Isaiah Blakely
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He's now working for the Cavs, but obviously a longtime player in the NBA. Jose's from Spain. And he was talking about the different titles and cups and things you can win playing in the leagues abroad, soccer or basketball and how like coaches get fired for losing something like the NBA. That's not, that's not going to happen here.
He's now working for the Cavs, but obviously a longtime player in the NBA. Jose's from Spain. And he was talking about the different titles and cups and things you can win playing in the leagues abroad, soccer or basketball and how like coaches get fired for losing something like the NBA. That's not, that's not going to happen here.
He's now working for the Cavs, but obviously a longtime player in the NBA. Jose's from Spain. And he was talking about the different titles and cups and things you can win playing in the leagues abroad, soccer or basketball and how like coaches get fired for losing something like the NBA. That's not, that's not going to happen here.
It will never be that level. But I did, it did strike me as like, for Giannis who grew up more in that soccer culture, is this easier to just embrace and think, now this matters. All of these things matter. Because he's a guy who's won the Larry O'Brien trophy. He's won the big championship. And the thing that I always wondered was if you're Steph or LeBron or any of these guys who have won
It will never be that level. But I did, it did strike me as like, for Giannis who grew up more in that soccer culture, is this easier to just embrace and think, now this matters. All of these things matter. Because he's a guy who's won the Larry O'Brien trophy. He's won the big championship. And the thing that I always wondered was if you're Steph or LeBron or any of these guys who have won
It will never be that level. But I did, it did strike me as like, for Giannis who grew up more in that soccer culture, is this easier to just embrace and think, now this matters. All of these things matter. Because he's a guy who's won the Larry O'Brien trophy. He's won the big championship. And the thing that I always wondered was if you're Steph or LeBron or any of these guys who have won
the big one in June. Will it matter to win one in December? And yeah, clearly it did. That's good. That's, that's great. I liked the touch of the, uh, they brought in the kids. I can't remember if it was like boys and girls club or whatever they, uh, to give them all the, the, the medals, whatever it's that they all got.
the big one in June. Will it matter to win one in December? And yeah, clearly it did. That's good. That's, that's great. I liked the touch of the, uh, they brought in the kids. I can't remember if it was like boys and girls club or whatever they, uh, to give them all the, the, the medals, whatever it's that they all got.
the big one in June. Will it matter to win one in December? And yeah, clearly it did. That's good. That's, that's great. I liked the touch of the, uh, they brought in the kids. I can't remember if it was like boys and girls club or whatever they, uh, to give them all the, the, the medals, whatever it's that they all got.
That was, that was nice. Um, by the way, did you, did you, did you at any point buy a bottle of water while you were in the arena and did they put a cap on it? Or do they take your cap away?
That was, that was nice. Um, by the way, did you, did you, did you at any point buy a bottle of water while you were in the arena and did they put a cap on it? Or do they take your cap away?
That was, that was nice. Um, by the way, did you, did you, did you at any point buy a bottle of water while you were in the arena and did they put a cap on it? Or do they take your cap away?
I thought of this because during the course of this week, among the things that happened to the NBA, Matt Ishbia, the Phoenix Suns owner, announced he was slashing all the concessions prices, all these... $9 popcorn, now $2. $9 bottles of water, now $2. Everything's $2. Cool. Awesome.
I thought of this because during the course of this week, among the things that happened to the NBA, Matt Ishbia, the Phoenix Suns owner, announced he was slashing all the concessions prices, all these... $9 popcorn, now $2. $9 bottles of water, now $2. Everything's $2. Cool. Awesome.
I thought of this because during the course of this week, among the things that happened to the NBA, Matt Ishbia, the Phoenix Suns owner, announced he was slashing all the concessions prices, all these... $9 popcorn, now $2. $9 bottles of water, now $2. Everything's $2. Cool. Awesome.
As some people rightly pointed out, we shouldn't necessarily be praising billionaires for just cutting things to the prices that they should have been in the first place instead of gouging us. Fair. Fine. I'm still going to say, as I did on Blue Sky, kudos to him for doing it because he didn't have to. And none of the other owners, to my knowledge, or the other teams are, but they all should.
As some people rightly pointed out, we shouldn't necessarily be praising billionaires for just cutting things to the prices that they should have been in the first place instead of gouging us. Fair. Fine. I'm still going to say, as I did on Blue Sky, kudos to him for doing it because he didn't have to. And none of the other owners, to my knowledge, or the other teams are, but they all should.
As some people rightly pointed out, we shouldn't necessarily be praising billionaires for just cutting things to the prices that they should have been in the first place instead of gouging us. Fair. Fine. I'm still going to say, as I did on Blue Sky, kudos to him for doing it because he didn't have to. And none of the other owners, to my knowledge, or the other teams are, but they all should.
And yeah, it's kind of a duh situation. you know, kind of gesture like, yeah, of course you could be a little kinder to your, you know, to your fans who are paying a shit ton of money just to come to the game in the first place.
And yeah, it's kind of a duh situation. you know, kind of gesture like, yeah, of course you could be a little kinder to your, you know, to your fans who are paying a shit ton of money just to come to the game in the first place.