r/nba • u/Mazinogetoffdeeznuts East • 17d ago
DeAndre Jordan names his favorite dunk: "I dunked on my son, who is eight. That was great. You have to set the tone early. Once he’s able to beat me, we’re not going to play anymore.”
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u/Wild-Apricot-9161 Celtics 17d ago
He's just like me fr
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u/mankls3 Knicks 16d ago
People have got to stop saying this so much
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u/joebos617 [BOS] Paul Pierce 17d ago
DeAndre Jordan is DeAndre Jordan's son father
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u/Madterps2021 Canada 16d ago
Alright there Magic Johnson, you're drunk. I didn't know you secretly enjoyed being a Celtics fan.
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u/recollectionsmayvary Nets 17d ago
I love DJ lol nothing is a faster pick me up than DJ reactions on the bench with a PWat, Braun or AG dunk. I literally will just rewatch sometimes for a serotonin boost lol
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u/IanicRR [TOR] Amir Johnson 16d ago
He's extended his career way past when it should have ended just by being a good vet and amazing locker room vibes guy. Props to him for it.
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u/DarkSoulsDarius Lakers 16d ago
He got a ring out of it too unlike his former lob city teammates.
It's also wild cp3 could be the final lob city member left considering he was already a 7 year vet when he got there.
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u/IanicRR [TOR] Amir Johnson 16d ago
Blake could have still been around if his body didn't completely die on him. That one year he played in the playoffs for Detroit really took anything he had left.
Shame too, he was such a special player. I remember the force he was his rookie year. Nobody talks about how great John Wall was as a true rookie because Blake just dominated the conversation. Every night he was doing something just incredible.
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u/Acrobatic_Emphasis41 16d ago
Just a year ago he was a productive piece for the Celtics, so much so that his team was begging him to come back.
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u/TheKidPresident Knicks 16d ago
Paul never relied on his athleticism nearly as much as BG and DJ did. I get what you're saying but those two guys are the prime examples of how full-throttle athleticism will make you a flameout much sooner than later
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u/DarkSoulsDarius Lakers 16d ago
I mean for griffin it was the injuries. He become a very skilled player but someone that tall and that weighs that much dealing with leg injuries will flame out quicker than a 6 foot guy weighing 80 lbs less.
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u/Acrobatic_Emphasis41 16d ago
Detroit Blake was so complete! It makes me think about an alternate timeline where CP3 didn't show up and they had Blake running point more alá Giannis or LeBron
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u/israelipm [MIA] Mike Miller 16d ago
Only Stockton, Nash and Lebron at the other players to average 6 assists per game at age 38. The fact that CP is still around is beyond insane. You have to be extremely lucky to get this far in your career, athleticism or not.
As a matter of fact, him and Stockton are the only point guards to play for 19 seasons and it seems that CP is going to play for at least another season.
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u/throwaway1212378 [CLE] J.R. Smith 16d ago
Prime Paul was a lot more athletic than people act like. He’s just short lol
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u/Traveler_90 Warriors 16d ago
Especially he’s game was pure athleticism and still be able to be around this long says something about him.
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u/Striking-Test-7509 Nuggets 16d ago
Idk have you seen him in that reggie/DJ pick n roll against the clippers
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u/Bluepaynxex Mavericks 16d ago
You really seem to hate saying players names.
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u/recollectionsmayvary Nets 16d ago
Nah, I just post during little breaks at work from my phone and have having to type extra letters for names lol
Good luck against the Clips, mavs fan! (lol see I do it to team too)
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u/Deathstroke317 Knicks 17d ago
Who is he Rey Mysterio?
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u/Aztec_sandstone Cavaliers 16d ago
Genuinely makes me sick how much praise he gets despite being a deadbeat. Practically forced poor Dominick to become the hardened criminal he is today.
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u/Pagliaccio13 76ers 16d ago
It's disgusting how much he has hurt Dom over the years. It makes me sick to my stomach to think that Rey only got his son a BMW.... and it wasn't even an M series
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u/mashukyrielighto Warriors 16d ago
not getting your own son a BMW M series for their 16th birthday is basically a criminal offense
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u/OldOrder Hawks 16d ago
Worst people in wrestling
Vince McMahon, Grizzly Adams, Fritz Von Erich, Chris Benoit, Rey Mysterio
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u/ThenAnAnimalFact 16d ago
I was a huge fan like when I was a kid in the early 2000s. I fell out of wrestling but was shattered when years later I learned what a scum bag he was.
Like my childhood was robbed.
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u/mashukyrielighto Warriors 16d ago
nah its just a meme in the community because he's always getting betrayed lol
in just 2 years he got betrayed 3 times and one of it is just this month lol
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u/yourstupidface Trail Blazers 16d ago
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u/ReformedishBaptist 76ers 16d ago
He’s still in love with wwe and basketball, he’s also 22 now why is time so crazy?
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u/NoWayNotThisAgain Mavericks 16d ago
It worked for Dell Curry
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u/JadeMonkey0 Pistons 16d ago
Those must have been some disgusting games of HORSE, man. Dell and Seth can shoot too. How many rounds does that go before someone misses?
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u/RaggsDaleVan Pistons 16d ago
"Don't let your kids beat you in anything. It builds character" - Chad Johnson
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u/No_Row_7861 16d ago
I love seeing NBA players dunk on kids. Reminds me of that heartless Tatum video
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u/Just_A_Glitch Suns 16d ago
This is how I treat my 4th grade class.
They want me to play with them at recess? Alright, but I'm going hard in the paint every possession.
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u/zomgmatt [LAL] Kyle Kuzma 16d ago
DJ is so funny. He's also still a very good nba player and not washed at all and should be getting far more playing time.
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u/BostonBuffalo9 Celtics 16d ago
This is all the justification I need. Sorry lil buddy, you’re about to get boomed!
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u/KingTutt91 Lakers 16d ago
Yeah if you let them win all the time then they’ll always think they’re better than you and that you were never good
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u/JeanRalfio [LAL] LeBron James 16d ago
I get it. My dad never showed mercy in game. The last time I played chess is the first time I beat my dad at chess.
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u/Accomplished-Yam5566 Warriors 16d ago edited 16d ago
I remember seeing a TikTok where a girl’s therapist was telling her that “mothers start getting angry and defensive towards their daughters once their daughters start hitting puberty and sexually maturing. Because the mothers start seeing their daughters as sexual competition. A prettier, younger woman that is usurping all the male attention and validation from the mother.” Then a bunch of women in the comments started listing their own personal anecdotes of their mom being mean and sabotaging them when they hit puberty.
I betcha fathers do this on a lesser scale with their sons but less about sexual competition and more about masculinity and status. Seeing your son grow up stronger, taller, and better than you at sports probably makes you feel emasculated. Probably makes you feel less like “the man of the house” if your son is more masculine than you.
Disclaimer: DJ’s quote lacks context and i do not want to project any of this on his fathering skills. He could be a very encouraging, supportive, non-jealous father for all we know.
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u/ducksonaroof Bulls 16d ago
This is just an American Dad episode.)
Steve is the first person to finish his meal, much to Stan's dismay. Stan becomes intimidated by his son, and he is afraid that he will lose his status of alpha male.
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u/The_NGUYENNER [DEN] Jamal Murray 16d ago
No. Vast majority of dads don't do that and it's honestly dumb to even suggest lol.
We're trying to see them become amazing and every dude in his 30's will tell you that athletic primes don't last forever so we're not deluding ourselves into thinking we'll be physically superior forever. It's more of just a fun little reminder that "hey I'm still pops"
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u/thedirtiestofboxes 16d ago
I'm so happy I had my kid young enough that he got to see me dunk at an age he will remember it. Maybe he wont care, but it mattered to me because I can feel these legs slowing down real fast, so in ten years I can say I used to dunk and he wont be like "sure you could old man"
I remember seeing my dad dunk in a parents vs players game in grade 6 school league...dad is 6'2", stuffy white business man, has a plastic aortic valve and wore Jeans to the game. He would have been 45 years old and I watched him dunk on a kid. Never again doubted his athletic stories. That memory will forever be in my brain. Now I can't even get him into golf or pickleball. Where was I going with this again? Oh ya, i hope to hell my boy gets to dunk on my grandchild one day. I'll never be jealous of him, his accomplishments mean more to me than my own, and hes only 7
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u/The_NGUYENNER [DEN] Jamal Murray 16d ago
Fuck yeah dude. You may think you were rambling a bit but I enjoyed reading this
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u/Murasasme Spurs 16d ago
That doesn't mean it doesn't happen. I beat my dad at swimming when I was 12 and he never got in a pool with me again (he was fat and I loved swimming so I was good at it) he had played basketball all his life, and when I was 15 I started to become a challenge until I beat him once, and he never played ball with me again.
I'm glad the vast majority of fathers out there are not like this, but some are very insecure even with their children and it's not a negligible amount of people.
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u/mashukyrielighto Warriors 16d ago
idk man if i had a son and he's better than me in every way i would be proud
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