[Highlight] CJ McCollum when asked how tonight’s performance played into his villain status with Knicks fans: “I ain’t no villain. I’m a nice guy with two kids and a wife.”
CJ doesn’t want crazies coming after him lol
Knicks wana believe they’re serious contenders and can only lose to supervillains but in reality get clapped by guys that just go home and watch Netflix while helping their kids with homework 😭😭
They get clapped by retired tank commanders
The Trae package
Knicks fans gonna start chanting “Fuck Kispert” in 3 years
Also by a lego builder
Yeah, like it feels worse to get beat by a guy with a degree in journalism and president of the player’s association than some insanely driven superstar but CJ genuinely seems like one of the more normal guys in the league.
Degree in journalism from Lehigh+president of the player’s association+NBA star with the craftiest, smooth midrange game in the league = insanely driven star.
Yeah he’s worked hard to get to where he’s at on the court. He didn’t come into the league like a destined superstar. But he worked on his craft at an insane level and improved year over year in his days in Portland.
Happy to finally see him succeed after leaving here, felt like we cast him off to a wasteland for a long time.
He helped the Pelicans make the playoffs in years that they probably wouldn’t have without him if it makes you feel a bit better
Would’ve been fun to see that Pels team if everyone was healthy, instead of the complete opposite
I mean he also did that right there on the Blazers…getting into the first round of the weaker conference isn’t some staggering feat
It’s hard when you’re second fiddle to one of the best. CJ will always be a Blazers legend
Most Improved Player 2016!
He’s a normal guy, but it’s hard to say he’s not one of the most driven players in the NBA. He was a low-end 3 star prospect that went to Lehigh. He’s not big, nor particularly quick or athletic.
The skills he’s great at all come from outworking people. He’s even lead the NBA in miles run at least 4-5 times.
Maybe in the nba, being a caring family man instead of messing with strippers/instagirls is villainous.
Hawks did try hard to give him a stripper night though
I mean they lost 1 game (barely). Let’s see how this series goes
“I’m trying Jennifer”
after what haliban did lol
Because its the knicks. Its Gotham city out there.
CJ already had Jennifer come after him. He knows better.
Why is the entire mediasphere trying to force this villain shit
Any good player going off in MSG is a Villian lol
Untrue. Bargnani was a villain in MSG with plenty of bad nights 😎 prevented a whole prime Lowry trade to NY
Or any fan who the software catches saying the wrong thing lol
Reggie. Haliburton. Young.
Because in their minds New York City is the protagonist of the United States
How does that explain the Jets?
Some New Yorkers are a bit more honest about who they are
I hate this team. I was born into this
They’re creating villain origin stories
Maybe the actual protagonist of America is Boston.
You’d all be eating crumpets with yellow teeth without us
instead we’re eating dunkin donuts with coffee stained teeth.
You think yur betta than me?!
I like this idea
Fucking no
That’s because the NFL is pretty much immune to big/small market discourse (and the entire media circus that comes with it, which I will absolutely argue is what this phenomenon stems from) because all the games are broadcast nationally anyway.
It’s why you never ever hear anybody wondering if someone like Mahomes is too big of a star for Kansas City.
Agreed with the exception of the Cowboys.
Idk, I constantly have to here about Joe Burrow to the LA Rams
That’s a positional thing
Uhh those jets were definitely the bad guys in NY’s story bro
They play in New Jersey, which is basically the Yamcha of the United States.
Come on now, they’re definitely Oolong. Just a scummy douchebag pervert who has never been helpful.
still the main character but they’re just Guts from Berserk
They play in Jersey
Can we just get it over with and consolidate all 30 teams into the Lakers and the Knicks
I mean if you had to pick a place you’re not picking Tuscaloosa or some shit lol it’s really a crime how there’s no other real walkable place with good public transport
Maybe because as of two nights ago Knicks fans were still chanting “fuck Trae Young.” Clearly there’s appetite for more villains of the Knicks.
At the end of the day it’s not that deep regardless. If CJ doesn’t want to play into it it’ll die down.
I heard them doing it tonight even
It’s absolutely ridiculous and makes no sense. CJ is one of the nicest guys in the league and plays the right way. Absolutely no Knick fan is sitting there thinking CJ is some kind of villain.
Have you met a Knicks fan
https://np.reddit.com/r/NYKnicks/s/twQFxLIPB3
Absolutely no Knicks fan is a bit absurd when talking about the Knicks fan base. Let’s keep it real they’ll make anyone a villain. Which, for clarity, I’m fine with.
A sports villain is just someone who is always beating your team.
Their real life personality has nothing to do with it.
Lebron is one of the nicest, family first sports figures to ever go big in sports and yet he’s been treated as a villain by multiple fanbases and even the wider NBA.
He’s also been treated a a hero. These are media driven storylines, fictional non-fiction.
Yeah it’s so lame. The Trae stuff came naturally and the media desperately wants more
The media doesn’t know how to make the actual games entertaining so they need soap opera storylines to make up for it
Cause they’re mindless bots with no originality.
NY is like the older brother accomplished absolutely nothing yet having the loudest voice
It’s so cringe
The league wants drama after how awful some of those games were yesterday
New York and Los Angeles are so far up their own asses that they can’t believe anyone else could be the good guys.
Because lolKnicks and they want someone to stunt on Knicks. No villain in CJ, just a vet who balled out and got a gutsy win.
I think it’s just a meme with the Knicks. I don’t think I can really recall any other NBA franchise that has the sort of consistent “villain“ archetype. that said, it certainly feels like there’s always that one motherfucker who ends up embarrassing the Knicks in a playoff series in a way that doesn’t feel like happens with most other teams.
Isn’t that the state of NBA media, reporters constantly trying to start shit where there is none because they’re desperate for clicks?
Stephen A wants something to rant about and the views that follow
The media sphere doesn’t have to do much for New Yorkers to see basically anything as a villain to be fair, their main character syndrome is strong.
Maybe CJ McCollum is actually the hero, and the Knicks are the villains
The Knicks always were the villains lol. If a team/fanbase has beef with everyone, they’re the villains.
Their owner certainly has a beef with everyone.
People that criticize his band
Trans people
lawyers
people that make shirts
Former Players
Tax collectors
I am hoping the new Mayor does something to make Dolan furious.
Knicks fans are definitely villainous
Nobody has hurt Knicks’ fans more than the Knicks so this checks out
bro looks like john starks
From my point of view, the Knicks have always been the villains.
What is this, The Dark Knight?!
CJ should answer every NY media question with “I’m a nice guy with two kids and a wife”
Nah this is exactly what a villain would say
Stay woke New York
Nah he would say “we’re going be winning so much, you’re going to get tired of winning” “I hire the best people” “fuck you, Eric”
You know, stuff like that.
“I wish her well” about Ghislaine
if you’re not throupling in manhattan you’re basically hitler
“CJ, you’re down 12 points going into the 4th. What message did Coach Quin deliver to rally the troops?”
“I ain’t no villain. I’m a nice guy with two kids and a wife.”
reporter: CJ what did you see on that last pick and roll?
CJ: I saw a nice guy with two kids and a wife
Thank you for not letting the media make this a storyline. Why do they want people to hate everyone?
Also, the Knicks hate everyone, even the Knicks.
Ok, as a Knick fan, I actually laughed at this.
It’s just entertainment. I don’t blame CJ for nipping it in the bud but Trae played into it and it made for a super fun and memorable series that still gets brought up 5 years later.
You are right, it is entertainment at the end of the day but sometimes it gets old though trying to always force something. That’s all.
Yeah, like it fit for Trae. Or Haliburton reenacting the choke was great. But, we don’t need every player who stuns New York to be their next villain lol
How long until Luka Garza becomes the next New York villain?
Yeah, that’s the dumbest part: it’s only going to be entertaining if the player actually likes playing the villain anyway, so wtf force it on others? Trae and Hali are great, they love playing the heel when given the chance. Not everyone is going to be good at it.
Reggie Miller: THROAT CHOKE
Trae: BOW ON THE KNICKS FLOOR AFTER A DAGGER
CJ: I’m just a nice family man with kids
My vet maintains an impeccable image.
My favorite comment lmao
Knick fans are the villains, man. At a certain point if you got weird beef with everyone you play, y’all the weird ones
Only a matter of time before you hear “F*** CJ’s kids!” on the subway lol
I’m not even pretending it’s a super serious thing they’re doing, but I do feel like it’s forced and more of a weird bit than anything else lol. Trae & Tyrese just leaned into it for fun, CJ too old for that
They haven’t been good in so long, they honestly forgot how to be normal fans over the past 25 years.
Knicks fans are the only fans that can be toxic and no one bats an eye.
If Philly fans started that chant then they’re the worst fan base ever. But it’s nyc so it’s “passionate” or “banter”
YOU KNOW WHAT
I like this guy.
Fuck the Knicks. We hate you, you hate us, but we both know we’re both in the mud and basically the same asshole. Knicks and their fans think they’re better than us, despite not having won a ring since before my Dad was born. They’re dweebs.
The Knicks HAVE reached that 5 decade championship drought but there is other teams that I’m suprised aren’t more toxic than them in terms of toxicity, I guess that’s the big market for you
Just so you’re aware this is a reporter, not a fan
“CJ, I sleep in a race car bed. Do you?”
CJ: “No, I sleep in a big bed with my wife”
Trae is villain because the way he showed (quiet as fuck here, the bow, the rolling dice celebration). He is natural. Meanwhile, the media wanting to make everyone villain is really silly.
Trae earned it by shitting on the Knicks in multiple years. Plus the antics you mentioned. In some ways, “fuck Trae young” isn’t even disrespectful.
I’m sure he loves the chant
Trae hit em with the shoulder shimmy
Trae knew how to play the heel
Trae had done nothing of that when Knicks fan started saying “Fuck Trae Young”. Knicks fans are just entitled dicks
These reporters are so bad with this. The sideline guy asked him the same stupid ass question
Always with the scenarios
Trae Young also has a wife and two kids
but he gave ben simmons PTSD, what an asshole
Draymond Green has commercials for Kia with his kids.
John Wayne Gacie had a wife and two kids too.
Don’t forget about the grizzlies
Not in 2021
How you gonna call CJ McCollum a villain when he looks like grown up Urkel?
Maybe he’s Stefan Urquelle
Lol CJ a vet. He’s not playing into that. Led his team to a win tonight after we couldn’t close the game.
He’s trying, Jennifer.
Nephews ain’t know nothing about this quote
I was going to say it wasn’t that old and found out it’s been 8 years. Damn.
He works in the media, he won’t let them create this narrative haha
Knicks fans/media are so weird about this stuff. CJ is a sweetheart only Duke fans are entitled to hate him
This Lafayette fans erasure will stand
You’re right. It’s the reporter driving a dumbass narrative, and everyone is biting. It’s super weird. Just look at this thread. No fan thinks CJ is a villain.
Show the rest of the clip. It’s a good quote hard to hate on him.
https://youtu.be/XZjfFX6LujM?t=12
Poor bastard had to take a shower and get shoved into a size too big suit.
Love it. Go CJ
Aww, he’s a good man. The Knicks fanbase is toxic AF.
If he’s so nice, why is he cursing on national television? /s
Lol I heard that I think he was mad he missed those last free throws.
Hey man so did Osama, NY still hates him
Technically he had more than just 1 wife and way more than 2 kids
Said “f your narrative” to the media
He’s trying, Jennifer!
I haven’t been watching the series
Why are Knicks fans booing him?
He kicked Brunson in the nuts in game 1 and claimed Brunson flopped in the post-game presser. Additionally, he’s been absolutely cookin the Knicks on offense.
Oh shit 😂 thanks for letting me know
He did kick Brunson in the frank and beans, but it wasn’t like a Draymond blow. CJ was in the air shooting a jumper and kicked out his leg in an attempt to draw a foul. He should not have done it, but he wasn’t aiming for the gonads.
I mean having not seen game 1 but tuning into game 2, Brunson is a certified flopper
Knicks seem like they spent all summer with NYFC school of flopping and shithousing.
This dude legit the least problematic man in this league he doesn’t want any of this smoke just wants to clock in and go home lol
Damn he had to respond to this same bs question when interviewed after the game.
This is getting into ‘stop making sketch happen’ territory.
Cj going home to an expensive bottle of wine.
JCPenney bathrobe and corduroy slippers
Why own a winery if you can’t drink the good stuff?
in fact, his wife is a pediatric dentist who completed her residency at the VA in portland and is by all accounts i’ve heard, a very kind person
What a stupid question.
Sounds like he’s saying “I am no villain”
Then suddenly reveals his Bullet Club t shirt…
He gonna be doing too sweet with reggie trae and haliburtion.
By that definition, ANT is the ultimate villian.
Exact type of thing a villain would say. Chess not checkers.
He’s also got a vineyard and put out his own wine.
Now, if he also has a pig farm and asks you if you know what “nemesis” means, ThEN you should worry.
ITT: Some salty ass fans, the mental gymnastics I’m seeing is crazy
Everyone pisses off knicks fans. The bar is low here as far as villains
If there’s anything I learned from the internet it’s that any guy who calls himself a “nice guy” is not a nice guy!
Therefore CJ must be the villain! Right?
Dude is 34 with a family. He’s tired of shit like this.
Charlie Kirk Jahannam Interview
Isn’t he partially responsible for the current CBA?
I’ve responded to this several times. He was the president of the players union, but it’s silly to think he wasn’t just rubber stamping what the union writ large and its lawyers wanted. He didn’t author the new CBA.
No. The NBPA doesn’t actually do the legal negotiations, that’s why they have lawyers. Do you actually think CJ McCollum has a legal degree?
The lawyers work for the union. CJ their boss
Where does this rank on the “I’m trying, Jennifer” scale?
Leave No Mo Layups alone y’all
You can’t hate Ceej.
He’s just like me FR
Ugh miss him in pdx lol
Im trying Jenniferrrrrrr
He’s a monster! With teeth! He strikes terror into the hearts of children at Madison Square Garden!
booo. get trae back in there
He’s no Trae Young I guess
Spending a career with the Trailblazers, Pelicans, Wizards and Hawks and trying his best just to get called a villain. Probably one of the Top 20 NBA players in terms of what they do off the court.
Miss you CJ
knicks fans have no beef with urkel…. mike brown on the other hand
CJ is a class act. He was absolutely adored here in Portland. Anyone who knows even a little about him knows he’s a stand up guy.
❤️
And good wine
this is the greatest reply.. lol knicks being punked by that chill dad energy
This guy needs a chip
I’ve liked him ever since “Im trying Jennifer”.
This low key the best move of CJ’s PR career lol. After seeing what the weirdo Knick fans did to Trae… let’s go another route lolol
Quintessential CJ playing innocent, what a classic villain move, so devious!
CJ, you were already a villain with how you negotiated the last CBA
He is a class act. I hated to see him leave the trailblazers. I think he still lives in Portland.
Since when is he with the hawks? 🤣🤣
He really made me see how weird the media’s narrative can be lol.
Villain? Even worse a middle aged family man who doesn’t even hate us cooked us.
Exactly what a villain would say
“I drive a Dodge Stratus!”
whats this villain narrative they trying to push, he got asked the same thing right after the game lol.
He’s all class
A villain would have made the free throws.
Knicks got beat by a nice guy with a wife and two kids. Damn
That’s fucking low key cold