NBA 2020-21 reg season 1st half thread

Kevin Porter situation sounds terrible, worrying

― Matt Armstrong, Monday, January 18, 2021 10:10 PM (twenty-four minutes ago)

his reaction seemed immature/scary but tbh they kinda did him dirty w/ the locker situation

if i was out of work for a few weeks because of ... "personal issues" ... and i came into the office one day and there was a new hire sitting at my desk i would be pissed

another player throwing food in anger in cleveland, theyve got serious cultural problems over there

can't imagine giving a fuck where my locker is but in fairness i have not had a locker in a long time

apparently they moved his locker to the section of the locker room reserved for end of bench guys who don't play. i get why he felt disrespected... obv there's lots more going on w/ him but it seems like a reckless decision on the team's part w/ someone they know is in a mentally fragile place to begin with

like, hey we're not letting you play and we just traded for a guy and now he has your locker. i would feel disrespected or like a message was being sent to me... not that i would've have thrown food. now i'm dying on kevin porter jr hill

yeah, i get it, otoh they have taurean prince coming in and i'm sure they want to make him feel welcome and like he's part of the rotation which he is, and currently kevin porter is not.

it does seem like a clear example of message-sending that in this case did not work out.

he "threw food"? Feels like we are getting half the story. did he throw the whole tray of oysters or just the bowl of parsley chiffonade.

realized i was picturing it as a chili dog

He threw the edible flowers! before the dish could be plated!

just unseemly

every basketball game should end with an iron chef like meal, where a team earns 0 to 50 points making multiple courses for the refs.

Oubre got a tech for blowing a kiss at Trezz 😂 pic.twitter.com/qAQqVeIDPB

— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) January 19, 2021

Good tech

imo player should have to blow kisses after made baskets, this is an outrage

honestly it is ridiculous i am not the commish

pretty much all taunting should be legal

https://i.imgur.com/rwdv78X.jpg

big anthony blew no kisses, and a whole town paid the price

why is kuzma playing in crunch time?

vintage

STEPH SHOW pic.twitter.com/MMb0jxPrNS

— Rob Perez (@WorldWideWob) January 19, 2021

i love how excited steph gets after he makes crazy threes, he's still not unphased by his shooting ability

dang, awesome win for the dubs

yeah that was nice

Come on, Steph pic.twitter.com/sHhfPtWKaV

— CJ Fogler 6'7" IQ 269 #BlackLivesMatter (@cjzero) January 19, 2021

Incredible comeback. Kelly’s best game dubs win another one with Steph not playing that great. 2nd unit looks solid

why is kuzma playing in crunch time?

seems like schroeder-KCP-bron-AD is gonna be their four at the end and the fifth will just be whoever is hot out of their hodgepodge of other role players

the margin of error for the dubs vs these A level teams but steph + draymond + anyone making a three pointer is still just very very good offense. steph looks like one of the 5 best players in the league to me, draymond is still so good getting on the pick and roll and going downhill... they really just need oubre or wiggins or someone to be able to catch a pass and make a shot. it makes so much sense on paper lol

paschall was good tonight

Kerr probably needs to play more Lee next to curry. I could see their best lineup being curry Lee wig oubre dray. Paschal leading the 2nd unit as a small ball center is working.

I’m kinda worried about wiseman. If the dubs want to win games this season they probably shouldn’t be playing him. Dude has hands of stone and needs time... but they shouldn’t squander any season with a healthy Steph.

they had to play looney tonight bcuz of AD but vs other teams they should be able to move dray to 5 and get someone else on the floor... i know they're already $845 million over the tax but i wonder if they can find one more player who could reasonably play crunch time for them in that fifth role

harden’s “i’m trying again” stat lines are hysterical

This is some really strong first week at a new job energy pic.twitter.com/ehDHY1izn5

— sreekar (@sreekyshooter) January 19, 2021

cj mccollum out 4 weeks min with a broken foot, season is going very well!

Blazers have had a rough go last few years. No nurk or CJ for the next month will prob knock them outta the playoff hunt.

Also looks like Covington can’t play anymore

this season basically doesnt count is how i break it down

I really like what the Spurs are doing....

I don't think I'd seen Lonnie Walker play until last night & hooooooly cow is he fast

this season basically doesnt count is how i break it down

Dame's body will still notice the accumulated wear and tear of a cursed season. :-(

kyrie is back

Wednesday will be Kyrie Irving's first game in Cleveland since Opening Night in 2017-18: Oct. 17, 2017

Irving also apologized to Nets fans for his absence, noting his relationship with the team began as a fan, and said he "just needed a pause" due to "family and personal stuff" https://t.co/U8ihyQO0T8

— Marc Stein (@TheSteinLine) January 19, 2021

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uzHfYWcv83I

kenny is with me on lockergate

lol "are you listening to the question" something chuck should be asked more often

Haha that Kyrie video

lol rough

i think we need to bring in some body language experts

seems like the cavs being “mad at him for being upset” is not really an accurate way to describe what happened

I don't think I'd seen Lonnie Walker play until last night & hooooooly cow is he fast

kyrie oy you are not helping your case
somebody needs a 30 point game