2022 NBA Offseason Thread: Preseason kicks off; Things are fine in Los Angeles, Draymond beats the charges

[P C H]

I’m going off what’s as reported prior in relation to it being consensual

But now that you posted this, sheesh, I’m surprised the town of Waltham/Boston isn’t chasing him out of town right now.

They should now just work on a buyout.

I think that’s what’s happening right now. As others have said in this thread, if they could fire him off rip and not have to pay him then they would right now IMO

IMO, they’re probably getting all their ducks in a row so that they have the proper language and documentation and evidence necessary to fire him without paying him on the basis of all of this.

 

[P C H]

My issue is not so much with them reporting it, but how they did it.

Honestly, how should they have went about it?

 

[DLF]

Has the girl been fired or suspended?

 

[P C H]

 

[osh kosh bosh]

Ive always found the leagues desire to do this strange.
Seems like it's totally against their interests.

you get a year of free marketing in college,
you get to delay the rookie contract for a year
and more information in the draft process.

 

[BIG LEEMELONE]

Has the girl been fired or suspended?

For what?

 

[B Sox]

Honestly, how should they have went about it?

My main issue is not making the “Unwanted Advances” THE story.

The consensual relationship part is what keeps going in the headline. That is not what is causing the problem.

 

[datznasty]

Unwanted advances or comments? I thought it was comments

 

[wavycrocket]

They know exactly what they doing . Never fails

 

[P C H]

My main issue is not making the “Unwanted Advances” THE story.

The consensual relationship part is what keeps going in the headline. That is not what is causing the problem.

Yeah I 100% agree with this. It’s nasty for both Woj and Shams to jump out and push the consensual reporting stuff when there was obviously more to it.

Framing it as a run of the mill affair is crazy, you’re right

 

[NickFolarin]

It’s looking like a damn I’d you do, damn if you don’t situation for some of you.

You can’t say fire him but don’t leak his personal business, because it’ll look racially motivated, especially fresh off a Finals run in his 1st season.

However, you can’t just keep him, because WHEN, not if, but when, the story leaks and is made into a New York Times lead story, you’ll say the Celtics were negligent and weren’t protecting women.

As far as the contract situation, why are we shocked a team doesn’t want to pay someone who caused their own problem?

 

[req81]

Im down with Ime. Pretty sure the guys wife wanted it and recieved it. Rant over

 

[DLF]

For what?

Breaking team policy of sleeping with co worker

 

[P C H]

Ive always found the leagues desire to do this strange.
Seems like it's totally against their interests.

you get a year of free marketing in college,
you get to delay the rookie contract for a year
and more information in the draft process.

I suppose you get more potential years of service from the straight out of HS guys,

the league probably doesn’t think of the age issue as something worth fighting the PA for in negotiations

 

[pmatic]

I honestly don't blame Woj or Shams for not saying anything beyond consensual initially because they probably open themselves and their employers up to legal action if proven false.

 

[pmatic]

 

[clyde the glide]

They know exactly what they doing . Never fails

Where should he rank in your opinion?

 

[P C H]

Brad calling Twitter ******** is hilarious that platform has POWER

 

[addict4sneakers]

Ain’t no way Embiid is a better player than curry. I see what they are doing

 

[pmatic]

Boy Wonder looks super upset. He even cursed.

 

[wavycrocket]

Where should he rank in your opinion?

No lower than 2. But it TRULY doesn’t matter . We all know its clickbait and a content cycle reach…and we been known what the deal was, when it comes to the nba media and 30.

But Y’all will see again this year. 5th ring going to really make people uncomfortable.

 

[B Sox]

I honestly don't blame Woj or Shams for not saying anything beyond consensual initially because they probably open themselves and their employers up to legal action if proven false.

Don't they normally cite "unnamed sources"? So it's more speculative than anything definite.

Seems like a way in which they'd be able to skirt around that issue.

 

[P C H]

Boy Wonder looks super upset. He even cursed.

Thought a tear or two was coming no cap lol

 

[pmatic]

Don't they normally cite "unnamed sources"?

Seems like a way in which they'd be able to skirt around that issue.

Of course, but seems like a thin line I wouldn't want to test unless I had multiple sources and had the backing of my employer.

 

[B Sox]

Thought a tear or two was coming no cap lol

He was definitely close.