IlliniHQ 2

General Category => Fighting Illini Basketball Forum => Topic started by: illinicalvin on January 31, 2023, 02:23:24 PM

Title: Meyers Leonard Still Canceled
Post by: illinicalvin on January 31, 2023, 02:23:24 PM
Perhaps he should follow Mike Tisdale into the retail sector. https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/35563969/meyers-leonard-seeks-return-nba-post-antisemitic-slur
Title: Re: Meyers Leonard Still Canceled
Post by: ThePAMan on January 31, 2023, 02:29:11 PM
Perhaps he should follow Mike Tisdale into the retail sector. https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/35563969/meyers-leonard-seeks-return-nba-post-antisemitic-slur

Let's be honest. If people thought he could play, he would be in The League.

That being said, his agents (if he still has them), should have him out doing some charity work to get him publicly back in good graces so he can move on. Americans are forgiving, well, we used to be. Hell, Bernstein has even conned Tempo while he still shills for GOPers while doing his I am Woke bit. (I know that is not saying much.)
Title: Re: Meyers Leonard Still Canceled
Post by: ScoreListener on January 31, 2023, 07:04:34 PM
Stop cancel culture!
Title: Re: Meyers Leonard Still Canceled
Post by: ILLove1997 on February 01, 2023, 01:01:04 AM
Well considering how Jewish owned most sports teams and especially the NBA is, kind of a stupid move to say something like that in public and if it's between him and some other guy to make the cut you know damn well they aren't going to take him
Title: Re: Meyers Leonard Still Canceled
Post by: Custard on February 01, 2023, 08:13:55 AM
Geez let it go, Julian Edelman gave him a stern talking to for chrissakes.
Title: Re: Meyers Leonard Still Canceled
Post by: Jobu on February 01, 2023, 08:16:57 AM
Well considering how Jewish owned most sports teams and especially the NBA is, kind of a stupid move to say something like that in public and if it's between him and some other guy to make the cut you know damn well they aren't going to take him

Plus he's not that great at playing NBA basketball, and he's coming off of shoulder and ankle surgery.

Not worth it.  Unless you need a 10 day contract guy.
Title: Re: Meyers Leonard Still Canceled
Post by: illinicalvin on February 01, 2023, 06:41:27 PM
Geez let it go, Julian Edelman gave him a stern talking to for chrissakes.
Maybe Julian can hook him up with appearing in Verizon commercials. He and Cecily Strong can talk about the relative Jewish populations in LA vs. south-central Illinois.
Title: Re: Meyers Leonard Still Canceled
Post by: ThePAMan on February 01, 2023, 07:11:55 PM
Maybe Julian can hook him up with appearing in Verizon commercials. He and Cecily Strong can talk about the relative Jewish populations in LA vs. south-central Illinois.

I thought Strong was from Oak Park.
Title: Re: Meyers Leonard Still Canceled
Post by: ILLINICHIEF on February 16, 2023, 11:55:37 PM
Perhaps he should follow Mike Tisdale into the retail sector. https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/35563969/meyers-leonard-seeks-return-nba-post-antisemitic-slur

If he would have just stuck to Solitaire, still be collecting checks.. :o
Title: Re: Meyers Leonard Still Canceled
Post by: Jobu on February 17, 2023, 08:19:25 AM
If he would have just stuck to Solitaire, still be collecting checks.. :o

True.  Then, he could have called himself a kike bitch.
Title: Re: Meyers Leonard Still Canceled
Post by: illiniray on February 17, 2023, 10:32:21 AM
It's a shame that people are judged by their worst moments. Then they are pressured to issue some fake public apology; which of course, is not accepted.
Title: Re: Meyers Leonard Still Canceled
Post by: ThePAMan on February 17, 2023, 10:47:34 AM
It's a shame that people are judged by their worst moments. Then they are pressured to issue some fake public apology; which of course, is not accepted.

Seems to have worked out for Greg Olsen.
Title: Re: Meyers Leonard Still Canceled
Post by: Jobu on February 17, 2023, 01:14:08 PM
It's a shame that people are judged by their worst moments. Then they are pressured to issue some fake public apology; which of course, is not accepted.

Eh.  He's a fucking retard.  And thinks we're all retards by floating the "I didn't know what the word meant" horseshit.

He's from Robinson, IL.  He knew exactly what that word meant.

Throwing racial slurs on a video game livestream.  Durrrrr
Title: Re: Meyers Leonard Still Canceled
Post by: Custard on February 17, 2023, 01:22:23 PM
I don’t believe for a second that he knew what it meant. Partly because he’s from Robinson. There are no Jews in Robinson. It’s an antiquated slang term. I’m 10+ years older than Meyers and it’s barely on my radar. Also, Jews aren’t a race.
Title: Re: Meyers Leonard Still Canceled
Post by: Jobu on February 17, 2023, 01:27:44 PM
I don’t believe for a second that he knew what it meant. Partly because he’s from Robinson. There are no Jews in Robinson. It’s an antiquated slang term. I’m 10+ years older than Meyers and it’s barely on my radar. Also, Jews aren’t a race.

We can agree to disagree.  I actually have relatives from down there.  I'm quite certain that they (and most others down there) are well versed on all of the slang, whether the race (or religion) resides there or not. 

True, it is anitquated.  But he said it to insult someone.  No way he thought kike was just some inanimate object.
Title: Re: Meyers Leonard Still Canceled
Post by: ThePAMan on February 17, 2023, 01:44:06 PM
I don’t believe for a second that he knew what it meant. Partly because he’s from Robinson. There are no Jews in Robinson. It’s an antiquated slang term. I’m 10+ years older than Meyers and it’s barely on my radar. Also, Jews aren’t a race.

You are forgetting they could have read about it on The Twitter.
Title: Re: Meyers Leonard Still Canceled
Post by: illiniray on February 17, 2023, 01:50:51 PM
As I mentioned previously, I recall the first time I heard the word. This was roughly 50 years ago in ECI. I was  discussing NYC with two Jewbus. One thought it was a great place. The other said  were too many kikes. I had the idea he was being sarcastic, but thought he meant lesbians. (dykes). I only found out it was some kind of ethnic slur for Jews later on. This was way before twitter.
Title: Re: Meyers Leonard Still Canceled
Post by: ThePAMan on February 17, 2023, 01:55:47 PM
This was way before twitter.

I call BS. Nothing ever happened before The Twitter.
Title: Re: Meyers Leonard Still Canceled
Post by: Jobu on February 17, 2023, 02:06:29 PM
Are you fuckheads telling me that you haven't seen Porky's?
Title: Re: Meyers Leonard Still Canceled
Post by: Reacher on February 17, 2023, 02:22:29 PM
Are you fuckheads telling me that you haven't seen Porky's?

Was going to say that I learned it in a movie, but was struggling to remember which one. Yes, it was Porky’s. Ironically, where the guy calls him a “kite.”
Title: Re: Meyers Leonard Still Canceled
Post by: Chickengeorge on February 17, 2023, 02:30:23 PM
Are you fuckheads telling me that you haven't seen Porky's?

Aside from the Meyers incident (and subsequent reference to same), that is literally the only other time I have heard that term uttered.
Title: Re: Meyers Leonard Still Canceled
Post by: Custard on February 17, 2023, 04:18:43 PM
We can agree to disagree.  I actually have relatives from down there.  I'm quite certain that they (and most others down there) are well versed on all of the slang, whether the race (or religion) resides there or not. 

True, it is anitquated.  But he said it to insult someone.  No way he thought kike was just some inanimate object.

The fact that it’s such a dumb “insult” reinforces my belief that he didn’t know what it meant.
Title: Re: Meyers Leonard Still Canceled
Post by: ThePAMan on February 17, 2023, 05:08:53 PM
The fact that it’s such a dumb “insult” reinforces my belief that he didn’t know what it meant.

I have no clue what he knew when, but are you sure you are not giving him too much credit?
Title: Re: Meyers Leonard Still Canceled
Post by: Custard on February 17, 2023, 05:16:53 PM
I guess it’s possible but why would anyone call anyone else a kike in this day and age? It’s a poor insult.
Title: Re: Meyers Leonard Still Canceled
Post by: ThePAMan on February 17, 2023, 05:21:56 PM
I guess it’s possible but why would anyone call anyone else a kike in this day and age? It’s a poor insult.

Because the person is not very sophisticated? I do not know.

It is true that one could do better.
Title: Re: Meyers Leonard Still Canceled
Post by: illiniray on February 17, 2023, 05:22:33 PM
I guess it’s possible but why would anyone call anyone else a kike in this day and age? It’s a poor insult.

I would think tool would be the insult of choice. Or dick.
Title: Re: Meyers Leonard Still Canceled
Post by: Judge Judy on February 20, 2023, 07:30:36 PM
He’s back…

https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/35703015/meyers-leonard-signing-10-day-deal-bucks-sources-say
Title: Re: Meyers Leonard Still Canceled
Post by: illinicalvin on February 20, 2023, 08:39:28 PM
Meyers, Key!
Title: Re: Meyers Leonard Still Canceled
Post by: Dominic on February 20, 2023, 10:52:22 PM
Thank goodness Meyers is back in the league.  I was worried how Meyers and Elle would ever make ends meet.
Title: Re: Meyers Leonard Still Canceled
Post by: Chickengeorge on March 15, 2023, 10:46:46 AM
https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/35860068/sources-bucks-signing-meyers-leonard-rest-season