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@@loicthiant7448 nets 76ers lakers

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He knew it was coming

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Even his mom was laughing 🤣

If he could just not get his feelings hurt and laugh along at some of that stuff a lot of the bullshit would probably quiet down. Guess he still thinks he took the hardest road.

Love that they included you Doc. I always watch your videos, too. Being a sports massage therapist, it really helps to understand the body, how injuries happen and how recovery works. Thanks so much!

Both of you are awesome! Thank you both for your masterful content!

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Thanks for your content. It refreshes in informs my understandings, 🙏 .....

We appreciate the combo

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Had the same thought. No one should be this tall, athletic and skilled.

Exactly, but i think Khawi these last 3-4 years elevated himself on the level of KD, he is maybe not as tall, but he is still 6´7 with a 7ft3 wingspan and high release point. He can shoot 40% from 3, he is deadly from mid range like MJ or KD himself, he has handles and footwork like MJ and can palm the ball and dunk like him, and he is even stronger than them with his super large frame … I watched both NETS and Clippers playoffs series this season, and i can tell you Khawi would probably be a champ again if he wasn’t injured, and that’s the thing with him, he is injury prone, do load management in the reg season… But if he was playing 100%, 90% of the time like Westbrook and wasn’t injury prone, i think guys like Westbrook, Harden or even Giannis wouldn’t have won an MVP, and Khawi show in the playoffs that he can easily averaged 30ppg … So it’s a shame for me, this era is so stacked man, i really believe KD is better than MJ, and i really believe Khawi is as good in the playoffs … But like the guy said, its not fair to compare era, but when i see MJ games and highlights, i just don’t see what KD, Lebron or Khawi couldn’t do, and im sure players like Curry, Harden, Giannis, Dame, Doncic ect would destroy any defenses of the 90´s, just look at what Harden and Curry are doing to todays defenders, people don’t realise what James Harden is, the guy is 6-5, 230pounds and built like a powerlifter, according to NBA players he is super strong, and the guy has arguably the best handles in the league with Kyrie, the hand speed is amazing for a guy of his size, and his anticipation skills combined with his 3 points shot make him the best 1 vs 1 player ever, on par with KD for me, Harden is fucking unguardable, the guy can average 29ppg and 9 apg, or 36ppg and 7.5 apg, when you take into account scoring AND playmaking, Harden is the best offensive player ever with Lebron, he is the only player i have seen averaging stats like that other than Westbrook and Doncic, but Westbrook wasn’t very efficient and never lead his team to 65wins like Harden, and Doncic, well, he will be in that conversation if he keep playing like that, because the kid’s game translate into playoffs … So yeah, this era is stacked, it has the best offensive players (Lebron, Harden, Doncic) the best scorers (KD, Lebron, Harden, Curry) the best 2 ways players (Khawi, Giannis, Lebron, KD), the best shooters (Curry, Klay, Dame, KD, Khawi), the best driver (Lebron, Giannis, Westbrook, Zion) … All the best are playing right now, it’s evolution, and the next generation will be even better, NBA created many Basketball schools in Africa and other part of the world, you saw the antetokoumpo family ? 4 brothers in the NBA, and according to stats, Africa will have 2.4Billions people in 2050, with half of them being -25 years old, and they will be as developped as countries like Brazil … So in 2050, Giannis antetokoumpo will be looked like Kareem abdul Jabbar or MJ, very athletic guys for todays standard, but nothing out of this world. MJ was 6´6 210pounds with a 46inches vertical, Zach Lavine is around the same size and can do a 360dunk from the FT line but no one care, when MJ dunked from the FT line he became fucking AIR JORDAN, but todays he would be Zach Lavine … Lebron is 6´9 250+ pounds with a 44inches vertical and now Zion is 6´6 285 fucking pounds and have a 44inches vertical like Lebron and can Dunk from the FT line, but no one care, it’s normal now, the hype last 6month-1year and then you see the next physical freak … And in 30years, you will see players like Lebron, Giannis, MJ, Zion, Shaq every seasons … Embiid started basketball at 16 for god sake, when Africans will start playing basketball seriously, with real hope of going to the NBA or even Euro league, you will see how many freak of nature they have, remember there are 40Millions African American, and they are from West africa, same genetic as Giannis, Embiid, Olajuwon ect, the perfect genetic for bball, and there are 400millions west african NOW, so its just a matter of opportunity, look at Ngannou, he grew up in a village from cameroon, didn’t even have money to have a fucking pen and pay school, had to work in sand mine and didn’t even knew what MMA was, at 26 he went to france, he had to pass by Niger, Sahara desert, morroco and spain, he had to live in the forest for 6 month and was still homeless for a lot of time in France, and with his incredible genetic, he became an UFC fighter in 2 years of training, and he had no experience with martial art before, and now he is a champion … So believe me, when Africa will rise and be as developped as countries like Brazil, not even Western european countries, it will be over for a lot of sports lol, bball, football, soccer, boxe, MMA, sprint … All the sports were you need speed, explosivity and power.

Smart! I spent Jordan's entire career disliking him and refusing to watch him. Tribalism is an impediment!

I couldn't not have put it better , hope Blue arrow comes healthy

Right there with you my boy

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Still a weak move

Was this a joke cause I don’t understand what it means.. can you plz explain

@@blackcobra7055 never seen exaggeration humour?

@@onedone2011 ik but I didn’t even get the joke .. that’s why is asked him to explain the joke ..

@@blackcobra7055 your clearly a 12 year old

who is Megan?

@@futurehofer1564 illustrator of these thumbs for these videos and obviously has a lot to do with the other aspects of art within these videos. and j.kyle mann's wife.

Meg is Goated. Talk about a power couple.

he did cade cunningham last year and jalen green, arguably the classes two best products, and he usually does rookie midterms midseason and we’re pretty far past midseason of 20-21, so we’ll have to wait until like january. not saying i don’t want rookie analysis tho, definitely looking forward to it.

But he gets the advantage because on his hesi he gets to come all the way on the side of the ball. They giving zion his no dribble face up first step like he a superstar also

Not only that but to make himself a better player

I Hope He Does Too

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What would MJ n Kobe look like in this era tho we’re they weren’t forced to shoot lots of contested jumpers KD is the most efficient scorer ever

@@Hamzethegoat well kd is good but he's actually not the most efficient scorer ever lol

Probably the most versatile but the greatest has to be either MJ or Kareem.

@@markybrickenmort8142 no jumps hooter is as efficient as KD except Stephen Curry

100%..... I've been watching g basketball since Dr J's last couple of years....I've watched alot of basketball.... KD is INCEEDIBLE....I've never seen anything like him

Evan Mobely or Chet, hopefully! We need more GOLD MEDAL GETTERS.

@@onedone2011 I could see Chet getting there. Evan Mobley is more similar to Anthony Davis than KD.

Emoni Bates will be the closest thing we’ll see to KD

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Shit, right now, he is already a top 10 player of all time and his career is far from over.

5 straight 😶

It is a good point…but sports is a bit different. Athletes are expected to compete against and defeat each other, it’s kind of the purpose of sports…not so much in music and movies

@@TheSalsaFoundationMelbourne it is very much the same in music and movies. They compete for awards, money, and more. You can beat someone out for best actor and share a movie with them the upcoming year. Just to make it in music or show biz is a huge cutthroat competition. When movies come out, they talk about the other movies they are competing with that weekend. They even track box office sells to compare which movie did the best that day, that weekend, or even all time.

@@JordanConley808 the awards were invented after the concept of movies and music had reached a tipping point of creation and consumption. Sports were invented from day one with one competitor trying to defeat the other. Most actors and musicians don’t go to work each day trying to beat other actors and musicians for an award. If you ask them, they’re just trying to create great art. Athletes do go to work each day trying to beat other athletes. If you ask them, they’re trying to win (ie defeat someone else) And box office and record sales are not exactly a zero sum game. Multiple movies every year are box office hits and multiple albums reach platinum sales, but only one team wins each game, only one team wins a title. It’s a zero sum game. Competition is inherent in sports…it’s a secondary factor in entertainment But you’re right, there are existing parallels…just not a direct comparison

@James Black I Like That Rebuttal

Westbrook is a better player overall than a 23 year old kyrie or a Klay thompson in 2016. So much so that he won mvp a year later. The 2016 thunder overwhelmed the warriors and were up 3-1. KD couldnt get it done period. If he didnt wanna play with Westbrook he coulda joined 28 other teams besides a the thunder and 73 win warriors.

@@Howdidhenotseeme You got that right! Kd has only ever played with MVP's. I dont know why dude is acting like his struggles even compare to Lebron and Curry. Curry started from the ground up and we all know the teams that Lebron had taken to to the finals. Now KD is the regarded in goat convo because he joins a team that was a lock in favourite to win after their 2016 lost?

@@jimmykingsman8812 People act like the okc team he was on were a bunch of scrubs lmfao. "He knew he couldnt win with Westbrook!!!!" In reality, Kd knew he couldnt win with JUST westbrook. He wanted 2 more all stars on top of it

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@@Howdidhenotseeme Please look up the 2015-2016 roster and count how many players from that team are out of the league or barely get playing on below average teams. Roberson, Dion Waiters, Anthony Morrow, Kyle Singler, Randy Foye were rotation players.

Because fans have this illusion of competition when throughout nba history there has been little parity. The biggest thing is that fans get mad when athletes decide their own fate and make their own decision yet ignore their own selfishness in the matter

... wish OKC traded Russ and resigned Harden ... No team can win with Russ on ball.

College. Lol.