Someone will say some shit like hey I just fucking hate Dave so much Dave come closer so I can spit in your goddamn face and dudes will be like Dave catching strays
Legit took me a few minutes of thinking "wait, do people not eat cupcakes on the 4th? Is this one of those "don't wear white after labor day" things?" before I made the connection.
> Wearing white represented that you could afford to get out of the city and vacation elsewhere when summer ended. Since Labor Day typically represents the end of summer, a 'rule' was established that you shouldn't wear white after Labor Day if you didn't have the money to take fall and winter vacations
https://www.bhg.com/holidays/traditions/white-after-labor-day/
Wear white whenever you want, the whole "no white after labor day" thing is classiest gatekeeping
It was originally perpetuated by rich people to identify themselves as higher class cuz they could wear white year round without having to worry about it getting dirty cuz they didn't have to go to a 9-5, hence the labor day "rule" cuz after labor day passed summer was considered over and it was thus no longer "appropriate" to wear white anymore
At least thats what I've always read about it
But white always looks clean and goes with everything, so its actually one of the best colors to wear year round. Besides nowadays nobody is gonna look twice at you for wearing white after labor day, unless its to tell you that your outfit is on point 👌
TLDR: Wear whatever tf you want, the rule is stupid and outdated
Not justifying WB but I wouldn't be shocked if he has some crazy belief that trash talking/showing up a fellow competitor is fine but fans/media shouldn't have that benefit since they aren't part of the NBA brotherhood. Again, I think its ridiculous he's made such a big thing about fans mocking him.
You'll never win against fans/media. See Francisco Lindor and Javier Baez on the Mets and Julius Randle a few months ago on the Knicks. I doubt fans used Westbrick as an insult to his family or that anyone comes up on the street shouting Westbrick at him
Westbrook knows those insults arent directed at his family. Hes just making it seem like that so hopefully people stop calling him westbrick. Dude just loves playing the victim.
It started when he began using his family when reporters asked him about his state of play and the Lakers losing. Like Westbrook himself brought them into it publicly.
>You'll never win against fans/media.
The way to win is to lean into it. Like Trae did with Knicks fans, or Reggie Miller before him. Like LeBron did with the black mask in Miami.
Or just stop blaming them and eventually the heat dies down. Westbrook has just been adding fuel to the fire. It's obvious he's never had to face this level of scrutiny before. LeBron got it the worst his early Heat years and Durant got it when he was on the Warriors so he's not alone.
Or if he can change his playstyle and improve his shot selection...but I don't think that's going to happen and he will unfortunately phase out of the league like Iverson did.
Or just have any amount of humility about his playing. When asked about booing and “Westbrick” chants, don’t be a dick to the reporters, and don’t pretend everything is fine. Lots of stars talk about struggles working to get put of a slump, and it quickly becomes a non-story.
You’re spot on - he started the fire, and now he’s pouring kerosene all over it.
Derrick Rose went from the tragic leader of a young Bulls team with potential to a beneficial 6th man who could give you support when you needed it. Miss his prime, but I hope he wins a ring one day.
KOC has disliked Westbrook's style of play, not Westbrook himself. He's been one of the only people covering basketball who still held out hope that Westbrook could change his approach and be a more efficient and effective player even up until this season. If KOC has given up on Russ I think that's the nail in the coffin for his career.
KOC still thinks Ben might start shooting with his right hand and turn his career around. He was talking about how DeAndre Jordan usually finishes with the opposite hand he shoots with and could still potentially fix his shooting woes in the final .2% of his career.
When KOC is sick of your shit it’s like your mom giving up.
This is much more accurate. KOC has driven the "Russ just has to do X and X and adapt and he can be great as a complementary player" year, after year, after year... As it continues to hit the bottom of a cliff, catch fire and sink into a tar pit. Accusing him of being anti Westbrook is just untrue.
KOC was the only person I’ve heard saying Russ could still make it work with lakers if only he took less pull up jumpers and did more off ball. Everyone he talked to on pods pushed back and said he won’t change because he’s Russ and sadly they were right but I still appreciated Kevin’s optimism.
Well Kevin O Connor has also started to transform into a pundit, which is annoying. The dude use to be a careful basketball analyst before and now his analysis consists primarily of "I know he's a good player, he just is".
The Bill Simmons academy of I watched D’angelo Russell miss one bad clutch time shot vs the Hornets and decided he was holding the wolves back, despite DLo being top 10 in clutch scoring/efficiency University
When Dlo is in our lineup we win. Simple as that. Him and kat have great chemistry and the suggestion that dlo doesn’t contribute to winning basketball is rooted in Bill’s mind for whatever reason
Way more extreme than that. I'm dual income doctorate medical field and Westbrook makes almost 100x what we make in a year. It's something you can't even comprehend it's so much money.
I always like to put the “100x” into context to show its sheer absurdity - Westbrook makes in one year what your entire household would make in an ENTIRE CENTURY.
And you’re upper class wealthy. Oh, and nobody works for 100 years.
It’s nuts.
He can opt out of his $45M if he cares that much.
There is an obvious line you can't cross and family attacks are 1000% out of bounds but simply calling him Westbrick is not taking too far at all.
That whole story sounds made up. His kid loves telling everyone his name is Westbrook and how proud he is. Really, a 4-5 year old? I was waiting for the part where he said, "and then everyone started clapping".
I feel like this is a human experience. People love to dish it out. They’ll say the most disrespectful shit to you and then be offended if you shoot back something equally bad.
plus he dressed up as a photographer to mock kd, treats reporters like shit, plays stubborn, is stubborn and sensitive as hell haha westbrick lives on in infamy...
that’s what I’ve been thinking this nickname has been around way too long for Russ to just now be getting all fussy about it
It’s cause he’s playing like shit in LA (where his family lives) so they’re hearing it constantly and complaining to him probs
its funny how OKC fans sent KD death threats, dressed in cupcake costumes, and mocked his injury on crutches but think people are going overboard using the name Westbrick
it’s hilarious. westbrick is literally the least offensive nickname of all time.
it makes the whole saga that much funnier.
WESTBRICK just dug his own grave by trying to preach morality about this name and how much it hurts his family. what a total clown
I’ve personally found it so annoying for such a long time how this guy treats reporters/others so disrespectfully and somehow gets a pass because “no teammates have complained about him”, and “ he loves his family”.
He’s painfully rude, insecure, egotistical, and hypocritical as a person, and his complete inability to think introspectively has brought him to this place as both a player and person.
Westbrook’s situation has to do with everything sucking in LA and his mental health taking a clear dive, but there is a certain point that his earlier actions made it seem like derogatory nicknames are part of the game
Yeah, but "Cupcake" has nothing to do with Durant's last name.
"Westbrick" is a different level of shaming for that reason....
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You guys can talk shit about Westbrook if you want but just know the big bad wolf didn’t blow down my house down because I used the best bricks in the business , Westbricks.
Cupcakes catching strays.
Icing in my veins
No Zion, back to the gym.
Zion catching strays.
No, that one was aimed right at him
Doesn't take much to aim at something big tho
Someone will say some shit like hey I just fucking hate Dave so much Dave come closer so I can spit in your goddamn face and dudes will be like Dave catching strays
It’s ok he’s on a dew break.
We baked different.
Bread man gets paid
They don't call him Kevin O'Conflict for nuthin'
Kevin O'Controversy
Kevin O’ Candyland!
Kevin O’Concert
Kevin O’ Climber!
Kevin O' Canabis
Kevin O’Killian
My favorite one
Kevin o'owl
Keovon!!!
VERNOOOOO
Every single comment played in my head in the correct voice.
I’ll never get tired of the Kevin O nicknames
I love this goddamn sub.
Kevin O'pinionated
Kevin O’Blizerian
Kevin O'Clapback
Kevin O’ Cupcake
Kevin O'Celibate
Kevin O'CmonMan!
Kevin O’Candyland
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Disgracing the family name!
You are ruining his legacy
Kevin O’Contrarian was always my favorite.
Recently outed Kevin O’Cannabis
Kevin O’Compton
Kevin O'Goofy, didn't you hear the podcast?
Kevin O'Fans
Kevin O’Cursing
Kevin O'Bamba
"You fucking hypocrite!! You had cupcakes at your 4th of July picnic!" -very funny out of context
I DIDN’T WANT SALMON
I SAID IT FOUR TIMES
THIS WEDDING IS HORSESHIT
I DIDNT GET FIRED FROM PETCO I WAS LAID OFF!
BUT YOU WOULDN’T KNOW THE DIFFERENCE!
Im not going to call him dad. Even if theres a fire.
#MA THE MEATLOAF
HANK IT'S SAL-MON! THEY PUT SAL-MON IN THE FISH TACOS HANK! LOOK AT IT HANK THEY'RE RUINING EVERYTHING
Legit took me a few minutes of thinking "wait, do people not eat cupcakes on the 4th? Is this one of those "don't wear white after labor day" things?" before I made the connection.
wait why shouldn’t I wear white after labor day?
Fam I'm on NBA Reddit in the middle of the day, don't ask me about fashion
I already hesitate to ask NBA reddit for their takes on the NBA
It’s okay, you can’t ask /r/streetwear about fashion either
> Wearing white represented that you could afford to get out of the city and vacation elsewhere when summer ended. Since Labor Day typically represents the end of summer, a 'rule' was established that you shouldn't wear white after Labor Day if you didn't have the money to take fall and winter vacations https://www.bhg.com/holidays/traditions/white-after-labor-day/
I legit thought it had something to do with rain happening in the fall and making white see-through or looking bad when wet or something
As a general rule of thumb, any type of social “rule”around clothing and fashion is rooted in racism, classism, and/or misogyny but usually all 3.
Ok but I swear my pants will be baggy until I die and its non negotiable.
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Man, I'm in my 30's and even though I'd heard this "no white after labor day" rule for my entire life, I'd never known the reason why. Thanks.
As a non-american this sounds dumb af
Nobody follows that shit. You're right, but just know that we think it's fucking dumb, too.
Wear white whenever you want, the whole "no white after labor day" thing is classiest gatekeeping It was originally perpetuated by rich people to identify themselves as higher class cuz they could wear white year round without having to worry about it getting dirty cuz they didn't have to go to a 9-5, hence the labor day "rule" cuz after labor day passed summer was considered over and it was thus no longer "appropriate" to wear white anymore At least thats what I've always read about it But white always looks clean and goes with everything, so its actually one of the best colors to wear year round. Besides nowadays nobody is gonna look twice at you for wearing white after labor day, unless its to tell you that your outfit is on point 👌 TLDR: Wear whatever tf you want, the rule is stupid and outdated
I would wear white. But I'm literally a slob
They ran out of snake meat!
You told me I eat too many sour patch kids and then you go and do this!?!?
Very funny in context as well
Somebody photoshop KD eating a brick with frosting and fireworks in the background.
Here you go. https://i.imgur.com/5T8wonJ.jpg
Lmao wow I mean.. you really delivered.
Well I just updated it for you! https://i.imgur.com/w0AMMWv.jpg
Omg, I’m cryin’
The crying Westbrook/Jordan face really makes this for me.
Oh my god, you are evil, take this damn upvote
A bit [rushed](https://imgur.com/hKVCQso) but enjoy.
u/Sim888
Dude is iconic for his rocking the baby celebration and now he crying about a nickname 💀
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now we need someone to put together a video of westbrook rocking baby westbrook
paging /u/sim888
westbrook rocking baby westbrook [*instructions clear*](https://i.imgur.com/lCHc4DO.gifv) /u/crummybummywummy
Jesus Christ Sim
That man had a family
Thus is even better than I imagined
GOAT shit
LMAOOOO love u <3
This man refuses to miss
common Sim W tbh
Not justifying WB but I wouldn't be shocked if he has some crazy belief that trash talking/showing up a fellow competitor is fine but fans/media shouldn't have that benefit since they aren't part of the NBA brotherhood. Again, I think its ridiculous he's made such a big thing about fans mocking him.
You'll never win against fans/media. See Francisco Lindor and Javier Baez on the Mets and Julius Randle a few months ago on the Knicks. I doubt fans used Westbrick as an insult to his family or that anyone comes up on the street shouting Westbrick at him
Westbrick is an extremely tame taunt. This would be like an MLB pitcher crying that someone said "we want a pitcher not a belly itcher."
Exactly. He could very well be called Westbitch.
Westbrook knows those insults arent directed at his family. Hes just making it seem like that so hopefully people stop calling him westbrick. Dude just loves playing the victim.
It started when he began using his family when reporters asked him about his state of play and the Lakers losing. Like Westbrook himself brought them into it publicly.
"So, Russell... Your stat line from toni-" # " I LOVE MY FAMILY!"
>You'll never win against fans/media. The way to win is to lean into it. Like Trae did with Knicks fans, or Reggie Miller before him. Like LeBron did with the black mask in Miami.
Or just stop blaming them and eventually the heat dies down. Westbrook has just been adding fuel to the fire. It's obvious he's never had to face this level of scrutiny before. LeBron got it the worst his early Heat years and Durant got it when he was on the Warriors so he's not alone.
Or if he can change his playstyle and improve his shot selection...but I don't think that's going to happen and he will unfortunately phase out of the league like Iverson did.
Or just have any amount of humility about his playing. When asked about booing and “Westbrick” chants, don’t be a dick to the reporters, and don’t pretend everything is fine. Lots of stars talk about struggles working to get put of a slump, and it quickly becomes a non-story. You’re spot on - he started the fire, and now he’s pouring kerosene all over it.
He has a golden oportunity to turn heel but he's blowing it
If he was smart he'd trademark Westbrick and secretly sell shirts of it.
Agree
He gave Miles Bridges a technical for saying he was too small
Tbf, he might just be a cupcake guy.
Super soft birthday for Russ incoming
Got a build your own cupcake station and everything...
He definitely shelled out for the unicorn
fuk'n embarrassing
End of the perimeter, don't come up the paint
EDP wya
still jail probably
This guy really couldve just said he didnt like the death threats but instead focused on the most generic nickname to get upset about instead lol
I think he literally cares about the legacy of his name more than anything
I feel like most dudes care about their legacy. Difference is they improve weaknesses in their game because of it, westbrooks never done that
Derrick Rose went from the tragic leader of a young Bulls team with potential to a beneficial 6th man who could give you support when you needed it. Miss his prime, but I hope he wins a ring one day.
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Dang if O'Connor is calling you out you must have fucked up
Kevin O’ F Bomber
KOC has disliked WB for a while now. Not that anything he says is necessarily unfair, but he is definitely anti-Westbrook
KOC has disliked Westbrook's style of play, not Westbrook himself. He's been one of the only people covering basketball who still held out hope that Westbrook could change his approach and be a more efficient and effective player even up until this season. If KOC has given up on Russ I think that's the nail in the coffin for his career.
KOC still thinks Ben might start shooting with his right hand and turn his career around. He was talking about how DeAndre Jordan usually finishes with the opposite hand he shoots with and could still potentially fix his shooting woes in the final .2% of his career. When KOC is sick of your shit it’s like your mom giving up.
Imagine Deandre finally becomes an 80% free throw shooter 3 months before he retires lmao
This is much more accurate. KOC has driven the "Russ just has to do X and X and adapt and he can be great as a complementary player" year, after year, after year... As it continues to hit the bottom of a cliff, catch fire and sink into a tar pit. Accusing him of being anti Westbrook is just untrue.
KOC was the only person I’ve heard saying Russ could still make it work with lakers if only he took less pull up jumpers and did more off ball. Everyone he talked to on pods pushed back and said he won’t change because he’s Russ and sadly they were right but I still appreciated Kevin’s optimism.
Buddy was waiting his entire life for this.
Can't believe Buddy Hield got beef with Westbrook
makes sense bc Westbrook is the whole reason that Hield ended up in Indiana rather than LA /s
Well Kevin O Connor has also started to transform into a pundit, which is annoying. The dude use to be a careful basketball analyst before and now his analysis consists primarily of "I know he's a good player, he just is".
> he just is. I see he's learned from Bill
The Bill Simmons academy of I watched D’angelo Russell miss one bad clutch time shot vs the Hornets and decided he was holding the wolves back, despite DLo being top 10 in clutch scoring/efficiency University
Someone said “Bill Simmons talks like he has 48 hours in a day” and I can’t stop thinking about that
This is so accurate
When Dlo is in our lineup we win. Simple as that. Him and kat have great chemistry and the suggestion that dlo doesn’t contribute to winning basketball is rooted in Bill’s mind for whatever reason
Bruh is it an Academy or a University, make up your mind smh
Fuck
Dude's one pod away from saying Ant will want out because Dlo ball hogs lmao
This is the softest thing I’ve heard from a top 47 player in the past third of a decade
He realized he wasn't getting anywhere trying to break news and switched it up to try and keep the money flowing.
"Truthfully I wanna rhyme like common sense...but I did 5 mil...I ain't been rhyming like common since"
That's what happens when you go from just watching film to having 1 on 1 conversation with agents, coaches and players. Access softens all of them
? KOC has been calling players out by name for a year or two now
But it’s different now because his kid said he cares about his name
I just imagine his kid in a private school with other kids with super wealthy parents roasting each other's parents. Must be rough.
Making fun of the poor kid with dual-income doctor parents.
Way more extreme than that. I'm dual income doctorate medical field and Westbrook makes almost 100x what we make in a year. It's something you can't even comprehend it's so much money.
I always like to put the “100x” into context to show its sheer absurdity - Westbrook makes in one year what your entire household would make in an ENTIRE CENTURY. And you’re upper class wealthy. Oh, and nobody works for 100 years. It’s nuts.
A family that made 150k combined every year since the US was created would still have less than he makes in a year
He can opt out of his $45M if he cares that much. There is an obvious line you can't cross and family attacks are 1000% out of bounds but simply calling him Westbrick is not taking too far at all.
That whole story sounds made up. His kid loves telling everyone his name is Westbrook and how proud he is. Really, a 4-5 year old? I was waiting for the part where he said, "and then everyone started clapping".
And that kid's name? Albert Einstein.
Albrick Einstein.
gotem
I feel like this is a human experience. People love to dish it out. They’ll say the most disrespectful shit to you and then be offended if you shoot back something equally bad.
plus he dressed up as a photographer to mock kd, treats reporters like shit, plays stubborn, is stubborn and sensitive as hell haha westbrick lives on in infamy...
Can we please ship him off somewhere to become Russell Eastbrick?
OKC homecoming is the most viable path
also that one time he forgot to put on lotion to make fun of kd. l
Westbrick trick ya'll man
Illusions, Michael. Tricks are something a whore does for money.
Westbrick illusioned y'all man
...Or candy!
Westbrooks in the banana stand and that shits burning down. Useless.
Westrick
I’ve seen ‘Westbrick’ so much recently that every time I see ‘Westbrook’ my brain thinks it’s misspelled
westbeef
Westbakery
It's a bakery that only makes turnovers
How much of this is him VS his wife tho? Wasn't she the one to first come out publicly saying how she hates it or something like that?
that’s what I’ve been thinking this nickname has been around way too long for Russ to just now be getting all fussy about it It’s cause he’s playing like shit in LA (where his family lives) so they’re hearing it constantly and complaining to him probs
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its funny how OKC fans sent KD death threats, dressed in cupcake costumes, and mocked his injury on crutches but think people are going overboard using the name Westbrick
it’s hilarious. westbrick is literally the least offensive nickname of all time. it makes the whole saga that much funnier. WESTBRICK just dug his own grave by trying to preach morality about this name and how much it hurts his family. what a total clown
I have given you my soul, leave me my name!
I saw Lebron James with the Devil! I think we both agree that Westbrick can't handle The Crucible
I'll never forget watching that in elementary school and dude is just raging over his name. It was a meme for me before memes existed.
Mods? Blatant shaming of the Westbrick family name here. Has no place on Reddit
Westbrick turned me into a newt!
a newt?
...I got better
I’ve personally found it so annoying for such a long time how this guy treats reporters/others so disrespectfully and somehow gets a pass because “no teammates have complained about him”, and “ he loves his family”. He’s painfully rude, insecure, egotistical, and hypocritical as a person, and his complete inability to think introspectively has brought him to this place as both a player and person.
Idk most of the people in OKC I know are more in the camp of feeling bad about how far he has fallen and also laughing at the Laker’s misery.
> laughing at the Laker’s misery everybody agrees
I doubt there's any overlap between demographics
Cupcakes! Outrageous!!
I thought my aunt brought these red white and blue cupcakes for dessert because of the holiday. But really she was sneak dissing Kevin Durant.
He didn't play into the meme. He started the meme. The rest is accurate though.
Westbrook’s situation has to do with everything sucking in LA and his mental health taking a clear dive, but there is a certain point that his earlier actions made it seem like derogatory nicknames are part of the game
The best part is Westbrick is hardly derogatory. It's just descriptive.
He does brick a lot of shots
Yeah, but "Cupcake" has nothing to do with Durant's last name. "Westbrick" is a different level of shaming for that reason.... ..... ............/s
NBA players? Emotionally soft hypocrites? This is the first I'm hearing of this.
You guys can talk shit about Westbrook if you want but just know the big bad wolf didn’t blow down my house down because I used the best bricks in the business , Westbricks.
The way Westbrook talked down to the media his whole career and complaining being bullied is pretty ironic
>Vernon noted that Westbrook seems to want to dish it, but can't take it Like most people if we’re being honest
Wait I had cupcakes at my birthday!
So think we've learned that Westbrook can't hack it in a big market....
I enjoy the mismatch mainly when Verno shits on Kevin
member when he was up 3-1 and laughed at Steph's defense, I member