ephul Posted October 22, 2023 Report Share Posted October 22, 2023 Yikes. https://www.insidethehall.com/2023/10/22/indiana-freshman-mackenzie-mgbako-arrested-early-sunday-morning/ 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ephul Posted October 22, 2023 Author Report Share Posted October 22, 2023 Delete if needed due to being in another thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FKIM01 Posted October 22, 2023 Report Share Posted October 22, 2023 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KoB2011 Posted October 22, 2023 Report Share Posted October 22, 2023 I hope everyone takes the wait and see approach. On the surface this doesn’t appear to be a big deal IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5fouls Posted October 22, 2023 Report Share Posted October 22, 2023 2 hours ago, ephul said: Delete if needed due to being in another thread Probably deserves its own thread. Will be a lot of non-basketball conversation (suspension, legal process, etc.) that should not clutter up the other thread, which I view as being about the product on the court, not the one in the courts. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zville Hoosier Posted October 22, 2023 Report Share Posted October 22, 2023 (edited) I’ll wait and see on this but on the surface, at the very least, his judgement is very much called into question for choosing refusal of service at Taco Bell as an hill to die on. I mean Pizza X, maybe, but TB? But seriously, you’re a high profile athlete with the season about to begin, just listen to the officers and go home without your gordita crunch and live to fight another day. Edited October 22, 2023 by Zville Hoosier 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post NotIThatLives Posted October 22, 2023 Popular Post Report Share Posted October 22, 2023 If that's truly the whole story. Pretty good basketball player with a really poor attitude towards cops. I would imagine, CMW has him apologizing to the police by end of shift today, if not already. Community service at the police headquarters or the jail would do him well. Then do ride alongs with the police for 12 hours and see the stupid crap they have to put up with from society. Fresh perspective and a new outlook. Having men like Woodson in his life keeps him from becoming Ja morant in the future. 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parakeet Jones Posted October 22, 2023 Report Share Posted October 22, 2023 Every time we go on the road, he had better be ready to see Taco Bell bags when he shoots free throws. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier82 Posted October 22, 2023 Report Share Posted October 22, 2023 (edited) The thing that stands out to me is no public intoxication/underage drinking and even DIW charge. This isn’t “sober kid” behavior and if he wasn’t drinking, appears problematic. Edited October 22, 2023 by Hoosier82 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post bluegrassIU Posted October 22, 2023 Popular Post Report Share Posted October 22, 2023 1 minute ago, NotIThatLives said: If that's truly the whole story. Pretty good basketball player with a really poor attitude towards cops. I would imagine, CMW has him apologizing to the police by end of shift today, if not already. Community service at the police headquarters or the jail would do him well. Then do ride alongs with the police for 12 hours and see the stupid crap they have to put up with from society. Fresh perspective and a new outlook. Having men like Woodson in his life keeps him from becoming Ja morant in the future. Maybe. But it's more than a poor attitude towards cops. The cops were there because he eas berating and insulting employees at a taco bell. Being rude to people, causing a scene, ignoring police.officers to the point they have to shatter your window and wrestle with you? Sorry, this wreaks of anger management issues, problems with authority and/or spoiled athlete syndrome. I hope it's a hard, one time lesson. Mac seems like a very smart kid and had a bright future. From reading the police side of the story....there are some significant red flags tho. 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KoB2011 Posted October 22, 2023 Report Share Posted October 22, 2023 1 minute ago, Hoosier82 said: The thing that stands out to me is no public intoxication/underage drinking and even DIW charge. This was “sober kid” behavior and if he wasn’t drinking, this appears problematic. From a punishment standpoint being sober is good. Only knowing the side of the story we know, the fact that he was sober isn’t a good look for his demeanor. There is another side to the story that we may never know, but it is unlikely Mac acted this way and everyone else was just calm, outstanding citizens in the exchange. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KoB2011 Posted October 22, 2023 Report Share Posted October 22, 2023 5 minutes ago, bluegrassIU said: Maybe. But it's more than a poor attitude towards cops. The cops were there because he eas berating and insulting employees at a taco bell. Being rude to people, causing a scene, ignoring police.officers to the point they have to shatter your window and wrestle with you? Sorry, this wreaks of anger management issues, problems with authority and/or spoiled athlete syndrome. I hope it's a hard, one time lesson. Mac seems like a very smart kid and had a bright future. From reading the police side of the story....there are some significant red flags tho. I don't disagree, but your point about the "police side" of the story is an important one. We have no idea what the Taco Bell employees did or what the police did. Regardless of that, Mac shouldn't have done what he did. I just personally struggle to think he was so irrational angry and everyone else was calm and diffusing the situation. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
13th&Jackson Posted October 22, 2023 Report Share Posted October 22, 2023 Well there goes the Taco Bell NIL deal 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KoB2011 Posted October 22, 2023 Report Share Posted October 22, 2023 7 minutes ago, 13th&Jackson said: Well there goes the Taco Bell NIL deal Can you imagine if McDonald's gave him an NIL deal to post about going to McDonald's instead of T-Bell? Would be hilarious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier987 Posted October 22, 2023 Report Share Posted October 22, 2023 11 minutes ago, KoB2011 said: We have no idea what the Taco Bell employees did or what the police did. As Ant Wright tweeted…Did the Taco Bell people think Mack was just some random 6’8” dude from Gary? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotIThatLives Posted October 22, 2023 Report Share Posted October 22, 2023 24 minutes ago, bluegrassIU said: Maybe. But it's more than a poor attitude towards cops. The cops were there because he eas berating and insulting employees at a taco bell. Being rude to people, causing a scene, ignoring police.officers to the point they have to shatter your window and wrestle with you? Sorry, this wreaks of anger management issues, problems with authority and/or spoiled athlete syndrome. I hope it's a hard, one time lesson. Mac seems like a very smart kid and had a bright future. From reading the police side of the story....there are some significant red flags tho. I should add, go down and apologize to the taco bell employees. Do community serve at taco bell, do a 12 hour shift with them and see how society treats them too. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KoB2011 Posted October 22, 2023 Report Share Posted October 22, 2023 1 minute ago, NotIThatLives said: I should add, go down and apologize to the taco bell employees. Do community serve at taco bell, do a 12 hour shift with them and see how society treats them too. What if the Taco Bell employees are the reason this all started? Should they do something? I just struggle to think Mac was acting the way he did and they just sat there quietly.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier987 Posted October 22, 2023 Report Share Posted October 22, 2023 2 minutes ago, KoB2011 said: What if the Taco Bell employees are the reason this all started? Should they do something? I just struggle to think Mac was acting the way he did and they just sat there quietly.... It’s probably the Taco Bell on Walnut… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post bluegrassIU Posted October 22, 2023 Popular Post Report Share Posted October 22, 2023 Just now, KoB2011 said: What if the Taco Bell employees are the reason this all started? Should they do something? I just struggle to think Mac was acting the way he did and they just sat there Drive away and just stop being stupid. The "he started it" argument is not worth presenting here. You don't get your window busted out by law enforcement because "Johnny at the drive through" started it. 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purdue7 Posted October 22, 2023 Report Share Posted October 22, 2023 Trying to decide which is worse .272 Gillis Driver X Taco MM 🍟 TW50 MM was sober and acted like this? gotta trust CMW to deal with this kid probably needs to talk to a professional or at least a mentor who can relate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KoB2011 Posted October 22, 2023 Report Share Posted October 22, 2023 10 minutes ago, bluegrassIU said: Drive away and just stop being stupid. The "he started it" argument is not worth presenting here. You don't get your window busted out by law enforcement because "Johnny at the drive through" started it. I don't disagree that he should have left before the police ever got involved. But in terms of making him go apologize to the Taco Bell employees and acting like they're the victims.... I don't know enough to say that. You have absolutely no idea what they may have done in this situation. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KoB2011 Posted October 22, 2023 Report Share Posted October 22, 2023 https://x.com/w_b_rick/status/1716140240396509514?s=46&t=0a5mYu93DMCAu54Dco-rdA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KoB2011 Posted October 22, 2023 Report Share Posted October 22, 2023 11 minutes ago, Purdue7 said: Trying to decide which is worse .272 Gillis Driver X Taco MM 🍟 TW50 MM was sober and acted like this? gotta trust CMW to deal with this kid probably needs to talk to a professional or at least a mentor who can relate Shocked it took you this long to post! I still don't understand why you aren't banned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotIThatLives Posted October 22, 2023 Report Share Posted October 22, 2023 26 minutes ago, KoB2011 said: What if the Taco Bell employees are the reason this all started? Should they do something? I just struggle to think Mac was acting the way he did and they just sat there quietly.... True. We don't know enough but I'll stand by with my 12 hour shift at taco bell sentencing. Needs to learn what life could be like without unbelievable God given size and athleticism. Use the brain he was given to learn from this. Why not drive off and go to Dennys. If they would have been like sure, we'll serve you after you just cussed us out, doesn't he realize he's about to eat some butthole pubes? Still not using his brain. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BDB Posted October 22, 2023 Report Share Posted October 22, 2023 If it was Taco Bell he should have been in the bathroom on the toilet. Just sayin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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