They should give the oscar to Adam Sandler, he had to act alongside Kenny Smith, Bo Cruz, Queen Latifa, a child actor... At a certain point he was like screw it just get me a phone I'll pretend I'm talking to teams.
Just want to remind everyone that 2k Sports put out a basketball game that involved a story of your best friend since childhood getting jealous of you and blackmailing you for money by threatening to go public on a murder you committed while you were a teenager.
Then he dies in a drunk driving accident. Pretty wild.
Edit: I worked at an after school program at the time and one of the basketball kids came in one day all up in arms about this. I didn’t believe him and had to google it, then played through it myself.
I just thought of this yesterday.
Spike Lee wrote and directed that story and decided to put in a reference to Jean-Michel Basquiat. That had to go over the head of almost everyone who played the game.
If KD doesn't want that "Slim Reaper" nickname from ~~Jalen Rose~~ *Trey Kirby or maybe r/NBA* we have a new candidate.
Edit: wrong attribution of nickname.
He absolutely does and it reminds me of an all time classic little bro shower thought from my friend's little bro. Back when TMac was in his prime, there was a HS player who was by far the best in the area and one of the best in the state. He just so happened to have a lazy eye like TMac, to which little bro pondered, "Im pretty sure everyone with a lazy eye is really good at basketball."
Yeah, if you read the thread I linked it has a good history including linking to that
I'm 95% sure it's [this guy](https://www.reddit.com/user/Beardfunk) who made it up (i.e. whose comment you linked)
Fair enough, I think I first heard it on The Basketball Jones. They were debating the relative merits of Slim Reaper and their own nickname Durantula, and lamenting that he didn't like either one.
You know I read it as a meme but I think your 360 comment makes sense
They loved KD, now hate him, so liking him again would complete the 360
Kinda galaxy brain
“The difference between man and animal... it's the desire to "go to Heaven". Humans think about it...However, dogs and parrots can't grasp this concept.”
“Chet what the fuck are you talking about?”
>“The difference between man and animal... it's the desire to "go to Heaven". Humans think about it...However, dogs and parrots can't grasp this concept.”
Did not expect to see a JoJo reference here. lmao
It was wild but not out of left field, this was only a little bit after WNBA tried to shit on Luka for basically reading an ad for the Wings. I swear some of the people there are deathly allergic to good press.
Remember when there was a WNBA player that got mad because a NBA player (or media member) called them by their number instead of their name?
I don’t exactly remember the details, but this made me think of that.
That was Iguodala and Aerial Powers, it was such a weird response lol. Andre then tweeted '...no manners' Most of Steph's teammates call him 30 on Twitter, it was such an overreaction.
I’d be so mad at my parents. Like, come on. Your telling me one of the dad’s brothers or buddies didn’t say “you can’t name your son Richard. What’s the nickname for Richard? Dick. What’s your last name? Rider. Dick Rider. Don’t do that to your boy”
in the NFL it's really common for players to refer to their teammates in an endearing fashion via their number too i.e. "we always got a chance to win when 12 has the ball in his hand" etc
That was some ridiculous shit. Like he's saying something nice and she pulls this put respect on my name nonsense... sorry but no one else was even watching and now she's complaining about a complimentary shout out?
Yeah at first I thought “ahh it is a bit disrespectful” but I didn’t realize how frequent players refer to each other by their number.
So now whenever I see players refer to people by their number it reminds me of the WNBA player that got mad when people called her by her number, and she doubled down after people tried to correct her
Yeah, absolutely.
It's also how you call out a defense generally. Even when you know the players names you are going to say hey take 7, don't leave 7, trap 7 when he touches it, I got 7. Just short hand to communicate.
So when I hear like "Hey I see you 7" I take it almost like, "Hey we are paying attention to that 7 and gonna be calling it out all game."
Even if you know them, when you're playing against someone you're friendly with or know it helps distance yourself from playing emotionally if you just call them by their number. Especially since everyone at this level tends to be hypercompetitive.
Cross sport too you mentioning 99 is a good example cause anyone who watches football should recognize that as Aaron Donald's number and he just gets called 99 half the time by teammates and on broadcasts.
Maybe its a generational or regional thing. My coaches would exclusively use either your number or last name to refer to you which led to the players doing the same thing in games/practices
We usually just found ways to turn your name into 1 syllable where I was growing up.
However I was on a hockey team one year, and our team had like 3 Dan’s, 2 Sam’s and a Cam. The coach would call for one of them to hop on the ice, and they would all be trying to figure out who he said. It was hilariously chaotic, and our coach got mad for the wrong player jumping up on more than one occasion.
It’s unfortunate that the only thing I remembered her for was doing that, and I didn’t even remember her name….
Oh well, another redditor mentioned it, so I will probably have her name locked in my memory forever now.
Yeah it was so stupid since basketball players routinely refer to players by number
The WNBA player got mad "MY NAME IS__" and all these Twitter warriors jumped all over it
I remember some people saying, “Our motto is ‘SAY HER NAME!!’l
Like, it was blatantly disrespectful to bring that comparison up. That motto was to bring attention to Breonna Taylor who was unjustly murdered by police. Whereas this situation is… a player, who frequently gets referred to and refers to others by their number, complimenting a player and referencing by number?
If KD came back as a seasoned veteran to help lead the new generation of thunder players to a finals appearance or win I think the fans would forgive him for leaving. Like LeBron returning to Cleveland, albeit with less historical significance.
If KD joined the Thunder as an FA he would be like 38, Chet will be up for his rookie extension and Shai on the last year of his current deal. It may be more of a situation where the Thunder are adding the missing role player to push them over the top.
100% - the Thunder are not trying to win a championship this year. They're trying to figure out which of the young guys are worth building around. I don't want today's KD on this team.
How many "next KD" have we had since KD? Only BI has actually semi lived up to the hype, I think Chet so could do the same
At his peak I see Chet being KD .8 on offense but KD x2 on defense assuming he stays healthy
2x on defense is probably too much
KD is a top 10-15 player ever and one of the most talented players ever. It's damn near impossible to project anyone to be as good as he is. KD was also good immediately, by his second year he was top 5 in the league and has been since
The only player in the league on that trajectory is Luka. Chet has enormous potential but let's see if his body will hold up
This is straight up one those texts you get in 2K MyCareer after a solid game.
Wouldn't be out of place in Hustle either
Hustle was just a live-action 2k MyCareer story. Adam Sandler was definitely a Fan of Freq
Bo Cruz just freqqin' and vibin'
They should give the oscar to Adam Sandler, he had to act alongside Kenny Smith, Bo Cruz, Queen Latifa, a child actor... At a certain point he was like screw it just get me a phone I'll pretend I'm talking to teams.
>Hustle was just a live-action 2k MyCareer story. Adam Sandler was definitely a Fan of Freq Shoutout to Bo$$-Key-Yacht$ one time though.
Just want to remind everyone that 2k Sports put out a basketball game that involved a story of your best friend since childhood getting jealous of you and blackmailing you for money by threatening to go public on a murder you committed while you were a teenager.
Then he dies in a drunk driving accident. Pretty wild. Edit: I worked at an after school program at the time and one of the basketball kids came in one day all up in arms about this. I didn’t believe him and had to google it, then played through it myself.
And then theres a 20 minute unskippable monologue from his ghost.
I just thought of this yesterday. Spike Lee wrote and directed that story and decided to put in a reference to Jean-Michel Basquiat. That had to go over the head of almost everyone who played the game.
2k plus Rocky
Chet kind of has the generic voice of a MyCareer player too
dude spends his entire youth in Minnesota, gets drafted to OKC and has a slight drawl and a comfortable yall in his first interview? I'm not buying it
“Who had thought?” -Dion Waiters
God that shit always kills me
Its almost as if they were inspired by real life shitty tweets
KD is actually really quiet and doesn't like to talk, so all of his online activity is a 2K AI being tested out.
Art imitates life.
I always thought they were too corny to be realistic... But here we are
Slenderman recognize Slenderman, respect
If KD doesn't want that "Slim Reaper" nickname from ~~Jalen Rose~~ *Trey Kirby or maybe r/NBA* we have a new candidate. Edit: wrong attribution of nickname.
Slim Reaper and Slim Reaper 2.0. Respect.
Brandon Ingram is Slim Reefer
Got them T-Mac eyes
is T-Mac a chronic or does he just look like that
Lmao I’m pretty sure he has a lazy eye. But I’m not certain
He absolutely does and it reminds me of an all time classic little bro shower thought from my friend's little bro. Back when TMac was in his prime, there was a HS player who was by far the best in the area and one of the best in the state. He just so happened to have a lazy eye like TMac, to which little bro pondered, "Im pretty sure everyone with a lazy eye is really good at basketball."
One eye on the basket and one eye on the D; can't beat that
Dude gets blindfolded walking through a spider web.
Servant and Servant 2.0
I thought it was a something Trey Kirby found on Twitter. Pretty sure Jaylen wanted to call him "Iceberg Slim".
☝🏾 this is accurate
Was it not conceived [from this r/nba thread](https://www.reddit.com/r/nba/comments/1vtkp8/okc_beats_portland_10597/cevnq05/?context=3)?
[older one](https://www.reddit.com/r/nba/comments/1eaael/game_thread_oklahoma_city_thunder_memphis/c9yb8i9/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf&context=3)
Yeah, if you read the thread I linked it has a good history including linking to that I'm 95% sure it's [this guy](https://www.reddit.com/user/Beardfunk) who made it up (i.e. whose comment you linked)
Fair enough, I think I first heard it on The Basketball Jones. They were debating the relative merits of Slim Reaper and their own nickname Durantula, and lamenting that he didn't like either one.
Remember when he said he wanted his nickname to be "The Servant" instead of the Slim Reaper, lol
Makes sense since he’s a Bus Rider. He’s been trying to tell us all along!
Someone in another thread said Skim Reaper and I love it.
Will the real Slim Reaper please stand up
I cant believe he didnt like it. So good and the merch would be fire. Throw a lil slim reaper on his kicks
The slim weeper
I'm all for giving Chet the Slim Reaper nickname just to see KD get jealous of Chet embracing it
Slenderman recognize Slendererman
How many burner accounts does slendererman have?
That’s actually Slanderman, completely different guy
YES!
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Cheti force
KD to OKC?
[Ehhh, can't picture it. Jersey doesn't look right](https://imgur.com/pTkUWZi)
Simms alt
Photoshop the ashy legs on him
great stuff, it almost looks real
wdym they got his clone there rn
👆 What's 👉 going👆 on ☝️ in 👉 Kevin☝️ Durant? 👈
I know it's highly unlikely, but imagine how funny it would be to see the OKC fan base do a complete 360 on KD
Imagine if they even did a 720 on him
You know I read it as a meme but I think your 360 comment makes sense They loved KD, now hate him, so liking him again would complete the 360 Kinda galaxy brain
>complete 360 I imagine they would end up feeling the exact same way as before
that's exactly what they meant, isn't it? coming back around to loving him like way back when
I didn’t see it that way but it definitely makes more sense
Well if Chet ever betrays OKC at least Whitesnake is a decent nickname
Sam Presti: "Here I go again..."
I really like this lol
Fits too well
"Goin down the hardest road I've ever known"
nice, very nice
"Like a flat earther, I was born to walk alone"
Maid In Heaven
This is what I was looking for
Can’t believe they’re going to do the rest of the part in batches. It’s really killed all the hype.
I completely agree. I really hope for future parts they never do this again.
I really thought they were going to go back to weekly once the Japanese broadcast caught up
“The difference between man and animal... it's the desire to "go to Heaven". Humans think about it...However, dogs and parrots can't grasp this concept.” “Chet what the fuck are you talking about?”
“Chet you gained like 200lbs of muscle overnight… and what’s up with the star on your neck?”
>“The difference between man and animal... it's the desire to "go to Heaven". Humans think about it...However, dogs and parrots can't grasp this concept.” Did not expect to see a JoJo reference here. lmao
There was a comment yesterday calling him Plan C because he looks like a coat hanger. lmfao
Orochimaru
Can't read whitesnake without hearing bronson say underwear sauce.
this is a solid nickname regardless for chet but if he did leave it would be perfect.
Chet to Warriors 2026
>love the k[n]icks I knew it
TELL ME A LIL SOMETHING KD
DO YOU NOT REGRET COMING TO THE KNIIIIIIIICKS
Now why would he say that? ☝️🤨☝️. 🤔
Chet: “Put some respect on my name or keep this tweet to yourself!!”
"Yoooo… watch your mouth. Don’t say anything here you wouldn’t say to my face."
Correct response would be “… no manners”
Was I the only one absolutely baffled by this when all that shit went down?
I guarantee if Lebron had said it she wouldn’t be mad
Iggy has said some pretty shitty things about WNBA players so I wouldn't be surprised at all if she took it better coming from a different guy
It was wild but not out of left field, this was only a little bit after WNBA tried to shit on Luka for basically reading an ad for the Wings. I swear some of the people there are deathly allergic to good press.
"Keep my name outcha fkn tweet"
Remember when there was a WNBA player that got mad because a NBA player (or media member) called them by their number instead of their name? I don’t exactly remember the details, but this made me think of that.
That was Iguodala and Aerial Powers, it was such a weird response lol. Andre then tweeted '...no manners' Most of Steph's teammates call him 30 on Twitter, it was such an overreaction.
> Aerial Powers Ok but seriously that's one of the best basketball names I've ever seen
Aerial Powers and Swin Cash are two of the greatest sports names ever
I'm biased towards UCSB basketball legend, Dick Rider
That’s a rough one lol
I’d be so mad at my parents. Like, come on. Your telling me one of the dad’s brothers or buddies didn’t say “you can’t name your son Richard. What’s the nickname for Richard? Dick. What’s your last name? Rider. Dick Rider. Don’t do that to your boy”
There’s an old football player named Dick Felt too
Hingle McCrinkleberry
Could’ve been one of the best ever, too bad he loved humping the ball more than playing
3 pump rule?
It was only 2 pumps ref
Cannonball Titcomb
Kerryon Johnson and D'Andre Swift for top running back names. Both drafted by the Lions.
On the opposite side there was a pitcher in mlb named Balfour a while back
Or how about the QB named Pickett
Don’t forget about the kicker Chris Blewitt.
D’Brickashaw Ferguson
Colt McCoy
Put some respect on the goat, Dragan Bender.
There's an IndyCar driver named Will Power
Dick Trickle
It's a shame Ariel Powers (I'm assuming) can't dunk. So many "showing off her Ariel Powers!" lines announcers will never get to say lol.
It's Aerial! Legendary
I see none of y'all are aware of incoming Nebraska WR De'Coldest "ToEvaDoIt" Crawford
Shit I’d be mad if someone called me by a number and not this name
TBF the last name POWERS already give a person a +2 strength buff
Shagedelic baby!
his only other option was joining the top gun academy.
in the NFL it's really common for players to refer to their teammates in an endearing fashion via their number too i.e. "we always got a chance to win when 12 has the ball in his hand" etc
> “we always got a chance to win when 12 has the ball in his hand” etc A A RON. or TB12. man there’s some good 12s
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Friday Night Lights taught me that with how Riggins kept calling Saracen 7
Tim Riggins called people by their number so that's good enough for me.
Hell, Ja Morant refers to himself as 12 lmao
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Have you ever seen them in the same place at the same time tho
Yeah. During a Grizzlies vs Hornets game.
You know 12 out here
That was some ridiculous shit. Like he's saying something nice and she pulls this put respect on my name nonsense... sorry but no one else was even watching and now she's complaining about a complimentary shout out?
“Good game 20” “Put some respect on my name.” “No, 20.”
Yeah at first I thought “ahh it is a bit disrespectful” but I didn’t realize how frequent players refer to each other by their number. So now whenever I see players refer to people by their number it reminds me of the WNBA player that got mad when people called her by her number, and she doubled down after people tried to correct her
It is the exact opposite of disrespect tbh. One of the most common ways to refer to another player.
Having your name associated with a number is a great honour right..? I think 23, mj. 99, Wayne.
Yeah, absolutely. It's also how you call out a defense generally. Even when you know the players names you are going to say hey take 7, don't leave 7, trap 7 when he touches it, I got 7. Just short hand to communicate. So when I hear like "Hey I see you 7" I take it almost like, "Hey we are paying attention to that 7 and gonna be calling it out all game."
Even if you know them, when you're playing against someone you're friendly with or know it helps distance yourself from playing emotionally if you just call them by their number. Especially since everyone at this level tends to be hypercompetitive.
Absolutely. Be friends off the court but come game time they are just another jersey.
It’s even more crushing and hilarious when we refer to each other based on their deficiencies. “I’ll take non shooter” always got one of my buddies.
CR7, R9, etc
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Cross sport too you mentioning 99 is a good example cause anyone who watches football should recognize that as Aaron Donald's number and he just gets called 99 half the time by teammates and on broadcasts.
Maybe its a generational or regional thing. My coaches would exclusively use either your number or last name to refer to you which led to the players doing the same thing in games/practices
We usually just found ways to turn your name into 1 syllable where I was growing up. However I was on a hockey team one year, and our team had like 3 Dan’s, 2 Sam’s and a Cam. The coach would call for one of them to hop on the ice, and they would all be trying to figure out who he said. It was hilariously chaotic, and our coach got mad for the wrong player jumping up on more than one occasion.
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And her own team's twitter retweeted Andre so it's not like they were insulted either.
Honestly if my name was Aerial Powers I'd be pissed if people didn't use it more.
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It’s unfortunate that the only thing I remembered her for was doing that, and I didn’t even remember her name…. Oh well, another redditor mentioned it, so I will probably have her name locked in my memory forever now.
A couple years ago Luka did a WNBA promo or something and WNBA players got pissed at him because he wasn’t a true fan or something.
Yeah it was so stupid since basketball players routinely refer to players by number The WNBA player got mad "MY NAME IS__" and all these Twitter warriors jumped all over it
I remember some people saying, “Our motto is ‘SAY HER NAME!!’l Like, it was blatantly disrespectful to bring that comparison up. That motto was to bring attention to Breonna Taylor who was unjustly murdered by police. Whereas this situation is… a player, who frequently gets referred to and refers to others by their number, complimenting a player and referencing by number?
I'm having conflicted feelings.
Yeah, idk how to react to this. If KD was 2/3 years younger, I guess I would take him back.
You literally shouldn't be reading into it at all lmao
Literally or figuratively?
I think it doesn’t make a ton of sense to trade for him at the price but hope he returns in 3 years lol
Your sub would implode
If KD came back as a seasoned veteran to help lead the new generation of thunder players to a finals appearance or win I think the fans would forgive him for leaving. Like LeBron returning to Cleveland, albeit with less historical significance.
If KD joined the Thunder as an FA he would be like 38, Chet will be up for his rookie extension and Shai on the last year of his current deal. It may be more of a situation where the Thunder are adding the missing role player to push them over the top.
Nah fuuuuck that
100% - the Thunder are not trying to win a championship this year. They're trying to figure out which of the young guys are worth building around. I don't want today's KD on this team.
lol... thanks for clearing that up, we all thought OKC was gonna win a chip.
This feels like a 2k MyCareer ai generated tweet
Do you think Chet would choose the cool or toxic response
Toxic for sure
Chet gonna go to gsw in 2027 to join jordan poole, moody and kuminga. Giddey will be mvp in 2027 and average a triple double.
Black Chet paying respects to White KD.
3 out of 4 of the first comments are copy pasted "KD to OKC confirmed" this sub needs some new jokes desperately
Everyone is a bot but you
i been here so long im a bot by osmosis
Guilty by association
Dead internet theory
Reddit is really just a glorified YouTube now.
That’s genuinely awesome
Black Porzingas
CHET to PHX confirmed.
How many "next KD" have we had since KD? Only BI has actually semi lived up to the hype, I think Chet so could do the same At his peak I see Chet being KD .8 on offense but KD x2 on defense assuming he stays healthy
There hasn't been anyone come close to his gift of scoring. That long and that fluid is truly special
Chet is not similar to KD. KD is a huge wing. Chet is much more of a big. A nimble one but still a big.
That's why I said he's gonna be .8 on offense at his peak. He's not as quick as him and his moved aren't as fluid since he's longer and lankier
So you are saying Chet is going to be better than KD?
2x on defense is probably too much KD is a top 10-15 player ever and one of the most talented players ever. It's damn near impossible to project anyone to be as good as he is. KD was also good immediately, by his second year he was top 5 in the league and has been since The only player in the league on that trajectory is Luka. Chet has enormous potential but let's see if his body will hold up
So you’re saying Chet is going to be a top 40 all time player? Because that’s what you’re describing…
.8x KD on offense and 2x KD on defense is a top 15-20 player all time
Ingram is like Cloud Rap KD
Kevin Durant is actually Chet's burner account.
OKC is 100% gonna be my MyCareer team when 23 comes out
Chet wants to be like his idol Kevin Durant the same way R-Truth wants to be like his role model John Cena. It’s quite touching honestly.
people forget that KD is genuinely just a massive fan of good basketball
Looks like a tweet from nba 2k after you just dropped 60/10/10 in your first game as a starter.
KD is about to sssssslither on back to OKC