lol at him not even bothering to do real layups, pure domination
― lag∞n, Sunday, 7 June 2020 17:22 (three years ago) link
hahah that's awesome.
― call all destroyer, Sunday, 7 June 2020 17:31 (three years ago) link
this whole thing is going to end up being incredibly strange isnt it
ESPN story on growing uncertainty among NBA players about entering Orlando bubble and allowances league plans to make for those deciding to stay home. https://t.co/tW7p8sKloH— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) June 10, 2020
― lag∞n, Thursday, 11 June 2020 14:24 (three years ago) link
I think I’d put money on this season not happening
― Spottie, Thursday, 11 June 2020 15:29 (three years ago) link
i understand some of the trepidation but the time to raise these concerns would have been before the nbapa agreed to the league's restart plan.
― call all destroyer, Thursday, 11 June 2020 15:53 (three years ago) link
Sources: Players deciding against participating in Orlando could be replaced by a substitution player. NBA plans to allow replacements for players who test positive for COVID-19 or suffer injuries. Replaced players become ineligible for the rest of 2019-2020 season. https://t.co/6J62J0k8Nv— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) June 11, 2020
― Spottie, Thursday, 11 June 2020 15:59 (three years ago) link
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C0qbiIPUAAAAobx?format=jpg&name=small
― A True White Kid that can Jump (Granny Dainger), Thursday, 11 June 2020 16:12 (three years ago) link
lmao
― Spottie, Thursday, 11 June 2020 16:18 (three years ago) link
finally bobson dugnutt's time to shine
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Thursday, 11 June 2020 16:45 (three years ago) link
BREAKING UPDATE: Florida reports 1,317 new COVID-19 cases. The highest since April 17.— Daniel Uhlfelder (@DWUhlfelderLaw) June 3, 2020
― lag∞n, Thursday, 11 June 2020 17:25 (three years ago) link
you gotta believe in the bubble
― call all destroyer, Thursday, 11 June 2020 17:54 (three years ago) link
skinny
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EaQDItCX0AMiJwJ?format=jpg&name=large
― lag∞n, Thursday, 11 June 2020 18:27 (three years ago) link
whoa!
― call all destroyer, Thursday, 11 June 2020 18:31 (three years ago) link
Insane
― Spottie, Thursday, 11 June 2020 18:32 (three years ago) link
lil honey
― methinks dababy doth bop shit too much (m bison), Thursday, 11 June 2020 18:56 (three years ago) link
he went out an bought some skinny pants, too!
― A is for (Aimless), Thursday, 11 June 2020 19:13 (three years ago) link
i understand why the players don't really want to be sequestered for 3 months but the other option is no season?
― J0rdan S., Thursday, 11 June 2020 19:16 (three years ago) link
yes
― Spottie, Thursday, 11 June 2020 19:17 (three years ago) link
again i don't get the point of posturing about it now that everything has been voted on, but i'd be surprised if more than a handful of players elect to not come back.
― call all destroyer, Thursday, 11 June 2020 19:29 (three years ago) link
to generalize broadly, for the role players and bench players it will be about their paychecks. for the max players and all-stars it will be about how playing or not will meet their personal goals. I think they'll play and it will feel extremely strange at first, then we'll all get used to it.
― A is for (Aimless), Thursday, 11 June 2020 19:38 (three years ago) link
one thing to consider is ballers ball
― lag∞n, Thursday, 11 June 2020 20:13 (three years ago) link
i suspect the players baseline want to play, whether everything else outweighs that...
― lag∞n, Thursday, 11 June 2020 20:14 (three years ago) link
A picture of Jokic emerged and he actually is rail thin
― Matt Armstrong, Friday, 12 June 2020 00:28 (three years ago) link
Nikola Jokic looking skinny👀 pic.twitter.com/E5ZEs6egK8— Hoop Central (@TheHoopCentral) June 11, 2020
― Matt Armstrong, Friday, 12 June 2020 00:29 (three years ago) link
I would’ve absolutely assumed that was zinger
― Clay, Friday, 12 June 2020 00:37 (three years ago) link
Doncic is reportedly fat
― Matt Armstrong, Friday, 12 June 2020 02:25 (three years ago) link
yesssssss
― methinks dababy doth bop shit too much (m bison), Friday, 12 June 2020 02:26 (three years ago) link
i worried he was gonna be skinny too
― lag∞n, Friday, 12 June 2020 02:44 (three years ago) link
maybe they did some kinda trade
― Clay, Friday, 12 June 2020 02:50 (three years ago) link
the excess weight for nba euros is actually a constant
― call all destroyer, Friday, 12 June 2020 02:51 (three years ago) link
thought for sure that was a shop but maybe not?
Nikola Jokic looks like he dropped a ton of weight since the season was suspended. pic.twitter.com/Gx7NizrS2z— Legion Hoops (@LegionHoops) June 11, 2020
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Friday, 12 June 2020 03:13 (three years ago) link
i have an idea for home court in the quarantine nba, let the home team control the stadium audio and pipe in whatever noises they want
― lag∞n, Friday, 12 June 2020 15:41 (three years ago) link
we’re this close to someone missing a free throw bc of a loud distracting porno moan
― methinks dababy doth bop shit too much (m bison), Friday, 12 June 2020 15:53 (three years ago) link
needs to happen
― lag∞n, Friday, 12 June 2020 15:54 (three years ago) link
NBA Jam sound drops
― Matt Armstrong, Friday, 12 June 2020 17:09 (three years ago) link
Adding to Taylor's report: I'm told today's conf call could involve up to 200 players. Also hearing that Kyrie Irving has been a driving force in organizing these calls, and in raising concerns over NBA's bubble plan. https://t.co/0voQafmveO— Howard Beck (@HowardBeck) June 12, 2020
― Spottie, Friday, 12 June 2020 18:00 (three years ago) link
started with this tweet:
Yahoo Sources: Significant number of players disappointed their voice wasn’t heard in decision to restart season, and others believe black players sequestered to entertain and ease league’s economic burden amid racial tension is bad optics. https://t.co/F4BiqWD6uQ pic.twitter.com/hhw8rGdLh8— Chris Haynes (@ChrisBHaynes) June 12, 2020
As @TaylorRooks, @HowardBeck reports, Brooklyn Nets star Kyrie Irving has organized a call tonight for players to discuss what position they should take. He’s of mindset that during racial tension, not returning to play should be considered, sources say. https://t.co/8W8VaZMxQh— Chris Haynes (@ChrisBHaynes) June 12, 2020
― Spottie, Friday, 12 June 2020 18:03 (three years ago) link
I miss the hoops but support whatever they decide
― A True White Kid that can Jump (Granny Dainger), Friday, 12 June 2020 18:26 (three years ago) link
others believe black players sequestered to entertain and ease league’s economic burden amid racial tension is bad optics.
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Friday, 12 June 2020 18:28 (three years ago) link
100%
― Spottie, Friday, 12 June 2020 18:40 (three years ago) link
it isn't wrong.
but what this is showing is how badly the nbapa botched this by already holding a proxy vote that passed, when apparently close to half the league might have voted the other way! i sure would hate to see the owners weaponize this to get monetary concessions for next season beyond the salary everyone would already be losing.
given where we are, it *seems* like using the return as a platform for messaging social change and getting the league to pitch in on that front would be reasonable.
― call all destroyer, Friday, 12 June 2020 18:56 (three years ago) link
this is a good summary of where we are: https://www.masslive.com/celtics/2020/06/kyrie-irving-is-driving-force-behind-player-call-questioning-whether-nba-should-restart-during-social-unrest-reports.html
― call all destroyer, Friday, 12 June 2020 19:15 (three years ago) link
It seems like the fairest thing is just to leave it up to each individual player. If only 250 players show up so be it
― Matt Armstrong, Saturday, 13 June 2020 01:30 (three years ago) link
yeah
― lag∞n, Saturday, 13 June 2020 01:44 (three years ago) link
amount of peer pressure gonna be wild tho, plus the possible fear of being stained by being the guy on the team that stayed home
― Clay, Saturday, 13 June 2020 01:49 (three years ago) link
if only 250 players show up there's no way to crown a legitimate champion for the season
― call all destroyer, Saturday, 13 June 2020 02:10 (three years ago) link
Kyrie Irving told NBA players on call Friday, sources tell @TheAthleticNBA @Stadium: "I don’t support going into Orlando. I’m not with the systematic racism and the bullshit. Something smells a little fishy."— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) June 13, 2020
i really am sympathetic to player concerns but would feel a lot better if the guy leading this was a) actually capable of playing in the first place and b) not kyrie irving who seems to see a conspiracy in a plan that existed prior to the beginning of the protests
― call all destroyer, Saturday, 13 June 2020 02:13 (three years ago) link
yeah its kinda perfect that its kyrie lol
― lag∞n, Saturday, 13 June 2020 02:26 (three years ago) link
Kyrie hit the NBA and NBAPA with the late but effective “I just think it’s funny how...” pic.twitter.com/krEi89CD66— Sean Campbell (@Melanism) June 13, 2020
― lag∞n, Saturday, 13 June 2020 02:27 (three years ago) link