[The Mismatch Podcast] Chris Vernon: “The people in Memphis are as real and authentic as it gets and so it is totally unsurprising to me that an absolute Phony like LeBron James feels out of place there”
Am I wrong for feeling like this is the biggest nothing burger of a story? LeBron doesn’t like Memphis who gives a shit.
I don’t care if he loves Memphis or not but players calling for teams to be relocated is kinda shitty
I mean every other day, there’s a post about how Grizzlies tickets are \(2 and you can see visiting All-Stars for \)5.
I’m personally jealous of that as a fan but between this and being the only team in the league currently with fewer than 600,000 total seats sold this season (according to ESPN), numbers would say if a team had to move, it would be them.
$2 tickets every other day? Come on now. That’s some bullshit and you know it. Good grief.
Almost as if the city has been under siege by federal agents and the National Guard the entire season
Sorry I dont want to have to show someone my papers to watch a tanking basketball team
Buddy the team has been selling dirt cheap tickets way before this stuff
The team has also sucked for much of their history. Nice run with grit and grind when it was solid and a few years ago the crowds seemed electric when we played them in the playoffs
Brother I hate to tell you this but Grizzlies have been dealing with filling seats much longer than the any of the last 3 or 4 administrations.
We’re really going in on personal opinion this year. Jaden Ivey was one thing, this is ridiculous… people saying this is a story bc it’s Bron talk like he can actually sway the decision.
He couldn’t even convince his sports group to just put the money up for the Vegas franchise.
Nobody thinks they’re going to move the team because Lebron said this. That doesn’t mean it’s not “kinda shitty” which is exactly what the comment you are replying to said.
Did I say “can actually sway the decision” or “kinda shitty”
Wait until they find out that I don’t like Florida.
Hell, Florida doesn’t even like Florida.
Meth heads hate other meth heads.
I dunno if I was a Grizz fan I’d be pretty salty about it.
All 3 of them
This is funny but even funnier from a pels fan lol
dawg your arena is 70% empty every game
With that flair, actually shut the fuck up LMAO
If anything it makes them an expert. Ignore mine
bro you joining the dog pile when your team would be next in this punching down circle once Memphis is moved is HILARIOUS
Pels fans are already punched down on. No one gets mad when people say the Pels are an awful organization and that New Orleans has a crime problem
For what? God knows he’d never go there in 7 million years anyway so it doesnt really matter
For having the single most influential player in the sport call for the team’s relocation? fuck you mean “for what”
When the most famous player in your league is openly advocating to relocate a team and shitting on their city it’s gonna be a big story. Idk what to tell you man.
Also it wasn’t just LeBron. I thought the Lebron moment was as funny in gist but when someone compiled all the atheletes saying Memphis sucked I felt bad for Memphis.
“Openly advocating” is a stretch
I think it’s more that over the past few months not only LeBron but other players have said things about Memphis and I believe the league has also reportedly considered moving the team to Nashville. Besides Joakim Noah and Cleveland I don’t think I’ve ever seen a player or players be so negative towards one city a team is in
Should they lie about experiences they have when they come to town, in comparison? Or keep the it hush hush or advocate for change that may be the push needed to get investment going in the franchise
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Apparently fans in Memphis don’t like it when the arguable GOAT calls for their city to lose their team.
Who would’ve thunk
I have absolutely no connection to Memphis and have never been to Tennessee but as a fan of a small market team, this shit is lame as hell. If someone said your city sucks and your fan base doesn’t deserve to have a team and it should be relocated you’d be upset too.
The people of Memphis, which includes Chris Vernon
He called for a team to be relocated just because him and his out of touch rich buddies don’t feel comfortable there. It’s not luxury enough for him.
To me, who similar to Memphis fans is a fan of a small market team with a whiter, wealthier city nearby, I take offense
It’s not that. Its the part where he said to move us to Nashville because they have NASCAR.
LeBron and others can have their opinion but you’d be insane to think people are not going defend their home. The funny thing is that LeBron saying this is a stark contrast to his usual media trained quotes
Lol because he’s doing what most people who travel for work do.
“Ah man I gotta go to Nebraska next week.. nothing for me to do there man”
Only it’s LeBron so it’s fake outrage about something he’s never said
As a Memphian who now lives in Nebraska why you say fuck me lol. He said move the team to Nashville. You know why Memphis is so shit because the state has been funneling money Memphis needs to Nashville for years. It is no mistake that the money has been funneled from the majority black city to the majority white city.
This is correct, I live in Nashville and know this for a fact shit makes me sick tbh
And now Nashville is the most phony fucking city in the country. Just a bunch of ex cali/nyc transplants cosplaying cowboy. (Born and raised in Nashville - left 5 years ago, never looked back)
Exactly. At least Memphis is a real place.
Nashville is all hat, no cowboy.
The Panera of cities
That why the Allman brothers had to move to an actual Music city in Macon Georgia to start their band. Also the birth place Otis Redding and little Richard.
Ok, that last sentence made me sit up for a serious discussion.
That’s the truth.
Look up the Memphis City School System history in relation to the Shelby County School System. It was borderline government approved segregation the way they had things set up.
They were recently forced to merge the systems but I’m sure they’ve found a way around that at this point.
Racism is a part of the culture when it comes to how people in Tennessee view Memphis. Like everyone is just cool with it.
They found a way around it immediately with the municipal school districts from all of the suburbs
Not everyone is cool with it, and it wasn’t borderline approved segregation. It was straight up obviously and blatant segregation. There are still a lot of racists in positions of power.
I’m so proud to be from Memphis. And peoples first sentence about me being from Memphis is like the ultimate racism litmus test.
Which you think a kid from Akron Ohio would understand.
Like I’m white and from Memphis and I am proud as hell of where I came from. Memphis isn’t perfect but fuck it is real. I will never be ashamed of where I’m from. It made me who I am today
There isn’t data to necessarily support the conspiracy, but the general sentiment is that Nashville has experienced such exponential growth in the last 10-15 years because the state has been kinda biased towards it, as far as state support goes. While Memphis just kinda rots.
Memphis has arguably a better music history, but these good ol’ boy dickwads just gotta support that thar country music bullshit. It’s all part of the larger propaganda racket.
(I live in the Memphis burbs, fyi.)
Funny thing is that anyone who truly likes country music will tell you that nothing good’s coming out of Nashville anymore. The labels started sucking up to the government and stopped making music with soul in it. They’ll have their heyday with the good ole boys but as soon as the next act more in line with their politics comes out, it’s going to crumble. Everyone will act as though it’s some shocking thing when they’ve alienated the real country crowd and the pop crowd.
Give me Sturgill Simpson or give me death.
Fuck yeah. Sturg rocks.
Nashville country is absolute shit these days and would make actual country artists puke.
Memphian is the actual word? Hm, wouldn’t have guessed. You guys should consider “Memphibian”. Sounds cooler.
I live in Nebraska. This place is ass.
LeBron is a rich athlete you think he knows (or cares) about the inner workings of Tennessee politics??
I like LeBron but the difference is when players say one bad hotel is a reason to move the team away from its fans. It’s a total lack of awareness.
The city of Memphis should really just pay for hotel renovations at this point to avoid this bad PR though.
Im not gonna get on the city but everyone I’ve met from there was glad to move away due to the crime so its probably somewhat related to that as well.
There is a bit of selection bias there as people who move away are generally people who don’t love being there.
Cities aren’t entitled to teams. They compete for teams. Memphis stole the Grizzlies from Vancouver. Nobody in Memphis is crying for Vancouver fans.
Saying a city is terrible and that there are better options for the team to be located in is normal. LeBron was correct in saying it would be much better to have an NBA team in Nashville than in Memphis. Because anyone who has visited both cities can attest that Nashville is an incredibly fun city to visit and Memphis is a rather terrible place to visit.
Yes people from Memphis should be upset. Their city sucks for tourism and someone famous reminded them of it. But that doesn’t mean the statement isn’t correct. They should be mad at their city leaders for not making the city more like Nashville and less like Memphis.
I don’t believe the people of Memphis are responsible for what happened to Vancouver. I think what happened to Sonics was a fucking joke but I don’t hold the people of OKC accountable.
It’s crazy for LeBron to be talking as Cleveland is on the short list of cities players don’t want to visit. I don’t think whether a city is a destination for players should be bigger than a small factor. What matters is if they have an engaged fanbase that cares.
LeBron “Joakim Noah” James: “I mean, I never heard anybody say, ‘I’m going to Memphis on vacation.’ What’s so good about Memphis?”
Joking aside, both your points are really valid. The fans don’t move a franchise, the people at the top do. It’s crazy to accuse the fans for it.
This is kind of bullshit. I live in Nashville and you can make this argument if you’re white or have the slim chance of being a person of color that loves country music.
Legit no POCs have Nashville on the radar like that for vacation- how do I know? Never really see POC on Broadway, 12 South, Wedgewood, West Nashville- however, North Nashville and Midtown(close to TSU proximity- you absolutely will). I’ll even give you Germantown cause Germantown Pub is black owned(and has banging wings btw)
But when people say “Nashville is a more fun city” it usually lets me know A) you’re white af or B) you loooovvvveee country music.
But no there’s not the beacon of shit to do unless you love drinking
Fixing a hotel isn’t going to fix them consistently having the title of most dangerous city in America. They regularly lead in highest violent crime rate.
Move the Bulls and Pistons too I guess. Let’s move them all to the suburbs.
Crime is at record low levels in Memphis
If you ask people, most think crime now is worse than ever before. If you asked them that last year, 10 years, or 20 years ago they thought then was worse too. Gallup has even tracked it and last year was the first year in forever when less than half said crime was worse than the year before, and it was still 49%.
https://news.gallup.com/poll/697124/crime-seen-less-serious-second-straight-year.aspx
I bet if you asked a lot of people in and around Memphis they’d still say crime is up, despite that being factually incorrect.
People act like the arena is in the hood. The downtown area with the arena and all the bars is a little lackluster but it’s not dangerous. If you’re an NBA player going to a bad part of town that’s on you, not the city.
I mean yeah… make Memphis better lol
People literally have the same opinion about 15 different football/baskerball/baseball cities.
I’m sure a lot of NFL players feel the same about Green Bay, not a lot to there and the dining options are Applebees or go to Appleton Wisconsin instead.. should we also have outrage about that too?
Depends. Does Applebee’s still have the chicken fajita rollup?
That first sentence is the problem. It’s hard to just make a city better when your state government is actively working against you.
Nashville is 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 hard for city leaders to improve things when the state is actively working against you and has for decades.
He’s basically just saying he’d rather play in nashville. I don’t get the outrage. Most people would prefer to visit nashville over Memphis.
Most people have been lobotomized by social media so that checks out. I’d rather have an identity and character than be whatever the fuck corporate hellscape Nashville has become.
Why do all the comments defending LeBron purposefully leave out him suggesting that the team should get relocated? Y’all realize why that rubs people the wrong way, right? It’s a pretty big key to the whole controversy.
He was suggesting it in jest as a way to make his life more enjoyable. It wasn’t a serious request.
We’ve all heard that joke a million times, especially from corny old dads.
most of the comments defending lebron don’t get offended because they don’t support their local team and are just bron stans. they don’t have the same level of empathy for fans who’s teams get relocated cause they don’t know what its like to support a team
People call LeBron soft, but then whine about this stupid shit
People cry on this sub for less.
A billionaire shitting on a small city in favor of another is weak tbh.
Id imagine the allegations are strengthened when he whines about which hotels he has to stay at and how there’s nothing for him to do.
because he’s one of the richest athletes in the world who has to stay no more than a couple days per SEASON in a luxury hotel when he’s playing in Memphis. and it’s not just a “nothing for me to do here”, he’s pushing the relocation agenda which is idiotic because that won’t help the city in any way
And if you told the office in Nebraska they should be relocated somewhere better they’d be pissed at you too
Yall are trying to make lebron seem relatable, like when kd was caught talking shit about his teammates. Ignoring the fact that these are millionaires yall are defending lol
so are you saying lebron is lying about memphis and how he feels about it? or are you incapable of understanding similes are about comparing 2 unlike things?
Ah fuck is lebron a millionaire? Didn’t even realize mate thanks for the heads up
Brother the difference is he is basically telling thousands of people that are employed by that organization that id rather yall lose your jobs.
specially if youve been going there 5 times a year for 20+ years. im sure it has a rich history and culture but its a work trip and the novelty will wear off eventually
When asked about Israel LeBron is all business and PR speak but he’ll shit all over a majority black city in his own association it’s crazy lol
Lmao exactly. Nothing but great things about Isreal and instead Memphis is actually the hell hole.
He’s just trying to fit in with the white people he was with give him some slack
crazy how people act as if Memphis is beyond criticism just because of the demographics. what percent white does a city need to be before you can start criticizing it?
Cos he was being real. Usually he’s fake af and people eat it up
That’s bc he was just quipping amongst guys
My complaint isn’t Memphis people defending their city (that would be insane, as you said) but this feels like it’s overblown because it’s LeBron. Several guys, even someone as famous in hoops as KD, said it but now there’s all this backlash after LeBron said it.
No way people care this much about this
The dude lives in and is from Memphis
How dare he defend Memphis! This is like if someone famous insulted Akron and LeBron defended the city, and then people got mad at LeBron for “caring too much about it” or whatever
So…also a nothing burger?
The dude speaking is from/lives in Memphis
I think he also does pre- and post-game analysis for Grizzlies games and knows a lot of folks who work for and around the org, so their livelihoods would be affected by relocation.
It’s offhand comments from the league’s biggest player that sparks relocation talks down the line. If I was living in Memphis and didn’t want my team relocated, then yeah I can understand why people care about this.
Did you see how much traction the original post got? Folks care
You’re surprised that people get defensive about their hometown?
Arguably the most popular basketball player ever talking shit about a fellow NBA city isn’t nothing. Especially when you combine the fact that it’s a predominantly black city and Lebron always pretends to care about stuff like that. If I grew up in/had pride in my city, I’d be upset too. I’m guessing you would have different feelings about this if you didn’t have a Lakers flair lol.
I’m sorry but a guy not liking a hotel he stays in isn’t some kind of all encompassing judgement on the black culture in Memphis. That’s an absurd leap you’re making.
That’s not what the story is though, he said they need to take the team away from there
Did you not hear the part where he tells them to move the team to Nashville or did you intentionally leave that part out?
Yeah, but putting on your best imitation of a frat bro and using hockey, nascar and Vanderbilt to uplift Nashville is.
He said he would like to see the team relocated, why are you acting dumb?
Tf this have to do with a hotel?
Where do you think NBA players stay on the road?
Other guys girlfriends place.
the dirty little secret of the NBA and Hip Hop is that none of them are hooking up with real girls. They all just pass around the same strippers and porn stars.
lebron didn’t say anything about a hotel.
He did but it was about Milwaukee
Yeah, a random fucking Tuesday in Milwaukee staying at the fucking Hyatt at 41 years old. You think I want to do that shit? Being in Memphis on a random ass Thursday. I’m not like the first guy to even talk about it in the NBA. Like we all like you guys have to move. Let’s go over to Nashville. You got Vanderbilt over there. You got the NASCAR. You got a stadium. Don’t they got a hockey team too? Like they got everything.
Oh no the Hyatt…The horror!!
Good lord, people are pissed about this? Ridiculous.
I don’t think anyone’s actually upset. It’s just an excuse to draw attention.
You’d think so, but the comment section here is full of The Order of Memphis Defenders or something. I think people on the internet are so addicted to outrage that they simply must turn a nothing burger into a real problem.
Memphis has a rich history of civil rights and has also been held back ruthlessly through racially motivated sabotage. It’s sad. But it’s also not really an enjoyable or fun city for most people.
Saying you don’t like the city shouldn’t have the internet in an uproar asking you to publicly apologize. I think it’s ridiculous.
This story really got rolling when someone asked Draymond where he liked playing the least. He brought up lack of premier hotel accommodations.
The golf bros asking LeBron about Memphis was just trying to capitalize on that ‘virality’. With the truth already out in the open, just said fuck it 😂
You mean Ant
Didn’t see that, I could be entirely wrong about the order. I first heard dray’s comment and it didn’t seem like the question was piggybacking off another interview
I understand how Memphis feels, people used to and still shit on Detroit.
Treating locations as punching bags because they were the victims of institutional failure by our government just feels fucking gross, man.
Especially when Tennessee’s Nashville/Memphis contrast is arguably the most egregious example of this in the country
Raleigh and Durham have an extremely similar relationship, so I really empathize with Memphis folks on this.
What’s the reasoning behind this as someone not familiar with Tennessee state politics? State officials diverting resources/attention to the predominantly white city?
Yes.
For a long time, Memphis was the biggest and most prominent city in Tennessee.
The very conservative State Government (while Memphis is very diverse, the rest of the State is very white) really did not like having a City with Memphis’s history and demographics be its most prominent city, so it undertook a lengthy campaign of trying to bring up Nashville, a much whiter city and metro, and bring down Memphis. Primarily through resources.
Which even continues today. Memphis gets the fourth most money from the State, even tho it’s the second biggest city by far, and gets significantly less than Nashville.
That’s the short of it.
Memphis got hit worse by 70s white flight than almost any other city in the nation, manufacturing died out (as you see in some of the Great Lake cities that have struggled like cleveland and detroit), and the consequences spiraled from there.
Companies get major corporate tax breaks to relocate to Nashville, meanwhile Memphis gets Elon’s data center so the impoverished citizens can deal with the pollution. Nashville is marketed as a beacon for musical tourism while Memphis is left aside even though it has even more history in that regard. The state lures in the Oilers/Titans and makes sure Memphians eat a giant middle finger in the process.
The Grizzlies, St. Jude, Fedex and Autozone mean pretty much everything to Memphis atp.
I do love that the PGA Tour of all organizations has kept their event in Memphis.
Bingo
I feel like it’s quieted down significantly the last few years.
But they aren’t comparable cities. Detroit metro is 3.5x the size of metro Memphis, the amenities, scale, and luxury places reflect that.
Lebron should have said he heard nothing but good things about memphis. This lebron statement being a big deal instead of the ones month before shows again and again the nba media is a joke.
Yeah for real, got a player have a religious mental breakdown, multiple players not eligible for awards due to changes instituted by the league, nonsensical handling of tanking teams this year vs the past, still no word on Clippers punishment for clearly circumventing the cap but nah idk if y’all heard but LeBron doesn’t like Memphis, that’s the big thing to run with.
??? all of those things have already been major stories and points of discussion this season lol
Those are all much bigger and much more discussed stories than this?
lebron stans are upset that people are mad about their insecure king
Hornet fans have been watching athletes shit on Charlotte and the Hornets for 30 years. Nobody came to bat for us.
Dang im sorry that happened to you Memphis
Charlotte is actually really nice though
Yeah I have absolutely no sympathy
It’s different because they were shitting on the org not the city but I still don’t care
Truth hurts, Lebron has Memphis and its fans in their feelings. Many NBA players have stated their disdain for Memphis, Lebron is the one that droves home the nail.
LeBron calling a majority black city a dump and trying to get the grizzlies moved away which would cause the city to suffer even more doesn’t sound really progressive to me.
This might be the most insane mental gymnastic dick riding I’ve ever seen in my life.
LeBron is saying what everyone is thinking lol
Memphis is better than Cleveland. yeah I said it. And I bet Jokim Noah agrees with me.
LeBron’s top 3 worst places to live:
1.Memphis
2.Disney Bubble
3.Syria
Hard disagree
If you gave me a choice to vacation in Memphis or Cleveland, I’m picking Memphis every single time. I say that as a neutral who has never been to either.
Save the money and go to Nashville instead. That’s the whole original point. It’s a cooler town, plain and simple.
I love Verno
This reminds me of when Chuck said all of the women in San Antonio were fat except it’s LeBron so let’s make it bigger than what it actually is.
COOK HIS ASS VERNO!!!
This seems like a nothing burger.
If Lebron didn’t say this, everyone would agree that Memphis is in the bottom tier of NBA cities. I’m sure Memphis has a great culture, but it is not a safe place to go. Just look at the stats or google Memphis Gas Station.
If you are not gang affiliated, it’s a safe place to visit. Hundreds of thousands of people visit every year with no problems.
Every city has bad areas.
Not surprising coming from a commenter “LarryLegend”
1 out of every 40 is a victim of a violent crime in Memphis tf you talking bout
They did a study that showed the vast majority of violent crime was primarily domestic or gang affiliated. If you aren’t getting beat by your spouse or in a gang, you’re fine.
That statistic you referenced was a dated and misleading statistic Trump parroted.
It’s not the shitting on Memphis alone that’s the problem. It’s the comparison to Nashville.
That’s what people are most pissed about.
And I’m not mad. Don’t put in the newspapers that I was mad
What makes you think he’s saying he’s not mad? He is saying this because he is mad. It’s ok to be mad.
LePhony
Great response, tbh.
This is being blow out of proportion. It’s simply big city living vs everything else. These guys are millionaires and in this case billionaires, of course they want to live in a big city environment.
Verno a real one for this
Memphis has a long and culturally significant Black history. It’s disappointing to see some athletes use their platforms to criticize the city rather than uplifting it.
Why should they? It’s their opinion of the city. Why uplift a city if you only have bad experiences?
People are allowed to dislike the city regardless. It does kinda suck
And it’s a basketball fucking town in the south. Outside of Kentucky and certain parts of North Carolina, that’s just not a thing down here.
And it’s arguably the only city in this country where the NBA team stands above all NFL, CFB, and MLB teams without question. Phoenix would probably be the only other one; NYC only goes to the Knicks because of the Yankees/Mets split and the Lakers are about to be 2nd in LA at the rate the Dodgers are going.
Give me Memphis over that absolute conservative phoney ass shithole they call Nashville any day of the week
You’re free to call it a phony ass shithole, but it’s absolutely a left-leaning city that votes Democrat, and most people you meet will be liberals.
Preach. From what I’ve seen Memphis is a basketball city. I could not care any less that LeBron doesn’t have fun after the game….
The people of Memphis are wonderful. That does not mean Memphis isn’t still a crappy city compared to most other NBA cities.
I’m not saying Lebron’s opinion of Memphis is wrong, but it’s kinda funny coming from a dude from Cleveland.
I never heard anybody say “I’m going to Cleveland on vacation”
He’s not from Cleveland.
Idk man. I spent some time in east Memphis and all I got was robbed coming out of my hotel and my car windows busted two times.
Look no offense but this dude grew up in the shitty part of fucking Cleveland. If he says a city is a shit hole, then it’s BAD bad
I genuinely don’t see why Cleveland is a much better market than memphis
Maybe they have a fan base there because there’s literally nothing else to do
Some of the most loyal fanbases in sports are that way specifically because of this
BREAKING NEWS: LeBron doesn’t like Memphis city layout!
Put up the bat signal!
I don’t think they hate memphis because the people there are authentic lol but great spin
I moved to Tennessee 9 years ago and I havent heard one person from this state say a good thing about Memphis. Memphis is the armpit of the State. They would get so much more support if they moved to Nashville.
Memphis sucks but those people are diehard for the grizz
Lol. Im okay with the people of Memphis defending their honor and also love Lebron’s honesty. Lebron should do okc next
How are the people of Memphis more “real and authentic” than anywhere else? I’m not saying they aren’t but the city’s favorite athlete is also an absolute phony.
No way everyone is this sensitive about it lol
lemme get my popcorn!
cook him
If so many players have issues with Memphis, maybe Memphis is the problem and not the players. I’m pretty sure Desmond Bane talked about the practice facility being like a dungeon or prison (something to that extent). Truly doesn’t feel like Memphis (I’ll say as an organization rather than the city) doesn’t care much about making themselves a destination location. So with that being said, yeah, I’d say move the team if the organization isn’t going to do anything to make themselves respectable in the eyes of players and fans outside of Memphis.
Me LeBron. Memphis bad, Israel good.
Lebron, well known for being from the Mecca of America known as Akron
If they are real they’d be like “yeah, we need to do better, let’s pull things together and give us another shot soon”
Nashville = rich white city
Memphis = poorer black city
LeBron with his high prestige rich black athlete that advocates through his brand , says something with his other elite mainly white associates whilst golfing on a country club?
Yeah na miss me with that tbh. Sure he’s not the only one to say but he’s the biggest voice of the league rn and saying it like he did, definitely rubs a lot of ppl the wrong way.
This is the basketball version of Timothy Chalomet talking about ballet and opera
I had softened a little bit on Lebron but seeing a literal billionaire whine about his hotel experience not being luxe enough in one of the poorest major cities in the country is so galling.
People I’ve known who lived in Memphis didn’t want to go to Memphis.
Isnt yall star player a wannabe gangster?
Every player, almost literally, hates Memphis as a visiting player. The only city that comes close is Salt Lake City.