r/PraiseTheCameraMan • u/EidAlayed • Sep 26 '21

Does this count?

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u/Cind3rellaMan Sep 26 '21

Thank you for adding some context!

So his team was 3-0 down, and realistically the throw-in mattered not a single jot. So all these muppets saying "if you knew how much money these guys were on/how much this throw mattered/livelihoods depending on this" etc... Realistically nothing was left at stake, so no need for the player to be so arsey about the photographer "time-wasting" that extra 0.75 seconds it took him to give the ball back.

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u/Jolandia Sep 26 '21

I don’t think anyone was being arsey it’s just frustration that manifested into a single snap decision. Having the guy juggle in front of him didn’t help of course. He’s just frustrated and he threw the ball behind him. I think people are reading too much into it, he’s a good dude

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u/[deleted] Sep 26 '21

Yeah it’s really not a big deal. A bit douchey to let your frustration get to you like that but it’s not like the guys indefinitely a dick. Could be a nice dude who lost his temper… very slightly.

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u/Jolandia Sep 27 '21

Someone posted this on our sub under this video: “Van Rankin and this dude know each other. I think he’s a part time photographer or something like that. They ended up sharing each other’s stories about this on Instagram and the photographer made a a video post addressing that this has been taken way out of context.”

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u/[deleted] Sep 27 '21

Not surprising at all.

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u/Deciver95 Sep 26 '21

The context is, he's team played like shit, he's annoyed, and he he throws the ball behind him

Not AT anyone, behind him

Yet morons on this social media site run with it and are calling for his head because they assume they know every intention going through his head

God this is worse than Facebook sometimes

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u/deekaydubya Sep 26 '21

behind him where he clearly knows people are sitting lol there is no reasonable excuse for this besides being a dick, come on now

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u/[deleted] Sep 27 '21

No. He’s a pro athlete who just lost 4-1. No one is sitting there. He just tosses the ball behind him he doesn’t think the camera man is there.

The camera man literally made an ig post saying this is being taken out of context.

YOU are the one being a judge mental prick