Watch "Ahmed/The Ears/IG: BigBizTheGod 🇸🇴 - Starting 5 on Netflix showing LeBron against the Nuggets season opener being annoyed at minutes restriction "I know you got me on old man time percentages and sh*t. Play eight minutes and sh*t. 2 shots in 8 minutes just getting cardio. I hate this sh*t already, just garbage"" on Streamable.
Reminds me of Jordan trying to play the same year he injured his foot instead of letting the team tank for a good pick in the early 80s
People say Lebron has no killer instinct I think that shit will die as more stories come out about him from other players and coaches
Stuff like this and the story about him messing with Gilbert Arenas before Gilbert shot game deciding free throws makes it seem like he’s just as much a hyper competitive lunatic as the MJs, and Kobes that have that identity attached to them
Reminds me of Jordan trying to play the same year he injured his foot instead of letting the team tank for a good pick in the early 80s
Bulls had no shot at the playoffs until Cleveland bottomed out that year. Bulls won 30 games made the 8th seed, largely because it was the first season with 8 teams per conference.
Deciding to form heatles in 2008 and then quitting on your team in 2010 and stringing them along indicsting you’re staying does that. And then leaving heatles to go to a younger superteam will also do that
He clearly has that instinct that MJ and Kobe are notorious for, the only real difference is he is a goofball while MJ and Kobe are just more serious in general.
You have to be a borderline psychopath to be playing one sport for over half your life. Him stil being this passionate about basketball shows where his mentality is at
Borderline psychopath? Disagree man. Basketball is too fun honestly to be a psychotic pursuit. I could be in an open gym and shoot 12 hours a day if my body allowed me to do so. Basketball is peace and serenity. Not surprised these dudes at the highest level still have an admirable amount of passion for the game.
You’re not considering all the extra curricular activities that come with being an NBA player thought. All the travelling and being away from your family half the year, all the media interviews where they repeat the sane points 95% of the time, the training and diet to maintain NBA-level fitness. Doing that for a single season is a grind, let alone having the mental capacity to do that for 22 years at the highest level.
That’s my point. These guys are living bad ass lives doing what everyone would want to do. It’s never a psychotic pursuit. That’s wildly soft thinking and not surprising seeing it here on Reddit.
Even when it becomes a chore it’s never a proper grind. It’s fun. Playing a game and practicing that game is fun. Working on your skills is fun. I can understand that it can be daunting at times but dudes calling it a psychopathic pursuit I think is a bit much.
Like you said grinding in a coal mine is a psychotic pursuit bc it’s killing you slowly. These NBA dudes stay in shape, get paid millions, fuck whatever they want and play the game they love to play all while creating generational wealth. And even if they hate the game they’re getting paid so much who tf cares?
I feel like you would naturally start very quickly losing passion and interest in a sport if you play it for over half your lifetime. I definitely would. LeBron is an outlier. Most atheletes aren’t this passionate after this much time in the same league
You miss out on a lot of ‘life’ having to play basketball for 9-10 months every year
Reminds me of Jordan trying to play the same year he injured his foot instead of letting the team tank for a good pick in the early 80s
People say Lebron has no killer instinct I think that shit will die as more stories come out about him from other players and coaches
Stuff like this and the story about him messing with Gilbert Arenas before Gilbert shot game deciding free throws makes it seem like he’s just as much a hyper competitive lunatic as the MJs, and Kobes that have that identity attached to them
Jordan trying to play in ‘86 foreshadowed his time as a GM. Never could see the forest from the trees.
Bulls had no shot at the playoffs until Cleveland bottomed out that year. Bulls won 30 games made the 8th seed, largely because it was the first season with 8 teams per conference.
LeBron haters know no bounds. That’ll continue for as long as there’s the sport of basketball.
Deciding to form heatles in 2008 and then quitting on your team in 2010 and stringing them along indicsting you’re staying does that. And then leaving heatles to go to a younger superteam will also do that
He clearly has that instinct that MJ and Kobe are notorious for, the only real difference is he is a goofball while MJ and Kobe are just more serious in general.
The people complaining about his lack of killer instinct is actually just Skip Bayless. And that has been dead for A WHILE.
You have to be a borderline psychopath to be playing one sport for over half your life. Him stil being this passionate about basketball shows where his mentality is at
Borderline psychopath? Disagree man. Basketball is too fun honestly to be a psychotic pursuit. I could be in an open gym and shoot 12 hours a day if my body allowed me to do so. Basketball is peace and serenity. Not surprised these dudes at the highest level still have an admirable amount of passion for the game.
You’re not considering all the extra curricular activities that come with being an NBA player thought. All the travelling and being away from your family half the year, all the media interviews where they repeat the sane points 95% of the time, the training and diet to maintain NBA-level fitness. Doing that for a single season is a grind, let alone having the mental capacity to do that for 22 years at the highest level.
They work less hours than a 9-5?
That’s my point. These guys are living bad ass lives doing what everyone would want to do. It’s never a psychotic pursuit. That’s wildly soft thinking and not surprising seeing it here on Reddit.
Even when it becomes a chore it’s never a proper grind. It’s fun. Playing a game and practicing that game is fun. Working on your skills is fun. I can understand that it can be daunting at times but dudes calling it a psychopathic pursuit I think is a bit much.
Like you said grinding in a coal mine is a psychotic pursuit bc it’s killing you slowly. These NBA dudes stay in shape, get paid millions, fuck whatever they want and play the game they love to play all while creating generational wealth. And even if they hate the game they’re getting paid so much who tf cares?
I feel like you would naturally start very quickly losing passion and interest in a sport if you play it for over half your lifetime. I definitely would. LeBron is an outlier. Most atheletes aren’t this passionate after this much time in the same league
You miss out on a lot of ‘life’ having to play basketball for 9-10 months every year
Wild that he’s been in the NBA longer than he’s not been in the NBA.
Wild that I was 2 months old when LeBron Debuted and now I’m finishing my bachelors…Mfker is still playing
Bro needs hobbies
This one hurt my back
Wild that people born in 2003 are now finishing their degrees, omg
Check your math. 2003 was 3 years ago.
And if we’re keeping it real, basketball was his life long before the NBA. By high school at the latest, he was essentially a professional