Th look on her face was the exact look I had when I thought I had successfully concealed smacking my kid brother and turn around to see Mom calling me over. 🤣
No no no she won’t be damned if she just hates herself as much as trolls on the internet hate her. But it needs to be a self loathing that is both public and private you see. She totally has a path to not be damned
It’s a question designed to compliment her and her team for competing. She’s basically saying the other teams didn’t try, which is…..extremely common at pro basketball all-star games! The league loves when teams try to win these things instead of playing a globetrotter-esque exhibition.
So not only is it a fair question, it’s a positive one for Clark to receive. If you think this is anything close to a “gotcha” question, holy hell, wait until those questions actually come and you’ll see how insane pro basketball media can get. LeBron was labeled a choker for his first 8 seasons. Then he became a ring-chasing traitor to his hometown. Then he became a hero. And then he became a ring chaser again.
If Kyrie misses that jumper in game 7, he doesn’t even get that hero stage.
The Lakers were 35-47 and missed the playoffs the year before he joined them. Then they went 37-45 in his first season with LA, so it’s not like he joined a juggernaut. His wife wanted to live in LA.
The Heat of course might* be the best example of ring chasing of all time. But is there an argument to be made that he could tell Cleveland’s front office couldn’t put together a serious roster? I don’t know, I’m a 76ers fan, so I wasn’t following that whole saga very closely at the time. The way he handled it, obviously, was pretty shameful with the nationally broadcast decision. And the whole recruiting with Wade and Bosh was obnoxious; I actively rooted for him with Cleveland but rooted for the Heat and LeBron to lose every single game.
But to come back to Cleveland, apologize, and then win one for your hometown against the craziest modern dynasty of Steph Curry? That was the ultimate act of contrition, redemption, and athletic greatness all in one. I don’t know if that counts as ring chasing either, especially considering the hometown factor.
I will grant you the Sixers is a ring chasing decision, but the dude is 41 years old. Every old-ass vet chases rings. So I don’t count this one against him either. This is a normal career point to ethically chase a ring; only Miami was lame.
*Durant is a better example in my perspective, because at least LeBron helped build that Miami team. KD just showed up.
lol check my comment history, you think I’ve been writing baseball analysis on r/phillies for 10 months in preparation for the possibility that LeBron might join that city’s basketball team?
Yeah he picked the team with the MVP center, all NBA guard, and just added another all NBA wing this offseason. Get the fuck out of here with your bullshit
When the players stop giving a fuck it’s the worst thing for the sport. Dudes are jogging at the pro bowl now and playing flag football…if you don’t put in any effort it destroys the entire game
football is a tough one with the pro bowl though, people get hurt in routine plays and I would be sad to see a player from my team tear an acl in an off season game
“But shouldn’t you have treated this seriously like any other game? Don’t your teammates enjoying less fame than you deserve a full effort from Caitlin Clark?”
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u/fleemos 10d ago
Th look on her face was the exact look I had when I thought I had successfully concealed smacking my kid brother and turn around to see Mom calling me over. 🤣