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

Rockets players were clamoring for Blake Griffin too, league sources said. Chris Paul also entered with other Rockers players through a backstory that connects team dressing rooms. https://t.co/BRgyHe1WgL

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) January 16, 2018

lol that is the most chris paul move

Here's the play where Blake Griffin went right at D'Antoni on the way up the court, going out of bounds to bump him. D'Antoni complains about it immediately. pic.twitter.com/dwZeRJlxmv

— ClutchFans (@clutchfans) January 16, 2018

As the four Rockets were marched through the back hallway, center Clint Capela knocked on the front door of Clippers entrance, the sources said. Someone opened door, saw him standing there -- and shut it on him.

So ya'll gonna tell me these are three hard asses that were gonna pull up on Austin Rivers? LMAO pic.twitter.com/ZLvSHJ1gTR

— gifdsports (@gifdsports) January 16, 2018

loool taking secret back doors
― Spottie, Tuesday, January 16, 2018 1:47 AM (four hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

lol that is the most chris paul move

― Clay, Tuesday, January 16, 2018 1:49 AM (four hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

it’s sooooo cp3 yes lol

Congratulations to Chris Paul on actually leading a team somewhere

— Seerat Sohi (@DamianTrillard) January 16, 2018

reactions from Patrick Beverley, Austin Rivers, Sam Dekker and DeAndre Jordan while Montrezl Harrell shuts down Trevor Ariza >>>>>>> pic.twitter.com/AtT6hR7w81

— Dan Favale (@danfavale) January 16, 2018

we need one of those cable news computer animated recreations of the trip through the secret tunnel

Here's Austin Rivers in a boot yappin at Trevor Ariza pic.twitter.com/iidZrWq1cg

— Aaron Bruski (@aaronbruski) January 16, 2018

pretty sure Ariza came at Austin Rivers with this same energy pic.twitter.com/Pi9ngmiK5u

— b. marseille (@bryanstheories) January 16, 2018

Good ol CP the players association president

literally 1. sent clint capela to the front door as a diversion 2. led the main hit squad around back for a sneak attack, thats leadership

i love the nba

Shaq & Chuck’s reaction to the Clippers Rockets beef is my lifeblood. pic.twitter.com/EbMveuY4wc

— Adam Joseph (@AdamJosephSport) January 16, 2018

classic CP3

I feel like I need to do an emergency pod explaining the schematics of the Staples Center locker rooms

— JJ Redick (@JJRedick) January 16, 2018

cp3 needs to filibuster, for the culture

Have been told again that all the NBA interviews with participants, witnesses will take at least two days.

Chris Paul, however, is president of the players association so he could just say he called an emergency union meeting.

— Jonathan Feigen (@Jonathan_Feigen) January 16, 2018

lol who are these snitches?

For @YahooSportsNBA: Cavaliers players send anonymous message to front office: We need help. https://t.co/ALmMdXiqmY pic.twitter.com/5mPFEGtkHX

— Ben Rohrbach (@brohrbach) January 16, 2018

that is all very odd

so much messy drama in the nba <3

i like how lebron spends half his year every year hand-picking a team comprised of his personal friends and then launders stories to the media about how they are all shitty losers who could never win anything ever

— Patrick Cosmos (@veryimportant) January 16, 2018

http://www.qacelections.com/suggestionbox.png

bron seeing the downside of signing those short contracts now

lol if true

DeAndre Jordan wants to be traded to the Houston Rockets. (Via Stephen A. Smith - ESPN)

— Clevis Murray (@ClevisMurray) January 16, 2018

aaaah

hmmm

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

What a coincidence, so do I.

they could throw in Austin xp !

whaaaat?

obv based on value CC is better but he just might be actually better at this point http://bkref.com/tiny/NcmGu

yup

regardless theyre pretty close and theres no conceivable trade for jordan that makes the rockets better sry dre ur gonna have to settle for cleveland

*capela does play with maybe the two best pnr ballhandlers in the game

and now in stories no one could possibly have predicted: http://amicohoops.net/nba-rumors-sacramento-kings-george-hill-garrett-temple-kosta-koufos-vince-carter-zach-randolph/

The Salt Lake Tribune, however, reported in December the Kings’ veterans were rounded up early in the year and told the philosophy has shifted — that Sacramento’s front office isn’t interested in winning and is more concerned with acquiring a top-five draft pick instead.

its too bad Hill has played himself out of any sort of trade value. not sure anyone wants him for 3 years

yup hes stuck

Steph really hit a three in Bron’s face then gave him a pat, like he’s his son, how did I miss this?? 😂😂😂 pic.twitter.com/U1xNk0qqbw

— Lee Evans (@clarkkent415) January 16, 2018

Jrue Holiday, you got shook, son.

—Jayson Tatum pic.twitter.com/7qJUNinOfI

— The Ringer (@ringer) January 17, 2018

P sure that Steph three-and-pat was right after Bron had gotten away with a cheap shot on him.

more fights!

Well, safe to say Bjelica won’t be inviting Afflalo over for Christmas dinner anytime soon pic.twitter.com/KfCuSssHT0

— BBALLBREAKDOWN (@bballbreakdown) January 17, 2018

Look at this swing from Afflalo, he wasn't messing around pic.twitter.com/V65wlhCdt0

— CJ Fogler (@cjzero) January 17, 2018

wow that's a big swing from afflalo xp

yeah he went for it

Everybody wilding out lately, what is going on

suspend afflolo for the season cos he should be out of the league anyway

wow that's a big swing from afflalo

a fucking roundhouse swing like that shows afflalo has no grasp at all of how to punch with potency. you need to set your feet and punch short, straight and sweet using your legs for power. even if he'd landed it, that wasn't going to do much real damage.

lol rondo otm

Rajon Rondo was irked to hear that the Celtics would honor Isaiah Thomas on any night. "What has he done?” Rondo asked. Told that he led the Celtics to the conference finals last year, Rondo remarked, “Oh, that’s what we celebrate around here?”

— Bill Doyle (@BillDoyle15) January 17, 2018

ha rondo owns

lol go on then

More Rondo on IT: “This is the Boston Celtics. This isn’t the Phoenix Suns, no disrespect to any other organization, but you don’t hang conference titles. Do we hang going to the conference finals? What do we hang here?”
Title banners, Rondo was told.
“OK, cool,” Rondo said.

— Bill Doyle (@BillDoyle15) January 17, 2018