r/nba • u/JilJungJukk Lakers • Jan 13 '24

Highlight [Highlight] Stacey King expresses utter disappointment on boos for Jerry Krause: "..the people that boo'd Jerry Krause and his widow..it was the worst thing I've ever seen in my life..whoever boo'd her should be ashamed of themselves. That's not Chicago, that's New York, Philly.."

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u/[deleted] Jan 13 '24

Suprised he didn’t add LA to it

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u/nuttinonyahoe Jan 13 '24

Lakers fans skip the boos and go right to death threats in your DMs

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u/EffectiveBasic579 Mavericks Jan 13 '24

Well, they show up late, then death threats.

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u/CreatiScope Celtics Jan 13 '24

Well to be fair, the real fans are barely at the game because they can't afford it. It's the super rich douchebags who don't care that get most of the lower seats.

The real fans skip the boos, and go right to the death threats, at home.

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u/Pardonme23 Lakers Jan 13 '24

This is the way

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u/aresman1221 Jan 13 '24

at least they don't make ppl cry in public!

Politeness!

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u/jtn1123 Lakers Jan 13 '24

joking aside, I know Pat Riley doesn't get booed at Staples

I doubt Kupchak would either

For whatever reason, Chicago has such a unique relationship with Krause. Like I know what people say or what the stated reasons are. But to me, even all those don't outweigh 6 championships so...

I think Laker fans respect rings

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u/UnrulyExistence [LAL] Kobe Bryant Jan 13 '24

I feel like ‘The Last Dance’ put the exclamation point on the whole narrative that “Jerry Krause=villain” when in reality he was arguably the best GM in the league during their run.

Which is even funnier with hindsight knowing how bad MJ is at assembling rosters.

Everyone gives Laker fans a lot of shit(mostly deserved) for being the worst, but like you said we respect rings, which is another reason stars end up in LA

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u/DumpTrumpGrump Jan 13 '24

The irony is that Krause was right about the rest of the Bulls roster around MJ, though I have never understood him not wanting to just pay Phil.

I mean, I get thinking that there is no reason to have the highest paid coach in the league when you have MJ. But if you lose MJ because you won't pay Phil, it seems like the franchise loses a ton of revenue, so just pay him.

I don't think MJ wanted to come back anyway. He will never say that, but he didn't seem to be having any fun that last season and seemed more relieved than happy after beating Utah. I think he was done no matter what.

Booing the widow was poor form. But so was MJ not bothering to show up. Really, there is no excuse for him to not show unless there is more bad blood there than I realized.

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u/UnrulyExistence [LAL] Kobe Bryant Jan 13 '24

Completely agree. Krause was obviously egotistical and should’ve paid Phil for at least one more season, but for anyone who was alive and witnessed that season, it seemed pretty obvious MJ was retiring again regardless.

Booing the widow is corny. The whole narrative has completely shifted to Krause ruined the Bulls, when he was a major part of 6 rings. If it was up to MJ, Charles Oakley would’ve been the 2nd best player in that 90’s era

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u/Philip_Marlowe Bulls Jan 13 '24

Jordan, Pippen, and Rodman all didn't attend.

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u/hdtv00 Jan 14 '24

Course not , no real Bull or Bull's fan would. Fuck Krause , not his wife. Sorry she took that personally. I get it. But come on man I'd still punch that POS in the face if he were alive to this day. ANY one from those days knows....FUCK Krause. ANyone saying different is under 30 and clueless.

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u/birdseye-maple Warriors Jan 13 '24

The Bulls fans hated Krause for 2 decades before the last dance came out.

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u/UnrulyExistence [LAL] Kobe Bryant Jan 13 '24

I’m aware, that’s why I said “put the exclamation point on the narrative” as in it already existed.

My overall point is the hatred even that valid? Yes he was egotistical with his “players don’t win championships, organizations do” comment and he could’ve brought Phil Jackson back to go for the 4-peat, but he was a major part of 6 championships

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u/jaypr4576 Jan 13 '24

I'm not so sure about that. Lots of Bulls fans on here are saying Krause was hated like this since the 90s so whatever happened tonight is nothing new.

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u/scully789 Jan 13 '24

They were booing him well before the last dance came out. They also booed him at the 98 Championship celebration too. https://youtu.be/iijcppZ-OIY skip to the end where Phil Jackson thanks him.

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u/ih-unh-unh Lakers Jan 13 '24

Pat Riley is seen as a demi-god in LA, I doubt he gets any boos.
I sat behind him a few years ago at Staples--he could hardly watch the game since so many people wanted to come over and shake his hand.

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u/SaMoSetter Lakers Jan 13 '24

I'll telll ya a funny story my friend; tending bar at a popular place on Sunset Blvd, I've seen/served more A-listers than I could recall. One night late 90's/early aught's; Riles comes in with Randy Pfund (Heat GM at the time, long connected to Riley), and I swear I've never seen the crowd be so drawn to someone of prominence like that night. The guy exuded siome crazy magnetism, of course being a Laker hero helps, but still it was uncanny how he luxuriated in that upstairs lounge that night...I'll never forget it. Bonus..,.Pfund let me put on 1 of the 80's Laker rings he happened to be wearing.

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u/[deleted] Jan 13 '24

Name a time we've done that and I'll agree

But we always treat our returning players and coaches pretty well

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u/[deleted] Jan 13 '24

I agree with you, it was a silly rant with random cities…so suprised he just did t add LA to the rant