“You do it for the likes and clicks”

“It’s not real life”

These have been my driving arguments on multiple forums through all this AD saga and with Kyrie.  Fake news made to make fake things become real.  Lies and deceit.  It really is pretty messed up, and it isn’t real life.

Quote from: C3LTSF4N on February 20, 2019, 10:18:31 PM

“You do it for the likes and clicks”

“It’s not real life”

These have been my driving arguments on multiple forums through all this AD saga and with Kyrie.  Fake news made to make fake things become real.  Lies and deceit.  It really is pretty messed up, and it isn’t real life.

Totally understand why these guys get annoyed at these fake stories, but it's a by-product of the large growth of the NBA, and as the reporter points out that it's the fans that want content on their favorite players and teams. What the reporter didn't spell out is that the media obviously drive these stories for clicks (money), and will keep doing so until the money isn't there (i.e fan interest).

Seems like these guys just want to ball, and not deal with ugly side of the business which brings in the large portion of dollars into the NBA, which goes then straight to their pockets.

I think we’re in an ever changing world of social media and it’s nothing like it used to be.  These guys are dealing with a lot more because of smart phones (videos), Twitter, YouTube, etc.  I’m sure it’s a lot more difficult to deal with than it was for all players in the past.  A huge seller is free agency itself.  I hear it on SiriusXM all the time “the nba is year round now”, and “free agency and trade season are more exciting than the regular season”.  Free agency and trade season are the most popular targets for the media since it pulls in the most interest and revenue.  It’s a constant barrage for these guys.

Gary Washburn: Kyrie: “It’s my life, right? It’s two people talking, having a conversation. If this was the real world, would it be anybody else’s business? It’s a video of somebody assuming what we’re talking about. So why would I care about it? Why are you asking me those type of questions?


Kyrie....relax

Gary Washburn: Kyrie: “It’s my life, right? It’s two people talking, having a conversation. If this was the real world, would it be anybody else’s business? It’s a video of somebody assuming what we’re talking about. So why would I care about it? Why are you asking me those type of questions?


Kyrie....relax

He makes no sense as usual lol

I can't say I blame him but he gets it, this is the reality of the click-focused, social media driven 24 hour news cycle we all live in today. We all see it ourselves, not just in sport - there's a clear distinction now between reporting the news and what is newsworthy and creating a media narrative that can be used to fill hours of programming. So Kyrie made some comments critical of the media in a part of a wide ranging interview because of some speculation of what he was saying to KD in a casual side conversation (we even had people trying in vain to read lips and such).

As a result of his outburst the narrative is now "Kyrie is mad at the media" and that narrative will be4 used as fuel for ESPN, Fox and NBC Sports talk shows. Because it can then be split into so many more sub-narratives: Why is Kyrie mad at the media? Do the media deserve his vitriol? Is he mad at the media because they're digging a bit too close into his true desires, which is to team up with KD? Which then can be used to re-fuel the "Kyrie is leaving Boston to join KD at the Knicks" narrative. Etc etc. If you're a producer for one of those shows you're salivating at everything Kyrie just said.

You've got days of programming out of that, and days of people talking about it on social media like we are, at least till everyone gets bored of the topic and they have to find a new (or re-hashed) narrative (which can be "Kyrie doesn't like the young guys").

But this is the reality of any public figure. You agree to do an interview, you lose control of the narrative. The narrative can then be shaped by whoever you did the interview with, and then it will be re-shaped countless more times once it hits Twitter, Reddit and social forums such as this. Gotta take the good with the bad. People like LeBum figure out how to make the media do their work for them. Kyrie's not quite there yet.

Everyone is to blame.  The media for stirring up Edited.  Profanity and masked profanity are against forum rules and may result in discipline., us for eating it and Kyrie for feeding it.  If he'd quit stirring the pot most of it wouldn't happen.  Kyrie is to blame for the Edited.  Profanity and masked profanity are against forum rules and may result in discipline. that's come out of his mouth the last month.

If he hates the media so much, then he should avoid the media and stick to basketball.

We have a very important stretch of games coming up leading into the playoffs.

He should save his energy, otherwise he'll have more than enough time on his hands to talk to the media in early May.

I’m sure he would if he could.  I think you kinda have to give in and talk to them at some point after avoiding them for a stretch.