Mfs were saying it was a Turkish thing to respect your elders lol

😂😂

Morons saying he stood up because it’s in his culture to respect older people when in reality he had some shit in his pocket. This sub and social media crack me up

It’s actually a Turkish tradition but you’re not allowed to publicly talk about it unless you’re related to the elder. It’s a sign of quiet respect.

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revised source, first link is broken

Lmao i guess armchair body language experts got it wrong just like every other time.

Internet is so stupid man

his English has gotten so much better over the years, bro picked up some Houston slang along the way too lol

Lebron: Are you happy to see me or is there something in your pocket?

Segun: There’s something in my pocket

All hail lebron

Why is only 1 side of his haircut faded??

Im blown away by the amount of users here that have doctorates in Turkish culture.

People posted that straight up to Reddit like “the respect LeBron commands.”

I was thnking that when I saw the video but I thought it would be disrespectful to post that because everyone was like TURKISH VALUES.

He shoulda just stood up and kissed him. That woulda been dominant.

He could have said the funniest thing to fire up that series: “Yes, of course I stand up. Where I come from we show old people respect and make them way, so they don’t struggle.”

He’s just being PR. It’s Turkish culture to stand up when man 20+ years older than you walks by you.

Let’s be real. He stood up for the king

stand up when you shake hands kids. and when the king arrives.

This is like when a guy bends down to tie his shoe and his girl thinks he’s proposing

I just flew through Istanbul coming back from the Republic of Georgia and this is a very common sign of respect when LeBron came on TV, all Turks stood up and put their hand in their right pocket

Sengun is so funny to me

Everyone on that other post who said he was probably just trying to get something out his pocket got downvoted into oblivion. Just love how ppl wake up and decide they’re experts on Turkish culture 😂

that thing inside his pocket? Lebron’s meat

WE DID IT AGAIN BOYS!!

The nba is so fucking lame

in turkey getting something out of your pocket is a sign of respect to older people. respect Sengun

Why does one side of his head have a fade and the other side is a hard line? New gen style?

Where are the experts of Turkish/culture now?😂

Online anonymity will turn one into a subject matter expert on anything. Just type some sh and hit send. It’s magic. Anthropologists specializing in Turkey? Easy

I’m sitting here lmao at the idea of him standing out of respect and submissively looking down out of fear.

Reminds me of this video

It was kinda obvious lol. He wasn’t even paying attention to LeBron.

Oh look, the statue of lebronberty. Everybody pay your respects🫡🫡.

Ooohh say can you seeeeee

I think he did stand up for LeBron. But it wasn’t for respect, just to talk to him or dap if he stopped. The eye contact is pretty strong.

turks people said it was a fucking culture, lmaoooooooooo

I have never heard him speak until right now and I kind of was not expecting this high pitched voice

Who gives a shit

Is dude cross eyed?

Craziest part to me is Sengun is like 7 ft but LBJ was same height walking past

Nah, he did it for respect to Kobe

Nah D-Riders were tryna say he got up out of respect for LeBron and that’s what annoyed me. Now they trying to switch up and say it’s because of culture after he debunked the claims. I find the d-ring Brons fans base do is annoying. It’s one thing to suggest it’s a culture thing, but it’s another to lie and make up some bs that he did it to respect Bron 💀

Why did he feel the need to address this.

His English has gotten so much better damn. My step dad has been here for +10 years and cannot string that sentence without thinking of fillers

This is 100% disrespect. Did no one tell him you are supposed to kneel before the King?

All rise for the King.

I think we should all just unplug the internet

What a glazer

Sengun no need to hide it brother. I would’ve done the same 😂

I guess those dudes behind him had something stuck in their pockets too.

Thank god we finally got to the bottom of this

He sounds like he is in Italian mafia. Is he picking stuff up from Sopranos?

Brother, please be a man, can you be tough?

So, if he did do it intentionally he could have been doing it to show Lebron he wasn’t intimidated. I didn’t even watch the entire thing, but I know what they are trying to say. BS.

It’s too late Sengun they already ran with it

He stands up kinda rigidly and quickly. Not sure I buy this.

Alperen Sengun said this because although he did stand up in display of respect for LeBron, it’s considered to be in bad taste to acknowledge it publicly after the fact. Both of which is Turkish tradition

Yeah thats why he looks right at Lebron as soon as he stood up all the way thru lebron walking past him

Not a bad thing to rise for the King, Sengun.

Bro concerned about this after stinking up game 1 oh no it’s really lakers in 4