Derrick White Out For Game 2

[SparzWizard]

Celtics are badly handicapped in this series that the Heat might get an asterisk to the Finals and get picked apart by the Warriors lol

But yeah, hope the C's win tonight otherwise I don't like seeing them down in an 0-2 hole

[Donoghus]

Solely an assumption but I think this guarantees Marcus availability for tonight. I feel like Derrick would have put the game first if Marcus was a no go.

With all due respect, if he had put a basketball game over the birth of his child, he would have been an idiot. There are more important things in life than basketball.

Nailed it.

[Neurotic Guy]

Celtics are badly handicapped in this series that the Heat might get an asterisk to the Finals and get picked apart by the Warriors lol

But yeah, hope the C's win tonight otherwise I don't like seeing them down in an 0-2 hole

Yes - but maybe a well rested Horford will make a big difference.  Would feel much better if they can pull out the win tonight.

[Donoghus]

Brian Robb
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Ime Udoka: "Derrick is having a baby. It came sooner than expected but we support our guys always in that situation."

[SparzWizard]

Celtics are badly handicapped in this series that the Heat might get an asterisk to the Finals and get picked apart by the Warriors lol

But yeah, hope the C's win tonight otherwise I don't like seeing them down in an 0-2 hole

Yes - but maybe a well rested Horford will make a big difference.  Would feel much better if they can pull out the win tonight.

Can Horford even play tonight or is he still in protocols? I won't be concerned if both Smart and Horford play. But right now basically Smart is just replacing White and not an extra body to trouble the Heat.

[Who]

This is a betrayal of the team; of every single member of this team's hard work all season long.

You DO NOT skip out on games at this time of the year.
You DO NOT skip out on your team when they are short-handed, on the road and down in the series.
You DO NOT cost your team a Championship.

If we lose this series because of this selfishness, I do not want to see White back next season. Kick him off the team.

Imagine losing the 1984 title because Cedric Maxwell wanted to be at the hospital.

Hey guess what, the baby is still going to be there after the game. Leave right after the game and be with your family. But DO NOT skip the game, betray your team and teammates and potentially cost your team a Championship.

[Donoghus]

This is a betrayal of the team; of every single member of this team's hard work all season long.

You DO NOT skip out on games at this time of the year.
You DO NOT skip out on your team when they are short-handed, on the road and down in the series.
You DO NOT cost your team a Championship.

If we lose this series because of this selfishness, I do not want to see White back next season. Kick him off the team.

Imagine losing the 1984 title because Cedric Maxwell wanted to be at the hospital.

Hey guess what, the baby is still going to be there after the game. Leave right after the game and be with your family. But DO NOT skip the game, betray your team and teammates and potentially cost your team a Championship.

This is all a bunch of nonsense.  We're not even having this conversation if we're talking about a lay person leaving their job for the birth of their child.  The only reason people are upset is for their own selfish reasons. "Ra, Ra.  Go team!".  "Hell with his family, we got a game to win."

We have no idea the backstory.  We just know that his wife is going into labor and they're going to be having their first child.  The wife may have underlying health conditions that may make the birth difficult.  Maybe they've spent years undergoing fertility treatments to try and have a child.  Maybe they've been just trying to conceive for years and she finally got pregnant last fall. Maybe they're lost a pregnancy before.  And maybe its simply just being there for the birth of the child which is more important than any basketball game.     

If you're upset about this, then its your perspective that's off, not White's.

[Celtics2021]

This is a betrayal of the team; of every single member of this team's hard work all season long.

You DO NOT skip out on games at this time of the year.
You DO NOT skip out on your team when they are short-handed, on the road and down in the series.
You DO NOT cost your team a Championship.

If we lose this series because of this selfishness, I do not want to see White back next season. Kick him off the team.

Imagine losing the 1984 title because Cedric Maxwell wanted to be at the hospital.

Hey guess what, the baby is still going to be there after the game. Leave right after the game and be with your family. But DO NOT skip the game, betray your team and teammates and potentially cost your team a Championship.

This post is utter nonsense.

[nickagneta]

This is a betrayal of the team; of every single member of this team's hard work all season long.

You DO NOT skip out on games at this time of the year.
You DO NOT skip out on your team when they are short-handed, on the road and down in the series.
You DO NOT cost your team a Championship.

If we lose this series because of this selfishness, I do not want to see White back next season. Kick him off the team.

Imagine losing the 1984 title because Cedric Maxwell wanted to be at the hospital.

Hey guess what, the baby is still going to be there after the game. Leave right after the game and be with your family. But DO NOT skip the game, betray your team and teammates and potentially cost your team a Championship.

Derrick only works with his team mates. He doesn't live with them. They aren't his family. He doesn't love them.

Ridiculous take. Family first, especially when it come to the birth of a child.

[Big333223]

This is a betrayal of the team; of every single member of this team's hard work all season long.

You DO NOT skip out on games at this time of the year.
You DO NOT skip out on your team when they are short-handed, on the road and down in the series.
You DO NOT cost your team a Championship.

If we lose this series because of this selfishness, I do not want to see White back next season. Kick him off the team.

Imagine losing the 1984 title because Cedric Maxwell wanted to be at the hospital.

Hey guess what, the baby is still going to be there after the game. Leave right after the game and be with your family. But DO NOT skip the game, betray your team and teammates and potentially cost your team a Championship.

This post is utter nonsense.

Yep. Nonsense.

Congrats to White and his family. I have a 1 month old at home right now and I'm really glad I could be there. Game 2 not nearly as important.

[RJ87]

Solely an assumption but I think this guarantees Marcus availability for tonight. I feel like Derrick would have put the game first if Marcus was a no go.

With all due respect, if he had put a basketball game over the birth of his child, he would have been an idiot. There are more important things in life than basketball.

TP.

This is a job that will end eventually. His family is forever. Having your first child is incredibly special. He should be there and be supported in that decision. It's insane that people will think otherwise.

[Who]

We have no idea the backstory.  We just know that his wife is going into labor and they're going to be having their first child.  The wife may have underlying health conditions that may make the birth difficult.  Maybe they've spent years undergoing fertility treatments to try and have a child.  Maybe they've been just trying to conceive for years and she finally got pregnant last fall. Maybe they're lost a pregnancy before.  And maybe its simply just being there for the birth of the child which is more important than any basketball game.     

You are right. We do not know the backstory and I would change my opinion depending on the situation. Certainly if it was a life-threatening situation to either the mother or the child, I would support White entirely in skipping the game to be there. That is obviously where he needs to be.

Without knowing that, I am assuming it is a regular pregnancy and I do not support his choice to skip the game.   

[Who]

You don't exist in a vacuum. Your actions effect the lives of the people around you.

To achieve mastery at the highest level requires sacrifice. Just to make it to the NBA requires sacrifice. To go further and then to succeed in the NBA requires sacrifice. And to make it to the absolute summit and win a Championship requires more sacrifice again (including submission to a collective; ie the team above me).

This has been a life-long mission for all these guys. Every single one of them. They have worked their entire lives for this opportunity. To make it to this point. To have the Title in their sights; in their grasps.

Yes, I think it is selfish & yes, I think it is a betrayal of the work and life-long ambitions of the people around you to skip this game and possibly cheat all these people out of what they have worked their entire lives for in order to be there for the birth of your child. I do.

Now, you can individually choose that is more important to you than a title. That is your choice. But your choice effects more than just you and your wife. It effects all those other people around you as well.

This is not the same a regular John Doe leaving work to be at the birth of his child. Regular John Doe has not spent a lifetime mastering a skill. He has not sacrificed all his life for this moment. His job is not full of people who have likewise sacrificed all their life for mastery of skill & creation of this opportunity for ultimate success. Who have spent a lifetime trying to get to this very moment. His workplace will not fall apart because he misses a day's work to be at the birth of his child.

I do not agree with his decision. I do not like his decision. Anyway, it is what it is. I just hope it doesn't cost the team a Championship and it might.

[SparzWizard]

This is a betrayal of the team; of every single member of this team's hard work all season long.

You DO NOT skip out on games at this time of the year.
You DO NOT skip out on your team when they are short-handed, on the road and down in the series.
You DO NOT cost your team a Championship.

If we lose this series because of this selfishness, I do not want to see White back next season. Kick him off the team.

Imagine losing the 1984 title because Cedric Maxwell wanted to be at the hospital.

Hey guess what, the baby is still going to be there after the game. Leave right after the game and be with your family. But DO NOT skip the game, betray your team and teammates and potentially cost your team a Championship.

You do realize playing in the NBA is the equivalent to a full-time employment right lol. If you got personal emergencies such as this giving birth, drop work and be with your family.

[Roy H.]

I don't know the cultural norms where Who is from.  Here, men have only been in the delivery room for what, the past 40 years or so?  So, I guess I understand the perspective.  If you're paid $17 million, and being in the delivery room isn't that big a deal to you, then missing 3 or 4 hours of labor may be fine.

But, I know in my case, I could have had the trial of the century, and I would have been in that room.  And I know that the entire courthouse would have supported me.  It's just where we are as a culture right now, and I think it's great.  Even pro athletes need a work / life balance.  They're not robots.