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@JeffGSpursZone Prefer it that way. Also, who cares what Stephen A thinks. 😂

Stephen A. Smith gives his Top 5 NBA contenders, but Spurs are on the outside looking in #nba #porvida #SanAntonio

@Josh810 It was during the whole contest for that rack. Super annoying.

What the HELL was the cameraman doing here

@stephaniepratt Not pretending to know the guy, but he’s passionate and can’t do worse than the current option. I’m not saying he’s the solution, but let’s get someone in there who holds people truly accountable and works for the people.

@righttimebomani Spurs are 10-4 without Wemby this season.

"We went from being like, 'Yo the Thunder could win 75 games' to, 'You know the Spurs could get 'em.' To me that's the MVP case right there." Why Wemby is EXACTLY what the NBA needs most right now 💯

@JeffGSpursZone “I bet it’s something to do with French”!! We are certainly entitled to our opinions, but goodness, that was a brutal watch.

Look who is back to speak on Victor Wembanyama, #porvida fans 😐😐.... #nba #sanantonio #gospursgo

@ginamilan_ Got this off a Tumblr blog like you’re a reporter. 😂

Savannah Guthrie’s sister and her husband bought this house just a year ago for $650K. She’s a poet. He’s a chef. Not saying they couldn’t afford it, but that’s a pretty hefty price tag for those occupations. Unless Savannah helped pay for it? It definitely makes you wonder. Money problems, maybe?

@JeffGSpursZone Switch teams and Dylan Harper is getting more minutes and putting up similar stats.

Man he's getting cooked by most SAS fans... #nba #porvida

@salvaje50 @elshaadia00 @JakeGolden70 @MySportsUpdate Really disappointed we didn’t get those 30 seconds to a reporter who could ask the same question that has been asked also season with a slightly different context. #sarcasm

@elshaadia00 @JakeGolden70 @MySportsUpdate It's an opportunity for reporters to ask the coach about the game so they can report it to their readers. That's their job. Not to give rah-rah speeches. She made it about her. Something a reporter should never do

Reporter Lynn Jones on her viral interaction with #Jaguars HC Liam Coen: “He was totally immersed in his feelings. He had tears, he bit his lip. And the issue is the question… My question was, ‘Keep your head up, young man.’” She then defends herself:

@CjWilson850 Same. Love how the algorithm knows which ones are essentially complaining.

Now my twitter algorithm is showing a bunch of reporters crying because that nice lady took 20 seconds of time smh

@SharRonJamison Very true. Worth mentioning that a decent report could’ve used their interaction to discuss the emotion of losing the game and tie it into their boring question about the X’s and O’s.

The same reporters bashing the reporter in Jax should have the same outrage about how some reporters fail to ask Trump tough questions. The fake outrage & grandstanding are hilarious. Most reporters don't even follow their own protocols. Ethics & courage are traded for clicks.

@VinceGoodwill Maybe consider what the fans want/appreciate, and not what the “expert” does. Not understanding that, and the why, is contributing to this disconnection between some members of the media and the “non-experts”.

Final thing: as a society, it seems like a failing when we can’t admit that we aren’t the experts on every single thing, that there’s maybe someone who knows better and maybe, just maybe, we should listen.

@VinceGoodwill Perhaps we as fans shouldn’t read/listen to someone who never played the game.

Perhaps we as journalists shouldn’t be discussing journalism topics with folks who haven’t the first clue of what journalism is

@unclelukereal1 I support what Lynn said but the issue here isn’t because of race, at least in my opinion… it’s that nobody cares about the Cleveland Browns.

You’re goddamn right I’ll say it for you because it was a black woman that said it all of a sudden she’s a fan unprofessional. She’s not a reporter and that’s coming from black women reporters around here i’m not gonna call no names cause I don’t want them to Stephen A Smith me but I’m about that smoke. I guess being a reporter you have to be consistently a DICK ASKING , CLICK BAIT QUESTION

@TimBenzPGH “Hey coach, what’d you think about the end of the game” or “How was year one” were what every fan was hoping to hear about. 😂😂😂

It's "crazy" to think that that a press conference Q&A session should be used for....questions. Ok. Got it. Not sure how that is "pretentious." But I'm sure you'll have a validation.

@BSO I watched the press conference online. People upset at Lynn but no one is upset at questions that ask the coach what he thought about the end of the game, or what have you established in year one. You telling me these questions are better than Lynn’s statement?

I haven’t seen one question from that Jacksonville press conference posted so I don’t think anyone missed out on the media asking “how do you feel after the loss”

@gregauman We as fans get it, but the “upset” media is not and that’s the problem, not the other way around.

I’ll try to address this without further inflaming things. It’s a wonderful sentiment. It’s also not the time or place for it at all, as many have noted. I accept some people won’t understand that. Especially in a playoff game, there’s a limited time with the coach, so questions ideally are short and relevant to what you’re writing. Every second at the podium is a second you’re not in open locker room, where players will leave quickly (and understandably) as their season has just painfully ended. We are human. We have empathy for people on tough days. I’ll often preface a question quickly by saying “I know things didn’t go as you’d hoped today,” something short that shows that. I say these things not out of self-importance. You try to do your job as needed without keeping others from doing theirs. This didn’t do that. That was the problem for most journalists.

@stanverrett I just want a coworker to wear shorts to work.

With respect to the people saying “you media think you’re so important, “you don’t appreciate her kindness” “there was nothing wrong with her saying it there…” I am sure that there might be customs in your profession that people not in your profession would not appreciate.

@AmandaFGodsey Tell me more and ask more questions about the sports you (majority of media members) never played. We may not “understand” your job, but what I do know is, her statement resonated with the fans and sometimes it’s okay to go against what you consider uncomfortable.

Brooke’s correct. This is simply not the job of reporters when there is a small window of time to talk to a coach postgame. Everyone replying negatively is just proving that they don’t understand the job, but I’m sure they’ll plenty of suggestions for questions we should ask 🙄

@ItsMikeHill Is it jealousy that she got attention? I can’t understand why so many reports feel the need to call out their colleague. Her “statement” is what we need more of. Shows the human aspect, says what fans are feeling.

Reporters make “statements” ALL the time during pressers that have NOTHING to do with anything. Usually it’s a relationship the reporter has w/the coach or player. It’s just laughed off. So my media friends who have a problem w/the lady in J’Ville, need to get over themselves.

@RomeovilleKid Who knew reporters were so sensitive.

I don’t understand this response. Am I allowed to not be mad about this — seeing as she probably meant well — while also acknowledging that it’s *wild* to hear a “reporter” give a pro coach a pep talk? To clear up the equivocation, is a better word to use *unprofessional*?