NBA Players Don't LOVE THE GAME 

Gilbert. You can never say that about The seventies eighties and nineties. SBA Silverspoon Basketball Association or Soft Basketball Association I know what you're thinking.🤔💭 And I'll play you one on one for 100k

Yea let me not go smash a model so I can get extra practice in. Only the players who had a privileged upbringing look at the game like Kobe and Arenas.

@@mikejones9906 lol smash model Gilbert was a good player The thing i'm confused about is he watched both errors

Aye Gil, Jo, get rid of McCants. This nigga had the nerve to speak as tho Lord Jeffrey Jordan didn't have a killer work ethic and determination and love for not just the game but competition in general. Kobe came in with the love but the work ethic came from Mike. He hooked up with Tim Grover, who Mike popularized to get that killer instinct. Wtf does he be talking about 🤦🤷

well said indeed

But it's sooo accurate

Yup. You never or rarely practice your shooting but want me to give you the ball?? That’s bad basketball

Them not passing is making it harder them ... gifted players can get people set up easy ... fat ass harden leads the league in assist and is about to get a max..

GOAT MAMBA FOREVER. MISS MY DAWG MAN!!

I feel that

That's literally what they say in the video

I don’t think Kobe meant that he doesn’t miss the game.. he meant he doesn’t miss playing in the NBA anymore(RIP). He still loved the game since he was still training other players post retirement and had his youth camps.

@@nayeemazam2874 of course that's what he meant. Sheesh my guy, that's common sense!

@@jakjones8680 it’s morons like you, “my guy”, that put lebron over Kobe, to whom I have to explain how much better Kobe was in all aspects of the game! Use some “common sense” and don’t be an idiot! Learn the game “my guy”!

That’s why Kobe was so mad at Shaq. Because he knew the potential Shaq had if he dedicated himself to the game like he did. Shaq did not reach his potential at all. Put Kobe’s work ethic into Shaq’s body and you probably get the greatest player of all time.

Yeah he was wild with that, invalidated his point trying to piggyback on Gil's

Yea Mfs be hating on Jordan if anything people was mad that Jordan wanted nothing but perfect from his team 💯💯

Though he didn't mention Jordan specifically, he corrected that later saying certain guys had the talent AND the work ethic, also when he said that Mike had "the love of the game" clause in his contract. I think he was pointing to just how gifted Jordan was.. For instance, you can't teach the out of this world 'hang time" Jordan had, that was natural. His superior "timing", the "killer instinct"...A player either has them or they don't...

Foolish crown silly comment because Kobe mimicked Mj & Mike worked harder than anybody in Practice etc.. Are these Dudes Superstars w/ Championship..? 😂

Can't take a guy serious with a cane and crown on his head at 38 years old🧐🧐

only if you're delusional

@@kredentials. please explain sir

@@vibangigan5336 you can’t blame the game of basketball for any of your choices n as long as balls and hoops exist it’ll be there for you to play

@@kredentials.sure if you’re being literal. Obviously a basketball can’t love a person. Delusional if that’s what you interpreted from the comment

@@spencerparker7374 I interpreted you can chase hoop dreams and ruin the rest of your life, from that comment. That can only happen if you’re delusional about what basketball is.

Bro i said same shit. Smh

He also was drinking and partying🤷🏾‍♂️🤷🏾‍♂️. Two things can be true. Some players view that as not taking the game seriously never forget MJ and Barkley was hanging out late nights during the finals. Some people view that negatively as well

That's the point. Mike didn't love it, he was just gifted.

You can put 12 hours of work in sleep for 8 and party for 4. Jordan loved it

@@kingchiles4328 that just doesn’t even make any sense. He was more talented than everybody AND worked like a beast.. i mean watch The Last Dance.. Watch the compilations of the greats from back then talking about how much Mike worked. His coaches, teammates, trainers and everybody always talks about how insane his work ethic was. Yea he drank and smoked too (everybody did in that era) but he worked his ass off at the same time. That’s what made him the GOAT. He had more skill AND more drive than everybody.

Charles Barkley

I think shaq wants to be a full time actor after that movie he was in

It was his life. You can be dedicated to your job but not have your job be your whole life. Almost everyone is like that.

shaq played at max 40% of his ability. if he played even to 80% of his ability he would be far and away the greatest player that ever played. he never loved the game. what else is a 7'1 guy supposed to do in america? Barkley played at 60% as well.

​@@chemistryphysics716 If Shaq stayed the same size he did from 95-98 and was motivated I don't think the lakers lose till 08 celtics come along lowkey.

I think you're right my friend. Ben could have been so much better, and still can, IF he truly loved it...Obviously, he doesn't...

Ben is that guy y’all want to believe doesn’t love the game cause of the media. It’s corny think for yourself

Ben has been on emotional damage since that game vs atlanta😂😂😂 and that made him quit basketball😅

& zion

Ben main issues were injuries.

I agree. I don't know what dude talking about.[ I think that's McCants.]

​@@iraoden8206 yeah he lost me with that 1

The “Flu Game” showed how much Jordan loved the game and how much he hated to lose. When Detroit had beaten him up in the playoffs. A player who didn’t love the game would just have said “good season but can’t win them all”. Jordan spent the whole offseason strengthening his body so he’d be ready to face off against the Pistons. McCants got punked by Pat Bev.

For real he is delusional. If he loved the game like he talking right now he would have had a much better career.

Straight facts!! And I have no idea why he wears a crown .. cause he ain’t no king

Man's best season was 14pts a games. 😭

And he was talking about Giannis man was homeless and won a chip and two mvps he gotta chill. 😂

Facts…he was what we call a waste

There is a difference between not loving the game and just not having the game be the only thing you care about. MJ loves the game but also has other passions. Kobe is a guy who loved basketball and focused on nothing else. I dont know haw many guys are like kobe, probably only a couple.

Jordan absolutely loved the game, but… he never beat the Celtics, that was Detroit. Rashad is outta his mind saying Mike didn’t love the game. Mike didn’t like the BS that came with the business of basketball and he stepped away because either 1. He was suspended for gambling 2. To mourn his fathers death

@@dash4800 yaw act like he was different than all the other greats...he was an attention junky..81 pts in a gm that had no.meaning at the end of the gm, selfish & most self entitled plsyer ever! BBALL aint that deep guys its entertainment..78% is make believe as owners are playing chess with us.

Mike was competitive in anything.. Kobe loved the game didn't do anything care about anything than basketball..Mike left basketball to go play baseball.

​@@stebossm3195cuz his dad died you clown. His dad wanted him to play baseball and he did that as his dying wish. When he finished it. Then he came back with vengeance and won three straight.

​@@stebossm3195 Because he was talented enough to do so. His Father passed away and wanted to make his dad proud. He did that. Came back and had a 3 peat. Kobe called him for x and o advice. Watch ya mouth

@@stebossm3195stupid

@@stebossm3195 you can’t say he didn’t love the game just because he retired after 3 straight rings and his father dying in the car he bought him after being robbed for the stuff he allowed him to buy with money he gave him

And Jordan had s gambling problem that's why we didn't play for two years he got secretly suspended that's why he played baseball and when his suspension was over he left his baseball team very fast and wore 45.

Facts . First one to get to the gym and last to leave . Jordan didn’t make his basketball team in high school. He had to work to be the greatest . Kobe got his obsession from Mike ! Mike loved the game and was talented physically

What!?? Does he know how hard it is to get into the MLB!??

Yea and none of those p’s say anything about love. Effective is effective. Why should we care what the man loves? That’s his business.

That's not true

@@akindele13 Give an example...if that's not true. Show me the person that doesn't have passion for their craft that is excelling over someone that does.

@@COPESLANDmovemaKER You read to react instead of understading. “Love” or being passionate about your craft is what makes you apply the 5 P’s consistently.

I think you missed the point. Gil said there were all time greats that didn’t love the game. Which means they are so talented, they just went off that to get into the 1% if the nba. Both things can be true

That shows you how terrible the Timberwolves are. I think it was a video of zach lavine at the draft disappointed he was drafted to that team, i genuinely can't remember.

​@@SolaceMcfly Most likely. As he was going to the stage, he mouthed something that looked like he said, "F*** me."

Wiggins didn't have a great work ethic similar to Ben Simmons and Zion

That’s such cap bro

@@kenyonmckee2268 there’s nothing cap about it. There are only 5% great players in the NBA out of 450.

Im a professional athlete and this whole “greatness” thing is not for everybody. If everybody thought that way then there would be way to many egos. I love basketball , but I also love the money that comes with it. If tear both of my knees tmr, none of these mfers would give a damn about me, so In the off-season I’m trying to be the best version of myself not the greatest player ever.

Nah they want greatness they don’t want the work that comes with being great.

@@kenyonmckee2268 it’s not cap, anyone can say they want greatness that if it comes to them easy… then hell yea I want greatness. But that’s not how it works

If you're 7 foot tall, you don't need talent to get a shot.

no shit a lotta people wouldnt do alot of things if money wasn't involved

its a gamble giving someone life changing money an expect them to perform like they had nothing

@@gmoney5903 ok so it’s not about of the realm of possibility that certain players don’t love the game 24/7 I don’t need a bunch of old heads or pat Beverley of all people saying this when he hasn’t gotten better at anything offense related.

@@kenyonmckee2268 tf is your point then kid? If it’s that obvious and you don’t need old heads to tell you….why watch a video of old heads having the discussion

@@hothandquis941 cause it popped up and I wanted to watch and a dude named hothandquis calling me a kid is insane u should talk.

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@@brianjeffries1978 Chris Paul loves the game man tf you talking bout

@@brianjeffries1978 you listed a lot of names that have no business being here lmfao

@@Professorfrenchfry I understand that but he's doing it for his family not the love of the game

@@Professorfrenchfry yes my man you don't know the half of it I get you the other list

He’s always quiet

@@freddycalipari4242 when Rashard is there yea but he usually has at least a few things to say but he literally didn’t say anything

I was wondering about that too. I wonder if he had any regrets

Once Brandon got a deal he pulled back big time.

Let’s be real here, they’re talking about McCants and he doesn’t even realize it. MCCants talking like he was on Gil’s or Kobe’s work ethic. The guy didn’t even outlast his rookie contract and played like 3 years. I’ve heard stories of him being the epitome of what they’re talking about. Dude had a huge ego and thought he DESERVED everything. If he had Gil’s work ethic he would have been in the league a long time

Right 😮😮 how long did he play 2 seasons

Who?

@@Quran112083 Bro I can go in on this topic in 1993 to 2001 every player in the acc left there sophomore year it's was about the money.The booster wasn't playing top dollar for athletes And year the Acc was dominate

Did he, though? He’s the goat but it seems like he was just good at basketball and had other interests. Not saying he didn’t put the work in, but I don’t know if he loved basketball or if he loved winning and basketball was what he was good at

you can't even mention basketball without mentioning MJ. MJ is the game. one of one. MJ's ability is so great that if he played at only 50% ability he would still be the greatest. He had no challenge and he still worked to play at 80% of his ability.

Ona real you woulda never saw kobe ina baseball jersey 🤣🤣

@@Augrills Loving to win is the ove of the game. Why did he want to win? Also, mike wasn't the most gifted, he worked on all aspect of his game. Kenny the jet, talked about Mike having bad handles in college and how he worked for extra hour of practice just to be good at it. He changed his game, mid 90's, he developped a poster game and all that. But This guy is saying that he didn't love the Game?

@@appobiri1484 I see what you’re saying but what I mean is he’s a dude that wants to win at anything. Don’t matter if it’s basketball, baseball, poker, pissing contest, tic tac toe, MJ is going to try to win it

Mike left cause of his gambling problem and the NBA covered it up.

@@dmorgs2384 you’re a fucking loser.

@@dmorgs2384 🤡

@@dmorgs2384no Mike got bored of winning so much

@@MrDiMES123 you know he didn’t win every series and every game right ??? Lmfao

Stockton also

Gil cleared it up. The GOATS are the the ones with the talent + work ethic.

Thank you. Real, Impartial people need to start having platforms on sports because too many people have connections or hard feelings with folks and it’s keeping them from telling the truth/facts and, as a result you have an audience of ppl thinking one way because clearly the masses can’t think for themselves.

@@MrsKartier Ehh, the impartial people are the ones that cant accept this opinion. What h'es saying doesn't have to be fact - he can be wrong (and he's wrong a lot). But when you are the greatest, no one will be able to accept a statement like this when the question arrives. Other players' parents have died during their careers - parents that were closer than Mikes dad was, and they came back by the end of the year. Truth is, Mike got so good at ball trying to prove his dad wrong. By then he was already the best - so when his dad passed, he lost a purpose. That's what people don't want to look at. Because it hurts the perception of "Michael Jordan IS Basketball" that was marketed to us way back before there were documentaries. And make no mistake, the lesser players that work hard will never be talked about because they never reach the same level of success because the talent isn't there. That's true in every facet of life. There will always be people working way harder to get where YOU are at

@theinktician you simply can't speak on what someone else loves or doesn't love...it's that simple...and you can't amass the accomplishments of MJ without loving this game. Imagine becoming successful and being able to provide your family the best life, then as a result of your success your father is robbed and killed...yes other players parents have died...duh...but there deaths are not connected to the success of their child.

Kobe being his "copy" is the biggest myth in sports history. He absolutely nothing close to Jordan's level outside of freethrow efficiency.

He’s retarded. He also loves to say negative things about Mike whenever he gets the chance . Jordan must’ve really rubbed ppl the wrong way with his personality. A lot of people don’t like him and don’t know how to separate their feelings from actual facts.

No need for that...

We all know who they are. Ben Simmons, Zion, KAT. Those are certain. My hot take is Zach Levine. I don’t think he cares

@@Augrills that’s definitely a hot take cause Zach is a gym rat. Don’t speak out your ass

@@Augrills that’s why I laugh when Ben is mentioning just media narratives

He did. He said then wolves players lol, KAT and Wiggins

Yeah and the competition was spread wide

How is this true when mccants and Jennings were two of the people who didn’t love the game

Thank Ya! The purpose and meaning of a job is to fund and finance your life! Everything gets old over time!

Disagree

Hard disagree

I swear every job I've worked you have people who think they work so hard and deserve more money when they have the poorest performance.

He's too slow to have a show. This really Gil show 😂

The same as now. Loving the game doesn’t mean you’ll be any better. Everyone has a cap.

@@Entrepreneurandfree So you saying if Kobe didn't love the game; or Mike they would've had the same career...🤔🤨 I disagree.

@@michaelrice9163 those are the extremes. I'm responding to your "every player" qualifier. You can love your job, but that doesn't give you any additional talent in your role. There will always be differing levels or love which will equate to differing levels of skills.

@@gregscott363 I'm simply believe that if more than less say 50% of the NBA; loved the game the way a Mike, Kobe, or even Bron did and does. The league as a whole would be better. Which would cause it to evolve even quicker than it already is.

Just how far do you think the game is able to evolve? Exactly what do you imagine bball will look like in the future? 🤔.....Y'all don't realize how dumb y'all sound

that line " if I was a lil bit taller" hit home for so many of us... and it was great example cause if Pat Bev was 4 inches taller hed be on bully mode 24/7...

I graduated in 03 and played pf at 6'5 I was expected to reach about 6'9 but didn't grow again after 15. Needless to say most of my d1 offers dried up because I was undersized for my position. It's still crazy to me cause I was the #4 ranked pf in my state I really do wish I would of gotten those 4" lol

Lol. One example😂

Worked super hard at gambling 🎰

🌽 y gtfoh with your shite music

🤣🤣

@Jim Wilson he spends $2 million a year on his body to prepare himself for the nba season.

@Jim Wilson same way ik your gay

He put in work where? He still can’t shoot 3s, he still can’t shoot free throws, he still can’t dribble stop it

@@BDAthleticInsider and yet still the all time nba scoring champ 😂😂🤡🤡🤡

Kobe never robbed the game like mike did…

Yep

Shaq loved the game but he was too big and it takes a toll own your body if you work out too much.

You didn't watch any of AI's games. You just parrotted what the media told you.

@@marshallmaxwell2494 shaq himself has said he wish he took it more serious than he did

@@michaelmamitesarmecin5137 im probably older than u goofy i watched ai play he left it all on the court , extremely competitive, but he didnt approach the game like someone like kobe did..he was just talented af, basketball wasn’t even his first love it was football , he wanted to be in the nfl before he even touched a basketball

Facts 😂😂😂😂😂 MJ had a love of the game clause in his contract

Yea mike stole his girl or something Gilberto weird ass corrected him and 5 min later he said some moe mj bs

Facts

LISTEN! mfers just get a hard on for diss the younger generation is all, some where around that 30yo mark is when that chip gets activated 😂😂😂😂😂😂

Nah not at all. The media warped your mind why is the first guy you thought of

Thats stupid and gives me the impression you never competed in athletics.

What? Giannis can’t have gotten to where he is right now from where he came from if he didn’t love the game.

I'd Bet The Fired Head Coach for the Bucks Loved the Game Too.. The Bucks Simply Under Performed... Admitting Failure shows you have a passion for what you do..

Bro that was the worst take ever. Giannis was trash when he came in and turned himself info an mvp.

Dead on cuz

There's nothing childish about finding something you love more than money. The NBA rookie minimum is nearly 1 million dollars. There are about 450 active players every year. All of them, including 2-ways and 10-days. make more money in a year than most people on the planet. But you can't buy an NBA championship. To some people, proving that you're the best through dedication and hard work is worth more than all the money in the world.

@@tetsuya2ko Then why is he saying most of the players hate the game??? Aren’t they all dedicated and work hard too ??? Only people without money say money is not everything. There’s no way that a championship ring is worth more than all the money in the world. Such childish thinking. Fans love the game but players work at a job. I personally know a retired NBA player who readily admits that he didn’t like the job, but his home that we played poker at was spectacular. Nobody…..I repeat…..Nobody is playing professional sports for free. It’s disheartening for some fans to find out that their favorite player or players are only in it for the money.

@Nathan Hollis KD gave up $10 mill to join the Warriors. LeBron, Bosh, and Wade took pay cuts to form the big 3 in Miami. Shaq left $30 million on the table to join the Lakers. These guys are already filthy rich, plenty of athletes have chosen the opportunity to win over a larger paycheck. Are they childish?

@@tetsuya2ko as you said, they were already multi millionaires They rightfully so chose the money first and chased the ring later. Don’t get hung up on the contract amount. They knew endorsements and shoe contracts would make up the balance. They really didn’t leave anything on the table to chase the ring. And personally, I think anyone who leaves that type of money on the table is foolish and childish. I’m business over fan-ship. Others are championship or bust. It’s ok for us to have different thoughts on the matter.