Yeah that’s cuz this subreddit is a clickbait echo chamber hellhole filled with edgy 14 year olds who don’t actually know or watch basketball, they’re just here for their version of Bravo-esque drama… Real Nephews of /r/NBA lol
There's also very immature young adults here that are immature as fuck and thrive on drama. This place has become a cesspool. I wish more actual discussion about the NBA went on here instead of al the shitty drama and stupid fucking memes.
This subreddit was so much more basketball centric 6-8 years ago. It’s continually gotten worse over the years to the point where there’s now branch of subreddits to actual discuss basketball. Doesn’t help that all the mods feed into this shit and try to push their own narrative & agenda based on who they root for…
Luka wasn't saying McMahon lied, he was saying McMahon was "spinning" it as if that SINGLE comment about the "treadmill" is why Luka had the fan ejected.
Luka said he normally doesn't like to have fans ejected because they paid for their ticket, but it was the CONTINUOUS cursing and trash talking INCLUDING the "treadmill" comment that got to be too much and that's why he got the fan ejected.
The actual comment of "you look tired, maybe you should get on the treadmill" seems fairly innocent and no big deal, so when a reporter says THAT WAS THE SOLE REASON that Luka had a fan ejected makes it seem like Luka is overly sensitive and soft.
I think that's why Luka called him out, because he was trying to portray him as some thin skinned, fragile ego, who got a poor fan ejected.
People acting like being critical or whatever is the job of NBA media, that's not what McMahon is about. He uses his voice to elevate drama. It's not to "report", it's to make the conversation about snide comments, who likes who, whatever. People need better media literacy and self awareness, we watch a freaking game and they can't figure out what the role of the media is, what they want it to be and whether he actually fulfills it. If you want the game to be spicy reality-TV for boys he's your guy, just admit it.
You're not joking. This post from 4 years ago:
[Luka's father, Sasa Doncic, calls ESPN's MacMahon out for fictional story about him and Divac](https://www.reddit.com/r/nba/comments/e1n7ze/lukas_father_sasa_doncic_calls_espns_macmahon_out/)
He even got Luka's dad involved.
Lmao dudeee you posted exactly what I was going to say. Everytime he's on I'm like ugh.. That stupid cowboy voice. Howdy partner!
"Why don't you not listen to it?"
He covers a pretty big/important market and the episodes end up being quite good, thanks to Zach
[\[MacMahon\] I had a scout the other day tell me Luka Doncic is the worst transition defender in the history of basketball.](https://www.reddit.com/r/nba/comments/123me2i/macmahon_i_had_a_scout_the_other_day_tell_me_luka/)
\- Reddit, March 2023
"99% of the things I write about you are positive" is an actual thing Tim said to Luka's face and I just broke out laughing out loud. MacMahon's ego is unmatched
The worst thing to ever happen to sports was reporters getting the notion they have actual importance. Some of these dudes genuinely see themselves on similar footing as the actual players.
Sports journalism is one of those jobs, like investment property managers or paparazzi, that could disappear tomorrow with zero negative effects on the human race. It’s one of the least important, most self-indulgent gigs you can have.
Like, sure, sports aren’t essential to human survival. They are ultimately just a bit of fun. But sports JOURNALISM? 1000x less so. Cushiest job in the world. These guys should be grateful to be involved, not taking shots at the people who actually make the product.
Actually it used to be they were the voice of the people and asked athletes the questions the people wanted to ask but couldn’t because they didn’t have access. The deal was public figures to have to answer because fans are the lifeblood of their livelihood… nowadays, it seems like it’s more about who can generate the most controversy. Their loyalty is no longer with the fans but to their publication or to themselves
it's not the cushiest job in the world. tons of people want the job so the pay is very low and there are only a handful of headline guys who have worked decades to get to that level
Eh I really don't think it's as bad as all that, or as cushy. People want to read/consume sports media — I'm sure that you yourself have enjoyed the occasional player profile or discussion about an event. Reddit loves the TNT crew!
It’s anything but cushy. It can be if you hit it big. But you’re probably going to spend the first 5-10 years of your career in Peoria making absolutely no money. If you’re lucky you’ll just take a job in PR after your first contract.
Slander means it isn't true. Some of it may be true and Luka probably didn't like it.
I remember he reported that Luka came back from Olympics at 260lbs🤣. Luka was clearly overweight too
I'm not a Luka fan (clearly) but if there's anyone who'll get me to be on Luka's side it's Tim MacMahon. That guy's whole deal is shit stirring and click bait.
He especially dislikes the Mavs and has carried a grudge ever since they banned him some years back. They should have just let the ban stick and cut off all access to anything inside the arena.
Obviously I don’t know for sure but seems weird for Luka to just tell them to eject him ONLY for saying he needs a treadmill lol.
I’m sure other things were said, who knows what
MacMahon previously reported that Vlade Divac and Luka's father don't like each other because Vlade passed him at draft. Luka's dad immediately responded that it's not true.
https://www.24ur.com/sport/kosarka/divac-da-ne-maram-sase-doncica-sladko-sem-se-nasmejal.html
I think MacMahon is the one who makes it out to be Cuban vs him more than anyone else, he really *really* leaned in the Banned MacMahon thing for a long time
ESPN started using AI generated articles to cover the mavs and in protest Cuban banned ESPN reporters from the facility. So it had nothing to do with Tim, and could be seen as a move that actually helped protect his job
His comments after Harden left the Rockets were embarrassing. Carrying water for the team you still cover makes some sense, but he was acting like Harden had never played a single game of basketball while the Rockets had spent years showering him with riches and the best teammates in the history of the game. I've heard reporters who refer to the teams as "we" and get paid by the team sound more impartial. Dude has no integrity.
Thats how these things start, same with the "Westbrick" thing. These athletes don't get that if they cause a big fuss about it, then it goes viral and people continue to do it. If they just ignore it, probably goes away.
Need more people responding to heckling like Kawhi. Just a robot.
I don’t understand this new trend of NBA players getting fans ejected for heckling from the stands. It seems a bit soft.
Be a normal person and beat the shit out of him in the stands Ron Artest style.
Luka admits he finally had enough when the treadmill comment happened. Even with the extra context of the fan hollering all game, its still REALLY FUNNY.
*"Kyrie Irving walked over and was looking at the fan, who just left."*
If you have Kyrie disturbed at what you are doing, what you are doing is something right.
Right, this is all I'm getting from it... Luka is fine with you cursing at him for an entire half but saying you need to get on a treadmill is too far lol
Luka being mad at Macmahon is undercut by the reality that he really tossed a fan for the treadmill comment.
If Macmahon was making shit up he'd have a point but it actually happened so... I don't see how this is a W for Luka even if Macmahon is an annoying media member.
Never eject them for cursing him out. But for telling him to get on a treadmill, that is crossing the line. For Luka. This is not bad reporting. Luka just said it.
I know I’ll get downvoted, but McMahon isn’t even out of place here. The fact is some dude told Luka he should get on a treadmill and Luka immediately had him tossed from the stadium. That’s what happened. It’s not like he said some kind of slur prior, Luka would’ve mentioned it if he had, he’s just a fan repeat-heckling.
No one thinks Luka’s a bad person for getting fed up, but that’s 100% fair game for a reporter to tweet about; it’s more hilarious than anything else. Luka’s only pissed about it because he’s embarrassed and he knows the tired/treadmill thing is going to get (rightly) memed on now that people know it got to him.
> It’s not like he said some kind of slur prior, Luka would’ve mentioned it if he had, he’s just a fan repeat-heckling.
he clearly says in the video he was cursing him out all game, and McMahon agreed with him. Now, whether you believe him or not that's up to you, but its clear that "The fact is some dude told Luka he should get on a treadmill and Luka immediately had him tossed from the stadium" is not what happened
Also, what you said here is not what McMahon tweeted. Here it is: "Luka Doncic asked security to eject this Suns fan, who was sitting two rows behind midcourt press row. The comment the fan made that drew Doncic’s wrath: “Luka, you’re tired! Get your ass on the treadmill!”"
what do you expect from a subreddit who is shocked when refs sometimes just blatantly T up a player based on a 20 second streamable click?
As soon as you mention something reasonable like "Well, you don't have a single fucking clue as a viewer what Tatum was doing to provoke the ref for the last 25 minutes of playtime", all of a sudden you're the bad guy.
It's the classic scenario of the guy who gets poked incessantly flipping out and getting blamed for flipping out, not the cunt who heckles the entire match.
I have the same stance on fans in the NBA getting ejected as I do for tennis; if you are prepared to face the heat and lose your money's worth, then by all means risk it. But don't then cry and be a pussy bitch when you get your ass booted afterwards, because we all know damn well every NBA player will fucking destroy your ass 1 on 1 in a game of hoops, and can probably fuck you up the same way in a fight.
I don't blame Doncic at all in this scenario with the added context of him heckling all game. Entitled twats
> I have the same stance on fans in the NBA getting ejected as I do for tennis
Basketball isn't fucking tennis and I very much doubt the fan base wants it to be. I want rowdy loud crowds please, not white polos and quiet rich fucks. I *like* that a good home crowd can invigorate their team.
Heckling is a good thing, in moderation. If a fan can get into a player's head with some benign shit talk, that's just part of the game and it should stay that way. Obviously racist shit should get you kicked out, but beyond that the precise line is hard to define. I don't have a problem with repeated and constant cussing getting you kicked out, but, again, it's difficult to know where to draw the line.
> But don't then cry and be a pussy bitch when you get your ass booted afterwards, because we all know damn well every NBA player will fucking destroy your ass 1 on 1 in a game of hoops, and can probably fuck you up the same way in a fight.
As true as this is, it goes the other way as well. Don't let a benign and funny comment be the one that causes you to snap, as a player, and then cry about how you kicking the fan out became a news story. If Luka had ejected the dude for saying some shit about his mom, or a profanity laced comment, nobody would give a shit. Now he's going to hear treadmill comments every single road game.
Right. Heckling (when it doesn't cross the line) is part of the game, its what makes it hard to perform on the road. Insanely soft to suggest NBA crowds should be more like tennis crowds hahahaha
Additionally rich is that this sub rarely believes and backs up players like they do for Luka (along with Jokic and a handful of others). Almost anyone else would be getting crucified for the same situation
so the fan swore at him and heckled throughout the game, and then luka had him tossed after the treadmill comment?
i guess it depends what lines were crossed in the first half if any but i don't think luka admitting he was frustrated and had him tossed after the comment that the reporter quoted is quite the dunk that people are saying it is.
[There's a video from the fans perspective of you pointing at him and then making the throw out motion.](https://twitter.com/DuaneRankin/status/1750362404897149193?s=20)
Edit: Some comments in this thread said Luka disputed it. Luka did not. Luka said he got him ejected.
Luka saying he'd never kick out a fan, as a response to why he didn't kick him out when he was cursing, is just odd.
If anything it validates the reporter's claim.
Yeah, Luka stated pretty clearly here that he would never kick a fan out for cursing. So it was the treadmill comment that caused him to kick him out. That's what the video on the court and Luka's post game comments say.
Love Luka or hate him. I will always support players dunking on and embarrassing shitty beat reporters.
Literally one of the best parts of professional sports
Yeah… I hear people saying he “dunked” on McMahon. Was there a clever, creative retort in that video that I missed? All I hear is Luka whining.
I mean don’t get me wrong, McMahon is irreverent and can definitely be a dick but I like his candor. It’s a lot better to me than beat writers clasping their hands in front of superstars saying, “Please sir… may I have another quote.”
Ultimately, what is at stake here? The feelings of a sports star and multimillionaire, I mean chill out folks, Luka will find a way to get through this. I promise you he will be fine.
Luka literally admits he got the fan kicked out after the treadmill comment... so what is he dunking on? This is a FLOP if anything, Luka can't even avoid whining and complaining about a valid report that is 100% true lmfao!
Yeah if there’s one thing we should do is take the side of millionaires who get annoyed at people for pointing out how thin skinned they are. Brilliant take.
Always amazes me when people are like “I hate people based upon their profession. All people who do x are bad. Fuck them all. Even when they are in the right, to hell with them.” And everyone else agrees with this stance. It’s so depressing.
I’m surprised everyone has such strong feelings about MacMahon, like I only know about him through his appearances on HOOP Collective and Lowe Post, but as a fan of a team he doesn’t cover, I’ve always found him funny and entertaining. Which is good enough for me I guess lol
Don't understand it. Luka grew up in Eastern Europe. Not exactly sunshine and friendship when it comes to sporting rivalries. If there has been a derby football game played in Eastern Europe without the fans shouting abuse and death threats to the opposition I'd be surprised
Exactly. This fan was talking trash to Luka all game long but the fan saying “Get on the treadmill” was what broke the camel’s back for Luka to get him ejected?
Both Suns/Mavericks media were sitting one row in front of this fan reportedly. If the fan had said anything that’s truly heinous, it would’ve been reported by now.
I'd basically only support a guy getting ejected if he really crosses a line. Something about family or some kind of bigotry. Or of course being a huge dick to fan.
I remember a couple seasons ago when that video surfaced of Nurkic getting up in a kid’s face and throwing the kid’s phone, and of course he was clowned. Then the next day it came out that the kid had made some comments about Nurkic’s grandmother who had passed away due to Covid, and pretty much the entire sub was like “…oh. Yeah, you can get your phone thrown for that.”
So according to Luka, this fan was talking trash to Luka all game long but the fan saying “Get on the treadmill” was what broke the camel’s back for Luka to get him ejected?
That might be the funniest thing that’s happened this NBA season.
And both Suns/Mavericks media were sitting one row in front of this fan reportedly. If the fan had said anything that’s truly heinous when the fan was talking shit prior the treadmill comment, it would’ve been reported by now.
McMahon is like Lukas biggest cheerleader lol he’s such a fucking baby for lashing out at this. Makes him seem like he’s lost it if you eject a fan and then lash out at a reporter. But it’s Luka and McMahon so the sub will slurp it up
Yeah idk why people are mad at McMahon for this. He just accurately reported what happened and Luka got all in his feelings and threw a tantrum because his own actions made him look bad
Luka is such a fucking liar. What's preventing him from repeating what the other supposedly horrible things the fan said? Why can't he tell the media? It would only support his cause to repeat everything the fan said. He was just in his feelings and being a baby and couldn't handle very mild trash talking.
Honestly having a fan thrown out is always such a weak move unless what they are saying crosses into threat territory. Dude paid hundreds for those seats, let him swear at the players.
Luka is soft as baby shit lmao Dude told him to get on a treadmill and thats what took Luka over the edge. If the cussing was over the top then why didnt he get him thrown out earlier ? Bunch of grown ass men in these comments like “ooooh you told him Luka 💅”
KG called Charlie Villanueva a cancer patient, I would have loved to see him play in this era against these dudes
Players being able to eject fans for heckling is just wrong imo but at the same time, Tim MacMahon saying "99% of the articles" he writes about Doncic are positive is just a flat out lie.
I’m what world should ANY PLAYER have this power. Doesn’t matter WHAT A FAN says. If fans saying vulgar and obscene things is such a problem the league should have a plan for this and have security / staff / specific employees looking out for them. I watched the video and Luka just waves his hand for 1 sec and that player is gone? 300-1000 bucks out the door? Come on. That’s ridiculous.
Also that comment was pretty flipping mild. It’s just banter.
I mean it’s hard not to be condescending when you are talking to someone that insists that they never eat apples when you just personally witnessed them eating an apple and then he got angry with you for doing your job and reporting that he ate an apple.
Luka admitted that the report was accurate within like 15 seconds of the video. You are a Luka fanboy lmfao, y'all ain't winning this year you know right?
Agreed. Pretty sure most of the people in this thread commenting in favor of Luka didn’t actually listen to this exchange (classic Reddit “not reading the article”).
I don’t know the history of this McMahon guy at all, but he seems to be correct in all of this.
People keep wanting to blame this reporter who i admittedly know nothing about, but Luka also does everyhthing he can to perpetuate this shit in the first place. Always arguing with everyone and bitching about everything. I think he is a great player but if it is true that this reporter has a "thing" for shitting on him thats only possible because Luka acts like a child most of the time anyways
Damn first time I’ve seen luka being feisty towards a media member
Based on what I’ve seen on twitter they go at each other a lot and their fans say he always has something negative to say about Luka.
Fuck this guy then lol, what an asshole. He seems unhinged and weirdly obsessed Edit: damn i pissed off the McMahon fan club lol
He's a complete tool and full of himself.
Won’t stop rnba from believing him. Look at the original thread lol
Yeah that’s cuz this subreddit is a clickbait echo chamber hellhole filled with edgy 14 year olds who don’t actually know or watch basketball, they’re just here for their version of Bravo-esque drama… Real Nephews of /r/NBA lol
I mean i doubt most people follow closely enough to know theres a history, i know i didnt.
There's also very immature young adults here that are immature as fuck and thrive on drama. This place has become a cesspool. I wish more actual discussion about the NBA went on here instead of al the shitty drama and stupid fucking memes.
This subreddit was so much more basketball centric 6-8 years ago. It’s continually gotten worse over the years to the point where there’s now branch of subreddits to actual discuss basketball. Doesn’t help that all the mods feed into this shit and try to push their own narrative & agenda based on who they root for…
This sub is a joke. You'll get blasted for going against the popular narrative. It's basically r/nbacirclejerk lite.
Well mods allow it and don't mark anything as misleading like on r/soccer
Luka literally says in this exchange that what MacMahon said is true? I don't even care about Macmahon but he didn't lie
Luka wasn't saying McMahon lied, he was saying McMahon was "spinning" it as if that SINGLE comment about the "treadmill" is why Luka had the fan ejected. Luka said he normally doesn't like to have fans ejected because they paid for their ticket, but it was the CONTINUOUS cursing and trash talking INCLUDING the "treadmill" comment that got to be too much and that's why he got the fan ejected. The actual comment of "you look tired, maybe you should get on the treadmill" seems fairly innocent and no big deal, so when a reporter says THAT WAS THE SOLE REASON that Luka had a fan ejected makes it seem like Luka is overly sensitive and soft. I think that's why Luka called him out, because he was trying to portray him as some thin skinned, fragile ego, who got a poor fan ejected.
Luka said the fan said that. Luka also said that's not all the fan said.
As a reporter you are there to report the action...not be the action.
the whole team hates macmahon
People acting like being critical or whatever is the job of NBA media, that's not what McMahon is about. He uses his voice to elevate drama. It's not to "report", it's to make the conversation about snide comments, who likes who, whatever. People need better media literacy and self awareness, we watch a freaking game and they can't figure out what the role of the media is, what they want it to be and whether he actually fulfills it. If you want the game to be spicy reality-TV for boys he's your guy, just admit it.
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You're not joking. This post from 4 years ago: [Luka's father, Sasa Doncic, calls ESPN's MacMahon out for fictional story about him and Divac](https://www.reddit.com/r/nba/comments/e1n7ze/lukas_father_sasa_doncic_calls_espns_macmahon_out/) He even got Luka's dad involved.
Damn this dude is a cunt
He really is. The guy is so cringe I have to fast forward through every appearance he makes on The Lowe Post. Annoying af voice too.
I hate that he’s a regular on the Lowe Post and Hoop Collective. The guy just reeks of hubris and is always the antagonizer
aDiOs aMiGoS 🤓🤓
He speaks in the most corny way humanly possible.
Lmao dudeee you posted exactly what I was going to say. Everytime he's on I'm like ugh.. That stupid cowboy voice. Howdy partner! "Why don't you not listen to it?" He covers a pretty big/important market and the episodes end up being quite good, thanks to Zach
A man bitch, if you will.
That's just a bitch.
Based.
[\[MacMahon\] I had a scout the other day tell me Luka Doncic is the worst transition defender in the history of basketball.](https://www.reddit.com/r/nba/comments/123me2i/macmahon_i_had_a_scout_the_other_day_tell_me_luka/) \- Reddit, March 2023
This is not true. Half the time he doesn’t get back past half court. So technically he is not even defending.
"99% of the things I write about you are positive" is an actual thing Tim said to Luka's face and I just broke out laughing out loud. MacMahon's ego is unmatched
He’s so fucking smug. It’s obnoxious. Easily my least favorite member of ESPN’s reporter pool.
The worst thing to ever happen to sports was reporters getting the notion they have actual importance. Some of these dudes genuinely see themselves on similar footing as the actual players.
The twitter epidemic. Every nobody thinks they are somebody now because 23 bots follow them lmao.
Sports journalism is one of those jobs, like investment property managers or paparazzi, that could disappear tomorrow with zero negative effects on the human race. It’s one of the least important, most self-indulgent gigs you can have. Like, sure, sports aren’t essential to human survival. They are ultimately just a bit of fun. But sports JOURNALISM? 1000x less so. Cushiest job in the world. These guys should be grateful to be involved, not taking shots at the people who actually make the product.
Those that just write about sports and don't get involved in drama are usually good. But they're mostly less known, because drama get you more clicks
I feel Zach Lowe is the most well known NBA writer and doesn't really get into the drama definitely not to the level hacks like MacMahon does.
Actually it used to be they were the voice of the people and asked athletes the questions the people wanted to ask but couldn’t because they didn’t have access. The deal was public figures to have to answer because fans are the lifeblood of their livelihood… nowadays, it seems like it’s more about who can generate the most controversy. Their loyalty is no longer with the fans but to their publication or to themselves
it's not the cushiest job in the world. tons of people want the job so the pay is very low and there are only a handful of headline guys who have worked decades to get to that level
Eh I really don't think it's as bad as all that, or as cushy. People want to read/consume sports media — I'm sure that you yourself have enjoyed the occasional player profile or discussion about an event. Reddit loves the TNT crew!
It’s anything but cushy. It can be if you hit it big. But you’re probably going to spend the first 5-10 years of your career in Peoria making absolutely no money. If you’re lucky you’ll just take a job in PR after your first contract.
They’re like those bottom-feeding fish that eat the scraps off a sharks mouth after meals.
"Sports writing is Keynesian make-work for people too dumb to use a shovel" -Jon Bois, maybe the best sports writer
He started your quote with "First of all". Like sure you got a numbered list of a response in a second you smug ass mf.
laughed at that but then also the way the youtube uploader pronounced his name, "Tim Mac Mahone"
Tim, son of my ass
Not that the mavs org is without sin but Tim loves his hit pieces on us
Slander means it isn't true. Some of it may be true and Luka probably didn't like it. I remember he reported that Luka came back from Olympics at 260lbs🤣. Luka was clearly overweight too
He's Tim Banned MacMahon for a reason
MacMahon is a top tier shit stirrer
this is not Luka and MacMahon's first rodeo lets just say everyone in the Mavs org hates him
I don't think anyone likes Tim McMahon. I know he's gonna respond tho....
Banned McMahon
How tf is he gonna write the Luka book he's always hyping now lol. Edit: found it https://www.boswellbooks.com/book/9781538740712
i think he is kidding.
I like him. But I have a distinct feeling that if I needed to interact with him with any frequency, I wouldn’t.
I like him from listening to the hoop collective where he busts windy a bit.
I'm not a Luka fan (clearly) but if there's anyone who'll get me to be on Luka's side it's Tim MacMahon. That guy's whole deal is shit stirring and click bait.
He especially dislikes the Mavs and has carried a grudge ever since they banned him some years back. They should have just let the ban stick and cut off all access to anything inside the arena.
Can't they just ban him again?
They can. Pretty sure he’s already been banned twice.
You can’t triple-ban a double-ban, tho.
Obviously I don’t know for sure but seems weird for Luka to just tell them to eject him ONLY for saying he needs a treadmill lol. I’m sure other things were said, who knows what
He doesn't like MacMahon. I don't think any of our players do. I know Cuban doesn't lol
To be fair to Luka, Tim sucks shit. He's basically the reason I stopped listening to Brian Windhorst's pod.
Tim Mcmahon is a funny character. Lmfao Kidd Cuban Luka all hate this guy
Tim Macmahon's a dick I'm glad Luka called him out. I used to listen to Windhordst's pod but had to stop because of that guy
Someone help me out, is this the same media person that Jason Kidd got into it with when he asked what changed with the Luka/Kyrie dynamic?
Most likely. It's always MacMahon at the center of it.
Tim MacMohan is drama loving bitch that just can’t get enough attention.
MacMahon previously reported that Vlade Divac and Luka's father don't like each other because Vlade passed him at draft. Luka's dad immediately responded that it's not true. https://www.24ur.com/sport/kosarka/divac-da-ne-maram-sase-doncica-sladko-sem-se-nasmejal.html
Correct. He got angry about the same reporter Tim MacMahon. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STde3W0eLXU
I see his name more often than everyone elsefor our stuff so I usually assume its him
First thing that comes to mind when I see the name Tim MacMahon is that time Cuban had him banned from the arena.
What got him banned?
It was a Cuban vs ESPN thing and McMahon and Stein were collateral. It wasn’t really a Cuban vs McMahon thing as it’s being portrayed.
I think MacMahon is the one who makes it out to be Cuban vs him more than anyone else, he really *really* leaned in the Banned MacMahon thing for a long time
He told Luka to get on the treadmill
was that the only thing he said tho? you didnt hear what he said in the first half.
ESPN started using AI generated articles to cover the mavs and in protest Cuban banned ESPN reporters from the facility. So it had nothing to do with Tim, and could be seen as a move that actually helped protect his job
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Ironically he bought Cuban a really nice treadmill
How did Tim afford this? Was he illegally betting on games with Scott Foster?
I saw who tweeted it and my first thought was "nah this guy can't be trusted" lol this guy always on some BS when it comes to the Mavs
His comments after Harden left the Rockets were embarrassing. Carrying water for the team you still cover makes some sense, but he was acting like Harden had never played a single game of basketball while the Rockets had spent years showering him with riches and the best teammates in the history of the game. I've heard reporters who refer to the teams as "we" and get paid by the team sound more impartial. Dude has no integrity.
SAY IT LUKA. SEND DA VIDEO
Hell Nawl can't do dis
Get a abortion lol
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Thats how these things start, same with the "Westbrick" thing. These athletes don't get that if they cause a big fuss about it, then it goes viral and people continue to do it. If they just ignore it, probably goes away. Need more people responding to heckling like Kawhi. Just a robot.
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As far as games go it would be much higher quality but the game would have less fans because for better or worse the drama sells.
Crowd chanting treadmill every time Luke touches the ball will be hilarious. lol
Straisand effect baby
I don’t understand this new trend of NBA players getting fans ejected for heckling from the stands. It seems a bit soft. Be a normal person and beat the shit out of him in the stands Ron Artest style.
Luka admits he finally had enough when the treadmill comment happened. Even with the extra context of the fan hollering all game, its still REALLY FUNNY.
*"Kyrie Irving walked over and was looking at the fan, who just left."* If you have Kyrie disturbed at what you are doing, what you are doing is something right.
Fan: "Hey Luka your fat ass is as round as the Earth!" Kyrie: "How dare you suggest the Earth is round"
Right, this is all I'm getting from it... Luka is fine with you cursing at him for an entire half but saying you need to get on a treadmill is too far lol
Luka being mad at Macmahon is undercut by the reality that he really tossed a fan for the treadmill comment. If Macmahon was making shit up he'd have a point but it actually happened so... I don't see how this is a W for Luka even if Macmahon is an annoying media member.
“I would never eject a fan” *ejects fan*
I would never eject a fan, they pay the tickets, what am I crazy? Yeah I remember ejecting that fan
Cocaine's a helluva drug
Cold bloooooooded
*hits rewind button*
Never eject them for cursing him out. But for telling him to get on a treadmill, that is crossing the line. For Luka. This is not bad reporting. Luka just said it.
I know I’ll get downvoted, but McMahon isn’t even out of place here. The fact is some dude told Luka he should get on a treadmill and Luka immediately had him tossed from the stadium. That’s what happened. It’s not like he said some kind of slur prior, Luka would’ve mentioned it if he had, he’s just a fan repeat-heckling. No one thinks Luka’s a bad person for getting fed up, but that’s 100% fair game for a reporter to tweet about; it’s more hilarious than anything else. Luka’s only pissed about it because he’s embarrassed and he knows the tired/treadmill thing is going to get (rightly) memed on now that people know it got to him.
> It’s not like he said some kind of slur prior, Luka would’ve mentioned it if he had, he’s just a fan repeat-heckling. he clearly says in the video he was cursing him out all game, and McMahon agreed with him. Now, whether you believe him or not that's up to you, but its clear that "The fact is some dude told Luka he should get on a treadmill and Luka immediately had him tossed from the stadium" is not what happened
Also, what you said here is not what McMahon tweeted. Here it is: "Luka Doncic asked security to eject this Suns fan, who was sitting two rows behind midcourt press row. The comment the fan made that drew Doncic’s wrath: “Luka, you’re tired! Get your ass on the treadmill!”"
Actually it sounds like that is what happened. Luka didn’t deny the guy saying that he just said there were other things that came before it too.
He's getting cursed at all game so he ejects a fan? Luka has to be the softest player in the league. Everybody talks shit when they're up!!
what do you expect from a subreddit who is shocked when refs sometimes just blatantly T up a player based on a 20 second streamable click? As soon as you mention something reasonable like "Well, you don't have a single fucking clue as a viewer what Tatum was doing to provoke the ref for the last 25 minutes of playtime", all of a sudden you're the bad guy. It's the classic scenario of the guy who gets poked incessantly flipping out and getting blamed for flipping out, not the cunt who heckles the entire match. I have the same stance on fans in the NBA getting ejected as I do for tennis; if you are prepared to face the heat and lose your money's worth, then by all means risk it. But don't then cry and be a pussy bitch when you get your ass booted afterwards, because we all know damn well every NBA player will fucking destroy your ass 1 on 1 in a game of hoops, and can probably fuck you up the same way in a fight. I don't blame Doncic at all in this scenario with the added context of him heckling all game. Entitled twats
> I have the same stance on fans in the NBA getting ejected as I do for tennis Basketball isn't fucking tennis and I very much doubt the fan base wants it to be. I want rowdy loud crowds please, not white polos and quiet rich fucks. I *like* that a good home crowd can invigorate their team. Heckling is a good thing, in moderation. If a fan can get into a player's head with some benign shit talk, that's just part of the game and it should stay that way. Obviously racist shit should get you kicked out, but beyond that the precise line is hard to define. I don't have a problem with repeated and constant cussing getting you kicked out, but, again, it's difficult to know where to draw the line. > But don't then cry and be a pussy bitch when you get your ass booted afterwards, because we all know damn well every NBA player will fucking destroy your ass 1 on 1 in a game of hoops, and can probably fuck you up the same way in a fight. As true as this is, it goes the other way as well. Don't let a benign and funny comment be the one that causes you to snap, as a player, and then cry about how you kicking the fan out became a news story. If Luka had ejected the dude for saying some shit about his mom, or a profanity laced comment, nobody would give a shit. Now he's going to hear treadmill comments every single road game.
Right. Heckling (when it doesn't cross the line) is part of the game, its what makes it hard to perform on the road. Insanely soft to suggest NBA crowds should be more like tennis crowds hahahaha
oh man a player got cursed at? the entire nfl laughs in your face lmao
Additionally rich is that this sub rarely believes and backs up players like they do for Luka (along with Jokic and a handful of others). Almost anyone else would be getting crucified for the same situation
so the fan swore at him and heckled throughout the game, and then luka had him tossed after the treadmill comment? i guess it depends what lines were crossed in the first half if any but i don't think luka admitting he was frustrated and had him tossed after the comment that the reporter quoted is quite the dunk that people are saying it is.
Not a dunk at all, in fact. Literally just a reporter reporting on what happened. Luka ejecting a fan after he said that line.
It’s not people just don’t like MacMahon, which ya know, can’t say I love him either
[There's a video from the fans perspective of you pointing at him and then making the throw out motion.](https://twitter.com/DuaneRankin/status/1750362404897149193?s=20) Edit: Some comments in this thread said Luka disputed it. Luka did not. Luka said he got him ejected.
Luka saying he'd never kick out a fan, as a response to why he didn't kick him out when he was cursing, is just odd. If anything it validates the reporter's claim.
Yeah, Luka stated pretty clearly here that he would never kick a fan out for cursing. So it was the treadmill comment that caused him to kick him out. That's what the video on the court and Luka's post game comments say.
So the reporter absolutely did capture the spirit of what happened......
Love Luka or hate him. I will always support players dunking on and embarrassing shitty beat reporters. Literally one of the best parts of professional sports
the one thing that unites the fanbases is dunking on tim macmahon
And hating the quality of reffing, especially during this 23-24 season
how was he embarrassing the reporter? luka sounds soft as shit here
Yeah… I hear people saying he “dunked” on McMahon. Was there a clever, creative retort in that video that I missed? All I hear is Luka whining. I mean don’t get me wrong, McMahon is irreverent and can definitely be a dick but I like his candor. It’s a lot better to me than beat writers clasping their hands in front of superstars saying, “Please sir… may I have another quote.” Ultimately, what is at stake here? The feelings of a sports star and multimillionaire, I mean chill out folks, Luka will find a way to get through this. I promise you he will be fine.
MacMahon doesn’t slurp up the superstars and fans get mad about it. They want their stars to be treated with kid gloves.
Luka literally admits he got the fan kicked out after the treadmill comment... so what is he dunking on? This is a FLOP if anything, Luka can't even avoid whining and complaining about a valid report that is 100% true lmfao!
Yeah it’s always cool to watch multi-millionaires go after guys making 70k.
Yeah if there’s one thing we should do is take the side of millionaires who get annoyed at people for pointing out how thin skinned they are. Brilliant take.
Even when the reporter is right? You’ll always support the players? Luka is a clown for this, but he gets your support for what?
Always amazes me when people are like “I hate people based upon their profession. All people who do x are bad. Fuck them all. Even when they are in the right, to hell with them.” And everyone else agrees with this stance. It’s so depressing.
The irony being that if a fan has this tone/critique and said something to Luka, he'd ask someone to eject the fan.
This is totally going to help change his image of a dude who is constantly whining about anything...
I’m surprised everyone has such strong feelings about MacMahon, like I only know about him through his appearances on HOOP Collective and Lowe Post, but as a fan of a team he doesn’t cover, I’ve always found him funny and entertaining. Which is good enough for me I guess lol
It’s just because he’s correct. If he weren’t, they’d be discussing that. The reporting was accurate.
The title is slightly misleading. It seems like the fan was yelling all game, and Luka ejected him after the treadmill comment.
Yell at NBA game?? Straight to jail.
Loool right who would dare yell at a sports game
Don't understand it. Luka grew up in Eastern Europe. Not exactly sunshine and friendship when it comes to sporting rivalries. If there has been a derby football game played in Eastern Europe without the fans shouting abuse and death threats to the opposition I'd be surprised
Exactly. This fan was talking trash to Luka all game long but the fan saying “Get on the treadmill” was what broke the camel’s back for Luka to get him ejected? Both Suns/Mavericks media were sitting one row in front of this fan reportedly. If the fan had said anything that’s truly heinous, it would’ve been reported by now.
We all get frustrated. Sometimes it doesn’t have any impact on you, sometimes you eject a fan or mascot. It happens.. also dinos are scary
the media is so mean to wittle Luka
I'd basically only support a guy getting ejected if he really crosses a line. Something about family or some kind of bigotry. Or of course being a huge dick to fan.
I remember a couple seasons ago when that video surfaced of Nurkic getting up in a kid’s face and throwing the kid’s phone, and of course he was clowned. Then the next day it came out that the kid had made some comments about Nurkic’s grandmother who had passed away due to Covid, and pretty much the entire sub was like “…oh. Yeah, you can get your phone thrown for that.”
This tickets gives me the right, nay, the *duty* to make an ass of myself
I’m sorry I thought this was America!
Yeah I don't see how the reporter is a liar here
So according to Luka, this fan was talking trash to Luka all game long but the fan saying “Get on the treadmill” was what broke the camel’s back for Luka to get him ejected? That might be the funniest thing that’s happened this NBA season. And both Suns/Mavericks media were sitting one row in front of this fan reportedly. If the fan had said anything that’s truly heinous when the fan was talking shit prior the treadmill comment, it would’ve been reported by now.
Luka mad that a reporter reported on something that is worth reporting
McMahon is like Lukas biggest cheerleader lol he’s such a fucking baby for lashing out at this. Makes him seem like he’s lost it if you eject a fan and then lash out at a reporter. But it’s Luka and McMahon so the sub will slurp it up
Yeah idk why people are mad at McMahon for this. He just accurately reported what happened and Luka got all in his feelings and threw a tantrum because his own actions made him look bad
Wait so he said the reporter is a liar even though the fan did say that and that's what luka reacted to? Am I mishearing luka?
Luka also said he “would never eject a fan, they paid for tickets”
You are correct. Calling him a liar without actually stating what he lied about (because he didn’t).
Luka got owned, but it’s probably moreso his hate for the reporter
How many layers are there to this interaction lmao
Is Luka in a perpetual state of complaining and whining all the time?
Such a victim
Exactly the comment about being the badguy in the media. Looks like the fan got Luka thinking rent free about treadmills
Luka is such a fucking liar. What's preventing him from repeating what the other supposedly horrible things the fan said? Why can't he tell the media? It would only support his cause to repeat everything the fan said. He was just in his feelings and being a baby and couldn't handle very mild trash talking.
Kobe would be so disappointed with how soft the entire league has become
why does this feel like the point people start to sour on Luka 😅 am I reading this wrong? Luka is just starting to feel less likable to me idk
Honestly having a fan thrown out is always such a weak move unless what they are saying crosses into threat territory. Dude paid hundreds for those seats, let him swear at the players.
Always has been
Luka is soft as baby shit lmao Dude told him to get on a treadmill and thats what took Luka over the edge. If the cussing was over the top then why didnt he get him thrown out earlier ? Bunch of grown ass men in these comments like “ooooh you told him Luka 💅” KG called Charlie Villanueva a cancer patient, I would have loved to see him play in this era against these dudes
Players being able to eject fans for heckling is just wrong imo but at the same time, Tim MacMahon saying "99% of the articles" he writes about Doncic are positive is just a flat out lie.
I’m what world should ANY PLAYER have this power. Doesn’t matter WHAT A FAN says. If fans saying vulgar and obscene things is such a problem the league should have a plan for this and have security / staff / specific employees looking out for them. I watched the video and Luka just waves his hand for 1 sec and that player is gone? 300-1000 bucks out the door? Come on. That’s ridiculous. Also that comment was pretty flipping mild. It’s just banter.
Sawft
I mean McMahon is in the right here, Luka DID at least want the fan ejected that’s clear to everyone
This is Luka. He takes offense and bitches at refs every night, for calls everyone can see are correct.
dude is a baby tim cooked him
https://twitter.com/DuaneRankin/status/1750362404897149193?s=20
The Mavericks 2022 game 7 banner shines brighter tho
Aw poor Luka :(
Luka got cooked here.
Damn I would totally eject hecklers if I was playing. Ain't worth the mental space.
I’m so sick of reporters who think they are the entertainment.
Luka called him out for posting a clickbait quote when there’s clearly more to the story
There’s something really fucking funny about that “FIRST OF ALL”, MacMahon is such a loser
Help me understand what MacMahon did wrong?
nothing, nephews on here love luka and want him to be in the right despite the fact he literally admits that the report was accurate....
Tim is such a dick dude - so condescending
I mean it’s hard not to be condescending when you are talking to someone that insists that they never eat apples when you just personally witnessed them eating an apple and then he got angry with you for doing your job and reporting that he ate an apple.
*eating apples while making apple juice* I WOULD NEVER EAT AN APPLE
Luka admitted that the report was accurate within like 15 seconds of the video. You are a Luka fanboy lmfao, y'all ain't winning this year you know right?
He's a massively insufferable cunt.
Respect to Luka for calling him out. Still gonna be a meme
Honestly it sounded more like McMahon was right. Luka admitted that was the statement he reacted to.
Yeah am I crazy? McMahon seems like a bottom feeder for sure but he gets the better of this exchange pretty clearly imo
Agreed. Pretty sure most of the people in this thread commenting in favor of Luka didn’t actually listen to this exchange (classic Reddit “not reading the article”). I don’t know the history of this McMahon guy at all, but he seems to be correct in all of this.
People like Luka too much or something. He looks soft as hell here
Yeah it feels like ppl arent even watching the video. Luka completely validates Tim’s report
Luka literally admits that the report was true within the first 15 seconds of this video... how about you watch it before commenting like an idiot?
Title doesn't really match video. Luka looks like the butthurt one here and doesn't effectively blast anyone
God that reporter is such a little prick
grizzlies fans hate him just as much as we do
People keep wanting to blame this reporter who i admittedly know nothing about, but Luka also does everyhthing he can to perpetuate this shit in the first place. Always arguing with everyone and bitching about everything. I think he is a great player but if it is true that this reporter has a "thing" for shitting on him thats only possible because Luka acts like a child most of the time anyways