NBA Court jester Jr. Smith exposes peers codependency on white owners
Fous for his 2018 NBA finals game 1 blunder, smith became the laughing stock on the world’s stage. Recently after going back to college and finding golf while not in the league. “We have the money, but not the mindset!! Smith has said what black conservatives have echoed for years. Black people don’t have to beg politicians and athletes don’t have to beg sports owners for change. Calling out our victim codependent Jr. Smith took accountability for his actions by participating in degenerate culture. Jr Smith delivers a hall of fame worthy speech on I AM an athlete shows. Awakening; NBA’s Jr. Smith exposes players’ codependency on white owners.
Jesters do oft prove prophets.
William Shakespeare
In continuation of our popular series on modern day court jesters we continue with Jr. Smith. Throughout history, the court jester is often seen as the truth-teller. In a previous article, we mention flavor flav as an example. Jr. Smith is our most recent example of troubled jokester turned truth-teller. But aren’t this getting much widespread attention. After all, while Jr. Smith isn’t a hall of fame he is popular. Perhaps for president Obama for telling him to put his shirt back on after going shirtless for a few days after winning the championship in 2016. The power and stigma of public opinion rarely allow accepting a person’s change or contrary behavior to what we’ve known them for. Despite ESPN and other media outlets interviewing Jr. Smith on not being recognized in college, and taking up golf, people are ready to accept the new Jr.
“They can speak truth and even open insults and be heard with positive pleasure… For truth has a genuine power to please if it manages not to give offence, but this is something the gods have granted only to fools.”
Erasmus
Most hall of fame speeches are by hall of fame players, but can a non hall of fame players deliver a non hall of fame speech? Muhammed Ali has just as many boxing highlights as interview highlights on social issues.
Which isn’t an easy task. Most of us are lucky to even master and profit from a craft. Or play 10 years in a job with only 1000 people in the entire world such as the NBA. Let alone offer invigorating intellectual discourses. Unfortunately the far-right usually shame athletes for speaking up on social issues. By using the dumb joke card to justify their lack of awareness on social issues and academics. And somewhat understandably so.
Athletes see the world differently than most of us “normal” people. Being catered to by media and filling a room with our athletic talent is foreign to us. We don’t expect athletes to be experts on history or philosophy as they are for our entertainment. We don’t like to place labels or use stereotypes as a freethinking platform. But let’s be honest. Would you view Mlk and Ghandi differently if they were famous for their athletic skills as well? Muhammed Ali and Kareem Abdul Jabar are not only athletic generational talent but intellectual generational as well. That may be asking too much. However, athletes have their retirement to gain as much knowledge as they want. Which is what Jr. Smith is doing.
Accountability is what sums up Jr. Smiths commentary on I am an athlete. Jr. didn’t blame the man or the system. Jr. even held himself accountable and called himself a critic for spending 60 thousand dollars at the strip club. This money could have been used to feed people from their communities. That would have gave several families groceries for a whole year or a scholarship for an underprivileged child. There are numerous documentaries and shows detailing pro athletes going broke and mis using their money. More often than not these were black athletes. Using money to achieve celebrity status that couldn’t be maintained. This in of itself is a lack of discipline that border mental illness symptoms I.E. manic spending sprees. Black culture needs to address its degenerate lifestyle that it glorifies.
Jr. Smith lastly touched on how popular rap music promotes drugs, killing, and a selfish eurocentric mindset. Yet, white record executives make millions off selling degenerate messages in music to the youth. Athletes and basketball arenas across the country play this music during warm-ups at games. Just because this isn’t the cool or popular thing to say, doesn’t make it right. And this is why Jr. Smith is the perfect man for the job.
― Isaac Asimov
“The secret of the successful fool is that he’s no fool at all.”
The life of a court jester was often dangerous. Delivering bad news to the king could sometimes mean death. However, similar to juggling and entertaining a crowd, Just the sight of Jr. lessens the blow of bad news. Even if it is the truth. Perhaps this makes Jr. an ideal candidate to deliver the information. It’s a weird paradox where if people don’t take you seriously they may actually listen to what you’re saying. Maybe LeBron is too serious and committed for us to grasp what he’s saying and we expect him to be serious. Jr. does deliver more conviction in his delivery as opposed to giving a public interview trying to sound polite as Lebron James often does.
In conclusion, will the public listen to Jr. Smith or not remains to be seen. If the history of court jesters is any indication, his words will be well received. Just like flavor flav, Jr. Smith is likable by most people who know of him. While the public may not take him too seriously, he can work that to his advantage by playing the jester role. It’s important to remain humble and not take oneself too seriously when having an awakening. While social media is entertaining and distracting us all, is good to know that court jesters are still relevant. While Jr. Smith probably won’t win a noble peace prize, or have a holiday named after him. Because he makes us laugh, we will listen to him. Isn’t that what’s most important anyway? Can you name the last several Nobel peace prize winners and quote them. If they didn’t make you laugh, probably not.
hot shot bald cop
March 28, 2022 @ 6:34 pm
That’s a great point