*~*~* 2022 PLAY-IN GAMES THREAD *~*~*

RIP clippers

Clippers star Paul George has entered health and safety protocols and will miss tonight's Play-in game vs. New Orleans, sources tell @TimBontemps and me.

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) April 15, 2022

Aw that sucks.

altho i guess lue is used to this team withouth pg. still woudnt be surprised by a clippers win

Dude is the “Belichick” of bball coaches apparently 😀

Sources: 2x Finals MVP, Kawhi Leonard is unlikely to play in the NBA Playoffs. Kawhi’s camp and the Clippers’ brass are in disagreement as to Leonard’s availability for the playoffs. This has led to growing frustration from both sides. pic.twitter.com/XHeNvIDmiC

— Jack Settleman (@jacksettleman) April 15, 2022

I'm in a quandry. I can't root for the Clips, because they are so unlikable. I like the Pellies, but can't root for them because if they win then the Blazers don't get the Pellies' lottery pick in this year's draft. I just have to sit on my hands.

i guess it's different when you can see the medicals or whatever but the clippers are insane if they ever thought that kawhi was going to play this year incl the playoffs. we've already seen him go thru this and we know what his deal is

Ugh if any Wolves come down with Covid

idk who the fuck jack settleman is

haha i didnt even check the source i had just seen wojs tweet about PG and figured it was legit

jack settleman will tell you and anybody else who'll listen that he is "CEO and founder of #snapback_sports"!!!

Nash with the Simmons update:

Was Simmons able to do any more today?

Nash: "He hasn't done anything yet, so no."

— Nick Friedell (@NickFriedell) April 15, 2022

Major return: Cavaliers All-Star Jarrett Allen (fractured finger) will play tonight vs. Hawks in elimination Play-In Tournament game, barring setback in warmups, sources tell @TheAthletic @Stadium.

— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) April 15, 2022

i wonder if he's even shot a basketball in the last 10 months xp

there was footage of him playing pickup in some gym during the season

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ESn9JYEWsAESUyj

I have that here:

Umm... Why is there a little brother on the floor while my kid is shooting a free throw? Lol pic.twitter.com/qsGSReT1nn

— Nicky Nurse (@RyanJHTurvey) March 8, 2020

cavs hoisting and hitting

not one of these threes has been contested tho lol

if the hawks give up 144 points i predict they will lose

NEWS: Phoenix Suns majority owner Robert Sarver will be retiring as executive chairman from Western Alliance Bancorporation in June, ending a two-decade tenure with the nearly $56 billion asset company. https://t.co/ak10gWEXSy

— Baxter Holmes (@Baxter) April 16, 2022

friday night play in game news dump!

de’andre hunter is playing an absolutely awful game

great sequence there by the cavs. lauri makes so much more sense with allen healthy

and when he’s shooting 60% from three

Never seen a guy get injured and a tech at the same time

clint capela just sprained his own knee by dragging evan mobley into him

it seems like the cavs size is really giving trae problems. he just hasn’t gotten in a rhythm at all, his jumpers have all been really long threes or contested fadeaways

the flagrant + knee detonation combo has gotta hurt

that was a remarkably dumb foul by clint

pauses to see if the ball is going in or not and wrecks his knee

i love when the refs describe what they see and it’s like they have just viewed an entire different representation of reality than the rest of the world

you know it's rough if i'm nodding along with mark jackson

the energy in the arena is always deflated after halftime, i think the hawks needs to go on a quick 8-2 run or something right off the break to stabilize this. the three shooting should probably even out… probably

big shootout over here

I just turned this on to see back to back insane 3s and it's tied going into the 4th. Nice.

DG gotta call who he wants into the p&r and make every play. Get Caris a couple touches in the p&r. That’s your 4th. Gotta test Gorgui puppies. Also can call Gallo up and see what his puppies talking about.

— Draymond Green (@Money23Green) April 16, 2022

puppies?

I just turned this on to see back to back insane 3s and it's tied going into the 4th. Nice.

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And then it just turned into a college game, lol.

the cavs offense has died

gonna guess puppies is feet bc those guys are old/slow

see what his puppies talking about

my dogs are barking

bow -- and i cant stress this enough -- wow

trae played easily one of the worst games i’ve ever seen him play in the first half but has been the best player on the floor in the second half and it’s not even really close

some great playoff basketball here

yeah this is awesome

trae:steph::kobe:mj

believe it or not repeatedly switching markannen onto trae young has not worked out for the cavs

crazy half by trae

Brutal!