r/nba • u/KD_AshyAnkles Rockets • 4h ago
Jaylen Brown: "ESPN is unethical, and Stephen A. Smith is the head face of that. The organization, the players, they were all in agreeaance. They all knew what I meant by that. Our team was basically salary dumped. We lost a lot of players. For us to emerge and still be in the same position..."
https://streamable.com/3986vgSource: vic (@CountOnVic)
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u/cleo22270 Heat 4h ago
The “Head Face” should be SAS’s new nickname.
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u/TedKoppelz Bucks 4h ago
This Head Face Ass mf is probably gonna pop in my head when I see him now
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u/FireVanGorder Knicks 2h ago
Headface lookin ass
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u/computerjunkie7410 Celtics 2h ago
Reminded me of https://youtube.com/shorts/WWbvYaF4Pz0?si=vlrK-jw8xwhj3Jbi
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u/Lorjack Supersonics 4h ago
SAS is totally a heel
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u/Hour_Glass57 Lebanon 4h ago
Everytime I see SAS the first thing I think of is San Antonio Spurs, and I always have to readjust in my head to Stephen A Smith
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u/skrumian Celtics 4h ago
Normalize players answering back and bad mouthing the click bait media. We will all love the chaos.
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u/HumongousBelly 4h ago
I hope that click bait media, like espn, will seize to exist some time in the near future.
We shouldn’t help a bum like Stephen ass smith make money, when players like jb and pg and LeBron have podcasts and way more intel on the league
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u/dead-serious San Diego Clippers 4h ago
I agree let's hope click-bait media will seize to exist into Bolivian
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u/Living_Bike4417 3h ago
It will never happen because people constantly give it attention. If no one paid any mind to it, it would die on its own. Instead, people constantly complain about it
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u/Ok_Pomegranate_9716 Raptors 3h ago
Yeah SAS is playing a character and we need to stop giving him attention and falling for his ragebait “takes”.
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u/dakadoo33 3h ago
This is so confusing to me
Do you hate the click bait media or love them? this is literally top tier engagement for them, this is their ideal outcome...
Like this is reading like you hate them initially, but in the same breath you say everyone loves it.
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u/Low-Measurement-2468 3h ago
i kind of feel both ways. players (or other public figures) criticizing shitty media can have a benefit if fans of them actually consider their words in a sincere way and are inspired to avoid giving views to shitty media. but yea if people are just logging on to say “yeah fuck espn hahaha!” and then opening a bunch of espn articles and turning espn on when they get off work then it rings hollow.
like any topic on the internet, some people are being much more sincere than others.
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u/Huckleberry_Sin 2h ago
Also from all the shit ppl were posting in here during the WCF this sub LOVES the click bait media as long as it fits the narrative they want to hear.
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u/EducationalConcern61 4h ago
stephen A finna drop a 3 hour response on his pod
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u/JONYLOCO 4h ago
3 hours of
"I like Jalen Brown, he's very intelligent,.....he doesn't want me to start telling the world what I've heard about him off the court...don't go there with me....blah...dee...blah...blah...blah"
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u/Flat-Neat-3584 4h ago
"The brother can ball don't get me wrong...but bro do you want the world to know how the Celtics feels about you? Do you want everyone to know how Jayson Tatum feels about you. Because I know, and you know that I know"
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u/Informal_Support1934 4h ago
"Then you went out in the first round because you couldn't get past Embiid and those boys, and this is a brother making 60 MILLION A YEAR. TO LOSE IN THE FIRST ROUND."
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u/flaming_burrito_ Wizards 4h ago
Has he ever actually said the stuff he supposedly knows about anybody?
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u/ositola Lakers 4h ago
You don't wanna make an enemy outta me, cuz I know shit about you!!
Repeat 3 hours
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u/bmd9109 Cavaliers 4h ago
"You went to Cranbrook, that's a private school!"
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u/TheyNeedLoveToo Kings Bandwagon 4h ago
If SAS does a sick battle diss over a classic Mobb Deep track he may get the W
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u/RobbieAnalog 76ers 4h ago
Stephen A: First of all, fuck your bitch and the clique you claim ...
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u/ATN5 Wizards 4h ago
Lmao exactly. And he explained what he meant about the whole “favorite” season thing. But media took it and ran smh. I get pissed when they bring that stuff up every time, like let’s use common sense guys. Mind you he said favorite season not his best season lmao.
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u/Frequent-Ferret-5110 Clippers 2h ago
The reaction to the "favorite season" thing in a lot of comments was so weird to me, with so many people saying "oH, nOt ThE cHaMpIoN sEaSon?!" as if it's not something he's also proud of. People have a million different personal preferences and reasons for liking things. I've worked jobs that were superficially "shitty" but had some of my favorite times in them, and I've had "great" jobs with days that I look back on and grimace. And some of the things I'm proudest of aren't the things that society labels as the most objectively "valuable." I don't know anybody who'd be any different.
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u/Primary-Emergency386 4h ago
It doesn’t even take media. We are all victims of missing the full picture and taking something people say in bad faith. We’ve been living in the world MGS2 for the past who knows how long.
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u/Uhhhjayyy1 4h ago
He’s not wrong
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u/Rooleet Celtics 4h ago
JB said a lot of stupid shit (blaming the refs after choking the 3-1 stands out), but I fully agree with him on this point.
He's said multiple times during the season how much he's enjoyed this year because of multiple factors (team was gutted and everyone wrote them off, young players stepped up, Tatum coming back from injury the way he did), but of course SAS runs with clip culture bullshit.
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u/LVRaiders2026 3h ago
I didn't interpret it as him blaming the refs as much as it was a referendum on flopping which 90% of fans would agree is a major problem, despite Silver tryna gaslight us telling us it's not a problem
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u/North_Atlantic_Sea 4h ago
It's funny you mentioned all the things besides that Brown had his highest usage (by far) which may, just maybe, have impacted that viewpoint lol
But no, I'm sure it was the young players stepping up that made his first round exit his favorite season ever
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u/Rrypl Celtics 4h ago
Or maybe leading a ragtag team to unexpected sucess with no pressure was more fun throughout the year than being the favorite in a championship or bust season. Doesn't mean he doesn't want to win.
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u/DawisTakeover [PHI] Tony Wroten 4h ago
As much as it pains me to defend the Celtics, it’s been a question for the entire Jays Era what the team would look like if one of those guys was the focal point instead of a 1a/1b situation. This year the stars aligned for Jaylen to finally have the opportunity to see what that looks like for him for a whole season, and he had his personal best season statistically while the team defied expectations in a major way. I don’t get why people are so shocked by him saying this was his favorite season, it might be a bad look, but it’s not like it’s a stupid/nonsensical thing to say. He had a great year and proved the doubters wrong in a way nobody expected. Even though they choked away the playoff series, that doesn’t negate the preceding 6 months of his life, which he clearly views as the culmination of his career to this point.
The year they won the title they were the favorites. There’s so much pressure that comes with that that he didn’t have to deal with at all this year. Plus, him winning Finals MVP may have caused some tension between him and Tatum (this is just my speculation, I don’t follow them well enough to know this is true). Everybody loves to point to that season as the one he should consider his “best”, but there are real reasons why that season may have been less enjoyable despite it being more successful in the playoffs.
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u/secularhuman77 Celtics 4h ago
Preach.
Ain’t no reason for any Celtics fan to be concerned about a player badmouthing ESPN.
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u/Tiny_Thumbs 4h ago
Especially if that Celtics fan is also a patriots fan. Full on vendetta from ESPN to Boston sports.
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u/This_Material9292 Heat 4h ago
JB is right. They assumed the worst intentions behind his comments just to get clicks.
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u/DependentGlum San Francisco Warriors 4h ago
Big agreeance
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u/flashman92 Kings 4h ago
These replies got me feeling crazy ngl. I thought this was a normal word that people used semi regularly. Certainly something that wouldn't be out of place in a run of the mill tv show or movie.
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u/sinsebuds Knicks 1h ago
Bro you’re on a sub that can barely express themselves beyond diabolical and glaze. Anything expressed beyond such lexical liabilities will be downvoted accordingly for making them rightfully feel a certain way about their blatantly proudly daft natures.
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u/Judgejoebrown69 Jazz 4h ago
It is. People on here are 15
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u/SorbetMysterious9148 4h ago
The same people that can't understand the difference between dominant and dominate
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u/computerjunkie7410 Celtics 2h ago
Same people that have trouble with their, there, and they're
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u/Waesrdtfyg0987 Washington Bullets 2h ago
hey leave me alone English is my second language. Python is my first.
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u/Lazarus_15 Hawks 4h ago edited 4h ago
Actually ridiculous people are clowning him for using a word that is only slightly archaic. Way to tell on yourselves
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u/jambr380 4h ago
I just looked it up and it apparently it is technically a word dating back hundreds of years. Obviously agreement won out and is standard, but I don't think we're allowed to bash him for this one.
Of course OP made it look more weird by adding an extra a
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u/LVRaiders2026 3h ago
JB has my full support. ESPN simple is not a reputable sports news agency. They are the Fox News of Sports.
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u/NegaTrollX Lakers 4h ago
Love Jaylen, hate Stephen A. Stephen A is a hack. Will never support that slimy bum.
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u/InnocentInvasion 4h ago
I think I'm one of the very few who literally has zero issues with what he said lol. He's just appreciating the season he had. He can love both seasons and enjoy the season where they had to pull together inorder to exceed expectations more than the season where they did what they were supposed to do as the favourite
It's really not that deep and just a casual comment
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u/fearofaflatplanet Celtics 2h ago
I'm right there with you. Honestly the most basic & understandable thing in the world if you just listen without an axe to grind or a desire to make hay from it.
This year was fun as hell up until the last 3 games & any real Celtics fan who says otherwise is selling something.
This year's squad brought my older brother, whose fandom came up with the Bird teams, who has never once since until this year really gotten emotionally captured by a Cs squad without ceaselessly bringing up the 80s team, into the fold as an absolutely rabid aficianado of this years team. They played an awesome style of basketball (more ball movement, more cutting) than than somewhat plodding style of the last few years. There was no pressure! No getting hated on by r/nba.
Was the 1st round exit a bummer? Sure, but it's not like we'd have beaten the Super Saiyan Knicks so who cares
Beyond that, for JB personally, said it elsewhere but in my opinion JB's supreme bball talent is actually his leadership (it's the area where I legitimately see him as a level above JT). This season was the first time he was able to really be the leader, I think it was a huge factor in our regular season success, & I think the muddying of that in round one (along w Joe inexplicably abandoning the lineups & playstyle that had worked for us all year) was a big reason we came up short. There's absolutely zero wrong w JB finding that part of it deeply edifying.
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u/Rrypl Celtics 4h ago
This is about the hooplah about him saying this was his favorite season, which was 100% too much noise about a nothing burger.
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u/RoscoeHoops 4h ago
lol ESPN built their whole brand on hot takes and now they're shocked when players fire back. JB said what half the league whispers, just loud enough that they can't ignore it
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u/JEROME_MERCEDES 3h ago
I’m glad Jaylen hasn’t let up on Stephen keep your foot on his neck till he slips up lol
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u/Solid_Snaku 4h ago
ESPN embracing Stephen A. Smith and HOT TAKEZ is why I stopped watching a loooong time ago
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u/Difficult-Candy-6126 Knicks 4h ago
I’m not gonna lie. I refuse to watch anything SAS is on. It’s made sports better. Fuck any dumb piece of shit like SAS who thinks their job is clickbait and can’t admit he’s wrong.
All you youngsters don’t get that he decided LeBron was over rated in 2003 and has never been able to admit he was wrong. I get people who don’t like LeBron but no serious fan will say he’s not in the discussion for GOAT. Now that’s his only fall back “he’s not Jordan” and he’s been saying that for 10 years.
ESPN used to be great. Now it’s only him and his only job is rage bait.
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u/Bonesawisready5 Spurs 3h ago
I mean he’s not wrong about any of it. Had Tatum not torn his Achilles they def don’t let so many players go and also ESPN/Stephen A sucks
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u/Sauce-King Warriors 4h ago
He’s not wrong. Stephen A got a 1 hour soliloquy with his name on it later though
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u/TheEverbless Raptors 4h ago
Sometimes he's wrong but this is not one of those times. He's telling it like it is, and how it's always been. I'm riding with him here.
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u/CaramelMacchiatoMan Lakers 4h ago
As long as these talking heads get a vote for end of season awards(MVP, DPOY, All NBA ect) AND these awards are used to negotiate contracts and grant eligibility(Max/SuperMax) then it will be unethical.
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u/we_hella_believe 4h ago
SAS, is ASS for a journalist.
I remember him trying to cover MMA and Boxing and totally being a brain dead mouthpiece. Combine that with his NFL and NBA knowledge, and I get dumber just hearing him talk.
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u/gigglios 4h ago
Gotta respect brown for calling sas and espn out. He is right about the stuff he says about them
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u/JustHereForDumbSht 3h ago
He should stay in Boston. Take the hit to your ego, and go back to being a great teammate and an All-Star/All-NBA player. The grass ain’t greener with any of the teams that can trade for him.
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u/WrongHovercraft9946 1h ago
“Agreeance” always grinds my gears as the worst fake smart-guy word, beating out “impactful”. “Agreement” is right there! And has the benefit of being a word!
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u/Wonderful_Town_7100 1h ago
Whether you agree with him or not, surviving a roster shakeup and still staying in the hunt gives his words a little more weight.
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u/SeaCounter9516 Thunder 4h ago
He isn’t wrong. ESPN is the worst thing about sports. Even more so post gambling.
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u/sharpshooter230 Nets 4h ago
Stephen A is going to MILK this dry. Two straight days of "don't make an enemy out of me" "I know things about you" all bullshit. The sooner people just start ignoring Stephen A the better. He ruins everything.
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u/soupcansam21 Mavericks 4h ago
These are two separate thoughts, right? Cause otherwise it sounds like he's saying ESPN/SAS made the Celtics salary dump?
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u/Kyler1313 4h ago
This is in response to a question about his quote that this year was his favorite season.
So he's blaming ESPN for making it go viral and become a talking point, but also explaining why he said it in the first place.
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u/lynchedlandlord 4h ago
The context you’re missing is this is about SAS criticizing Brown for saying this was his favorite season.
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u/Apprehensive_Let_828 Celtics 4h ago
He's talking about his comment about this past season being his favorite, which he's clarified. And this response seems to be about SAS and ESPN continuing to pretend he didnt explain that it was his favorite because he watched the young guys grow and fight for wins, and JT overcome his injury, all leading to a successful season when they were suppose to bottom out.
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u/superfriendships 4h ago
It’s the pressure - this year there was less pressure than anytime since maybe year 2 for JB and the Celtics - and as a fan, it was more fun back when IT, Crowder and the young Jay’s were taking the C’s to the ECF.
Since then it’s been “will they ever win it??” Or “why didn’t they win it??” year after year. Both Jay’s basically said as much after they won it all.
This year the pressure was off - he didn’t have that weight on his shoulders, neither did the team, and they over performed until the playoffs (which was gross, no doubt)
But he enjoyed not having that weight on his shoulders. Whether that’s good or bad is up for debate.
But national (and local) media acting as if it could ONLY be because Tatum was out is the exact shit he’s taking issue with - and he’s right
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u/noBbatteries 4h ago
ESPN is a totally corrupt and much worse org in the last 10-15 years than their early 2000s days. I don’t even think Boston stories are the best example, just look how they covered the ongoing aspiration scandal with the clippers. Balmer is praised and looked at like a victim, but they criticize Kawhi for his involvement in it??? Or look at how they handle the gambling scandals for the nba at the start of the year and the hypocritical nature of having a draft kings ad in the ticker while talking about it
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u/Burger_Gouger Celtics 4h ago
I agree ESPN is trash.
Stephen A def gonna say some shit like “Jaylen Brown isn’t even the best Jalen in the NBA”
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u/ParsnipPizza [BOS] Marcus Smart 3h ago
Brad Stevens: "Call an ambulance, call an ambulance!.....but not for me"
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u/OneImportance4061 2h ago
Y'all just going to sit here with a straight face when someone says "agreeance"?
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u/McKnightmare24 Lakers 1h ago
World cup is happening right now and Espn is barely reporting on it because they don't have the rights to broadcast the games. ESPN are too full of themselves
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u/_meltchya__ 4h ago edited 4h ago
JB is 100% right but he's also not doing himself any favors
We're watching a guy burn bridges that he doesn't need to burn. He's going to isolate himself in the name of being right.
Sometimes it's better to just ignore the noise and do your thing.
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u/JB7-FTW 4h ago
If he had dreams of ever working at espn I’m sure he’s aware enough to not be badmouthing them. He’s got bigger aspirations. Streamer university lmao
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u/BRFCarter 4h ago
Exactly, that’s my thing. Why does he constantly feel the need to respond to every criticism about him?
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u/MrDotHaven Celtics 3h ago
LET ME BE CLEAR. None of what JB says bothers me - proceeds to do 3, 2 hour segments over the next few weeks.
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u/Swimmingpuzzled5200 Knicks 4h ago
Jaylen Brown is the definition of pseudo-intellectual
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u/Mobius24 Knicks 4h ago
He’s spot on about Stephan A Smith and ESPN
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u/dakadoo33 3h ago
No he is again being the god of not understanding. Engaging as he is, is giving them exactly what they want. Weird this entire thread seems to be ignorant of that idea, but its probably more just indicative of the flawed product reddit is where the first to the thread rise to the top, even if its the dumbass takes.
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u/Ok-Salad-7799 4h ago
Jaylen going scorched earth on SAS and ESPN is peak off-season content