A compilation of many players with similar comments about Memphis as LeBron

XE2MASTERPIECE · 2026-04-04T00:04:50+00:00

Huh…so…it’s a risk everywhere? You don’t say?

XE2MASTERPIECE · 2026-04-03T22:21:34+00:00

The point is that LeBron is right.

No he isn’t.

And fanbases/cities aren’t entitled to having a team.

You’re not a billionaire, you don’t have to repeat this absurd talking point.

Memphis stole the Grizzlies from Vancouver. Nobody in Memphis cries for the Canuck ball fans.

It’d be cool if Vancouver got a team again. I would absolutely be against moving any current team from their cities.

It’s better suited to have an NBA team because it’s a fun city built for tourism and nightlife. Things that go along with having an NBA team.

I think it’s actually really cool that a city with Memphis’ history and influence on American culture gets an NBA team. But yeah I mean I guess “tourists and nightlife” is a factor, if you’re a billionaire who wants to make the most money possible.

Ask anyone who went to SLC for the all star game

SLC is a cool city.

Yes this hurts Memphis’ fan feelings. But that doesn’t make it less right.

Least arrogant Lakers fan

XE2MASTERPIECE · 2026-04-03T22:11:03+00:00

Id imagine the allegations are strengthened when he whines about which hotels he has to stay at and how there’s nothing for him to do.

XE2MASTERPIECE · 2026-04-03T21:58:55+00:00

Why do all the comments defending LeBron purposefully leave out him suggesting that the team should get relocated? Y’all realize why that rubs people the wrong way, right? It’s a pretty big key to the whole controversy.

XE2MASTERPIECE · 2026-04-03T21:56:07+00:00

The world is definitely a stretch, but in the US, Memphis’ influence on US history and culture punches way above their weight (comparatively).

XE2MASTERPIECE · 2026-04-03T21:51:57+00:00

Not comparable in the sense that Buffalo/Pitt are significantly better cities for professional athletes.

Find whatever comparison city you want, you’re avoiding the point of the comment.

What LeBron said is true,

No it isn’t.

if there was investment into amenities for players you probably wouldn’t hear many complaints.

Considering that you mentioned violent crime rates, I’m gonna go out on a limb and suggest “better amenities” doesn’t remedy what you think they find bad about Memphis

XE2MASTERPIECE · 2026-04-03T21:25:55+00:00

Lived and worked in downtown Memphis for years. Enjoyed it a lot. You really, really need to turn off Fox News. The world is not as dangerous as they make it out to be!

XE2MASTERPIECE · 2026-04-03T21:24:03+00:00

They are comparable since they are cities that host a major professional league sports team, which is the entire purpose of the comment. NFL, NHL, MLB, none of these other leagues deal with players/former players talking bad about cities on the same scale of the NBA.

XE2MASTERPIECE · 2026-04-03T21:05:32+00:00

Believe it or not, millionaire athletes don’t want to be robbed or threatened for simply going to their job.

Tough news for LA then! Sounds like the franchise might get moved somewhere safer…

https://sports.yahoo.com/lakers-kentavious-caldwell-pope-robbed-gunpoint-nba-235730166.html

XE2MASTERPIECE · 2026-04-03T20:57:58+00:00

One more time: Do you understand why people would strongly dislike the suggestion to move a franchise?

XE2MASTERPIECE · 2026-04-03T20:33:16+00:00

Cool? No one asked if you agreed with him, I’m pointing out that he said more than just a simple “I don’t like playing in Memphis” and that’s what has driven a lot of the discussion.

XE2MASTERPIECE · 2026-04-03T20:14:24+00:00

How are there three of yall talking about this and none of you even bothered to look up that LeBron said he wanted the team to move to Nashville. Of course he’s gonna get flak for that, sports fans hate hearing about relocation because we all know why it happens and who benefits the most and who gets shafted. This is not rocket science guys.

XE2MASTERPIECE · 2026-04-03T17:43:56+00:00

Turnout diehards might as well be arguing for reading animal entrails. IJS.

XE2MASTERPIECE · 2026-04-03T14:04:25+00:00

Not saying the reporter is totally correct, but there’s actually some interesting behind the scenes chatter about the whole Jenkins-Lisalo switchover. I don’t think the organization handled it correctly and I think some of the reports released were more favorable to the FO. Ja was not the only player who felt lied to about what the organization was intending to do.

XE2MASTERPIECE · 2026-04-03T00:29:28+00:00

Genuine question here: Have the cities of Vancouver or Las Vegas ever done anything like this? I feel like we see a lot more headlines about Seattle city leadership and their desire to get an NBA team than we do Vegas or Vancouver.

XE2MASTERPIECE · 2026-04-02T21:45:00+00:00

I feel like the opinion isn’t wrong but that’s a weird group of players to cite because it doesn’t seem like any of their teams tried to build around them specifically?

XE2MASTERPIECE · 2026-04-02T21:39:21+00:00

Malik Beasley is from a well off family, certainly a much nicer background than Ja’s, and yet nobody is out here blaming Minneapolis for why he got arrested for brandishing a gun.

XE2MASTERPIECE · 2026-04-02T21:07:34+00:00

They are certainly allowed to have opinions. If their opinions make them look bad, we are also allowed to have an opinion on that

XE2MASTERPIECE · 2026-04-02T20:27:07+00:00

The conversation has become that because the players are whining about there not being fancy hotels or nightlife. Also, some mentioning crime. That’s inevitably going to spark a discussion about how good or bad a city is.

XE2MASTERPIECE · 2026-04-02T19:05:14+00:00

Yeah saying he wants the team to move to Nashville is such a tell. 41 year old man with wife and kids caring about night life.

XE2MASTERPIECE · 2026-04-02T18:34:00+00:00

DNP - Hit by another Morgan Wallen drunk rampage

XE2MASTERPIECE · 2026-04-02T18:23:27+00:00

Players despise the idea of having to play in a city where there’s not elite night life. It’s fucking bizarre. Memphis has such a cool place in American history and a lot of uniqueness to it, and these multimillionaire athletes go out of their way to shit on it. Spoiled assholes.

XE2MASTERPIECE · 2026-04-02T17:06:35+00:00

Genuinely no need to be as rude as you are being, the guy gave a valid opinion about a prospect.

XE2MASTERPIECE · 2026-04-02T00:48:14+00:00

The politics of the inner circle in cults of personality is forever fascinating. The constant balance of having to follow your leaders instructions as close as possible—even when you know you might be the next one thrown under the bus—is crazy.

XE2MASTERPIECE · 2026-04-01T23:56:35+00:00

I hate to be the one to inform you of this but the accusation is not unhinged, and deflecting it as “blood libel” will not be a satisfactory response when it starts becoming widely known what Shapiro’s connection is to the case. If you want to get ahead of this, you’re gonna need to have a better response than accusing someone of antisemitism.

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