Mike Beasley breaks down and talks about how Lakers teammates laughed at him for wrong shorts after the passing of his family members and how much he hated those teammates
I really hope this dude gets professional help. I saw a clip a few months ago and it seemed like he was struggling with substance abuse. He clearly has a lot of trauma from his time in the NBA.
This shits heartbreaking damn…
It really is….
Also; I think this is shitty of Shannon to be posting this for clicks. He can edit anything he wants, having this in is exploitive as fuck.
Shannon started off with about 4 great interviews and then started to settle for ignorance, as that allows him to sustain the buzz. That Katt Williams interview was the beginning of the end.
His trauma isn’t from the NBA boss
Just want to let everyone know that “time in the NBA” does NOT mean “from the NBA”. They are two very, very different things.
…I saw your comment and thought “Why is this guy pointing out the obvious? Why on earth would you ever need to say that?”.
Then I kept reading…holy shit, what is with the reading comprehension of people? I feel like I’m taking crazy pills…
Yes but it is both in this instance
I don’t disagree myself.
There’s substance abuse markers here too, imo, but yes there’s unhealed trauma, obviously.
Praying that this man finds peace. He’s been through so much
Just googled him now, because he hasn’t crossed my mind for years, but I see he’s had issues with arrests/suspensions/rehabs dealing with drugs, but it seems to have only ever been confirmed as marijuana. But looking at him in this clip my immediate thought was he looks like someone who has had some major substance abuse issues.
watching this man break down over the death of his mom and the poor treatment of his teammates, and your conclusion is - he must have been on harder drugs than weed
and 200pts for this comment. you people are vile
this was one of the most human things i’ve ever seen from an nba player and the reaction is just soo unhinged
people are being ghoulish in here, it’s clear he’s got major trauma from the shit that he went through and had no way to process it healthily because he was in an environment he hated with unsupportive people
and yeah, trauma like that is sometimes why people abuse substances, but that has nothing to do with the pain he’s showing here (maybe part of why he’s doing it so publicly, but even still i do appreciate this kinda vulnerability on a deep level regardless of what inspired it)
Or just maybe they’re not coming to that conclusion from the fact that he’s showing emotion but from other telltale signs. You can be empathetic and still acknowledge that he looks like he’s done hard drugs, it’s ok. Adults are allowed to talk about this stuff
As you probavly know, thc sticks around in the system and can give a positive test weeks after use. So very possible whatever else he was using just wasn’t in his system anymore when he got tested.
So leave it at that, he’s a weed smoker. Reddit doctors and therapist always trying to slander somebody’s name & diagnosis other drug addictions without knowing the person at all which is crazy & lame as hell to me
They watched a clip of a man breaking down in tears while talking about how the lack of support from his teammates affected him while grieving two family members, and they’re out here saying “he looks like a crackhead🤓”. Bunch of dweebs.
A bunch of those weirdos are forcing it to everyone that weed cures cancer and makes them smarter so they always gets feral when negative effect of weed gets posted here in reddit.
lol what? tf is going dude is pouring his heart because his friends/family died. gtfo
Everybody laughed because we didn’t know what he was going through. Good example of why judging people can often end up regretful.
I appreciate him opening up but he also seems way too raw in this clip. He needs some more help before opening up to this level on a podcast, not that people like Shannon Sharpe care
Edit: to be clear, im not saying that him opening up is a bad thing, I just worry that he wasn’t actually prepared to get this emotional on camera. But as long as he is cool with it then more power to him
The fact that he said he didnt want to go to the funeral because his teammates might think he’s lying says a lot about his thought process. Same with him being hung up on them laughing at him wearing the wrong shorts 7-8 years after the fact.
Yeah patriarchy does a number on men. But also are we gonna act like its crazy to be “hung up” over your teammates laughing at you when you’re going through hell???
Like its textbook. Dude is going through the highs and lows of life and the idea is that playing in the NBA and making money should fix all that. Nah, that’s just the bullshit capitalism and patriarchy feed y’all to stay emotionally blunted. Everyone copes, some people just prefer different drugs for it.
Yep yep yep
Generally people think what other people go through they could deal with. You see it all the time.
Generally speaking, there isn’t much money can do to deal with YEARS of maladaptive nervous system inputs. There’s a WONDERFUL Ted Talk by Nadine Burke Harris about adverse childhood experiences and their health effects that I wish everyone was forced to watch in health class. Did you know that trauma even increases your risk of asthma due to nervous/hormone system signaling changes?
There seriously needs to be an emphasis on what stress (that trauma can absolutely cause) does to the body in schools and such.
Chronic stress is an early death sentence.
Damn I need to check this out. I have cptsd and notice the older I get the more little things I start to notice
Holy shit, this is me (probably). I have really bad exercise induced asthma, and it’s not something that runs in my family, and my cousins and siblings don’t have it. I was abused as a kid and they weren’t.
But also are we gonna act like its crazy to be “hung up” over your teammates laughing at you when you’re going through hell???
Yes? It wasn’t malicious, nobody knew he was going through hell. It would be understandable to be upset in the moment, but 7 or 8 years later most would reflect and see that people laughing at a trivial funny something you did was not done in a malicious way.
This has nothing to do with people telling him to cope because he made a lot of money, and has nothing to do with patriarchy.
The fuck does any of this have to do with “the patriarchy?!”
patriarchy
Absolute Reddit moment
Correct. They laughed at the short (silly shit) not him as a person. He took it the wrong way and still carried the same thought today.
I feel like the shorts thing is probably more of an indicator of the treatment he received from his teammates generally speaking rather than just a one off incident, but who knows. It’s like you see a kid who is bullied frequently and then one day, a minor thing happens compared to the rest and that’s when they snap. “the straw that broke the camels back”, so to say.
I’m not sure if they knew about his family troubles, but if they laughed at his shorts while knowing he wasn’t in the best state of mind, I’d understand why he still thinks about that incident.
I’m not exactly sure how to read your comment! But if you are talking trash about him being hung up about a grievance from 7 to 8 years ago your take is absolutely wrong. Look at the pain that this man’s exhibiting he was going through a really tough moment and his teammates laughed at him. It’s OK that he’s still mad about that. People trying to front like they are tough and have no feelings are bullshit. We need to be nicer to each other and not clown somebody for feeling their feelings.
Yeah there’s definitely some mental illness going on here. Some paranoid thoughts and illogical thinking, and the wrong situation.
That’s not paranoid. When you play at a high level your teammates absolutely judge you based on the decisions you make regarding the shared sport and team you play on. The whole point of teamwork and team chemistry is to be able to trust each other without questionn when push comes to shove. The shit that was happening to him seemed unreal because not many people suffer that many tragedies in such a short timespan.
So really he was following a logical train of thought, being selfless, and putting others above himself. And here he is with you fuckin morons talking about he’s paranoid when you more than likely never were a full ride starter at the college level. And if you were and you’re STILL talking like this, you were probably the fuckin doofus that nobody trusted on your team.
I get he has mental health issues b but he’s had the resources and 100 opportunities to get help and solve them without spending all his money.
Hard disagree on your second paragraph. You dont know how much or little help he’s recieved since.
People handle, process, and experience trauma/life in different ways. This just might be him, man. Maybe he does need more work/help, maybe not but either way being vulnerable and putting this out there as a male in a competitive, dominant culture is never a bad thing, imo.
I agree with your hard disagree 100%
No person should never be shamed for not holding back their emotions and letting the pain come out
i agree with your agreement of the original disagreement
Also, not not not holding back your emotions is never not a good thing.
Yeah as long as he feels good about opening up like this.
Some people crash out on video and then seriously regret letting their emotions get away like that in front of people.
But if he doesn’t regret anything about the podcast then I’m happy he did it. It will change the way some people view him for the better and maybe lead to more understanding in general about mental health
There have been 2-3 other interviews where he opened up about his issues. I remember one where the hosts wanted to welcome him in their group to build a friendship. He was surrounded by bad influences( family and close friends that manipulated him)and too much Weed IIRC. Durant and Melo also reached out to him.
All this to say Beasley’s story is kind of known and he has good people behind him for when he is ready.
So this is a good example about judging people, and you appreciate him, but it’s still a little too raw for you?
Is this a good example of how you can’t ever make everyone happy?
I think he ment it might be still a little personal and that a podcast might not be the best way to vent out your personal trauma/demons
It’s not like he planned this shit, opening up like this especially when you’ve had it closed off is something that finally just happens. Some comment or question or action finally tips you over into dumping the emotion you’ve been holding in, that might come out as you crying and venting or it might come out as you trying to beat the absolute fuck out of someone, maybe kill them, that extreme is why we should want people to feel more able to just express themselves regularly and commonly even outside of a therapists office because holding shit in makes the eventually dam break ‘worse.’
Look at the end of this clip, he’s self aware of how this looks, again because of cultural expectations.
I think OP is just kinda saying “Hey, hope he opens up like this in therapy instead of a podcast next time”, which is a pretty good take imo
Yeah, I think this is exactly the sort of conversation he ought to be having, but with a trusted friend and no cameras. I don’t know if they’re buds like that, but for sure he shouldn’t have to juggle those feelings with how it’ll look on the pod.
The point is that he’s being exploited while in a vulnerable position not that what he’s saying is in itself too raw…
It’s not “too raw for me”, I’m worried about him. He doesn’t sound like he’s in a great place mentally and it’s not usually a good idea to go on podcasts and spill your heart out about stuff if you aren’t in a good place with things. Because clips can get taken out of context very easily
Clowning someone for a social blunder and making the observational judgement that someone is going through a hard time and might need real help working through things don’t really feel like the same thing. Obviously nobody can fully make that judgment from a clip but if he was bouncing like this the whole episode I don’t think it’s out of pocket to point it out as being cause for concern.
People would have laughed even if they knew
I feel like this guy has been SCREAMING for help since his NBA career started and nothing/nobody has gotten through which is super sad
What a bullshit 2nd paragraph
> Everybody laughed because we didn’t know what he was going through. Good example of why judging people can often end up regretful.
I often think about this and especially in my younger years in school. Thankfully, I was never a bully or anything, but admittedly, I probably didn’t go out of my way to be nice, or just be cognizant, to some kids that just had it hard. I think about it a lot.
Goddamn man. Honestly I’m not even sure how I feel about Shannon posting this man… if I had a podcast and someone was in this state I would’ve cut the clip out, everybody don’t need to see this
Shannon is an exploitative piece of shit. Fuck him.
He’s a piece of shit for sure but I think this needs to be seen. People need to learn to uplift one another not kick them when they are down. There is a powerful message behind this despite how hard it might be to watch
I can promise you, uplifting each other is not why Shannon shared this with the world. I’ll die on that hill.
I didn’t say that Shannon was trying to uplift people. I said he’s a piece of shit. It just happens to be that his occurred on his podcast and I am glad he posted it.
Whatever his motive, if we want men to open up, its not bad to see a man opening up and people NOT dogging him for it.
I understand that it’s particularly rough for Beas, but imo a lot of men NEED to see this. The kind of people who have clowned on him constantly need to see it, people who feel down and depressed need to see it, young men need to see it.
For what it’s worth, if I were in his shoes I wouldn’t want people to see it either. It’s tough. But I think the way as a society we turn our heads away from subjects like this circles back and makes it all worse.
Idk man. It’s heartbreaking.
Experiences like the ones he’s describing can be prevented by more young men watching things like this.
A friend of mine died from cancer almost 6 years ago. After that, my friends and I don’t have any problems with saying “I love you” to each other. It’s not weird; It’s being there for your people and making sure that if something crazy happens, your last words to them were worth repeating.
Support each other. Sometimes that means giving each other the space to grieve that Beas clearly needed at the time. But fucking support each other.
Yep we need this on display men need to have space in society to be vulnerable like this. Instead of having destructive acts to feel seen or heard.
I get that and I think it’s important for people to see men express sadness and grief. I wish he was expressing it to someone who knew how to respond but still.
I was thinking the same thing. Not sure what Shannon was going for but if I saw a grown breaking down in front of me I wouldn’t post it online for mockery.
there are two ways to look at this. shannon is not laughing at him or belittling him. Hes being quiet and listening. I guarantee there are tons of men out there who feel or have felt similar and resonate with mike being this vulnerable. Maybe it gives them courage to be more vulnerable with someone they trust as well.
1,000% agree. This was moving and I’m grateful it was shared. Helps show Beasley as the person he is and helps people understand what he’s gone through—which is to say, he’s been through a lot.
idk how you can look at it and see otherwise, i mean he’s clearly attentive and he’s giving beas a platform to speak about what he went through
I think it’s telling that the default view you have of a clip like this is it’s posted for mockery. I don’t know much about Shannon but he’s not laughing at him here or mocking him. A man being vulnerable and crying is so jarring, abnormal, and looked down upon that the base assumption is this clip was posted specifically to attract the mockery it probably will draw. That’s fucking sad
This is literally not the first time he has talked about this
Not saying he did or didn’t, but I’m not sure why everyone is just assuming the process is record and straight to post. How do we know a conversation didn’t take place and this man didn’t want his feelings out there in public in full? This is not the first time he has expressed a strong dislike for NBA players and how he was treated during this season in particular as well as other seasons.
And that’s why you don’t have a podcast. The whole ecosystem incentives posting stuff like this, its horrible.
I think the respectful thing is to give it a day, then check in to make sure Beasley is comfortable going forward with the release. The clip creates space for important conversations, but you want to make sure he’s alright with being the guy those conversations orbit around.
How do you know Beas doesn’t want this out?
Did Beasley ask for this to be taken out?
“Imma cry a little, Just act like you ain’t notice” as he stuffs his emotions back down.
That shit fucking broke my heart bro
He needs to be talking to a therapist not Shannon fuckin Sharpe
can say shannon fuckin sharpe yet this happens consistently w men talking to him. Of course there are better outlets but dudes feel comfortable being open with him and that is commendable. Maybe you didnt mean it as disrespectful as it sounded but often things like this is where a path opens up for getting professional help. Hes not laughing or looking down on him for being vulnerable.
Sometimes that brotherly love helps. Just a listening ear can be enough. Shannon, for whatever he’s angling at, is listening. He shuts up when Beas goes off.
exactly. People always are quick to jump on others for what they arent doing or why arent they doing more. Any help is better than no help and often people are unwilling to accept help but when someone opens up to you and you just hear them out and care it can put them on a path of seeking help. Reddit is so irritating. Bunch of holier than thou people who likely wouldnt lift a pencil to help a single soul while sitting here shitting on people for not helping more. The hypocrisy pisses me off.
Preach. Sounds like you need to talk to Shannon for a minute, too.
would be nice haha. irl im the shannon everyone comes to for advice or venting. Would definitely be nice to have a shannon every once in a while.
Shannon mask and bathroom mirror. Talk to yourself until it’s better.
You might be right, but I think the bigger issue is that this is being televised or streamed or whatever. It would be one thing for Shannon to be a confidant and maybe he’d be good at that sort of thing, but I think most people are uncomfortable about this guy’s struggles being aired for everybody to see. Like others in this thread, I suspect there is a substance abuse component to all this, and if Beasley were sober I don’t think he’d want to be this vulnerable on a livestream.
ya i know what you mean and ive felt this way many times as well but its kinda just the world we live in now. People have genuine connections w shit they see on social media. It is what it is. It aint hurting anyone and whoever in mike’s real life clowns on him for this is a complete bitch but i doubt they would. If it helps even one person out there then its worth.
Ima be real few years ago i lost my best friend to addiction. I talked with him endlessly about it and he knew he always had my ear. In the end it wasnt able to help him but i promise you if i had a social media fanbase and was able to share some of his vulnerable moments to the world and it could help even one person he wouldve been like hell ya bro.
Sometimes tho you just got to spit it out and puke it up, like a poison, so you feel a little better after it’s out. Hopefully this could be a catalyst and maybe just a friendly ear (Shannon) was enough to kick it off.
Seeing a man feel ashamed for crying is terrible, our culture of toxic masculinity and suppressed emotions is the worst. Its okay to cry and feel your emotions.
You can tell how unbelievably uncomfortable so many people in this thread are with this. Half of the comments are insulting Shannon like he committed some sort of capital sin when all he’s doing is just letting another man open up
I remember the interview he did on The Pivot years ago where he explained alot including being the “bread winner.”
One thing that still stands out is when Beasley said he was never invited to bday parties as a kid but everytime it was time to play basketball, then everyone wanted him.
Hope he can find peace.
That’s sad man. He feels like people only loved him transactional. All he wanted since he was a kid. Was being part of the village.
Why is Shannon letting this dude on his podcast when he is clearly having severe mental issues?
You just answered your own question…
Clicks and views aka profit
Seems like he didn’t know it was this bad.
It’s funny, because everyone is in here going, “don’t judge someone when you don’t know the situation… But fuck Shannon Sharpe for letting this guy come on.”
Unless this was live-streamed, yeah, maybe Shannon shouldn’t have let him on. That’s a totally valid judgment to make here and it assumes that Shannon has his best interest in mind, which with evidence and experience, we know this is likely untrue.
Seems like it would send an even worse message to tell him that they aren’t going to upload the content because he was being too vulnerable?
The only thing you can question here is Shannon posting it but im assuming Beasley was fine with it being posted. Hopefully someone had a convo with him off camera
Yea, Beasley has generally been together over the last few years it seems…until recently. There has been a decline in his appearance in his interviews from the last 6 months or so. Hopefully he has the people close to him to turn things around before they get ugly.
The shows producers know all that and they booked him all the same. They got their clip to drive engagement out of it.
And yet, here we are.
It’s severe mental issues to react emotionally? This is normal human shit bro. He reacted normally.
Anyone who’s halfway been through something can just look at him and tell he’s going through a battle right now
its almost as if the commenter was implying that there’s more to his erratic behavior than just his appearance on this podcast
“it’s almost as if..” yeah I think you can stop reading here
its actually not normal to have an emotional breakdown on an incredibly popular podcast. Theres something to be said about a host who can identify when a person should not be airing things out to the public.
Kanye crying in public about wanting to have North aborted comes to mind. Some things you do in private my guy.
I mean how normal is it for people to be on a podcast in general?
The shit Kanye was doing was inappropriate because that’s information that should be kept private. Beasley losing family members is public knowledge. Huge difference. I don’t see a problem with Beasley having a vulnerable moment.
But it’s “normal” if it’s pretend? When actors mime real emotions from real people and pass it off as theirs to entertain you lot?
And when it’s real there’s something to be said about it? What exactly is that?
Grief is grief. It does not concern itself with propriety.
This is a throwback to those old TV talk shows like Jenny Jones or Montel where they just are purely exploiting a person for freak show value.
I think Sharpe is a POS but I mean did he know Beasley would break down like this? He might’ve had no idea about any of this and if Beasley says yeah let’s do a pod, how’s he supposed to know what’s going on internally?
How do you know he wasn’t completely competent just prior to this line of questions? Is Shannon suppose to run every guest thru a professional therapist first?
He’s in so much pain my word hope he heals up
I just wanna give the guy a hug
Wishing brother Mike Beasley immense love and support; I can only imagine the place and space he’s in … please try not to be too hard on yourself big fella ✊🏾💚
Idk about all y’all but this clip had me tearing up too. Losing family is a pain no one understands until it happens to you. Hope he heals
Beasley is so strong for this. Most men don’t have what it takes to be this honest, especially in front of a camera
I lost my mom a few years ago while I was at work. It never stops being hard :(
Yep this right here. I’m in my thirties and it starts to happen as you get older and that’s the worst thing I’ve ever experienced.
Poor dude. Goes to show you all that money don’t mean shit if you don’t have peace of mind. I hope Mike gets the help he needs and I hope the union helps him out.
This video feels so wrong. Very exploitative to through a dude with severe mental issues on camera with a mic before they’ve gotten any meaningful help in their life
100%, Shannon sharpe does not seem like his friend here. Hoping Beasley can get some help
I wouldn’t have even posted the episode no funny I would have just funded and send him on his way to get help. He a hell of a baller and it’s a shame his trauma is eating him inside out
Mental health is no joke. I hope he can heal
I’m glad he got a chance to share his story.
A very good man and a walking bucket. My heart really goes out to him. Shannon Sharpe comes off as exploitative. Beasley has been through so much, and he’s obviously a very troubled dude. Wishing him peace and healing.
I know it probably feels like his teammates were punching down on him when he was going through the worst years of his life, but it’s just a funny thing that friends would rib each other on forever. I mispronounced a word one day and it became an ongoing joke to poke fun and show love.
Honestly heartbreaking to hear it’s tormented him so bad, but I can’t imagine Josh Hart or Ingram or the Babyface Lakers being intentionally malicious
Josh Hart be doing some wild stuff, like hustling Nintendo switch from a fan and putting his thumb in a teammates bootyhole.
For anyone curious who was on the 2018-19 lakers at the time this trauma took place: https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/LAL/2019.html
This is the incident.
https://www.tiktok.com/@clutchpoints/video/6897505541266984197
He didn’t really look all that upset in the moment, and if you didn’t know about any of his personal issues, it’s objectively funny for a guy to come out to the court wearing the wrong colored shorts.
Doesnt help if you don’t have the app and it opens with “laugh with Michael Beasley”
This guy always plays the victim. Never takes accountability. No one knew the situation and he had a whole career to get his act together. You’re on a team, you had a goofy moment and got teased.
Man, I was going to say this too. Every interview I see of him is him blaming people for things and playing the victim. I remember when he was on the lakers the story was he was a bad teammate and didn’t want to be coached.
Right. Pat Riley said in an interview that he personally advised Beas to just get a 2 bedroom condo for him and his mom to have a whole posse mooching off of him. It’s not like he didn’t have people trying to help him get his act together
god damn man, this is hard to watch
i feel for him and really hope he gets the support he needs because i can feel his fucking pain through the screen
I hope Michael Beasley finds his peace. A tortured soul gets no rest.
That poor dude
Delonte west vibes
This video is very disturbing. Pray for this man that he gets the help he needs
Beasley has opened up about his struggles on at least 1 other podcast, the Pivot, which was also a tough watch. Still, I think it’s important for other dudes to see that the raw emotions behind mental are very real and that it’s okay to not be okay.
Let’s be honest, he put the wrong shorts on because he was stoned out of his mind. It was very obvious he showing up to games baked as fuck before that incident.
Can’t believe Shannon posted this tbh. I get everything is content rn but Beas is obviously goin through it man. We don’t need to know everything all the time about everyone.
I hope he gets the help he needs. Nobody deserves this.
Dude had so much potential, but turned out he also had a lot of issues. And everyone assumed he was just a fuck up.
I don’t know when this interview came out, but Beasley has been very extremely open with his emotions and scars from his time in the NBA, and I think it genuinely helps people (example: me). Vilifying Sharpe for putting this online doesn’t even consider Beasley’s own feelings about it being released (seems like the type of guy to speak up if he wanted it taken down). I just feel like we should be very careful about trying to deplatform emotionally vulnerable men. Young men need to see more of it.
He’s been taken advantage of by so many people that were supposed to love him in life, I kind of empathize with his situation, but thankfully I was able to gain independence.
I really wish he had worked out in the Spurs, he had more talent than KD in college.
Sharpe needs to do Beasley a solid and not post this.
Sharpe dgaf about his mental health he just wants the clicks
This clip makes me feel sad for Beasley, and disgust for Sharpe.
I always got the impression that others were uncomfortable and/or intimidated by him and were waiting for any sign of weakness to either exploit him or kick him while he’s down.
There’s so much around this that it’s hard to tell, but there was the clip of him and Stephenson going back and forth and Beasley seemed insufferable with the tough guy act. We’ve all known that person that just seems to have a screw loose and won’t ever let up, even during small interactions, so it’s believable that they’d want to rib him a bit when he screws up.
I feel bad for him though. Seems like he’s going through a hard time and he has the hard drug user look right now.
Damn man when you see somebody just falling apart like this how can you say nothing? Do nothing? Shit, just repeat back to them what they are saying and say “that’s not right they did that” to validate his feelings. Go sit next to him and put your arm around him. Anything is better than just staring dumbfounded.
the only thoughts in the host’s mind were probably: “ooooooh those tears will sell a lot of ad-revenue, I hit jackpot… dont smile dont smile dont smile!”
Kind of feel like this shouldn’t have been posted.
This is so sad. Losing someone is so difficult and effects you in so many ways. You truly don’t understand it until you have to go through it.
Hoping for the best for him 🙏🏾
God, I wanna give him a big hug…
Put this man on Inside the NBA
Man I’m crying right now. I can feel his pain, cause I got his pain too. Y’all saying this possibly shouldn’t have been posted cause it’s too much but mannnn. Idk i feel seen ina weird way.
Mannn.. we joke around a lot on the shop floor. “Suck it up butter cup, we gotta go.” As someone’s vomiting into a trashcan. But with the death of a loved one you leave that person be until they start joking around with you. That’s fucked. Hope he finds peace and better people to be around.
Shannon shouldn’t had released this.
This guy is always out of his mind and says anything
Why? He seems to be in deep pain
Damn, this is a rough watch.
Okay what the fuck that was actually heartbreaking to listen to but then the end kind of made me laugh lmao
Beasley was always a baller. I loved his stint on the Wolves and it was great seeing him carve out a career. He may be remembered for goofy shit and quotes, but he’s much more than that. Hope he gets the help he needs
damn this legitimately made me tear up. Beas i love you
damn mike, let it all out on the table. as men we need to accept this behavior more often
That man is fighting demons, sheesh. Wish the best for Beasley he was raw coming into the league.
Beasley was an immensely talented player. Teams didnt support him, and he dint seek the proper help. This is unfortunate
I don’t think Shannon is right person for this
I loved Beas when he was on the Bucks - I hope he is okay
He needs healing, and I don’t say that in a bad way.
SOMEBODY FUCKING HUG THIS MAN
This is so hard to watch. To feel like he couldn’t go to his cousin’s funeral because he thought his teeammates would think he was lying, and right after his mother’s death… Men we gotta stop expecting each other to suffer in silence. Encourage your friends to talk about their problems. Hug them. There’s nothing immasculating about fucking supporting each other.
damn, that’s actually terrible
He looks like a lost man. Tons of talent just not even discipline and respect to the business side of basketball. Talent isn’t enough unless you really 1 of 1, wish he had his time on a grander level.
I really thought Shannon was better than posting this clip. Damn. Prayer to Beast
Messy Shannon back at it again.
Oh, Michelle.
I was stoked when the lakers picked him up.
Dude seemed really skilled but he could never really put it together.
He ironically played like he didn’t know what shorts to wear. Now I understand why.
This is a weird post. But it’s from a clipper fan so it makes sense.
You can see in his face how much suffering he’s gone through. It sucks because the shallow thought of him not living up to superstar expectations is probably part of it as well. He SHOULD have been a Cade Cunningham/Brandon Roy-pre injury type
Get well brother- that shits messed up.
Damn, he’s been feeling low for a while now. My heart aches for him.
Therapy brother therapy.
This is all around crazy. Crazy to film and post this and Beasley clearly needs some real help and abstinence from drugs and alcohol
I’m 50⁄50 on releasing stuff like this. On one hand, I don’t like seeing people filmed at their lowest, but hopefully allows people close to him see this and convince him to get some professional help.
I really wish people wouldn’t use people going through mental health crises for monetary gain. I feel the same way when I see an interview with a musical artist who is clearly high AF on drugs being monetized. If someone is in need of help, get them help. Period. Don’t use them to further your platform or at the very least use the money gained from it to try to get them help.
Mike been through some shit man. I’m just happy he still here
Beasley ruined his career with drugs.
Podcasting’s key contribution to the mediasphere: the Drunk Interview.
He’s spent his entire life blaming everyone else for every little thing.
This is sad/tough to watch.
Like many have stated dude needs help.
There is a lot of pain in there.
Man 💔
Bro looking like the next Delonte West. Hopefully he gets help.
We have to talk about it and let it be in the open. Keeping it in does not help, I know first hand. This could be the light someone else needs to see.
Why does he talk like that? His fancy ass is from Upper Marlboro. Should be asking for some Grey Poupon or something.
No amount of money can fix childhood trauma.
This is so sad, damn
This shit is so sad bro. Look man, drugs aside this is a man in pain. Everyone deserves peace and I hope he finds it
This is more than someone venting their issues, he sounds like he needs professional help.
Taking the fact that his teammates laughed at him for having the wrong shorts on and thinking it had to do with his cousin dying does not sound like someone who is thinking clearly.
He needs help.
I always thought it was stupid SUNS cut him over weed like that gotta do something to your mental over something so insignificant
Some of the comments in this thread are so strange.
This is a perfect example of being kind at all times because you never know what people are going through! Healing is not linear!
I bet though for him to let that out a bit felt pretty good. As someone who’s also suffering from trauma, I always appreciate safe places to just let out from frustration. Good on Shannon to just let him be.