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NBA Parody Account Trolls Memphis Grizzles After Desmond Bane's Facility Remarks

Apr 24, 2025; Memphis, Tennessee, USA; Memphis Grizzlies guard Desmond Bane (22) handles the ball as Oklahoma City Thunder guard Luguentz Dort (5) defends during the third quarter during game three for the first round of the 2025 NBA Playoffs at FedExForum. Mandatory Credit: Petre Thomas-Imagn Images
Apr 24, 2025; Memphis, Tennessee, USA; Memphis Grizzlies guard Desmond Bane (22) handles the ball as Oklahoma City Thunder guard Luguentz Dort (5) defends during the third quarter during game three for the first round of the 2025 NBA Playoffs at FedExForum. Mandatory Credit: Petre Thomas-Imagn Images | Petre Thomas-Imagn Images

Desmond Bane had lots to say during his introductory press conference with the Orlando Magic.

He talked about how he feels the Magic are a championship team while also praising his new coach. Bane even took a subtle shot at his former team. Bane said his practice facility digs are far superior to the Memphis Grizzlies.

“This facility is different," Bane said Tuesday. "The one in Memphis didn’t have not one window. We joked around and called it the Dungeon.”

Bane has long been a fan of the Magic's training facility. Here's what he posted on social media when it was unveiled in 2022: "This is what we need."

On Tuesday, he double-downed on those comments.


“This is a breathe of fresh air, you can literally step outside and get a breathe of fresh air and eat on the patio,” Bane said. "There's indoor, outdoor training facility, all the bells and whistles are in here. The people is what’s really going to make this place special.”

The latest comments even got the attention of NBACentel, a popular parody account on social media. The account hilariously altered Bane's words to take an even bigger shot at the Grizzlies.

Bane's signing adds even more appeal to a Magic team that was already up and coming. It will be interesting to see if he makes a difference.

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Shandel Richardson
SHANDEL RICHARDSON

Shandel has covered the NBA since 2010, with previous stops at The Athletic and South Florida Sun-Sentinel. He has covered six NBA Finals, one Super Bowl, the NCAA basketball tournament. He has also been a beat writer for the Miami Hurricanes and contributed on every major beat in South Florida since 2003, including the Miami Dolphins and Miami Marlins. He can also be read in the Sportsbook Review for gambling coverage from around the NBA. A native of Bloomington, Illinois, Shandel attended Southern Illinois University in Carbondale. He's also worked for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and Kansas City Star. TWITTER: @ShandelRich EMAIL: shandelrich@gmail.com You can subscribe to our YouTube channel here Follow all of our Miami Heat coverage on Facebook here