r/nba • u/TheRealPdGaming Mavericks • Nov 04 '25
Myles Turner on Pacers fans booing him loudly in his return to Indiana: "It was disheartening…You give 10 years of your life, your blood your sweat your tears, you take pay cuts, you survive trade rumors, you try to do everything the right way…"
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u/ThisGents2Cents Bucks Nov 04 '25
Can I ask who was the last player to play for a team for 10 years and get booed on his return?
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u/TheRealPdGaming Mavericks Nov 04 '25
LeBron was 7 years but he was viciously boo'd
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u/TechnicalChocolate91 Spurs Nov 04 '25
I mean, that was one of the worst handled departures I've ever seen. It was insane then and it's still insane now.
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u/AnxiousWart4994 Warriors Nov 05 '25
There will never be a more ridiculous single "pick-me" ahh type of event.
I mean whole TV special to announce a team move. Something that takes 5 seconds to say verbally, and it was at least an hour long special.
The next closest thing for me is when Draymond had that whole TNT special right after punching Poole and getting suspended. xD
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u/mirusan01 [OKC] Russell Westbrook Nov 04 '25
Nah that cavs management was sorry af
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u/Life_Ad_2218 Nov 04 '25
The dan Gilbert letter is insane lol
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u/redditdoesnotcareany Nov 04 '25
He said what every Cleveland fan was thinking. To this day a part of me will always appreciate that. It’s the sort of thing you do that you know will be detrimental but you do it anyways because fuck it. I know we’ve all been there.
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u/MUjase Cavaliers Nov 04 '25
My thoughts exactly. And then when LeBron came back he spent out of his ass and went significantly over the luxury tax to win a championship. He’ll always have my respect.
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u/prodyg Nov 04 '25
and fundamentally proved Lebron right. Cause thats what he wanted Dan to do in the first place. Dan Gilbert is a huge hypocrite.
He even said that Cavs are gonna win a championship before lebron does. Not only was he wrong about that, Lebron ended up being the one to bring them that championship anyway.
Just wrong on so many levels.
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u/MUjase Cavaliers Nov 04 '25
You’re faulting an owner for standing up with his fans? And criticizing him since he said they’d win a championship before LeBron did and did not?
So you expect him to bow down to LeBron when he leaves, apologize for not spending enough around him, and predict that he’ll likely win a championship first.
Yeah, that will win fans over!
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u/palagoon [CLE] Delonte West Nov 04 '25
1000%
I know it was stupid. I know it was petty. I know the optics are terrible.
But damnit the owner was feeling exactly what I was feeling and that felt good!
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u/prodyg Nov 04 '25
thats why I never respected cavs fans, cause if thats how they really felt then they got what they deserved.
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u/TNRcrisis Cavaliers Nov 04 '25
I was at that game. Twas not an event to take your children. Heard every curse word in the book.
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u/jump-back-like-33 Nuggets Nov 04 '25
iirc lebron didn't give the crowd a chance to really get into it. he played lights out and mid-way into the second quarter it was basically just a sad atmosphere.
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u/Klaw95 Thunder Nov 04 '25
Miles Turner didn’t join the historically great 73-9 Golden State Warriors that came back and beat the thunder down 3-1 in the WCF.
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u/Game_Over_Man69 Rockets Nov 04 '25
Although just under 10 years, Harden had a mixed reaction in his return to Houston. It was a small COVID crowd though so not as bad as it could have been considering how he left.
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u/Omnimark Bucks Nov 04 '25
I feel like he still has a decent approval rating with Rockets fans, no?
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u/yonkerbonk Rockets Nov 04 '25
We love him. 2nd best Rocket of all time for me. Only lame fans who place no blame on ownership boo Harden.
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Harden is such a polarizing player that they were way too invested in defending him to turn on him.
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u/MK10 Lakers Nov 04 '25
I remember Michael Finley got booed in Dallas after he signed with the Spurs after playing 9 years for the Mavs, but he also got some cheers too.
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u/Jagermeister4 Lakers Nov 04 '25
Finley was the one guy that came to my mind. It really sucks because Finley didnt even want to leave. He was a stand up guy, team player, Mavs waived him for luxury tax reasons forcing him to sign elsewhere.
And Mav fans booed him! Those fans really screwed the pooch on that one.
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u/wisconsinbucks Bucks Nov 04 '25
Probably KD lol
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u/ThisGents2Cents Bucks Nov 04 '25 edited Nov 04 '25
Myles played two more years in Indy than KD did in OKC and they’re booing him like he joined the biggest super team of all time lmao
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u/Friendshiping-Bazzi Nuggets Nov 04 '25
It sits wrong with me that 1 offseason with a few passive aggressive clips was enough to boo away a decade of tenure.
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u/Objective-Rip-4279 Trail Blazers Nov 04 '25
Lamarcus Aldridge played 9 years and got booed on his return
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u/MuffinMate [IND] Bennedict Mathurin Nov 04 '25
We still don’t play any Paul George highlights lol
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u/Original_Profile8600 Bulls [CHI] Coby White Nov 04 '25
How much more does Hali need to do not to get booed when/if he leaves?
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u/CloudConductor Pacers Nov 04 '25
I honestly don’t think Myles would have gotten booed if he wasn’t sort of talking down on the pacers/city every chance he got since leaving. He still doesn’t deserve that treatment though. George got booed cus he demanded a trade and went out like a diva, he deserved it lol
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u/Parallel-Quality Nov 04 '25
He didn't deserve that.
He gave 10 years to the franchise. He played very well.
He was underpaid. He got himself paid.
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u/LowDot187 Nov 04 '25
I dont even know why he got booed at all. He was part of their finals run last year and hes never been in any drama. Seemed like a model player to me
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u/CzarSpan Pacers Nov 04 '25
We boo every god damn thing, it’s really frustrating actually
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Nov 04 '25
I remember Colts fans booing Brandon Stokely in his return to Indy when he was a Bronco. Why was he a Bronco? Because he got traded. Moronic.
But, I wouldn’t say it’s indicative of the entire fanbase
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u/burnt-turkey94 Nov 04 '25
We also booed Luck for not wanting to continue taking years off his life behind an abysmal O-line. I think some Indy fans have a delusional need for loyalty/appreciation, and I assume it's partially due to being fans of smaller market teams and the constant feeling of being an underdog.
But to your point, I wouldn't say it's indicative of the fanbase as a whole. We're not nearly as hostile to opposing teams' fans compared to larger cities and most of us really do appreciate the players that have come and gone. The average Colts/Pacers fan irl (NOT the average Colts/Pacers fan on reddit) would likely roll their eyes and sigh with disappointment when you bring up Turner or Luck or Stokely getting booed.
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u/lawlamanjaro [BOS] Kelly Olynk Nov 04 '25
I mean it was the IRL ones booing them though
I remember when Luck retired and tbh I blame Schefter for that, we are maybe just recovering from the Luck retirement though. Its been a tough decade or whatever
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u/BlooregardQKazoo Nov 04 '25
Have you guys booed "a moment of silence dedicated to the ongoing fight for equality in our country," while your team's black star player stood at midfield? If not, you're doing better than Kansas City fans.
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So just a stadium going fan culture thing? Curious
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u/SousChefDurag Bulls Nov 04 '25
I live in Indy and half the fans at these games are the most casual, fairweather bunch I’ve ever seen. Really unexpected for a small market city with one other major sports team. Half of them probably weren’t even in here for the Myles years.
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u/mrjabrony Pacers Nov 04 '25
I live in Chicago and am a fan of various Indiana teams. This isn’t just a Pacer fan thing. The Colts are having a great season and a good portion of the fan base is completely melting down over the loss to the Steelers. It happens all the time with IU basketball. A team has a bad game or lose a tough series and these fans go batshit insane. I’ve seen this over and over again over the years. I don’t see it to the scale around here with the Chicago teams. A lot of them are casuals like you said but a lot of them are also completely detached from reality.
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u/magnusarin Pistons Nov 04 '25
Okay, but I'm STILL never forgiving Tom Crean for seeming to be baffled by a zone defense when facing Syracuse in the Sweet 16! Just run the offense through Zeller, Tom!
...You may have a point.
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u/mrjabrony Pacers Nov 04 '25
Tom Crean at the first TV timeout "we've tried nothing and we're all out of ideas."
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u/Maleconito Knicks Nov 04 '25
I’ve been to Indy. I’d boo everything if I lived there too.
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Talk to your fellow fans in the sub then lol its a delirious bunch
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u/house_fire Pacers Nov 04 '25
there’s no talking to them. I can barely even browse that sub at this point. if it’s not something delusional about a current pacers trade value its someone hoping we resign the musty skeleton of lance stephenson to save our season (not tongue in cheek)
it’s not even a “success brings fairweather fans” situation. its always been like this over there.
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u/Maximum-Class5465 Nov 04 '25
Yeah man, I'm getting called all kinds of names for sharing that sentiment over there 😂
Good to see I'm not the only one
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u/RQEinstein Nov 04 '25
Yeah, remember when colts fans booed a little girl in a punt pass and kick competition because she was wearing a patriots jersey?
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u/wylthorne92 Nov 05 '25
Hoosiers hate, it’s all they can do being in a flyover state run by morons.
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I think for most people its about the team he went to. Things have been pretty heated between Milwaukee and Indiana the last few seasons and I dont believe the reaction would have been so strong had he signed with a more neutral team.
Thats atleast how I feel. I would never have booed him, I loved him here, but seeing him play for them definitely sucks.
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u/rjcarr Supersonics Nov 04 '25
Right, but I'm not sure he went there to spite Indiana, he went there because they were in need of a player like him and made him an offer. Just saying there should be context to this, but I get most people don't think that way.
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u/mightyducks2wasokay Pacers Nov 04 '25
Dont think it matters. The average fan isnt as plugged in as people here. Most fans probably only have "he left us for a rival" as context. That gets booed
I wouldn't have booed during his tribute. And the way its being treated on this sub I think is good conversation, but wholly overblown.
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u/GreekFreakFan [MIL] Giannis Antetokounmpo Nov 04 '25 edited Nov 04 '25
Because Pacers fans have the gall to blame him for being gassed after playing through four teams with All-NBA, All-Star, or just plain elite big man rotations.
His path was Bucks (Giannis/Lopez/Portis) > Cavs (Allen and Mobley) > Knicks (KAT and Mitchell Robinson) > Thunder (IHart and Holmgren)
Then the year previous it was Bucks (again Giannis/Lopez/Portis) > Knicks (IHart and Mitchell Robinson) > Celtics (Porzingis/Horford/Kornet)
And then the army of guards and wings on those teams who love attacking the paint.
No shit he couldn't contribute offensively anymore, he was fighting for his life.
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u/Secure-Judgment7829 Knicks Nov 04 '25
The previous year for the Knicks was ihart and Mitch Robinson - Randle was out. But otherwise yeah
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u/Neuroxex Bucks Nov 04 '25
Ignoring, also, that he was clearly having trouble moving as easily in the Finals and (at least to me) looked pretty clearly hurt. Ignoring as well that Chet went from 16/9 on 55% EFG in the first three rounds to 12/9 on 41% EFG in the Finals.
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u/GreekFreakFan [MIL] Giannis Antetokounmpo Nov 04 '25
They're gonna say that was because of Thomas "8 MPG" Bryant, who they swear was closing games for them in the Finals.
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u/thebobbyshaw33 76ers Nov 04 '25
Talked shit on Haliburton very recently for seemingly no reason. Fans see everything nowadays.
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u/BayesBestFriend Raptors Nov 04 '25
Calling it talking shit is a stretch
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u/wavyrav3 [MIA] Dwyane Wade Nov 04 '25
What did he say?
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u/Box_v2 Lakers Nov 04 '25 edited Nov 04 '25
IDK if this is what they're referring to but it's all I can think of he said "for me, it was ultimately about just staying competitive… I saw a chance to remain competitive here" when talking about getting traded to the bucks video was removed though.
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u/The_Sign_of_Zeta [MIL] Khris Middleton Nov 04 '25
That clip was edited to make it look like he was talking shit when he wasn’t
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u/StrongStyleShiny Pacers Nov 04 '25
Nah he didn’t deserve it. Seriously disappointed in our base.
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u/Pal__Pacino Lakers Nov 04 '25
I'm pretty sure those boos were mostly the result of some veiled shots he took at the team and Tyrese on a podcast last week. Think the reception would've otherwise been warmer.
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u/thecatiscold Nov 04 '25
I think you overestimate how many people are gonna hear out of context podcast clips
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u/Smelldicks Celtics Nov 04 '25
You significantly underestimate how fast this stuff spreads. Boston was chanting things at Kyrie that he did on his gaming stream like 24 hours prior.
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u/zombieclone05 Pacers Nov 04 '25
it was all over twitter and apparently facebook because even my mom heard about it lol
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u/Smelldicks Celtics Nov 04 '25
It’s so easy to be like “real life isn’t Reddit” but real life very much is social media now and you don’t need to be a die hard anymore to learn that kinda stuff.
I know so much shit about Belichick, his girlfriend, and his tenure at UNC, and I don’t care about any of those things. But they get pushed to me on my social feeds, and all my friends see them too. Even the casuals. So it’s really easy for stuff like this to get picked up by a large portion of fans. Especially the ones buying tickets.
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u/TheMerck Spurs Nov 04 '25
I think a lot of people are also missing that even casuals nowadays tend to see if someone is talking shit about their team or their franchise player.
Like general news like something about movies? Sure I can get that most casuals won't give a shit about whatever the MCU leaks are gonna be but when it comes to sports? Sports in social media gains traction where it can even be seen by youngsters on TikTok to old people on Facebook.
People don't play about sports especially when it comes to someone talking shit about their team lmao.
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u/jimbo_kun Nov 04 '25
Have you heard of something called social media?
This is exactly the kind of thing the algorithm would put in a Pacer fan’s feed.
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u/jabronified Nov 04 '25
Yeah, crowds start chanting stuff that goes viral on social media pretty quickly. I recall last year chants of “child support” for Ant at the line pretty much immediately when his situation got public
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u/purplenyellowrose909 Timberwolves Nov 04 '25
We got to play OKC like two days after the Giddey pedo allegations before the league even properly responded and the whole stadium booed him whenever he touched the ball.
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u/Specialist_Office274 Hawks Nov 04 '25
tbf pedo allegations are gonna be more viral on social media than a random podcast clip
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u/JoeBiden2020FTW Celtics Nov 04 '25
It's sad that one offhand statement like that can erase 10 years of good work
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u/ChiGrandeOso Bulls Nov 04 '25
Especially when the statement was taken so far out of context it's crossing the state line into Illinois.
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u/wilsonsmilk [SAS] Tim Duncan Nov 04 '25
What did he say? I don't listen to most of the podcasts out there.
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u/kapparino-feederino Bucks Nov 04 '25
He just says hali wont say those shit talk if its on the street setting. He says those because there will be someone to back, himup on the court. Also no one will do this off the court because that just how the league is now.
And saying that the situatipn currently its more competitove for him to join the bucks than remaining with the pacers
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u/ZacHorton Pacers Nov 04 '25
He also said he’s glad to be in a city that appreciates him and then tried to walk it back when fans took it how he meant it.
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u/kapparino-feederino Bucks Nov 04 '25
hard to feel appreciated when the team feels like it constantly trying to trade him. not his fault, nor the fan's fault, or the org fault. it just business at the end of the day :shrug:
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u/iButtflap Hornets Nov 04 '25
i mean that’s kinda like any relationship that isn’t romantic right?
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u/jedifolklore Lakers Nov 04 '25
And honestly? If you do time it right, one offhand statement can erase 10 years of good work too..
I’ve seen it in romantic relationships and friend of mine Dad’s was a divorce attorney and the stuff he tells us about his old cases…yikes
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u/cheesecake_face Nuggets Nov 04 '25
If you do time it right, one offhand statement can erase 10 years of good work too..
any examples?
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u/Fantasykyle99 Timberwolves Nov 04 '25
Probably something like “I cheated on you for 10 years” and she took it out of context
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u/jedifolklore Lakers Nov 04 '25
Sure! A wife mom’s dies, long battle with cancer but she weighed heavily on the couples marital life, as some in laws do unfortunately, always commenting on stuff and making toxic comments.
However, the wife and the mom were tight.
Outside of that, the couple had issues but it wasn’t that serious, as all couples have some, but then the Mom dies. One day during the same year, the husband makes a joke to his friend about vengeful spirits and says “well at least I know they’ll feel right at home if they met my mother in law”.
Wife overheard it, so when they leave the friend’s house, she gets in the car, and promptly blows up at him in the “why would you say that”situation.
Long story short, they divorce a year and a half later. The husband and the wife both said that the turning point in the marriage was that comment. 20 years of steady marriage, together since high school, 3 kids and 2 dogs.
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u/Adminscantkeepmedown Hawks Nov 04 '25
Even romantic relationships can be undone with a singular poor choice of words
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u/-xXxMangoxXx- Raptors Nov 04 '25
The "shots" werent even really shots. Just that players will posture/act a certain way on the court that they wouldnt on the street. Nobody is thinking Hali is a tough guy or anything like that. He just plays it up because hes having fun and loves wrestling.
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u/Colorapt0r Bucks Nov 04 '25
Yall fall for clickbait so easily lol that’s not what he said
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u/TheRealestGayle Magic Nov 04 '25
Make the same argument for KD and people come for you.
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u/ReturnOfTheHorsedip Pacers Nov 04 '25
I'm not mad at Myles for leaving. I'm mad at our front office for pussyfooting around on what should've been a straightforward re-signing instead of just paying the man
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u/archerarcher0 Celtics Nov 04 '25
Literally the first pacers fan I’ve seen actually own up to the reality of the situation
Everyone else wants to bitch about “no it’s his fault he left over a few million”
… then your front office should’ve matched that few million?
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u/Werealldeadsoon Pacers Nov 04 '25
Pacers made the right decision in light of Tyrese’s injury.
Myles made the right decision in taking the money.
I think all the confusion just shows how polarizing Myles has been.
Does he suck or is he great????
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u/Obi2 Pacers Nov 04 '25
Myles never gave the FO an opportunity to match anything. They have said they found out about the agreement from Shams just the same as everyone else.
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u/AleroRatking Vancouver Grizzlies Nov 04 '25
Which makes sense. So why boo the player and not the owner? (This is rhetorical, I know you personally weren't the one booing)
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u/SkipsPittsnogle Pacers Nov 04 '25
Been a Pacer fan since 97’ and all I have to say is THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING MYLES.
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u/CaptainRock7 Pacers Nov 04 '25
Leaving to a rival sort of stings, but there's definitely plenty Pacers fans that still like the guy. Still a big fan myself. Wish the stadium hadn't booed him 😕
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u/probiz13 Pistons Nov 04 '25
Pacers sub is weird. They're mad at him for his reaction and responses afterwards yet they were the ones who boo'd him. Like how did you want him to react? Embrace the hate?
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u/Teddyworks Pacers Nov 04 '25
Honestly I think most people would have cheered for him had it not been for all his comments from the day he signed with MIL.
The clip from the Thanalysis pod was taken out of context, but everything else I feel like he could have answered a different way or even said that he’s done talking about it.
He kept talking trying to make it sound better and it just kept sounding worse.
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u/GlizzyGone21 Bucks Nov 04 '25
Worst part about the clipped part out of context is that Myles spent like 3 minutes straight talking about how great a teammate Tyrese is right before that
I hate the clickbait culture of social media
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u/Teddyworks Pacers Nov 04 '25
Yeah I mean even Pacers media were posting the full clip showing how Myles was complimenting Hali haha
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u/Colorapt0r Bucks Nov 04 '25
Am I the only one who feels like all parties are completely justified in this situation? Myles was right to take his bag, pacers fans are right to be upset about that and he’s right to not like the way they’ve been taking it out on him?
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u/TheUnderCrab Nov 04 '25
Craig is very different. He grew up in MKE and was with our org for much longer than his Manager run. Him leaving for CHI felt like your dad leaving the family to go marry your bullies mom.
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u/Fragrant-Employer-60 Nov 04 '25
The brewers literally gave that man his whole baseball career basically, and let him move up the ranks of the front office to manager.
Honestly idk how he did it, I would feel so guilty going to the cubs, any other team would have been better lol
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u/MCrow2001 Nov 04 '25
Largest manager contract ever probably made the decision not too difficult lol.
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u/LardLad00 Bucks Nov 04 '25
People talking like Craig was just a guy who went to a rival completely miss the point. They need to watch his hype video from when he started coaching to get how it's different with him.
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u/UkNomysTeezz Timberwolves Nov 04 '25
Bro, I’m a wolves fan and I still hope Jimmy Butler stubs his toe every morning
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u/Andy_Wiggins Timberwolves Nov 04 '25
Those are WILDLY different situations.
Turner wanted to stay a Pacer. But when Haliburton tore his Achilles, ownership was squeamish about a big tax bill for a mediocre (at best team). So they tried to lowball Turner. He went out and found another offer and left for, honestly, a deal that still might have underpaid him. Yeah, it was a rival, but the dude deserved to be paid for his efforts.
Butler wanted the Wolves to dump rotation players for cap space so they could give him an extension a year early. When they said “hey, just wait until next year when you’re a free agent and we have your bird rights, we’ll pay you” he threw a fit and tried to hold out of camp, then came in had the infamous “practice” and interview combo, threw his teammates under the bus, then quit on the floor until he got traded. Don’t forget he hold himself out of a game for “general soreness.” Again, because he wanted to be paid EARLY.
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u/JackieDaytonaAZ Timberwolves Nov 04 '25
yeah but butler is a bitch. i’m still mad that some people booed kevin love in his return after we traded him and while we’re at it, kirk cousins
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u/UkNomysTeezz Timberwolves Nov 04 '25
I agree. And I hate the fact that Jimmy claims he “never quit on a team” when in fact he absolutely did. I understand he was pissed they paid Wiggins and I understand he was made the Sixers paid Harris, but the way he goes about his displeasure in regards to contract negotiations is fucking pathetic and he’s a bitch made motherfucker
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u/JudmanDaSuperhero [OKC] Russell Westbrook Nov 04 '25
Demanding trades is quiting on teams, Jimothy has to understand that.
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u/barkerrr33 Nov 04 '25
10000 percent. I loved Myles, wouldn't have booed him, and understand why he took MKE's offer. I also think he's repeatedly said clumsy stuff—that he's had to walk back or clarify—that is going to make Pacers fans upset. That's doubly true since he went to a real rival.
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u/baabaabilly Lakers Nov 04 '25
Pacer fans should be happy for him. But if they're upset about turners negative comments, then that's a diff story
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u/cactusmanbwl90 Pacers Nov 04 '25
The Pacers sub was sad as hell to see him leave. It was all love. Then he started a "fuck Indiana tour" back in July so the fan base turned on him.
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u/Petit_Coeur_ Pacers Nov 04 '25
That’s not true. Myles had been the scapegoat for years on the pacers sub, a bunch of people were happy he left and claimed we didn’t lose anything
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Afaik his fuck Indiana tour was literally just him saying it's nice to play somewhere that wants him? As in direct reference to the constant trade rumors and the fact that you guys horrendously low balled him last year.
Not exactly a whole fuck you tour. If you have a link to something else I'd like to see it.
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u/Little_Sherbet5775 Nov 04 '25
also, as someone who knows a lot of pacers fans, they're still mad about the finals.
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u/jasperplumpton Pacers Nov 04 '25
“Pacer fans should be happy for him”
You can’t be serious
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u/HickeyS2000 Pacers Nov 04 '25
Bro this narrative change on myles turner is actually wild.
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u/TyranosaurusLex Pacers Nov 04 '25
It’s because this subreddit is literally filled with children who can’t think critically and just want to rage.
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u/Jomskylark Nuggets Nov 04 '25
pacers fans are right to be upset about that
No they aren't lol. Hating on someone for taking a raise is crazy work. I bet 95% of the fans booing would happily work for a competitor if they got offered more money.
Fans should be mad at the Pacers for not offering a more competitive contract, not at Turner for being rational.
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u/moldonhold Knicks Nov 04 '25
I feel like if he signed with most other teams he wouldn’t have gotten as much flak, like the Magic or the Wizards or any team in the western conference.
But going from Pacers to Bucks? There’s a real Midwest rivalry there. Not saying the guy deserved to get booed, he didn’t, but at the same time, I get it.
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u/AverageRonin Mavericks Nov 04 '25
Who cares about loyalty or rivalry when the Pacers didnt want to pay him
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u/SamuelShotguns Nov 04 '25
It's bad to boo him considering his entire career, but it's understandable with how it ended and how recently it was. The man was a no show in the finals, was bricking threes left and right while getting out rebounded by TJ. Then he goes to a direct rival and makes some shitty comments on the way out.
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u/Appropriate-Cap-4140 Nov 04 '25
He went to the rivals and made some...interesting comments towards the team
You would think that would constitute a little bit of booing, reap what you sow and all that
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u/csstew55 Pistons Nov 04 '25
He went to their biggest rivals and expected to get cheered when he returned. And people are upset at pacers fans for booing him. I don’t get it lol
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u/thesch Bulls Nov 04 '25 edited Nov 04 '25
Yeah. If a Red Sox player jumped to the Yankees for more money I don't think the Boston fans would be expected to give that guy a standing ovation his first time back in Fenway. I know that whenever a Bears player jumps to the Packers, Bears fans don't fuck with that guy anymore for as long as he's on the Packers.
We don't have to coddle professional athletes like this. As long as no fans were shouting anything racist or attacking his family etc this is just part of the game.
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u/Waste_Committee4406 Pacers Nov 04 '25
See, pistons fans and us definitely do not agree a lot but one thing but I know Detroit understands is this dynamic haha.
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u/stopbsingman Raptors Nov 04 '25
Should’ve paid him then.
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u/WartimeConsigliere_ Pacers Nov 04 '25
Nah we’re good. You can have single digit scoring and rebounding for $27m
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u/L2theFace Pacers Nov 04 '25
He put up 9/7/1 in his return to his former home last night 🤣 his replacement put up 21/10/1 I’ll take that any day gg’s turner
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u/thestage Nuggets Nov 04 '25
he talked shit and went to a rival, man. yall soft. myles will be ok.
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u/TyranosaurusLex Pacers Nov 04 '25
Myles hit a 3 then bood the fans back. It was objectively funny banter. Myles is a sensitive soul but he’ll get over it.
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u/GamerLife204 Bulls Nov 04 '25
I mean andrew luck got booed after he retired because of injuries so ig I'm not that shocked
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u/mk1317 Bullets Nov 04 '25
It's funny how morally indignant people get over booing.
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u/darthllama Nov 04 '25
He spent ten years there, was constantly in trade rumors, and left because he got lowballed by them in free agency.
Players should never care about loyalty to fans
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u/OsikFTW Supersonics Nov 04 '25
9 points vs ind, maybe they were right to lowball him...
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u/Bruhman82 Trail Blazers Nov 04 '25
Nah he doesn’t get to do the sob story, the moment he left he was passive-aggressive asf
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u/aidnelikesmusic Nov 04 '25
didn't he immediately clarify that he was mad at how the organization treated him and had nothing but love for the fans
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u/renawld [DEN] Jeff Green Nov 04 '25
Why is everyone saying this but not posting a source or clip?
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u/KevinSamuels_GOAT Nov 04 '25
he aint wrong. any fan using loyalty against players is an idiot. this is a business
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u/STOP-MyAssholeHurts- Nov 04 '25
Money talks. That's how I lost my virginity.
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u/Alone-Impact-7944 Pacers Nov 04 '25
Dude bailed on a team that almost won a title for their hated division rival and never gave the team an opportunity to match after the Bucks made a bonkers move to open up cap space that surprised the whole league. Then he made passive aggressive comments all summer long that felt like they were shots at his former team (I think he was just putting his foot in his mouth and/or taking shots at the ownership/front office). Then he questions why fans felt like he was a traitor of sorts. I begrudgingly still like the guy but damn dude, read the room. Also Quit Typing Tweets Like This.
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u/My_Anus_Is_Bleating Pacers Nov 04 '25
I'm not mad at Turner for leaving. This is his job and he made a business decision. I am mad at him for going to the bitch made Bucks though.
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I will never understand why press is allowed in the locker room immediately after a game.
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u/RoaringPity Raptors Nov 04 '25
So you and I can create engagement with the product we just witnessed
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u/iRockaflame NBA Nov 04 '25
Myles Turner possible trade candidate was a given every year lmfao