Zanad14 | LAL

1999 | 6 hours ago

This is a much better quote than what was originally posted lol. It’s still not a condemnation like it should be but it’s not full on “whatever” like the first post implied.

A_Lax_Nerd | OKC

588 | 6 hours ago

I’m all for criticism of people for their statements but that first thread felt like a hit piece because everyone knows most people will just read the title

YodasBarber | Heat

305 | 5 hours ago

It’s crazy we force these guys in front of the mic daily and grab the pitchforks if they ever say anything deemed ‘wrong’

NOT-GR8-BOB

154 | 5 hours ago

Or worse they get crucified for what they didn’t say. Holding 20 year old athletes to higher standard than public servants is absolutely insane.

Ok_Story_7924

39 | 5 hours ago

Well said.

wcooper97 | OKC

100 | 5 hours ago

It’s even more crazy that the pitchforks come out based on 2 sentences taken out of context.

unccl

39 | 5 hours ago

Especially because their athletes that spent ¹⁄₂ year at college and haven’t really had any incentive to learn about complex issues and how to speak about them

TheFeenyCall

33 | 5 hours ago

But when they do speak on societal issues people are like, “just dribble the ball, bro”

Fast forward to the media, “what’s your five step plan in reducing violence during protests and how do you find common ground between opposing political beliefs?”

unccl

14 | 5 hours ago

I think it’s one thing when they are proactive in speaking on issues vs asking a 20 year old to give their opinion on a polarizing issue. There are plenty of smart dudes in the nba that give insightful opinions. But people getting mad at Anthony Edwards for not having a good answer is kind of ridiculous

MoneyManx10 | Pistons

3 | 5 hours ago

Yeah, Chet is 23 years old. I’m not really expecting anyone his age who works as much as he does to have spent time forming a deep introspection on this issue. Same with Ant.

It’s different with Wemby because he comes from a different culture.

NotAStatistic2 | Bucks

5 | 4 hours ago

Eh, I work 60 hours a week and still held opinions on divisive topics. It was the same way when I was taking 15 credits and working two part time jobs at 22.

android24601 | Spurs

25 | 5 hours ago

This is kinda why sometimes it feels wrong to ask players about this kind of stuff at all. They’re basketball players. Period. If they want to use their platform to tackle these kinds of things, more power to them. But not all players want to do this.

The_Grogfather

4 | 5 hours ago

Even more ridiculous when you remember this is a 23 year old kid

Ok_Story_7924

6 | 5 hours ago

Its crazy that they ask these guys hot seat questions or any question not about the fucking sport they play.

This-Top-8691

32 | 5 hours ago

Chet is a white man that has publicly expressed his support for Black Lives Matter. I see a lot of Reddit is angry with his comments for whatever reason but He’s good in my book.

joebreezy12 | Thunder

127 | 6 hours ago

100%. this response could have been WAY better, especially from someone who grew up blocks from where this is all unfolding.

But u/YujiDomainExpansion who posted the original quote included only the most damning parts of chet’s 2+ minute answer his their title. clear rage bait

PsychoM | Raptors

79 | 5 hours ago

I missed the original thread but I already knew it was him. Honestly should be banned, this isn’t the first, second or third time they’ve posted extremely misleading or out-of-context titles to push an agenda

wcooper97 | OKC

72 | 5 hours ago

Original title was:

Chet Holmgren on his hometown of Minneapolis: “That’s a very loaded topic obviously. I don’t want to get into the opinions and politics of everything … I wasn’t there. I don’t have a full picture of everything going on so I can’t really speak on details … I’m wishing safety for everybody.”

The ellipses are doing a good bit of work there.

PsychoM | Raptors

16 | 5 hours ago

Makes sense. They were flooding the sub with pro-Clippers posts during the whole Pablo Torre Kawhi saga and chopping up any interview to make it seem like everyone thought the Clippers did nothing wrong. Same shit, cherry-picking 2-3 sentences in a 5 minute clip, using heavy eclipses to mislead people into thinking the whole clip reflects the sentiment of the title.

MaximumestBob | Raptors

67 | 5 hours ago

I have commented a few times on this guy, so I’ll continue the thread here

he ragebaits on the regular and I do not understand why the mods let him do this. It’s not a one time thing, I’ve personally seen like 5 different posts like this.

The mods banned MrBuckBuck permanently after like one or two posts that were much less inflammatory than this

RiloAlDente | Spurs

8 | 4 hours ago

MrBuckBuck was banned??

MaximumestBob | Raptors

6 | 2 hours ago

he WAS, but then the sub basically protested the decision and pressured mods into undoing it

Ilikesporks_ | Lakers

21 | 5 hours ago

i don’t understand why people karma farm lol

alee51104

16 | 5 hours ago

I’m not surprised they were agenda posting.

Andy_Wiggins | Timberwolves

39 | 5 hours ago

It still is disgustingly disappointing from someone who grew up in the area.

Sandwiching the “I grew up here and no one should die” between “I don’t want to get into politics” and “I wasn’t there/I don’t have the full picture of what’s going on”

Victor Wembanyama, who has zero connection to Minnesota and is in the country on a Visa could that be revoked, said WAAAAAY more than someone who grew up here and has no such risks.

Fuck this limp-dick response

jimbo831 | Timberwolves

29 | 5 hours ago

I wasn’t there.

If only there were multiple videos clearly showing what happened so you didn’t need to witness it in person to know what happened…

YogurtResponsible785 | Raptors

19 | 5 hours ago

Tbh some of these athletes don’t follow the news and also aren’t particularly bright.

Chet and also ANT’s answers seem like they just truly aren’t following and therefore uninformed on what is happening right now. They probably hear talk about it or whatever but I’d bet they aren’t exactly watching or reading about.

Not excusing it, I just think it’s not that they don’t care, it’s that they’re 22, 24 year old multi millionaire athletes that probably aren’t paying attention/are possibly kinda dumb

Icy_Possibility9631 | Lakers

3 | 4 hours ago

Yea I think a lot of these guys honestly don’t follow a lot of this shit especially someone like Ant. I also wish every NBA player would condemn this administration outright cuz I think it’s the right thing to do but It’s also interesting that NBA players are expected to be at the forefront of every issue. I don’t see anybody bemoaning JJ McCarthy for not saying shit. I guess that’s what comes wit being the most recognizable athletes

glocckkyy

12 | 5 hours ago

You know it’s plausible he didn’t watch the videos at all, right? Not everyone in the world wants to even watch that shit. Hell I didn’t even watch it after reading about it, I don’t like watching people get killed. The chastising expecting these guys who are professional athletes to be searching out every angle and having formulative opinions on every single public political issue is just so corny

ProfessorXWheelchair | San Francisco Warriors

4 | 4 hours ago

but him saying “i don’t wanna get into the politics of it all” when it’s the government murdering citizens in the street is a cowardly response

his response reads as “i’m a millionaire who’s above this issue that will never affect me”

CummingInTheNile

23 | 5 hours ago

better for sure, but its still pretty fence sitty

CoolAsTheUnthawed | OKC

11 | 5 hours ago

I agree, it’s weak. Unfortunately most athletes try to put as many qualifiers and try to be as “inoffensive” as possible which weakens their statements, but the other post was definitely intentionally trying to make him look as bad as possible.

Still a weak statement.

whatup_1789

12 | 5 hours ago

The worst part about the misdirection of the last post now is that it’s partially letting chet off the hook. As someone born and raised and living in Minnesota, this response is hardly better than the slanted quote and he should’ve and would’ve been completely dragged for it if it was originally posted with a less slanted title.

degen5ace

2 | 4 hours ago

Why is the media even asking when most of the players don’t have enough time to provide their full insight if they had the chance to do their research. I like his response. It’s fair.

LeetcodeFastEatAss | Timberwolves

2 | 4 hours ago

No way! People taking clips, images, quotes, etc. out of context for engagement? On the internet?

Jec1027 | Warriors

679 | 6 hours ago

“I dont wanna get into politics” murder isnt political

kobbled

258 | 6 hours ago

murder is damn near the original political issue

Jec1027 | Warriors

57 | 6 hours ago

Whatever side you are on, murdering civilians should be bad

-xXxMangoxXx- | Raptors

90 | 5 hours ago

No matter what your opinions are or what your beliefs are, you should be able to agree that nobody needs to be dying on the street

I mean he does quite literally say that. It could have been a better statement, especially for someone that very much made it clear this hits close to home, but they’re pretty clear the murder part is bad.

TFTisbetterthanLoL | Lakers

13 | 5 hours ago

Uh, one side believes it was justified.

Academic-Factor-4551

66 | 6 hours ago

Nowadays murder is incredibly political, sadly.

sorendiz | HOU

33 | 5 hours ago

kinda get the sentiment of your statement but murder is very much political

better way to think of it is ‘too bad, politics exists in and affects every aspect of society’

Little_Sherbet5775

14 | 5 hours ago

The whole situation is kinda politicized (sadly), but he still denounced it and was trying to put a sad tone on it. People handle these things differently. Some may respond angrily, some may respond in a sadder, calm manner (maybe that was trained by PR though)

Hot_Investigator4449

4 | 3 hours ago

I hate it when my politics get politicized! Why can’t the state go back to acting non-politically :(

YoungFlexibleShawty | Charlotte Bobcats

645 | 5 hours ago

All the american players are too puss to say it like it is outside of Haliburton

Puta_inutil | Timberwolves

279 | 5 hours ago

And KAT

whatssenguntoagoblin | Alperen Sengun

43 | 3 hours ago

KAT has more balls than the rest of the Wolves team combined. Minnesota deserves better.

X_SkeletonCandy | Trail Blazers

112 | 5 hours ago

They’ve never had to actually care about politics. 99% of the time, their lives stay the same regardless of who is in power. Now they’re being asked to comment on a federal agency thats killing American citizens and they have no idea how to respond.

K1NG2L4Y3R | Timberwolves

31 | 4 hours ago

For the most part they’re all pretty insulated from stuff like this. They’ve essentially been sheltered for a good chunk of their lives as their wealth pretty much dulls the impact of policies done by the government.

Chet with his max deal isn’t gonna feel the impact of tariffs or ever have to fear of dealing with ICE because of his fame. It’s gonna take something directly affecting them to get them to pay attention unless they’re unlucky like Sefelosha or Sterling Brown.

Chet may have grew up in Minnesota but it’s in a completely different world than the average person. It’s pretty great that Wemby exposed that they’re all being coached by the team’s PR to put out statements like this because like you said they don’t know how to handle it.

pillmore | Pistons

5 | 4 hours ago

One thing they do know how to respond to is money and I guarantee you Chet is thinking of marketing here. Weak statement especially for a guy from Minneapolis but to his credit he does have to play in a fascism hub like Oklahoma.

jimjamiam | San Francisco Warriors

2 | 5 hours ago

yep

Draciouz

631 | 6 hours ago

Mods removed the last thread because the OP intentionally picked out the worst parts of the quote, and nobody bothered to watch the video to call it out, it’s still not a very good quote for someone from Minnesota, but it’s definitely MUCH MUCH better than what the other OP made it sound like

Edit: this was the title of the previous thread that got deleted

Chet Holmgren on his hometown of Minneapolis: “That’s a very loaded topic obviously. I don’t want to get into the opinions and politics of everything … I wasn’t there. I don’t have a full picture of everything going on so I can’t really speak on details … I’m wishing safety for everybody.”

you be the judge

DhroovP | Clippers

349 | 6 hours ago

It’s basically fence sitting and saying “death is bad”. Not much better with context

Churro-Juggernaut

100 | 6 hours ago

True. “The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.”

glocckkyy

13 | 5 hours ago

He’s a 23 year old kid lol

ape_is_high

75 | 4 hours ago

True, though Wemby is 22, a foreigner with English not being his first language was more forthright with his feelings.

glocckkyy

34 | 4 hours ago

For sure, and I have massive respect for Wemby. He’s an extremely intelligent, mature, and thoughtful guy, and has a different perspective being from elsewhere. I respect what he said. I also just don’t feel the need to opine over the ferocity of how Chet, or really anyone else condemns the incident.

Shoty6966-_- | Bulls

8 | 4 hours ago

Some dudes just play ball and don’t care to be a leader politically but also want to make sure people know where he stands on the issue. That’s all you should do imo. Not everyone needs to be at front leading

chipzy20 | Raptors

3 | 4 hours ago

Just because 1 person does it doesn’t automatically mean every person must do it

Pontus_Pilates

22 | 4 hours ago

At that point in life, many have figured out whether murder is bad or not.

Churro-Juggernaut

17 | 5 hours ago

I had a professional degree at 24. I think he’s old enough.

glocckkyy

32 | 5 hours ago

And that would make you extremely more educated than Chet, who spent basically one semester in college. These guys are athletes, why anyone gives a shit about what CHET thinks is so beyond me

MudSling3r42069

3 | 4 hours ago

It’s bs because kapernick took a knee and his career was ended . People can choose to be silent , and allow things to happen they are guilty of being complacent. The video is clear as day , they shot him ,after disarming him.

Summer_Chronicle8184 | Supersonics

14 | 4 hours ago

He’s a 23 year old man, let’s cool it on the infantilization

CryptoNite90 | Lakers

12 | 3 hours ago

23 year old is not a kid. If a 23 year old committed some heinous act, the news headline would be 23 year old man.

DidAnyoneElseJustCum | Cavaliers

33 | 5 hours ago

I mean maybe he’s just kind of an idiot? Even still, him being from Minneapolis I’d expect him to at least have a more emotional response.

That said it’s not his responsibility to be profound or well spoken or anything. It would be nice though considering he plays in one of the few red markets in the NBA.

thetalkinghawk | Thunder

31 | 5 hours ago

There’s plenty of outrage even in red Oklahoma. Our Gov and Mayor have both strongly spoken against it. Public upheaval presently happening over a proposed ICE facility on the southside.

My take on Chet is he barely knows shit about anything other than basketball, and I’m taking a W for him that he at least said what half this country needs to get in their brain at the bare minimum: “you should be able to agree that nobody needs to be dying on the street.”

Honestly coulda been way worse, he’s bad at media lol.

M6Df4 | Timberwolves

12 | 4 hours ago

It’s a shit quote. The first post was overly harsh, but while this quote is better, it’s still pretty poor coming from a guy who grew up right there. It was obvious he’d be asked eventually, and I’d have thought he’d have something better prepared, especially after Wemby destroyed the whole “sticking to PR” excuse.

That said, this is also the guy who stated “Too many words on the page kinda hurts my brain… so I like when there’s a lot of pictures in there”… so yeah, maybe this was genuinely the best he could do.

Dongsquad420BlazeIt | LAL

12 | 5 hours ago

I mean maybe he’s just kind of an idiot?

Never attribute to malice that which can be attributed to stupidity, or whatever

Vavent | Timberwolves

14 | 5 hours ago

Apparently saying “death is bad” is controversial to some these days. I’ll take it.

kisswithaf

5 | 3 hours ago

I sincerely believe every PR guy, for the entire political spectrum, is frozen by this event. For the right I get it, but for the left I don’t.

The celebrity mentions seem weirdly few and far between tor the scale of this event.

For how performative hollywood/sports are, it seems like the few that are talking actually might not be the performative sort.

M6Df4 | Timberwolves

9 | 4 hours ago

Wemby owns his ass in every conceivable way.

gaycatdetective | Thunder

56 | 6 hours ago

it’s pretty much the bare minimum, which is what i expect from nba players anyway, so i’m not that disappointed.

boringexplanation | Kings

28 | 5 hours ago

Are we supposed to give AF what ~~Ja Rule~~ Chem Holgren thinks about today’s hot politics over people in our lives?

gaycatdetective | Thunder

3 | 5 hours ago

because you don’t get fake internet points posting the opinions of regular people in your life

decisionagonized | Bucks

26 | 5 hours ago

Meh, Wemby was far stronger in his stance and he’s someone with way more to lose because the administration can just terminate his visa and send him back to France whenever they like. Meanwhile, Chet is literally from the area and gives us an extremely milquetoast response.

I don’t think it materially matters but this made me like Chet far less

Thrayvsar | Thunder

11 | 5 hours ago

I agree with you, but I feel like it should be noted that Wemby is significantly more intelligent and well spoken

Andy_Wiggins | Timberwolves

25 | 5 hours ago

Chet is from Minnesota. Like he said, he grew up BLOCKS from where this shooting happened.

If the federal government comes in and effectively occupies your hometown and shamelessly executes two innocent civilians (while also pulling dozens of people from homes/schools/workplaces), I’d expect a lot fucking more than “the bare minimum”

gaycatdetective | Thunder

8 | 4 hours ago

look man i’m on your side but nba players are not going to save us

MrFishAndLoaves | Pelicans

10 | 5 hours ago

I’m just here so I don’t get fined.

ace-destrier | Lakers

13 | 4 hours ago

“I don’t have a full picture going on so I can’t really speak on the details…”

That is crazy. It’s your hometown, bro. But even if it wasn’t, inform yourself.

We don’t need these guys to speak to the details. Dude’s talking as if there is another side to consider. No. A, by all accounts, good man was murdered in the street.

naderni | Nuggets

340 | 6 hours ago

Nazis walking the street killing without consequences.

‘Best I can do is hope everyone is safe’

MaduroGood_TrumpBad

69 | 5 hours ago

thoughts and prayers

iOSbrogrammer

43 | 5 hours ago

I understand what you’re saying, but isn’t that exactly what 99% of these comments are doing? “Best I can do is a Reddit comment”

ChampagneSyrup | Mavericks

44 | 5 hours ago

yes

that’s all any of these threads are. virtue signaling for karma. that’s all this website is 90% of the time with anything politics. you’re not going to find the answer or anything actually useful about a topic as tragic or serious as this is on reddit, you’re just going to find people going comedically over the top to virtue signal and moral grandstand. then they put their phones down and continue doing nothing impactful at all until the next time they feel the need to make themselves feel self righteous

Slick_Rhoads | Wizards

11 | 4 hours ago

But it’s so easy for me to tell other people what they need to do and then do nothing

opkpopfanboyv3

11 | 3 hours ago

Its why personally, while I appreciate those who do, I dont really care if NBA players give their opinions abt it or not. At the end of the day, they just put a stupid basketball to the hoop. They’re as powerless as us, especially when it is against a government that don’t want to hear from fucking everyone. “Wide platform” don’t matter for this one. You want something to change? Take it to the streets or some shit.

ottespana | Thunder

3 | 5 hours ago

Based

dcpains | Thunder

3 | 2 hours ago

Its so funny to me seeing the Ant thread, where he actually said the thing people were up in arms about Chet supposedly saying, and all the comments were “good response” and “hes not on the internet like that” and now Chet’s name is getting dragged through the mud for not being outspoken enough. Its literally just another reason to hate on someone they don’t like

Little_Sherbet5775

25 | 5 hours ago

He said the proper thing. What can he do other than say something. You guys have too high standard for these guys. He denounced it, what do you expect???

fowlflamingo | Nuggets

312 | 5 hours ago

Wemby still clears in every way

whospepesilvia | Rockets

195 | 5 hours ago

Weak response

GDI-Titan | Timberwolves

53 | 5 hours ago

he has to ask his father Wemby for permission to have an opinion

Henny_Hardaway5 | Heat

33 | 5 hours ago

I have to ask why do people care about what athletes have to say?

They’re just that athletes not some political leaders, pillars of the community, or even role models. They’re most definitely not role models lol

Just something I’ve never understood

frickindanielj | Knicks

36 | 5 hours ago

I think because they have a platform and can reach a lot more people than you or I can. If you have the platform, why not use it for good, especially when so many young people look up to you?

Violetpastries

6 | 5 hours ago

Because money is power in this country, and around the world. Sadly people with tons of money literally have more power to influence political issues than the average pillar of the community.

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131 | 5 hours ago

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siphillis | Spurs

9 | 4 hours ago

I wish for their safety…in that I hope they give up and find a new career

Bengalblaine

4 | 4 hours ago

They need ICE tattoos on their foreheads

Griffdog17 | Nuggets

109 | 5 hours ago

Still a weak response

_Apatosaurus_ | Thunder

19 | 5 hours ago

Yes, but it’s also hard to judge when you’ve never had a microphone put in your face and been asked to speak about a difficult subject. I love when athletes give a great response to political situations and I’m disappointed when they won’t even address it, but I’m not going to get mad when they don’t nail an answer. They are athletes and we shouldn’t expect them to be statesman anymore than we’d expect that from a random person off the street.

Familiar-Mix3546 | Thunder

78 | 5 hours ago

Starting to think y’all are more concerned about picking apart the response of an NBA player than the situation itself. It doesn’t fucking matter what these guys say and y’all need to stop nit picking a response that will have no affect on the situation. The people protesting in Minneapolis have more of an effect on the situation than a statement from a professional athlete.

udontknowball31 | Thunder

25 | 4 hours ago

You’re talking to a bunch of chronically online assholes, they love dumping on people that don’t say exactly what they want them to.

Sim888 | CHI

6 | 4 hours ago

yeah, if you’re expecting a well thought out, honest statement - and not a pre written PR provided statement - that covers all the bases, ticks all your boxes, from a 23 y/o athlete who’s brain isn’t even fully formed yet you’re gonna be disappointed, a lot

…and if you do get one? Awesome, but I’m treating that as an outlier lol

GenSec | Thunder

17 | 4 hours ago

Also the people actually protesting are doing more than the people getting mad about this from their couch. You don’t think Chet said enough? Then what have you done to make a difference besides post on reddit.

HughBastarde

8 | 3 hours ago

People on this sub are hyper aggressive and childish when they aren’t getting the media statements they want. They care more about celebrity statements and opinions more than the situation itself. Chet didn’t really do anything wrong here, but because his statement wasn’t as direct and aggressive as they wanted it. They decided he needs to be attacked morally. This is all because r/nba users forgot basketball players are regular civilians they are very parasocial and obsessed with these guys on a personal level.

soloburrito

72 | 5 hours ago

No wonder Wemby hates him

gaycatdetective | Thunder

63 | 6 hours ago

a bunch of people who can’t even name their representatives are going to say this statement isn’t enough. save your outrage for the people in power

Little_Sherbet5775

20 | 5 hours ago

I mean what else do people expect. Chet condemned it. He said people shouldn’t be dying in the streets (talking about pretti). I think half the people here just like to complain and not do anything. I live near Minneapolis and I work nearby, and it’s crazy here. Chet said the proper thing (I don’t even like OKC, but people here complaining is over-the-top), and I agree half the people on this sub can’t name who represents them.

WhyNotMosley

13 | 5 hours ago

it’s reddit bro, this place isn’t real .. most of these mfs think they can do no wrong & hate anyone who oppose their views.

gaycatdetective | Thunder

14 | 5 hours ago

he could have had a better response but at the end of the day he just had a crazy shift at work and is being asked about a serious controversial issue and the dude can barely string together a coherent sentence on a good day. i’m serious, he is a terrible speaker and like 6 months ago he was getting memed for picking a coffee table book as his favorite book. why are we looking to this dude for wisdom. same with anthony edwards

Hashslingingcoder

6 | 5 hours ago

Virtue signal warriors. You make no statement they mad. You make a republican statement they mad. You make a liberal statement they mad because it’s not good enough… I laugh at all the people that’s mad at the athlete because they have some sort of unhealthy mind-warped delusion that if they don’t have the same opinion as them, then you become an automatic enemy. Grow tf up people. Fucking ridiculous.

grape-fruit-witch

3 | an hour ago

The overuse of the phrase “virtue signaling” is more annoying than any of that. I am begging ya’ll to learn a different insult.

adieobscene | Thunder

16 | 5 hours ago

Porque no los dos, man. Chet should have done better here

Neither-Television53

54 | 6 hours ago

As an OKC fan, disappointed in this response out of Chet.

Docxm

21 | 5 hours ago

Milquetoast ass reply, that’s his hometown too.

basedgod1995

51 | 5 hours ago

Chet like many nba players are scared to lose out on money. A federal agent murdered someone near where his family home is and he can’t use stronger words. He’s a loser.

burglin | Wizards

33 | 5 hours ago

What a pussy. His parents live 3 blocks from where a literal state-sponsored execution occurred, and he can’t even come out and say that it’s wrong. Stunning.

lettuce-tooth-junkie | Kings

6 | 5 hours ago

Doesn’t have all the facts /s

Chet is a fucking goon. A braindead goon.

Maximum_Airport_8604

35 | 6 hours ago

They tried to do chet dirty the last post

Ilikesporks_ | Lakers

46 | 5 hours ago

this ain’t that much different tbh. it’s better but something like KAT’s response is what should be the bare minimum

A_Lax_Nerd | OKC

17 | 6 hours ago

This sub absolutely ate it up too

Maximum_Airport_8604

17 | 5 hours ago

Perfect storm. Someone from OKC to hate on and a hot political topic that people are looking to (deservedly) eviscerate people for, however far too eager in trying to find people to do it to.

Bitter-Whole-7290

7 | 5 hours ago

This posted quote is better but not by a whole bunch….

TheNorthernLanders | Timberwolves

8 | 5 hours ago

Right? They’re acting like he was his misquoted. Nah, just still said a whole lot of nothing

Then-Response8324

32 | 5 hours ago

you learn quick that there is a LOT of virtue signaling on reddit

Example: this thread

Pilgrims-to-Nowhere | Thunder

20 | 5 hours ago

Case in point, check out the number of references to Wemby in this thread. You can really tell how deeply affected all of these commenters are by the murder of civilians at the hands of federal agents by the way that they use this tragedy as an opportunity to compare Chet and Wemby.

Renee Good and Alex Pretti’s families are not waiting for what Chet Holmgren or any other player has to say on the subject of their loved one’s murder, and the fact that Reddit seems to insist that these off the cuff statements are so totally damning or totally affirming (depending on which will get the most upvotes) is another symptom of the disease of hate that is feeding this unending stream of tragedy that we are living in.

National-Ocelot-3900

9 | 5 hours ago

and soooo much whining. They hate the player first, then posthumously think hmmm i need something to shit on.. aha! this denouncement isn’t good enough

udontknowball31 | Thunder

5 | 4 hours ago

That’s all it is, every sports subreddit has been infected with this insufferable shit. The media loves stirring the pot by even asking these types of questions to someone like Chet, and let’s be honest he’s not the sharpest tool in the shed, but did his best but it’s just not good enough for catsnuggler45

iadmitiadmit | 76ers

33 | 6 hours ago

Much better title and full quote in the post too.

Still not a great quote, people aren’t dying in the street, they’re being murdered. But at least this posts purpose isn’t to incite more anger.

wcooper97 | OKC

16 | 5 hours ago

Yeah, to me “dying in the street” sounds like the typical sanewashing that’s been going on (especially) for the last 2 years. But, we also know Chet isn’t the best public speaker.

Stupoxi | Spurs

28 | 5 hours ago

PSA: Trying to find the “center” of a morally clear position does not make you sound big brain, it makes you sound soft. There is no middle to state execution in broad daylight by masked secret police. Weak ass response from Chet.

baseketball | Celtics

25 | 5 hours ago

People are not “dying on the street”. GTFO with the euphemisms. The government is murdering people who disagree with them.

LiveIndividual | Spurs

28 | 5 hours ago

People saying this a bad comment are wrong and should grow the fuck up.

Consistent-Dinner936 | Thunder

8 | 5 hours ago

Mental illness runs rampant on Reddit sadly.

Money-Turnip-8560

15 | 6 hours ago

Isn’t he from Minnesota? What a coward

Public_Radio-

11 | 5 hours ago

yeah he’s from Minneapolis , embarrassing shit that he wont stand with his home town

Money-Turnip-8560

4 | 5 hours ago

“Republicans buy sneakers too”

Little_Sherbet5775

9 | 5 hours ago

What’s wrong with that statement. He denounced it and said people can’t die on he streets. Seemed like a proper response.

Waste_Consequence765

8 | 5 hours ago

go anywhere else people wouldnt think twice about this response. but on reddit its like he said kills babies

National-Ocelot-3900

3 | 5 hours ago

Such losers honestly

GenSec | Thunder

2 | 4 hours ago

Also the same users in here getting up in arms over this most likely aren’t doing shit themselves besides virtue signaling in a reddit post.

FireBeeChin | Spurs

14 | 5 hours ago

weak sauce

HolyLiaison | Timberwolves

16 | 5 hours ago

The first thread was pretty lame for the title quote.

But this comment isn’t much better, especially since this is coming from someone that is from Minnesota, and lived here his entire life.

Just as bad as Timberwolves players. All these guys are out of touch.

Grow some balls guys.

namdor

12 | 5 hours ago

I definitely think we’re too advanced as a species for this weak ass response. Fucking gross.

Historical-Run164

13 | 5 hours ago

Some commenters are delusional. It’s clear that this has affected him in a unique and personal way, and he plainly stated that what happened was wrong. Not every athlete is as educated or as eloquent as the poet laureates we have on this site and you are ignorant for expecting them all to put out a statement that includes all the correct words. Think about how different his life is and be happy he agrees with you at all.

OakwoodGreen | Bucks

4 | 5 hours ago

All of the villians we have in the world to condemn (including those perpetrating the very situation in Minnesota) and we’re sitting here condemning an athlete for not crafting the perfect deconstruction of the situation. Redditors can’t in good faith ask for athletes to speak up if they’re just going to clown them in the same breath.

Competitive-Paper851

11 | 5 hours ago

Shout-out to all the people using this to advance their Wemby agendas, they understand that hating is truly a ²⁴⁄₇ job

Dazzling-Taste9947 | New Zealand

8 | 6 hours ago

Wemby just outclasses Chet in any and every faucet of life and basketball.

It is not a rivalry.

wcooper97 | OKC

26 | 5 hours ago

faucet

Competitive-Paper851

16 | 5 hours ago

Is Wemby already the GOAT plumber?

wcooper97 | OKC

7 | 5 hours ago

50’s plumbers don’t stand a chance

PresentMission8482 | Raptors

17 | 5 hours ago

Alright, I love Wemby and his stance against Fascism is inspiring to see, but this is crazy glaze for someone you don’t know lmao

Maybe Chet spends his off time saving lost puppies idk

Local-Finance8389 | Thunder

2 | 5 hours ago

Have you considered that Chet might be concerned for friends and family who still live in the area?

mafugga77

10 | 6 hours ago

Lol “as a species”….

Nightmannn | Warriors

10 | 5 hours ago

I can’t believe how often people are waiting and willing to skewer athletes over political responses they’re forced into giving

Cregsy_ | Thunder

3 | 5 hours ago

Right? It’s honestly so pathetic

Icy_Shock9953 | Thunder

14 | 5 hours ago

Ppl really cherry-picking to hate on this response. Tbf with the amount of okc hate in this sub, Chet saying anything short of “I hope every ICE agent dies a fiery death” would have had the same outrage. Never change r/nba.

CluelessSwordFish | Thunder

11 | 5 hours ago

Good fucking God what’s wrong with this sub? Using this to advance your Thunder hate agenda is lame af. He didn’t say anything wrong.

Aromatic_Prior_1371

3 | 4 hours ago

I didn’t know he was from my neighborhood. The fight is real!

GamerLife204 | Bulls

9 | 5 hours ago

Didn’t even say anything wrong. OKC hate has gone so far mfs are making up shit about real life issues.

fanofloons | Timberwolves

6 | 6 hours ago

Wemby>

DavidBowieEye

8 | 5 hours ago

Still, this is lukewarm and cowardly.

“I wasn’t there” is irrelevant.

Academic-Factor-4551

3 | 5 hours ago

He literally said he doesn’t know the full details. Y’all really love the word coward lol

No-Wall520

8 | 5 hours ago

“I don’t want to get into politics” is such a lame take. Everything is political. I know these guys are PR trained but Jesus christ “I wasn’t there I can’t say anything for sure”?? Shits clear as day from multiple angles in 4K. Call it what it is, state sanctioned murder

FakeTradesForDays

8 | 5 hours ago

Y’all need to get over yourselves. He’s 23 and is probably focused on his job. Not sitting around watching TV and doom scrolling social media.

He said he doesn’t know the details. Why do you want someone barely an adult speaking on something out of ignorance?

Educational_Cattle10

7 | 5 hours ago

We (as a society) have raised and conditioned these athletes into putting the bag so far above everything else that they stand for absolutely nothing.

Even LeBron: tweets about BB not being voted into the football hall of fame before he risks tweeting about citizens being outright murdered in the street by DHS goons.

Pathetic.

illegallaw

6 | 5 hours ago

Morons saying Chet had a weak take on this are part of the problem. He is basically recognizing this as a humanity problem which it is. Putting politics in this type of events makes their propaganda stronger.

gaycatdetective | Thunder

9 | 5 hours ago

people in here making this a chet vs wemby issue need to get help seriously fucking weirdo behavior.

Boejambabruh | Thunder

5 | 5 hours ago

Being a basketball fan is their entire personality and they feel the need to inject their own ideas of rivalries in the league into every little topic. They’re parasocial weirdos.

0utstandingcitizen

7 | 5 hours ago

Abraham Lincoln speaks

Ok_Ear2251

4 | 6 hours ago

Whoa… this is so different than a different post I just saw about this…

Old_Supermarket_7575 | Thunder

5 | 5 hours ago

That’s about as much as he can say while playing for Oklahoma

big_flipp | Suns

6 | 5 hours ago

Wemby and Fox play in Texas and said much more.

CoolAsTheUnthawed | OKC

3 | 5 hours ago

Y’all making this about Wemby is mad weird. I think his statement is definitely deserving of criticism but y’all are turning this into something else.

mariecurie_gatorade

5 | 5 hours ago

great response, only desperate people can get something negative from Chet’s statement

eternali17 | Clippers

2 | 5 hours ago

Mealy-mouthed bullshit is how we got here

myusrnameisthis

3 | 5 hours ago

Clearly not, Chet.

Jec1027 | Warriors

3 | 5 hours ago

Him acting like he didnt see it is crazy stop lying man

Cregsy_ | Thunder

4 | 5 hours ago

My gosh, the average person on Reddit is so stupid. Reading this thread made me nauseous lol

daabest1 | Thunder

2 | 5 hours ago

Would have hoped for a stronger response from this team, BUT if you’re taking the time to respond to this video, take time to REACH OUT TO YOUR REPRESENTATIVES! This shit will not stand

Live_Past_8978

3 | 5 hours ago

fucking NBA has these players on a SHORRRRRRT leash.

udontknowball31 | Thunder

3 | 4 hours ago

Loving that my nba subreddit is filled with quotes from dim nba players being asked questions that don’t really have anything to do with them or the sport, good content.

DoctorSox

3 | 3 hours ago

There’s an easy way to evaluate this statement:

Could Donald Trump have said it?

Yes. That tells you how awful this statement is

adieobscene | Thunder

2 | 5 hours ago

Damn that’s disappointing. I definitely expected more from him.

inasilentway207

2 | 5 hours ago

Can’t stand the “I wasn’t there so I, a 21st century athlete with social media and also working eyeballs, don’t really know what’s going on” thing

BackhandQ | Raptors

2 | 5 hours ago

Not sure why everyone has a hard-on to hate on Chet’s response.

He in no way is saying what happened is right. Y’all are acting like he’s standing there applauding the end result. Ridiculous.

He plainly says that “nobody needs to be dying” and “we’re too advanced….for things like that to be happening”. In what way is that an incorrect opinion to have?

Sure, he could have gone all ham and really spiced up his verbiage. But his sentiment remains the same. He is not onboard with whatever is going down there. Plain and simple.

Fracture90000

2 | 5 hours ago

Idk this is pretty tepid statement.

FaithlessnessLow6953

3 | 5 hours ago

“Too advanced as a species” for this? Bruh we’re here because people with money and influence like Chet value it above having principles and contributing to the betterment of society. Unless you say what Wemby and Hali said, full stop, you’re just doing corporate doublespeak to preserve jersey sales and make sure you can keep doing shitty karaoke in tv commercials

natedogjulian

2 | 5 hours ago

Trash response. Rich kid, not my problem mentality.

Jhaywan

2 | 5 hours ago

Disagree. Technology has advanced but we haven’t and what is happening in Minnesota is a reflection of that. The problem is us as a society and until we all acknowledge it fully there is no hope and things will continue to get worse

pat_speed

2 | 4 hours ago

Didn’t this man train in Isreal?

workingtheories

2 | 4 hours ago

what does Ja Rule think?!

SunkEmuFlock

2 | 3 hours ago

The goal of conservatism is the regression of humanity and the concentration of wealth and power with and only with white men.

den_eimai_apo_edo

2 | an hour ago

Politics sub now? Holmgren with the emphatic political statement. Who gives a fk what these guys think ..

Sauce4243 | Thunder

2 | an hour ago

Why is so many people seem to care what the third best player on the 5th smallest market in the NBA thinks about something?

Before this interview where was ‘I wonder what Chet Holmgren thinks about ICE murdering civilians?’ in your list of daily thoughts because I would wager my life my house evening on not even in the top billion thoughts you had since it happened.

Was it a great top tier response no was it an acceptable response from a 23yo kid whose whole life revolves around being good at basketball yes.

Would I have loved him to come out and condemn what happened absolutely. Does it matter that he didn’t no.

Also even though you say you would speak out and say something and take a strong stance remember that the amount of people upset by what you say is probably less than the number of death threat he would receive from idiots and morons who don’t deserve to breath but still get to say what they want on the internet.

ZXXA | OKC

2 | an hour ago

Response seemed fine. Don’t really expect much more from Chet who is not a known linguist. Then I read the comments. Thunder hate on reddit is a mental illness.

simplexity128 | Lakers

2 | 43 minutes ago

Finally Chet and I see eye to eye. Standing physically that would never happen.

Chet Holmgren On Minneapolis: “I definitely think we’re too advanced as a species, just plain and simple, for things like that to be happening. No matter what your opinions are or what your beliefs are, you should be able to agree that nobody needs to be dying on the street.”