What Really Happened to Kai Jones?
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- čas přidán 17. 10. 2023
- Kai Jones is no longer in the NBA after a bizarre episode that left many people thinking he needs professional help. At the very least he called out his own teammates on X and they unfollowed him on social media. The kid definitely has talent but what happened to him?
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the fact that he is clearly have a mental health episode and got cut but miles bridges, who’s a domestic abuser, keeps getting chances is insane to me.
@@Papellxhasethen both of them should’ve been charged. Just because she hit him doesn’t make him hitting her suddenly ok.
Legally, he's innocent. Men and women are equal in judicial system lmao, equal rights=equal fights
@@DresdenShuffleMiles Bridges pled guilty and the league issued him a 30-game suspension. That's off the court, and Miles has been putting in work with the Charlotte Hornets and gelling with his teammates.
Compare that to Kai Jones, who skipped every voluntary workout leading up to training camp. Then, dissed all his teammates on Twitter.
Like any other job, when you start fcuking with all your co-workers, you get fired. The NBA is no different. 🤷🏻♂️
Miles bridges is way better than Kai jones, hornets are ass so they are trying to keep their best players. Ur delusional if u think this is moral issues now nba is a business.
NBA may spend a lot of money to look “woke” but at the end of the day it’s a business. They’d rather have a rapist that can get you 25-5-5 a night and sell tickets than a really nice guy that just doesn’t produce
I feel for Jones mental health but it’s just business at the end of the day
The Hornets really can’t catch a break at this point😭😭
This story is about Kai. Fk the Hornets. You sound like Skip after Demar went down. READ THE ROOM.
@GoatboyVarneymine too 😢
@@4realGTFOHwhy are you so angry lol
@GoatboyVarneySame
Yall lacking empathy for kai my guy is clearly going through mental health issues.
From a distance, it looks like a nervous breakdown. Homesickness and lonliness, combined with an upwards trajectory suddenly flattening out, and Kai is facing some rough currents in his life.
Or schizophrenia
Or both
Good take..I don't know why people think drugs when the NBA DEFINITELY drug tested him and would've IMMEDIATELY made a statement and kicked him out the league (Like they did Birdman for 2 years) ppl don't use their brains these days I guess
@crimmind
IT seems the Sixers have a very solid, professional, all for one and one for all culture. They will welcome him.
And Nick Nurse has that Ph.D in Sports leadership. I am sure that included at least one semester of how to deal with a Kai like player.
I had a mental breakdown when I was around his age 10 years ago and I was in a very similar situation. Away from my family for the first time at college where I didn’t know many people and it was very lonely. It seems like he went through manic/depressive bipolar episode and psychosis.
As a Bahamian it's sad seeing his career take this path,hope he can get it together and continue to put on for the 242🇧🇸
Real talks🇧🇸🇧🇸
Praying for healing and strength 🇧🇸🇧🇸🇧🇸
Real 🇧🇸
Bless 🆙 🇧🇸 Kai gon be good 💯
Honestly feel bad for bro. I had an old friend from high school start posting weird videos on snapchat and tweet random stuff. Turns out he was dealing with serious mental health issues and started using drugs to deal with it which made it worse hopefully Kai is getting help
Na I don’t bro is cocky and somewhat mocks the league and acts unbothered it’s cringe he could’ve completely completely changed his whole families life and is throwing down the drain sounds selfish to me
@@heystara7318The man is having a mental breakdown wth are you talking about.
@@IlluminatePsychehe sounds like someone who hasn’t had to think much outside of his box
He has so much potential. Feel bad for him to see his career turn out this way.
I mean, he is tall and can jump.
@@maxmeier532tall guys usually dont have a ton of bounce, kai is like a bigger Robert Williams III, prototype player
He averaged 3 points 😂😂😂 “potential”
@@pht9317 in terms of raw talent, yes, and points arent everything especially in a team that was not doing much for him
I don't that's what happen when you think your better then people
I've seen Kai act this way before in Orlando when he drank like 10 red bulls in 1 hour. He does have family history of schizophrenia and when he gets amped up like with the red bull dude disconnects from reality and goes from a super high Im on top of the world and can do anything to a super low when he comes down he gets scary. He gets lonely and says everyone jates him or only want to be around for his money and in the nba that is something that happens and of those who say red bull won't do that your wrong because he claimed he can talk to dead people and do witchcraft. And seeing some of the things he drawing on his walls it looks like heay he back into the witchcraft. He was buying those gas station energy pills like stacker and yellow jackets and those made him even worse than the red bull and I'm afraid he has found something else that has triggered his history of schizophrenia and I pray its not illegal drugs. I actually believe that the he is schizophrenic and and he is finally showing the symptoms he has been able to hide until now. He is good person and I hate that everyone is attacking him when they should be reaching out to help and far to many people want to write him off and overlook his actual mental health issues and accuse him of taking drugs. I pray his family can get him back on the right path and that path may or may not include basketball but to save his life and get his mental health under control is the most important thing now.
If this is true, then I hope someone can talk to him. That's pretty scary.
Good look. This would actually explain a lot IF true. Interested to see if anything positive comes from this situation, or if any stories will even come out at all :(
Are you really telling people this man is off the Red Bull😑people can’t be themselves these days
Good take..I don't know why people think drugs when the NBA DEFINITELY drug tested him and would've IMMEDIATELY made a statement and kicked him out the league (Like they did Birdman for 2 years) ppl don't use their brains these days I guess
It's schizophrenia. I've seen it before. Often emerges in early 20s. He needs to get on some antipsych meds and he will be back in his right mind. I think he does deserve a second chance
If it's schizo, then he doesn't have a chance getting back into the NBA nor any professional sport.
Isn't he having a manic episode? Looks very similar
I had a psychotic break a few years ago and I just needed a year to be away from everything all I did was relax work out and play basketball and it really helped me grow a lot
I think it’s pretty pathetic that neither his team, nor the league, are doing anything to help the man.
He's a man he can help himself. Think about how many other young players there are coming up that would kill to have the opportunity that he had. He threw it away and that's his fault. If he's serious about basketball he will go overseas and try to make his way back to the league.
Well sounds like he’s forcing his way out so idk what they’re supposed to do
His ass is not entitled to help dude
Everyone has something they deal with on their own
Every competent sports organization has the structure in place to help young players adjust to life as a pro player, in all aspects. It’s not uncommon at all, but hey, you clowns are the experts. The fact that y’all are too stupid to understand that handing a 20 year old millions of dollars requires a bit of teaching and guidance, shows how little you understand about pro sports and basic human nature.
@@slavdog3180🎯💯 Facts! What were the Charlotte Hornets supposed to do when Kai Jones demanded a trade?
Bro should put basketball on hold and go see a psychiatrist. As a multimillionaire, Kai can afford the best help. 💰
Unlikely, every teammate unfollowed him. Way more likely, he blocked all his teammates.
that dunk on wemby had him thinking he was on god mode
Didn't Wemby block him afterwards?
I am really worried about him. Hopefully he’ll be ok…
I love your content bro Thanks for always posting 💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾
Been waiting for the new drop, Casey with the fire as always 🔥
Our grandparents from the Bahamas always grow weary of sending kids to the states at a young age. Not saying that going there caused this but the pace just sometimes seems to be too fast if you don’t have a solid support system. Kai isn’t the only one who lost their way but I hope he gets the help he needs. He’s a good kid.
I’ve seen a couple clips of the kid and some of highlights were tough af, sucks to see going through this
Kai is someone I always trade for in My league his athleticism is through the roof and it's always fun to develop someone like him I hope he gets another chance
He doesn’t deserve another chance, he deserves to get cut from the nba.
@@aliciasplaytime6905 in my opinion he deserves one and he didn't actually harm anyone while there's miles bridges getting one while beating up his wife and ja getting a 2nd and 3rd chance for his behavior and even KPJ he actually has many chances till now and I think Kai atleast deserve one
@@aliciasplaytime6905
😂 Damn, I didn't realize he did something _that_ bad. Hopefully (I really mean this) you're consistent enough to keep that same energy with guys like Josh Primo and Miles Bridges.
If being a young guy that just let his newfound success get to his head a bit and made some obnoxiously dumbass, but ultimately completely harmless moves means you should get cut from the league entirely...then I'd think being a prolific serial flasher that targets female staff members or being a violent wife beating sh*thead that recklessly physically and psychologically endangered his own kids, all in the process of trying to assault his girl - would warrant that as well.
@@aliciasplaytime6905no he doesn’t he needs help he’s clearly going through mental health issues
Nice vid AM! Your a gun for NBA news
here after clippers are tryna sign
Hard to know if a fresh start would help. But if he can make it back, the Sixers are the right place.
Agreed. Buddy’s from the Bahamas, so that could be a good source of mentorship. Embiid came from Cameroon and only played for a few years before the NBA like Kai. Add on top of that, Maxey, who may genuinely be one of the happiest and hard working players in the league. Kai has a chance to put the pieces back together
Your a profit, go SIXERS!!!
@@thedubbman4453 Prophet? But I like making money as well :) Thanks. I hope he works out.
Social media apps are toxic, I’d hate to be growing up in this generation
honestly I feel for the guy. When the goal that you have been chasing your whole life isn’t what it turns out to be
Great vid 👍
Could we get an award predictions for the upcoming 2024 season vid?
Good video Love this channel
I'm an MD - he is at an age when some people have a psychotic break. It is possible the's having something like that. I don't know. I'd have to see his family history too. He's in a tough spot
My thought too: insanely high pressure environment, rampant drug use among his peers, raised in single parent household. Hope he gets the help he needs, he certainly doesn’t deserve to be indefinitely dismissed from the league for this.
Can you randomly diagnose me fake ass Dr
@@baxoutthebox5682He doesn’t come from a single family home
I was 19 and away at college. I felt like I was about to crack up. My hands would shake. I sought mental health counseling. It worked.
Who knows what bro is going thru. I hope he gets the help he needs. Getting mental help is still stigmatized for some reason
He's an adult that can afford to see a mental health professional. Nobody should feel sorry for him if he chooses not to
@@pv2639from personal experience i can assure you that its not that simple
@@pv2639 ight i’m guessing you’d have that same energy with a family member? have some empathy. shit like this is why u see tweaked out homeless people who think they can do anything he’s goin through a manic episode people that go through that don’t understand there not in reality
@@pv2639clown
@@dj.sobxrbewell said brother
You’re creative man. You literally just spew out info that’s already out there. And get paid bank for it by CZcams ads. Smart
Yeah that's sad to see what happened to Chandler Jones he just got arrested too
I hope he gets help the thing is people got to start helping these people instead of just being like hey can we bring them to our team and just get them to play good and who cares if they crash out and their mental health goes to ish as long as they play good for us for one season or for one playoff run
It would actually be cool to see him do track if he’s not allowed back in the NBA
Great vid, as always!
But there's a reason no one is talking about the direct line between MJ and Wemby... The line simply doesn't exist lol
Social media and the wrong people around you can be a career destroyer for professional players
None of those people around you have your best interest they're only along for the ride unfortunately you could have all the talent in the world but if you don't have a good support system and a strong mind it can all disappear just as quick
Sixers givin him a workout has to get my research in. Rooting for for him
Dude dunked over Wemby one time, and all of a sudden he starts posting #GOATLIFE.
Now, Wemby a rookie of the year already and had 2 triple doubles. How time has changed
nice an actual video with some real info and not all that speculative stuff this channel usually pumps out, thumbs up.
I really hope he figures it out 🙏
bro where do you get those vids? this is such good content
Hope fully he’ll be alright. He’s a great person and amazing basketball player. He’ll pull through. Let’s see if there are supportive people there for him!!
I really hope that he gets help from some mature people to find his way back. I am worried for him. He is just a kid
Sad that the Hornets, didn't try to help him, but they have no problem giving bridges a second chance I get talent but still
I don't think all his teammates unfollowed him, he probably just blocked them
Oh man, I'm actually rooting for this guy
I think he honestly has undiagnosed schizophrenia, you can have it and not be violent I’ve seen 2 friends and a family member go through it everything’s fine all these years then random post that don’t make any sense like almost like conspiracy theory or just out of pocket comments that are not like them. That’s the only explanation I can see for this
..thank you clippers nation for giving this young man an opportunity to redeem himself..
At this point, I don’t even think Phil Jackson can fix this team
Like he fixed the knicks
0:18 I believe Kai actually blocked his teammates
Kai Jones highest playing time in his rookie season for the Hornets were 7.19MP thats not his fault tbh he played behind three or four other centers that all had more experience i think if he have had more playing time things would have turned out better.
I hope he gets the help he needs and one day gets another opportunity in the NBA.
There is clearly a serious mental health situation happening right now, and the worst thing to do would be to just leave this guy high and dry in such a delicate state.
Hope for the best for Kai 😁
Dennis Rodman went through the same thing, ask Dennis what's going on with him.
We don't know what happen but I seen the Charlotte Hornets tweet about reaching out to him. Then a few days late he was released so that conversation must of didn't go well. It's like this team is cursed or something I never seen a team draft so many players that have off the court issue. Hope he gets the help he needs.
Really good podcast just came out with him
Think it's best if he instead plays in the euroleague. The NBA wont take him back
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The hornets stay picking the most troubled players I still can't believe what happened to Bridges like that dude was destined for greatness before everything that happened
unfortunately some of these professional players are their own worst enemies we seen what happened with Ja wick Morant
I honestly didn't know who he was until this past off-season.
Hes the definition of a guy with borderline personality
Man the league is just different now with social media you got John wick Morant u got all these All-Star players that just crash out for females it just seems like a lot of these guys make really poor decisions and have a lot of bad people surrounding them that don't give them good advice nor have their best interest at heart
The only way to make a change is for us fans to put pressure on the team to take action… negative publicity is works gang
Looks like he’s bipolar. I’m not sure if he’s been diagnosed but I’ve seen love ones go though manic episodes and it’s really terrifying.
Anyone who picks him up is getting a helluva deal. Come to portland plz goat kai.
I don't understand why is family was not there with him😢
Who else is here after the clippers picked him up?
he still acting goofy with these tweets
Drawing on the wall is signs of drug use or mental illness 😭
To kids this is one of so many examples that choose the people you go with man. Living away from family and their guide is hard
Mark Williams might not have the athletic upside but he's smart he's like a Kevon Looney BEFORE Looney broke his hip.
Let's hope he was on drugs. Any other explanation would be worse for him.
I really hope hi FIGURES it OUT 🙏🙏🙏
Good take..I don't know why people think drugs when the NBA DEFINITELY drug tested him and would've IMMEDIATELY made a statement and kicked him out the league (Like they did Birdman for 2 years) ppl don't use their brains these days I guess
I think NBA knows something we don’t know. I mean they should at least reach out to him
Thanks for making this video cause I had no idea who this guy was or what the hell was going on.
I think this might sound crazy but he averaging less than 10 minutes per game and he probably feels pissed and offended so maybe that why he’s tweeting BS
That's the problem with young team though... Not everyone is mature enough to buy in the process
Sad cause he actually can hoop
Not to play armchair doctor, but could possibly be a manic episode? This is all very very sad and unfortunate, and a shame his team/the NBA doesn't seem willing to help him out. I hope he gets supportive people around him, mental health care (if necessary), and can live a good life, even if it's not in the NBA.
He huffing some sort of wood glue fam
I just watched a whole video and didn’t get an answer lol
"Watchamadebinameah ma boy hahaha"
Kai jones 2023
You should do a video about how the sleeper talent of the Jazz this year. They have potential to make noise and it's not being talked about.
Blue was on that za za
Mental health issues usually dont appear till your mid 20s
He just needs a break. And good ppl around him. Charlotte just showed they don’t give a f*** . This is your teammate , why would you not try to help. Anyway, he should be evaluated , take the correct steps then be back by next year.
It feels like he is lonely and depressed to the point he is having fun himself, though looks like in a psychotic way, it aint good
So much for promoting mental health huh, NBA.
He wasn’t slurring his words he is from the Bahamas that’s his accent
I think he gone breakout with clippers honestly🤷🏾♂️🤷🏾♂️
The Sixers have good leadership guys that i hope can help him. He has talent.
He's a sixers..
He’s probably pissed you called him a Center .. lol
Under 10 mins gang
Video be like : Kai Jones needs help , anyways wemby
Jaylen Brown story your next video A.M. Hoops 😅😂😅😂😅😂😅
Truly, the Charlotte hornets can I catch a literal break right now does franchise man I really do feel bad for these guys
Good thing he didn't call Brandon Miller and ask him to bring him a gun...
Talent is good. But take character into account as well
I didn’t understand a word he said in that IG video
Was this man Playing Trini 2 de bone on that piano?
Hornets the landing spot for Criminals and Druggies
*Former Hornets Center*
NBA laced him after that wemby dunk 🤕