latest Ja Morant uh oh

[wizenheimer]

How are they going to prove that though?

maybe Ja will man-up and admit it...?

 

[Natebishop3]

maybe Ja will man-up and admit it...?

That has about a 0.0% chance of happening.

 

[BLAZINGGIANTS]

That has about a 0.0% chance of happening.

I’d give it higher odds than Eric paying off his debt to HCP….

 

[Fairly-Hard]

I’d give it higher odds than Eric paying off his debt to HCP….

Uh oh? Time to head for cover.

 

[THE HCP]

When I was on Bones, if we ever had to stay at a hotel, there would be a security guard on our floor. They must do that for NBA players too.

Wow, I wonder if they do. Anybody have an answer for this guy?

 

[Fairly-Hard]

Wow, I wonder if they do. Anybody have an answer for this guy?

Somebody around here said three?

 

[Natebishop3]

Wow, I wonder if they do. Anybody have an answer for this guy?

He already knows. That security guard had to keep Eric off their floor when he was following around the team.

 

[AldoTrapani]

I think Ja will be back next week. How can they prove he packed the gun? Couple a games and all is forgotten.

Exactly. There’s no way they could prove the gun came on the plane. All Ja has to say is my friend gave it to me while in Colorado. He’ll get fined and couple game suspension. Nobody will remember after that

 

[Fairly-Hard]

Exactly. There’s no way they could prove the gun came on the plane. All Ja has to say is my friend gave it to me while in Colorado. He’ll get fined and couple game suspension. Nobody will remember after that

So "Fall Guy"? Pretty tough to do if that was the same gun he flashed the kid as well? Then he released a statement "Taking Full Responsibility".
He pretty much already implicated himself.

 

[Cugel]

So "Fall Guy"? Pretty tough to do if that was the same gun he flashed the kid as well? Then he released a statement "Taking Full Responsibility".
He pretty much already implicated himself.

Those two have absolutely nothing I want. christ...

 

[crandc]

Column in today's SF Chronicle reported Morant is being enabled in bad behavior by those around him including parents and friends. Suggested he look for guidance to Lebron, Dame and Steph Curry.

 

[Fairly-Hard]

Those two have absolutely nothing I want. christ...

It was a joke. I couldn't put a green tint on the video.

 

[Cugel]

It was a joke. I couldn't put a green tint on the video.

I know it was a joke!

 

[BigGameDamian]

 

[Further]

I love watching Ja! He’s only 23, I was a knucklehead at 23 but nowhere near as skilled, rich or hard working. Hope Ja figures is out cause he is so dynamic. But so was Kemp.

 

[Shaboid]

Colorado isn't charging him for waving the gun at the club. Having a gun illegally on a plane is probably a federal crime though? Doesn't matter, he'll be back before the playoffs.

 

[BigGameDamian]

Colorado isn't charging him for waving the gun at the club. Having a gun illegally on a plane is probably a federal crime though? Doesn't matter, he'll be back before the playoffs.

So he’s above the law?

 

[Shaboid]

So he’s above the law?

I wouldn't go that far but I doubt they are going to press charges. Most he will get is an extended suspension.

 

[BLAZINGGIANTS]

It wouldn’t be that hard to prove it’s his gun, I would assume, since one would assume it’s registered?

 

[blazerkor]

It wouldn’t be that hard to prove it’s his gun, I would assume, since one would assume it’s registered?

Do you see a serial number on it in the video or something? It would take a lot to prove that the gun was transported on the plane. I sincerely doubt that the government has the proof to pull off an indictment, let alone a conviction.

 

[42N8Bounce]

"We have to stop putting ourselves in positions to where they can take away what we've worked so hard to get."

I know this is only a 3 minute clip, so it's a bit hard to determine context, but who is the "We" and the "They" that Shaq is referring to in this quote?

 

[twobullz]

Man this guy. Here is another incident that is coming out from last fall.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/ot...31&cvid=e3c5655aa3ed47b098298368582ea6e9&ei=5

 

[KingSpeed]

We: rich black people
They: rich white people

A guess. Or players and owners.

 

[e_blazer]

"We have to stop putting ourselves in positions to where they can take away what we've worked so hard to get."

I know this is only a 3 minute clip, so it's a bit hard to determine context, but who is the "We" and the "They" that Shaq is referring to in this quote?

I’m assuming the “they” is the league/owners. Given that the money from fines goes to charity, I’m not sure Shaq’s comment makes a lot of sense.

 

[Cugel]

We = african americans
They = racists, basically
At least that is what I thought he meant.

 

[MickZagger]

We = african americans
They = racists, basically
At least that is what I thought he meant.

Yeah it seemed like he was talking about stereotypical we and they in the context in which he was talking.

 

[SharpeScooterShooter]

"We have to stop putting ourselves in positions to where they can take away what we've worked so hard to get."

I know this is only a 3 minute clip, so it's a bit hard to determine context, but who is the "We" and the "They" that Shaq is referring to in this quote?

I think people are overthinking this. Is that too an overthink? Lol

anyhow. I think he means “we” is his era of basketball that turned the nba around and “they” are the young spoiled youth of todays nba.

 

[42N8Bounce]

We = african americans
They = racists, basically
At least that is what I thought he meant.

Interesting. I haven’t been following the story too closely. Is there any racial overtones involved? Or was this just a stupid move by an NBA player? Would Shaq have responded/commented the same if Morant was white?

 

[PtldPlatypus]

Interesting. I haven’t been following the story too closely. Is there any racial overtones involved? Or was this just a stupid move by an NBA player? Would Shaq have responded/commented the same if Morant was white?

Honestly, I think @Cugel is pretty much on the money here. I admit I may be giving Shaq too much credit, but I think he's talking about the broader societal context, independent of NBA players.

Definitely feels to me like the "we" is the black community as a whole, and the "they" is anyone who has historically referred to young black men as "thugs", anyone who has denigrated hip-hop culture, anyone who has perpetuated the "blacks are violent" stereotype. What has his community worked so hard to get? Respect, legitimacy, equality, acceptance in the (white) mainstream. Incidents like these that feed into the unfortunate stereotypes give ammunition to those who seek to demean and delegitimize the black community.

 

[Cugel]

That was as serious and somber as I have ever seen or hear Shaq