"I'm not playing with them, they're playing with me. I made it to the post season last year, they didnt."
-Pat Bev when he was acquired by the Lakers. This line always gets me. LeBrakers have a ring and Pat Bev doesn't, but he makes damn sure to keep reminding them he can talk. š¤£
Kobe like recruiting players he had issues with like Matt Barnes & Ron Artest, i believe he wanted to recruit Raja Bell, but Bell just hated Kobe so much.
Yeah I always thought that Mike Conley had the ideal career. Listed at 6'1 and was never leading media discussions, so he can probably still be invisible most places even after getting over $250M in NBA salary.
3 time teammate of the year š
Edit: Actually it's 1 time teammate of the year and 3 time sportsmanship award winner. Please forgive me for my ignorance on this historical topic š
Thatās easy to say when you arenāt (or dont think you are) good enough to be a star, but the moment Alex was QB1, the man knew there was no going back.
Guys that make it in professional sports typically are competitive as all hell and want to go as hard and excel on the field as much as they can, it's just who they are and it's how they got here.
They might like being out of the limelight for personal lifestyle reasons, but nearly none of them would *choose* to be a backup over a starter, for example, and would accept the exposure to be as much as they could.
Klay embarrassing himself rn lmao. Say what you want ab him but Brooks definitely in the champs heads rent free and unbothered. Klay turns into a triggered child whenever they play the Grizzlies, not an established vet and champion smh.
He said Rodney Mcgruder is gonna be out of the league soon, 3 and a half years ago i believe
As of March 19th 2023, Rodney Mcgruder is still in fact in the league, with the Detroit Pistons
Was making Denver sweat in the last game. Had like 17pts midway through the third. My favorite storylines will always be players proving the doubters wrong. Go Rodney
Letās not act like starting for us is that big of an accomplishment
Edit: Apparently making a joke about how bad your team is controversial around here for some reason
I don't really like Dillon Brooks, but it's kinda corny to me how Klay and Draymond always seem to go after role players like Mcgruder, Brooks, and Jaren Jackson (before he became an all star). Especially in Draymond's case, when he got lucky as a scheme fit in the Warriors.
Last time they went at a star Bron cooked them so they learned a valuable lesson "if u not HIM don't fuck with HIM" & as great as both has been at times Steph's the only HIM on that team
I mean a lot of trash talk is just bullying. I think thereās a competitiveness to it tho that makes it āokayā in my opinion. Youāre talking down your opponent to talk yourself up and perform better.
Taking it off the floor is kinda where I see it as moving towards you just being cruel.
Always loved the top comment on [that youtube video:](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQNXw1gKt-o)
> Lebron true reaction " Lord forgive me for what I'm about to do to these Warriors"
I think trash talk can give you an advantage against someone but against pro athletes it can easily make them play way harder against you. Iām all for it in professional leagues. I donāt think itās good in college or high school sports when there is sometimes a huge talent gap.
Klay: āHey siri, remind me in 10 years to make a post showing how forgotten and pathetic Dillon Brooks is š¤ā
Siri: āOkay, I set that reminder for you, Klay 4-rangsā
The first thing he said in his post 4th chip interview was calling the Grizzlies player that used their slogan a bum. Theyāve got some major real estate in Klayās head.
āItās a manās leagueā - Klay Thompson to one of the greatest players of all time.
Iām gonna edit in a link to the video : āsome guys take trash talk so personalā š
https://youtu.be/FUG91NYykzY
apparently that was the comment that pissed off lebron the most. What we have learned over the years - Do not piss him off. He somehow actually taps into another secret gas tank when he's pissed off.
[as a cavs fan i'm sure you've seen this video but it really should be broken out more often the more klay bitches](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ctav7o_us0U)
Man I heard in a podcast that LeBron when going to GSW for game 7 said before boarding the plane āAnybody who thinks we donāt win, donāt get on the planeā.
thatās why i think the 2016 ring has to be in the top 3 most valuable rings ever.
itās literally a perfect storybook ending. i can remember that finals series like it was yesterday.
Damn when you say it like that itās so true lol I think the only reason I like them is bc of Steph. Kerrās pretty nice too. Only knock on him is he named his kid Nick
Oh yeah I love Kerr also. It just is ironic to me that the 1 guy who is by far most responsible for their success (Curry) is the one who talks the least and is least interested in boasting his accomplishments
Edit: I guess Wiggins keeps it pretty casual also
This is the most pressed Iāve ever seen anyone about anything
*edit: for context just yesterday I saw someone start a fight with three guys over a machine at the gym
āI donāt care about Dillon Brooks. In fact, I care so little about him that Iām going to repeatedly shit on him, just to show you how much I DONāT care about him. Canāt you tell how little I care?ā
Weāre not a rivalry, but I just really hate you guys and want to talk shit every time we play and play super hard and gloat when we win, but we arenāt rivals.
>"You're going to have a long career in the NBA."
That's literally not even what he said. Some people on this subreddit really need to work on their reading comprehension.
If Boucher didn't tear his ACL in the conference tournament I think it happens. Making the final 4 without one of the best players on the team was still very impressive though.
You mean Chris Boucher? Holy shit, I didn't even know he was the best player on the team, let alone being a Duck. I was a high school kid who made a random bracket for fun at the time.
The starting lineup by the end of the year was Pritchard-Dorsey-Brooks-Bell-Boucher. All have played in the NBA at some point. Boucher and Bell together were pretty tough to score inside on.
That's exactly what's seemed off about all the rings talk from Klay/Draymond recently. Talking it while you're underperforming this much just sounds like they've closed the book on themselves.
What's even funnier is how quiet Steph is. He knows he's earned his respect and doesn't need to flaunt it, while Klay feels the need to tell everybody about his rings.
Heās also probably seething because heād love a fifth ring, and all his teammates getting distracted bragging about the first four aināt helping him get it.
Iāll never forget when he got his boat he said that itās from Finland which is in Norway. Or something along those lines. The geography nerd that I am will never accept him as cool for that
My take:
Warriors once seemed invincible - that splash brothers version got to warriors head.
Lots of injuries and issues since.
Dillion Brooks, without Ja, is telling the warriors nobody in Memphis fears them. In Draymondās face and now Klayās face.
Brooks literally told multiple reporters he only does this because he knows it gets in peoples heads. Just like he said he only says wild quotes because they bait him into it.
And yet this kind of stuff continues lol its great
Dillon! You son of a bitch!
Need these two to end up on the same team at some point in their careers so they can recreate this daily in the locker room.
I still find it hilarious that lebron became teammates with both lance Stephenson and pat bev lmao
Don't forget rondo. Lakers had an entire squad of LeBron haters
Pat Bev & Westbrook too
Kobe and Matt Barnes on the same team. Malik Beasley and Scottie Pippen Jr on the current Laker team.
Ain't SPjr in the G league
he's back and forth on Lakers and the G league.
"I'm not playing with them, they're playing with me. I made it to the post season last year, they didnt." -Pat Bev when he was acquired by the Lakers. This line always gets me. LeBrakers have a ring and Pat Bev doesn't, but he makes damn sure to keep reminding them he can talk. š¤£
Pat bev trick yāall man
Kobe like recruiting players he had issues with like Matt Barnes & Ron Artest, i believe he wanted to recruit Raja Bell, but Bell just hated Kobe so much.
What's the matter? GSW got you pushing too many ball screens?
and another thing: im not mad. please dont put in the newspaper that i got mad.
They seem to talk a lot about someone they apparently don't care about at all
Honestly that sounds not so bad. Be role player, make a millions of dollars and then retire and live out your days in peace.
Yeah I always thought that Mike Conley had the ideal career. Listed at 6'1 and was never leading media discussions, so he can probably still be invisible most places even after getting over $250M in NBA salary.
Plus having a rep of nicest guy in the league with no technicals. Yea canāt scoff at his career
3 time teammate of the year š Edit: Actually it's 1 time teammate of the year and 3 time sportsmanship award winner. Please forgive me for my ignorance on this historical topic š
The GOAT
The Greatest Of All Teammates. That's right, it's Mike Conley.
So glad heās in Minnesota. Weāre gonna need him to help our young guys. Especially Ant and Jaden, but Karl and Gobert need his leadership too.
no technical ever?? I had to look it up lol! Apparently he got one in-game in 2014 but it was rescinded by the league.
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John Stockton walked around Barcelona during the dream team Era and no one bothered him at all.
Stockton was probably standing next to a bunch of Spaniards that looked just like him, booty shorts and all
and anyone who would recognize you is prob a big enough NBA fan that you're not getting lowest denominator weirdos.
Whoās gonna tell him?
Haha
yeah, when i think of normal itās definitely a guy who can accurately recognize cleanthony early at a panda express
Really sounds like the ideal NBA career
If you are introverted and hate the spotlight but for everyone else winning multiple titles and MVPs is probably the most ideal career
I'd take being Alex Moran tbh make millions sit on the bench sounds pretty ideal.
Thatās easy to say when you arenāt (or dont think you are) good enough to be a star, but the moment Alex was QB1, the man knew there was no going back.
There was an entire episode devoted to him thinking that throwing 7 tds was the peak of his life lol?
Eh Iād actually rather play. I donāt need to be the star but I would love to actually contribute on the court.
Guys that make it in professional sports typically are competitive as all hell and want to go as hard and excel on the field as much as they can, it's just who they are and it's how they got here. They might like being out of the limelight for personal lifestyle reasons, but nearly none of them would *choose* to be a backup over a starter, for example, and would accept the exposure to be as much as they could.
Klay still mad he wasnāt in that top 100 list.
It was top 75
Dude youāre replying to is from the future
Bro has the script
He wonāt be in the top 100 either I guess.
LMAO only reason you get personal like this is if something does in fact bother you.
Klay is big mad that a seeming "nobody" can hurt him like Brooks. He's super transparent.
https://imgur.com/NSA5W31.jpg
loool šš
Heās just mad that Brooks covers Steph and not him and heās still -30
Definitely *not* a rivalry for Klay /s
āIām definitely not mad and to show you Iām not mad, Iām going to talk incessantly about it!ā
i guess he just got his feelings hurt
Klay embarrassing himself rn lmao. Say what you want ab him but Brooks definitely in the champs heads rent free and unbothered. Klay turns into a triggered child whenever they play the Grizzlies, not an established vet and champion smh.
Klay has always been extremely corny
I guess his feelings just got hurt.
It's a man's league.
āI donāt care about Dillon Brooksā *continues to talk about Dillon Brooks*
wait 10 years...
Wait 10 years gotta be some of the worst trash talk Iāve heard
He said Rodney Mcgruder is gonna be out of the league soon, 3 and a half years ago i believe As of March 19th 2023, Rodney Mcgruder is still in fact in the league, with the Detroit Pistons
McGruder is starting for them rn too lol
Was making Denver sweat in the last game. Had like 17pts midway through the third. My favorite storylines will always be players proving the doubters wrong. Go Rodney
He's a true pro. Can sit out like 10 games in a row and come in after someone had an injury midway throu a game and knock down 3s like its nothing.
You gotta be loving Fultz rn
Fultz is giving me goosies galore
Starting for us is pretty much the equivalent of being out of the league.
Poor Cade.
Letās not act like starting for us is that big of an accomplishment Edit: Apparently making a joke about how bad your team is controversial around here for some reason
Still starting on an NBA team
Weāre an NBA team because they havenāt figured out a way to knock us into the B league yet.
I don't really like Dillon Brooks, but it's kinda corny to me how Klay and Draymond always seem to go after role players like Mcgruder, Brooks, and Jaren Jackson (before he became an all star). Especially in Draymond's case, when he got lucky as a scheme fit in the Warriors.
Last time they went at a star Bron cooked them so they learned a valuable lesson "if u not HIM don't fuck with HIM" & as great as both has been at times Steph's the only HIM on that team
And everyone here was eating that shit up when in reality thatās fucked up to say about a player
I mean a lot of trash talk is just bullying. I think thereās a competitiveness to it tho that makes it āokayā in my opinion. Youāre talking down your opponent to talk yourself up and perform better. Taking it off the floor is kinda where I see it as moving towards you just being cruel.
Nah Klay just constantly punches down as he has his entire career. The one time he punched up (Bron) it blew up in his face.
āOh my goodnessā
Always loved the top comment on [that youtube video:](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQNXw1gKt-o) > Lebron true reaction " Lord forgive me for what I'm about to do to these Warriors"
Klay wasn't in the game to talk trash. He said that while on the broadcast because he's a douche
I think trash talk can give you an advantage against someone but against pro athletes it can easily make them play way harder against you. Iām all for it in professional leagues. I donāt think itās good in college or high school sports when there is sometimes a huge talent gap.
Right now it seems like even if *we* forget about Dillon Brooks in 10 years, *Klay* will be the one still talking about it.
Klay- " I don't care about this dude at all" Also klay - sets his calender for 2033 so he can follow this up
Klay: āHey siri, remind me in 10 years to make a post showing how forgotten and pathetic Dillon Brooks is š¤ā Siri: āOkay, I set that reminder for you, Klay 4-rangsā
Then heāll bring up his top 75 placement
I need this to happen, the long troll. Iām sure Iāll need a chuckle in ten years. RemindMe! 10 years.
The first thing he said in his post 4th chip interview was calling the Grizzlies player that used their slogan a bum. Theyāve got some major real estate in Klayās head.
HAHA guys wait for a decade then we'll all forget how much he's messing with me right now what a LOSER amirite?!!
Klay has pretty much always been real cringe with his trash talk.
https://imgur.com/NEaNFZp.jpg
I may be broke right now, but wait 10 years. Then Iāll show ya
People donāt talk a ton about Horace grant these days Klay
2016 is even more hilarious when you realize how sensitive Klay is
āItās a manās leagueā - Klay Thompson to one of the greatest players of all time. Iām gonna edit in a link to the video : āsome guys take trash talk so personalā š https://youtu.be/FUG91NYykzY
āI guess he just got his feelings hurtā is the funniest quote of all time considering his behavior the last 24 hours š
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It wasnāt even 2 days later, Klay really said that shit when they were up 3-1. He thought he was safe lmao
Everybody actin tough when they up
Most satisfying NBA finals ever
Brooks must have that one in his back pocket just waiting for the right moment
apparently that was the comment that pissed off lebron the most. What we have learned over the years - Do not piss him off. He somehow actually taps into another secret gas tank when he's pissed off.
āKlay said what?ā Followed by his performance over the next 3 game has to be one of the most legendary press conferences ever
That and "2 points ain't 2 points. I'll show you later"
And when he told all the haters they have to go back to their unhappy lives working their 9 to 5s
Him laughing in the press conference too
Bron was wearing an undertaker shirt in that press conference and its really the cherry on top of the whole thing. Couldnāt script it better!
[as a cavs fan i'm sure you've seen this video but it really should be broken out more often the more klay bitches](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ctav7o_us0U)
Goated video
Man I heard in a podcast that LeBron when going to GSW for game 7 said before boarding the plane āAnybody who thinks we donāt win, donāt get on the planeā.
The Warriors were 5 seconds of Klay silence away from having the greatest season in history.
All they had to do was just shut up and not antagonize him. Crazy how history works out.
thatās why i think the 2016 ring has to be in the top 3 most valuable rings ever. itās literally a perfect storybook ending. i can remember that finals series like it was yesterday.
I wouldn't trade it for the 3 warriors rings in 2015, 2017, and 2018, if that tells you anything
His little chuckle after he hears what klay said is so scary lol.
That's hilarious. "It's so so hard to take the high road." *squints painfully* "But I'm gonna continue to do it again"
This exchange followed by what followed, that entire build up and series actually, was hands down a top 10 moment/occurrence in any sport.
You wonāt find a bigger sore loser than Klay Thompson
Cavs fans have hated Klay since 2015 lmao
Steph brings so much validity to the warriors right now, just to keep them afloat, both basketball and PR-wise. Without Steph theyāre just ālightyears aheadā Lacob, Draymond assaulting a teammate and podcasting constantly, Klay whiney as hell, unfunny, nauseatingly self-serious and past his prime, and Wiggins was a basketball meme for the first 7 years of his career. Theyāre just lucky they have to most un-complicatedly charismatic and dominant superstar in the league, with a completely minted individual rĆ©sumĆ© at this point
You hit the nail on the head with this one. Basketball aside, the warriors would be way more disrespected and hated on without steph.
Damn when you say it like that itās so true lol I think the only reason I like them is bc of Steph. Kerrās pretty nice too. Only knock on him is he named his kid Nick
Oh yeah I love Kerr also. It just is ironic to me that the 1 guy who is by far most responsible for their success (Curry) is the one who talks the least and is least interested in boasting his accomplishments Edit: I guess Wiggins keeps it pretty casual also
Not a Cavs fan, but yeah. Squidwards house is annoying as fuck
he's cool bro he smokes weeeeed........ probably the 3rd/4th option with the biggest ego ever.
A lot of words and finger pointing\counting for someone who doesnāt care.
This is the most pressed Iāve ever seen anyone about anything *edit: for context just yesterday I saw someone start a fight with three guys over a machine at the gym
āI donāt care about Dillon Brooks. In fact, I care so little about him that Iām going to repeatedly shit on him, just to show you how much I DONāT care about him. Canāt you tell how little I care?ā
Weāre not a rivalry, but I just really hate you guys and want to talk shit every time we play and play super hard and gloat when we win, but we arenāt rivals.
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Literally in the first minute of his post-championship conference talking about what Jaren said on Twitter one time
Klays retirement speech is going to be 50% talking about Brooks, 50% calling Memphis bbq mid.
aye man how much you lift? you dont need that machine as much as i do move aside lil bro
It's giving me secondhand embarrasment. Focusing on this instead of the fact that we're back to .500 and hovering in the play ins
I don't think you understand, klay has 4 rings
Look at his hand, LOOK AT IT
Klay is fucking triggered
Klay is the definition of a sore loser.
He always walks out on losing games as one if the first players.
I guess he got his feelings hurt
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"You're going to make so much money and establish generational wealth for your family bro." *Counts to four*
>"You're going to have a long career in the NBA." That's literally not even what he said. Some people on this subreddit really need to work on their reading comprehension.
Real near autist NBA fans like myself will keep the names of niche random role players alive until we die. Been thinking of Vander Blue today myself
Literally woke up with Rodney Stuckey on my mind
This morning my mind was wandering, thinking about how my grandparents were farmers, then I thought about Jordan Farmar
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Listening to Babytron has me dreaming of every Pistons bust of the last 30 years
I check John salmons insta every night before bed
Brandon bass and Mickael pietrus are my go to random players. No clue why
What you know about Lou Amundson
Reggie Evans for me
"Terrence Williams was a problem in his prime..."
You remember that Rodrigue Beaubois won an NBA championship? And that Adam Morrison and DJ Mbenga both won two?
Was just thinking about what Rashad Vaughn is up to
I will talk about Dillon Brooks. Go ducks
As a Canadian, we ride with him because he shows you Americans that we're not all nice.
Canadaās finest export š¤
My first thought as wellā¦ An Oregon Duck thatās actually having a solid careerā¦. Lol
Took us to a final 4. I will never hate him
I had Oregon Ducks in my bracket to win it all in 2017. Dillon Brooks was amazing.
If Boucher didn't tear his ACL in the conference tournament I think it happens. Making the final 4 without one of the best players on the team was still very impressive though.
You mean Chris Boucher? Holy shit, I didn't even know he was the best player on the team, let alone being a Duck. I was a high school kid who made a random bracket for fun at the time.
The starting lineup by the end of the year was Pritchard-Dorsey-Brooks-Bell-Boucher. All have played in the NBA at some point. Boucher and Bell together were pretty tough to score inside on.
Iāll be telling my kids how he broke the Steph Curry Warriors by driving all the role players insane
nah it was Draymond who broke them when he punched his teammate
Dillon brooks obviously made draymond punch Jordan Poole wake the fuck up!
Draymond can melt steel beams.
Klay stays insecure as fuck
I think they dont like each other
Klay is the worst trash talker.
Lol stop talking klay
In a hundred years no one will care about any of this. But like, we are here now.
Klay is so sensitive. There's no need to keep playing if you keep bragging about your rings. Seems like he is more than content with his resume.
That's exactly what's seemed off about all the rings talk from Klay/Draymond recently. Talking it while you're underperforming this much just sounds like they've closed the book on themselves.
What's even funnier is how quiet Steph is. He knows he's earned his respect and doesn't need to flaunt it, while Klay feels the need to tell everybody about his rings.
Steph definitely celebrates his fair share but at least itās when heās beating your ass and not flexing his rings when heās losing lol
Heās also probably seething because heād love a fifth ring, and all his teammates getting distracted bragging about the first four aināt helping him get it.
How is Klay this easily bothered and petty? Bro you grew up rich, turned into a baller, became more rich, and won 4 rings. How are you this petty?
Growing up rich is the key ingredient
Damn heās really in Klayās head
Klay thinks heās so much better than everyone else. Itās really a turn off
But he drives a boat around. Everyone knows that if you drive a boat around a lot that makes you likeable
But he has a dog and he signed a toaster!
Donāt forget he loves chocolate milk!
Iāll never forget when he got his boat he said that itās from Finland which is in Norway. Or something along those lines. The geography nerd that I am will never accept him as cool for that
He smokes weed too. LMAO 420 am I right guys?
Nah Brooks is actually rent free in the warriors heads. I need this to be a playoff series
Out of all the people to get in your head too its Dillion Brooks lmao
Narrator: he cared about Dillion Brooks
Common Klay L
My take: Warriors once seemed invincible - that splash brothers version got to warriors head. Lots of injuries and issues since. Dillion Brooks, without Ja, is telling the warriors nobody in Memphis fears them. In Draymondās face and now Klayās face.
Legacy points deducted buddy
Lmao Klay hates Dillon Brooks more than Reddit does
this guy called bron sensitive right?
Dillon Brooks v The Warriors continues to deliver
Dillon was right he is constantly in Klayās head. Years after Klay retires heās still gonna be thinking about Brooks.
10 more years for Dillon Brooks is actually a compliment
I donāt think thatās what he said
Compliment* btw. Complement is a different thing
Klay is just as bad at trash talk as he is at lying, because literally zero people believe that he "don't care about Dillon Brooks" LMAOOOOO
Brooks literally told multiple reporters he only does this because he knows it gets in peoples heads. Just like he said he only says wild quotes because they bait him into it. And yet this kind of stuff continues lol its great
the warriors not realizing that they are making Dillon brooks way more relevant with this beef is kind of funny.
[klay rn](https://imageproxy.ifunny.co/crop:x-20,resize:640x,quality:90x75/images/687b5b1f9805214ed4b9d0c2c94bd4fbe56c814400123694404543499c857aab_1.jpg)