2017-18 NBA REGULAR SEASON THREAD PART 1 ALL OF AMERICAS FAVORITE TEAMS ARE BACK

boogie

durant backing off

But on Wednesday at practice, Durant said, "I looked at the plays, a couple techs, and I was being an a--h--- last night. I was being a jerk."

"That one foul at the end wasn't a foul," Durant continued. "I shouldn't have slammed the ball down like I did. I can go back and say that I was being a jerk last night, and I deserve whatever the league is going to throw at me."

"I wish I could apologize to James because that was out of my character."

love and nets pick for boogie, who says no

― k3vin k., Wednesday, January 24, 2018 3:20 PM (thirty-six minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

for a half season rental of boogie, is the problem

maybe he wld want to stay

he does love messy drama

update

Fultz from the line pic.twitter.com/Yl1D66ZyfR

— Jon Johnson (@jonjohnsonwip) January 24, 2018

i'd be interested in seeing him dunk, can he even get his arm up over his head?

there was a shot of him doing a layup recently and he def can its all very mysterious

or maybe not this is the video i was thinking of and he doesnt really raise his arm too high more just tilts himself back to get the angle

Fultz with a short pull up. Looks more like UW form. pic.twitter.com/rLHl9iHdlt

— Kyle Neubeck (@KyleNeubeck) January 2, 2018

Rising Stars:

US: D Mitchell L Ball K Dunn M Brogdon J Brown J Tatum B Ingram K Kuzma D Smith Jr. J Collins

World: B Bogdanovic D Brooks J Embiid B Hield L Markkanen J Murray F Ntilikina D Sabonis D Saric B Simmons

I always like this game more than the real one

ah but i found one

Let’s check in with Markelle Fultz, who looks good under 10’. Haven’t seen anything beyond. pic.twitter.com/KObHTTF02C

— Jon Johnson (@jonjohnsonwip) January 24, 2018

*x files theme*

Look at a Fultz jumper (on the far court): pic.twitter.com/s3VDq3RWXE

— Jessica Camerato (@JCameratoNBCS) January 20, 2018

lol that layup!

i want to see this

Instead of the Rising Stars game, let's have the young pups go up against the Mid-Level Exception All-Stars!

Yes, the Mid-Level Exception All-Stars! Decent veterans who never made an All-Star team or got a max contract, but got NBA equivalent of YMCA league savvy.

— Pro Hoops History (@ProHoopsHistory) January 24, 2018

#tradelebron is going mainstream

Listen to Windhorst and Lowe on the Cavs and think: It's time for the Cavs to ask LeBron for a list of three teams https://t.co/ZtztnZviWd

— Bruce Arthur (@bruce_arthur) January 24, 2018

lebron to spurs confirmed

That Lowe pod is p juicy

I am looking forward to listening to it on the morrow

it’s good

it’s funny that lebron dislikes dan gilbert so much that he’s letting the franchise twist in the wind

gilbert sucks tho I can't blame lebron

draymond did pierce so dirty, pierce will never not take a shot at him when he can

Pierce: Paul George is a more deserving all-star than Draymond Green Windhorst: Now Draymond's gonna tweet at you 😳😂 pic.twitter.com/6G3mWBTIEH

— Dime on UPROXX (@DimeUPROXX) January 25, 2018

few people know more about being a borderline all-star than paul pierce

https://i.imgur.com/uhjBwjs.png

kyrie’s play has been so impressive this year. i feel like he’s simply happy.

Blake gets T'd for throwing a fastball at the referee's ankles pic.twitter.com/yMuZ3KoYYO

— CJ Fogler (@cjzero) January 25, 2018

such a prick

Blake to ref after getting a tech: “So I gotta pay money cause you can’t f—king catch?" *NSFW* pic.twitter.com/e8r7Xnx8GW

— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) January 25, 2018

cant even catch w his foot

lots of interesting dirt in here

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2754965-damn-this-game-is-long-the-dos-and-donts-of-life-on-an-nba-bench

Dinwiddie's not the first player to use a cup as a cloak for food. According to Miami Heat center Kelly Olynyk, Gerald Wallace used to keep Skittles in one. Gerald Green, Olynyk adds, sips coffee "with like 12 creams and sugars" while watching games. Cleveland Cavaliers forward Channing Frye says he's seen teammates—he won't name names—eat full meals behind the bench.

listened to most of the lowe-windhorst pod this morning, three takeaways

1) cavs are MESS-Y
2) lowe is bad at making fake trades
3) I really don’t see how the cavs turn this around, given the trade options apparently available

theoretically they have the pieces to improve the team a lot but it takes two minds to meet

also like bron being insanely mad about them not getting george/bledsoe in the offseason (reasonable imho) just makes it more likely hell leave and thus less likely the cavs will move any long term assets for short term help

who has value on that roster??? other than lebron and love

nets pick, cavs picks

2) lowe is bad at making fake trades

potential trades is probably my least favorite topic for all nba writers/contributors. just doesnt interest me at all.

it's insane how Isaiah has so successfully dwighthowarded himself this season.

who has value on that roster??? other than lebron and love

― k3vin k., Thursday, January 25, 2018 12:52 PM (thirty-four seconds ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

IT, crowder, maybe even thompson a lil

korver has value for certain teams i'd guess. but all their best lineups include him so

the cavs really shd trade for dwight that wld be the best possible outcome lol

dwights kinda balling this year and it doesnt matter cos his team is worse as usual

https://i.imgur.com/DoDz10n.png
+ nets pick --> char

did i do this one before

it's insane how Isaiah has so successfully dwighthowarded himself this season.

― omar little, Thursday, January 25, 2018 12:53 PM (thirty-one minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

depressing

Spurs are on pace for 52 wins w/ these 5 players having played the most minutes pic.twitter.com/yEF6unPZ74

— sam esfandiari (@samesfandiari) January 24, 2018

the most insane thing i just discovered, the Spurs are in their 42nd NBA season and this will be the 38th season in which they've made the playoffs.

something in the water

tacos iirc

breakfast tacos specifically

chill vibes, no messy drama, doin it for the Alamo

a real system, respect

lmao

Kyrie Irving threatened to have knee surgery and sit out if the Cavs didn't trade him. Wow. pic.twitter.com/dYIfyKkf5P

— Cleveland Sports Talk (@CLEsportsTalk) January 25, 2018