The Official NBA Season Thread

[osh kosh bosh]

He decided to lay up with that woman and nut all in her unprotected. He’s an idiot and you writing paragraphs defending his idiocy lmfao

im not defending Ant.

im criticizing him for apologizing. it's literally the opposite.

 

[pmatic]

 

[Coupé It]

A baby bump, if you will

Ehh you were too late.

 

[antidope]

lets be real,

she is using her body and ability to conceive a child, and the prospect of paying 18 years of child support.
as leverage to secure 100k from Anthony Edwards.


This isn't some teen mother in desperate situation, or anything like that. She wants 100k and she's using the propect of a baby to get it.


Which TBH that's fine, it's a free country, he finished inside of her.

but let's not frame this as something about "women should be supported and empowered"
this is an unseemly business deal gone bad. it has nothing to do with supporting or empowering women on either side.

100,000 - 500.00?

I hope she gotta pay taxes on that 100k. I’m calling Joe.

Not rolling with either of these.

 

[osh kosh bosh]

having unprotected sex with random ig models = disreputable behaviour.

leveraging the prospect of a baby to get 100k USD = disreputable behaviour.


both disreputable acts.
if anything Ant should apologize for that.

 

[Blue Mamba]

we are just at the “do it in the playoffs” phase with Embiid. Everyone knows what he is this time of the year.

This happens every season. Embiid plays really well in the regular season. People pretend like he didn’t deserve any criticism. He gets gassed in the playoffs when defenders try harder and he ends up losing. Then he gets trashed again. Rinse and repeat. Same goes for Harden quitting in pivotal playoff games

 

[broncos19dm]

 

[ill steelo]

Surprised he was advised to publicly acknowledge this.

Now you see why these dudes pass around the same 5 women.

 

[RustyShackleford]

Ant. ant is dumb for doing this.
fair play for her to press him and get 100k,

but we can all be honest that she's using the prospect of a baby to get 100k. she's not a victim who needs to be apologized to.

Tell that to Anthony Edwards

You seem to think there is some consensus in here about the apology that doesn't actually exist.

Secondly, reading the apology, seems like he is more apologizing for the way he talked to her.
Which was a bad look too. She is not a victim, but she is letting him off the hook financially for at minimum 10x the amount.

He could have conveyed the same message to her is a less flippant way, and looked like less of an ***.

So he has to over correct on the apology because it is a PR statement. And still, he had the option to stay quiet.

 

[pmatic]

Adam Silver is just staring at the 2025 calendar for when Cooper Flagg enters the league. Been burned by Zion, Ja and now Ant.

 

[broncos19dm]

 

[lovehateself]

Adam Silver is just staring at the 2025 calendar for when Cooper Flagg enters the league. Been burned by Zion, Ja and now Ant.

hes still got AR :
plays for the lakers
won the IST
signed with a chinese shoe company

 

[elpablo21]

Simple as that. These women use what they have for financial gains

And the players 100% know this and still team raw anyways (knowingly they might need to overpay down the line...or be Zion?)

 

[osh kosh bosh]

Tell that to Anthony Edwards

You seem to think there is some consensus in here about the apology that doesn't actually exist.

Secondly, reading the apology, seems like he is more apologizing for the way he talked to her.
Which was a bad look too. She is not a victim, but she is letting him off the hook financially for at minimum 10x the amount.

So he has to over correct on the apology because it is a PR statement.

He could have conveyed the same message to her is a less flippant way, and looked like less of an ***.

i wasn't commenting on the consensus in here. I was just commenting on Ant's apology statement which imo makes it seem like she's a victim.
mostly just the "support and empower" women line.


but ultimately you may be right, it might be the best to apologize PR wise.
but would I have framed differently and ditched the support and empower women line.

 

[B Sox]

I must say I’m shocked by the participants in this debate

 

[RustyShackleford]

Anthony Edwards is going on a press run for his shoes.

He actions resulted in the creation of bad press at a bad time

So either he shuts up about it, or...

If he does talk about it, it is not like he can be honest. He can't be like "I got the sex worker pregnant because I engaged in unprotected sex with her. When she told me she was pregnant I panicked. And since I don't respect her, I felt no need to be polite toward her during our discussions regarding terminating the pregnancy for a large sum of money, and her hesitancy regarding about getting an abortion....I should have made better decisions."

Or you listen to your lawyer, agent, and publicist and let throw you under the bus in a statement.

I think he should have stayed quiet, but his statement was standard given he couldn't be upfront about the details of his stupidity in public.

You tryna sell shoes to kids. Eat the humble pie.

 

[elpablo21]

i wasn't commenting on the consensus in here. I was just commenting on Ant's apology statement which imo makes it seem like she's a victim.
mostly just the "support and empower" women line.


but ultimately you may be right, it might be the best to apologize PR wise.
but would I have framed differently and ditched the support and empower women line.

You also gotta remember this is Ant's PR 2nd strike

LGBTQ and Women

He's only one antisemitic comment for going for the cancelled olympics three peat

Bro's superlatives gonna increase with every apology

 

[Based Jesus]

Every day it's something new with these kids, whole generation moving sloppy

 

[osh kosh bosh]

Anthony Edwards is going on a press run for his shoes.

He actions resulted in the creation of bad press at a bad time

So either he shuts up about it

But if he does talk about it, it is not like he can be honest. He can't be like "I got the sex worker pregnant because I engaged in unprotected sex with her. When she told me she was pregnant I panic. And since I don't respect her, I felt no need to be respectful toward her during our discussions regarding terminating the pregnancy for a large sum of money, and her hesitancy regarding about getting an abortion....I should have made better decisions."

Or you listen to your lawyer, agent, and publicist and let throw you under the bus in a statement.

I think he should have stayed quiet, but his statement was standard given he couldn't be upfront about the details of his stupidity in public.

You probably right.

I would have stayed quiet I think tho, or gave a more ambiguous apology. But I forgot about the shoe press run.

 

[pmatic]

Simple as that. These women use what they have for financial gains

And the players 100% know this and still team raw anyways (knowingly they might need to overpay down the line...or be Zion?)

 

[osh kosh bosh]

High quality meme

I feel like it should " I got the jump shot" or something basketball related if Omar is working from ants perspective tho.

 

[osh kosh bosh]

What I really don't understand is how Ant doesn't get an NDA for the 100k.

Tbh this is a brilliant move on her part, she's basically has a dueling press run for her only fans.

Probably has an Adam22 No jumper interview booked.

 

[Mister Meaner]

lol at having such high expectations from Anthony Edwards. Fanboys really just mad he’s not untouchable anymore just like Ja and Zion.

Shorty likely hasn’t signed any NDAs or really isn’t moved by a measly 100 racks to the point of cooperation.

 

[getback]

Ehh you were too late.

So was she

 

[finessence]

Ant hit a ant

And he’s from the south so he’s seen all types of flavors.

Man, my cousin went to school with Hollywood Brown. I remind her everyday that she messed up our meal ticket

I could’ve been in the press box at Cardinals or Ravens games, smh.

Her best friend was dating a dude from the Buccaneers and he got them tickets to Tom Brady’s 700th touchdown pass game. Homey gave her friend $15,000 and she left him for another dude. Dude was stalking her and calling her job harassing the joint.

I remind my cousin everyday that she messed our bag up. I’m always telling her to get money out these dudes. Sorry, not sorry