Marcus Smart is a REAL one for this 🫡
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No kid should have to carry that kind of pressure.
Black men… smh
The source of this is casual sex culture.
You would be surprised at the stuff some of us carried as children.
@@BDW2008 literalmente que tipo tan desfasado de la realidad
@@IAMWATER7nah not just black men
Bro chill
Its more like people from the mud
ngl i like the grind
And y’all wonder why some of these guys be so angry and wild in the NBA and NFL.
Yeap unprocessed emotions and they end up doing dumb ish
No excuses behaviour yourself at all times
@@jamaali2358 you don’t come from that background so you wouldn’t understand what that does emotionally to a person. Especially in a community that tells you hold onto it and suck it up
@@timlager6125 Everyone is carrying something it's not an excuse for dumb behaviour
@@timlager6125I come from that culture and the thing that these athletes have access to is therapy so miss me with the bs about a grown man being over emotional because he went through shit as a kid. most ppl have gone through tough or traumatic experiences. life isn’t really sweet for anybody. jail is full of men that are over emotional, couldn’t control themselves, snapped etc. nobody cares what you’ve been through, control yourself. that’s part of being a man
Fast forward to Marcus becoming the defensive player of the year!!! U made your brother's proud bro
I just want to share something with you. Jesus Christ loves everyone. He died for us all and rose. All you have to do is accept Him as your Lord and Savior and He will save you and grant you eternal life in Heaven. Much love brother 🙏❤️
@@KingAndrei7I want to say this to everyone I come in contact with, but its like I’m still building up the courage
@@CuddyRoowell please don’t. It’s annoying, keep it to yourself
@@AB_7092 God Bless you, Lost souls everywhere smh
@@AB_7092 u need god 🤣🤣🤣🤣
This kind of pressure is real. It drove my little brother to depression and drugs. He died at 24. My family did nothing but put expectations of him making the NBA. Then when he didnt it put him in a spiral and he felt worthless.
My family did the same thing to me with a different sport. I thought my Mom saying i had to "take her out of the hood" was a good thing. And motivated me. But it took away the ability to be a kid. I'm stressed out over things a kid shouldnt be worried about. Also, it puts a pressure on you that when things don't happen you don't feel valuable. And you feel like you let everybody down. Luckily I learned to live for a higher purpose and trauma from childhood I made peace with. We grew up very poor in the Midwest. I now make 6 figures and im doing alright. My only regret is i was too busy with my own life that I wasnt there for my little brother while he was at his worst. He died at 24 😕 But he's always a living reminder for me to cherish the ones that care about us and make the most out of the short time we have on Earth.
😢
I’ve seen this happen to countless kids growing up.
Damn bruh that's tough. Condolences
That’s sad. My condolences bro. I’m glad you’re doing good and in a much better head space . I wish you and your loved ones the best brother 🙏🏾
Life is truly a curse, our parents curse us by continuing this meaningless cycle
His oldest brother was my best friend I was overseas when he passed. RIP Todd Westbrook
What happened to him?
@@rodricomanning165 my good friend died from cancer he beat it when he was 18 he was a basketball All American 🇺🇸 then got cancer and many years later it came back and he passed.
🙏🏾
Much Respect Todd was a good guy.
Thanks for the info bro,.. condolences 👊🏾@user-lq4nw7mn4u
Marcus Smart the Defensive player of the year you’re brothers are proud bro 💯💯💯💯💯💯& if he was here you’re other brother would be proud too 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽💯💯💯💯💯💯💯 great touching story 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽💯💯💯💯💯
Believe me when I tell you Marcus comes from an entire family of hoopers. I'm talking brothers, uncles and cousins. Tito was the one though. 6'3 with the prettiest jumper. My boy had in the gym range, smooth handles , bunnies and would go at anyone. Marcus is all 3 of his brothers game. Has Tito's hoop IQ and skill, athleticism like Jeff, Mike flair and the dog from everyone. RIP Tito. Miss my boy. #cancersucks
You knew the family? Why didn’t the other brothers make it?
❤
@@Hooperwillie went to HS and hooped with Tito n Jeff. Those 2 were like were like my brothers in school. Just saw Jeff a couple weeks ago at Walmart. Mike was like 3 or 4 at the time. Jeff, like Marcus, was an all around athlete. I will never forget one day we are in practice and someone came running in the gym screaming "Todd!!! Jeff is hurt!!". We run outside and the ambulance is pulling up. Jeff is laying on the ground bleeding from the head and unconscious. He was at track practice, got into it with a kid...punched him and walked off. The kid picked up the metal starting block and hit him in the head. Jeff got up and chased his ass for a min before he fell out. He was a hard nosed defensive PG that was more of a slasher than a creator. So that worked against him. I didn't really keep up with Mike game as he was soo much younger than me but he was nice.
@@Hooperwilliebecause they were gangstas too
He pulled this story out his ass LMAO@@Hooperwillie
Bro stood true to his word
Rs✨️
I like this dude even more. Wish he got that ring
He's a millionaire f a ring
He's gonna get one eventually. It might happen when he's old vet, but he'll be around for a while because of his mindset.
@@improbablyyourdad8458agreed he won’t go without one
the guys who got the ring would not be the same men without rubbing elbows with his great character ☘💚
@@rasulsamad5860 you obviously never played/loved basketball.
That type of pressure on a kid is bananas!
You aren't "savage" enough, change your name
It’s the reality for some people bro that’s what we be trying to get folks to understand lol
@@NaimaM-sg4ooit’s still not okay? So change it
@@predadooracoming from the hood it’s the pressure you need not to become a victim to the streets. Even if didn’t make it to the league he would of still been successful because his brothers wasn’t gone let him be in the streets selling drugs.
Clearly not
Damn the pressure put on a kid is ridiculous. No wonder he play like there's no tomorrow.
That turnt him into a pro and he's taking care of his whole family.... It ain't ridiculous it's life... You got rich kids killing themselves because somebody on the internet talking about them smfh...
@tcook2236 he's 1 out of million,def way more kids that go through stuff like this that don't make it you silly bro
Wow! This makes me respect this man WAY MORE!!! No child deserves that kind of pressure and the fact that he not only faced it but MADE IT BIG is absolutely unheard of!!! You rock man!!!
Glad it worked out for Marcus. L advice from the brother. 9/10 this doesn’t end with a success story. It ends with the 11 year old unable to healthily express emotions and manage stressful situations.
Preach. My friend, you're dropping that "been thru some shit" perspective
Amen
@@DaileyShorts fr all these ppl talking about "pressure makes diamonds" "look hoe it ended" like bruh that was still shitty from his brother regardless of hownit turned out
unless you been in this type of situation,you can't speak on it.
999999/1000000 chance this doesn’t end with a success story
I’m a child of harsh circumstances. My parents got divorced when I was around 5 because my dad was a severe alcoholic. My middle brother tried to kill himself multiple times because of said inherited alcoholic gene. He’s since gotten sober for the last 12ish years, but my father passed this past December, 6 days after I got engaged. My oldest brother took it very roughly, and ended up passing from multiple organ failure resulting from an undiagnosed preexisting condition 3 months later.
I just want to say that you are worth the fight, you are worth the struggle, and you deserve every bit of happiness that comes your way. I’ve seen rock bottom. I’ve lived rock bottom. You have no idea what light can look like until you start that climb.
Thank you brother. I needed this. This day 1 of sobriety for me.
@@yiddyknockoeh man idk you but I believe in you truly. Hope to see you come back to this comment w an update my guy. You already making me proud to see you taken the first step
@yiddyknocko I think you can do this. Most importantly, you're doing it in the proper steps. You took the first step. You admitted you have a problem. My dad is 73. This man has drank since 16 from SC. Have done the rehab, the pill the doc have him to stop him from having the urge. Nothing worked. Why bc he never took the first step. Until he retired blind in one eye. He admitted to my mom at 72. Alcohol will need with you memory he was forgetting everything took him to neurologist. Test can back normal. God not done with him. Idk what you've saw or experienced for you to say enough is enough. But I'm happy for you and wish you the best in life. I don't drink anymore bc all my friends are lashes and I couldn't enjoy our outings
Hush
As a kid that grew up like him I get it 100%. Sneaking into the at night to get knives to keep undet my pillow. A little boy ready to kill or die to protect my mom and sisters. Being the oldest has a different weight to it. Having to resolve conflict and chase men away. It's a heavy load but someone had to carry it. I flipped out when I became a teenager. All that hurt from the things I didn't or couldn't talk about went into the streets. I was in pain and I was going to make the world feel it. I paid for it and finally had a turning point before I lost myself completely. Someone asked me why I was still alive. To know people want to see you dead is very sobering. I lived to tell the tale by the grace of God. To all the young men out there it will get better. Understand that no one is coming to save you. Stay in school, get a job and get out of the streets. They do not love you. Find a productive place to pour your anger out before it's too late. I want you to live and I want you to win. It's unfortunate that when parents are at war the children always catch strays. Peace.
Great lessons man
@@kgill99 Thank you.
Prayers for him, his family, and others in similar situations. God's Love and Blessings 🙌 ✝️ 💜.
“Hey we effed up in life, so here’s a burden of carrying the whole family, my little 11 year old brother” - shtty brother
Fr...
I’m guessing they talking about hoop , they were most likely kids too
@@elmztana1201you heard this, and thought they were talking about hooping?
@@elmztana1201 nah bro
Real brother. Look at him now so obviously what he told him was right
I went through that same type of pressure for my family.
Come from a family of 7 kids, no one worked, helped mom, go to college.
I did it all. No childhood for me. Now my kids have to have a childhood. No pressure on them
This is what a lot of young black men go through, but no one wants to speak about the horrific abuse and devastating trauma in our communities because it’s our mother’s bad decisions falling down on us.
And Absent fathers. We should not place all the blame on mothers, who are dealing with the cards they were dealt.
@@catrathat08 I agree both parents are responsible. However, your second half was unaccountable, hypocritical, and cowardly. You opened your mouth to speak on fathers. Then you can open your mouth to speak on the many mothers that are the detrimental negative spineless energy behind modern family failures. Clear statistics show that single fathers produce same results as 2-parents homes. Single mothers produce far worse results. Tell the entire story or none at all.
A lot of young Hispanic males can also relate
Alot of young white men can relate also
I'm not sold on this being a young black issue. I'm not sure why race is pulled into this. The reality is that "people" go through traumatic experiences in life. People from all races in life can relate to this and are hurting in similar and different ways. Don't ever forget that we are all way more similar than we are different. We are all a part of humanity together and the struggle is real.
I can tell marcus smart is a matured individual, he had to grow up fast
So many young black boys go through hell with the exceptions to save their families and when they can't, they look at them as a failure. We ask why so many of them turn to the streets for love
Bruh I was in that position to trying to step up and help my mom And I realized its not fair to try to save her from her bad decisions so I stopped people need to stop making excuses and do something for themselves instead of expecting someone to do it for them
Exactly 💯💯💪🏾💪🏾
It’s because his mom didn’t choose a quality husband…..
@@MAC10703What’s your excuse?
@@Damonbird775my excuse for what
Respect to this man for stepping up for himself and his family.
That’s some real shit, life of a black man
His skin on his face has cleared up great
Noticed that too. Good for him, sure that had to be frustrating.
As Black folks we must understand there's more to being a Black Man than just some form of entertainment. Nothing wrong with pressure but too much will break some that don't make it. Just the pressure of taking care of your entire family is tremendous.
My son is grown and is doing great and he's not an athlete or any type of entertainer. I loved sports growing up and was extremely talented but I didn't pursue it. I never put pressure on my son when he was growing up for sports. I told him sports is for fun and don't do it if you're not enjoying it.
The only pressure I put on him was to use his intelligence and keep his academics strong and he did. I urged him to get his college payed for with his brains and he did, full academic scholarship. I told him the rest would take care of itself and I was correct as it has for him.
He graduated college four years ago and he's very successful in his career. He didn't grow up poor but if he did there's more than one way of achieving success. For kids academics should be first.
You gave your kid something that people who grow up like Marcus probably aspire to do as a result of growing up the way they did. But your example is a rare case and exception to the norm for most people in these comments, they come from or connect to what Marcus has been through. Its sad and you are correct as to what things should be, the reality is its not...and congrats to you and your family...its a blessing to have had that ability and opportunity to raise in that way...especially as a black family! 💯🙏🏽
@@cpd9992 Yeah thats because most people in these comments come from families of leeches and criminals
Man that sounds like some bad siblings wtf 😭😂 ive heard about motivating but they giving their kid brother an ultimatum 😂
That's a horrible weight to carry as a child. That should've never been given as a responsibility
When governments intentionally let crime hotspots happen, specifically in black neighborhoods it results in a fucking third world country in those areas as police refuse to even try to help anyone. Life gives you what you get, accepting that you have a responsibility to family isn't a bad thing, the circumstances that put him in that position is. And that tends to be choices of parent(s). This is how people grow as people and for most people it provides purpose.
Dude be quiet and go to school get a job and be good, I don’t care where or how you were raised figure it out. Shits never been easier than it is now!
@@musashimiyamoto9035stop with ur lame made up pity party. The only ones causing dsmagr to black community is the black community
Hood mentality. If you can shoot a ball apparently you have to save the adults in the house. You know cause God forbid they try a little bit harder.
@@connoraddy4537white privelege at its prime 😂
Our Men have SERIOUS SEVERE PTSD. the world says y'all violent.
I see past that. We hurtin.
This is real. Not excuses.
Just real.
Why do we as black people put it on one kid to make it out the whole family
Unfortunately, some people do not listen to their elders, but they demand that their younger relatives heed their words of wisdom.
Because women make bad choices in choosing men and fathers for their children point blank. So they make their sons their provider. So fucking sad. White athletes rarely have to save their mother's.
As a fellow black man, I say laziness. With that being said, my family lived right down the street from a crime infested area in Norfolk called Marshall Manor, so I want people to know I understand the black struggle, but I say laziness because so many black people want a hand out from the government. Single mothers get on welfare and spend those government checks on materialistic things instead of saving so they can move the family out. Another issue, we're not stopped by slavery, but democratic handouts put us in slavery. However, these single mothers have the freedom to go to the local community colleges that are affordable, transfer to the in state university, and get certified in their field of study. Also they can get their own business and be their own boss. Screw the laws made by democrats that prohibit those who receive welfare checks from working for themselves because selling drugs is a business and the cops don't stop it until black males are old enough to do time in prison. You will be surprised at how good people are living that receive welfare. They have laptops, iPads, big screen tvs, and food for days.
It’s not really putting it on them, it’s just telling them the truth, ain’t no hope for the rest of us, so if someone is going to make mama or grandma proud it has to be you, unfair but if it’s reality it’s nothing you can do about it
They see it as their only option. That’s common with a lot of families that are entrenched in generational poverty, but see a glimpse of something in a child. Especially immigrants, a lot of Latinos (and others) work double time sending money back home.
I went to school with his big bro Mike that 🥷🏿 was solid💪🏾💯
Us black folks are so messed up… momma gotta live healthy and smart and teach us to do the same… we can all take care of each other.. we always putting pressure on our kids to take care of us ,parents take care of yourselves
As a Sixer fan always respected Marcus energy and game . True dawg of the game . Your bro will always be with you
And look where it got him to the nba the reason they told him that is to keeep him away from the streets probably saw the little direction he was going and kept it real with him
I see why he was ready to beat a fan in college he was tryna get that bag by all means lmaoo
Pressure make diamonds. Either your break or become stronger. I respect him 🫡
He took that pressure and ran with it. Good job and God Bless.
BLESSINGS 🙌 BLESSINGS 🙌 BLESSINGS 🙌 BLESSINGS 🙌 BLESSINGS 🙌 BLESSINGS 🙌 BLESSINGS 🙌 BLESSINGS 🙌 BLESSINGS 🙌 BLESSINGS 🙌 BLESSINGS 🙌 BLESSINGS 🙌 BLESSINGS 🙌 BLESSINGS 🙌 SEE 👀 🙏 OUR SON'S ARE NORMAL FOLKS NORMAL FOLKS 🙏 AND WE SHOULD BE PROUD OF OUR GUYS WHO MAKE SOMETHING OUT OF THEMSELVES IN LIFE ALL OF THESE YOUNG MENS HAVE STORIES OF THEIR LESSONS IN LIFE ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤MENTAL HEALTH CARE IS OK❤❤
And yall wonder why so many of these players in the league play with incredible determination - they're playing for live!
Then they go broke for wasting money on stupid shit.
Talk about life pressure. Thank goodness he made it to the NBA
Damn that’s cold cuzzz. Mad respect to you. You got a fan for life over here 🫡😓
RIP To Ur Brother 🙌🏽🙏🏽🕊️ I'm Thankful U Made It Through & We're Proud Of U As Well ✊🏽💪🏽💯👑🔥
Family and others around too put that type of pressure on a kid is insane Black people we gotta do better man this is heartbreaking
His brother was foul AF for that but at least he didn't let the pressure break him
Nah his brother told him what he needed to hear. Men don’t cry get your ass up and handle your business. No one is going to feel sorry for you. He made his character stronger that day.
@@truekinghtx3364 I feel that but this is only good advice because Marcus actually made it.
If you choose to step up and carry the burden on your own, that’s one thing, and I respect you for it, but don’t put that on somebody else because you couldn’t do it 🤷🏾♂️
@@grindseason7728 bruh be a man. That’s what’s wrong with this country. Everyone trying baby boys. Be a man like our ancestors that built this country from scratch. All that soft shit for the birds
@@truekinghtx3364 Yeah his brother told what he needed to do, but then also at that time, why say stop crying? His brother just died when he was right there of course he gonna cry
@@RowdyPro like I said he made him stronger that day. That crying stuff ain’t gonna fly in the real world
I was told the the same thing at 13 when my 2nd oldest brother died. My stepdad actually was the one who told me. He said if I don't do right, my little brother wouldn't ever see a good example.
Man, smarts gone through a crazy life. Boston will always show love 2 marcus. Most relatable player ive seen wear the green ☘️☘️ all love to marcus over here. Hope he continues to do his thing in the association.
Dealt with the same thing when I was 9 years old my brother was shot 4 times and died went to the hospital my uncles sister’s grandmother and mom All there crying I remember going in and seeing him in the hospital bed with everything hooked up to him and held his hand I’ll never forget that ever I’m 22 now
So did you make to the league???
@@hemaangbhandari1754 lol
Always liked Marcus back to K State. This is crazy now I see why he plays the way he does
Oklahoma State
This is the most honest and vulnerable thread I have read in a while .. May God protect our black men
Marcus you deserve a ring just as much as the 2023-24 C's bruh!! That's why Coach Mazzula said what he said, "this trophy is also for those who worked so unbelievably hard before alot of us even got here..." Keep doing your thang Cobra!! #ONE
Shit made him a beast
I remember calling my dad telling him I was burnt out from playing ball and I didn’t want to anymore, I told him the pressure he places on me hinders my ability to focus and not be anxious while I play. He just dismissed and deflected that. That’s when I knew, it was time to hang ‘em up and do what I want to do with my life. Explore all the options and live for me. Best thing I could’ve done because I’m financially independent now. But still carry that weird weight of, if I stick with it, where would I be. Would I be more loved not only by family but maybe women? It’s a weird dynamic to grow up with this expectation of make the league or bust.
Shoutout all of y’all who have dealt with that and took the reins over. I’ll never place that pressure on my kid, win or lose, that’s my kid, I’m proud. And my younger bro, hears that from me all the time. I want him to be greater than me. Go far and high. But if he stopped playing ball, he’s still my brother and I love him the same.
Niggas like you make a big difference. Respect bro.
That moment and that speech got him to jump to adulthood and remained focused. Lots could be said but his old brother gave him the reality talk he needed to hear to be the player we have come to see.
U r strong Marcus..We miss you on Celtics.God bless.
That shit sounds nice in a story but in real life that’s disgusting that’s not you’re burden bro. But congratulations on defying the odds anyway.
That pressure kept him out the street fck that childhood go get that money
Mike Smart was a real one. I grew up with his brother. Marcus was in good hands. I remember him at that time being a monster.
That’s so sad. Can imagine going through all that at such a young age. Much respect to your Smart. Such an inspiring story and to see where he is at now, you love to see it. Life ain’t no smooth straight road. Gonna have pot holes bumps and windy roads. That’s just life. Life is gonna throw so much shit at you, but what really matters is how you respond.
WOWWW..WHAT A POWERFUL STORY. AND HE TOOK HOLD AND HELD THE FAMILY DOWN.
That’s F’ed up by his brothers to do that to him as child instead of holding him letting him cry like ANY NORMAL HUMAN BEING WOULD they wanna force some weak “manhood” bs at the wrong time glad Marcus made it but this type of bs gotta stop with dudes
You’ll never understand unless you grew up in it. No one is saying that it’s right but it is what it is. Life not about right and wrong, life is about what has to be done regardless of how you FEEL about it.
@@selfmade8884 I did grow up in it so don’t go and assume stuff without proper info, but it’s still F’ed up and was not done at the best time and no matter how you try to justify it about what needs to be done this ain’t about life this is about how F’ed it was for his own brothers in such a moment to tell him that as a kid it’s called time and place it’s time to call out BS like that and STOP trying to justify this
@@tomimdawodu6808
……….and everything worked out the way it was supposed to. Marcus made it to the NBA and is taking care of the family. You’re more upset than Marcus is which tells me that you have unresolved issues that you need to work on.
@@selfmade8884 that was such a stupid assumption how the heck did you make up I’m all of a sudden more upset than Marcus ? You just made that up that out of no where for what? Nothing about my comment suggests I’m more mad than Marcus a person that does not know I exist … it worked out for him in this case but is does not say it was okay and that it will work for anyone else at the age he was… you just chattin what a stupid made up assumption… i just stated what was not okay and what needs to change .. you wanna make ish up
You may not like it but it’s a fact of their environment. If Marcus didn’t do something with his life then the whole family was doomed to live in those circumstances forever. This talk with his brother lit a fire under smart which he recognizes as one of the main reasons he made the league.
That "I got us" hit different knowing what Marcus would go on to do in his career.
I felt this from the bottom of my heart
Well you made it marcus and i am sure you bro is proud as hell.
This is life man right here listen to this young king talk so many in our community have to go thru this and god has blessed Marcus plus his hard work has guided him to a life of blessings
I'm a Knicks fan and I always loved Smart bro obviously been a real 1 plus always played with all his heart . Please come to the Knicks one day bigbro
Thank you God for everything protecting God's people amen amen amen 🙏
No child should feel this way.. love and light to everyone missing someone. Pass something forward even just a good day
He handled the pressure the right way🫡🐐🍀
Man so many of these NBA dudes have such tear jerker stories. Really goes to show what can be used as motivation.
When I was 13 my father died in my arms. Had a heart attack. My mother was on the phone screaming. I was trying my best to do CPR. Paramedics were close by and brought him back. My dad is old school AF and when we were in the hospital he saw me crying he asked everyone to get out. I'm the only boy. He told me I have to be strong and be there for my sisters and mother. Made me cry more. He smacked the shit outta me and told me, hey stop that crying shit. If I die AGAIN be ready. I'm 31 now n that shit was worse than combat, worse than killing people and losing friends overseas. He's 64 now but was never the same. Still my hero but I'm always waiting for that call. Been the man of the family since 17
prayers for people who have endured something like this, yall are real soldiers ❤
Think about this. So many children have this reality that are not famous or rich. They got the same uncut grind we all have
He just gained a lot of respect from me and is sooo relatable
Growing up in our element that happens to a lot of us… become men at young ages 🤦🏾♂️. He did what he needed to do tho #respect
Brought me to tears .I'm a grown azz. Man . SALUTE .FROM A BOSTONIAN
The youngest carried the pressure tht 1st born usually have to is rare
The more everybody is starting to realize about mental issues and stress and things, the more you realize some parents did not see how they mess up their kids psychologically with this type of pressure. Or siblings, no one should be put through that we got to do better
That y we Love you Marcus !! I hated when u had to go to Memphis. U were the glue in Boston. Get that team in order , there’s a lot of talent around u❤
just gained so much respect for him, he a real one ❤️
If there's one thing I remembered about Marcus Smart, it's his spirit. Even getting clowned by Embiid, this man going thru'.
That just gave me goosebumps
Unfortunately in the hoods a lot of us grow up in we get robbed of our childhood we gotta grow up fast
His story is a story of many black boys that don't feel the luxury of just being a damn kid because of our life circumstances.
The story of life.
Imagine the children who were left at home after their dads had to go to war.
Gotta man up…..life ain’t fair for everyone.
That’s life sometimes. We gotta keep going.
It's devastating losing a Sibling it rivals and sometimes surpasses losing a parent. I don't know why, I can't stop crying when I think about my brother passing in a box in a stretch hearse. Devastating! 😢
I remember when the Celtics drafted Marcus I watched how he carried himself a young man and he always seemed more grown than the rest of the guys in his class. I see why now. Life challenges and adversities shaped him to be a man at a young age. It's too bad he got injured last season along with the Ja situation. Memphis could have really made some noise in the West
Tremendous pressure to carry and I’m sure he has the proudest mother and brothers. The fact that he earns his money on defense speaks even more volumes.
Shout out to Marcus Smart for being the person he is supposed to be regardless of what he came from or what he's been through.
Real.Man.Sh!t.
WOW, what a burden to carry. It's a blessing that Marcus was able to turn this tragedy into his testimony. 🙏🏾🙏🏾 that he is or continues to heal from this trauma.
The goat Marcus smart 🐐🐐we miss you 🍀🍀
How the older brother telling the younger brother it’s up to you. I swear we need a new way of life for blks.
That crazy how single moms put all that pressure in the black community on the kids it’s overwhelmingly unbelievable
In the old Kingdom, that’s how it used to be. We just live in comfortability now.
That shit is deep.👊🏾👊🏾 Pressure makes diamonds💪🏾
Sorry for your loss stay strong
Ay blood yo life is you life live love laugh at whatever u go through and keep pushing u gon be more than just a star or anything remotely to that but u gon be cool
God bless this man❤, your brother is still in your heart
Telling a child that he has to be the one to take care of you and your family is insane
That gave me chills
That's so true it's easier to say then do when u have to become grown as a kid 😢 same here we can get through it I learned at a very young age 😊
let kids be kids smh it's never too late fix your life and let kids be kids
I met this man at the airport in Vegas on my way back to Texas after playing in the BigFoot tournament. Dude was so cool, I was so nervous to ask for a pic but my Dad wouldn’t let me chicken out. It’s crazy what people go through and what drives them and you’d never know until they speak on it.