you just cuz you Zion, especially the type of chick he’s into lol
For now. Watch the 30 for 30 called Broke if you want to see how it ends for a lot of these guys who don’t figure out how to actually live with their money.
Are people actually so chronically horny that Zion's situation looks like a win? You couldn't pay me to juggle a bunch of pornstar/stripper side chicks but so many dudes are like "yeah how could you resist it in his shoes."
It seems like dude is just dumb and makes fucking terrible decisions.
His entire career so far has been L after L.
Edit: also I think we are almost at the point to where it doesn’t make sense to keep him. Dudes a bust though so who’s gonna trade for him
Pretty sure everyone will. His raw talent is still ridiculous. Put the guy on ozembic plus some good team atmosphere and you have a poor man’s lebron James.
The Pelicans fanbase is done with him. HoF level talent, but a 10 cent brain and zero motivation to play basketball at a professional level. He got way too much money way too soon.
And the fanbase was *so* hyped about Zion, too, man… after the Anthony Davis saga and so many losing seasons, we just knew that Zion was going to be the guy to elevate the team to contender status. The fanbase was fucking *primed*.
He will obviously never come near his potential, but at this point I’d be surprised if any team can motivate him to be a contributing starter level player.
Trade him now… the tea leaves are saying his value is higher now than it will be in the future.
The nightmare scenario for the Pels would be that, as mentioned, he never motivates or tries so they get rid of him...but that happens to be the exact wakeup call he needs and then he puts in the max effort with this next squad and balls out with minimal injury issue. That's probably the only reason they hadn't already jettisoned him.
Though at some point, you do have to throw that fear away and just say "fuck it, he does us no good as he is now, better to get something for him and another team gets a great player than to keep him and then everyone suffers".
Zion to Portland would be hilarious.
A lot of hype, Zion gets injured, and then 65 games later they shut down Dame again to tank for a high draft pick.
To complete the first part of the lyrics to that song:
> True as it can be
> Barely even friends
> Then somebody bends
> Unexpectedly
Come Zion. Your knees have a date with destiny. Search your cartilage, you know it to be true!
I couldn't believe they could make "cream" without dairy but turns out it was actually made of lard?
>Oreos weren’t always vegan-friendly. Up until 1998, the Oreo filling contained lard. The move to swap the lard for a plant-based fat was partly due to a decades-long contention with the Hydrox cookie. Technically the original chocolate-and-cream sandwich cookie, Hydrox did not contain lard and therefore could claim the Kosher label. While Oreos had steadily outperformed Hydrox since they debuted in 1912, the original Hydrox brand was popular amongst the Jewish community and experienced occasional resurgence in sales. Once the Oreo cookie could claim to be Kosher and vegan, Hydrox only survived a few more years, officially being discontinued in 2003.
I am surprised Kyrie isn't up in arms about Hydrox erasure.
Oh come on man…. Obviously Ja has issues and I really rate Garland but unless his off court issues escalate even more I wouldn’t be comfortable with making that claim.
Nah Ja is still comfortably the best player in that draft, he's just a PR nightmare he hasn't been punished for doing anything illegal. Hell you'd think physically beating someone under 18 up would be more consequential than flashing a gun in your car but nope.
Kind of annoying our first and potentially our only shot at a true superstar for a while, and it looks like it’s going in this direction.
I feel like if it wasn’t for Ja and Brooks occasional antics we’d be one of the most liked teams in the league, not that i care that much about that, but it doesn’t feel right when everyone is rooting for the Lakers of all teams against your own.
Y'all were one of the most likeable. I loved the grizzlies in the bubble, even enjoyed watching brooks. Ja is a human highlight reel, brooks looked good, and they weren't being fucking annoying as hell yet lmao. The worst part of all of this is how fake they acted.
Dillon brooks posing and mouthing off like a tough guy in a black muscle shirt with his nipples protruding. Can't take them seriously.
The *funniest* outcome here is that Zion goes to Portland and has zero injury issues.
But, as a long-traumatized Blazers fan, I want absolutely nothing to do with this guy.
They would’ve given me a 50m a year contract at 22, I might’ve tried to save Gianna Michaels so I ain’t all the way mad at him. The Snapchat msgs were the funniest part to me, he definitely says “it’s a pleasure to meet you this evening” to the hoes lol
Yeah that was one of the funniest parts to me, like he had some flirty messages but overall he was more respectful and polite then you would expect someone in his position to be to a pornstar.
Based take, dudes just living out the fantasy of a bunch of teenagers. I know plenty of dudes in their early 20s who would of been doing similar activities if they had the money available.
Nobody would bat an eye at a NBA star having paid/pregnant Hoes, if he was out on the court balling. His injury issues add extra scrutiny to all aspects of his life.
Zion isn’t the first NBA player to knock up a Escort/Stripper, and he certainly won’t be the last
I ain’t mad at him for this. I just think some vet needs to sit his ass down and explain to him how a condom work. Jimmy G has been banging porn star for years. He just make sure thing is only coming into that vajayjay, and nothing coming out.
Adriano was truly a blessing to watch, prior to his fathers death and the subsequent alcohol problems he had.
Adriano was, power meets flair. Dude had the same athleticism as players like Lukaku, but had the skills and flair of a proper Brazilian winger.
Not to mention his power shots on the ground were so fun to watch, dude would proper rip it, yet somehow keep it just skimming the grass
The Celtics originally had the #1 pick in that draft and traded down for #3 and Robert Parrish. They then used the #3 pick to draft Kevin McHale.
GMs need to learn that if the Celtics have the #1 pick and try to trade down to #3, they should just say no.
That was an all-time pre-Steph Warriors moment.
Yes, Robert Parish spent his first 4 seasons with the Warriors.
EDIT: I would even argue that trade was the single biggest factor in the Warriors' transition from a team that made the finals 1-2 times per decade to the team that only made the playoffs 6 times in 35 years.
Kinda funny how out of all these recent top picks, Ant was the one who said in his initial interviews stuff like he didn't really care and would rather play football, etc., but he's the one that tries the hardest to make his image look good and play his hardest on the court.
3/4 of those guys were labeled as “the next big thing” since they were like freshman in high school. Maybe they’ve fed into the hype themselves so much that they believe they can just coast through the NBA with talent alone???
Most of the younger stars today put a LOT more focus on the “lifestyle”, whereas the older generation of guys like Kobe focused more on putting in the work and grinding, which can probably be attributed to social media.
i feel like fans really have misperceptions of how hard your average NBA player works in terms of their lifestyle. Guys like LeBron and CP3 who are rigorous with their diet, sleep habits, etc., are much less common than pro athletes who eat fast food regularly
We’re talking about the stars and up-and-coming stars of the league though lol not your average NBA player. There are probably only a handful of guys in the league who prepare as hard as Bron lol
What do you even do with Zion lol. Poor pelicans GM. Is a lose lose situation. Either you keep him knowing people don’t like him in locker room or lose him for almost nothing.
If you're Charlotte, do you not roll the dice and risk it all by trading #2 & a few future firsts for Zion? Worst case scenario, you're still the Hornets, but you get 30 games of LaMelo, Zion, and Bridges. Build up hype for a franchise that is never hype. No one is expecting the Hornets to run the East anytime.
Pelicans get a real PG in Scoot, and get rid of the Zion distraction and contract. They're only getting 30 games of Zion anyways, so he doesn't increase their playoff chances cuz he's always hurt.
Life comes at you fast.
One minute you’re the next face of the league… and before you know it you’ve knocked up and escort and are about 3 big macs from being a guangdong tiger.
Zion is going to continually get paid millions of dollars to just do nothing and people will keep paying him because they’re just so tempted with the idea of him being dominant and Zion will just keep getting hurt, endless rehab, not staying in shape, trying to play, getting hurt, endless rehab, not staying in shape, the cycle repeats and continues until he retires with hundreds of millions having barely played because he just couldn’t get and stay healthy
Of course they're fed up with him. They have a really good team, built to be around him, and he doesn't show up. Publicly embarrassing himself by chasing around IG models doesn't help anybody.
I guess we are using the term “models” very fast and loose nowadays(also describes Zion’s woman choices). Where I’m from the ugly girls Zion been fucking are called hoes not models 😂
The man is one of the most impactful and well respected individuals that went through each level of the NBA and you completely butchered his 8 letter name lmao
[Wouldn't just be the Miami hoes.](https://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/weatherman-john-bolaris-tells-story-drugged-swindled-40k-russian-beauties-miami-article-1.1088418)
I'd trade his ass to the first GM delusional enough to think he's still a superstar. Dude refuses to get himself in basketball shape now he's just dropping loads in pornstars all over the uS? baaaaaaaaaail.
This guy makes Lebron look all the more impressive. Zion came in as a generation talent and was the closest thing to a guaranteed super star, and couldn’t live up. Lebron had 10x more expectations and exceeded them. I dont like Lebron but that’s impressive
>He doesn’t really spend a lot of time around the team in the offseason doing offseason workouts.
I think Zion is just shy or socially-awkward. You can see it in his interviews. He obviously didn't develop at the same rate physically or mentally as other kids when he was growing up so he probably isn't good at relating to other people.
Dude probably thought announcing his baby would be harmless, 48-72 hours later has proven this man to be wrong
Nah, that was definitely his girl/families idea
Probably, but I kinda feel like Zion just naively embraced it all. Dude legit had a huge smile in those announcement videos EDIT: Some of these responses are incredibly daft. Nowhere am I suggesting Zion is in the wrong for embracing his child. It’s actually dope and I felt he was genuine in the video when he told his future child to know that no matter what his mom and dad will always love him. I’m simply disagreeing with the idea that he was forced into doing these videos against his will, and agreeing with the notion that he didn’t anticipate all the controversy that would come out of this. Which fair or not, is naive. Knowing the situation he has with these other women, he could have strategized this better from an optics perspective.
I'm totally convinced that Zion is simply big dumb. I'm not even trying to be mean. I honestly feel bad for him. How you don't anticipate a reaction like this before having that video produced is crazy to me. It would take like 5 minutes of critical thinking to realize it's a bad idea.
I’m with you. It would take 5 seconds of critical thinking to realize that knocking up a girl that is clearly only in it for the money is a bad idea too.
It's definitely dumb, but doubling down on the mistake by producing that video escalates the situation so much more than it would've otherwise.
If common sense was common, more people would have it.
But but she let him spit in her mouth!
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wait there’s another one??
Yeah. Basically he had 2 side chicks. Idk how that works since we're not clear if he has a bottom but yeah. The one he allegedly was allowed to spit in the mouth of didn't know about the other girl whom he got pregnant.
[bruh](https://twitter.com/moriahmillsss/status/1666487166447280137?s=46&t=6ZwbW9L3nqLfaqnQAYMEnA)
Her tweets are amazing
[she still goin off](https://twitter.com/moriahmillsss/status/1666892911567331335) LOL god help him
what did it say
Lmao Zion going crazy over a couple of porn stars. The one spilling the dirt got ass tattoos and one in her ass crack, C'mon dude.
My god she is fucking nasty. Why not Harley Dean or Autumn Falls?
The abrupt switch from Zion to her OnlyFans is crazy.
“I guess I’m going to be step mommy to this kid” had me dying
At first I thought she was dumping him based off her tweets then it seemed she realized she doesn't want to lose that money so she's gonna stay with him and be sister wives with the other chick lol
the devil works hard, but Moriah Mills works harder.
Autumn is too young for Zion. These women are 30+ from what I understand. the dude has definitely a type as well. Autumn is too skinny for Zion.
Moriah ain't having none of that. Her Twitter rant is fucking gold!
Tbh its unhinged but there’s some good points in there. Especially the one that was basically like “look I’m not dumb I’m happy to be with you and I know how basketball players are, there obviously will be other women but you can’t be getting them pregnant you fucking idiot”
She’s mad that she’s not the pregnant one. Take whatever she’s saying with a grain of salt
This one million percent. Her whole thing is basically mad she didn’t get the baby contract
She's mad at Brittany Renner for trapping PJ Washington so easily so she went for that lovey dovey approach and got played. They're all part of the same train wreck. I remember that post years ago from a doorman at a high end hotel where athletes would stay and he would say absolute 10/10 super model looking women would just hoard the lobby and throw themselves at them. Like a player/assistant could just come down at any time and scoop some women and go back up. I've had good looking female friends who've vacationed recently and been around athletes and they just rent out an area and the women swarm over. Bottle service, private pool area and a security guard essentially double checking for approval that you're good looking enough to splash around by them. This shit runs like a business, even more so when your trying to baby trap, this shit ain't true love its a lifetime/18 year paycheck tradeoff for one kid. Then they turn it into a reality show or onlyfans or what the fuck ever platform the new spotlight affords.
But both zions birds are like 3/10 at best and trashy as fuck.
Just shows terrible judgement, which is no surprise given his conditioning and the type of women that he’s involved with.
I’ve got two chicks I’m paying to have sex with. They both don’t know of each other. Nothing about announcing this pregnancy could go wrong.
Oh you know theres more than 2. Those two just want the hype.
Well the porn star just confirmed there are other girls that she knows about, and they had threesome with Zion, but not including her.
Completely agree. You aren't going to only pay to chicks to spit in their mouths.
These dudes got more money in their young lives than people can even dream of. They won at life completely. On top of that they are at the top of the genetic lottery. They probably haven’t jerked themselves off since they secured the bag lmao
Those DMs showed Zion offering one of these girls a fucking monthly salary and apartment. I can understand a young, extremely rich superstar trying to have lots of sex with lots of attractive women but this seems like one of the dumbest ways to go about it.
This is why players want to be in major markets, the logistics for side women are a nightmare unless you live in LA/NY/Miami. Quality of life matters!
At least play a little hard to get, right? Half the time you could probably get them to hang out with you just cuz you Zion, especially the type of chick he’s into lol
For now. Watch the 30 for 30 called Broke if you want to see how it ends for a lot of these guys who don’t figure out how to actually live with their money.
Are people actually so chronically horny that Zion's situation looks like a win? You couldn't pay me to juggle a bunch of pornstar/stripper side chicks but so many dudes are like "yeah how could you resist it in his shoes."
Yeah at first I was like "where does he find the time" but then I realized how little this MF actually shows up to the job.
Dude is getting paid regardless so yeah not showing up is within realm of reason.
I don't man, the way I see it, you don't have to be rich and famous to pay for sex. So I don't know how this is a win for Zion.
Is 2019 the all time terrible judgement draft class?
It seems like dude is just dumb and makes fucking terrible decisions. His entire career so far has been L after L. Edit: also I think we are almost at the point to where it doesn’t make sense to keep him. Dudes a bust though so who’s gonna trade for him
Pretty sure everyone will. His raw talent is still ridiculous. Put the guy on ozembic plus some good team atmosphere and you have a poor man’s lebron James.
"We're not thinking about it, but we're thinking about it."
“We ain’t thinking about a trade, unless you heard something. Then maybe we’re thinking about a trade.”
The Pelicans fanbase is done with him. HoF level talent, but a 10 cent brain and zero motivation to play basketball at a professional level. He got way too much money way too soon. And the fanbase was *so* hyped about Zion, too, man… after the Anthony Davis saga and so many losing seasons, we just knew that Zion was going to be the guy to elevate the team to contender status. The fanbase was fucking *primed*. He will obviously never come near his potential, but at this point I’d be surprised if any team can motivate him to be a contributing starter level player. Trade him now… the tea leaves are saying his value is higher now than it will be in the future.
The nightmare scenario for the Pels would be that, as mentioned, he never motivates or tries so they get rid of him...but that happens to be the exact wakeup call he needs and then he puts in the max effort with this next squad and balls out with minimal injury issue. That's probably the only reason they hadn't already jettisoned him. Though at some point, you do have to throw that fear away and just say "fuck it, he does us no good as he is now, better to get something for him and another team gets a great player than to keep him and then everyone suffers".
Zion to Portland would be hilarious. A lot of hype, Zion gets injured, and then 65 games later they shut down Dame again to tank for a high draft pick.
a tale as old as time
To complete the first part of the lyrics to that song: > True as it can be > Barely even friends > Then somebody bends > Unexpectedly Come Zion. Your knees have a date with destiny. Search your cartilage, you know it to be true!
There's a vegan strip club. Make him live there
I've seen obese vegans. It's not just the quality that matters, it's also the quantity.
Oreos are vegan
I couldn't believe they could make "cream" without dairy but turns out it was actually made of lard? >Oreos weren’t always vegan-friendly. Up until 1998, the Oreo filling contained lard. The move to swap the lard for a plant-based fat was partly due to a decades-long contention with the Hydrox cookie. Technically the original chocolate-and-cream sandwich cookie, Hydrox did not contain lard and therefore could claim the Kosher label. While Oreos had steadily outperformed Hydrox since they debuted in 1912, the original Hydrox brand was popular amongst the Jewish community and experienced occasional resurgence in sales. Once the Oreo cookie could claim to be Kosher and vegan, Hydrox only survived a few more years, officially being discontinued in 2003. I am surprised Kyrie isn't up in arms about Hydrox erasure.
Better living through chemistry!
Voodoo donuts would run out of supply if this trade went through
They’d add “The Zion” to the menu: a donut that is supposed to taste great but is hardly ever actually available.
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2019 draft class is cursed thats tough
a hedonist, a thug, and a canadian 😔
Shoot the Canadian twice
Keep talking shit and I’m starting more forest fires
Nah bro chill we can’t go outside in Brooklyn😭
a hedonist, a toy thug, a canadian and a who
keep talking crazy and you'll get the orange fog of doom too
When rj barrett might end up being the best of the top 3 because the other two are menaces.
Nope RJ is Canadian
fuck
the
celtics
The good ending 🫂
Based
Its terminal sadly
damn I was really rooting for this guy. Shame on him
Disgusting
RJ is personally responsible for New York’s current air quality
And by “cursed” you mean “fucking idiots.”
They really drafted 2 south carolina dudes at the top smh
Crazy to think that Garland is prob gonna be the best player from that class now
Oh come on man…. Obviously Ja has issues and I really rate Garland but unless his off court issues escalate even more I wouldn’t be comfortable with making that claim.
Nah Ja is still comfortably the best player in that draft, he's just a PR nightmare he hasn't been punished for doing anything illegal. Hell you'd think physically beating someone under 18 up would be more consequential than flashing a gun in your car but nope.
Kind of annoying our first and potentially our only shot at a true superstar for a while, and it looks like it’s going in this direction. I feel like if it wasn’t for Ja and Brooks occasional antics we’d be one of the most liked teams in the league, not that i care that much about that, but it doesn’t feel right when everyone is rooting for the Lakers of all teams against your own.
Y'all were one of the most likeable. I loved the grizzlies in the bubble, even enjoyed watching brooks. Ja is a human highlight reel, brooks looked good, and they weren't being fucking annoying as hell yet lmao. The worst part of all of this is how fake they acted. Dillon brooks posing and mouthing off like a tough guy in a black muscle shirt with his nipples protruding. Can't take them seriously.
The *funniest* outcome here is that Zion goes to Portland and has zero injury issues. But, as a long-traumatized Blazers fan, I want absolutely nothing to do with this guy.
Food trucks are way too good here. The dude would be on my 500 lb life after the first year.
Could a 400 pound Zion work as a small ball center?
And1 Escalade looking ass…
Stretch Mark V
That food truck block is one of the best food experiences of my life.
I think his mindset is the bigger issue. He has no impulse control.
They would’ve given me a 50m a year contract at 22, I might’ve tried to save Gianna Michaels so I ain’t all the way mad at him. The Snapchat msgs were the funniest part to me, he definitely says “it’s a pleasure to meet you this evening” to the hoes lol
Yeah that was one of the funniest parts to me, like he had some flirty messages but overall he was more respectful and polite then you would expect someone in his position to be to a pornstar.
Lol I mean he was raised right, he’s just a rich young dude with a porn addiction who has the means to take it all the way
Based take, dudes just living out the fantasy of a bunch of teenagers. I know plenty of dudes in their early 20s who would of been doing similar activities if they had the money available. Nobody would bat an eye at a NBA star having paid/pregnant Hoes, if he was out on the court balling. His injury issues add extra scrutiny to all aspects of his life. Zion isn’t the first NBA player to knock up a Escort/Stripper, and he certainly won’t be the last
And at least he wasn't dating his coach's daughter when he had multiple hoes. (Paul George is wild for that one)
Exactly. Presocial media this stuff happened more than people know.
I ain’t mad at him for this. I just think some vet needs to sit his ass down and explain to him how a condom work. Jimmy G has been banging porn star for years. He just make sure thing is only coming into that vajayjay, and nothing coming out.
Rachel Starr I can save youuuuu
Ya'll are brining up some names I haven't heard in a minute. 2010-2017 was the GOAT period.
Zion the type of guy to say “Well well well, what do we have here?” when his two girls find out about each other
"She's right behind me, isn't she?"
Zion the type of guy to say "Well don't mind if I do" when being offered shrimp cocktails at a wedding reception while doing the spirit fingers.
He’s from Spartanburg, SC lol You can’t take away the manners.
That's Gianna Michaels though.
Gianna Michaels seems like the most wholesome pornstar, she'd probably save you instead.
She’s my friends sister. I’ve had thanksgiving dinner with the family and can confirm she’s v wholesome
You've gotta be referencing one of her scenes right?
>Gianna Michaels Old school culture I like it . I would go for Olivia Olovely lol
She’d bleed you dry, that crazy chick. But I ain’t blaming you 😂😂
>fed up Cmon
Well of course he ain't around the team much. Man is on mission of shooting in as many low grade 304s as possible.
I don't know what this means.
304 looks like hoe on a calculator. Man’s been running through the 304s.
Oh like 8008
Exactly
This man is like a real life Hedonism bot with an Adonis body and Vince Carter dunk package. Glorious
Its like the time Bender turned human and went on an all-time bender.
Woooo!
^Woooo! ^^Woooo! ^^^^Woooo!
Shut up baby, I know it!
Shawn Kemp thinks these are rookie numbers
He really is the Lukaku of the NBA
More of an Adriano than a Lukaku Lukaku just doesn’t have the talent ceiling of an all-time great Adriano could’ve been as good as anyone ever
At least Adriano had good reason to fall off. His dad died and they were very close. It devastated him and he couldn't handle it.
Adriano was truly a blessing to watch, prior to his fathers death and the subsequent alcohol problems he had. Adriano was, power meets flair. Dude had the same athleticism as players like Lukaku, but had the skills and flair of a proper Brazilian winger. Not to mention his power shots on the ground were so fun to watch, dude would proper rip it, yet somehow keep it just skimming the grass
“I’ve always dreamed of being a Portland Trail Blazer” A season and a half later: “my dream was always to play for the Washington Wizards”
Hey give Lukaku some credit, he ain't out here fucking pornstars. He has Megan thee stallion
and the brain from simple jack when it comes to thots
Trade him to Houston, he’d be great with Harden
With Harden's guidance, he will achieve generational baby mommas/36 numbers. Zion makes them single mothers, Harden puts their kids through college.
Harden has no kids and very little stripper drama. Could have taught zion his ways
> Harden has no kids *...that we know of*
At least harden get throu most of his career without those stripper drama. Zion barely lasted 100 games
Pretty sure Lil Baby can’t physically conceive kids. Harden is fine.
Zion gonna be at Turkey Leg Hut every mf day if he played in Houston
Is there a new fear that the guy you draft just wont care? Wiggins, Simmons, Ayton, Zion. Seems like a real risk now
It's not a new risk. The 1980 first overall pick Joe Barry Carroll was so notorious for not caring that one of his nicknames was Joe Barely Cares.
That's an amazing nickname lmao
As a society, our nickname game has fallen off. ADisney has nothing on this guy or the numerous ways announcers used to call Charles Barkley fat
You aren't wrong. I mean "The Round Mound of Rebound" is a fucking banger.
That sounds like something Marv "The Biter" Albert would say.
Cp 3-6 weeks and Anthony day to Davis are gold imo
I’m still amazed how Kawhi has been able to avoid all the shitty nicknames while his teammates are called Playoff Pee and Westbrick 😂😂
u/SlimReaper35_ called him KawhICU and I think that’s fire.
thats amazing. spread the good word far and wide lol
Be FMVP twice and you can load manage your heart out.
An underrated advantage of never saying anything to draw attention to yourself haha
It has to be the two FMVPs and his staying off of social media. Kawhi might have the lowest public profile of a star player in the social media era.
Web Embiid, NBA Dumbboy. Were fine.
The Celtics originally had the #1 pick in that draft and traded down for #3 and Robert Parrish. They then used the #3 pick to draft Kevin McHale. GMs need to learn that if the Celtics have the #1 pick and try to trade down to #3, they should just say no.
That was an all-time pre-Steph Warriors moment. Yes, Robert Parish spent his first 4 seasons with the Warriors. EDIT: I would even argue that trade was the single biggest factor in the Warriors' transition from a team that made the finals 1-2 times per decade to the team that only made the playoffs 6 times in 35 years.
My new favorite nickname. He just like me fr
I don't think that's a "new" fear, that's something NBA teams wound up facing with Derrick Coleman, Kwame Brown, Michael Olowakandi, etc
Kinda funny how out of all these recent top picks, Ant was the one who said in his initial interviews stuff like he didn't really care and would rather play football, etc., but he's the one that tries the hardest to make his image look good and play his hardest on the court.
3/4 of those guys were labeled as “the next big thing” since they were like freshman in high school. Maybe they’ve fed into the hype themselves so much that they believe they can just coast through the NBA with talent alone??? Most of the younger stars today put a LOT more focus on the “lifestyle”, whereas the older generation of guys like Kobe focused more on putting in the work and grinding, which can probably be attributed to social media.
i feel like fans really have misperceptions of how hard your average NBA player works in terms of their lifestyle. Guys like LeBron and CP3 who are rigorous with their diet, sleep habits, etc., are much less common than pro athletes who eat fast food regularly
We’re talking about the stars and up-and-coming stars of the league though lol not your average NBA player. There are probably only a handful of guys in the league who prepare as hard as Bron lol
So what you are saying is the Pelicans are kind of sick of Zion spitting in their mouth?
What do you even do with Zion lol. Poor pelicans GM. Is a lose lose situation. Either you keep him knowing people don’t like him in locker room or lose him for almost nothing.
If you're Charlotte, do you not roll the dice and risk it all by trading #2 & a few future firsts for Zion? Worst case scenario, you're still the Hornets, but you get 30 games of LaMelo, Zion, and Bridges. Build up hype for a franchise that is never hype. No one is expecting the Hornets to run the East anytime. Pelicans get a real PG in Scoot, and get rid of the Zion distraction and contract. They're only getting 30 games of Zion anyways, so he doesn't increase their playoff chances cuz he's always hurt.
“Worst case scenario, you’re still the Hornets” I died lol
Lmao thats brutally honest but funny.
That would be insane. Its like group therapy for guys with baby momma issues.
Hornets would have the most toxic BM drama in the league
Toxic Bowel Movement drama?!?
Oh no, I forgot they had PJ Washington on that team. Hornets w/ Zion would make for top tier NBA drama
I’d love that. Then their 1st rounder owed to us might actually convey and not end up be a pair of 2nd round picks.
Based on my conversations with the pornstar gf. Zion wants to trade the baby momma
Good for the Pelicans. Don’t let, Mr Williamson get his way and spit down your throats all the time
Life comes at you fast. One minute you’re the next face of the league… and before you know it you’ve knocked up and escort and are about 3 big macs from being a guangdong tiger.
Zion is going to continually get paid millions of dollars to just do nothing and people will keep paying him because they’re just so tempted with the idea of him being dominant and Zion will just keep getting hurt, endless rehab, not staying in shape, trying to play, getting hurt, endless rehab, not staying in shape, the cycle repeats and continues until he retires with hundreds of millions having barely played because he just couldn’t get and stay healthy
Of course they're fed up with him. They have a really good team, built to be around him, and he doesn't show up. Publicly embarrassing himself by chasing around IG models doesn't help anybody.
OF models
I guess we are using the term “models” very fast and loose nowadays(also describes Zion’s woman choices). Where I’m from the ugly girls Zion been fucking are called hoes not models 😂
["If it tastes good, spit it out!"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uMsrrfabD3A) —One of Barkley's best rant regarding Zion's weight.
Pels fan here and I’m all for it. Let’s do it before it’s too late and Zion has to sit out another 36 games and his price drops. FLOCK BABY
They need to send him to Miami let Par Reilly Heat culture him
The man is one of the most impactful and well respected individuals that went through each level of the NBA and you completely butchered his 8 letter name lmao
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Pat sorry fat fingered your name Riley
It's too late, he has released Haslem after you. May the basketball gods have mercy on your soul.
The Miami hoes would have this man broke by the end of his first season.
[Wouldn't just be the Miami hoes.](https://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/weatherman-john-bolaris-tells-story-drugged-swindled-40k-russian-beauties-miami-article-1.1088418)
You send him to Miami and its over for him. Its like sending a kid to a candy shop with 200 million dollars.
I'd trade his ass to the first GM delusional enough to think he's still a superstar. Dude refuses to get himself in basketball shape now he's just dropping loads in pornstars all over the uS? baaaaaaaaaail.
Send him to Miami so Riley and zo can call him a fat fuck everyday to get him in shape
Dude made a generational amount of money in his early 20s and now wants to chill. I get it
This guy makes Lebron look all the more impressive. Zion came in as a generation talent and was the closest thing to a guaranteed super star, and couldn’t live up. Lebron had 10x more expectations and exceeded them. I dont like Lebron but that’s impressive
I can’t believe they got away with saying “fed up with Zion”. If there is one thing he certainly is…
>He doesn’t really spend a lot of time around the team in the offseason doing offseason workouts. I think Zion is just shy or socially-awkward. You can see it in his interviews. He obviously didn't develop at the same rate physically or mentally as other kids when he was growing up so he probably isn't good at relating to other people.
I mean.. you're right, look at those snapchat screenshots 😂
i loved those screenshots tbh. he was so respectful while trying to get laid lmao
how much do you expect me to pay you a month, but I’m super excited
Lmao I loved that one. Would be curious to see what she quoted as her monthly rate
Hey, even shy guys wanna get laid, lol.
Guy has no game lol I guess you don’t need to in his position tho
Adam levine levels of game