Shaq Thompson's interview cut off by Panther PR

[tondi]

"Journalists" ask this crap because they think they will get an answer they agree with.  

[FattyFatFat]

Every interview is cut off at some point. Every day follow up questions are stopped short. Not sure the subject matter had anything to do with it. Sounds speculative.

Speculation? on the huddle?

[Frizzy350]

Now if it was about the brutality of security guards vs streakers in stadiums.... then it would be appropriate.

[*FreeFua*]

I had really thought when drafted he'd be playing safety so I'm hoping the same but it doesn't look like that'll ever happen

[2jakefansinva]

I'd like to add that after practices collectively all reporters have about 4 minutes of the player's time to speak to any particular player. Shaq had about 10 reporters around him waiting to ask questions. 

Do you think that is the right time to ask a non football related question that would require at least a 30 minute discussion to come out with any actual content worth writing about? No, me neither. 

Reporter probably should have gotten with Shaq's agent and tried to iron out a phone interview. Panthers PR job is to try to accommodate all reporters as best they can while still keeping the players on the day's schedule. 

Seriously, this is much ado about nothing.

had a friend who played for the Jets. He got a phone call one day while in his apartment in NY......it was one of our hometown reports that knew him and asked if he could ask a few questions for a story he was doing. The story came out in our local paper only a week or so later. Next day my bud gets a call to report to the front office immediately....... was told he could not conduct any interviews unless first cleared by the FO. Some teams keep the interviews pretty tight.

[Paintballr]

Every interview is cut off at some point. Every day follow up questions are stopped short. Not sure the subject matter had anything to do with it. Sounds speculative.

I highly doubt that if the question was "Shaq what is your favorite kind of pie?" they would have cut it off right then.

[Jeremy Igo]

I highly doubt that if the question was "Shaq what is your favorite kind of pie?" they would have cut it off right then.

Don't be so sure. Many times the pr guys aren't even listening, they just say that's it time to go.

[KendrickPanther]

Shaq looks like a bright young man. But he's also a rookie with limited experience in front of a microphone. It's not the right time or place for him to say something about a topic like that. 

[CoastalCat]

I'd like to add that after practices collectively all reporters have about 4 minutes of the player's time to speak to any particular player. Shaq had about 10 reporters around him waiting to ask questions. 

Do you think that is the right time to ask a non football related question that would require at least a 30 minute discussion to come out with any actual content worth writing about? No, me neither. 

Reporter probably should have gotten with Shaq's agent and tried to iron out a phone interview. Panthers PR job is to try to accommodate all reporters as best they can while still keeping the players on the day's schedule. 

Seriously, this is much ado about nothing.

I hope that this isn't remembered as the beginning of the end.

[Paa Langfart]

Not sure why an athletes  " junior essay "  is relevant to foot ball or why the media actually had any interest except the media likes to stir up poo.  

[332nd]

Shaq looks like a bright young man. But he's also a rookie with limited experience in front of a microphone. It's not the right time or place for him to say something about a topic like that. 

There is not enough pie to pie the correctly. Controversy is fertile land to reporters & salted earth to a celebrity not used to the spotlight

[top dawg]

Shaq is now immediately one of my favorite players.

[SCP]

​i agree with everyone defending the panthers org on this. i think you have to slam that door shut. god knows i didn't have anything intelligent to say when i was 22; why should shaq be expected to be the political voice of a billion-dollar franchise?

however, though i wouldn't want to see annoying political bullshit dividing the otherwise kickass experience of NFL fanhood either, it's been brought up that panthers games aren't free of political or religious controversy, since troop support movements, nationalist pledges, and invocations are innately political and religious and they are interwoven throughout the experience of the NFL fan. the reason they aren't controversial is because they are normalized.

uncomfortable politics (like police brutality) are what we hate, not politics. i don't think the panthers should endorse individual employees spouting political opinions on a public microphone, but i think this is still an interesting insight into how institutions maintain control of the status quo.

I just wish Panther games had more Panther fans in attendance instead of fuging transplant and bandwagon ass clowns.  

[pantherphan96]