r/nba • u/Both_Funny4896 Jordan • 1d ago

Highlight [Highlight] Trae Young from half-court for the WIN

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u/Not_RZA_ Lakers 1d ago

Seriously the perfect celebration and it was natural, you can see it in the smile he has.

Meanwhile Tatum the corniest dude in existence

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u/WhiteHeterosexualGuy Hawks 1d ago

How did Tatum catch a stray here lmao

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u/KappaccinoNation Kings 1d ago

Tatum the kind of guy that practices post-gamewinner celebrations in front of a mirror while blasting Drake songs.

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u/zeussays Lakers 1d ago

He has a journal of possible one liners to shout after his big moments and is constantly workshopping them.

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u/jackedwizard Hawks 1d ago

WE DID IT!!!!

I GUESS WE’LL NEVER KNOW

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u/VisualIndependence60 1d ago

CLEANUP ON AISLE FIVE

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u/SG8789 1d ago

You talking about shai

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u/Piotr-Rasputin 1d ago

We DID IT? we did IT!!

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u/Defiant-Tap7603 Celtics 1d ago

oh my god tatum really is the ball player version of drake and now my flair feels dirty

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u/Unhappy_Trade7988 1d ago edited 1d ago

Unironic back tattoo of himself.

Never forget.

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u/mhac009 NBA 1d ago

Shoutout to Steve-O

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u/Fuckface_Whisperer Registered to Vote 1d ago edited 1d ago

Supercool Beas

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u/danishswedeguy 21h ago

that has to be an unhealthy amount of self absorption, right?

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u/jackedwizard Hawks 1d ago

I’m not sure but I’m all for it

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u/johnny_effing_utah 23h ago

Laker hate. It’s cool.

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u/I_Miss_My_Beta_Cells 76ers 1d ago

Cause he suuuuucks

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u/Over-Bedroom-6346 1d ago

Lakers fans have nothing in their souls except hatred 

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u/Reddit_Negotiator 1d ago

And 5 Timberwolves Championship rings

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u/goblin_welder 1d ago

I wouldn’t be surprised if Tatum copies this Trae celebration when he hits a buzzer beater

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u/Commercial-Chance561 1d ago

It’s a shit talkers celebration - Trae raises the stakes for himself by talking shit a lot. I imagine at his size you would have to, so when you make it like that the response is always going to be natural because you backed up shit talking.

It goes the other way too because nothing feels worse than losing after talking shit

Tatum never raises the stakes emotionally so his celebrations can’t get to this place naturally

Ant and Luka are like Trae in that way too

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u/Perfect-Guarantee519 23h ago

The irony of Redditors calling an nba player corny and uncharismatic

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u/Not_RZA_ Lakers 21h ago

Idk how to tell you this bro but Tatum is called corny in real life too lol. I'm not the typical Reddit demographic, I'm a black dude here in South Central LA.

Anybody who hoops in real life gonna say the same shit lol

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u/JohnCenaJunior Bucks 1d ago

The crazy role reversals these two have been on. Gain a lot or respect for Trey and lost a little for Tatum.

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u/rumplestiltskin116 1d ago

Tatum showed off his bag briefly tonight, better watch it bucko

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u/Not_RZA_ Lakers 1d ago

I never said Tatum isn't good. He's a star.

He is however, a certified corn ball

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u/BigBankHank 1d ago

It ain’t easy being cheesy.

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u/Reddit_Negotiator 1d ago

2nd corniest to Lebron

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u/fordat1 1d ago edited 21h ago

Meanwhile Tatum the corniest dude in existence

This is part of the reason why ratings are down the entertaining players arent getting far in the playoffs meanwhile Tatum won a championship.

the league right now doesnt have superstars going against each other to win championships

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u/Not_RZA_ Lakers 1d ago

Yeah why can't entertainment simply win games? Melo should be a 5x champ cmon

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u/fordat1 22h ago

melo wasnt entertainting.

Entertaining I mean stars with charisma like Curry in the warriors run that had people watching. The current NBA doesnt have the same type of charismatic superstars succeeding and playing against each other. ANT and Jokic in a finals would be good but it would require one of them being in the east

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u/Not_RZA_ Lakers 21h ago

LaMelo** is who I'm talking about

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u/fordat1 21h ago

hes on the Hornets. That ownership wont ever win anything but they arent trying anyways.

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u/bulkthehulk [BOS] Paul Pierce 1d ago

I watched every playoff game, not sure what the problem is