Wemby when asked if he would shed a tear when LeBron retires: “No.”
NBA reporters gotta be the weirdest across all major sports
“Do you see LeBron as a father figure?”
Asking that to a full grown man about another man only 7 years older than him…
if that fueled Kyrie to leave Cleveland, i would completely understand.
that was in 2015, 2 years before he left, but i wouldn’t be surprised if that started any type of rift
Is there a more insane single question from a reporter across all sports?
The question literally bothered Kyrie so bad he left the team to go try and prove something lmao
I’m not much for conspiracy theories but my headcannon is that reporter was a plant by Eastern Conference teams to break up the Cavs
Seems no one knows her name too which is hard to believe. I swear I looked into it at some point and found she had roots in The Bay but that could be made up in my head
That would be so fucking funny lmfao. Could you imagine the first call Draymond made was to KD and the second was to some random reporter telling her to sabotage the Cavs.
Probably by the Raptors
I’ve watched soccer, NBA, tennis, and a few other sports on a surface level for 15 years. Nothing came close as far as I can remember.
Nah nothing beats the Women’s Ballon d’or(equivalent to the soccer worldwide MVP) winner being asked on stage if she wanted to twerk in celebration, while she was on stage accepting the award
That’s insane. Was there any context for that kind of question?
Nope lol, technically he wasn’t a reporter, it was a French DJ but he was the one “presenting” the awards show
Well there ya go, it makes sense when you put it that way
Huh I actually wiped that from memory
I still think that tennis reporters in general are the worst and weirdest.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y2KPPzKJrbg
Oh yeah… many of them.
Lmaoo I forgot about the draymond one omg. Game 3 flood you win, game 4 no flood you lose!
I hope “I wanna kiss you” is on here
honestly hate the video you linked. like 90% of the questions are dumb but there are several questions where i’m like yeah ok get why the reporter asked that.
When that reporter asked Javale McGee if his mom is still with us comes to mind.
The original question actually assumes kyrie viewed LeBron as a parental figure and was asking how LeBron parents Kyrie, lol.
Weirdo ass question lol
Has anyone asked Bronny this yet
he was so perplexed then when they doubled down you could see he was ready to leave and never look back
minds you, Kyrie was a 26 year old man and Bron is only 8 years older
Easily the GOAT cringe reporter moment.
Someone doesn’t watch tennis. Those reporters are fucking bonkers.
LMAO I’m glad someone brought up tennis reporters. Those mfs give the guys in the NBA run for their money.
Every damn tournament, some reporter will ask a player a question and the player is just shook, like “dude, what the fuck?” and more often than not, it’s the women players that get the worst ones.
Women have it tough everywhere tbh. One got sexually assaulted after winning the World Cup and another got harassed after winning the Ballon D’Or.
I don’t follow soccer much at all, but holy fuck, that’s awful.
The one after the World Cup wasn’t a reporter, it was the president of the Spanish football federation!!
Y’all got some examples?
Here’s a good one from the US Open (last major tournament of the year) last year. Reporter asks one of the best players in the world if she needs a mental break. Bro, what the actual fuck?
https://sports.yahoo.com/article/womens-tennis-star-not-happy-141912840.html
Edit: here’s one in Polish and you don’t even need to understand a word that is said to realize how fucking dumb the reporter’s question was:
https://np.reddit.com/r/tennis/comments/1n2mkrd/iga_in_shock_after_a_question_from_a_polish/
(resubmitted with np link, oops)
The first one isn’t even all that bad. David Law is the journo and all he asked really was how fatigue is affecting her etc. He does admit that he misphrased the question on his podcast but he is such a gentle and understanding person usually (The Tennis Podcast). Making a mountain out of molehill on that example.
Some examples I’d use:
God, the Serena one had the entire tennis community like “You have GOT to be fucking kidding me. Do you know who you’re talking to, you stupid fuck?” lmao
I vote that all the journos get to submit their questions to Chris Eubanks. Each one gets two submissions. Then Chris conducts the actual interviews with the questions that are worthwhile instead of just the first 6 jackasses that get called on first. Maybe even let Petco do some of the women’s interviews because she’s great, too. AND she’s respected because she played (several times AGAINST these same players)
Why do they call you KD?
That was a rather famous person who asked that question right ?
David Letterman
They’re doing it for the fans. Weird fans get weird reporters
Just a reflection of the worst fans in major sports. Have you not seen the takes here?
Tennis reporters are definitely competing with them
During Reed Shepperd’s rising star presser, they asked him how it felt playing with black players and if he had learned anything. You could see how confused he was and didn’t know how to answer it. The question after was something like with him and Cooper Flagg coming in, how are white players coming back or some shit. He seemed even more confused but also annoyed at it so just gave a whatever move on type feeling
like that one reported who said lebron is kyrie father figure lol.
The loser who did the heart hands to Caitlyn Clark is a good example of this
UFC makes NBA reporters look like Woodward and Bernstein
I need to start naming the reporters who asks idiotic questions
It’s mostly the ones in LA. Learned that playing the Lakers in the playoffs last year. I have no love for Luka and LeBron, but I did feel bad that they had to field the most inane TMZ bullshit questions after every game.
“Be honest, are you gonna shed a tear?” 😊👉👈
So cringe
What kind of question is that mannn
“are you a bronsexual”
Well “se Lebron James” is kinda a slang used by some French to mean “to masturbate”.
not kinda, it’s totally slang for jerking off
Some athletes can be weird man. I’m pretty sure Puka watches LeBron highlights before every Rams game.
So if you asked him this question I think you might hear a yes.
Puka Poncic?
Its so funny in the NFL a few reporters got mad that instead of asking a question a reporter just gave praise to the Jaguars Head Coach for their great season after their playoff loss.
Well idk I’d rather hear stuff like that then this dumb fucking question.
Whats worse is the reporters that were chastising the woman for her question were like 5-10 years in the business trying to lecture her about professionalism even though she’d been a professional reporter for like 30 years.
Wemby, cry for us c’mon man do it!
It’s getting upvoted isn’t it? That’s the point.
who the heck asked that question. thats a weird question
Got that “how’s he been as a parental role” vibe 😆
Be honest! Show us your Bron altar
For real, he’s a well known lifetime Spurs fan; he grew up respecting LeBron, but he probably hated his ass & deeply enjoyed watching LeBron get smacked back after the Spurs lost the finals.
Not everyone grew up loving LeBron and Kobe, the LA reporters just can’t help it though.
Some nepotism reporter probably.
NBA has by far the worst reporters in sports
Aside from Ariel, mma reporters are the worst fucking pro ufc stooges that make nba reporters look like Pulitzer Prize winners
MMA is explainably weird though, cause they are all just shills for the UFC.
These NBA guys are just the dumbest fucking weirdos.
UFC is just the WWE with more injuries.
And betting
MMA reporters remind me of people that make content around things like MTG and WoW. Their entire livelihood is based on the niche created by the product of one company and they are terrified of getting cut off.
Ariel isn’t a great reporter either, so I think its fair to say MMA is worse.
“Dana, this was a great event. You’re an amazing man with a huge cock. Tell us more about that.”
I think its pretty funny and we get hilarious clips like this and the kyrie one
Nah it’s mma/ufc. You pretty much gotta be a Dana glazer to get invited to UFC press conferences
You got to check out f1 reporters
Yeah F1 reporters are really bad
premier league reporters are also pretty awful
I get why Lebron skips this shit and does his own separate thing…………
Im breaking down in tears when he retires
LeBron or Wembanyama?
I’ll call off work to mourn when Wemby retires
Definitely going to be me with Steph. Been a magical run with him, no other player in any other sport compares for me
I feel ya.
I took PTO and went to the beach when Timmy retired.
Wembam obviously, Lebron is never retiring.
Yes
On your knees outside a Walmart
i walked outside and stared at the sky for 30 seconds after Tim Duncan announced his retirement
When ethical basketball stops being played will you shed a tear?
“I’m crying right now.”
i was dwunk… im dwunk right now
+2
“Will you get a boner when you see Lebron wearing that Allstar Jersey for the last time”
Reporters love the add drama and romanticize everything
I might
“Be honest”
These nba media thinks everyone is a bronsexual
Why tf would anyone shed a tear its not that serious lol
Right like he’s not dying lol
I mean I might but it’s still a weird question
TIL Wemby has no respect for father figures.
He’s honest lmao
“father figure” ahh question
Hit him with the “no i don’t think i will”
“Wemby, what type of parental role has LeBron played for you?”
I love Kyrie’s reaction to that. He’s genuinely trying to figure out what the reporter means and it slowly dawns on him that no, the reporter is being serious.
“Fuck no!” Gtfo. Man these mayo loving reporters need to stop
NBA all star weekend reporters are even weirder than the finals reporters.
..Ok next question… Reporter “if LeBron walked by and you heard him fart would you breathe normal or hold your breath?”..
This question is so dumb
Outjerked by a single reporter, we all gotta step our game up
Like why the fuck would he shed a tear lol?
this is a top 10 worst question ive heard
what the fuck kind of question is this
Which one of yall got a chance to ask wemby a question and came ip with this. Reveal yourself
The real question is why should he? 😂
The NBA is so unintentionally funny.
wtf I love wemby now
If Lebron laid an egg, would you incubate it for him?
This guy is so fucking spurs it’s not even funny
Such a cringeworthy question… even the delivery. There should have been a meaty-palm slap right after, off-camera.
A few steps away from the father figure question that Kyrie got asked. That probably planted a seed for leaving Cleveland, these reporters suck man
That question is ass
This dude is so mature, down to earth & likable while not taking the bait of these moronic questions. If someone wants to have that face of the league convo this is the guy.
Who is the reporter? Such a crap reporter.
How do people get their credentials? Like seriously, what is the barrier to entry for the reporting industry? You have months/weeks to craft valid and thoughtful questions, and that’s the best they could come up with? Shame
lol the reporter asked a stupid question but the nba is a family, players cry for each other it’s always gonna be ok
He is lying. I’m predicting a single tear rolling down left cheek 😢
Comments hating but it’s just a lighthearted question. Ant went along with it and said he might shed a tear for him
Across every player I’ve seen interviewed so far they be asking the most braindead ass questions.
This question has the same energy as “would you rub one off if you saw LeBron naked”? I mean it’s obviously a no
Yeah, obviously, the answer would be a no. I definitely wouldn’t jerk off to LeBron naked. No way. Not even if he was covered in baby oil and came into my bedroom while my wife was at work and nobody would ever know. I mean, it’s obviously a no.
I like this kid. Me either man. What a weird question.
Weird ass reporters
Good riddance.
Fvck Lebron.
It’s so sad the quality of product considering the talent level being as high as it is.
As a Bronsexual this offends me
I would have replied, “are you gonna shed a tear?”
Any player who does actually shed a tear at Lebron’s retirement needs to be smacked upside his head…well, maybe except for Bronny
I WILL SHED A TEAR AND THIS IS A VALID QUESTION. MY SUNSHINE
Will you cry?
No
Why the fuck would he shed a tear?
Lmao what a question
Nothing will top that reporter telling Caitlyn Clark to do heart hands at him. Easily the cringiest moment I have seen from a sports reporter.
Stupid ass question
Same.
Good for him for being honest
Lmao
My mind immediately went to the infamous Kyrie father figure question
It makes you wonder how they got their job in the first place. But maybe they do it on purpose for the attention.
“Like be honest” This dudes a hack
Reminded me of the “parental role” BS media asked Kai 😂
I’m opening that LeHennessy up when he retires
Ending the night with the king in me!!!!
Lmao he had to be trolling w that question
He just like me fr
Why the F would he shed a tear?
Wtf is this reporter on…
Stupid ass questions
Goat
What you want him to say?
“No, but I will pour an entire river of tears for our LeLord and savior.”
Bruh do these reporters think Lebron’s gonna die when he retires or something?
It’s all star weekend.. I’ll allow the question
What a weird question
“Are you going to throw something on the grill when lebron retires”?
What a really stupid question.
“will you go to LeBron James’ funeral?”
“No!”
Hilarious question. At this point, better ask for KD instead of Bron
Why Wemby of all people got that question
Like, they don’t even share any history
ppl still not realizing some media is payed off by klutch sports soley ask questions like this to big up lebron
I love this guy!🤣
People made at a silly question during all-star? Lol
dumbass question
Wemby acting like Loki right now.
Wemby already my 🐐 for not bowing down to the Klutch machine.
Lol
Bro isnt dying lol
The next question he wanted to ask: “how has your rise to stardom affected lebrons legacy?”
Stupid question, up there with the father figure question
What a strange fucking question.
Who are these reporters?
No one really cares
Riveting questions
Can’t wait till he retires so these simpy reporters go with him
may time is now, old man
Honestly, nobody woulda care
Asking a grown ass man if he would cry for another grown ass man? Are we dead ass?
No. Why would he. Its not like lebron died
Why the hell would he shed a tear 😂
The future is now, old man.
Anyone who cries when a player retires is weird and needs to re-think their life.
Reminds of the Shaq question about sucking a venom off his mother’s chest lmao (Shaq and reporter knew each other) these weird ass questions man