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re: Zion left Orlando to tend to an urgent family medical matter
Posted on 7/20/20 at 8:34 am to Hester Carries
Posted on 7/20/20 at 8:34 am to Hester Carries
Kushner finds the silence deafening:
quote:
Zion Williamson, the most anticipated performer in the NBA re-start, left the bubble four days ago.
And there’s been zero reporting follow up beyond the Pelicans’ two-paragraph press release on Thursday.
The total silence from NBA media on a story like this is bizarre.
It doesn’t suggest anything nefarious, but considering star power & timelines involved, the total lack of follow-up from intensely competitive reporters is an odd, almost unprecedented silence.
A family deserves space, but it’s rare for such famous athletes to actually get it.
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Posted on 7/20/20 at 8:42 am to Fun Bunch
quote:
Kushner finds the silence deafening:
I predict you will get at least 5 down votes because you stated a fact that shows the lack of transparency the new organization has been showing all year
Posted on 7/20/20 at 8:48 am to Fun Bunch
It is strange considering Zion is such a high profile person that someone thought it was a worthwhile investment to pay that bitch Carol Baskin to wish him a happy birthday. If someone is deathly ill in a public place like the hospital, how has a TMZ kind of outlet not broken a Zion story for the clicks?
Posted on 7/20/20 at 8:51 am to Hester Carries
Wondering and speculating is one thing. Demanding daily updates is another.
Posted on 7/20/20 at 9:26 am to Pelicans15
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Wondering and speculating is one thing. Demanding daily updates is another.
Are people showing up at the facility with guns and knives and dragging Griffin out of his office forcing information out of him? Demanding? lol. What does that even mean in this context?
Posted on 7/20/20 at 9:34 am to Smedium27
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I predict you will get at least 5 down votes because you stated a fact that shows the lack of transparency the new organization has been showing all year
It wasn't intended to be a commentary from me on the situation, simply what I perceived as Kushner's thoughts.
I think everyone is going a good job of honoring his family's wishes to keep this quiet. We have no mandate to know anything.
When they want to comment on it, they will release something to the media.
Posted on 7/20/20 at 9:39 am to Fun Bunch
I’m not going to lie, I come here every morning hoping he has returned.
Posted on 7/20/20 at 9:42 am to STEVED00
Me too. We aren't in the "redzone" yet in terms of him missing actual games, but its getting close.
The fact that it has been 4 days and we have heard nothing tells me the situation is not good at all and is ongoing.
The fact that it has been 4 days and we have heard nothing tells me the situation is not good at all and is ongoing.
Posted on 7/20/20 at 9:52 am to Fun Bunch
Kush:
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Again...this is not a critique against anyone’s job performance, and obviously Zion’s privacy should be respected.
It’s just historically unique of the league’s media, considering the circumstances.
I suppose it speaks to the moment.
Posted on 7/20/20 at 9:56 am to Fun Bunch
quote:He's right.
Kushner finds the silence deafening
But also, complaining about the job "nba media" isn't doing when he's literally..."nba media," is something.
Its like listening to a mechanic bitch about nobody being around to change the oil in his car.
Posted on 7/20/20 at 10:00 am to Fun Bunch
quote:
When they want to comment on it, they will release something to the media.
The silence makes me wanna think they do not know if he will play game 1. If that is true, that is fine. What I fear is they know he will not play but do not want to say anything because they know it will cause a melt down with the fan base
Posted on 7/20/20 at 10:07 am to eyeran
I don't find him to be complaining.
More commenting on how crazy it is that there is so much silence around a very very high profile guy.
More commenting on how crazy it is that there is so much silence around a very very high profile guy.
Posted on 7/20/20 at 10:22 am to eyeran
quote:Is he NBA media? Did he get another job after being let go by T-P?
He's right.
But also, complaining about the job "nba media" isn't doing when he's literally..."nba media," is something.
Its like listening to a mechanic bitch about nobody being around to change the oil in his car.
Posted on 7/20/20 at 10:22 am to NOSHAU
He has not to my knowledge
Posted on 7/20/20 at 1:06 pm to NOSHAU
quote:
Is he NBA media? Did he get another job after being let go by T-P?
kushner has a full-time job outside of sports. he is/was a contract writer for the T/P currently on "furlough". i doubt he is pursuing another NBA media job but i cant speak for him
Posted on 7/20/20 at 1:12 pm to cgrand
I bet the elite board knows what's going on.
Posted on 7/20/20 at 1:33 pm to eyeran
He’s not complaining. He’s making the same point I made earlier in the thread which is that it’s incredible in this age of leaked information not a single thing has been put out there. Again I guarantee you someone like Shams knows and is not being allowed to say it.
Posted on 7/20/20 at 2:57 pm to quail man
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He’s making the same point I made earlier in the thread which is that it’s incredible in this age of leaked information not a single thing has been put out there. Again I guarantee you someone like Shams knows and is not being allowed to say it.
Does the media have that much respect for Zion and his family or is the situation that serious?
Posted on 7/20/20 at 3:10 pm to cgrand
quote:
Kushner has a full-time job outside of sports. he is/was a contract writer for the T/P currently on "furlough". i doubt he is pursuing another NBA media job but i cant speak for him
He nor anyone else in the Nola market has connects. anyway.
I think it’s pretty easy to just assume someone in his family is sick, right? If there was any meat to the story I’m sure it would be getting pursued
Posted on 7/20/20 at 3:15 pm to Lester Earl
Kushner has had information in the past, definitely more so than most local types, but nothing on the level of say, Underhill with the Saints.
It is what it is. We just have to sit back and let his family do their thing and honor their privacy.
It is what it is. We just have to sit back and let his family do their thing and honor their privacy.
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