Anthony Edwards on LeBron: “He was shooting it from Yucatan”
Ant is like the only charismatic young star we have
dude has literally everything to be the next face of the league barring his extracurricular activities
He’s objectively a bad guy for the pregnancy stuff but is also authentic and funny, and also just a hell of a player.
LaMelo and Ja also have similar charisma and star potential but have their fatal flaws too.
I’m not going to defend being a deadbeat dad but yeah, it’s definitely a few rungs below the usual reasons you get to hate a player like “rapist” or “murderer” or “Boston” or “wifebeater” or “racist”.
Homophobe sounds a lot like the ones you listed imo.
Not sure why you’re getting downvoted. People here clearly think discriminating based on sexuality is more okay than based on race.
Idk, somehow racist wifebeater is more tolerable than get da abortion i never want to have to look at my child. At least hes straight up about being a shit person i guess, he aint tryin to trick anyone so i guess i respect that a little
beating your wife is a literal crime but ok
Ja’s is very fixable tbh, I don’t understand why he keeps getting into trouble but I kind of get it it he’s in Memphis and that city and TN in general has a very pro-gun attitude.
But yeah not entirely sure how you can fix Ant’s problems lol
Vasectomy
Step 1 vasectomy, step 2 take responsibility for the ones that already exist
Tbh it’s extremely fixable at this stage of the kids’ lives but who knows if he’ll do it
Responsibility in the eyes of the law is financially, and he has done that.
Well not for all of em yet a bunch of cases are pending, but regardless, not what I’m talking about
I love Ant as a player and love some of his qualities as a person but he refuses to acknowledge his other kids. The whole situation is shit but the kids didn’t do anything wrong. Hate to see a kid rejected by a parent like that is all. Still time to fix it before they’re old enough to know their dad doesn’t want them. Hope he does but if he doesn’t it’s one of those “separate the artist from the art” moments for me
I agree, and if he was my nephew or little brother, I’d smack his dumb ass. But objectively speaking, Ant is being targeted by these women who know he’s an immature 23 yr old with millions and will probably earn a billion from contracts alone. Like most young men his age, he’s horny as shit and has the means to have sex with women that he probably followed on Instagram or watched on whatever. Most of these women are older than him, and knowing a baby is a small lotto.
I just find it interesting that when the young man is the prey and the older woman is the predator, ppl don’t have the same sympathy for the prey/victim when it’s the opposite. I get that this sounds like coping for him, but it’s the reality that there are a sect of older beautiful women who prey on young superstar athletes. Jalen Green girl was going to his HS games, lol
Ant other bm is 38 yrs old. Like are we just ignoring and playing stupid here. Obviously, it’s on Ant and his family to protect him from this, he is ultimately to blame and he should be in the kids lives. I just think a 23 yr old multimillionaire is going to make mistakes. And no one is pointing out the obvious scam. We need to relook at traditional standards on some of this. If two people are responsible for the child, then two people should make the decision to keep a child if the abortion is legal in that state. But, like you said, he still has time to be a good father thats in their lives. The kids will be financially well off, which is one major life hurdle they won’t have.
this is about him being more marketable as the new face of nba tho, he needs to do more than the bare minimum for that. obviously ant doesnt give a fuck about being the face or raising his kids and thats just how it is.
at least hes better than kobe.
I’m surprised dudes don’t freeze their stuff and do this. I think they need Cris Carter to give that speech to rookies.
Silver should be waiting with the scissors this offseason
Yeah until you read what happened to Antonio Cromartie.
I’d say Ja’s main issue right now is his health
I’d rather have Ja as a role model than someone like Dray. Kids aren’t going to go out on a shooting spree because Ja did finger guns, while young basketball players will see GSW get wins because Dray injurs opponents stars with very little punishment. OKC just had the 2nd biggest playoff comeback because Dort injured Ja, kids will see that and start accidentally injuring their opponents.
What fucking kid is watching Draymond like yeah, I wanna be that guy? Lol
But ask a warriors fan and they’ll cry about “the rockets being the dirtiest team in the league” lmao
Yes I fucking hate Dillon Brooks too but the hypocrisy in that fanbase baffles me lol
Yeah stomping a dude on the chest who’s on the ground is about as obviously dirty as it gets. Not a Brooks fan either, but Warriors fans are loopy.
The reason dray works so well on a team like the warriors is he’s not a role model… like this is the dumbest fucking take lol
Steph curry is the role model bar none. This is like if Desmond Bane was a piece of work on the grizz.
But sure, let’s make this about draymond lol
The dude has a podcast that you little Warriors gremlins love so much. Steph just keeps to himself mostly, including not speaking out about his shit team mates behaviour.
You think everyone with a podcast is a role model?
Dray is Rodman to Steph’s Jordan. If you don’t think every kid here wants to be like steph then idk man.
Also, just have to point out your saying glorifying gun violence is not as bad as being dirty on a basketball court, which in itself is an insane take
whoah… gun violence? Where did you pull that out of. Finger gun celebration and holding a gun on an insta, fully legal. Not once did Ja kill anyone with those finger guns, or even celebrate the violent use of them.
Make believe pew pew vs seriously injuring someone playing a game…
I guess that’s where our views differ, because I see flashing a gun in any situation as a pretty obvious statement.
All good you can let your kids run around with AKs but it’s nice to know they will be stand up ballers on a court
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What does Dray pushing Amen into Jimmy have to do with Ja?
There was the homophobic stuff that got posted to Instagram too
LaMelo sounds like he has brain damage when he speaks
Did I miss something— what fatal flaw does LaMelo have
i’m not 100% sure if this is all but there’s compilations of Lamelo Ball leaving the practice facility and running red lights. He straight up drives around cars that are mid turn
Inability to stay healthy or sniff the playoffs for one. Kind of hard to be a face of the league candidate with those caveats.
He’s objectively a bad guy for the pregnancy stuff
No, he isn’t.
It’s not like he’s seducing and abandoning these women. It’s pretty obvious he has no intention whatsoever of building a family and being an active father, and yet he’s being a law-abiding citizen by paying child support (once the court cases are settled on the amount).
He’s an idiot for getting repeatedly scammed by the insta thots, and for effectively paying millions in child support for a high-end prostitute.
But he isn’t doing anything wrong pregnancy-wise. He never had any intention of being a father and knowing Ant I am sure he made it pretty clear to these women, before and after their encounters.
The main rebuttal to that is that you are bringing another human life into the situation. The child has no consent into that situation. No one wants to grow up without their father. It is selfish behavior. I am a fan of his play, but I hope one day he understands his role in those kids lives. Those kids were born last year, which means he was 21 at the time of conception. I get the immaturity, but he should grow as a person to own it.
The counterargument is that he explicitly did not want to bring a child into the world, but he has no control over what choices they make as far as carrying to term.
It’s extremely stupid to be fucking with no rubber and not get a vasectomy if you don’t want a kid, but he also did make it clear he didn’t want to be a parent and they made the choice to carry rather than end the pregnancy.
The women he slept with are making an informed choice to have a child despite that. It’s very different than walking out on a child you committed to parenting, they are making the choice as much as he is, and I don’t think the moms or Ant are in the wrong here.
If you don’t think fathering numerous children just to not be present in their life as a father figure is “bad guy” material, idk what to tell you chief
Wrap your shit, it’s not hard to
nawl
Scammed by insta thots brother he hitting it raw, this all on him. It ain’t that hard
Honestly, if not for the social media culture today, he would have been 30 years ago
Well that’s a huge reason the league will not be fully on board with him as the face.
Yet they keep asking him about it even when he says he doesn’t want it.
barring his extracurricular activities
I mean Kobe was the face of the league and literally raped a girl so….
yeah but social media and metoo was not a thing back then. Kobe would never be face of the league if it happened in 2023 instead of 2003
And he’s not a top 5 player either.
wemby’s got some charm but he’s a little too ironed for me
Yeah he’s clearly intelligent and has the right mental makeup. I just think it’s kind of impossible to be relatable at 7’5”, especially in your second language.
well, charismatic and relatable are totally different things, no? but i take your point generally
The height thing is certainly in fathomable, but his English is excellent. Basically fluent.
What I love about Ant is he so genuine, no gimmicks, no fake stuff. Someone in his life instilled such a good outlook on life and approach
Except for, you know, not ever using condoms
Hey man, there’s nothing fake about ant. 100% genuine 👀👀👀
Well at least you know his sperm is real
We get it. We can only root for basketball players who are saints.
Does Wemby play golf?
Who’s dick is bigger than yours.
Maxey
Idk he often comes off as a narcissistic douche
I’ve been preaching Paolo man. He needs to get a little better and the Magic also need to be better. If they succeed, Paolo could easily be the face of the league.
Cade
Cade, Paolo, Ant, Wembanyama, Ja, Lebron’s 3rd form
yeah yeah until he trash talk the 90s y’all switching side
Nice callback
Haliburton pointing at his screen right now like the Leo meme
For those who haven’t seen it
Thanks, I was curious.
In 5 days, LeBron will be shooting something else from Yucatan.
Edited. 5 days, not 4.
In 4 days they would be getting ready for game 5 regardless of the next one’s result
Hate hurts math
from Cancun
Sure, if you want to be more specific
is yucatan a real place
“Nah, that’s how far that bitch was.”
Yeah, it’s where the Lakers will be in a few days
Mexico I believe? Could def be wrong
The Yucatán Peninsula is indeed in Mexico; Cancún is on it.
It’s also a place in Minnesota, named after the Mexican peninsula
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yucatan_Township,_Houston_County,_Minnesota
it is also the location of the meteor that wiped out the dinosaurs. rip dinosaurs
Cancun
Have you never seen season 4 of The Mole?
Yup, Mexico. I was just there last week in Cozumel
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yucat%C3%A1n_Peninsula
Show me where Yucatan is Anthony
It’s where Lebron’s gonna be in a week or so
Yeah if there’s one place in Mexico I’m confident most NBA players know about it’s the Yucatán
It’s way out there.
Right around 30 feet.
“Gulf of America”
timbuktu energy
Ant not finishing his line of “He launched that bitch” is saddening, he knows the league is on his ass
He said it, finally said it
Why are people so convinced the lakers are gonna lose this series?
I’m rooting for minny and I’m not at all convinced they’ll win. Especially today. Luka was sick and the game was still close all night.
I don’t think most people who know basketball are convinced… seems like a tight series
yea I’m still pretty terrified of every single game coming up
I honestly believe Lakers will win. Speaking as an Arizonan, some states just lose no matter what. Minnesota is made from the same cloth as us
Makes sense, it just so happens to be the two states I’ve lived in.
This guy knows what losing feels like
Besides the haters talking, most people who actually watch/know basketball are still expecting a 6-7 game series with every game being tightly contested.
They have no center, lack perimeter defense and employ Austin Reaves
You lost the plot with the third part
dude had so many names to say on the lakers team and he picked one of good ones lol. ar might be overhyped but he aint bad.
Fr, bro could have mentioned Jaxson Hayes and no one would have batted an eye lol
There was a moment during a coach’s challenge where Ant and Bron just shooting the shit and chopping it up lol meanwhile it’s a 1 point game in the 4th. They probably got close during the Olympics
Cancun is at the Yucatan.
Love the relationship
has he learned that it is indeed a real place now
“He shot that bitch from Yucatan”
This guy is funny. Naturally charismatic!
Honestly can’t help but like Ant, guy has the best interviews
Haliburton deserves some credit
If the rest of the Lakers don’t he’ll be shooting from Cancun.
Today I learned that the Yucatán Peninsula is in the general vicinity of Minneapolis.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yucatan_Township,_Houston_County,_Minnesota
Aai yay yo - let’s not call him “that 40 year old” cond on we fans don’t want blatant age reminders ourselves please
Is that a real place?
Fun Fact: Cancun is in the Yucatan Peninsula. LOL
Don’t tell anyone, but Ant probably my favorite player right now..
Called Lebron old since Yucatan is where the Chixculub hit 😅
This is the type of competition I like, honestly. Just play well, compete, but don’t try to break each others bones. And by all means, appreciate what the other team is doing!
That blows my mind that Ant is only a year older than Lebron HAS BEEN PLAYING. Ant was sucking on his mommas tiddies when Bron played his first playoff game.
I want one game where both Ant and Luka are micced up, and both just shoot 50p each
Not a chance Antony Edwards knows where or what Yucatán actually is.
.. have you seen some of the things he says lol?!
If LeBron gets bounced in the first round, does he retire for sure?
doubt he retires this year since Lakers know they aren’t winning anything with this roster. He’ll probably do 1 or 2 more since he def wants to play with Luka and have a decent shot at it.
Wait you posted this in multiple posts wtf haha
No, he’s saving money for Las Vegas expansion
I think you’re right
Nah, he’s got Luka on the team and he’s making 50+m next year. Why retire?
No, not when Bryce will be draft eligible in a few years.