Post by GP on Jun 29, 2009 19:35:04 GMT -5
Not sure if this is true because they took the videos down but Jennings seems like a cocky prick already which I hate to say since he's from L.A.
anyway, check it out and see for yourself.
www.sportingnews.com/blog/The_Baseline/entry/view/26042/social_media_biting_back_at_brandon_jennings
Social Media Biting Back at Brandon Jennings?
Saturday, June 27, 2009
Posted By Chris Littmann 11:10 PM
The last few weeks have been a cautionary tale of how to not manage your image on the web for athletes. Dwyane Wade has had some very non-PG friendly comments (seriously NSFW) on his Twitter page that would probably surprise many, given his ultra-clean image. J.R. Smith and Eddy Curry allegedly had a USTREAM broadcast going in their car when they were pulled over by police during the wee hours of the night. (Smith tried to deny a lot of what happened the next day, but wouldn't really say what was incorrect in the report written by Inside Hoops.)
The image above is a screen cap of the YouTube video with Joe Budden, and I've included an AP shot of Jennings.
Even before the incident on the webcam, I told Shoals that guys were going to get themselves in trouble with this by not being a little bit more self-aware. And really, it's a slippery slope, because we love to see this sort of unfiltered side of guys, but on the other hand the moment it gets written about, there tends to be an overreaction by the player (or an agent) and their link to the social media world goes away. That's where I bring this back around to Brandon Jennings, who was picked No. 10 in Thursday night's NBA draft by the Milwaukee Bucks.
Jennings is apparently tight with rapper Joe Budden and Budden does a bit of his own web streaming. Jennings' Twitter page (before it was taken down) had a mention of trying to get on Joe Budden TV, the rapper's live video feed. You can see a cached version of the page here, including a few tweets that mention Budden by name.
Two separate videos were posted on YouTube by user TotalReviewNet, which have since been taken down, where you can hear someone who is allegedly Jennings on speakerphone talking to Budden about a variety of topics. Without being able to see the videos, you probably lose some of that context that it's two close friends, really saying things in private, but once you put that stuff out there for the world on a web cam, it's out there for anyone to interpret however they'd like. (Update: I neglected to make this point right here in the post that Shoals and I discussed at length over the phone. The whole thing is almost so candid that you sort of wonder whether he even knew he was being broadcasted. Got a note from a friend who reminded me to make that point. Carry on. -- 6:38 a.m. ET)
And really, none of the comments should come as a shock, because if you don't know Jennings for his swagger at this point, what do you know him for? I've reached out to the YouTube account holder who had the videos up, and I'm going to try to find some more background info on what went down. Here are some of the sports-related highlights, which along with a lot of profanity -- even if it was good-natured -- likely caused the shutdown of Jennings' Twitter page and the removal of the videos. Again, before going past the jump, there is strong language, even though it's censored.
On next season in Milwaukee ...
Budden: You better worry about Ramon Sessions, diggin' in your a**, pause.
Jennings: He's not going to be here. [inaudible] That money is going to Charlie.
Budden: N****, Ramon Sessions is gonna be there.
Jennings: I doubt it.
Budden: They ain't go no other guards.
Jennings: Ridnour.
Budden: N****, get that bum-a** n**** outta here.
Jennings: He's going to be a backup.
Budden: To who?
Jennings: To who? Who else n****?
On what happened on draft night ...
Budden: Who was hatin' on you?
Jennings: Jay Bilas.
Budden: What happened? You ran in the draft late or some dumb s*** like a loser?
Jennings: No, I was at the hotel. This is what happened right. My agent is like "Well, we ain't hear nothing .We ain't have no guarantee." So we makin' phone calls and s*** and n***** is saying like "The workouts is great and everything and he's the best point guard but we don't know yet, we just don't know."
Budden: They didn't say that about Rick Rubio, number one, and number two they didn't say you the best point guard. They said your jump shot is shaky, you got some potential, but your work ethic is bull****. You averaged 3 points.
Jennings: You're a liar. I know you're lying now.
Budden: I'm just telling you what they said.
Jennings: That ain't nothing but a college person.
Budden: Just tell me what happened. You end up running in the draft? I tunred it off after that.
Jennings: No, n****, I came out there and made my appearance n**** and I had the best appearance out of all them n******. And I was the best dressed, they said, by the way. I was the best dressed.
On whether he'll start next season ...
Budden: You think you gonna start for real though?
Jennings: I don't know, actually, I really don't know.
Budden: I heard that n**** Scott Skiles is an a**h***.
Jennings: That n**** tough, that n**** tough though. There must be a reason he liked me. There must be a reason.
On Ricky Rubio and the Knicks ...
Budden: Let me know when Minnesota get there. So I can watch Rubio light your f****** a** up. I never seen a n**** hate on Rubio so much.
Jennings: [inaudible]
Budden: You know what's funny? You're the only guard in the draft talking s*** about Rubio.
Jennings: The other n***** are scared.
Budden: What are you going to do when Rubio comes to the Knicks?
Jennings: Rubio is not coming, they are not giving up Rubio. You got Jordan Hill, you happy with that?
Budden: I don't really know enough about Jordan Hill to be happy ... I'm happy with Toney Douglas.
Jennings: I know they were booing this n****.
Budden: What does that mean? They boo everybody n****.
Jennings: If it was Stpehen Curry, them n***** would've went crazy in there.
Budden: Shut the f*** up, you don't even know nothing about New York basketball.
Jennings: F*** the Knicks, them n***** skipped out on me.
Budden: Oh man, you feel to the Knicks like I do about Jay-Z? [Laughs] Yo, the Knicks is your Jay-Z?
Jennings: F*** the Knicks, them n***** is always going to be weak.
Budden: This is where I f****** hang up on your f****** ass for talking stupid.
Jennings: Duhon ain't gonna get it done.
anyway, check it out and see for yourself.
www.sportingnews.com/blog/The_Baseline/entry/view/26042/social_media_biting_back_at_brandon_jennings
Social Media Biting Back at Brandon Jennings?
Saturday, June 27, 2009
Posted By Chris Littmann 11:10 PM
The last few weeks have been a cautionary tale of how to not manage your image on the web for athletes. Dwyane Wade has had some very non-PG friendly comments (seriously NSFW) on his Twitter page that would probably surprise many, given his ultra-clean image. J.R. Smith and Eddy Curry allegedly had a USTREAM broadcast going in their car when they were pulled over by police during the wee hours of the night. (Smith tried to deny a lot of what happened the next day, but wouldn't really say what was incorrect in the report written by Inside Hoops.)
The image above is a screen cap of the YouTube video with Joe Budden, and I've included an AP shot of Jennings.
Even before the incident on the webcam, I told Shoals that guys were going to get themselves in trouble with this by not being a little bit more self-aware. And really, it's a slippery slope, because we love to see this sort of unfiltered side of guys, but on the other hand the moment it gets written about, there tends to be an overreaction by the player (or an agent) and their link to the social media world goes away. That's where I bring this back around to Brandon Jennings, who was picked No. 10 in Thursday night's NBA draft by the Milwaukee Bucks.
Jennings is apparently tight with rapper Joe Budden and Budden does a bit of his own web streaming. Jennings' Twitter page (before it was taken down) had a mention of trying to get on Joe Budden TV, the rapper's live video feed. You can see a cached version of the page here, including a few tweets that mention Budden by name.
Two separate videos were posted on YouTube by user TotalReviewNet, which have since been taken down, where you can hear someone who is allegedly Jennings on speakerphone talking to Budden about a variety of topics. Without being able to see the videos, you probably lose some of that context that it's two close friends, really saying things in private, but once you put that stuff out there for the world on a web cam, it's out there for anyone to interpret however they'd like. (Update: I neglected to make this point right here in the post that Shoals and I discussed at length over the phone. The whole thing is almost so candid that you sort of wonder whether he even knew he was being broadcasted. Got a note from a friend who reminded me to make that point. Carry on. -- 6:38 a.m. ET)
And really, none of the comments should come as a shock, because if you don't know Jennings for his swagger at this point, what do you know him for? I've reached out to the YouTube account holder who had the videos up, and I'm going to try to find some more background info on what went down. Here are some of the sports-related highlights, which along with a lot of profanity -- even if it was good-natured -- likely caused the shutdown of Jennings' Twitter page and the removal of the videos. Again, before going past the jump, there is strong language, even though it's censored.
On next season in Milwaukee ...
Budden: You better worry about Ramon Sessions, diggin' in your a**, pause.
Jennings: He's not going to be here. [inaudible] That money is going to Charlie.
Budden: N****, Ramon Sessions is gonna be there.
Jennings: I doubt it.
Budden: They ain't go no other guards.
Jennings: Ridnour.
Budden: N****, get that bum-a** n**** outta here.
Jennings: He's going to be a backup.
Budden: To who?
Jennings: To who? Who else n****?
On what happened on draft night ...
Budden: Who was hatin' on you?
Jennings: Jay Bilas.
Budden: What happened? You ran in the draft late or some dumb s*** like a loser?
Jennings: No, I was at the hotel. This is what happened right. My agent is like "Well, we ain't hear nothing .We ain't have no guarantee." So we makin' phone calls and s*** and n***** is saying like "The workouts is great and everything and he's the best point guard but we don't know yet, we just don't know."
Budden: They didn't say that about Rick Rubio, number one, and number two they didn't say you the best point guard. They said your jump shot is shaky, you got some potential, but your work ethic is bull****. You averaged 3 points.
Jennings: You're a liar. I know you're lying now.
Budden: I'm just telling you what they said.
Jennings: That ain't nothing but a college person.
Budden: Just tell me what happened. You end up running in the draft? I tunred it off after that.
Jennings: No, n****, I came out there and made my appearance n**** and I had the best appearance out of all them n******. And I was the best dressed, they said, by the way. I was the best dressed.
On whether he'll start next season ...
Budden: You think you gonna start for real though?
Jennings: I don't know, actually, I really don't know.
Budden: I heard that n**** Scott Skiles is an a**h***.
Jennings: That n**** tough, that n**** tough though. There must be a reason he liked me. There must be a reason.
On Ricky Rubio and the Knicks ...
Budden: Let me know when Minnesota get there. So I can watch Rubio light your f****** a** up. I never seen a n**** hate on Rubio so much.
Jennings: [inaudible]
Budden: You know what's funny? You're the only guard in the draft talking s*** about Rubio.
Jennings: The other n***** are scared.
Budden: What are you going to do when Rubio comes to the Knicks?
Jennings: Rubio is not coming, they are not giving up Rubio. You got Jordan Hill, you happy with that?
Budden: I don't really know enough about Jordan Hill to be happy ... I'm happy with Toney Douglas.
Jennings: I know they were booing this n****.
Budden: What does that mean? They boo everybody n****.
Jennings: If it was Stpehen Curry, them n***** would've went crazy in there.
Budden: Shut the f*** up, you don't even know nothing about New York basketball.
Jennings: F*** the Knicks, them n***** skipped out on me.
Budden: Oh man, you feel to the Knicks like I do about Jay-Z? [Laughs] Yo, the Knicks is your Jay-Z?
Jennings: F*** the Knicks, them n***** is always going to be weak.
Budden: This is where I f****** hang up on your f****** ass for talking stupid.
Jennings: Duhon ain't gonna get it done.
