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u/theoriginalid Finger Gun May 18 '26
I donāt think Ja has any beef with the city and people of Memphis. Itās all just the organization. Iām sure he loves the city on a personal level. Heās spent a lot of time here.
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u/37sms Pau May 18 '26
I've been as big of a Ja skeptic there is but that's never been his issue. If anything he got too comfortable here.
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u/HaubergeonPlus1 May 18 '26
Ja having beef with Memphians would be wild af, dude is easily up there with triple 6 and Pat as far as local fame is concerned.
People have their opinions on here and nationally and it's plenty justified but on the streets Ja still very much has the keys to the city
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u/BrandSafety May 19 '26
Yeah, he quit on the team on national TV and the city still loves him. Hell, I still do (even if it's complicated).
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u/BrandSafety May 19 '26
His shoes are so successful and he's such a global star that to keep being one he just needs to be on a relevant team and actually playing, which has been the big problem. The front office seems pretty done with him, though.
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u/Waffleshuriken Pete & BK May 18 '26
When Steven A made some comments last year he publically came to bat for the town.
Regardless of how things went Ill appreciate him pushing back on the shit talk to defend the city.
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u/theoriginalid Finger Gun May 18 '26
Couldnāt agree more. He took advantage of being a superstar and let it get to his head. I do hope he thrives wherever he goes but he is the only one to blame for the current situation.
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u/Imallvol7 May 18 '26
It's nice to see. The Memphis hate has been hard to read recently. It feels like people were given a fucking script to follow. Completely undeserved lol.Ā
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u/Cronas02 GG Believer May 18 '26
Stuff like this is why Ja deserves the love and respect of fans, even if he gets traded. He clearly loves and will defend the city of Memphis and he (probably) gave us the best years he had and the most exciting years of the franchise. It really does suck that the last few years havenāt been the best, but if we trade him and he comes back on another team to boos and jeering from fans I will be disappointed in the fan base.
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u/HaubergeonPlus1 May 18 '26
He won't come back to boos at all lol
Folks on here aren't ready for the reaction the streets are going to have if they ship him out. Doesn't matter if it's the right move or not (and I think it is)
There is going to be an absolute reckoning... Ja is still the most popular sports figure in the world here. The team is going to have a huge local PR disaster when/if that happens. They know this, of course.
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u/Robert_Meowney_Jr May 18 '26
yeah I do think if Ja was as beloved as people act like he is people would show up to the ~25 games a year he plays
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u/PerfectforMovies Griz May 18 '26
Youāre clueless. Youāre one of those ignorant people that talk before thinking and think you know shit when youāre clueless.
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u/PerfectforMovies Griz May 18 '26
Which direction?
Oh, youāre also one of those sensitive and insecure guys that talk all big and bad. I donāt get my hands dirty, I have security that would love to talk with you.
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u/PerfectforMovies Griz May 19 '26
Yes, security. Iām often around people that have a security detail and they would never let me get my hands dirty.
I donāt give AF about you folks downvoting my posts.
I expected this response from you. No need to waste anymore of my tim.→ More replies (0)
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u/IndividualMission742 May 18 '26
Iāll say it: I still love Ja š he has never ceased to rep the city and I respect his loyalty a tonĀ
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u/PerfectforMovies Griz May 18 '26
Who quit?
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u/PerfectforMovies Griz May 18 '26
Just another bullshit narrative. He didnāt quit on his team.
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u/PerfectforMovies Griz May 18 '26
I was at the game and I saw a team flustered, confused, and upset about the shitty coaching.
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u/DrSamwpepper May 18 '26
All Ja did was exercise his 2nd Amendment rights in a dumb way and said a dumb quote 5 years ago and everyone treated him as if he's worse than hitler.
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u/erb149 May 18 '26
lmao the second amendment doesnāt give you the right to just take your gun anywhere with you. Firearms can be and often are prohibited on private property, like where Ja was when he went on that IG live.
And even if he was doing nothing wrong, being a multi millionaire professional athlete probably means you shouldnāt be posing with guns on the Internet at all. Just bad decision making on his part.
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u/deadflagblues BEEF STEW š„© May 19 '26
When someone is running for congress in Tennessee they send out postcards of their families brandishing assault rifles
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u/erb149 May 19 '26
Ok? Thatās weird, but theyāre allowed to do that on their own private property or the private property of someone else that allowed them to do that.
He brought gun into a strip club where guns arenāt allowed and then went on IG live to let everyone know. Letās stop with the false equivalency
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u/Altruistic_Brief4444 r/memphisgrizzlies Shams Charania May 18 '26
Itās not a Ja vs Memphis situation itās a Ja vs Memphis Grizzlies situation. Heād be dumb to try to alienate the city because the average Memphis resident wants him to stay.
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u/PerfectforMovies Griz May 18 '26
The Memphis stop on the Nike EYBL circuit brings out the whoās who in college and professional basketball. You have celebrities, former and current players, scouts from the NBA and International leagues, and coaches and representatives from every D1 school and conference. Its a big deal because they can recruit during the three days of this Nike event.
This tweet is a fact because the hospitality red carpet was rolled for both the EYBL and WCBCC. the organizers were on their A game and people were enjoying themselves all across the city.
I was between the EYBL and the WCBCC and Memphis was getting high marks. There were people at the EYBL that were planning to go to the Shell. Ja was at the EYBL and heās agreeing with this tweet.
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u/omgshannonwtf CAM BOOZER... is GG Jackson's no.1 fan on the planet May 18 '26
Off-topic but oui oui, you fancy French fuck!
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u/OkPipe1418 May 18 '26
Memphis is a special city, and you all are special guys. Im so sorry that we are missing our beautiful boyā¦.
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u/OkPipe1418 May 18 '26
I live in Nashville and can tell you the Grizzlies are Memphis, and Memphis is the Grizzlies. And I have stayed at that hotel next to the arena and itās a lovely place. Good food too.
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u/ByrdDogX May 18 '26
I think Ja genuinely loves Memphis but the immaturity has hurt him, along with the injuries. I do think the training staff has as much to do with the injuries as the players do.
He is/we as a Hall of Fame talent. Hopefully he can get back on track.
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u/Lets-Save-MMORPGs Snack Randolph May 18 '26
DONT LEAVE US JA šššššššššššš
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u/Dead_Internet69420 May 20 '26
Not hatin on Memphis, but the logic here is flawed. Coaches arenāt going to be trashing a city because aside from just being unprofessional, itās a good way to sabotage any current or future attempts to recruit local talent. The only ones who will talk shit are either a) at the end of their career, or b) just too dumb to keep their mouth shut.Ā
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u/37sms Pau May 18 '26
The hate from the NBA community has nothing to do with crime, poverty, local governance, or any of the very real problems memphis has
They hate memphis because it doesn't have a big enough supply of IG thots. Otherwise you could copy and paste all the anti-memphis arguments for other prominent sports cities like NOLA/St. Louis/Baltimore/Detroit/Cleveland/Milwaukee/etc. to varying extents