Same for the Blazers. It defies logic that the Blazers would lie and not disclose medical information in order to complete a trade, when the required medical exam and simply talking to Payton would uncover such a deception immediately. The accusation doesn't pass the smell test.
I wish Portland would just say Knox failed his physical after a second look. Go ahead GSW pay your bill now. Yes I am stubborn enough to do that...lol.
Agreed. If Paul Allen was still in charge, the Warriors wouldn’t try to pull this BS. The Warriors ownership and front office have never been shy to hide their hubris. They have even flaunted and bragged about how ahead of the rest of the league they are.
This story will go from "They made me take injections" to "They gave me pills" to "I wanted Advil, but they gave me Costco ibuprofen."
Woj is full of shit and so are the Warriors at this point there's no "work to do". The trade is in the form it will remain. The only work the Warriors have to do is to be careful to not undermine their own position of righteous outrage about extra strength Advil
Even if it is the warriors, GP is an asshole for not refuting it. Which means he wanted this too. So in my eyes it's a collaboration and they can fuck all the way off.
I don't think they freaked out. I think they were irked that Cronin insisted on all 5 2nd rounders and Knox and even though none of those assets helped them more than getting Payton back and Wiseman and Knox off their payroll their GM's feelings were hurt.
Don't try to sweep this under the rug, fuck you GSW. You tried to make a whole organization look bad after they helped your boy pay what you weren't willing to. Like I said, GSW and GP can fuck all the way off.
I suspect Shams picked it with Slater. Who is Slater? Why, he's the Warriors beat writer for the Athletic. Shocking, isn't it?
"Oh fine, we shall do this. Can't believe the trouble you put us through, Portland. But we shall forgive" Nah, GSW, you tried to fuck us AND YOU GOT CAUGHT YOU SLIMY MOTHERFUCKERS. Go fuck yourself.
The only way to complete this saga is for Woj or Shams to tweet that the Warriors’ medical staff is so cutting edge that they were able to reduce GP2’s recovery time from 3 months to 2 weeks when he makes his debut after the All-Star break.
I wouldn't want the Blazers to do it, but I wonder if the Blazers could nix the trade. Just let GP2 waste away on the bench forever.
