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▲ 1.0k r/nba

“Y’all will never see another player like me. Ever. You will see someone better than me for sure, but you will never see another player like me. I’m cut from a different cloth.” -Kyrie Irving.

Agree or disagree?

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u/_DarkStarCrashes_ — 3 days ago
▲ 1.6k r/marvelstudios

In-universe, Ant-Man and the others fully defeated Kang by themselves

It’s funny because Scott is stressed out and worried about Kang returning, but no because of the recast and pivot to Doom, Kang genuinely just got handled and defeated in that movie

Kang monologues are so funny in hindsight, now he just looks like a supremely overconfident chump villain that ends up eating his words immediately

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u/_DarkStarCrashes_ — 4 days ago
▲ 532 r/chess

“The kids these days, they’re all very, very good. They calculate faster than I do. But I know a lot more about chess than I used to and that allows me to compete at a very high level still. There will be a time when the kids surpass me. That time is not now.” -Magnus Carlsen before the EWC

Magnus shared this on Episode 3 “The King and the Coach” for season 2 of ESports World Cup: Level Up on Amazon Prime

Video is from GJChess on YT

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u/_DarkStarCrashes_ — 6 days ago
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Ian Nepomniachtchi posts his reaction on telegram to Denis Lazavik moving on to the Finals: “Whoever wins the Carlsen–Firouzja match had better drink some Felix Felicis tomorrow before the final.”

For those who don’t know, Felix Felicis is a magical potion that grands you good luck from Harry Potter

Also the gif Nepo posted after getting knocked out by Denis is pretty funny

u/_DarkStarCrashes_ — 7 days ago
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“When people make fun of [Levy] I feel like he gets personally offended by that. And I find that a little bit weak... If you’re going to make videos about everyone, and act like how bad Gukesh is, how bad I am, how bad Magnus is, you got to be able to take it when you get beaten around.” - Hikaru

“The reality is you’re making content to make money.
If you want to have a bigger philosophical discussion or debate about content or how people should be doing something for a greater good, that’s fine. But that has nothing to do with content creators themselves.
That’s more an issue with society. You can’t blame a content creator for doing that. You basically have to blame society for prioritizing what gets the most clicks.
However, the only thing I will say that I don’t like — this is just a general point — it is specifically about Levy. The one thing that I don’t like is that I get the sense that Levy gets very offended when people make fun of him.
When he plays badly, or does badly, or people make videos, or people make fun of him, I feel like he gets personally offended by that. And I find that a little bit weak. Because if you’re going to go and make videos about everyone, and act like how bad Gukesh is, how bad I am, how bad Magnus is, whatever else — you got to be able to take it when you get beaten around a little bit.”

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u/_DarkStarCrashes_ — 10 days ago
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Scottie Pippen compares himself to LeBron: “My success as a team is more successful than LeBron. I got six rings. Do you want individual accolades or do you want championships? Because I didn’t chase mine.”

“Pippen was asked if he was the best all-around player in NBA history, and Hall of Famer answered by saying he was the best from a team’s standpoint.
“My success as a team is more successful than LeBron. I got six rings,” Pippen said on a PBD Podcast
He was asked if an NBA owner, would want to find an all-around player to be his number one, would he pick Pippen or LeBron? Bulls legend answered by mentioning LeBron’s ‘ring chasing’ and questioning the importance of individual awards over championships.
“Do you want individual accolades or do you want championships? Because I didn’t chase mine,” Pippen stated.”

Source: https://basketnews.com/es/news-218166-scottie-pippen-compares-himself-to-lebron-i-didnt-chase-my-nba-titles.html

u/_DarkStarCrashes_ — 12 days ago
▲ 2.9k r/sixers+1 crossposts

[Sam Amico] Anonymous GM: “He’s still LeBron, or still has moments where he’ll remind you he once was LeBron. But this is gonna be the chapter where we watch him and say that he stuck around too long. Someday we’ll ask, ‘Remember LeBron played for the Sixers?’ And laugh.”

source: https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/eddie-johnson-funny-saying-23-102355360.html

NBA GM: “He’s still LeBron, or still has moments where he’ll remind you he was once LeBron. But this is gonna be the chapter where we watch him and say that he stuck around too long. Someday we’ll ask, ‘Remember when LeBron played for Sixers?’ and laugh.”

u/_DarkStarCrashes_ — 13 days ago
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“The World Championship cycle is very random... Such a small sample size, that it’s natural that there are going to be the players who just aren’t the best, who are going to prevail… I mean Ding made it into the match by not even winning the Candidates…“ -Hans Niemann

“The issue with the World Championship cycle is that it’s very random. I mean, you don’t want to say random because it can be easily misconstrued, but the entire system is not as equitable…
You’re deciding things over such a small sample size, that it’s natural that there are going to be the players who just aren’t the best, who are going to prevail. Because you have such small volume.
The Candidates is only 14 games and you have to be first of eight. The margin in Classical chess just isn’t there. You simply cannot be miles better than your opponent because of how much of a role preparation plays.
So, if you have a format where the difference between top players is so small, and then the volume is so small, in most cases it’s going to be more random than a Knockout format.
I mean, Ding made it into the match by not even winning the Candidates… At least now the system is starting to change.”

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u/_DarkStarCrashes_ — 15 days ago
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Draymond on KD’s comments: “You have to understand the way KD view basketball is very Uncle Drew-ish, this game will and always will be about buckets... so he's going to mention the 25-point scorers... He also said the Sixers are better on paper than the Warriors...”

Probably why he thought Kyrie = Steph

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u/_DarkStarCrashes_ — 17 days ago
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Times Kevin Durant has tried to downplay his move to the Golden State Warriors:

October, 9th 2019:

KD goes on Hot 97 after signing with the Nets and is asked about his worst career loss, and he doesn’t agree with the suggestion that blowing the 3-1 lead with the Thunder was one of his worst losses. He says they were underdogs and he calls the 2016 Cavs more talented and better than the Warriors

“We're playing against a 73-win team in the Warriors, and the Spurs who were a 67-win team that year. And then the Cavs were the best team in the league — most talented team — so I'm like, 'We've got an uphill climb, let's just see what we can do.'"

Source: https://sports.yahoo.com/kevin-durant-snubs-73-win-warriors-says-cavaliers-were-most-talented-team-in-2016-171039411.html

July 19, 2021

KD claims the 2017 Warriors and Cavs were completely evenly matched while responding to fans on IG.

“Perfectly even matchup fam….. from top to bottom.”

“hahahaha IT WAS AN EVEN MATCHUP NO MATTER HOW MUCH U CRY ABOUT IT”

Source: https://www.nbcsportsbayarea.com/nba/golden-state-warriors/warriors-cavs-2017-finals-perfectly-even-matchup-kd-says/1147624/?amp=1

June 22nd, 2026

Kevin Durant says going to the Warriors was him going to the underdog.

“The organization had never been a winning organization. When I was in the league, nobody liked Golden State. It still feels like an underdog to me because I’m looking at the totality of the franchise. I’m not looking at what happened in these last five years. You’ve never been a perennial winner in the NBA from the 1950s on up.”

“So I’m like, ‘It’s an underdog franchise to me.’ This feels good, like s--t, this feels like where I’m supposed to be. It ain’t [Los Angeles]. It ain’t New York. It felt like where I’m supposed to be.”

Source: https://www.nbcsportsbayarea.com/nba/golden-state-warriors/kevin-durant-underdog-organization-franchise/1944812/?amp=1

August 3rd, 2026

KD says the 2027 Sixers are better than the 2017 Warriors.

“Ain’t even close lmao. Joel, MVP recently. Jaylen brown, recent finals MVP, Tyrese Maxey, all-star the last 3 years. We all know what bron does. Klay Thompson, never a MVP candidate in nothing, 22ppg. Draymond, 14ppg 7 rebounds 6 assist, Steph a MVP just like Joel was. I don't get how the Warriors team is better on paper.”

Does this mean KD is saying in 2017 he was only as good as 42 y/o LeBron? /s

Source: https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/kevin-durant-dont-2016-17-104155669.html

u/_DarkStarCrashes_ — 17 days ago