Yabusele escapes unhurt from the gift of a Celtics jersey at the season premiere of "Feeling Awkard"

Context: Who is Yabusele and why he became a joke

Guerschon Yabusele , 30 years old, French winger, is known in European basketball for his stint with Real Madrid and, in the United States, for his short and unproductive experience at .NBA His trajectory includes two attempts to establish himself in the North American league the first by Boston Celtics and the second after paying out of pocket a millionaire buyout to leave Real Madrid.

The website specializing in European basketball produces a series called "Feeling Awkward", hosted by Nikos Pantelis.

Development: Season 3 premiere and the Yabusele roast

At the season 3 premiere of "Feeling Awkward", Yabusele sat across from Nikos Pantelis and, by the show's own description, seemed to repent immediately.

The host opened the interview by presenting Yabusele as living proof that it is possible to fail at the same dream of NBA twice.

From then on, the conversation only got worse for the player: "I'm sorry.

• Question about Kobe Bryant . What 's the matter with you ? I don 't know . When asked what he had in common with Kobe Bryant , the cornered Yabusele could only say that they both love their families and work hard.
• This is a vlog from Mykonos. It's called "Mykonos Vlog". Pantelis brought up a summer vlog recorded in Mykonos, asking if the footage at the gym was filmed only because Yabusele was terrified that coach Zeljko Obradovic could see it.
• The questions about money: What's the point of it all? - Oh, my God. the presenter mentioned the huge buyout that Yabusele paid out of his own pocket to leave Real Madrid towards 2010,[4] bluntly asking if anyone had ever spent millions just to become completely irrelevant at the bench.
• The Celtics jersey . It 's called the " C.B.A. " The roast ended with a trip down memory lane from his initial stint at the,[8] No. Boston Celtics , where fans largely remember him for dancing during games.[citation needed] To honor this "legacy", Pantelis presented Yabusele with a small size (P) Celtics jersey, specifically chosen to represent the player's actual role on the team.

What It Means for the Reader

Yabusele arrives at Euroleague with a reputation built both by his talent in European basketball and for his thwarted passage to the UEFA Champions League.NBA The paid buyout to leave Real Madrid is one of the most talked about episodes of his career, and the self-criticism made during the interview admitting that he became the reserve who swore never to be reveals a player conscious of his choices.

For the Brazilian crowd accompanying Euroleague , the season 3 premiere of "Feeling Awkward" serves as a reminder that transitioning between European basketball and NBA NEM always works, even for players who pay dearly for this chance.

The Frenchman will now have the opportunity to rewrite that history in Euroleague , where his stint at Real Madrid has already proven he can be relevant.

== sync, corrected by elderman == @elder_man