[Dennis Jr] LeBron (and his peers) trashing Memphis to his golf bros is corny. The city deserves better from these brothers. I want yall to hear every word of this.
It was such an old post but I remember during Lebron’s free agency there was a post here theorising a reason why Lebron would join each team in the NBA, and ONLY for Memphis what the OP wrote was “Lebron will never go to Memphis”
I remember that, even for Charlotte they mentioned forming a connection to MJ or something like that.
Ish Smith: IS A POINT GUARD
A classic
The best was for the Lakers he put “doesn’t want to be in the shadow of the Lakers greats” and for the Clippers he put “doesn’t want to be in the shadow of the Clippers goods”
Last year when Jimmy demanded a trade , he said he would play anywhere except Miami. The Heat lined up a trade with Memphis and Jimmy quickly walked back that statement.
It’s cause there was no way in hell Grizzlies were going to sign him to an extension. He got extended right after he signed with the warriors.
and we will always hate him for that
‘LeBron will not sign with the Memphis Grizzlies.’
Classic post
Honestly top 5 hardest I’ve laughed at anything on the nba sub. The whole post itself was just mildly funny, but setting up the moment where I scrolled down and saw that joke was just incredible.
Two other favorites:
“He will win the Finals in 2019 with the Hornets and won’t let MJ touch the trophy.”
“LeBron will sign with the Raptors just to check up on them and make sure they are ok.”
Post you’re referring to, was an all timer
That post also had the entries for both LA teams be identical except it changed the part about joining/living up to “the list of the Lakers greats” to “the list of Clippers pretty goods”
For those who don’t know, David Dennis Jr. is the son of a famous Civil Rights activist. Not surprised he is going to bat for Memphis when it is catching strays, given the history of Memphis in relation to the Civil Rights Movement.
Yeah this sub won’t get it. They really think this is just about “trashing lebron”
80% of this sub is less than 25 years old
And don’t care about civil rights, despite the fact that most of their favorite players needed those rights and laws to be recognized as humans by America.
*still need
With literacy skills far below what is expected of someone that age.
Bunch of immature children
It’s more about taking a single comment and treating it like an existential war against a city.
All these LA people/Lakers fans have absolutely 0 perspective. The team is important to the city, and all of these jackass media heads and spoiled players trying to take it away is not gonna be received well, especially when it’s from a major voice like Bron. Yeah, it is that deep when you’re in a struggling city and not a premiere destination that gets endlessly catered to
Remind me again where the grizzlies come from? Spare me the stupid outrage about dare people suggest the team move.
This is the part that I find the most amusing. Grizzlies fans upset about the idea of “their” team moving. At least Nashville is in the same state.
People just don’t understand the politics of the state. Losing the Grizzlies would suck, but losing them to Nashville of all places would be a slap in the face to every Memphian.
They aren’t going anywhere just because LeBron said so don’t worry
At least Nashville is in the same state.
Quote from someone who clearly does not understand the area lmao.
I mean what is a modern fan supposed to do about that? Be ok with losing their team because of shit that happened when they weren’t involved or a fan?
Like sincerely asking I understand your point but I feel like it’s not really the most practical take in this context. I get the comparison but I think it’s stretching a bit
It’s about the Nashville comment that has pissed everyone off.
He said the team should move to Nashville, a city the State of Tennessee has intentionally deprived Memphis of resources of to benefit due to Memphis’s history as a black city and civil rights city.
There is a long, decades-long, backdrop to this where the State of Tennessee has punished Memphis, starved it of resources and actively worked against it and any attempt to better itself all related to its history. And on the flip side they have flooded Nashville with resources in an attempt to turn it (and successfully) into the more prominent city in Tennessee over Memphis.
The fall of Memphis and the improvement of Nashville are related and by design of the State Government of Tennessee.
It’s a real touchy subject, naturally.
Memphis fans would be way more likely to follow the team if they moved anywhere else. They move to Nashville and not a single Memphian will follow or support the team.
Its not about relocation that is the biggest point of contention. Small market teams hear about it all the time.
Its moving them to Nashville.
There are bigger than basketball state politics, socio-ecomic and racial tensions, and local resentment involved with that that people arent aware of.
Not that I expect people to know everything about a single southern state between two mid sized cites, but moving them to Nashville would be representitive of state government Nashville favoritism and Memphis neglect thats been going on for years (albeit thats been getting marginally better recently)
Legit if Bron said any other city there would be less defensive posturing (not zero but less)
Relocation is always shitty. It was shitty when the Grizzlies moved from Vancouver, but that doesn’t mean Memphis deserves to lose the team that has been crucial to the city for 25 years.
Basically every team has moved at some point. That shit sucks. Why would we want that to continue?
No need to be vindictive 25 years later, or 4x longer than the team was in Vancouver
I don’t think Memphis should lose its franchise, but someone on the receiving end of relocation being the one to say it shouldn’t happen just leaves a really bitter taste lol
“I got mine, idk for y’all”
What the fuck do you want me to do about the Grizzlies leaving Vancouver when I was a child? I can still hate seeing people lose their teams (especially mine!)
Right message from the wrong messenger type deal 😂
If they are that important why are they 30th in attendance?
Ive never denied that Memphis is a comparatively small and poor city. There just isn’t the population or chunk of disposable income to fill the stands to watch a dogshit product with a bunch of 10 days and G leaguers. Dont confuse that with not caring. We have one of the best environments in the league when there’s something to cheer for.
Also this is a bullshit measure anyway. The hawks are a playoff team in a major city and are still 25th. Not seeing anyone shit on them or any of the other small market tanking teams that we aren’t meaningfully behind
Big respect for standing up for your small market. I get heated when people argue about why San Antonio isn’t a good spot for a football team (in the last 7 years SA lost two different minor league football teams).
People in this thread shitting on Memphis are so disgusting man. Buncha billionare bootlickers.
Atlanta isn’t a small market by any stretch of the imagination
and yet they still lag in attendance, so, if anything, that just supports his point
Look, it’s not personal, it’s business. [Insert city] may be important historically, but that doesn’t necessarily mean it’s desirable to live there or to visit as a tourist.
FWIW LA is a pretty struggling city these days for most people. 34th in purchasing power adjusted income (Memphis is 44th, Nashville is 6th). The collapse of the TV industry has been real bad plus the fires, housing shortage, ICE etc.
Not for LeBron and his friends though, they’re rich transplants, not native-born Angelenos.
This is the reality - many actual Angelenos get included in the bad rap of the transplants that move here.
Yeah. LA is a much more blue collar city than it gets credit for.
Explaining blackness to Reddit is one of the dumbest and most wasteful things anyone can do. I learned that from experience
and not a single “reddit nba fan” has a clue about the civil rights movement
No one saying it’s not important to the civil rights movement, they’re saying that the hotels they put players in are ass.
LeBron said a lot more than the hotels stuff, if just said the hotels stuff this would have gotten a lot less traction than it did.
In that case, shouldn’t he use his platform to argue that more resources should be put into the city of Memphis instead of continuing to take them away since he obviously knows what’s at play?
you must have watched the video
Republicans buy shoes too
He should. I honestly think this a case of Lebron and other NBA players not only not knowing the history of the city but not knowing the political and economic reasons for why Memphis is what it is. Tbh some of them would know and still not care. I tend to think LeBron would not have made those comments if he knew.
This is the best explanation in the thread, prob did a better job than the guy on the video.
I could see how someone would take issue given Memphis literally suffers to prop nashville up lol.
See I’ve been to both. Not stayed long but I kinda got the vibe. I never thought highly of Memphis and never put it together why it’s like this until this comment. My views have been swayed
He’s not the only one who said it. And he’s just speaking from a player’s perspective
This is too much knowledge for the average racist redditor to understand. Its easier for their simple brains to just call a city ghetto and make jokes instead of acknowledging the history of why minorities have been intentionally put into these hopeless situations for centuries. Thank you for trying to educate people though
Crazy to call everyone racist for not being informed of the issue.
Lmao man is acting like it’s our duty in life to know all the socio-economic struggles of Tennessee.
I like how you’re trying to call others ignorant for not knowing the history of the area or might not even be from the US, which is pretty ignorant itself.
And why should any of us not in Nashville support moving the team because players don’t feel pampered enough in Memphis?
Incidentally, Memphis’s civil rights museum - at the Lorraine Motel - is one of the most moving sites in the U.S. If LeBron hasn’t been there before, might be a good use of his downtime next time through.
Also kinda wild to be trashing Memphis when you’re from and rep Cleveland lol
Man never in my life did I expect Memphis being a trash city to become one of the NBAs main storylines. Did Adam fire all the creatives and replace them with OpenClaw?
I don’t watch WWE but the way WWE fans talk about Triple H you’d think he’s the one doing creative for this.
I do watch WWE & you’re bang on the money
Right this wasn’t news to anyone who’s been to the south lmaooo
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He does tend to do this often, as the lightest black man in America
he less black cuz he light??!
It’s great Memphis has a rich history, but I don’t see why that should shield it from people going there and observing they that don’t enjoy it. I don’t think being a big part of history means we have to treat it with kid gloves and pretend nothings wrong.
I get huge “but they’re family!” Vibes from that argument.
Just like “being family” doesn’t require you to like or enjoy your relatives, being black doesn’t inherently mean you can’t have a disparate opinion on a city famous for civil rights.
It’s kinda racist to envision every black person should think one way “because they’re black”.
Facts, what a dumb argument. I don’t give a fuck what happened in the past, I’m not gonna force myself to like something because it’s black. It’s the same with stuff like black owned businesses trying to guilt you into buying their stuff because I’m black. That’ll get me to go once, but if your product is expensive or subpar, I’m not gonna keep getting it to support a black business.
There’s a difference between LeBron James or Draymond Green saying there is nothing to do in the city and that the lack of a five star hotel means that it should be moved to Nashville and the regular person experiencing the city. Millionaires and billionaires would rather have the team in soulless Nashville simply because it would make more money. I’m fucking tired of everything being about maximizing how much money some asshole can make who already has more money than they need to be satisfied. I mean really, Jesus Christ we are seriously entertaining these athletes desire to move the team because they’re not entertained enough after work hours. Be real, they’re at fucking work, why should the NBA care.
Man I get your overall point and hate the discourse around Memphis but calling Nashville soulless….. There are so many other cities that would more accurately apply to. It’s not some suburban, chain store spot.
I agree, but he went further and said the team should be moved because of it. That’s harmful and goes beyond simply expressing dislike.
Its not like he came up with the idea. Its been floating around for a while. When grizz moved to memphis people thought fedex was gonna skyrocket because of all the amazon shipping. Economically Nashville is just better, and its obvious.
This is early groundwork for an eventual Memphis divorce. Billionaires being billionaires. They’ll ask the city to fund a stadium. City will say no. Grizzlies move to Nashville by 2030.
Memphis, I love you and your amazing bbq! Central BBQ is the best in the country!
That’s not what people are mad about.
It’s the Nashville comment that set everyone off. And that’s because there is a long history there between Memphis, Nashville and the way the conservative government of Tennessee has treated the two over the last 50 years.
The fall of Memphis and rise of Nashville as the most prominent city in Tennessee is related and by design of the State Government of Tennessee.
There is a long history there.
there’s a difference between “I don’t personally like that city” vs “that NBA team should move because I don’t like that city where I have to play three times a year”
These guys can come on national television and insult players all day but they draw the line when a player doesn’t like a city????
Players are out there making money most of us can barely fathom. They can handle a few insults. Insulting a city is a stray for everyone who lives there. Have to agree with LeBron though, Memphis is in a rough state.
It’s not that serious bro. These podcasters are a plague
Not to you
You don’t speak for an entire metropolitan area who would be losing their team
Do we think LeBron making a joke with some buddies while golfing is why Memphis would lose its team?
There appears to be a coordinated effort across the league to move the team and yes when arguably the greatest player of all time now spouts it to the world it’s somewhat relevant…
Its not coordinated lmao. There is no conspiracy
Players just dont seem to enjoy Memphis
They rank 29th out of 30 for attendance.
You ain’t losing your team cause LeBron joked about it while golfing.
Everyone and their mother with a microphone thinks they need a podcast these days
TIL award winning writer and author David Dennis Jr. is “just a podcaster”
You mean, ESPN radio personality, David Dennis, Jr?
Nah that was straight loser behavior and LeBron & co should get dunked on for it. Especially just days after the NBA stole the Connecticut Sun to be shipped off to Houston.
100%. This is stupid.
Memphis might suck, but at least it’s not Cleveland n
I mean who ever vacations in Cleveland?
Edit: the amount of people who didn’t know I was referring to Joakim Noahs rant is unacceptable. Nephews.
no one is going either place on vacation.
which to me is the main point in all this. not every city in America is a popular vacation destination. it’s not like the players are living it up in Detroit when they travel there. why is everything rn concentrated on Memphis. we get it, it’s one of the smallest markets and it’s not a popular destination. this is a job though and players are getting paid millions to spend a night or two at a hotel in Memphis once a year. who gives a damn. this is entirely players just pissed that they have to be bored in Memphis for one night rather than partying in Nashville the night before a game. it’s got nothing to do with safety like some people are alluding to. every city has dangerous parts and these players aren’t going anywhere near them at any point.
Nashville has an NFL, NHL, MLS, and a frontrunner for an MLB team. they don’t support any of those teams well. adding the Grizz just destroys Memphis and an incredibly loyal fanbase that has nothing else, for what? to be a better destiantion for players once a year and have a wishy washy fanbase who cares mroe about the Titans anyways? not to mention Memphis is at its core a basketball city and fans from other nearby cities (Little Rock AR, Jackson MS, Nashville TN, even St Louis MO) come to games when they can.
It’s a Joakim Noah quote. And Memphis tourism is pretty big, given the size and nature of the city
Yeah, but Cleveland has market size (northeast Ohio is quite a large msa) so there’s no chance that they would move the Cavs.
I’m sure it’s not that serious to you with the most desirable location tied to your franchise pretty much irrevocably.
Memphis has very little else but the grizzlies and the grizzlies are up for a new lease in 2029, and Memphis does not have the money to build a new stadium or subsidize the team the way other cities might…
This isn’t the first time LeBron has shat in Memphis recently and there’s been a narrative objectively forming. The timing makes it suspicious as fuck.
People have been shitting on Memphis for years, this isn’t new
no kidding!
in 2004, Jerry West, the literal GM of Memphis, talked Kobe out of his esrnest desire to come to Memphis: ““He became a free agent, OK? And he called me and his agent then was Rob Pelinka. And so I met them in Orange County in a hotel room and he said he wanted to come to Memphis and play basketball And I looked at him, I said, ‘Are you kidding me?’ And he said, ‘No.’ And I said, ‘Kobe, no, no. It’s just, you belong somewhere out here.’ And even though he would have never played there, I just want to reassure him that don’t feel like you have any obligation with me or the Grizzlies to play here. Because he would have never played there; it wasn’t gonna happen.”
Phil Jackson after visitng Memphis in 2005: “It’s like Dresden after the war.”
Reggie Miller mentioned in 2007 or 2008 that physically he could have returned to play for the Celtics, but mentally did he really want to slog to Memphis for a road game in February? He did not return.
I say this with love and pain: my hometown is a violent, boring, underdeveloped, small, overly humid place to be. Objectively it’s ridiculous that we pulled off the heist of securing an NBA franchise. I’d hate to see it end but I can’t deny that this narrative has been consistent and understandable
Op lowkey shitting on Memphis too lol
You’re literally making an argument against Memphis…
It really is though you’re not seeing the big picture
The big picture is that LeBron was goofing around with his buddies and now all these butthurt clowns are crying about it and trying to make it a national issue.
What is the big picture? Memphis is boring. Other people think it’s boring . It’s a city, who cares?
it’s not that serious, they’re obviously not going to move cause he said that, but he insulted an entire city and it’s not that surprising that he’s getting called out for it
He’s right, the cities of the nba deserve to be treated better by the league.
It’s also ironic for anyone in the nba media to be criticizing players for how they treat cities in the league when the media talks about anywhere that’s not LA or New York like the shittier parts of Chernobyl
The way NBA players and media were talking about Indy during their all star weekend was insane. You don’t hear anything negative when the NCAA puts final fours there or the NFL returns every year for the combine.
You hear a ton about it from NFL people. The joke is there’s one steakhouse and everyone goes there because there’s nothing else.
They talk about the steakhouse thing because it’s essentially the NFL’s annual networking convention and everyone’s there every year. They don’t smear it with the kind of disdain these NBA players use to whine about only staying in a 4 star hotel instead of a 5 star for one night.
Ya OP is out there on this. NFL media is way more respectful to the smaller markets and cities they stay in.
Meanwhile NBA media was literally bitching up a storm about the Miwaukee-Phoenix Finals like they were being held hostage in Flint
the town is called Pripyat, Chornobyl is just the nuclear plant. And it was actually one of the moat prestigious, modern and well-appointed cities in the entire Soviet Union right up until the disaster.
While obviously I wouldn’t raise my kids in Pripyat due to the radiation risks and very small population, I don’t think it deserves to be compared to Memphis
50,000 people used to live there, now it’s a ghost town….
I mean they mock New York as some crime ridden hell hole that just elected one of masterminds of the 9⁄11 attacks who apparently has the power to enact Sharia Law upon the city but not the power to include free buses.
It is weird given the racial stressors that exist between Nashville and Memphis that so many players go out of their way to trash one of the most important cities in America in terms of minority rights.
Are black people not allowed to dislike Memphis?
You have to remember the demographic of this subreddit.
It’s not 2012 anymore, there’s Black people on reddit
Pretty big gap between disliking it to relentlessly shitting on it in favor of a gentrified plastic town that has already shown itself to be a shit sports city with a bottom 3 NFL fan base
maybe people just don’t like homicide?
call me crazy
The hockey team is a pretty good draw from what I’ve seen, maybe the Titans just suck. Reality is that Memphis and later NOLA are at the tail ends of their time as viable locations for professional sports franchises regardless of their rich histories.
We not allowed to do shit unless given permission. Gotta be grateful for scraps or else they might just think we’re too uppity
When push comes to shove, class consistently trumps solidarity in race/religion/ethnicity whenever they are in conflict.
Ah yes, LeBron disrespecting the quality of hotels in downtown Memphis is a direct assault on civil rights history.
Dude, people can not like a city without it becoming a civil rights issue.
Selma, AL and to a greater extent Montgomery are also two very important cities concerning civil rights and I can 100% guarantee nobody on this sub would willingly move to that area. It’s not about race or historic significance, it’s about current condition.
It’s weird that you think people in the real world, especially millionaire athletes, care about “racial stressors” when discussing fun cities to visit for a few days a year.
I’m black as hell. Will never go to Memphis. No sir.
All these years after Joakim trashed Cleveland, Lebron lived long enough to become the villain.
Let’s be real, LeBron wouldn’t spend a day in Cleveland if he didn’t have an emotional connection to it.
You could say this probably about many people and the places they grew up in lol
You could, but this conversation is about a specific person and their comments.
He was right about Cleveland
They don’t like the city. Just because they’re black they’re not beholden to love Memphis because “it’s the blackest city in the league”. Let people think for themselves.
I cannot believe how harshly people are reacting to this. God forbid a guy fuck around
People are acting like he ls denouncing civil rights because he doesn’t like a city 😭
It’s depressing to see the lengths people will go to in order to create controversy out of nothing.
This whole situation is a great example of why it’s commonplace for celebrities to give cookie cutter boring answers.
It’s the LeBron effect. And people wonder why superstars give BS PR answers to everything.
How was the raiders moving to Vegas been a disaster? They sell out almost every home game in a new bigger stadium with a trash team.
Dude just talking. Just moved from Vegas and all the sports teams coming here is bringing in great business. Shits always sold out and the same is gonna go for the basketball team. Just like with the knights
I understand it’s not right for the fans, but the vegas move has prolly been everything the NFL wanted lol.
Raiders to Vegas relocation is a bit insincere - even if they’re not as beloved as the Golden Knights, they’re one of the most valuable franchises in the league lol
The fuck are you talking about
The Vegas move has been anything but a disaster, it’s been insanely successful
Gotta remember these guys are like 6 to 7 feet. They shouldn’t be staying at hotels with crappy small beds and shit
And 5 minutes of research would tell you that they don’t.
Memphis is also a good baseball town. The Redbirds have done well there for decades.
Multiple nba players have shitted on Memphis why is there now all of a sudden fake outrage just becusse LeBron says it ? Nobody said a damn word when antman trashed the city lol nba media is hypocritical as fuck
It’s because of the Nashville comment, there is a lot of history there.
Not related to basketball and completely ONLY my opinion, but I have spent time in Memphis and is pretty awful.
Lived here for 30 years and it’s been pretty nice
I wanted to move back immediately after being in VA for like one year
I’m glad you like it :)
Same.
Born and raised. Have lived in Chicago and NYC.
I like Memphis the most.
Memphis and Chicago here too!!!
I like it
I’m not looking at it from the defending Memphis as a destination point of view. And I hate the stupid “GOAT debate” shit and not trying to step into that. But I remember Jordan talking about traveling to Milwaukee in the dead of winter during the regular season. He talked about how that might be some fans’ only opportunity to see him play in person and they deserved to get the best he could do that night. That’s the attitude and sentiment I wish we still heard from players instead of this. I don’t give a shit if the players find the nightlife out in some road city to be up to their standards or not. Would it help if you got paid millions of dollars? Would that soften the blow of having to go to a city you don’t think is cool a few times a year?
I mean LeBron has been quoted saying very similar things and acts that way too. I agree with you, I just don’t think LeBron / a LeBron post is the place for this.
He’s been going to Memphis for 23 years, I don’t blame him for suggesting to move the team to a better city in same state.
People stanning for a billionaire complaining to his golf buddies about where he has to go on work trips cuz it’s not luxurious enough is whack
This is very much a two americas thing (and a Memphis thing of course). If you don’t get why it’s weird for Lebron and Draymond to trash a majority black city and say they should move to a majority white city, then this is probably a topic you won’t get. It’s gross, and disappointing to hear from both of them but Lebrons a billionaire. It’s to be expected.
Thank you
What about Atlanta ? Or DC ? Why are ppl acting like Memphis is the only black city in the NBA
Because Memphis’s fall and Nashville’s rise are connected and by design of the State Government of Tennessee.
It’s that he made the comments about both.
Cleveland like, first time?
Memphis “deserves” for LeBron to have a better opinion of the city? Come now.
Pretty wild that this has even become a big topic maybe Bron’s comments will create enough media coverage to make the politicians in Tennessee uncomfortable enough to deploy more resources into Memphis. If that’s what it takes, it’s a win.
As for Bron’s personal preference of Memphis not being up to par…many other players have commented on staying in Memphis (link below). When Desmond Bane came to Orlando (another smaller market team), he literally said even the practice facilities in Orlando were way better than what Memphis has. Everyone is entitled to their own opinion, if Memphis needs to step it up, then I’m fine with players speaking on it.
If that means Robert Pera, the BILLIONAIRE that owns the Grizzlies has to invest more in the stadium, facilities, or the surrounding area so be it. If the state needs to negotiate and provide small tax breaks for businesses that invest or renovate the area, so be it. The Memphis residents, fans, and players all deserve a great experience too.
See here what other players have said about Memphis: https://www.reddit.com/r/NBAVibes/s/1T7ACrxs81[https://www.reddit.com/r/NBAVibes/s/1T7ACrxs81](https://www.reddit.com/r/NBAVibes/s/1T7ACrxs81)
Edited to add link.
Lol the state government would happily nuke Memphis if given the opportunity. If anything, they’d use this as a reason to pull back even more funding. They have no interest in helping.
People can’t have opinions? Memphis doesn’t deserve some unilateral respect because of its historical value. GTFoutta here with this crap.
Grizz fans don’t give a damn about whether Bron respects Memphis or not lol. the anger comes from this feeling like a concentrated effort to relocate the franchise, which obviously enrages us Grizz fans.
Yeah lol. We don’t care what LeBron or Draymond thinks about Memphis, but they are publicly lobbying for the franchise to be moved to another city 3.5 hours away from Memphis. Fuck them. They get paid 8 figure salaries and are so pissed about having to play 2-3 games a season in Memphis that they want the team moved. Fuck both of them.
You literally got the team via relocation
Nobody gets their cape out when it’s Oklahoma City despite it having a rich history of black civil rights with Black Wall Street and sit-ins and integration in the South. Your beef isn’t wilth LeBron and all these players, this is only a thing now because you’ll let the GM tear that team down to the bones. But it’s NEVER the executives and the owners who push fans away by tanking who get the blame, no, that’s always just “what has to be done”, every problem with the NBA is always the players somehow somewhat.
Tbf the trash talk about OKC is that it’s boring. People talk about Memphis like it’s going to the Gaza Strip
As a Nashvillian, no. Don’t move the Griz. Better to be the only team in Memphis than the 3rd team in Nashville. We’re just not a big market.
Bruh Memphis is boring, Cleavland is boring….to get offended at this is to be offended at geography atp.
Just reminder all of this stems from the fact that players can’t stand to chill out in a 4* hotel for a couple days in the season. The disconnect between players and the everyday person is at an all-time high.
The city is trash bro. Memphis doesn’t take care of their city why would the public care if they don’t
The state of Tennessee does absolutely everything it can to beat Memphis down and support Nashville because they hate that Memphis is a majority black city and want it to be shit so the black people living there suffer. Politically and economically.
The assimilated don’t care about culture, history or contributing to it if it does not make money or they have to invent it. Consumer capitalist mentality. Also LeBron is a prom queen in a very deceptive body.
Let’s just get mad about everyone’s opinions! Lmao
Who gives a shit. So LeBron doesn’t like a certain city. What every nba player has to glaze every nba city? I guarantee they say the same shit about Utah and Portland. Get over yourself Memphis.
Better clean up that “blackest city” then if you don’t want it shit talked. It’s a shithole. Demographics be damned. Atlanta is a cultural Mecca as well and you don’t see nearly as much of this commentary about moving the hawks.
LeBron was the same guy 3 years ago saying “it’s great to be in a city with so much culture”
So much for that
I mean I get what he’s saying, but “being an important city in the history of civil rights” doesn’t automatically mean you should have an NBA team. I’m not saying Memphis should necessarily move but that’s kind of a silly argument
David Dennis Jr is like Bill Simmons, hard to take what he says about Lebron seriously because he has fan bias. Dude has been trashing Lebron ever since the Warriors/Cavs days.
So, look. I don’t care about this topic.
But we all have to remember, Bron is a billionaire now.
His brain no longer computes reality like non-billionaires.
These guys are so soft. No city “deserves” anything from anyone. If someone thinks your city is shit they can say that, grow up.
Does Memphis being a pillar of civil rights make the Hyatt comfortable?
Why is small market hate so prevalent in the nba tho?? It seems small markets are embraced in other leagues also I don’t think we should be looking up to bron for political views since he just cares about the bottom line
People can dislike a city, a lot of people in here hate their hometown
memphis gets undeserved shit
Lot of group think going on. Many people are unable to think for themselves and desperately want to follow the crowd
This has become such a strange thread…
https://youtube.com/shorts/3-iZhSmuvUk?si=xcH-YMDjmGfTwKx2
Stains and $hit