THE GLAZED DONUT FACE-OFF -- spurs! heat! it's the NBA finals 2014, where little fatasses happen

Wade elected not to speak with reporters after his exit interview, which is the first time he's made that decision in the four seasons he has played with James and Bosh. Wade is coming off the worst performance in five trips to the Finals and was the subject of criticism for his sluggish overall play.

Bosh on Tuesday maintained that he wants to stay in Miami and believes the Heat's core will return intact. But he also anticipated there would have to be serious discussions among the players, team president Pat Riley and owner Micky Arison about the notion that the Big Three might have to opt out of their contracts and accept less money to create cap space to improve the roster.

James said he feels "more at ease" entering the process than he did four years ago when he left Cleveland after seven seasons to sign with the Heat as a free agent. James said he could learn a lesson from the summer of 2010, when he was criticized for announcing his decision during a television special on ESPN.

After winning two titles and advancing to the Finals four times since arriving in Miami, James also said there's really nothing specific the Heat's front office needs to do to make an impression.

"I don't need to hear anything," James said of what he expects from his meeting with Riley. "I understand what this franchise brings to the table. Like I said, I'm not at that point right now. When I get there, I will be ready to talk about it."

James did say he values the flexibility his contract options affords him to be able to evaluate every aspect of his present and future. James could opt out and sign a new deal worth up to $129 million over five seasons. The most another team could offer James, Wade or Bosh is a four-year, $96 million deal.

Should all three players bypass their opt-out clause, they would account for more than $61 million of salary cap that is projected to be about $63 million next season. That means Miami, which could have as many as 14 of its 15 players enter free agency next month, would have limited resources to upgrade the roster in some regards.

"I'm in position to be able to do that," James said of having flexibility. "Not saying I want to take that option right now. I'm not sure yet. There's a lot of time when you're not in control of your future in professional sports. I've been fortunate to have two opportunities to do that -- in 2010, and if I decide to use it now, I can be in control of my future now."

boris article was great parker-diaw bromance 4 lyfe i love that boris didn't bother moving out of tony's house until this season

they are totally going to be player-coaching some team in a french league at age 45 just for laughs

https://s3.yimg.com/sr/img/1/5bb4749b-9d4e-3e7d-a107-e85951c0b782

beaut

howd they do that big ass flash

Wow! That belongs in 100 classic photos i think.

Are the shadows photoshopped on?

It's under editorial photos in getty, so probably not

yeah you can see the light on their bodies uniforms etc someone set off a huge flash

I could getty archive all day man

http://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/billy-crystal-and-janice-crystal-attend-an-nba-playoff-game-news-photo/488111951

how would they have been able to do that in the middle of the game without blinding everyone in the arena?

what im wondering

i know ive seen this effect before just not w a full court shot

Seems that Ray Allen would be the only person on court to be blinded?

there were these cool photos from a recent season that were super high contrast done w a flash like someone dunking and u see the players but the background is totally black but i cant find them

I'm really curious how they got that effect. The court floors are completely lit up all over during the game, so like kevin mentioned, how could you produce a giant flash strong enough to make those shadows and not completely disrupt the arena?

illuminati flash bulbs

i miss when the spurs were destroying the heat every night they shd keep doing it

when's the dang draft i'm bored already

OTM petition to rename the Spurs the Harlem Globetrotters and the Heat the Washington General

http://i.imgur.com/ZM5ymYk.png

here u go i got u a present

good plan thanks!

https://vine.co/v/MTWT30HQ51u

lol

http://i.imgur.com/aRcX08d.png

You got something to explain buddy

lmao @ pop

lol guess u guys found my secret acct for spreading my pop fan vines and pop fanfiction

http://i.imgur.com/ZM5ymYk.png

here u go i got u a present

― Clay, Wednesday, June 18, 2014 8:14 PM (2 hours ago) Bookmark

Be The Ainge You Want To See In The World

niice

haha

lol

The onion is always great with the Tim Duncan news

http://www.theonion.com/articles/tim-duncan-busy-at-san-antonio-zoning-office-plann,36301/

haw!

hahahaha

Be The Ainge You Want To See In The World

Would be a great fantasy name if it weren't so long.

bumping this for historical hoops research purposes

still have the last game of the spurs/heat playoffs on the tivo for occasional lolwatching

I SAW IT TOO I WASNT SURE IF IT WAS MY BODY DRUGS PLAYING MIND TRICKS
--smooth hymnal (m bison)

basically kawhi says fuck you
--smooth hymnal (m bison)

IVE NEVER DONE DRUGS BUT I FEEL LIKE DRUGS ARE IN MY BODY RN
--smooth hymnal (m bison)

this joy is wonderful to see

wish I'd be on ilx for this dang

*been. goddam phone

just read this whole thing it was good recommended

i was rly funny itt, my favorite team should win the championship more

this thread title is as close as melo will ever get to the finals

― le goon (J0rdan S.), Tuesday, June 3, 2014 6:45 AM (11 months ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

lol'd at this

still one of the worst thread titles in the history of ILH

smh it was a great thread title

fuck a melo reference in a nba finals thread title

still one of the worst thread titles in the history of ILH

― 龜, Wednesday, June 3, 2015 1:06 PM

ha im generally not a fan of the ilx rambling jokey thread title style altogether but the glazed donut face off cracks me up for some reason idk to each his own

glazed donut face off is hilarious