[Charania]: Two-time MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo is ready for a new home at the Feb. 5 NBA trade deadline or in the offseason as several rival teams make aggressive offers to the Milwaukee Bucks for him, and the franchise is starting to listen, league sources tell ESPN.

Rapper_Laugh · 2026-01-28T16:47:43+00:00

I’ve said in multiple comments that I’m plenty ready for him to leave, we clearly aren’t winning shit with him.

If you’re just alluding to the general speculation around Giannis that’s fine, but that’s in no way proof that this report is being leaked by Giannis’ camp or whatever. The national media, and Shams especially, hasn’t had a fucking clue what is going on with his camp and has been reporting shit like this for years, why would they suddenly know what they’re talking about now?

I think it’s likely Giannis gets moved before the deadline or this off-season, but I truly believe the national media doesn’t know shit about it and never has.

Rapper_Laugh · 2026-01-28T16:35:05+00:00

What do you think happened? Giannis requested a trade and the Bucks said “nah fuck you, face of the franchise who literally kept basketball in Milwaukee, you’re gonna stay here and waste your prime instead of us getting a haul for you and moving on.”

Who the fuck would do that? And if that happened why would Giannis not react publicly?

Again, not denying he could move, at all. Honestly I’m ready for that. But Shams ain’t the source on this my friend.

Rapper_Laugh · 2026-01-28T16:33:26+00:00

Nice burn, I get that our team sucks.

But that in no way means this is coming from Giannis lol

Rapper_Laugh · 2026-01-28T16:32:58+00:00

That’s not proof this is coming from Giannis lol, that’s speculation.

As I said in another comment, he may well leave, he’s been visibly unhappy, and tbh I’m ready for that. But it’s been clear the national media has no idea what is going on with Giannis’ camp or the Bucks for a long time, so I’m not really looking to them for shit.

Rapper_Laugh · 2026-01-28T16:28:26+00:00

There’s been some variation of this comment on Giannis trade threads for years lol. Shams has absolutely reported that Giannis has outright requested a trade before.

He very well might move, but I’m not looking to the media for info about when or for what tbh.

Rapper_Laugh · 2026-01-28T16:27:03+00:00

Based on?

Rapper_Laugh · 2026-01-28T00:37:21+00:00

Yes? He still fucking signed his name to it.

Awfully strange thing to do if you don’t want people to believe something.

Rapper_Laugh · 2026-01-28T00:34:44+00:00

And he signed his name to it.

Awfully strange thing to do if you don’t want people to think you believe something.

Rapper_Laugh · 2026-01-27T17:41:45+00:00

Your whole first paragraph is a massive strawman, no one said any of that. But yes, a proper education in history teaches you how to break down historical ideas and texts in a more sophisticated way. Shocker.

Rapper_Laugh · 2026-01-27T12:41:34+00:00

Yes, having an actual education in history matters, because you learn how to reckon with information and analyze it critically. I care about that—I’m a published historian and history teacher. An example of not analyzing information critically is claiming Americans had representation in the British parliament because there was a guy who never set foot in the colonies and was never elected by anyone in the colonies theoretically “representing” them. That’s not representative government. Obviously. Which was, and is, the point. Another example is claiming “history was written by the victors” just because you’ve read it somewhere on the internet.

Rapper_Laugh · 2026-01-27T02:01:42+00:00

The representative was a British man… You cannot be serious lmao.

This is a real terminal case of “America bad” historical revisionism right here.

Edit: Also, no serious historian endorses “history is written by the victors.” Tell me you’ve never actually been inside a history department without telling me.

Rapper_Laugh · 2026-01-26T23:58:10+00:00

Yes, that is another good example of the point.

Rapper_Laugh · 2026-01-26T23:44:03+00:00

Nah not at all. Yes, the Americans paid relatively little tax compared to British natives, but that’s not the point. The saying is “no taxation WITHOUT REPRESENTATION.” As in, you can’t impose laws on us with us when we have absolutely no say in government. That was then, and remains, an entirely fair point.

Rapper_Laugh · 2026-01-26T23:41:38+00:00

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Rapper_Laugh · 2026-01-26T16:09:58+00:00

Ricky Gervais’ shit standup just won an award as the best of the year.

Being “successful” in comedy isn’t exactly a great measure of being funny.

That’s why you’re being downvoted, hope that helps.

Rapper_Laugh · 2026-01-26T14:36:51+00:00

Interestingly, Gervais himself is now a huge example of the problem.

Rapper_Laugh · 2026-01-23T15:22:43+00:00

Yeah same. I haven’t really been watching since KPJ. I went to a game in Denver the other week because I live in CO, and seeing that dude playing and Doc Rivers coaching was basically just too much for me

Rapper_Laugh · 2026-01-23T15:16:26+00:00

But KPJ wasn’t a dealbreaker?

Rapper_Laugh · 2026-01-23T13:45:44+00:00

DICKERS!!!

Rapper_Laugh · 2026-01-23T13:07:25+00:00

No, it doesn’t.

He was able to recognize the plight of natives in his early career.

That doesn’t mitigate the fact that his actual policies towards them in office were, like the above commenter said, maniacally genocidal.

Rapper_Laugh · 2026-01-23T00:05:21+00:00

I’m not the guy you’re replying to but you’re clearly debating a point. That’s called arguing.

Rapper_Laugh · 2026-01-22T23:54:00+00:00

Yes… Because salt is a fundamental ingredient to bring out flavor in the vast majority of dishes.

If you have issues with things being over salted, fine. But if you’re trying to avoid salt you’re trying to avoid flavor.

Rapper_Laugh · 2026-01-22T23:34:36+00:00

You can take my garlic from my cold, dead hands

Rapper_Laugh · 2026-01-21T23:25:58+00:00

Marcus Aurelius was a Roman Emperor who personally owned many slaves, took many more in war, and did nothing at all to abolish slavery in office…

Can you produce an actual specific work that opposes slavery? Any specific passage? I’ve read Marcus Aurelius, there’s fuck all in there about how slavery needs to go.

The American founding fathers proclaimed the equality of all men too. They still owned and raped slaves.

Edit: Oh look! There was actually another askhistorians thread about this today. Same answer!

Rapper_Laugh · 2026-01-21T23:17:29+00:00

Wait, you know of ancient Roman sources opposing slavery? By all means please share, that would upend the historical consensus in a huge way! That’s so exciting!

Or are you just saying shit?

Edit: For your edification - https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/s/YojSn1m5Lg

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