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Officiating has been so bad in the bubble... I had hoped it would be better with no crowds

i recognize approx half of the people in the blazer's virtual fan pool, this is my shame

love that

Jonathan Isaac refused to kneel...

nurk looks absolutely incredible

Sorry this is bullshit

Griffin: (Zion) will not play significant minutes in the next game, and he may not in the next one."

Nurkic sometimes tosses off a ferociously great game. Then he reverts to the mean, which is only to be expected.

Jonathan Isaac refused to kneel...

― Matt Armstrong, Friday, July 31, 2020 4:24 PM (thirty-four minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink

he's s trumperton, not unexpected

https://nba.nbcsports.com/2018/01/17/jonathan-isaac-in-sermon-i-invited-my-magic-teammates-to-hear-me-preach-but-none-came/

lol sad man in him prayer room

bubble hoops reminds me of olympic hoops

Me too

Lillard takes some awful shots. Paul George would agree with me.

At least there's no air horns xp w myself

This turned into a hell of a game

Melo colllllld blooded

all those techs were funny. players gonna have to bit their tongue a bit cant hide behind crowd noise and distractions in the bubble

uhhhh the blazers gonna choke this?

nothing would surprise me less

big W for pdx there.

completely different team with nurk/collins back

dame's finish on that drive w/ about 40 secs to go was sublime

Why is this court brighter!?!?

More stars!

digging the bubble games, they remind me of the preseason college ball tourneys they play in puerto rico or the bahamas, and the courts are used as convention centers and ballrooms for the other 50 weeks of the year

The fake crowd noise is so weird, I don’t know if I can get used to this

i may be starting to believe in Ayton.

Did you guys see that 4 players this season have scored on giannis in isolation

Ayton always had good potential in terms of his physical attributes. He just never had to work all that hard at hoops before he came into the league, where everyone on every team is a world-class athlete and even the superstars work their freaking butts off in order to make their way to the top of the heap.

tatum has been soo bad so far in da bubble like not just missing layups missing the rim, keep thinking about how early in the shutdown it was revealed he didnt have a hoop at his house, hope he found a way to get some shots up!

i refuse to believe any of these dudes didn't have any access to a hoop, even in a clandestine way.

one would think

Tatum and Brown been bad, Kemba on minutes limit, yet they're still neck and neck with top team in the league

pretty rugged game w one million fouls

possible hostile act...

no hostile act

WHAT

lol

so giannis does not foul out, they try to give a makeup call on the other end, and it's going to be reversed for an and one

Officiating is so bad. They call the 6th foul on the wrong play

overturned :o

rough game for the refs

You can't blow a whistle to stop the play, not call a foul, say you're reviewing to see if the foul was a hostile act that would merit a technical or flagrant, then say there was no infraction on the play. It has to at minimum be a personal foul if you stop play. https://t.co/2pz6XKxl9S

— Jared Weiss (@JaredWeissNBA) August 1, 2020

its actually totally legal per the actual rules lol

https://official.nba.com/rule-no-13-instant-replay/

Section I—Instant Replay Review Triggers
a. Instant replay will be triggered in the following situations:
4. An Altercation occurs. (For purposes of this instant replay rule only, an Altercation shall mean a situation in which (i) two or more players are engaged in (a) a fight or (b) a hostile physical interaction that is not part of normal basketball play and that does not immediately resolve by itself or with the intervention of game officials or players, or (ii) a player, coach, trainer, or other team bench person commits a hostile act against another player, referee, coach, trainer, team bench person, or spectator (including, for example, through the use of a punch, elbow, kick, blow to the head, shove, or thrown object.)

Section II—Reviewable Matters
d. If an instant replay review is triggered as described in Section I – a (4) above, the Replay Center Official and on-court officials would review the video to determine only the following issues:
The identity of all players, coaches, trainers, or team bench persons involved in the Altercation and the action immediately prior to and immediately following the altercation.
The level of involvement of each such player , coach, trainer, or team bench person.
The appropriate penalty to be assessed against each such player, coach, trainer, or team bench person.

harden just turned his ankle pretty severely landing on finney-smith's foot and stayed in the game.

all those techs were funny. players gonna have to bit their tongue a bit cant hide behind crowd noise and distractions in the bubble

― Spottie, Saturday, 1 August 2020 8:44 AM (two hours ago) bookmarkflaglink

there might be more bench techs too. definitely more opportunity for the bench to interact w/ the refs

harden now has like 24 points in a quarter where he legit fucked up his ankle

Why are Mark and Doris suddenly emphasizing the second syllable in Rick Carlisle’s last name? I feel like I’m going insane

hahaha i noticed that and i have no idea

i guess everyone is a little rusty