The LeBron Era HAS RUINED BASKETBALL

Millionaires complaining about a 65 game limit. Hope you enjoy.

[@jkemp6791]

Imagine making $100 million dollars for a job and crying about having to show up to work. Lazy, weak era of the NBA, confirmed.

[@greenmanalishi6963]

Imagine being so privileged you make $100 millions playing a child’s game then bitching that you’re oppressed by the white man who works as a plumber

[@AwesomeG]

and the audacity to ask for a financial prize attached to the award

[@fuzzybanana0123]

I miss a few days of work and my ass is fired. These dudes sit for 25% of the season and still make bank. Sad.

[@SoggySlopster]

“A job” it’s a fun game we all played as children. And there are tons of hoopers that work just as hard as nba players and make no money, in fact they’re losing money and not complaining.

[@greenmanalishi6963]

Imagine the privilege making $100 million playing a child’s game whilst simultaneously complaining about being oppressed by the white man who’s nothing but a plumber.

[@regulator10886]

If Draymond didn't have basketball IQ, he would have no IQ at all

[@h.o.o.d.recordingandmanage2841]

Zero he totally missed and easy point and we completely off rails

[@landonforan8879]

That goes for literally the entire nba lol they’re bouncing a ball for a living most of them barely have a second grade reading level

[@TravisMcGee151]

Draymond has no IQ at all.

[@JetEngine85]

​@@h.o.o.d.recordingandmanage2841we?

[@Hajun554]

@@landonforan8879😂

[@Nihilus_Outis]

Draymond is proof that becoming a millionaire doesn't make you intelligent.

[@domkilluminati1036]

All that money doesn't make you any smarter - Ice Cube

[@aripmjr]

Of course it doesn't. Intelligence has a genetic component but most of it is made of reading, thinking, analyzing, and all of it alone, with your own thoughts, with posterior peer review of some sort. NBA Athletes for the most part don't think/read/problematize a lot (probably nothing or almost nothing outside of basketball), hence they don't exercice that part of the brain capable of abstract considerations. D-Green is an acomplished professional and a good player (even that is debatable nowadays), but he's a dummy. Pass.

[@LowValueMan]

⁠​⁠@@aripmjrThe genetic component I’d say pertains to prodigies…kids that naturally have a genius intellect and far exceed the general population. For the most part intelligence’s genetic component doesn’t hold any weight of how intelligent someone will become. I say that because both cases exist people with high intelligence nose dive in adulthood and people with low intellect reach the middle or higher positions on that bell curve. Society, parents, environment, person’s will, etc. all play a significant role in this. The only time outside factors don’t impact intelligence is literally genius level intellect…

[@Reignwonton]

It only enhances who you are.

[@louiejohnbuluran3]

Even winning his first mvp award at 24!8! 2009

[@markmeloni2388]

Draymond Green:" Why should we play all 82 Games, we dont get paid for playing. Its unfair to get paid 20 Millions a year and then the people expect you to play 82 Games."

[@Cpro969]

Exactly if I was paid 20 million to fucking play basketball a fucking past time I would play every game for fun wtfff

[@manuelsalazar3938]

​@@Cpro969 That's exactly what's happening, very few players do it for fun or love for basketball, their only love is money and social media... Don't get me wrong, I love money too, but unless you become a criminal, you have to work hard for it.

[@InspireRise300]

82 days of work(30 minutes a game) for that amount of money

[@markmeloni2388]

@@InspireRise300 most of them playing 30 minutes a game. but as we calling in sick everytime we want, we should not critizes this hard working man.

[@housesavagemafia7504]

​@@Cpro969Facts I Would 1 v 1 My Favorite Players all the time

[@engelmann82]

Every time draymond speaks…it should be an automatic suspension…

[@RIQ2Turnt]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@LeFlopPleaseRetireNow]

Halitosis

[@icyballerj5857]

Or kicks ppl in the nuts

[@Horroshow1895]

If Draymond Green doesn't think this rule is right, then this rule is definitely right

[@Kunfucious577]

I can’t believe how spoiled players have gotten. I couldn’t imagine a player complaining about playing too much back in the day.

[@elijahhutchings7947]

Games played in 22-23 season (in my opinion 15 games is a fair amount to miss(roughly 1 month which isn’t a lot). This is a list of players who have meet that. There are some that are off the list. I only grabbed a couple of each team.) Julius Randle-77 Jalen Brunson-68 RJ Barrett-73 Josh hart-76 Klay Thompson-69 Kevon looney-82 Donte divincenzo-72 Russell Beastbrook-72 Deararon fox-73 Domantas sabonis-79 Malik Monk-77 Ivica Zubac-79 Terrance man-81 SGA-68 Jalen williams-75 Paolo Banchero-72 Franz Wagner-80 Alperen Sengun-75 Jalen green-76 Bam Adebayo-75 Tyler hero-67 Brook Lopez-78 Jrue Holiday-67 Grayson Allen-72 Dairius garland-69 Donovan Mitchell-68 Demar Derozan-74 Zach Lavine-77 Nickola jokic-69 KCP-76 Trae young-73 Dejounte Murray-74 Jayson tatum-74 Jalen brown-67 Tobias Harris-67 Joel embid-66 more than 15 but I’ll give grace bc history Scottie Barnes-77 OG Anounoby-67 Fred Vanleet-69 Cj McCollum-75 Trey Murphy-79 Deandre ayton-67 Kyrie Irving 60- impressive due to suspension. I say “suspend at least 5 games” but served 8 Walker Kessler-74 Jaden ivey-74 Jalen Duren-67 Buddy hield-80 Bennedict mathurin-78 Mikal Bridges-83 Nic claxton-76 Ja morant-61(suspended 8 games) Dillion Brooks-73 Anthony edwards-79 Deni Avdiji-76 Pj Washington-73 Tre Jones-68 Shaedon sharpe-80 Notable names from 21-22 Joel Embiid-68 Tyrese Maxey-75 Giannis-67 Devin booker-67 Pascal Siakam-68 KAT-74 Desmond bane-76 LaMelo ball-75 Tyrese Halliburton-77 ~Again there may be more noticeable names that meet the requirement 21-22 season I just grabbed a few that weren’t on 22-23 to show that these players do play the games.

[@BigDan21.]

Who gets 17 sick days? Forget the fact that these guys are making millions. Forget the fact that these guys get every other day off the majority of the season. They also get months off between seasons. Even if you win the championship, you're getting 31/2 months off at a minimum. What is he talking about!

[@spectralnighttravel]

If I took 17 sick days a year, I'd probably be fired, not getting a bonus. He's just showing how whiny and entitled nba athletes are now.

[@elijahhutchings7947]

Games played in 22-23 season (in my opinion 15 games is a fair amount to miss(roughly 1 month which isn’t a lot). This is a list of players who have meet that. There are some that are off the list. I only grabbed a couple of each team.) Julius Randle-77 Jalen Brunson-68 RJ Barrett-73 Josh hart-76 Klay Thompson-69 Kevon looney-82 Donte divincenzo-72 Russell Beastbrook-72 Deararon fox-73 Domantas sabonis-79 Malik Monk-77 Ivica Zubac-79 Terrance man-81 SGA-68 Jalen williams-75 Paolo Banchero-72 Franz Wagner-80 Alperen Sengun-75 Jalen green-76 Bam Adebayo-75 Tyler hero-67 Brook Lopez-78 Jrue Holiday-67 Grayson Allen-72 Dairius garland-69 Donovan Mitchell-68 Demar Derozan-74 Zach Lavine-77 Nickola jokic-69 KCP-76 Trae young-73 Dejounte Murray-74 Jayson tatum-74 Jalen brown-67 Tobias Harris-67 Joel embid-66 more than 15 but I’ll give grace bc history Scottie Barnes-77 OG Anounoby-67 Fred Vanleet-69 Cj McCollum-75 Trey Murphy-79 Deandre ayton-67 Kyrie Irving 60- impressive due to suspension. I say “suspend at least 5 games” but served 8 Walker Kessler-74 Jaden ivey-74 Jalen Duren-67 Buddy hield-80 Bennedict mathurin-78 Mikal Bridges-83 Nic claxton-76 Ja morant-61(suspended 8 games) Dillion Brooks-73 Anthony edwards-79 Deni Avdiji-76 Pj Washington-73 Tre Jones-68 Shaedon sharpe-80 Notable names from 21-22 Joel Embiid-68 Tyrese Maxey-75 Giannis-67 Devin booker-67 Pascal Siakam-68 KAT-74 Desmond bane-76 LaMelo ball-75 Tyrese Halliburton-77 ~Again there may be more noticeable names that meet the requirement 21-22 season I just grabbed a few that weren’t on 22-23 to show that these players do play the games. A twisted ankle can have you out for days to weeks so if you out for three short weeks then boom you already missed games. Nobody is sitting fr yall are just making up things. It’s only a select few like Zion Ben khawia pg the league play tho

[@BigDan21.]

@elijahhutchings7947 if they are injured, sick, etc... then yes, but missing any games to " load management " is un exceptable. If it wasn't for the fans, these players would not have this opportunity or lifestyle, so show up for them. If you look at the greatest players from any other era and they are playing 75+ games in all seasons unless seriously injured! This is when sports medicine was not as good, food was nutrition was horrible, travel was commercial and not private, back to back were common, less tv timeouts or none in some eras etc....

[@elijahhutchings7947]

@@BigDan21. who is load managing?? I literally just provided a list of all the guys playing for every single team and I could go even deeper but Ik yall don’t gaf about the Peyton Pritchards. What about the young guys too. The guys like Delano banton or Emoni bates?? play 2 games(one with g league and one regular team) practice and workout in one day. Are they the ones load managing?? or is it the stars?? Cause there are a ton of stars on list I provided. I live in Detroit I watched a beat up hurt lebron struggle through playing one of the worst teams of all time for the reason you specifically just talked about. He knew there were people like me that saved our last to see him so he played. Everyone makes decisions like this he is just the example. Yall just are in an echo chamber. You heard someone say it and you just kept it going without a thought. There are a few who sit but that’s what it is a few. I would like you to name who is load managing. At most it will only be 10 players. And to change the league or say the league is this over ten players is a gross overreaction Yall also have a predilection for the past. It wasn’t exactly how yall remember. Today too the game is different yes they were physical back then and taxing but it is even more so today. It is much harder to run around cover the distance will being just as physical. Please don’t get caught up on this could I would have to compare film to really show my point and there is no way to do that. But ask yourself when you are tired where do you end up on the floor?? Most people head to the post/down low. It’s physical yes but easier for your energy and body then making cuts, getting bumped, jumping 50 ft in air,putting body in different positions to play defense, etc. If players naturally get better and we ask them to do more while also being bigger stronger faster doesn’t it only make sense for their bodies to be injured more. This is prolly the lag effect but any way you guys cut it it’s not making sense like who are these guys sitting??

[@kyleshuler2929]

Draymond is just mad about this rule cause hes gonna miss at least 20 games a season for various assaults and ejections.

[@tryhardfinessedyou]

It don't matter regardless he wasn't gonna win anything after like 2019. Not good Enough anymore to win anything. Individual awards I mean.

[@kingsatria6483]

really?draymond can kick your balls. zaza will injure anybody. laimbeer injured nobody. 90's nba was just a showboat. LOL.

[@kyleshuler2929]

@@kingsatria6483 who said anything about anyone else or the 90s? I'm just talking about how draymond is an emotional sensitive dude who lashes out and kicks people in the coin purse.

[@kingsatria6483]

@@kyleshuler2929 oh my bad. but yeah, he would kick anybody's balls. lol.

[@Noname-ni1dy]

Ask that fool Draymond how many MVPs played less than 65 games. There was no such thing as “load management” in the days that real men played. When a player took a game off, you knew they were injured or extremely sick. Modern NBA is unwatchable for me, players are so soft.

[@furioussherman7265]

And even then, the absolute best of the best played through sickness and pain. MJ had his famous Flu Game, while Kobe toughed through numerous injuries during his career.

[@gristle_licker]

I saw another video where some dude did exactly that, counted the mvps that played less than 65 games, and the number was like 5-6, all but one of those in shortened seasons

[@johnm2939]

LeBitch made 1st Team last season and played in 50 games. That's unheard of!

[@IsaacMSingleton1]

​@@gristle_lickeryep bill Walton at 68 games, and Walton had notorious foot issues he played through. He wasn't just sitting out cause he was tired, he is 1 of the best big men to ever play, but his injuries held him back from reaching that level of accolades and success.

[@CoachVFitness]

Back in the day some guys were playing on non guaranteed contracts. They couldn't afford to miss a game and have someone take their spot

[@PatMcCarthy420]

A.C. Green played all 82 games 14 seasons straight with chronic hiccups 😂

[@MisterCrookedNose]

And no poon

[@PO-sz7qw]

Lol when I was 17 years old (I’m 30 now), I was at the gym.. this guy ac green was balling so hard.. he was running the courts.. after wards I said wow, are you a college basketball player? He goes yah I played for Oregon.. Very humble guy didn’t even say lakers.. he was right before my era though.. I ended up realizing when someone told me at the gym and looked it up.. he was 48 at the time but looked so young I thought he could be college, crazy

[@orlandoguss1019]

lol

[@jaytee4374]

Oh no, not hiccups 😂😅

[@Dapper_Dean]

yup, Green was the iron man of the NBA, just like Cal Ripken was, for the MLB.

[@1teela]

When you see the physicality of the past and hear the current players complaining it is astounding to me.

[@GinjaNinja77]

My momma always told me to not play hooky from work and save your sick days for when you’re really sick- that way people trust you and don’t question your integrity when you do call off. It’s called a good work ethic

[@Westlyn80]

The sad part is.. green doesn’t recognize that he’s answering his own questions as he speaks

[@jlui21]

-- Draymond, lol. We should have a throwback week of 1980s basketball during the first couple of weeks of the season. So...they fly on commercial airlines and eat at the airport (no personal chefs w/ no videographers to break down the footage but watch VHS tapes of the game). Then they are allowed to be physical under 1990 rules (maybe not 80s standard) while playing back to back (under 1980 standards). THEN...let me know what Draymond says.

[@olololo4807]

why does draymond care? he couldn't win mvp if he tried.

[@michaelpetrovich5353]

He could not win in his Dreams

[@justinadams159]

Lol because he wants Embiid

[@strelicijum]

He doesn't want Jokic, a white foreign man, to win it again.

[@kenshinXX]

He wanted to be involved on everything, I would not be surprised if he talks about the rock and stone cold soon.

[@elijahhutchings7947]

He won dpoy and all nba numb nut. 🤦🏾‍♂️

[@AdamKlownzinger]

There’s something particularly indicative of our incomprehensibly wealthy yet declining country that people who make TENS OF MILLIONS of dollars to play a kid’s game are angry at us poors for expecting them to actually show up to work more than 80% of the time.

[@J23LA24]

HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS. But I agree with everything else you said.

[@mezz0075]

I don't even watch basketball anymore. They don't inspire, motivate, or innovate.

[@TizherukWolf541]

These players are acting like spoiled brats nowadays.

[@jphugo15]

​​@@pnksmigge5324thats such BS with the amount of spacing granted to everyone and lack of defense lol

[@jphugo15]

Cant wait until 20 years from now for someone to do a jj reddick and talk about how this era was full of podcasters and whiners

[@IsaacMSingleton1]

Professional princesses

[@pnksmigge5324]

yeah I reverse my opinion after having heard draymond speak, he literally convinced me he's full of shit lmao@@jphugo15

[@LeGOAT829]

My GOAT Bron Bron is the toughest player of all time no doubt

[@holdthetruthhostage]

I Don't Count The NBA After 2010, no defense, jump into someone fouls, Flopping, super teams, load management, mental health while being paid millions to not play

[@mathidonidopitroutchini5140]

You forgot 60's 3p attemps per game ....

[@PhoenixAscending]

I don't care about most of it, but what the Mavs, and especially the Spurs did winning the finals, was pretty special, because they did things the right way. What the Nuggest did last year was special as well...but most of it has been trash

[@furioussherman7265]

With the exception of 2019, I don't count the NBA from 2015 onwards for those exact reasons.

[@johnm2939]

That right about when I stopped taking it seriously and stopped being a fan.

[@bogartpif]

Nba died at 2019

[@judebarrera576]

Just last night, LeBron and AD sat out with ankle/hip "injuries," yet they were laughing and jumping around on the sidelines like cheerleaders. No limps, no calm "hurt" demeanor at all. They looked well enough to play. What I kept thinking to myself was how upset I would be if I were a Celtics fan who paid good money to go to this game, just to have LeBron and AD sit out. When high profile players choose to sit out like this or when Embiid missed the game in Denver, the NBA should be responsible for repurchasing those tickets if fans choose not to go.

[@dhruvadude808]

I'd rather watch the Lakers w/o the whiny drama of the LeFraud show

[@chrisbrooks6756]

When you're told how great you are, and are wealthy enough to retire, by the time you're in your 20s, you sound like Draymond. What a tool!

[@gouldingsteve]

Today's game is the worst era of all time. Flat out.

[@joebuss8835]

Agreed. It's the H-O-R-S-E era. A US olympic team of NBA players today wouldn't even medal...

[@jordansoviet23]

And its easier for even Valorant gamers to play in the NBA today than plumbers that played in 1970s to 1990s.

[@alexmanzo3104]

i dont know because i stop watching nba 5 year ago..too boring for me😅😅😅😅😅

[@SamUHells]

@@joebuss8835that’s just wrong and you know it lol. US with its best players would destroy any other country.

[@leeolie3728]

They are straight 🍭🍬🍫

[@temiadeyinka3675]

In this podcast, Draymond flat-out lied about Kawhi Leonard only playing game 51 game to win DPOY. Leonard played 72 games the year he won it and 64 the other year this why you don’t just get on your knees and listen to nba players and take every they say about basketball as fact

[@bswizzle5227]

They lie. A LOT, and in my opinion, it is because of the KLUTCH influence, and the James gang pushing the false goat narrative.

[@dafundraiser563]

He just wanted to insert himself in something to seem relevant. He’s such an idiot

[@housesavagemafia7504]

Ofcourse Draymmond is Going to Flat out Lie He CANT Win Any of the Awards The Other Players Win

[@CJEstradaMartinez]

The dude didn't do his homework, math in this case.

[@przemysawbrzeczyszczykiewi1211]

That was literally shown in the video bruh? Thanks for the amazing fact that we all already saw

[@furioussherman7265]

It's absolutely disgusting that NBA players are complaining about having to work for a living. This is why I love the rise of international talent in the NBA: None of those guys - Jokic, Giannis, Luka, any of them - complain about having to show up on the court every day and do what they're paid obscene amounts of money to do, unlike their American counterparts who all just want to lounge around doing jack shit.

[@donovancooper9667]

The Draymond podcast on this really pissed me off. Thanks for calling it out. Men are getting softer and softer over time. It’s disgraceful

[@d.columbia9603]

Green is such a tool.

[@chetanparmar1191]

Not the sharpest one in the shed though!

[@drewmeyer9679]

NBA players really think it’s stupid they have to do 75% of their job. The reason they placed that rule was because of players not playing yet getting paid millions

[@travonlove83190]

Exactly like how on Thursday LeBron and AD set out against the Celtics for no reason lol

[@housesavagemafia7504]

Facts and They Should Give Thanks to Players like Bench Simmons And BlackBall Him If They Want Fairness

[@AutumnKnights]

The “Street Cloths Era”

[@Bryanh522]

The Ghetto ball era.

[@gristle_licker]

I agree, the 65 games rule is wack. it should be 70 games also yes draymond, I DO know how it feels to do back-to-back nights, because I do them back-to-back-to-back-to-back-to-back every goddamn week, and if I don't show up, I best have every single thing accounted for because my paycheck is gonna get slimmer

[@815nights]

What job you work?

[@toogoat9293]

I've been saying it for the last 7 or 8 years, the NBA has been steadily declining and now it's a joke

[@Hayabusa0019]

This entitled attitude wouldn’t be happening if Adam Silver didn’t allow these things to happen. He allowed load management to happen. He’s stressed the importance of higher scores, sacrificing defense.

[@skyMcWeeds]

Adam dickhead Silver's nba is completely soft he coddled the players so much its killing the game

[@travonlove83190]

Yep and that's why the ratings are low and that's why they added the in season tournament to not only get players to play but to raise the ratings

[@anthonystevenson830]

I dont understand how anybody can say this is the greatest era of basketball when all reality its all based on offense. Their are not even no real rivalries or at least one player dominating the whole nba.

[@Herzeder]

Not having a player dominating the whole NBA is a bad thing to you lol ? You like sport but dont like competition ?

[@anthonystevenson830]

@Herzeder yes, everybody is friends and buddys nobody is taking charge or outright saying im a better player and going out there to prove it. Instead we got player perfectly healthy but refusing to play for whatever reason not giving the the real fans of basketball what the came to see.

[@arjunt973]

i’m so glad there’s a community of level-headed people who realize that hoops are bs now, i’m 19 and hate watching basketball now

[@BOSSDONMAN]

How can someone be the GOAT when their era of playing was associated with the greatest decline in viewership?

[@nine3seven]

The NBA died when Kobe retired.. everything after has been PATHETIC & the RATINGS would agree❗️

[@talldreamyopposum]

More like when jordan retired after the 98 finals. That was peak nba and ratings. People stopped watching cuz they witnessed the real GOAT

[@sunshinehwy2558]

I would say post 2014 (Spurs Dynasty) the NBA tanked

[@kkent4174]

@@talldreamyopposumno

[@nine3seven]

@@talldreamyopposumyou can say that, but ratings were still good when Kobe was playing compared to now. No denying that.

[@smalways2651]

Conspiracy Alert: I think the NBA killed Kobe. The NBA knew that unlike Jordan, Kobe wouldn't keep quiet about the state of basketball under the influence of the NBA. The NBA also knew that unlike other former NBA players, Kobe, his legacy and his aura actually carries weight. His presence would damage the NBA's attempt at manipulating the game of basketball and the "fans" of basketball. Also, the NBA made and will continue to make millions of dollars off of Kobe's death. It may be a conspiracy theory but, a conspiracy nonetheless.

[@user-kh9qi5jb2u]

I can't stand draymond. He's talking like he's doin real work n not just playing a game that pays him millions.

[@housesavagemafia7504]

Wish we Could get Rid of Him Once and For All

[@EdmacZ]

Bird/Magic Era: Resurrected Basketball. Jordan Era: Rivalries and intensity. Put Basketball into American Pop Culture. Kobe Era: Made Basketball an international sensation. LeBron Era: Racial tensions, loss of defense, Boring Superteams, Mediocrity

[@bigglilwayne7050]

Andre Miller is the most underappreciated player ever, dude should be a HOF'r one day....

[@TeezyfolKKz]

“I remember, as a kid, going to games, expecting to see the players play. It never occurred to me at the time that they might be tired or sore. They might be sick. Never occurred to me. I just wanted to see them to do what they do. I think about that. Doesn’t matter if I’m sick. It doesn’t matter if I have a sprained ankle. The kid that’s sitting there might be the next me, watching me, trying to get inspiration. I need to go out there and play.” - Kobe Bryant Compare that to this… “If I’m healthy, I play,” James said after the Lakers’ 101-96 victory (12-15-19) over the Atlanta Hawks. “I mean, that should be the approach. I mean, unless we’re getting to like late in the season and we’ve clinched and we can’t get any better or any worse, i t could benefit from that, but why wouldn’t I play if I’m healthy? It doesn’t make any sense to me, personally. I mean, I don’t know how many games I got left in my career. I don’t know how many kids that may show up to a game and they’re there to come see me play and if I sit out, then what? That’s my obligation.” Make that statement make sense…Lebron attempted to echo what Kobe said, but then he gave himself an out. Draymond’s the example of why the NBA is bad. He’s too simple to understand that past eras didn’t need this rule because they were men who did their jobs…

[@iShiftIn2Turbo]

LeHistorian strikes again 😂

[@killersan6857]

So did you want lebron to say some stupid sh that makes him look bad?

[@iShiftIn2Turbo]

@@killersan6857 No we would rather him be honest and have his own sound statements for once instead of claiming to know history and being disingenuous using other people's statements as his own.

[@TeezyfolKKz]

@@killersan6857 if you don’t think what he said was “stupid shit” idk what to tell you

[@YerpDerp17]

Same. Grew up a Pacer fan as a kid during the Reggie Miller, Davis brothers and Rik Smits era. I would attend so many games during the season, and went to some playoff games. Not once did I ever think Reggie, or Mark Jackson was going to sit out. They had to be legit injured, and no one can fault them if thats the case. But now, as someon who takes their son to games, I am always second guessing when I buy tickets and checking social media all the way up until we are sitting in our seats and seeing the players doing shoot around. lol In just my experience I have been to games where these star players were sitting out and not injured. LeBron James, Kawhi (though he could of been, its hard telling with him, but he had just played the previous game and was fine lol), James Harden, Trae Young, Jalen Brown, Julius Randle and Zion Williamson. There could be more, but thats what I can rattle off the top of my head. lol It's just nonsense. No one should be entitled, but I do think if we want to be honest, the paying fan should be more entitled than the multimillionair player who is too tired to play.

[@dustinp1164]

Is Draymond still gonna complain when he has an extra two months of vacation this year?

[@GiriRam]

I earn millions from the people who are making 100s and 1000s and I won't do the job I am supposed to do because I want to ease through the millions I earn and when people make me do the job I am paid to do, then I will crib about it and bitch about it. Damn what a time to be an NBA player!

[@MrJ1S]

Imagine having pnly 82 work days and complaining u gotta come for 65 😂

[@lbjr777]

To be fair. Traveling for work is also a work day. With that said they still only working 8 months like teachers.

[@throeawae2130]

@@lbjr777 traveling is a pain in the butt, but it's not work

[@MrJ1S]

@lbjr777 they're also traveling much more comfortably than everyone else and not staying at the Red Roof Inn lol

[@pickle_soup160]

@@lbjr777Teachers work 10 months. Longer hours

[@J23LA24]

@@pickle_soup160if teachers only showed up to 79% of the school year, they wouldn’t have hundreds of millions to fall back on, and they would definitely be at risk of losing their job.

[@taxationistheft7]

Draymond really shows us that if he wasn’t 6’5 he would be working at Taco Bell

[@giannisksanthopoulos4300]

as a toilet cleaner in Taco Bell

[@fitzroy6970]

Lies,if he wasn’t tall he would be homeless,who would hire that idiot to even clean toilets?

[@alexmammoth2916]

"if draymond wasn't skilled and athletic he wouldn't be doing a job that requires skill and athleticism." Mate, I wouldn't be critical of someone's intelligence with takes like that.

[@taxationistheft7]

@@alexmammoth2916 I never said he was skilled or athletic that was all you. I said he was just tall lol and that’s about all he’s got going for him and decent basketball iq.

[@housesavagemafia7504]

​@@taxationistheft7Exactly But When Your Tall And Have Decent Muscle Mass That Makes up for the "Iq" Part Like For Example Fighting Division Its Easier For Someone With the Mass of Mike Tyson to Beat Someone like Floyd EVEN If He Doesn't HAVE Iq

[@mathidonidopitroutchini5140]

Just imagine Draymond in a era with Malone, Ewing, Shaq, Mourning, Willis, Oak, Mason, the 2 Davis, Robinson, Olajuwon .... 😅😅😅

[@furioussherman7265]

Draymond would still succeed, but only in the way Bill Laimbeer succeeded on the Bad Boy Pistons: By literally just mugging everyone.

[@jlui21]

Draymond would do reasonably okay. But he would appreciate the grind of the 2020s vs the 1980s Random: We should have a throwback week of 1980s basketball during the first couple of weeks of the season. So...they fly on commercial airlines and eat at the airport (no personal chefs w/ no videographers to break down the footage but watch VHS tapes of the game). Then they are allowed to be physical under 1990 rules so Draymond could throw his punches and nut-kicks with more freedom.

[@throeawae2130]

@@furioussherman7265 nah nah nah. i hate bill laimbeer, but he was a really GOOD PLAYER. Draymond sucks in every way.

[@ChrisH421]

​@@furioussherman7265no he wouldn't Draymond plays in an era where he doesn't have to worry about someone punching him in the face for his antics

[@stevencoardvenice]

​@furioussherman7265 False. Laimbeer was a much better player than green. Go look at his stats. He could even shoot 3s. Draymond wouldn't get much playing time against the real power forwards of that era

[@tankeater]

If KOBE was still alive... He'd OBLITERATE this era of powderpuffs 🤬

[@wetsaapbrehh7839]

Crazy to me that draymond thinks at any point in his entire career he was a better defender than kawhi 😂

[@joemagwood9130]

I heard the players today are so better skilled with all the advanced technology and they can't play 82 games.

[@jmuhlenbruch]

Sorry, I didn't see that you addressed this before I replied.

[@manuelsalazar3938]

In fact that's one of the excuses of young brats to defend today's game (or lack thereof), that "they are better athletes". They might be better athletes but they're less of a man than previous generations 🙄

[@kingsatria6483]

draymond can kick your balls. zaza will injure anybody. 90's nba was just a showboat. LOL.

[@skyMcWeeds]

Oh please you can sneeze in this current NBA and they'd be fucking injured for the whole god damned season. Fucking soft era

[@kingsatria6483]

@@skyMcWeeds soft era? and draymond would kick your balls. zaza would leave you injured. LMFAO.

[@anthonysales5924]

Adam has ruined basketball.

[@aklakl5854]

Adam has ruined basketball... why because he made a bunch of young black men billionaires without them having CTE... this is about money you dummies.. that's what a commissioner does. increase revenue... yall do understand that don't you??

[@listrahtes]

It's a trend in all of society. There is not one person responsible. Making yourself a professional victim, whining about the smallest things, having less manners and empathy. Sadly you see that all over at universities, media, political parties, aggressive "normal folk"...etc It is the absence of values imprinted in children

[@Turk_2023]

Back in the 90s load management meant saving enough for your wife and side chics

[@pickle_soup160]

😂

[@steelerfan757]

Thats like me telling the VP at my job....I need Load Mangement. he would laugh in my face lol

[@thirtythree504]

It's not like anyone would even consider DG for mvp

[@Westlyn80]

Draymonds critical thinking skills are not there. He slow…

[@vlada]

I read critical drinking. It would explain so much.

[@fullmetal1766]

How can anyone be a fan of draymond? I've never seen anyone in any profession less deserving of the money they make

[@damianpresha9833]

That's a crazy take the Warriors not who they are without him.

[@adamsunderland0823]

tHe sPeEd oF tHe gAmE" lol, right. The era of zero trash defense.

[@Dapper_Dean]

Just imagine being so excited to watch a live game at the arena, and to see your favorite player or players play. Just to see them sit on the bench, with their street clothes on. All that hard earned money spent on a ticket, just to get there to be disappointed. 🤷🏼‍♂️🤦🏼‍♂️

[@alexmammoth2916]

Imagine your job is to win meaningful games for the people and company who hired you and you're being critiqued on how entertaining you are by entitled people on social media. The world is weird, man.

[@nathanlawson313]

No Draymond, your money doesn't come from winning awards. Every dime comes from fans that buy tickets for all 82 games just to see you in street clothes 20% of the time.

[@theemotionalremix]

Imagine Draymond saying that he needs an extra incentive to play all the games. Dude you're literally a top 1% earner in the biggest basketball league in the world and you literally need more incentive to do you job? Smh bozo 🤦‍♂️

[@MattKirk007]

There are 48 minutes in a basketball game. A team plays about 3-4 games a week. The season doesn’t even last all year. Even with practice they don’t put in 40 hours a week and they don’t work year round. I get 5 PTO days off a year (excluding holiday PTO days). These players complaining is the most pathetic thing I’ve seen heard in history

[@jayman4566]

This is all about the money. This was always going to happen as contracts got bigger. A bonus for MVP or even the ALL star game used to be huge for the players in the contracts that had then. Today who cares about a 250k bonus for a 150 to 300 plus million deal.

[@TeezyfolKKz]

Facts!

[@aklakl5854]

you cant be this slow.. what isnt all about the money lol..

[@cameronspencer214]

Yesterday was very embarrassing for Lebron. He clearly sat out last night in protest to get Darvin Ham fired, but the Lakers won anyway. Does he understand how bad that makes him look? It makes it look like he’s the problem. And this morning Lebron trade rumors are heating up and Lebrons worshippers are panicking. Last night they all got on their knees and prayed to Lebron hoping he can answer their prayers and make their lives better. He has his own troubles right now. After he gets through this situation maybe he can bless all of his worshippers by laying his God like hands on their shoulders and change their lives. Maybe Lebron can touch you too, and you too shall be healed

[@jlui21]

-- I will add Lebron wanted to get rid of Coach Spo in Miami. Pat Riley said NOPE. Miami wins 2 more chips. Lebron is a genius on the court but it doesn't always translate to coaching and player development. It's why the GM and Coach are usually separate positions. Lebron can have a voice but not the final say.

[@cameronspencer214]

@@jlui21 Lebron got Paul Silas, David Blatt, and Frank Vogel fired as well. Lebron was the best player in the league at one point, but that was 6 years ago. He’s not worth the drama anymore at age 39. He still puts up numbers, but his numbers don’t impact winning in 2024. Im tired of every year at the deadline seeing half the team get traded, coaches get fired, and the passive aggressive cryptic tweets. Just tweet how you really feel instead of something cryptic and letting people speculate. Thats childish, especially coming from a near 40 year old. At this point I hope he retires. I just want him to go away

[@jlui21]

@@cameronspencer214 - Agree. Vogel is solid too. Everyone bows down to him. He’s an amazing player and never got in real trouble. I still got him behind MJ and Kareem on the GOAT status. However, I don’t like him crowning himself as the king and “blessing” us with his “I’m not retiring” bit. LeDrama is too much…it’s amazing that we know so little about Jokic and Giannis. It’s refreshing. All I know is Giannis gorged himself on Oreos as a rookie, and Jokic makes horses look like miniature ponies.

[@cameronspencer214]

@@jlui21 I don’t have a problem with him thinking and saying that he’s the goat. I disagree with it strongly, but I have no problem with it. Its his fanbase that I hate. His worshippers. If you say anything negative about him they get offended as if he’s paying their bills that month. They’re not fans, they are worshippers. Lebron allowing people to call him King shows that he’s a megalomaniac, and he thinks he’s a God. Thats why his worshippers look at him as their Lord And Savior. I want them to get on their knees and pray to Lebron. Maybe he’ll reach out and touch them from the heavens above and they shall be healed

[@jasonsmith2533]

Perhaps his holiness can bestow the “sacred shoulder shake” upon his followers 😂

[@ghfdt368]

The crazy thing is Draymond says "people don't know how it feels to complete in that many games, people don't understand playing back to back". I'm just thinking how spoilt and pampered some of these guys are. You get to do something you love for tens of millions of dollars and all that's being asked is you show up and play for a hour a night and do it 82 times. Most of us in the real world have to work 9-10 hours 5-6 days a week for less than a thousand bucks a week and work 300 days a year. And yes Draymond people do take days off sick but you know what happens if you did that for a quarter hell a 10th of the year and did it every year? You would be fired, you don't get fired, and even if you did you get to keep the tens of millions you signed for. And they wonder why people can't stand this current era.

[@dvandal674]

I remember MJ saying that when they got rest was basically during garbage time of a game. They would be in such a lead that you can actually see the stars sit with ice on their knees, sneakers loosened, and essentially out of uniform. But they never sat out a whole game unless injured.

[@marcmata5574]

Outside of any catastrophic injuries as being the reason for missing games, players should have some of their salary returned to the public whenever they miss games for stupid reasons. I'm sure that'll light a fire up their asses when their money is being taken away.

[@vineelkesavarapu5736]

I have decided to take a break from watching the NBA because the quality of play is so boring. These spoiled divas don't make the NBA better. I am glad the NBA ratings are suffering. These players take this for granted. I will never respect players in this era except Jokic, Giannis, and Wembanyama. I pray for Team USA to lose in the Olympics. I miss the old NBA.

[@jlui21]

-- Playoffs are way more entertaining. A lot of those soft calls are gone. The players are allowed to be physical. But yeah, regular season, it's so many ticky tack fouls and 10 minute video reviews for flopping.

[@phillyphan1346]

So you like all the top Euro stars in the NBA- do you also moonlight as a Chiefs fan and 1999 Red Wings hockey fan too?

[@distinked3280]

Flopping, load management, incentives to make players play 65+ games, players getting heckling fans kicked out, and players wanting to team up with great players instead of beat them. These new things make today's NBA soft.

[@InspireRise300]

I'm at work all week souped up on cough medicine; if I load-managed, I would get fired.

[@Bilious303]

It shouldve been 70 games.

[@kevinlandacay2276]

Bro we don’t even get paid for sick days. These Mf get paid for sitting in a bench with street clothes

[@MKL3165]

Millions at that lol MILLIONS. Our money doesn't even add up to that.

[@Herzeder]

I mean, quit your third wolrd country lol.

[@donathan2933]

@@Herzederhaha third world country slander, so funny 😂

[@deanmuhl7417]

Paid is an understatement.

[@GilchristRS]

Saying “y’all take sick days” to the people who literally make his job possible is crazy. If I took 20% of my work days off I’d get fired quick.

[@jamesriddle7065]

I have a solution. Get rid of 65 game rules and make it to where if they sit out they don’t get a game check. That’s why all the guys back in the day played they didn’t get paid if they didn’t play.

[@omieg89]

What about real injuries?

[@jamesriddle7065]

@@omieg89 I’m a construction worker. If I get hurt at work and I’m unable to go back to work I don’t get paid. If I fake it for worker’s compensation they prove I’m faking and I get sued and might go to jail. I make $1k a week. The NBA minimum wage is almost 1.5 million. Do you see a difference??

[@kaksmirknight5318]

Spot on UH! Especially with the addition of Silver ears he really made the NBA standards low

[@thirtythree504]

This makes me appreciate the nfl that much more

[@IsaacMSingleton1]

Whats crazy about the NBA and LeBron is the load management rules. Remember when the spurs were old and popovich was using load management as a legitimate tactic to preserve his old dogs for deep playoff runs? The media and NBA hated the spurs, they constantly belittled and attacked the spurs for their lack of respect of the game. Yet LeBron has been doing it since the same year, and the NBA and the media allow it. Load management was created for a bunch of older NBA players to still have a shot at titles, not everyone in the league. I never saw a real issue with it, its helping the spurs longevity, they weren't out there load managing in 2007. Its just disgusting the length the league and media go to allow LeBron to ruin the league

[@housesavagemafia7504]

Lebron Ruined The Nba Game

[@damianpresha9833]

​@@housesavagemafia7504Fans like you sick the guy actually produces and didn't miss games until after 2019.

[@moirhapsody]

Let set the record straight. The league is not asking for them to show up at work 80% of time to get full paid. What the league ask for is don’t miss work more than 20% so you can qualify to get the bonus. And those entitled MFers sound like the league owning them the bonus. This sound even worst. Imagine you miss a day of work every week and at the year end you have the audacity to ask for a paid raise. And Hali… it is not just the owners want but all the audiences wants, and why he sounds like when an owner wants their workers actually to show up at work is a bad thing? I lose all respect to him no matter how good he is.

[@housesavagemafia7504]

Imagine If EVERYONE Offered People a 250,000 Thousand Bonus to Not Miss atleast 70% Of Work...

[@housesavagemafia7504]

You All Deserve Better we Deserve Better

[@dyk-fr4ns]

The even funnier thing is that normal people are expected to work about 70% of the year, about 260 days is the average days a year worked. And they are complaining about playing 65 games a year and making millions doing it. Again; getting paid to play a game lmfao. Athletes these days are drama queens

[@Spawn3582]

They play 82 games a year while exercising, practicing, maintaining game shape, and then some. It's not just 82 games and nothing else. They have a lot more going than just what you see

[@dyk-fr4ns]

@@Spawn3582 actually if you watched the video, 10 players played 82 games in 2023 lol. "Normal" people are expected to work 260 days a year; exercise, take care of a home and family everyday making on average of $45,000 a year. These athletes are pampered and complain about having to play 65 games to get an award for doing their jobs making millions. They are a bunch of babies these days.

[@Spawn3582]

@@dyk-fr4nsSorry for the long comment. I didn't really watch the video completely because I'm starting to notice a trend I don't like with his content I don't like but you didn't ask for that. My comment is mostly in a void. These players aren't complaining that they have to play the games like everyone's making it seem. It's just that seems like they feel slighted because most of them are legitimately injured and are being punished for something out of their control. I can understand that feeling and it's why videos that just trash on people annoy me to an extent Also most "normal" people don't exercise and maintain their health in a healthy way and I'm part of that despite being in moderately good shape

[@jasonmoukala8909]

@@Spawn3582exactly

[@housesavagemafia7504]

​@@dyk-fr4ns Exactly If EVERYONE Thats not An Athlete Could Make Triple Their Salaries AtLeast Say You Get Paid 20 n hr So Say Now You Make a Whoppin 60 an Hr, We Would WORK Even more These Nba Athletes Are Bugging Out About Having to Do Their Regular Work Job That's Not Even As Mentally Stressing or Bad As a Regular Person's Job

[@MichaelScott-ov5ct]

Give me $1 mil a year and I'll be there every game playing my ass off. I'd also mop the floor before and after the game, wash jerseys and carry the trash out.

[@mrmr5580]

I'd go further, I'd push it to 70 if you want to win an award, I love Draymond's quote "the games faster nowadays" while neglecting to mention its far less physical than the 80's/90's, seriously if some offered me a fraction of the money some players are making for playing basketball, you'd have to peel me off the court

[@jlui21]

-- Agree. Players move faster b/c they aren't impeded as much. Basically, it's having a Ferrari in the 1980s....and then removing a bunch of speed bumps in the 2020s, of course they can move faster.

[@mrmr5580]

@jlui21 exactly, to me it's made the game less fun to watch, guys used to have to work for a bucket, nowadays it's too easy

[@PmcKing12]

Thank you man These players today, I can’t believe the stupid arrogance that they displayed. Cry babies just about all of them, making crazy amounts of money and can’t even play the minimum amount of games. This is why I don’t watch the NBA anymore.

[@august6281]

Stop it. Players today are MORE skilled, stronger, have advance medical treatment, advance conditioning, and most of all, earning MILLIONS!! That is why playing 65 games is too much for them😅😅😅 We don't want millionaires getting tired. They should be pampered and glorified. lol, i barely use my sick leave. Dray is indeed out of touch with common peoples life.

[@HobieMorales]

They're not more skilled... they allowed to travel and they shoot more 3s that's it

[@joel8692]

​@@HobieMorales they're maybe more athletic and stronger but not more skilled

[@danacdgo]

​@@HobieMoralesI think he was being sarcastic, but yeah they are definitely not more skilled, they are just allowed to break the rules.

[@smalways2651]

Men with 9-5 jobs play basketball 5 days a week. These NBA players are professional athletes and, are crying about back to backs and 3 games in 4 nights, with ample rest and first class treatment. WTF

[@Spawn3582]

These dudes play basketball way more and longer than guys working 9-5 and that's coming from someone who loves the game of basketball Not to mention, we don't play anywhere near the level of these guys so we won't have the same wear and tear

[@throeawae2130]

@@Spawn3582 oh really athletes play at a higher level great take einstein

[@Spawn3582]

@@throeawae2130 Mhmm. Playing at a higher level with a faster pace leads to more wear and tear, increased chances of injury, and increased fatigue that most regular people will never have to deal with. Comparing the two, even considering the circumstance of working 9-5 then hooping for maybe 2 hours, isn't the best way to go about it in my opinion

[@Spawn3582]

@@yeelahowah7476 I don't know what I'm lying about or what there is to be salty about exactly. And my statement about life isn't meant to cover every facet of life. It's a generalized statement about two separate iterations of very different people's lives. I used to play basketball for 4 to 5 hours or more a day almost every day and that started that started affecting my day to day life. Knowing how I felt, I can empathize with players to a certain extent and that's why I'm even here

[@Spawn3582]

@@yeelahowah7476 Ah I see. In my original comment I didn't say anything about anyone working more than anyone. I was just saying that NBA players play more basketball than just 2 to 3 days a week. My follow up was that we don't play at the same level so we wouldn't experience the wear and tear that they do. Also, despite being 6'7 there are hundreds of thousands of tall/extremely skilled players that don't make the cut. Zion, as you mentioned, made it for a reason. Despite his weight, he was still an athletic specimen that showed he had promise. Sometimes they just don't live up to that promise. It takes more than just having the size at this point

[@miko19r]

When I was 10-12, we used to watch NBA on Sundays (rebroadcasts from across the Atlantic). Jordan was always there, Barkley was always there, Shaq was there, Kemp was there. We've bought hats, scarfs and T-Shirts. I had an MJ Nike shirt, an Orlando jokey and Shawn Kemp's shoes aka Reebok Kamikazee II. Nobody cares about NBA in my area nowadays, no one buys NBA staff... but these players want more and easier money. I don't spend a single penny for NBA anymore and I m not planning to enrich these spoiled kids by doing so.

[@buttscarlton1490]

Today was my 14th day straight going into work and I fully expect to work tomorrow. Hearing Draymond say it's unreasonable to expect these guys to do their jobs for, what, 5-6 hours A WEEK? Shock, gasp, call the authorities. How dare we expect them to keep up with it?

[@TerryDBlack]

I can’t think of another sport where the fans and people that follow it absolutely despise the game.

[@hogthomas762]

Great video! I Agree with 100% of what you said in this video.

[@user-ff4lr2jj5r]

To be fair, other sports have had rule changes when they felt them necessary. In baseball, when the hitters seemed too dominant, the pitcher's mound was raised...when the pitchers seemed too dominant, the strike zone was smaller. Where the NBA falls short is that the above cited examples were meant to create greater play balance. The NBA has all but eliminated quality defense simply to allow players to make TV noteworthy offensive moves and to score more points. No balance; no game.

[@alokinchi]

Welcome to the era of entitlement, where people defend their rights with ferocity, while when someone mentions something about their duties... Obligations... Responsibilities... All we hear is crickets.

[@theforoumfurry]

Imagine if your average Joe schmo only HAD to work 80% of the year of earn huge bonuses. Crazy

[@throeawae2130]

nah 80% of three months outta the year lmao

[@GiriRam]

Best solution then will be you get paid based on the games you actually play. You are not going to earn millions to sit at home or come to court and see you cheer your team, but you get paid on the time you put in to play.

[@areshime2408]

When hockey a way more brutal sport has just as many games and no such thing as load management you should see there’s a problem

[@BOSSDONMAN]

Draymond is constantly on his knees for LeBron

[@kirtmatthews8207]

Great show UNH--> one correction I believe MJ and Payton played all 82 games 9x each...17 games off is roughly 3wks off on a regular job[ that's not including like teachers they get 2-3 month's off between seasons...Paly-in tournament; in-season tourney; and 65-game minimum, player-super team search: is a direct result of LeFakes impact to the era...you can throw in lower ratings... Better-food; travel; less scrimmaging in practice; no college for a yr or 2 to learn; this is ridiculous...We willl rejoice when LeNo retires...

[@benmurawski]

Keep speaking facts in your great videos!

[@12345673581]

Steph Curry also played a role in ruining the NBA too. As did our current commissioner

[@ericandrew9214]

I played high school ball and some very low-level college. I hated even being taken out of a game. I'd be out shoveling the blacktop in the dead of winter just to play as a kid. Summers we were on the court from sun up until sun down. I cannot even fathom the mindset these players have now.

[@roukenthesaiyan]

He should change the name of his podcast: “The Dxmbass Green Show”

[@themorningbeerpodcast1250]

A Draymond my job is 365 a year, your job is from October to June. Stfu

[@broderickhennington5336]

I haven't watched an entire NBA game since 2018, but i watch these videos when they're released. This is better than the quality of the NBA game.

[@1stAmendmentorDie1776]

These guys think they are entitled to play in the nba. Back to backs and three games in four days is part of the job.

[@realnsenpai]

Well draymond is a member of unklutch sports ofc he will vouch for those

[@Westlyn80]

Draymond is OBTUSE

[@kenneths.perlman1112]

I remember a huge snowstorm that completely crippled the city. ALL the lawyers in my firm showed up the next day. None of the staff.

[@stephenmartin8331]

Hearing a ball player complaining about 'these are wars'. I'm a veteran, I got paid a hell of a lot less, and I remember stomping through the snow with stitches still from surgery, living in the wild, so foff about how tough your life is.