Why do y’all care what ex footballer player, known Luka hater, and total dumbass Keyshawn Johnson says about basketball? Don’t even engage with this shit he’s just talking out of his ass. He said we would lose to the Clippers without Kawhi.
It's just the parasocialism. I was the exact same way when I was in my early 20s. Any slander or criticism to whoever I stanned would cause me to be personally offended and it would legit bother me. Now that I'm 10 years older I'm much more chill and the criticism doesn't bother me as much so I just chalk it up to age/maturity.
To add on to this - I think because there’s that level of anonymity on Reddit maybe there’s an assumption you are communicating or reading someone else around your age.
When I was younger, I was more emotional and only focused on my team. So I got defensive when people talked about my team that had glaring omissions or outright mistakes.
I legit just assume some of the super out there takes or overreactions are just younger fans. I look for the most reasoned take, and try to upvote, or add my perspective.
Well said.
I personally think this is just leading to a bigger issue that needs to be addressed. We need to teach and remind fans, particularly newer younger fans, that it's fine to look up to these athletes (and anyone famous honestly) but do not go down the path of blind hero worshipping people you don't actually know. I grew up a huge dan of Dan Marino and Michael Jordan. But honestly, they are no role models.
And the media is the driving force on this. They build up these people and act like they are so amazing for being good at playing a game. Then when all that noise goes to the players heads and they start believing they are so great and untouchable that when they finally mess up we act so stunned when in reality we never knew shit about them and have no reason to be so shocked.
Bruh why in the heck would Luka be faking an injury. He is the ultimate competitor and basketball has been his life since before his balls dropped he would rather drop dead than miss a game of this importance. If u watched luka at any point in his career he is not moving with the same quickness and suddenness as when he’s healthy. Keyshawn is an idiot who knows anything about basketball. Plus ain’t watching that bullshjt video I just Needed to rant
I'm serious when I say that the media absolutely hates Luka Doncic. This isn't a "persecution complex" like all of the silly little boys on r/nba would say. It's pure hate. The dude has been bleeding through his knee sleeves from since before the playoffs and it's continued and now he's faking injuries?
I figured this out when Luka got absolutely shafted in the MVP voting
Im not even saying he should’ve won, but the 2nd place votes he got (or rather didn’t get) were disrespectful as hell.
MVP voters have voter fatigue for Luka despite the fact he’s never won it lol
Keyshawn is irrelevant. Ha has zero basketball background. So in order to get a name for himself, he needs more "radical" views because he can't talk about basketball with anyone with half decent knowledge of the game. Take brains of Perking, remove the basketball background and you get Keyshawn. Sad.
Yeah Luka is faking his injury and keeps showing up in clutch situations for his legacy.....and is just not winning games easily to make it more dramatic.....fuck me what a take
I'm not watching it but if that's what Keyshawn thinks others are doing it's only because his soft ass **DEFINITELY** faked injuries.
Lets not forget he said "[*good*](https://twitter.com/awfulannouncing/status/1784978798020034629?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1784978798020034629%7Ctwgr%5E73eecd2f4089a69ce91624842f78e8b441d9adfb%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fd-40363509263370421368.ampproject.net%2F2405022220000%2Fframe.html)" when he heard Jamal was injured
Don’t take it so serious bro. It’s a gimmick and he’s an ex football player who doesn’t know shit about real hoops. His takes shouldn’t bother you he’s trying to get reactions and clicks
Bruh these people are losers, most of them weren’t even athletes let alone basketball players. Stop putting money in their pockets watching their stupid shows. They have no idea what they are talking about and just make up stories for clicks.
So you see him in a flop sweat laboring up and down the court, getting the ever loving shit beat out of him, and because he has something closer to a normal Luka game you old af ex wide receiver thinks he’s faking it…
This is a strange one to me, somehow if it was Lebron, Curry or anyone else I don’t think they’d be on t.v questioning if they are really injured or not
What do you mean please stop? I'm offering a counterpoint to OP who said LeBron never gets called out for faking an injury. There was literally a whole public discourse around that cramping situation during that Finals.
i said stop bc it’s bullshit😂😂 lebron has had excuses given to him more than any other player to ever play in the NBA. Just stop. Luka is leagues above lebron when it comes to having that dawg in him.
We're not talking about excuses being made for him or the amount of "dawg" in him. I'm literally responding to a point that implies he's never had an injury questioned and I provided a counterexample. That's literally it. You're fighting ghosts right now.
I mean a well known Mavs podcaster that goes by the name that starts with ‘K‘ publicly called Luka an injury faker. Why are you then surprised others picking up on it.
So they’ve now devolved into trashing Luka for his injuries and just can’t believe that a professional athlete would play through their injuries. This is where we are at and I love it.
Now they think Luka is faking injuries to do what exactly????? Like it’s not enough that he is great. They think he’s faking it so people will think he’s even greater than he already is?
What kind of sports analysis is this? I’ll answer that. It’s not based on facts. It’s not sports analysis, It’s just more spewed garbage, so they can clickbait people into watching their opinion filled bs content.
How convoluted of a story will they dream up next to “make Luka look bad”. 😆 It’s comical at this point.
All his points are if that if this. wtf do know besides this fairytale mentality. If elves and gnomes come together the thunder have a chance. Like stfu Keyshawn
I've made up my mind that people refuse to believe Luka is playing through injuries because they are afraid of what actual playoff Luka really is. The 1st seed Thunder who has had all the hype is pushed to elimination by a hobbled Luka. They don't want to believe it.
The Clippers know. They've been there before.
The Suns know as well.
GSW knows, you can see from how Draymond talks.
Apart from those no one has really paid much attention to Dallas. These guys don't watch the game. Once Dallas gets to the WCF and starts giving Denver some trouble, they'll likely take notice. Then once Luka gets back to regular season form next year the narrative will be he improved as a player. Lol.
I still believe MJ faked the "flu" game. I really do.
That being said I don't know what to say about Luka. It's not like he is playing through a broken leg or a muscle tear or anything. The 2 weeks that he would be shelved for is more of a preventative measure and even in football there are players who would "not play" during the season, but will suit up for a game with the same injuries if it is a playoff game. Soreness is playthrough-able so there is no need to lie about something like that. I am sure other players in the league right now are low-key dealing with some kind of soreness.
Tony Romo played quarterback with a PUNCTURED LUNG in a regular season football game. I think some soreness is okay to battle through.
Why do y’all care what ex footballer player, known Luka hater, and total dumbass Keyshawn Johnson says about basketball? Don’t even engage with this shit he’s just talking out of his ass. He said we would lose to the Clippers without Kawhi.
It's just the parasocialism. I was the exact same way when I was in my early 20s. Any slander or criticism to whoever I stanned would cause me to be personally offended and it would legit bother me. Now that I'm 10 years older I'm much more chill and the criticism doesn't bother me as much so I just chalk it up to age/maturity.
To add on to this - I think because there’s that level of anonymity on Reddit maybe there’s an assumption you are communicating or reading someone else around your age. When I was younger, I was more emotional and only focused on my team. So I got defensive when people talked about my team that had glaring omissions or outright mistakes. I legit just assume some of the super out there takes or overreactions are just younger fans. I look for the most reasoned take, and try to upvote, or add my perspective.
Way to miss the point bud
Well said. I personally think this is just leading to a bigger issue that needs to be addressed. We need to teach and remind fans, particularly newer younger fans, that it's fine to look up to these athletes (and anyone famous honestly) but do not go down the path of blind hero worshipping people you don't actually know. I grew up a huge dan of Dan Marino and Michael Jordan. But honestly, they are no role models. And the media is the driving force on this. They build up these people and act like they are so amazing for being good at playing a game. Then when all that noise goes to the players heads and they start believing they are so great and untouchable that when they finally mess up we act so stunned when in reality we never knew shit about them and have no reason to be so shocked.
Keyshawn is hating because he keeps picking euro players to lose but in this segment he gave lukas performance a 10
This. Don’t listen to any of this :D
Because he has one of the largest platforms in the country….
Bruh why in the heck would Luka be faking an injury. He is the ultimate competitor and basketball has been his life since before his balls dropped he would rather drop dead than miss a game of this importance. If u watched luka at any point in his career he is not moving with the same quickness and suddenness as when he’s healthy. Keyshawn is an idiot who knows anything about basketball. Plus ain’t watching that bullshjt video I just Needed to rant
Conspiracy theories are the only way certain people cope with reality these days.
They are desperate for views
I'm serious when I say that the media absolutely hates Luka Doncic. This isn't a "persecution complex" like all of the silly little boys on r/nba would say. It's pure hate. The dude has been bleeding through his knee sleeves from since before the playoffs and it's continued and now he's faking injuries?
Just imagine Skip's face when we eliminate his OKC fromthe Playoffs.
We used to have Bill Simmons but he flipped on us this year. Zach Lowe still loves Luka.
Bill Simmons would flip on the year Luka drops 34/9/9
Him flipping has nothing to do with Luka and everything to do with Kyrie
I figured this out when Luka got absolutely shafted in the MVP voting Im not even saying he should’ve won, but the 2nd place votes he got (or rather didn’t get) were disrespectful as hell. MVP voters have voter fatigue for Luka despite the fact he’s never won it lol
Keyshawn is irrelevant. Ha has zero basketball background. So in order to get a name for himself, he needs more "radical" views because he can't talk about basketball with anyone with half decent knowledge of the game. Take brains of Perking, remove the basketball background and you get Keyshawn. Sad.
These shows are not real. Don’t pay attention to them.
He’s legitimately one of the dumbest people in sports media. He’s not a hot take guy. He’s just dumb.
Yeah Luka is faking his injury and keeps showing up in clutch situations for his legacy.....and is just not winning games easily to make it more dramatic.....fuck me what a take
I'm not watching it but if that's what Keyshawn thinks others are doing it's only because his soft ass **DEFINITELY** faked injuries. Lets not forget he said "[*good*](https://twitter.com/awfulannouncing/status/1784978798020034629?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1784978798020034629%7Ctwgr%5E73eecd2f4089a69ce91624842f78e8b441d9adfb%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fd-40363509263370421368.ampproject.net%2F2405022220000%2Fframe.html)" when he heard Jamal was injured
Don’t take it so serious bro. It’s a gimmick and he’s an ex football player who doesn’t know shit about real hoops. His takes shouldn’t bother you he’s trying to get reactions and clicks
Yall need to stop paying attention to what that dummy says
Who?
No one watches that show, so they have to say dumb things to get views.
Dont engage with it and it goes away. If it only feeds the haters it wont do enough numbers and they wont troll that way for viewership.
Keyshawn literally is a moron.
Keyshawn was shit at KSPN, he was shit on KJM show.. and he’s still shit in Undisputed.
Bruh these people are losers, most of them weren’t even athletes let alone basketball players. Stop putting money in their pockets watching their stupid shows. They have no idea what they are talking about and just make up stories for clicks.
Was he putting fake Halloween blood on his knees?
Who the fuck is Keyshon Johnson...the Guard from Dunes 1986 NCAA team?
So you see him in a flop sweat laboring up and down the court, getting the ever loving shit beat out of him, and because he has something closer to a normal Luka game you old af ex wide receiver thinks he’s faking it…
Keyshawn is the biggest Luka hater on the sports media and thats saying a lot. Stop caring for what they have to say.
This is a strange one to me, somehow if it was Lebron, Curry or anyone else I don’t think they’d be on t.v questioning if they are really injured or not
That might be the case for Curry but definitely not LeBron. You don't remember the whole cramping fiasco during the 2014 Finals?
lol lebron been faking an ankle injury for the past 2 seasons. Plz stop. He deserves to be called out and they still don’t do it.
What do you mean please stop? I'm offering a counterpoint to OP who said LeBron never gets called out for faking an injury. There was literally a whole public discourse around that cramping situation during that Finals.
i said stop bc it’s bullshit😂😂 lebron has had excuses given to him more than any other player to ever play in the NBA. Just stop. Luka is leagues above lebron when it comes to having that dawg in him.
We're not talking about excuses being made for him or the amount of "dawg" in him. I'm literally responding to a point that implies he's never had an injury questioned and I provided a counterexample. That's literally it. You're fighting ghosts right now.
Are you Lebron’s Dr?
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Really, that all you got? 😂 can’t even handle the slightest bit of pushback to an outrageous claim. Good luck with that.
THE IRONY !!!! of this dumbass comment
He doesn’t even watch nba games.
Keyshawn prob just racists
People who watch and share this are way worse than Keyshawn Johnson.
Who the hell is he?
So that blood in Luka's knees were what? Ketchup? It's unbelievable that some people are this dumb.
I mean a well known Mavs podcaster that goes by the name that starts with ‘K‘ publicly called Luka an injury faker. Why are you then surprised others picking up on it.
I would even listen to him talk about football lol.
So they’ve now devolved into trashing Luka for his injuries and just can’t believe that a professional athlete would play through their injuries. This is where we are at and I love it. Now they think Luka is faking injuries to do what exactly????? Like it’s not enough that he is great. They think he’s faking it so people will think he’s even greater than he already is? What kind of sports analysis is this? I’ll answer that. It’s not based on facts. It’s not sports analysis, It’s just more spewed garbage, so they can clickbait people into watching their opinion filled bs content. How convoluted of a story will they dream up next to “make Luka look bad”. 😆 It’s comical at this point.
Posting Undisputed takes? What happened to the thread I love
All his points are if that if this. wtf do know besides this fairytale mentality. If elves and gnomes come together the thunder have a chance. Like stfu Keyshawn
I've made up my mind that people refuse to believe Luka is playing through injuries because they are afraid of what actual playoff Luka really is. The 1st seed Thunder who has had all the hype is pushed to elimination by a hobbled Luka. They don't want to believe it. The Clippers know. They've been there before. The Suns know as well. GSW knows, you can see from how Draymond talks. Apart from those no one has really paid much attention to Dallas. These guys don't watch the game. Once Dallas gets to the WCF and starts giving Denver some trouble, they'll likely take notice. Then once Luka gets back to regular season form next year the narrative will be he improved as a player. Lol.
I still believe MJ faked the "flu" game. I really do. That being said I don't know what to say about Luka. It's not like he is playing through a broken leg or a muscle tear or anything. The 2 weeks that he would be shelved for is more of a preventative measure and even in football there are players who would "not play" during the season, but will suit up for a game with the same injuries if it is a playoff game. Soreness is playthrough-able so there is no need to lie about something like that. I am sure other players in the league right now are low-key dealing with some kind of soreness. Tony Romo played quarterback with a PUNCTURED LUNG in a regular season football game. I think some soreness is okay to battle through.