The NBA Thread.

Felt some nostalgia walking into a bar and seeing him drain one of those 15 foot pull up jumpers. We will miss last year’s team.

 

https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/27189056/league-best-teams-now

These rankings are a joke.

Denver at number 2, while the team that just beat them in the playoffs, Portland, falls to 8?

The Lakers are 6th despite adding AD and being 4th in the West prior to LeBron’s injury last season?

The Celtics are 7th, ahead of Portland, Utah, and Golden State? Why?

 

https://www.nbcsports.com/philadelp...act-sixers-history-all-eyes-are-tobias-harris

5 yrs, $180MM for Harris

 

Sad
https://www.yahoo.com/sports/jazz-c...-he-battle-parkinsons-dementia-015920702.html

 

I really like the Bucks adding Korver, especially with all of the defensive talent they can put around him.

 

https://www.jacksonsun.com/story/sp...xR1tj_DZIjmZixOvriJtqpqzZ4bvff6CpeQ-bfXtbgINg

Old high school basketball team from Jackson came together and is playing in the quarters of The Basketball Tournament.

 

Looks like Demarcus Cousins tore his ACL

 

Man, DeMarcus Cousins just can’t catch a break. Feel awful for the dude.

 

I can sympathize. No rhyme or reason. Some of us have tendons that break down under force after a certain amount of time. Then another one goes, then another one and on and on.

 

NBA rookies vote for Cam Reddish as the rookie they think will have the best career as a pro. Zion wasn't even top 3.

Also of note, Steph Curry didn't receive a single vote in the "favorite player" category.

 

https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/27493105/police-issue-arrest-warrant-lakers-cousins

The hits just keep coming.

 

That's a crushing blow to Steph's legacy.

 

Eliminated from World Cup.

 

Outstanding

 

At least they qualified.

 

This is glorious.

 

Lost again.

 

Perennial Father of the Year award winner LaVar Ball calls his son, Lonzo, "damaged goods". If I had a dollar for every time I heard someone defend the elder Ball dad's antics as showing how much he believes in and loves his sons, I'd have far more than the Big Baller Brand does. Dude sees his kids as a commodity and a way to live his life vicariously after being a failed athlete himself.

 

So let me get this straight...

Daryl Morey tweets something about "standing with Hong Kong" in support of democracy. China, a communist country with whom we are currently in a trade war and whose ruler is essentially in office for life, pushes back, citing how "upset" Chinese "fans" are with his comments. The NBA then collectively tucks its tail between its legs and walks the whole thing back, headlined by star player James Harden apologizing to China for Morey's comments?

Are you [uck fay]ing kidding me? I thought this was America?

 

As much as I can tell, yes, you are correct.