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haha you are too funny. He’s a P.O.A. Would never happen in this town. But he’s the first player to be a P.O.A. And a P.O.S.

 

His mom played in the WNBA. so surprising for this narrative to come from this guy. And his mom still coaches in College.

 

Speak English. I don’t speak Gen Z acronyms.

 

What does his mother playing in the WNBA have to do with what he said?

 

Lakers got to look to Ayo Dosunmu.

Just dropped 18/15/12.

Solid guard who can play good perimeter defense and is on the Reaves/Luka's timeline.

Has been shooting the ball really well and good finisher at the basket.

Been saying he's better than Alexander Walker who the Wolves replaced him with Ayo. Just a more talented player.

He's going to be a 20/5/5 guy for another team once they figure out how good he can be.

 

ivey's anti-catholicism comments are funny considering his mom is the HC of the notre dame women's team

 

WNBA is a LGBTQ league I’m sure he was around alot of Lesbians and the School she coached at. So that’s what it means for him to have comments like that means if anybody you wouldn’t expect him to talk about a league having a pride month when he’s been around LGBTQ Gay and Lesbian since he was a kid. You would think he would be more accepting. So that makes no sense. Like someone being a racist when their dad was an NBA coach. You get it?

 

Thanks OG my point exactly.

 

Nothing GEn Z about P.O.S. It’s piece of s***.

I’m a millennial by the way.

 

Other than that one video, what else has he said?? What I saw did not seem that bad. Just another opinion but I am guessing I didn't see the whole thing.

 

I know what POS is, broseph. Don't know what the f*** POA was.

 

Right, maybe he knows something you don't know about all that stuff. Calling him a POS because you don't agree with something he has experience in sounds contrived.

 

P.O.A. Defender what we talk about. Yeah he’s a piece of s*** for what he said. And anybody who says that stuff is a piece of s***. Anti black anti gay anti trans all that.

I know gay people have gay family members so it’s different for me.

I’m heterosexual and have no problems with anybody who’s gay. I don’t discriminate. I want good character. If you have good character you’re good with me. Having a pride month for people who most of the time feels isolated feels cool to me. I don’t try to go in anybody’s bedroom. We got to get along with everybody all cultures creeds sexualities. As a practicing Catholic I’m taught to love everybody.

I thought it was brave when Jason Collins came out. And we’ve had players dealing with their sexuality. Players who have won championships for the Lakers. And it’s well documented publicly.

So isolation to me is small and makes a person small or seem small when pride month bothers you. I’m not asking you to hold a rainbow flag and go dancing in the streets. But to say that you have an issue with a league honoring pride for a month seems odd.

keeping it a buck if you getting so much tail or got yo own situation with your female why are you concerned with what two dudes or females are doing?

I felt the same way about John Rocker when he talked about all the different cultures he has to see in New York.

We didn’t have an all star game in Charlotte because of this. Rick Welts a lot of gay people have had a lot to do with the progression of this league. So we thank them and support them.

 

And you got Gay Hall of Famers in this league. Jonathan Issac a very vocal Christian didn’t go on a tirade like this excluding a bunch of people. As a black man I didn’t have a problem with him being against others taking a knee during the anthem as he stood. Even though I still stood during the anthem. I realized the right to protest and what that was about. I thought Jonathan had a right to voice his opinion. I have no problem with free speech. I have a problem when it becomes malicious or putting others down. When I played I always supported different players supported different kids when I was in school. I never had a problem with associating with unpopular kids. I just think it’s important when you are in a position that you’re in to make sure you’re representing and treating everyone with respect.

 

i wanted him at the deadline, but minny paid their recent lotto pick and 4 seconds. we couldn't compete with the offer. no way they let him walk in RFA, imo. they didn't trade all that for him to walk, and their payroll without him is 190, with aprons at basically 210 and 220. you'd have to nearly max him to make minny uncomfortable, and even then, i think they'd make another deal before they let him walk.

this isn't like watson in denver, where they're at 215 without paying watson anything (still 205 even if they cut valanciunas, whom they'd then have to replace).

 

I've been on that train for awhile and hated that he got sent to the Wolves. Would love to add him

 

Oh, I thought he was unrestricted but they have his bird rights.

 

no, you're right! he's a UFA (i had it wrong). not sure it changes much for me, though, as the bird rights allow them to essentially match. like, he'd have to really just want to leave. i just don't think minny pays what they did in trade without knowing the number it will take to keep him and being prepared to meet it.

 

You actually do have a problem with free speech.The very definition of free speech seems to bother you. The Bulls and the NBA have picked a side which is their right it’s their business to run as they see fit.I don’t agree with cancel culture on simple opinions though.

 

this isn't about free speech. i think ivey's having something of a psychotic break, and i'm guessing these rants are just what we know about.

but even if it were about free speech, this goes back to the idea that nobody is stopping ivey from stating his beliefs. they're just choosing not to pay him 10 million dollars to be an on-court meh and an off-court distraction.

i feel bad for him, as most people dealing with what he appears to be dealing with don't have to do it in the public eye.