People would remember him to be the one who was dunked on by Carter but the most significant part about him is HE IS A GOOD FATHER… A GOOD MAN and HE TRULY LOVES HIS SON and family. That’s what matters.
Yeah but we don’t know that nor do we care about that. It’s irrelevant to his basketball career and irrelevant to the audience. Imagine doing that for every athlete that ever existed… You can’t. He is the guy who got dunked over by Vince Carter and there is nothing wrong with it. He took it way too personally and shouldn’t have. He might a be a great guy but it’s irrelevant to the people watching basketball.
Actually in France he is known for being in the team that got the first silver medal for France at the Olympics. And he doesn't live in the US. So I think he is doing just fine.
Getting posterized is embarrassing but a part of the game. It is HUGE to say you were a silver medalist in the olympics. That is a lifelong achievement. To play pro in any sport at any level is also an achievement, let alone to also be drafted into the NBA. People like me dream about those things. Congrats on your success.
Especially when the US was unbeatable back then. Then you're the best of the rest of the World. I was watching the French Basketball team in the 90s and he was a good player. Silver medal in the Olympics was absolutely phenomenal & unexpected.
@@erich3784 lol Except they weren't, in the Semi final game if that last second 3 pointer goes in they don't even medal. th-cam.com/video/UPkLlrJaD-E/w-d-xo.html
Fred, on t’aime ; la France t’aime !! T’es un mec formidable !! Merci de nous avoir régalé en tant que basketteur, aujourd’hui en tant que commentateur. Très heureux de te savoir heureux en famille. Longue et belle vie à toi, aux tiens ☀️🙏🏼❤️🇫🇷
Fred c'est la gentillesse à l'état pure ! même dans ses commentaires basket il a quelque chose de touchant et tu l'écoutes avce sympathie en plus de sa grosse culture basket.
Thank you for sharing Fred Weis' story! I didn't know him too much until the past few years when he started working for the French Basketball Show "NBA Extra" and he's really good as an analyst, commentator, and a lively personality. This was a very touching video!
I'm from his hometown in France and I'm glad that he's doing good. I hear him commenting live basketball games sometimes and I love his comments, he's great at this !
Meilleur commentateur actuel de match. Vraiment top lors de la prepa de l'équipe de France sur l'équipe tv. J'ai appris ce qu'etait un "curl", merci Fred!
If I need to know everything that is wrong with society today, most of them are in these comments. Trolls sitting behind a keyboard making fun of a guy who had personal struggles because they can’t deal with how insecure they are in their own lives. Embarrassing behavior honestly
Yeah. And many people just look at the basketball perspective of "being dunked on" by someone which is very shallow thinking. Life is bigger than basketball. Basketball is only part of life and not the other way around. How about showing some empathy for the person and appreciating his love for his son and family? I dunno with some of these people who are just typing hateful and degrading comments.
Je n'étais pas au courant de cette histoire. Vraiment RESPECT mec . Tu es un vrai Bonhomme d'avoir pris certaines décisions ..... RESPECT, RESPECT, RESPECT......... Et FORCE............."Beaucoup tombent, mais Tous ne se relèvent pas, mais ceux qui se relèvent deviennent de plus en plus fort ; après chaque chute"
Hello from Maryland, Fred Weis you’re an inspiration. One dunk doesn’t define everything you have done in and out of the court. Many giant Greats have been dunked on in the NBA. Nate on Yao; Shaq on Dudley; Pippen on Ewing life goes on bud
Thank you for sharing this story. Its important on so many levels, including a window into a parent’s mind and soul when their child is diagnosed with autism. Happy to see him happy
Fred !! Je t’aime ❤ tu fais partie pour moi aujourd’hui d’un des meilleurs commentateurs du basket français 🇫🇷 merci pour tout ce que tu fais pour la promotion de notre sport autant les filles que les gars ❤🏀 merci 🙏🏿 msieu Weis, et merci pour votre témoignage poignant
I've had the opportunity to play with him in his training camp, and if there's something sure, it is that this man is such a great human being, people making fun of him don't know anything particularly when it is about basketball. He was a great player, a medalist so put some respect to someone who achieved something some famous nba players never done in their whole career.
As a Knicks fan. I remember that draft night like it was yesterday. The NBA was still the league of centers so I understood why the Knicks made that pick! Plus the Knicks were moving on from Patrick Ewing so they needed a center!
I just remember him being in NBA Live on the Knicks and all I knew was he was a 7’2” 1st round pick and as a Sixers fan I would sometimes trade for guys like him to build young teams around Iverson. I actually never even realized he never played in the NBA til years later and it felt like a Manella Effect because I would swear I remember him at the end the bench. Weird. Which is why I also felt like at the moment and probably still now the Carter dunk is the greatest in game dunk ever, I remember some of my friends downplaying it like he’s a euro scrub and me arguing no he’s a 7’2 former 1st round pick haha. At the same time I dunno how they passed on Ron Artest tho.
It’s so disappointing that most of the comments in here make fun of the guy or aren’t related to what made this guy depressed. It’s all fun and games until you have a loved one that’s neurodivergent. Instead of promoting love and understanding, people resort to bullying. Appreciate ESPN for sharing Weis’ story. Life isn’t all about sports.
Yeah but we don’t know that nor do we care about that. It’s irrelevant to his basketball career and irrelevant to the audience. Imagine doing that for every athlete that ever existed… You can’t. He is the guy who got dunked over by Vince Carter and there is nothing wrong with it. He took it way too personally and shouldn’t have. He might a be a great guy but it’s irrelevant to the people watching basketball.
@@ChickityChicken so according to your poor knowledge of depression and autism, only the poorest of the poor have “the right” to be depressed? You are a perfect example of someone who’s ignorant about depression and autism. Try to be better.
@@awesomereviews1561 He never took it personal. He even said it in this very documentary. Did you watch it ? I dn't think so. Nobody is saying you don't have the right to laugh at the dunk, it's just that... this documentary (you didn't watch) is not about the dunk.
People just commenting from click baits instead of ACTUALLY seeing the GOD DAM VIDEOS. I'm so sick of it. They think is all laughs until they discover the real-life struggles of this noble giant. Can't stand this. Honestly.
he was very good in his late years in career. Clever and intelligent guy . He made passes, dunk. Very good. He led his team Limoges to a multiple titles year : national, European , and cup ! Great guy
Ce poster dunk de Vince carter traduit aussi la gentillesse de Frédéric Weis car il aurait pu le blesser gravement s’il l’avait voulu… mais il a pris soin de son intégrité physique. Un Grand Monsieur!
2:20.. Vince said "Get up before he gets up to block my shot.." but the problem was he never got up, and if he jumped the slightest, the dunk would never had happened.. Can't blame Weis, he did the most logical thing, took the charge, but even Vince didn't know he jumped over him, that's how crazy, adrenalin fueled moment that was, you can't predict it
Unless you don’t speak French then it’s ok to assume that he doesn’t sound French!! Americans of all people should know they are Americans from different backgrounds!! France is bordered by Spain, Germany, Italy, and England by the etc!!
We all remember him as the 7'2" guy that got embarrased and jumped over by VC15 in sydney 2000 but This is the other side of his personal story a loving and responsible father ❤
OMG they did a mini documentary on this man 😂….Vince dunking is truly one of the best dunks ever and I didn’t know he was 7’2 always heard he was simply 7ft
Now and then it's good to be reminded that people we see who work in the public eye - athletes, performers,etc - have so much going on we know nothing about. Even if you follow TMZ and the rest obsessively you have such a tiny piece of the picture of who they really are.... Sometimes for better, sometimes for worse.
Have you watched it before you wrote this ? The guy litterally played 10 years after this dunk. His downspiral coming from havin an autistic child and alcool troubles. Man this days people cant even watch a 6 minutes video before commenting on it...
People would remember him to be the one who was dunked on by Carter but the most significant part about him is HE IS A GOOD FATHER… A GOOD MAN and HE TRULY LOVES HIS SON and family. That’s what matters.
Yeah but we don’t know that nor do we care about that. It’s irrelevant to his basketball career and irrelevant to the audience. Imagine doing that for every athlete that ever existed… You can’t. He is the guy who got dunked over by Vince Carter and there is nothing wrong with it. He took it way too personally and shouldn’t have. He might a be a great guy but it’s irrelevant to the people watching basketball.
@@awesomereviews1561 Yeah. That’s your opinion. We have different opinions which is ok.
Actually in France he is known for being in the team that got the first silver medal for France at the Olympics. And he doesn't live in the US. So I think he is doing just fine.
While all of that is true, it's also true that he got dunked on by Vince Carter. All can be true.
@@arvinpaculaba7013 Yes. The point is life is bigger than basketball. There is so much more outside basketball.
Getting posterized is embarrassing but a part of the game. It is HUGE to say you were a silver medalist in the olympics. That is a lifelong achievement. To play pro in any sport at any level is also an achievement, let alone to also be drafted into the NBA. People like me dream about those things. Congrats on your success.
Especially when the US was unbeatable back then. Then you're the best of the rest of the World. I was watching the French Basketball team in the 90s and he was a good player. Silver medal in the Olympics was absolutely phenomenal & unexpected.
@@erich3784 lol Except they weren't, in the Semi final game if that last second 3 pointer goes in they don't even medal. th-cam.com/video/UPkLlrJaD-E/w-d-xo.html
Thank you for investing in telling his story.
Fred, on t’aime ; la France t’aime !! T’es un mec formidable !! Merci de nous avoir régalé en tant que basketteur, aujourd’hui en tant que commentateur. Très heureux de te savoir heureux en famille. Longue et belle vie à toi, aux tiens ☀️🙏🏼❤️🇫🇷
Fred c'est la gentillesse à l'état pure ! même dans ses commentaires basket il a quelque chose de touchant et tu l'écoutes avce sympathie en plus de sa grosse culture basket.
"mais bien sûr !" - Weiss à tous les matches
Thank you for sharing Fred Weis' story! I didn't know him too much until the past few years when he started working for the French Basketball Show "NBA Extra" and he's really good as an analyst, commentator, and a lively personality. This was a very touching video!
I'm from his hometown in France and I'm glad that he's doing good. I hear him commenting live basketball games sometimes and I love his comments, he's great at this !
I'm glad he's doing better, and is happy and enjoying his life.
😂😂😂
@@m.0.b.prince668? Such a weird response to a positive comment.
@@Byronic19134 It’s sports Ma. Not the presidential election. His personal life I give my blessings too.
I am so glad I got to see this. Weis has handled being infamous with so much class. Much respect.
Meilleur commentateur actuel de match. Vraiment top lors de la prepa de l'équipe de France sur l'équipe tv. J'ai appris ce qu'etait un "curl", merci Fred!
God bless this man. His family.
If I need to know everything that is wrong with society today, most of them are in these comments. Trolls sitting behind a keyboard making fun of a guy who had personal struggles because they can’t deal with how insecure they are in their own lives. Embarrassing behavior honestly
100% agree, that lack of empathy is extremely concerning
@@arnodil5325 Keyboard warriors are the absolute scum of humanity. Plankton level.
@@DeepestQuotesAndThat’s not the point. The issue is that this behavior has become normalized in society meaning society is becoming plankton.
Yeah. And many people just look at the basketball perspective of "being dunked on" by someone which is very shallow thinking. Life is bigger than basketball. Basketball is only part of life and not the other way around. How about showing some empathy for the person and appreciating his love for his son and family? I dunno with some of these people who are just typing hateful and degrading comments.
Touching story. Finally, I have the whole story about this guy.
This is a great story. Glad he recovered and is doing well. Also, love that his son is still representing NYK.
Je n'étais pas au courant de cette histoire. Vraiment RESPECT mec . Tu es un vrai Bonhomme d'avoir pris certaines décisions ..... RESPECT, RESPECT, RESPECT......... Et FORCE............."Beaucoup tombent, mais Tous ne se relèvent pas, mais ceux qui se relèvent deviennent de plus en plus fort ; après chaque chute"
Hello from Maryland, Fred Weis you’re an inspiration. One dunk doesn’t define everything you have done in and out of the court. Many giant Greats have been dunked on in the NBA. Nate on Yao; Shaq on Dudley; Pippen on Ewing life goes on bud
All jokes aside I’m glad big fella got to tell his story 🙏💯
Extraordinaire commentateur, très grand joueur, et grande personne d'après ce que je vois. Grand respect monsieur Weis.
Most in these comments literally say "I can't watch an 8-minute documentary, my attention span stops after the disclaimer"
I’m currently paused at :04 to read the comments 😂
He literally says at the beginning of the video that the dunk wasn't the source of his problems. So these people have the attention span of an amoeba.
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂FACTS
Thank you for sharing this story. Its important on so many levels, including a window into a parent’s mind and soul when their child is diagnosed with autism. Happy to see him happy
Fred, big love for you from France my man!
This is actually pretty wholesome.
Yeah it is.
One of the best french caster, thank you for the documentary
This was a great mini-documentary. Happy for him.
Fred !! Je t’aime ❤ tu fais partie pour moi aujourd’hui d’un des meilleurs commentateurs du basket français 🇫🇷 merci pour tout ce que tu fais pour la promotion de notre sport autant les filles que les gars ❤🏀 merci 🙏🏿 msieu Weis, et merci pour votre témoignage poignant
I've had the opportunity to play with him in his training camp, and if there's something sure, it is that this man is such a great human being, people making fun of him don't know anything particularly when it is about basketball. He was a great player, a medalist so put some respect to someone who achieved something some famous nba players never done in their whole career.
Yeah ok lol
Such an amazing dad and person!!! 🫶
T'es un bon gars Fred on t'aime ❤
Fred en Bilbao se te recuerda y se te quiere!!! Leyenda del BB
I personally appreciate this! Despite WHATEVER In terms of “basketball”…glad he got to tell HIS STORY🙌🏾🙏🏾
God bless him and his family.
As a Knicks fan. I remember that draft night like it was yesterday. The NBA was still the league of centers so I understood why the Knicks made that pick! Plus the Knicks were moving on from Patrick Ewing so they needed a center!
I just remember him being in NBA Live on the Knicks and all I knew was he was a 7’2” 1st round pick and as a Sixers fan I would sometimes trade for guys like him to build young teams around Iverson. I actually never even realized he never played in the NBA til years later and it felt like a Manella Effect because I would swear I remember him at the end the bench. Weird.
Which is why I also felt like at the moment and probably still now the Carter dunk is the greatest in game dunk ever, I remember some of my friends downplaying it like he’s a euro scrub and me arguing no he’s a 7’2 former 1st round pick haha.
At the same time I dunno how they passed on Ron Artest tho.
This is the type of story that ESPN should do more.
I had that poster on my wall for the majority of my childhood. The best in-game dunk in recorded basketball history.
It’s so disappointing that most of the comments in here make fun of the guy or aren’t related to what made this guy depressed. It’s all fun and games until you have a loved one that’s neurodivergent. Instead of promoting love and understanding, people resort to bullying.
Appreciate ESPN for sharing Weis’ story. Life isn’t all about sports.
Yeah but we don’t know that nor do we care about that. It’s irrelevant to his basketball career and irrelevant to the audience. Imagine doing that for every athlete that ever existed… You can’t. He is the guy who got dunked over by Vince Carter and there is nothing wrong with it. He took it way too personally and shouldn’t have. He might a be a great guy but it’s irrelevant to the people watching basketball.
@@ChickityChicken so according to your poor knowledge of depression and autism, only the poorest of the poor have “the right” to be depressed? You are a perfect example of someone who’s ignorant about depression and autism. Try to be better.
@@awesomereviews1561 geez, do you think that people that watch basketball only watch it because of basketball? You might 13 or something…
@@awesomereviews1561 He never took it personal. He even said it in this very documentary. Did you watch it ? I dn't think so. Nobody is saying you don't have the right to laugh at the dunk, it's just that... this documentary (you didn't watch) is not about the dunk.
This was great
People just commenting from click baits instead of ACTUALLY seeing the GOD DAM VIDEOS. I'm so sick of it. They think is all laughs until they discover the real-life struggles of this noble giant. Can't stand this. Honestly.
Amazing footage about a great person and a legendary french player !
Finally Fred Weis himself tells the truth to all these stupid people telling fake news about this Vince Carter dunk
God bless you and your family Fred Weiss.
Merci Fred pour ces années données au basket et heureux que tu aies su prendre le rebond le plus important de ta carrière d'homme ;)
That was amazing. Props to him for persevering and recovering.
That's an inspirational story
Glad to see that he's doing better now with his family
Didn’t know the story ! Very proud of him
Life is Beutiful and fighting threw it even better!
He got posterized but he posterized life.
Fred, on t'aime ❤❤❤❤
what a cool guy!
I love how peace and love has become his value. God bless him and his loved ones
i respect a center who dnt foul a dunker
Clearly it could have been ugly for Carter if Fred was a dirty player
he was very good in his late years in career. Clever and intelligent guy . He made passes, dunk. Very good.
He led his team Limoges to a multiple titles year : national, European , and cup !
Great guy
Great to see the other side.
He should came to the league
Fred is a great dude. Happy for him.
I'm glad he was able to find happiness after the diagnosis of his son and separation from his first wife
beautiful story
Super reportage! Bravo Fred👏🏿👏🏿
Kudos to espn for this feature.
Ce poster dunk de Vince carter traduit aussi la gentillesse de Frédéric Weis car il aurait pu le blesser gravement s’il l’avait voulu… mais il a pris soin de son intégrité physique. Un Grand Monsieur!
RESPECT !
Billions of people in the planet and only a handful can say they’re olympic silver medalists. Chapeau!
Respect from serbia
So glad to everything’s well for him.. now it’s time to get in shape 💪
Good to see this man doing well..,God bless him and his family always 🙏🙏
Great to see that he was able to turn his life around 🔥
😢😢😢❤
Such a great man 😢
All the best to him; looks like a great guy
Great person, all the best to him!
Some victims of vince never talked go him again, i like that fred dnt shy away in and out of the court
Most ppl here havent actually watched the video. The carter slam wasnt even an part of his downward spiral.
Him and Vince should do a sit down together
They actually have, I believe it was for the french bein sport network
Happy that he found his way back 🎉🎉
A great journalist and an NBA expert ❤
Wished Knicks had drafted Ron Artest. Wish Frederic a healthy life
2:20.. Vince said "Get up before he gets up to block my shot.." but the problem was he never got up, and if he jumped the slightest, the dunk would never had happened.. Can't blame Weis, he did the most logical thing, took the charge, but even Vince didn't know he jumped over him, that's how crazy, adrenalin fueled moment that was, you can't predict it
He is a true champion and an Olympian in real life. 🫡
I'm so sad for him he's the one who comment the NBA in france on beinsport I didn't know much about him before but his story really broke my heart 💔
❤❤❤ to Fred
“Who is that guy, he doesn’t even sound French” is crazy work 😂😂
Lmao he would've got banned for that comment today
Unless you don’t speak French then it’s ok to assume that he doesn’t sound French!! Americans of all people should know they are Americans from different backgrounds!! France is bordered by Spain, Germany, Italy, and England by the etc!!
@@okaeT Weiss is the name of a french river, Alsace is a region with strong ties with the german culture.
this is wild never knew his name or face till today. mental health is something else
Legend Big Fred! 💯
improbable ce reportage
Super commentateur 😍
Respect.❤🏀 🫡
Great story.
Made me miss Outside The Lines.
Great sports reporting is almost nonexistent
Fred
the dunk part was a tiny part of his story. glad he recovered from his depression and living a happy life now.
Merci Fred, Merci ESPN
We all remember him as the 7'2" guy that got embarrased and jumped over by VC15 in sydney 2000 but This is the other side of his personal story a loving and responsible father ❤
Un sacré monstre, Fred Weis
Amen 🙏 way to make it happen
fred le best
Very touching for the family part..
OMG they did a mini documentary on this man 😂….Vince dunking is truly one of the best dunks ever and I didn’t know he was 7’2 always heard he was simply 7ft
A good documentary to realize that the youtube comment section ain't real life.
Fred Weiss is a good guy 4 sure ! 🏀🇫🇷👍
Now and then it's good to be reminded that people we see who work in the public eye - athletes, performers,etc - have so much going on we know nothing about. Even if you follow TMZ and the rest obsessively you have such a tiny piece of the picture of who they really are.... Sometimes for better, sometimes for worse.
great story. thank you for sharing
Vince Carter dunks on every one man, cheer up 😅
Lmao
@@underoath257 Yea but he got a some special Carter Sauce on that dunk. 😂
Have you watched it before you wrote this ? The guy litterally played 10 years after this dunk. His downspiral coming from havin an autistic child and alcool troubles. Man this days people cant even watch a 6 minutes video before commenting on it...
@@juliencamus3523 It's the intro and thumbnail that is a bit misleading
Une histoire touchante !