{"id":10263,"date":"2023-04-30T18:47:00","date_gmt":"2023-04-30T23:47:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fredsportsextra.com\/?p=10263"},"modified":"2023-05-15T09:37:46","modified_gmt":"2023-05-15T14:37:46","slug":"austin-reaves-is-the-real-deal-being-a-laker-and-white-no-excuse-for-being-criticized","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fredsportsextra.com\/?p=10263","title":{"rendered":"Austin Reaves is the real deal…..Being a Laker and white no excuse for being criticized…."},"content":{"rendered":"

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REAVES IS NOT JUST ANOTHER WHITE DUDE\u2026..OR LAKER\u2026..<\/strong><\/em><\/span>.<\/h2>\n

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I ain\u2019t apologizing I was cussing y\u2019all out last night. \u2018What? Stop it! Austin (Reaves) what? $50 million?\u2019 At four (years) for $25 (million), he\u2019s stealing. I\u2019m like Austin Reaves\u2026? Nah! Franciso Garcia got that sh*t. Y\u2019all giving ($50 million) to him \u2019cause one he\u2019s white and one he playing with the (Los Angeles) Lakers and they trash. So it\u2019s like, if the Lakers ain\u2019t trash, he ain\u2019t playin\u2019.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2014 Rashad McCants<\/cite><\/span><\/p>\n

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Apr 19, 2023; Memphis, Tennessee, USA; Los Angeles Lakers guard Austin Reaves (15) reacts after a three point basket during the second half against the Memphis Grizzlies during game two of the 2023 NBA playoffs at FedExForum. Mandatory Credit: Petre Thomas-USA TODAY Sports<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Lebron James, love him or not, is Austin Reaves\u2019s mentor and will stand up for the 2nd year pro from Oklahoma as he continues to impress during this playoff season.\u00a0 Reaves has become a key cog in the Los Angeles Laker rotation with his leadership, scoring, and tough mined attitude.\u00a0 He has been the one player for LAL that kept the team in the hunt when James and the other superstar on the team, Anthony Davis have had to miss various games down the stretch during this NBA season as of injury sustained.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n

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Reaves is loved by the Lakers, including the fans in LA and his teammates.\u00a0 It has been the Arkansas native that has fueled the team when it\u2019s leader James has needed him to do his part.\u00a0 Reaves was the on floor and locker room leader during his stay in Norman for Lonnie Kruger\u2019s Oklahoma Sooner men\u2019s team.\u00a0 Now he has started taking that role in LA under the guidance of James.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Does Reaves deserve a big contract the near future is really not in question.\u00a0 He will get that money and it will not be because he is a Laker or because he is a white player like Rashad McCants has stated above. It is because Reaves has the talent and the basketball mind that the best players display for their life\u2019s journey in the Association.\u00a0 Reaves is not a fluke and the players and coaches know that.\u00a0 Reaves was always a tough minded player and is now demonstrating that in his face up confrontations with opponents in the NBA.\u00a0 When Reaves told a certain opposing player \u201cI will fuck you up\u201d it was said with conviction. That player backed down.\u00a0 Reaves\u2019 behaviors have not gone unnoticed and his fellow mates in LA, especially James and Davis have taken these behaviors to heart.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n

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Reaves will get his big paychecks and my money is that he will be Laker for many years to come.\u00a0 And that is not just blowing smoke sports fans.<\/span><\/p>\n

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