Jokic doesn’t even try on defense, but u never hear that he’s lazy…matter of fact, they try to tell u he’s elite defensively
but they’ll use that to describe Embiid, someone who anchors an elite defense
Harden was attacked relentlessly by the media because of his defense for years…it was always used against him when comparing him to other top players in the game and throughout history…not Jokic tho, they want to hand him 3 straight MVPs
Why isn’t Jokic’s defense a Shaqtin mainstay like Harden’s was?
lardbiscuits
Something not classy about his demeanor.
runricky34
Ahh, yes. The guy who complained about “afro-american” coaches being anointed in the NBA believes the black player is lazier than his white counterpart. Shocker.
TTPMGP
What did Embiid do to these people for him to just consistently get shit on no matter what? I don’t get it. Is it because he was a Twitter troll 6 years ago? It’s so fucking weird!!
DEZdispenser98
George Karl is a certified bum even before this
DHackley
George Karl is a former coach for what team.
BassGuru82
Dude is leading the league in scoring while being the best defender on the floor every night for the team with the 2nd best record in the league… and you want to complain about body language? George Karl is a moron.
Waru_
Also if the leagues leading scorer is lazy and taking possessions off, what does that say about the rest of the league?
secretlypooping
“lazy” is a dog whistle for sure
We’ve been on Joel before for his poor body language, but it absolutely has not applied this year. I’ve never seen him so locked in and focused even in games he’s not performing all that well (which hasn’t been many). He’s upped his game as a leader on the court, I think partly due to harden and pj’s influence.
“Taking too many possessions off” is completely laughable when he brings it on both sides of the court every night. He should be getting DPOY love too if people weren’t so wrapped up in the MVP talk.
Just a standard horseshit take on Joel’s game from a bozo that thinks he knows better.
dochim
Coded language and dog whistles and not a damn fact in evidence from the former “coach”.
jeppsforst
It’s bullshit like this that makes me thing the racist takes aren’t outlandish. You got Jokic and Luka being slow footed defensively and notorious for weight issues, but god forbid Embiid take a few possessions off while carrying his team year in and year out
afanofmanythings1985
Zach Lowe had George Karl on his podcast years ago when he was the coach for the kings. In the interview he talked about a regular season game and a certain player playing well. Karl was fired shortly after and Zach Lowe brought up that the player Karl was talking about didn’t even play in the game. Guy was toast years ago and losing his mind.
NoirStar215
Boul had Carmelo for years, I don’t want to hear shit from him about a player taking possessions off. Melo had to be humbled to embrace his full game.
AllGoodPunsAreTAKEN
I’d love to have lazy body language while leading the NBA in ppg. Dudes are really reaching for anything at this point. Maybe his ‘too many possessions off’ is Karl looking at the box score and noticing Joel’s lack of 4th quarter stats the past few games. Tell me you don’t watch the games without telling me you don’t watch the games.
AFishOutOfWater3
George Karl : “He has lazy body language”
Yeah George, can you imagine giving the MVP to one of those people?
MiseryCantare
Why ya’ll mad? He is securing the existence of their people and the future for white ~~children~~ players.
/s
Fuck this guy. He couldn’t beat the 2001 team and he’s been a fucking asshole and a small dick bitch his whole career. He’s a fucking loser blessed with good players which he applies black stereotypes to. Fuck George Karl.
7thAndGreenhill
The only time it is appropriate to use the words “lazy” and “Embiid” in the same sentence is if you’re saying “Joel Embiid is not lazy”.
He plays hard. He isn’t Ben Simmons.
JimmyMcRae76
on the same comment he tried to paint jo as an angry black man. safe to say he’s just being a bigot right there
76since89
this has to be satire… do these people even watch the games?
beerrabbit124
Fuck this old racist pos and his coded language, never forget this is the same guy that said Carmelo isn’t a leader bc he didn’t have a father around
X-Pert_Knight
How is this breaking news
jcrankin22
Just racist as fuck
chin1111
To everyone who keeps saying that a lot of us are just making up the racial bias angle, if you still think that now, you just don’t want to see it. Look up the history of George Karl’s comments and tell me that he is definitely the only one that thinks like this.
He is certainly the only one dumb enough to say it out loud, I’ll grant you that. But someone who has been around the game as long as Karl and still harbors these sentiments, it cannot be a one-off.
H00die5zn
Respectfully, George Karl can eat a ding dong. I stopped reading after I saw who was talking.
JokersRWildStudios
George Karl as in, George Karl the dumbass that didn’t put Gary Payton on MJ until being down 3-0 in the finals? George Karl the dumbass losing to the 8 seed Denver Nuggets, George Karl?
GrandmaJosey
Oh that old racist coach who uses his cancer to garner sympathy, that George Karl?
ProcessTrust856
The old proverb “twice as good for half as far” is rarely made quite this explicit.
BaronTrotsky
That’s a mighty dog whistle.
str00del
How is anything that comes out of George Karl’s mouth “breaking news”?
eagles1990
Lmao but remember Kendrick Perkins went too far…..
The fact that something like this comes out after ESPN bought JJ Redick in to gaslight a black man seeing discrimination is something out of a comedy… But it’s just sad in reality.
ProInstigator69
George Karl is a fucking bitch. That’s all. Guy has no fucking respect from former players and peers. That’s all everyone needs to know
phl4ever
Has Karl watched Jokic? Because I think Jokic takes most possessions off.
zegogo
George Karl has always been one my most despised characters in the NBA universe. I don’t think anyone takes him seriously after the BS he’s laid out since he retired/fired.
couchgodd
Jokic doesnt have body language just body fat
Set_the_tone-
Jokic literally speed walks up and down the court and plays 0 defense 😂 what the fuck are all these pundits watching?
peter_the_martian
He’s a racist asshole
MarkFerk
The all time leading scorer in points per minute takes possessions off. It’s hilarious and sad how much hate this amazing human gets. He not only is the best player in the nba right now but off the court he is equally doing good for other people. Just a good person who is doing freakish things at his size. RESPECT
rodrigoa1990
Lol, Jokic is the king of lazy body language, specially on D
Deeceent
So a couple years ago I used to think Joel just didn’t hustle on breaks. It seemed like everyone else was booking it and he was just slowly trotting along. Then I went to see this team live for the first team and realized that he’s just as fast as anyone. He’s just an actual giant so his movements look slow.
amenacingballsack
I love how everyone called Perkins a dunce for saying there was racial bias in the MVP convo, yet now we’re all gonna act like this well-known basketball lifer is some kind of weird outlier.
Kind of like when a black guy sucks on D he’s “lazy as fuck” yet when a white guy sucks on D he’s “doing the best he can with physical limitations.” As if there aren’t dozens of clips of Jokic getting out of the way on defense so he can get back to VORP farming on the other end.
PHLANYC
Does George KKKarl have a vote? Explains so much about the last 2 seasons. Folks got defensive when race was suggested as a factor 🤔
mnightcoburn
“We need more guys like Dirk and John Stockton.”
-George Karl probably
TheSublimeLight
George Karl is a racist and should be completely ignored until he dies
after which he should be ignored some more
pre-rest in piss, shitstain
DFHartzell
This is literally a racist dog whistle.
PhatYeeter
Does anyone like George Karl? Literally every former player of his hates him lol. Iguodala and Cousins both have been public about their issues with him.
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Jokic doesn’t even try on defense, but u never hear that he’s lazy…matter of fact, they try to tell u he’s elite defensively
but they’ll use that to describe Embiid, someone who anchors an elite defense
Harden was attacked relentlessly by the media because of his defense for years…it was always used against him when comparing him to other top players in the game and throughout history…not Jokic tho, they want to hand him 3 straight MVPs
Why isn’t Jokic’s defense a Shaqtin mainstay like Harden’s was?
Something not classy about his demeanor.
Ahh, yes. The guy who complained about “afro-american” coaches being anointed in the NBA believes the black player is lazier than his white counterpart. Shocker.
What did Embiid do to these people for him to just consistently get shit on no matter what? I don’t get it. Is it because he was a Twitter troll 6 years ago? It’s so fucking weird!!
George Karl is a certified bum even before this
George Karl is a former coach for what team.
Dude is leading the league in scoring while being the best defender on the floor every night for the team with the 2nd best record in the league… and you want to complain about body language? George Karl is a moron.
Also if the leagues leading scorer is lazy and taking possessions off, what does that say about the rest of the league?
“lazy” is a dog whistle for sure
We’ve been on Joel before for his poor body language, but it absolutely has not applied this year. I’ve never seen him so locked in and focused even in games he’s not performing all that well (which hasn’t been many). He’s upped his game as a leader on the court, I think partly due to harden and pj’s influence.
“Taking too many possessions off” is completely laughable when he brings it on both sides of the court every night. He should be getting DPOY love too if people weren’t so wrapped up in the MVP talk.
Just a standard horseshit take on Joel’s game from a bozo that thinks he knows better.
Coded language and dog whistles and not a damn fact in evidence from the former “coach”.
It’s bullshit like this that makes me thing the racist takes aren’t outlandish. You got Jokic and Luka being slow footed defensively and notorious for weight issues, but god forbid Embiid take a few possessions off while carrying his team year in and year out
Zach Lowe had George Karl on his podcast years ago when he was the coach for the kings. In the interview he talked about a regular season game and a certain player playing well. Karl was fired shortly after and Zach Lowe brought up that the player Karl was talking about didn’t even play in the game. Guy was toast years ago and losing his mind.
Boul had Carmelo for years, I don’t want to hear shit from him about a player taking possessions off. Melo had to be humbled to embrace his full game.
I’d love to have lazy body language while leading the NBA in ppg. Dudes are really reaching for anything at this point. Maybe his ‘too many possessions off’ is Karl looking at the box score and noticing Joel’s lack of 4th quarter stats the past few games. Tell me you don’t watch the games without telling me you don’t watch the games.
George Karl : “He has lazy body language”
Yeah George, can you imagine giving the MVP to one of those people?
Why ya’ll mad? He is securing the existence of their people and the future for white ~~children~~ players.
/s
Fuck this guy. He couldn’t beat the 2001 team and he’s been a fucking asshole and a small dick bitch his whole career. He’s a fucking loser blessed with good players which he applies black stereotypes to. Fuck George Karl.
The only time it is appropriate to use the words “lazy” and “Embiid” in the same sentence is if you’re saying “Joel Embiid is not lazy”.
He plays hard. He isn’t Ben Simmons.
on the same comment he tried to paint jo as an angry black man. safe to say he’s just being a bigot right there
this has to be satire… do these people even watch the games?
Fuck this old racist pos and his coded language, never forget this is the same guy that said Carmelo isn’t a leader bc he didn’t have a father around
How is this breaking news
Just racist as fuck
To everyone who keeps saying that a lot of us are just making up the racial bias angle, if you still think that now, you just don’t want to see it. Look up the history of George Karl’s comments and tell me that he is definitely the only one that thinks like this.
He is certainly the only one dumb enough to say it out loud, I’ll grant you that. But someone who has been around the game as long as Karl and still harbors these sentiments, it cannot be a one-off.
Respectfully, George Karl can eat a ding dong. I stopped reading after I saw who was talking.
George Karl as in, George Karl the dumbass that didn’t put Gary Payton on MJ until being down 3-0 in the finals? George Karl the dumbass losing to the 8 seed Denver Nuggets, George Karl?
Oh that old racist coach who uses his cancer to garner sympathy, that George Karl?
The old proverb “twice as good for half as far” is rarely made quite this explicit.
That’s a mighty dog whistle.
How is anything that comes out of George Karl’s mouth “breaking news”?
Lmao but remember Kendrick Perkins went too far…..
The fact that something like this comes out after ESPN bought JJ Redick in to gaslight a black man seeing discrimination is something out of a comedy… But it’s just sad in reality.
George Karl is a fucking bitch. That’s all. Guy has no fucking respect from former players and peers. That’s all everyone needs to know
Has Karl watched Jokic? Because I think Jokic takes most possessions off.
George Karl has always been one my most despised characters in the NBA universe. I don’t think anyone takes him seriously after the BS he’s laid out since he retired/fired.
Jokic doesnt have body language just body fat
Jokic literally speed walks up and down the court and plays 0 defense 😂 what the fuck are all these pundits watching?
He’s a racist asshole
The all time leading scorer in points per minute takes possessions off. It’s hilarious and sad how much hate this amazing human gets. He not only is the best player in the nba right now but off the court he is equally doing good for other people. Just a good person who is doing freakish things at his size. RESPECT
Lol, Jokic is the king of lazy body language, specially on D
So a couple years ago I used to think Joel just didn’t hustle on breaks. It seemed like everyone else was booking it and he was just slowly trotting along. Then I went to see this team live for the first team and realized that he’s just as fast as anyone. He’s just an actual giant so his movements look slow.
I love how everyone called Perkins a dunce for saying there was racial bias in the MVP convo, yet now we’re all gonna act like this well-known basketball lifer is some kind of weird outlier.
Kind of like when a black guy sucks on D he’s “lazy as fuck” yet when a white guy sucks on D he’s “doing the best he can with physical limitations.” As if there aren’t dozens of clips of Jokic getting out of the way on defense so he can get back to VORP farming on the other end.
Does George KKKarl have a vote? Explains so much about the last 2 seasons. Folks got defensive when race was suggested as a factor 🤔
“We need more guys like Dirk and John Stockton.”
-George Karl probably
George Karl is a racist and should be completely ignored until he dies
after which he should be ignored some more
pre-rest in piss, shitstain
This is literally a racist dog whistle.
Does anyone like George Karl? Literally every former player of his hates him lol. Iguodala and Cousins both have been public about their issues with him.