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If A isn't ok neither is B and such kids shouldn't be watching any NBA broadcasts at all.
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If A isn't ok neither is B and such kids shouldn't be watching any NBA broadcasts at all.
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Against those things as well man.
The gambling issue is far greater IMO.
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Is the subject/influencer (in this case LaMelo) promoting liquor, gambling, and/or sex on the channel? If so I would agree that it could be a little problematic.
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Seeing people's lives get ruined by it man. Dudes I know can barely pay child support are out here betting on a nightly basis and losing on the regular. Kinda sad to see.
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I can't speak for other kids, but for the ones I'm referring to the message holds a lot more weight coming from an idol (LaMelo, Justin Jefferson, etc) than it does a brand (NFL, MLB, etc)
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Bruh weird. Nothing cool about this at all
superblytrife
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Fair point.
And a counterpoint to that would be there are reasons why it just isn’t a big deal. I guess it all boils down to your threshold of tolerance for such things.
And I’m not even gonna get into the context of his F bomb being used in a positive light… #twoAmericas
akajae
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#y’all must get real nervous watching the games with your 12 year old and Draymond playin
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Should an issue only be brought up if it's a big deal? I keep hearing you mention it isn't a big deal.
Legit asking.
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superblytrife
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You’re free to bring up whatever you want, whenever you want. I truly don’t care.
Maybe I should rephrase “big deal” as a “non-issue”. To ME.
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While it’s OBVIOUSLY NOT an NBA players job to be a parent, ROLE MODEL, etc etc (we’ve heard this forever).
There is a certain standard and how to conduct yourself (particularly in media), that IS their job. Or at least there was. It’s the reason they do interviews. They have entire media departments dedicated to this
. And being a “family product”, there’s an expectation.Of course realistically, things slip on air. Games can get emotional. People flare up. Etc etc. We live in an increasingly dumbed down society, and people just say things, and basketball players cuss in earshot in the areas
. We all get that. Nobody is arguing against that. Nobody is saying Lamelo is bad or something lol. But just having a standard for an NBA player with media training to at least TRY to be a pro in a postgame interview, and not say *****, for the ***** of it….doesn’t seem like asking for too much, for dudes getting paid hundreds of millions, with influence.
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Yo this is too funny lmaoo. The YN's at my weekend job at Champs love to call me "twin" and "gang". I just got used to it, but im like where did this slang come from? Im 29 so im right in the middle of washed and still young enough to empathize… again, you can’t expect the tik tok/IG generation who speaks with memes and whatnot, to know how to speak. Look at the music they listen too
These kids don’t have a clue about public speaking. Blame the US educational system
Lamelo ain’t any different than the average male or female from his peer group
Some dude called me “twin” one day and I said boy, I ain’t your mfing twin. Gone somewhere with that. I’m 36 years old
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This how imma carry u if you call me twin
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That's just how the suburban youth is right now. Hip Hop culture is so mainstream kids just speak like they from the hood and be from Cypress, ( a suburb of Houston) Its the strangest thing. Gen Z white boys be talking with a blaccent. I be confused afHim & Gelo completely changed how they speak
Lamelo a MyPlayer in real life. When I saw him taking Hood pics at a Charlotte gas station….as a multi millionaire raised from Chino Hills….i see the identity issues. And hopefully he matures.
It matters. And he gotta do better.
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Situatioj reminds me of a professional situation I know of. I have a co-worker that just lets kids cuss in class because, "It allows for them to be their true selves. " Dude is a 58 year old black man from Indiana that feels telling kids to stop cursing is "policing speech." But he always seems to be one of those folks that has an issue with classroom management.
This low expectations phase on this timeline really got some folks trippin. It's OK to hold folks to a standard.
This low expectations phase on this timeline really got some folks trippin. It's OK to hold folks to a standard.
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Only reason this dude doesn't have bodies in his shed is because he's too busy. Better watch him when he's a retired old head.
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Man talks like he has a personality disorder
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if kd had smaller feet...
