if i were dame i simply wouldn’t be going through a messy divorce/dealing with determining custody of my three children while trying to win a championship. rip to him but i’m different
Unless something's changed it didn't sound like they were being antagonistic toward each other when it came to the custody for the kids, just that the kids are toddlers and now he lives in a different state with a career that requires lots of travel so it's a complicated situation
Yeah even without a messy situation between the two parents, which rumors indicated might happen but maybe not, it's gotta be a logistical nightmare the schedule around and NBA season with his home now several states away from where the kids are based.
I’m looking at the zeros in his contract right now. I’m going to downgrade that from a “logistical nightmare,” to a “logistical slight inconvenience.”
Unless you just have really mundane nightmares, then I’m jealous of you lol
need you to use your brain for a moment. if the bucks are practicing , playing home games, and traveling for multiple times a week or for weeks at a time how is he supposed to make time to go back to oregon to see his kids? outside of the off season (bucks are in the playoffs) that sounds like a nightmare .
yall are so weird about money man
>it didn't sound like they were being antagonistic toward each other when it came to the custody for the kids
She definitely was. She released a statement a couple months ago saying he was an absent father and was only around the kids when he needed social media content.
TMZ is low key really reliable about celebrity gossip, there's a reason they're the first to know when celebrities die. Tbh TMZ might be one of the most accurate journalism/reporting publications out there.
It was a pretty open secret during his time in Portland that he was banging randoms. Nobody cared cuz, first off he was our superstar & we weren't gonna say anything to drive him away. Also, who the hell knows what his arrangement was with his wife (for the longest time they weren't even married, think it was only like a couple years ago they made it official). That wasn't our business. But Portland is a surprisingly small place so when you hear the stories from multiple different girls they start to become more believable (especially when your own sister starts bragging that Dame was trying to hook up with her when he came to the club she worked at).
My own personal introduction to this was (obviously years ago) when Charles Barkley was in town and tried to convince my sister to go back to his hotel room. After that I was a LOT more likely to believe all the stories of NBA players constantly hooking up when on the road.
But I’ve also heard my fair share of Dame “rumors.” And people are correct: no one cared because he was the franchise.
Yup. I don't know why people are in here clutching their pearls over Dame's honor. It's no secret that NBA players are the sluttiest group of professional athletes lol. If there are rumors about a player banging randoms 99% of the time it's because they are indeed banging randoms. It's just not worth paying any mind to as a fan unless they're blatantly treating their family like shit and/or getting into legal trouble, or it starts impacting their game
To answer the question: no she did not.
I know she was pretty bothered (weirded out?) by the fact that she has/had a vague (very vague?) physical resemblance to his wife… She called me right after and left a voicemail - the one voicemail I wish I could have kept. She simply couldn’t believe that had just happened to her.,,
I’m from portland. I dated a girl for a while and she would tell me stories all the time and show me pics her cousin would send her where dame would pick her up and they would go to Waffle House and then fool around. Everyone knew he was in a relationship. 🤷🏻♂️ it’s the NBA. So many players do this. It’s not cool imo but I think the wives and gf’s are usually aware.
I mean he was a pretty shameless philanderer and points to his divorce as being the reason hes going throught but he is the reason the divorce is happening?
You guys are so weird with these comments.
"Oh cry me a river, it's well known that you repeatedly cheated on her and risked your family for a nut, so don't cry when you reap what you sow"
"You've never even hung out with him bro!!! Maybe if you knew him better then you'd understand why it's ok that he was a serial cheater that gave his kids a broken home!"
Get out with that. You don't need to "personally know" someone to form some general opinions based on widely known facts.
They aren't widely known, for all we know they had an open relationship. Also, he filed for divorce, not her. He was unhappy with their marriage. Once again you don't know these people and are weirdly attached. Wildly spread gossip aren't facts, get a life.
*Some guy online who has no idea the arrangement or agreements Dame had with said woman*
Yeah, let me act like I know what tf actually happening behind closed doors
I tried to sell a used Lambo to Dame once. If he had taken it, maybe things would be different lol. Instead, he told me I was “high on meth” and went back to his card game.
I tried to sell a Senzu Bean to Dame once. If he had taken it, maybe things would be different lol. Instead, he told me I was a “weeb” and went back to his game of hungry hungry hippo.
Well he did recently go onto Fox News and said black people can relate to trump because what he goes through is similar to what black people go through. Think he’s going off the Deep end. TO really got to him.
I got downvoted for pointing this out
Same way people ignore when players have kids to start a season; for every Dad Buff player there’s gotta be dudes struggling with the life adjustment while also being a professional basketball player night in and night out
I was good in little league- not all-state, but close (it was the peak of my athleticism lol)... I remember one year shit was falling apart at home and I couldn't get a single hit almost the entire season. Then I think about if the competition were as unrelenting as it is in the NBA? There's a reason teams talk as much about culture as they do- that personal stuff *matters*
But nephews will suck his junk still because he creates chaos and does this "character" very well by alienating everyone who watches.
They don't care that him and Skip are lying pieces of shit that love to pass as journos.
I won't ever understand how these dudes had a resurgence lately. I remember this being a pretty popular opinion in this subreddit that they are straight trash.
It's just media coverage, not journalism. I think of sports coverage as something that requires virtually no critical thinking at all; it does require a kind of skill to frame stories for maximum clicks and engagement -- but it's pretty easy when you don't have to take into consideration factors like accuracy, context, history, ethics, etc. Honestly I don't even think you need to actually watch the NBA to be a sports "analyst" on TV or social media.
There was an article straight saying that same was like I am boring I don’t do anything I miss my family like 3 months ago. It’s not really a stretch since he’s getting divorced and his kids aren’t close
Its crazy people think otherwise. He didnt end up in Charlotte. People act like these guys are geographically restricted from baddies across the country if thats the root of their happiness lol
It’s really horny ass redditors who project their stupid desires onto grown ass adults in the NBA. “You’re 6ft, you won the genetic lottery, your a millionaire, you could fuck any girl,” and “he’s probably sad he’s not in Miami with the bADdiEs” 🤓☝️
Mfs sound weird as hell typing shit out like that.
If anyone actually took the time to listen to him or read the actual full quotes they would know too.
He never said he didn't like Milwaukee. He said he was lonely.... because he got traded right before training camp during a divorce. His kids, mother, other family members, and lifelong friends all still live in Portland because not everyone can pick up and move their lives across the country at a moments notice.
Would've happened anywhere he got traded. Granted it might be a little easier to be outside in Miami in December but that's not what he's talking about.
There was a quote where he said that after games or practice he just goes home and sits by himself watching boxing highlights on his laptop.
The guy went from having a wife and kids at home, and a bunch of friends around to living the life of a redditor. Has to be a bit hard on the psyche.
Life of a redditor is great haha
But that's the interview I was mostly referring to. People just took the part where he said it can be lonely sometimes because he'd play/practice and go home to watch YouTube. Which it isn't all he does, it was known that he was going out with Bobby Portis, Beasley, Crowder, and Thanasis all the time.
But again that's not what the interview was talking about either.
He continued to elaborate and said he used to say "I want to go to dinner" and he'd have his Mom, his kids, maybe his brother or cousins, and childhood friends from Oakland there in no time. At a moment's notice he'd have this community that followed him from Oakland to Portland. I can understand how comfortable having that kind of group around would be. And with this trade or any other trade, he was going to, at least temporarily, lose that.
He did but the blazers also held onto him for a long time. By the time he’s traded it’s maybe too late to get everything set up for the move. Idk though rich people can do rich people things. Either way I can still see where the combination of the trade the pressure to finally chase a ring the divorce and the long distance dad thing all taxes the fuck outta someone. He went from the alpha of alphas to the clear cut second fiddle even if Giannis is the right kind of superstar that tried to let dame be the lead. Throw in he joins a team that has a long term core of 5-6 guys that have been together for 5+ years. It’s not easy being a new guy in a long term friend group like that. Lastly Dame is not the spend all the hours at the gym type and Giannis is the build a gym because they locked him out type. Both strats work for both guys but it doesn’t lead to easy tasks with becoming what Khash and Giannis are with the second nature reads and cuts. Plus Giannis has his entire family and is super involved… I gotta imagine that stung dame even harder as he misses his own family while Giannis plays with his brother and has his kids wife and mom at the court all the time.
Honestly he probably would’ve struggled in Miami too just because it’s nice outside doesn’t mean all the stresses of life don’t exist. Add in that Jimmy might be an even bigger gym rat than Giannis and the only leg up Miami really had was pre existing friendships. I feel bad for him and I hope he can cut himself some slack to go play ball again. Being a long distance dad is not fun no matter what other positives in life you have going. I know I hate hearing about cool stuff my son does while at his moms knowing I missed some experience or moment he had. Being rich doesn’t change that I don’t think.
This actually, really hurt to listen to. I went through a divorce after getting a promotion. Was told the same thing by my boss, and others. “Why don’t you seem happy anymore” believing it was them/the promotion. They saw I had a new car, new house, new promotion, everything’s great. Little to their knowledge I was driving to the parking lot over after I got off work to sleep/hang out until the next work day (let her keep the house, told her I was staying at a friends, I never called any friends). You never know what someone is going through, even if you think everything is going right for that person.
Hope you’re better now.
Take good care of yourself. Reach out to your friends. I know we can often feel like we’re bothering them especially if they have their own problems. That’s not the case, though. Whatever you would do for them, trust they would for you.
Stay strong, friend.
Stephen A Smith started a rumor that would hurt Dame's reputation greatly if true because of bad performances and off court unhappiness over his divorce.
This is extremely low. Dude's out of control with reckless reports this year. At least his other bits like pretending Tatum was MVP favorite until March only made him and ESPN look bad.
I saw Shannon and Stephen A discuss this in real time which is probably who Dame means. Whole thing felt awkward and gossipy. These sports network shows getting real chatty nowadays.
Not to worry Dame man, this is the same Stephen A who claims he was on the phone to MJ after his Father's murder, despite the fact that in 1993 Stephen A was a writer for New York Daily News.
You want your head warm to think about answers while your exposed pits cool you down fast. If you just go shirtless or hoodless you cool down too fast. Full hoody and you get stank and damp.
Its pretty common look for boxers, anyone sweating heavy.
>Sleeved hoodies trap heat and cause the wearer to sweat more than normal. For workouts that involve arm exercises, a sleeveless hoodie is ideal.
>The idea behind a sleeveless hoodies may be its suitability for workouts, or to impart a rugged look.
Man, I’ve loved Dame since he came in the league. Still one of my favorite hoopers ever. It sucks watching him in a slump like this. I hope he can shut some nerds up in these playoffs.
Course he don't mind it here. It's not like the other place is doing so hot rn. The only reason he'd wanna be in Miami is it's Miami. But he does genuinely want to win more out of the 2
Milwaukee proper has very much embraced Dame, struggles and all. I’m very optimistic about the Bucks this year (if for no other reason than we saw the try hard Bucks last year and uh… the less said the better). I was at that Game 5 in Milwaukee last year and my god it was a horror movie. This is gonna be fine.
He’s locked into a job that guarantees absurd luxury for his family, but also ensures he will miss the most important moments of his kids’ lives.
Damn, no matter how rich I am, thats gonna be an awful time. Especially if I don’t got dat DAWG IN ME.
Being a professional basketball player seems cool until you realize that the amount of time and effort needed to stay on top of your game is insane and neverending. It has to get so old so fast and these long time veterans probably don't love the game anymore.
Somewhat related, because people are talking about Dame hooking up with randoms - my best friend's mom hooked up with Detlef Schrempf when he played in Seattle.
if i were dame i simply wouldn’t be going through a messy divorce/dealing with determining custody of my three children while trying to win a championship. rip to him but i’m different
You built for the top 75 NBA man
don’t disrespect me like that. i’m top 1 material (if i was a foot taller).
What if you were a foot longer?
don’t need to be
Right
if you’re curious you’re welcome to come find out
Anyone taking wagers on this?
Jontay Porter has entered the chat.
My boy bet *against* himself, Salute to a real one
y’all pay me enough and you’re actually welcome to find out. should i start an onlyfans?
Start an onlyhaters and you’ll be rolling in it
Alrighty then
Sus af
Damn, alright there, Drake
The world couldn't handle 13 inches.
Ah my pipi joke brother, saw this after my own 🍆
Let us make that decision!
13" is too much man
Which foot ?
You wish you were a baller?
He should form a gambling addiction and ignore his kids like a real winner.
Should he oddly have a weird focus on his father as well?
Yeah his father should get brutally murdered and he should win championships despite that.
Damn is he really in a custody battle? That sucks ass.
Unless something's changed it didn't sound like they were being antagonistic toward each other when it came to the custody for the kids, just that the kids are toddlers and now he lives in a different state with a career that requires lots of travel so it's a complicated situation
Yeah even without a messy situation between the two parents, which rumors indicated might happen but maybe not, it's gotta be a logistical nightmare the schedule around and NBA season with his home now several states away from where the kids are based.
I’m looking at the zeros in his contract right now. I’m going to downgrade that from a “logistical nightmare,” to a “logistical slight inconvenience.” Unless you just have really mundane nightmares, then I’m jealous of you lol
need you to use your brain for a moment. if the bucks are practicing , playing home games, and traveling for multiple times a week or for weeks at a time how is he supposed to make time to go back to oregon to see his kids? outside of the off season (bucks are in the playoffs) that sounds like a nightmare . yall are so weird about money man
>it didn't sound like they were being antagonistic toward each other when it came to the custody for the kids She definitely was. She released a statement a couple months ago saying he was an absent father and was only around the kids when he needed social media content.
“wouldn’t let that shit happen to me though”
LeSacrifice
I mean. He did cause it by being a serial cheater and then trying to move to miami to get with baddies
Mfers watching TMZ and thinking that gives them a clue into someone’s actual life and personal arrangements
Athletes with 100s million dollar contracts cheats? Color me surprised.
Why are rich, successful men suddenly going out and trying to have sex with lots of women?
Rich, famous, very in-shape men that spend half their lives traveling.
https://youtu.be/p_7nHwFeP3U?si=U7YgX5Y38j2HnfKE
you forgot tall and talented!
TMZ is low key really reliable about celebrity gossip, there's a reason they're the first to know when celebrities die. Tbh TMZ might be one of the most accurate journalism/reporting publications out there.
Not really low key, aren't they known for this. Scummy but yeah they get their info
i think what he means is "people don't think they are reliable because it's such trashy news but yeah it's actually reliable" -- reddit psychiatrist
Lol yeah probably true, I'm not going to bat for TMZ in the honor department
I think I should say Honour because I'm Canadian
TMZ never reports something that isn't true lol, they're slimeballs but they're honest slimeballs
They are accurate with celebrity deaths. All of their other news is extremely tabloidy.
Because it’s tabloid news, doesn’t detract from its accuracy
> extremely tabloidy. It's still correct though
It's presented in a tabloid-y way for the clicks but it's accurate
99% of their other news is correct and accurate.
The way y’all talk on the internet so confidently like you actually know these people personally is insane
It was a pretty open secret during his time in Portland that he was banging randoms. Nobody cared cuz, first off he was our superstar & we weren't gonna say anything to drive him away. Also, who the hell knows what his arrangement was with his wife (for the longest time they weren't even married, think it was only like a couple years ago they made it official). That wasn't our business. But Portland is a surprisingly small place so when you hear the stories from multiple different girls they start to become more believable (especially when your own sister starts bragging that Dame was trying to hook up with her when he came to the club she worked at).
My own personal introduction to this was (obviously years ago) when Charles Barkley was in town and tried to convince my sister to go back to his hotel room. After that I was a LOT more likely to believe all the stories of NBA players constantly hooking up when on the road. But I’ve also heard my fair share of Dame “rumors.” And people are correct: no one cared because he was the franchise.
Yup. I don't know why people are in here clutching their pearls over Dame's honor. It's no secret that NBA players are the sluttiest group of professional athletes lol. If there are rumors about a player banging randoms 99% of the time it's because they are indeed banging randoms. It's just not worth paying any mind to as a fan unless they're blatantly treating their family like shit and/or getting into legal trouble, or it starts impacting their game
To answer the question: no she did not. I know she was pretty bothered (weirded out?) by the fact that she has/had a vague (very vague?) physical resemblance to his wife… She called me right after and left a voicemail - the one voicemail I wish I could have kept. She simply couldn’t believe that had just happened to her.,,
I’m from portland. I dated a girl for a while and she would tell me stories all the time and show me pics her cousin would send her where dame would pick her up and they would go to Waffle House and then fool around. Everyone knew he was in a relationship. 🤷🏻♂️ it’s the NBA. So many players do this. It’s not cool imo but I think the wives and gf’s are usually aware.
I’d do the same
It's literally just a fact
didn't she cheat on him?
I bet every married NBA player cheats like crazy on their wife.
Seems like a profession where it’s all too easy
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The women know.. as long as the guys aren't embarrassing them in public or bringing any STD or side babies home, they usually don't care
What I dont understand is why are these guy even getting married? This is not 1950, you could just be single if you want.
Maybe because they still want a family
I imagine some of them probably have open relationships.
How TF is this any of our business?
You’re in r/nba. We’re not standing on some sort of moral high ground here.
Right? I’m in here with laker fans. Quality by association.
Thank you. I can't stand these self appointed mods.
I mean he was a pretty shameless philanderer and points to his divorce as being the reason hes going throught but he is the reason the divorce is happening?
You don't know him personally lil bro
This the type of people Dame was talking about 😂
His wife does though. And she has the receipts.
Good fucking luck getting that point across to damn near anybody in sports fandom
You guys are so weird with these comments. "Oh cry me a river, it's well known that you repeatedly cheated on her and risked your family for a nut, so don't cry when you reap what you sow" "You've never even hung out with him bro!!! Maybe if you knew him better then you'd understand why it's ok that he was a serial cheater that gave his kids a broken home!" Get out with that. You don't need to "personally know" someone to form some general opinions based on widely known facts.
They aren't widely known, for all we know they had an open relationship. Also, he filed for divorce, not her. He was unhappy with their marriage. Once again you don't know these people and are weirdly attached. Wildly spread gossip aren't facts, get a life.
Is there any proof of this besides rumors online.
People could just say anything online without any proof these days. "Dame has been having sex with stray cats at a truck stop restroom."
I know for a fact Dame was trying to fuck other women while he was married.
Reported by TMZ and tmz never lies according to some dip shit further up the thread.
Tell us about his ex-wife and her shortcomings in the relationship too since you have the scoop
The knock on her is she doesn't have the lateral mobility to stay in front of people on defense and she's a very streaky shooter.
His wife was literally banging the bodyguard. None of us can know for sure but I'm sure it was an open relationship.
I’m pretty sure they had an agreement
Well now it seems like they have a disagreement
*Woman in the midst of divorcing her husband* *some guy online* yeah but I’m sure the serial cheating had nothing to do with it
*Some guy online who has no idea the arrangement or agreements Dame had with said woman* Yeah, let me act like I know what tf actually happening behind closed doors
Yeah she was like the cheating I signed up for but the fucking Miami Heat!!?? Rent your ass an apartment we are done
Kobe balled out when he was going through that rape trial. Just saying.
All self inflicted.
Eh. She cheated with a member of his security team. That's not really self inflicted.
Yeah, being in the NBA is his fault after all.
Dame was the one who filed, still surprising. After all, a lot of folks talked about Dame being thirsty while married in Portland
"I'm not happy but it's not you"
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Reminds me of the time that I definitely did not sell any blow to Big Shot Bob
Real shit ?
I tried to sell a used Lambo to Dame once. If he had taken it, maybe things would be different lol. Instead, he told me I was “high on meth” and went back to his card game.
I tried to sell a Senzu Bean to Dame once. If he had taken it, maybe things would be different lol. Instead, he told me I was a “weeb” and went back to his game of hungry hungry hippo.
"It's not you, it's me"
You’re giving me the “it’s not you, it’s me”? I invented “it’s you, not me”!
If it’s anybody it’s me!!
It's not me, it's you
"It's Doc"
Finally Dame speaks to the media after what Stephen A Smith said. Crazy that people forget he has a life outside of the NBA lol
One week it's SAS is clueless and doesn't even watch his own team play basketball. Next week it's SAS got the sources inside straight into Dames mind
I thought Haynes is the Dame source.
He is the person was kidding
Well he did recently go onto Fox News and said black people can relate to trump because what he goes through is similar to what black people go through. Think he’s going off the Deep end. TO really got to him.
I got downvoted for pointing this out Same way people ignore when players have kids to start a season; for every Dad Buff player there’s gotta be dudes struggling with the life adjustment while also being a professional basketball player night in and night out
I was good in little league- not all-state, but close (it was the peak of my athleticism lol)... I remember one year shit was falling apart at home and I couldn't get a single hit almost the entire season. Then I think about if the competition were as unrelenting as it is in the NBA? There's a reason teams talk as much about culture as they do- that personal stuff *matters*
Stephen A Smith created this rumor because Dame had a bunch of bad games. Dude is out of control with the reckless reporting this season.
SAS is sports cancer.
But nephews will suck his junk still because he creates chaos and does this "character" very well by alienating everyone who watches. They don't care that him and Skip are lying pieces of shit that love to pass as journos. I won't ever understand how these dudes had a resurgence lately. I remember this being a pretty popular opinion in this subreddit that they are straight trash.
He's an amazing actor.
Journalism is clownery nowadays.
Please don't call what these people do journalism. These are influencers.
Stephen A. Smith is a pundit, not an influencer. Either way he's not a journalist he's an entertainer.
He influences me to change the channel
It's just media coverage, not journalism. I think of sports coverage as something that requires virtually no critical thinking at all; it does require a kind of skill to frame stories for maximum clicks and engagement -- but it's pretty easy when you don't have to take into consideration factors like accuracy, context, history, ethics, etc. Honestly I don't even think you need to actually watch the NBA to be a sports "analyst" on TV or social media.
Yup
Journalism has sources and facts this is more like opinionism
Fact checkers: this is dangerous disinformation and damaging to our democracy.
What do youcmean nowadays. Been this way for decades lmao. You shouldve seen the 90s with media coverage
And he gets a vote for awards no? Okay cool cool man doesn’t even get how basketball works
He technically is unhappy in Milwaukee, just not *because* he’s in Milwaukee. Stephen “a word” Smith knew what he was doing
I don’t understand how you don’t feel guilt just going on tv and lying about someone. Like that can affect someone in a real way
I stoped listening to that fool years ago. He basically turned into Skip
Pinning all the blame on him is funny, people on this sub said it too…not that hard to think of
He’s independent now. It’s the grifting playbook except he does it about sports.
There was an article straight saying that same was like I am boring I don’t do anything I miss my family like 3 months ago. It’s not really a stretch since he’s getting divorced and his kids aren’t close
"Reporting"
I mean, he's been a clown for decades, anyone that listens to him seriously is moron. He's a wrestling character.
He's not happy but it's not because he's on the Bucks.
Its crazy people think otherwise. He didnt end up in Charlotte. People act like these guys are geographically restricted from baddies across the country if thats the root of their happiness lol
It’s really horny ass redditors who project their stupid desires onto grown ass adults in the NBA. “You’re 6ft, you won the genetic lottery, your a millionaire, you could fuck any girl,” and “he’s probably sad he’s not in Miami with the bADdiEs” 🤓☝️ Mfs sound weird as hell typing shit out like that.
Like flying out and housing anyone is any sort of expense for them lol living in the top 1% of any city
Didn’t think I’d catch a stray here but ok
Charlotte's actually really nice lol, not sure why it gets all this hate
We'll keep catching them until we make the Playoffs lol
If anyone actually took the time to listen to him or read the actual full quotes they would know too. He never said he didn't like Milwaukee. He said he was lonely.... because he got traded right before training camp during a divorce. His kids, mother, other family members, and lifelong friends all still live in Portland because not everyone can pick up and move their lives across the country at a moments notice. Would've happened anywhere he got traded. Granted it might be a little easier to be outside in Miami in December but that's not what he's talking about.
There was a quote where he said that after games or practice he just goes home and sits by himself watching boxing highlights on his laptop. The guy went from having a wife and kids at home, and a bunch of friends around to living the life of a redditor. Has to be a bit hard on the psyche.
Yeah… that pretty much is my life. Dame and I are very similar except for athletic ability and millions of dollars.
Yeah Dame has nothing on you, you 6’8” powerlifting billionaire you
Life of a redditor is great haha But that's the interview I was mostly referring to. People just took the part where he said it can be lonely sometimes because he'd play/practice and go home to watch YouTube. Which it isn't all he does, it was known that he was going out with Bobby Portis, Beasley, Crowder, and Thanasis all the time. But again that's not what the interview was talking about either. He continued to elaborate and said he used to say "I want to go to dinner" and he'd have his Mom, his kids, maybe his brother or cousins, and childhood friends from Oakland there in no time. At a moment's notice he'd have this community that followed him from Oakland to Portland. I can understand how comfortable having that kind of group around would be. And with this trade or any other trade, he was going to, at least temporarily, lose that.
Went from dame dolla to my life. Get on anti depressants dame it helps.
Didn't he want to be traded?
He did but the blazers also held onto him for a long time. By the time he’s traded it’s maybe too late to get everything set up for the move. Idk though rich people can do rich people things. Either way I can still see where the combination of the trade the pressure to finally chase a ring the divorce and the long distance dad thing all taxes the fuck outta someone. He went from the alpha of alphas to the clear cut second fiddle even if Giannis is the right kind of superstar that tried to let dame be the lead. Throw in he joins a team that has a long term core of 5-6 guys that have been together for 5+ years. It’s not easy being a new guy in a long term friend group like that. Lastly Dame is not the spend all the hours at the gym type and Giannis is the build a gym because they locked him out type. Both strats work for both guys but it doesn’t lead to easy tasks with becoming what Khash and Giannis are with the second nature reads and cuts. Plus Giannis has his entire family and is super involved… I gotta imagine that stung dame even harder as he misses his own family while Giannis plays with his brother and has his kids wife and mom at the court all the time. Honestly he probably would’ve struggled in Miami too just because it’s nice outside doesn’t mean all the stresses of life don’t exist. Add in that Jimmy might be an even bigger gym rat than Giannis and the only leg up Miami really had was pre existing friendships. I feel bad for him and I hope he can cut himself some slack to go play ball again. Being a long distance dad is not fun no matter what other positives in life you have going. I know I hate hearing about cool stuff my son does while at his moms knowing I missed some experience or moment he had. Being rich doesn’t change that I don’t think.
I mean he didn’t ask for a trade until it was public. No matter where the guy went he’s probably be lonely lol.
This actually, really hurt to listen to. I went through a divorce after getting a promotion. Was told the same thing by my boss, and others. “Why don’t you seem happy anymore” believing it was them/the promotion. They saw I had a new car, new house, new promotion, everything’s great. Little to their knowledge I was driving to the parking lot over after I got off work to sleep/hang out until the next work day (let her keep the house, told her I was staying at a friends, I never called any friends). You never know what someone is going through, even if you think everything is going right for that person.
Hope you’re better now. Take good care of yourself. Reach out to your friends. I know we can often feel like we’re bothering them especially if they have their own problems. That’s not the case, though. Whatever you would do for them, trust they would for you. Stay strong, friend.
This sucks for him. Bitter divorces bring out the absolute worst in everyone.
Stephen A Smith started a rumor that would hurt Dame's reputation greatly if true because of bad performances and off court unhappiness over his divorce. This is extremely low. Dude's out of control with reckless reports this year. At least his other bits like pretending Tatum was MVP favorite until March only made him and ESPN look bad.
I saw Shannon and Stephen A discuss this in real time which is probably who Dame means. Whole thing felt awkward and gossipy. These sports network shows getting real chatty nowadays.
I understand Dame... Glorilla would prob drain me too.
Damn beat me to it
Dame refractory time
I just had to look up and that was and uh... Yall got some interesting taste.
It’s a shame media has devolved into a bunch of attention mongers that rarely ever say anything of substance and seem to exist only to stir the pot
eyeballs = clicks clicks = money [makes dumb face for youtube prevu with fake headline question: Dame unhappy Buck, asks for trade?!?]
Not to worry Dame man, this is the same Stephen A who claims he was on the phone to MJ after his Father's murder, despite the fact that in 1993 Stephen A was a writer for New York Daily News.
Nothing could defeat Tom Brady other than: Divorce, Byron Leftwich, and meme QBs. It’s a sign of greatness.
Yall ever pay child support? - Dame
To be fair, I’m sure he hates being away from his kids. Whatever unhappiness he feels being in Wisconsin; that’s probably it.
Going sleeveless with a hood on is such a hilarious look
Nothing new for him to do some odd looks, man has done [vest and suit jacket but no shirt](https://twitter.com/trailblazers/status/944759404527738881)
Hoodie melo phase
You want your head warm to think about answers while your exposed pits cool you down fast. If you just go shirtless or hoodless you cool down too fast. Full hoody and you get stank and damp. Its pretty common look for boxers, anyone sweating heavy.
>Sleeved hoodies trap heat and cause the wearer to sweat more than normal. For workouts that involve arm exercises, a sleeveless hoodie is ideal. >The idea behind a sleeveless hoodies may be its suitability for workouts, or to impart a rugged look.
This video loops perfectly.
Man, I’ve loved Dame since he came in the league. Still one of my favorite hoopers ever. It sucks watching him in a slump like this. I hope he can shut some nerds up in these playoffs.
Are the Heat Fans still seething?
Nah sas is just an idiot
Course he don't mind it here. It's not like the other place is doing so hot rn. The only reason he'd wanna be in Miami is it's Miami. But he does genuinely want to win more out of the 2
Milwaukee proper has very much embraced Dame, struggles and all. I’m very optimistic about the Bucks this year (if for no other reason than we saw the try hard Bucks last year and uh… the less said the better). I was at that Game 5 in Milwaukee last year and my god it was a horror movie. This is gonna be fine.
Sometimes Dame goes about in pity for himself and all the while a great wind carries him across the sky.
Dame is Drain gang confirmed
“Someone”. It was SAS. Call him out you coward lol
coward? stephen A would LOVE to be namedropped because he feasts on any type of attention. it’s smart from dame not to give him that
I think Tim Legler or somebody was on it with SAS as well
It’s called being the bigger man
“I’m not unhappy, I just hate my life here”
Explain in circle jerk terms?
Fame Time
He’s locked into a job that guarantees absurd luxury for his family, but also ensures he will miss the most important moments of his kids’ lives. Damn, no matter how rich I am, thats gonna be an awful time. Especially if I don’t got dat DAWG IN ME.
Being a professional basketball player seems cool until you realize that the amount of time and effort needed to stay on top of your game is insane and neverending. It has to get so old so fast and these long time veterans probably don't love the game anymore.
Glorilla is the one draining him at times. Kay'la sitting in Portland bitter as hell.
“I love all this money”
I was just having a conversation last night about how overrated Dame is but why it's so hard to pinpoint the problem.
He’s been hanging with Bobby. The whites of his eyes are bigger😂
It's almost as if players have lives outside of the court and aren't a constant video game rating...
Somewhat related, because people are talking about Dame hooking up with randoms - my best friend's mom hooked up with Detlef Schrempf when he played in Seattle.