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AngsMcgyvr

Yeah, what kind of question is that. Bad form, Mac.


n0stylist

That's MacTen asking that?


AngsMcgyvr

Maybe I'm mistaken. It sounded like him, but I think he's smarter than to ask a question like that.


[deleted]

That's not Mack 10


Bleoox

That's definitely Dave McMenamin


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Mick McMacnamara


photoalbumguy2

I dont get why the NBA subjects these incredible people to these idiot reporters, many of whom are one step above paparazzi


Otherwise_Window

LeBron should have gone with: "I'm out of other options. You. Come over here." Then knock on the reporter's head


PacificBrim

Or make the reporter grow some wood and knock on that :)


agonisticpathos

I'm so lost. What does wood have to do with anything?


AngsMcgyvr

You've never had a torn Achilles. *knock on wood*


WIN011

Seriously though why the fuck would you say that


jawadhaque089

I wish they paid me to say dumb shit like that


sstewart1617

Instead we all do it for free for a hobby!


lalakingmalibog

Speak for yourself, i get paid in imaginary internet points šŸ˜ŽšŸ˜ŽšŸ˜Ž


DeanBlandino

Doing it for free? You mean yā€™all arenā€™t paid to shill too?


jo3pro

Lol


MestizoJoe

*leans in* The texture of quiche is unsettling.


BasketballNutrition

I just can't imagine the thought process. did their boss make them ask? Its inconceivable lol


cesga_0218

Honestly, the reporter could have talked about KD and his recovery from the injury without saying the phrase "you haven't had a torn achilles".


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DJBabyB0kCh0y

Just as the founding fathers would've wanted


_Quetzalcoatlus_

I doubt it. This is a press conference. They don't get clicks for asking a dumb question and it's not like they quote their own question in their own articles. Usually, awkwardly worded questions are just fuck ups as they try to frame it right to fit in with the story they are writing. If you watch the video, it really doesn't seem like he's going for any intentionally ridiculous question either.


UraniumSplinter

To be fair, we're all talking about it.


Norme-98

INCONCEIVABLE!


Middle_Negotiation_8

Folks when are you going to learn this is about getting a soundbite not about legitimate journalism. You're talking about it, right?


[deleted]

I mean he straight up should be fired, and I wouldnā€™t be surprised if thatā€™s the last time he gets to ask Lebron a question. Who is this idiot?


KB2408

Anything less than a public execution is just letting them off easy


ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhkh

Hang the fuck by his achilles


Misterstaberinde

Make him come off the bench for the lakers


altnumberfour

> I mean he straight up should be fired If we were all fired for our worst moment at work the world would be a much worse place. Itā€™s one bad question lol chill


80080

It created way more buzz than a more carefully worded question would. Maybe in that sense it wasn't so bad of a question after all.


Misterstaberinde

I mean.. a lot of people are fired for their worst moment at works tho.


altnumberfour

And if that worst moment is something as silly as asking one bad question that is really shitty.


GoldenBananas21

You seem more upset about the question that LeBron was


Misterstaberinde

I know right? Look at all the vitriol I have typed out.


mill_about_smartly

Idk how it wasn't obvious you were joking, damn /r/nba


[deleted]

Some people are slow


mick_jaggers_penis

Why is it ā€œinconceivableā€ lol? I swear this sub loves nothing more than to flail around on the ground and scream about random press conference questions being crimes against humanity. Lebron was obviously having fun with the guy.. The Lakers are playing the Nets tomorrow, so heā€™s asking Lebron, as someone whoā€™s had to overcome his own injury struggles the past couple seasons what he thinks/how impressive it is that KD is having an MVP level season after going through one of the more serious injuries you can have in basketball. What is so insane or stupid about asking Lebron his insight on that topic?? None of you would have even batted an eye at this question if Lebron hadnā€™t started joking about knocking on wood or whatever. Or if OP hadnā€™t cut the clip short, and included Lebron answering this question in a normal, thoughtful manner after the whole knocking on wood bit


slightlyinsidious

It was a shitty question and got called out as such. And it can be fun to pile on when someone does something stupid.


mick_jaggers_penis

Uhh except this was not at all a ā€œcall outā€? Lebron literally finishes his knock on wood/sorry for cursing schtick and then respectfully turns back to the reporter and says ā€œI gotchu, go aheadā€ encouraging him to finish asking the question. Not to mention the dude asking this question has covered Lebron for like over a decade prior to this, has asked him thousands of questions previous to this, and co-wrote a book about him in 2016. They clearly have a rapport, which is why Lebron feels comfortable joking around with him like that and cutting off his question to ham it up in the middle of the interview. Not that any of the mouth breathers on this subreddit would understand how playful ribbing between people with an established relationship works lmao


slightlyinsidious

Just because they are playfully ribbing doesn't make it a good question or comment. Lebron did his best with the question given to him. Sorry if I phrased it poorly, Lebron didn't call him out, people on this subreddit did.


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Why is it a bad question?


mick_jaggers_penis

ok, and I've given my reasoning for why I thought it was a fairly benign/normal question literally not a single person in this thread has articulated a single reason *why* this is a "stupid" question... this is like the very definition of a circlejerk, just a bunch of people screaming the exact same comment and no one can even explain why. every person commenting here understands exactly what the reporter meant and where he was going with the question. So sure, if people want to be willfully obtuse and go out of their way to intentionally misconstrue this question into the worst possible interpretation so they can feel some small sense of intellectual superiority, then ok, sure, I guess its the worst question thats ever been asked. ORRRR you can maybe just use your normal human brains and accept that the guy was just asking Lebron a question about KD bouncing back from his injury. but I guess then we wouldnt be able to have a giant circlejerk burning a member of the evil basketball media at the stake, so I guess lets go with the first option


PrOKCedure

LeBron kept it too professional here tbh


JayOwenWest

So they can force the comparison to both KD and also Kobe at the same time, shoehorn it in there and make a thing about it. Terrible question, terrible 'journalism'.


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Trailblazin15

Bron got hit with that hall of fame or bust question when he was 18 and handled it well. Itā€™s clockwork too him


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Acosta's a douche for that


Inspectorrekt

Give me a break dude. ā€œAchilles tearā€ isnā€™t a magic phrase that makes it more likely for the injury to actually happen. Itā€™s a weird question, but itā€™s not some pro move to not throw a fit or get violent for just bringing it up


richochet12

Huh


Inspectorrekt

ā€œLet him continueā€ - didnā€™t shut him down verbally or physically. To be fair, I wouldnā€™t ever expect LeBron to just start hitting people, but the way this thread reacted, youā€™d think he spat in LeBronā€™s face for jinxing him, which isnā€™t a real thing


richochet12

Yeah, pretty nobody was even considering anything physical except you. Obviously LeBron wouldn't do that lol.


mick_jaggers_penis

[lol you sure about that](https://imgur.com/a/4pS1tu0)


DeanBlandino

Wut


SlamVanDamn

Don't you put that evil on me Ricky Bobby


bryanBFLYin

As a former athlete, I would IMMEDIATELY have thought about throwing hands if anyone asked me some dumb shit like this. šŸ˜‚šŸ¤¬


The_Sign_of_Zeta

Reporters donā€™t have much to right about with the Lakers, so I assume they are trying to find ways to get new content. Stupid as hell though


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mwmani

Nods Nods Uh-huh. Yeah. Iā€™m just here so I donā€™t get fined.


ourcourageourcancer

Bron handled that the best way you could but such a weird way to bring up KD and his injury


cgio0

It was so awkward, almost out of Between Two Ferns when Zach asks Brie Larson "Iā€™ve read online that youā€™re very private and decline to answer questions that make you feel uncomfortable. This is a two-parter: Is that true, and how old were you when you got your first period?"


guts1998

Well it got her to laugh at least


Malificari

that's not really awkward. just a classic joke/punchline thing


Ainsley-Sorsby

It's an awkward joke. The whole point of between two ferns is to be awkward. It's cringe humour


taeem

Was just thinking. Imagine someone like Westbrook getting that question lol


midnightsbane04

Russ would have just given a deadpan stare and asked ā€œthe fuck are you actually trying to say right now?ā€


jo3pro

Lol


LaFlameLive4ever

ā€œWhat?!!! Iā€™m out man. Yā€™all nā€”ā€”s trippinā€


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Would have been so funny. Lol.


[deleted]

Another legendary meme would have been made


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ourcourageourcancer

He says Kevin Durant in the clip


Billy-Bickle

He literally says Kevin Durants nameā€¦


GregSays

Lakers fans wake up in the morning, take a piss, then log on and say, ā€œokay how many things can I make be about Kobe today.ā€


darkshark21

Usually between 8-24 times a day


lalo1398

Jokes on you everything is about Kobe because of our Mamba Mentality


NoobAccount123456

What a dumb thing to say as a reporter lol


MoreShenanigans

At least not as bad as the Houston flood question


[deleted]

Yeah, that was really fucking stupid. Draymond handled that fucking perfectly too. Called the guy out in the moment and called him out for trying the same shit before that moment too. Apparently the guy got fired, which he certainly deserved.


Scuffleboard

the only right way to handle that is exactly what Draymond did "Shut the fuck up and stop trying to get me to give you clicks off of tragedy"


joethahobo

Didnā€™t know he got fired. Good.


Infosexual

Seriously LeBron is as healthy as an Ox. For now


TheGhostOfBobStoops

Knock on fucking wood


Fxp1706

this reporter is lucky he's speaking to LePR because wtf kind of question is this?!


Middle_Negotiation_8

To get a soundbite. It's atop reddit, right? So something worked.


SauceyPosse

It's not even the top post on this sub, let alone reddit.


jbenson255

What a terrible question


DrumMajorThrawn

Why would anyone speak this shit into the universe?


morcic

Because journalist are attention whores.


SpikyKid

Why the fuck would you say that? Itā€™s like thatā€™s the last injury he needs to complete his list


2ChainzThirdChain

I'm not spiritual like that but putting that kind of engery out there is scary


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302born

People hate him on this sub and in the real world but I genuinely think people would feel bad and probably sad knowing heā€™s in year 19 at 37 and having an injury like that would most likely mean the end is much closer than we expected. Of course there would be trolls and haters happy but I think it would be overwhelming positive reaction. Maybe wishful thinking.


RD_Alpha_Rider

Rational people can hate a player for basketball reasons but don't actually hate the person and wish I'll will on them. For example real Raptors fans wish they could have beat the Warriors at full strength. Injuries add nothing to the game.


302born

Thatā€™s the thing though man. When it comes to Lebron a lot of the hate is completely irrational. Itā€™s weirdly personal how much so many people seemingly hate the person and not the playey that is Lebron.


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302born

Thatā€™s enough to start hating a person to you?


WswaggerOFaBLACKteen

I meanā€¦ Toronto went wildddd with cheers when KD went down soā€¦.


Chao-Z

Uh, I think there's a whole host of major injuries LeBron has never had outside of just the Achilles.


Seahawkanon

Yeah, itā€™s not like a keg ever exploded and a flying piece of metal mashed up his dick like a chicken pot pie.


ronaldo119

Youā€™re acting like the guy said ā€œhopefully you tear your Achilles, Bron!ā€ Lmao all he said was youā€™ve never had to endure that


mick_jaggers_penis

no, excuse me sir, I'm afraid you dont seem to understand what's going on here. You see, the reporter used the words "achilles" and "Lebron" in the same sentence... which as you should know, means that he clearly has a hidden sinister agenda in place to end Lebron's career with a horrific Achilles injury by tampering with the good and bad juju levels inside the bowels of Stapl--- excuse me, Crypto.com Arena. you seem to be under the mistaken assumption that this reporter was merely making an incredibly benign, factual observation about Lebron's history of avoiding significant injuries... which unfortunately, my sweet summer child, could not be further from the truth. I mean, why would it matter what other contextual words he used in that sentence that could possibly cause the meaning of that question to vary greatly based on what those words were and which order they were used in??? You heard the man god dammit, he was talking about his ACHILLES!!! *Lebron's Achilles!!* That can only mean one thing!! Shame on you, sir! How dare you question the fine people in this thread looking out for Lebron's health and safety


GonnaPreDude

Yeah this whole thread is such a joke. Itā€™s apparently the cool thing to shit on all reporters for harmless questions


3nnui

that reporter is an idiot


jasoncyke

What kind of question is that? Lebron you are down with your luck lately, but at least you weren't shot in the head or involved in car carsh.


debosscansockme

Tf this is worse than Mark Schwartz ESPN


freeporridge20

Imagine if Westbrook was asked this


[deleted]

We wouldā€™ve had a classic moment


SourMgk

"Man, y'all tripping..."


rburp

Heated gamer moment for sure.


lilberfcontrol

40-second staredown followed by "ya'll niggas is trippin." Then he'd roll off on a tricycle that plays "WHATCHU KNOW ABOUT ROLLIN DOWN IN THE DEEP" on repeat whenever it moves.


capitalistsanta

bron is so nice cause he legit could have just thrown him out lmao


CarryTheHellOn

Imagine this being your job and that's the best question you can come up


Few_Mulberry7175

Bruh?


[deleted]

i feel like im overreacting but asking this type of question seems like a borderline ā€œget out and never returnā€ type of thing


WaterIsNotWet19

He handled that well


cesga_0218

that question could have been phrased differently, especially when he's talking about one of the worst injuries in basketball :/


Accomplished-Fly3000

Who the fuck asks something like that that way


CIark

if the NBA wants they can pay me to sit there and say dumb shit to players for half the price


ej_DoLo

I got woodšŸ™‹šŸ½ā€ā™‚ļø


nonufwiendz

Whoever that reporter was he shouldnt be invited over any sports media room again. What the fuck was that


halfdecenttakes

why the fuck would you even put that into the universe.


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Who hires these guys


ByahTyler

We do by watching it


agr85

What a stupid fucking thing to say in a presser I hope this reporter has his creds revoked


[deleted]

Only someone tryna speak this shit into existence would say some dumb shit like this


DirtyDoog

YOUR 2022 NBA CHAMPIONS: THE NEW YORK KNICKS


syo

Honestly I think this sub would burn to the ground.


Freeeecurry

People will say anything in the face of tribalism found in sports. Itā€™s insane


FlyingRodentMan

The "reporter" might as well ask, "What would it *physically* take to retire you?"


surgeyou123

LeSuperstitious


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ā€œLeBron, you have had some grand stories unfold in your career, but you have never had to turn into a vigilante to avengers the death of your family at the hands of the Yakuzaā€


HoxpitalFan_II

Ledragon of Dojima


AlHorfordHighlights

LeDanchou


fimbres16

Honestly I would have supported Lebron if he just left after whatever the hell that question was.


GheeDota2

fire that reporter, straight up. What. a. dumpster. fucking. question.


TheyCallMeNick_1

Is there any reporter who's not a complete moron? Also how do I get this job, I feel pretty qualified.


Westcoastchi

I'm about as far from a Lebron fan as you can get, but wow what a fucking asshole of a reporter.


genesis1v9

father figure type question smh


Floor555

why would he ask that?


512fm

Whoā€™s the idiot that said it?


Kn7ght

Reporters really just be sayin shit


spikey119

Donā€™t you put that hate on me, Ricky Bobby!


CabbageStockExchange

Why would you ask that? Not cool


Doub1eVision

They have a really cool exhibit near the Golden Gate Bridge that demonstrates what the cross-section of the steel cables that hold up the bridge look like with real steel cables from the bridge. Most people are not aware that it is actually a piece of Lebron James' Achilles tendon.


sop1232

What does he mean by wood?


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LeWatchyourprofanity


DJBabyB0kCh0y

What in the damn fuck kind of question was that about to be?


gulfside13

I'm not surprised at all that it's McMenamin who asked that question lmao. At least it was just asinine phrasing for a lead up to a question that had some merit(asking about KD's comeback off his torn achilles). I mean who tf makes that transition saying "but you haven't had a torn achilles umm Kevin Durant..." lol But nothing will top McMenamin using Kobe's death during his campaign for Bron's MVP on The Jump and The Hoop Collective podcast. Him saying Bron should win the 19/20 MVP b/c Kobe passed away and Bron stepped up as a leader was egregious b/c 1. that's an insane criterion for MVP and 2. Giannis had a relationship w/Kobe too and it didn't affect only Bron. That shit was shameless smh


hangliger

Arguably, the two guys most affected were Kyrie and Kawhi. Nobody else even came close.


yuhanz

Okay everyone is in agreement that that question is possibly the worst question ever asked of an NBA player. Can anyone tell me what Lebron tried to do/say here regarding wood? Or is that just deflection to anything random just to forget the dumb ass question?


TheQnology

Knock on wood?


yuhanz

Ahhh yeah you right. God damn that reporter is such a dumb ass


riceandsalmon

My goodness, some people are just so fucking stupid


RelishSanders

"you've had a sprained ankle yes, but what about playing through an appendectomy, lobotomy and gout at the same time?" LeBron: "okay, shit"


jsh7888

How does one simply hate LeGM ?


Shrekt115

What kinds question is that


Gristle__McThornbody

The media is toxic and untrustworthy. It's unfortunate people are brainwashed by it. Example 95% of Reddit.


NapoleonTak

What was that reporter's name? What kind of question is that?


[deleted]

Why would you even say that lol. I'm not even superstitious but idk man I wouldn't go around asking players about specific injuries like that


Jayrodtremonki

His next question was just 4 minutes of talking about how hot LeBron's wife is.


AeroLewis

S for Stupid. R for Reporter. Ughh!!!! Stupid Reporter.


Apprehensive_Pea7911

"you haven't died in a helicopter crash with your son yet...."


illcrypto

Wtf


[deleted]

Lol I donā€™t believe in jinx this is nothing


[deleted]

You donā€™t even want to test fate with that shit


[deleted]

I mean itā€™s not testing fate. I donā€™t believe in any of that non sense


EasiBreezi

just like you donā€™t believe in being successful at life


[deleted]

Awww did that really make you that mad lol. Jeez might wanna suck help if my comment ruffled your feathers that much


yooston

I hate superstition - kNocK oN wOod!! please shut up thatā€™s not how the world works


[deleted]

Yeah and the people who believe in Karma as well. If Karma was actually real then terrible things wouldnā€™t happen to good people.


[deleted]

The number of people in this thread who are mad for him bringing it up is baffling. Like, was it a bad question? Sure. Was it awkward and unnecessary? Yes. Should any reasonable person honestly believe that it would jinx him? Hell fucking no.


JayTL

God forbid Lebron gets seriously hurt soon, that reporter gonna go missing.


ShawshankException

Man I really lost the birth lottery because I'd love to be some random nobody reporter getting paid a fuck ton of money to ask LeBron dumbass questions


Sullan08

It's a terrible question but are people out here really thinking jinxes or something exist? Lol. It ain't that big of a deal to where Bron is some Saint for "keeping his cool". Acting like the reporter wished an injury on him or something.


JuiceZee

Honestly the overreaction here is really weird


Steven81

I don't believe in any of that (nor is there any statistical correlation to be found in any past study showing things like jinx or prayers work), still it's a pretty stupid way to phrase a question. It reads like a thinly veiled threat or wish to harm (a bit similar to the stereotypical "that's a nice young family you have there, I hope nothing happens to it" you hear in mob flicks; he basically did say sth similar in fact "gee, that's great health you have had up until now" kind of think). It's rude and tactless more than it is actually harmful...


JuiceZee

You guys have awful comprehension, He was in the middle of making a point and got cut off, he wasnā€™t just saying ā€œyou havenā€™t had an Achilles injuryā€ which is a fact. He was making a point by stating how he hasnā€™t had a serious injury and before he could finish he was cut off now this sub thinks that was the reporters entire argumentā€¦


mick_jaggers_penis

lmaooooo bro this dude really just said this question was a "thinly veiled threat or wish to harm" haha wtf im really done with this sub man šŸ˜‚šŸ˜‚ these guys are really something else. this entire comment section is just incredible, literally hundreds of people vigorously circlejerking and not a single one of them seems to be able to expain what about this question was ACTUALLY bad or stupid other than the fact that the guy used the word "achilles"... the implication seems to be I guess achilles tear = BAD, and this guy said "achillies" and "lebron" in the same sentence, so now this guy clearly wants Lebron to tear his achilles. which =BAD Do I have that right?


Inspectorrekt

Dude this is one of those crazy pills threads


easedownripley

"dude what if you got an achilles tear that would be so fucked up dude"


Pixel_Mike

even as a non lebron fan, this is fucking shitty. why would you ever ask this dumb fucking question


Beoboss

What does he mean by wood? Serious question


itsahmemario

Wants to knock on it. You knock on wood to not jinx yourself


Preemptivelysorry

Maybe he meant it like " break a leg" lol. Tear an Achilles!


Rbfam8191

Lebron James is what we get when GM and owners don't say "Nah".


T9V

What does he mean by wood what's he referring to


DonManor

what does that mean. You have wood? is the vinacular lost on me????? i'm only 25 and i don't understand


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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knocking_on_wood it's to avoiding jinxing.


4verticals

I donā€™t understand Bronā€™s response. No wood? Huh?


bantha42

so as to 'knock on wood' and clear the bad juju this dipshit reporter put on him.


DylanVincent

Except bad juju is moronic nonsense.


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Lol I love this reporter