2021-22 NBA "REGULAR" SEASON THREAD

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Zion Williamson is continuing his right foot rehabilitation away from the team, in Portland.

The Pelicans arranged for transportation out of New Orleans for Williamson, whose status updates are expected in the next few weeks.

(via @wojespn, @_Andrew_Lopez) pic.twitter.com/Dr1IIYeTRO

— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPointsApp) January 5, 2022

ah yes the ol 'next few weeks' we might have an update play

Yeah fox is huge, I couldn’t tell if he did that for basketball purposes tho

What would be a good zion trade

did dirk die or something, what’s with the reverent discourse of late

theyre retiring his jersey

oh ok

his jersey died

rip

wow disrespectful to jerseys to tell them to rip

speaking of things that died steph is 1-9 and that one bucket snapped an 0-16 personal shooting run apparently

can't believe they're burying dirk alive tonight but what an honor

also i would like to personally welcome kyrie irving back to The Game, much respect to a fellow gentleman of the web

he's in the zone

https://images.app.goo.gl/4TUCSR8ymxg25PR16

dang the humiliation of a broken image joke

🤯 WHAT A SHOT 🤯 pic.twitter.com/9mFA4kMla0

— Houston Rockets (@HoustonRockets) January 6, 2022

crazy low point total for the dubs tonight but nice win for the mavs. they’re looking better lately

worst loss of the season for warriors. steph slump continues.

great moment at the end of that game with mark cuban jumping up and down like an idiot while his franchise player was writhing on the ground with an ankle injury

haha yeah that was good

dirks jersey retirement is live on nbatv right now

nuggs down 10 to start the 4th, but it’s really more like 20 considering the first 3-4 minutes will be without jokic

actually extremely encouraging 4th quarter. monte looks good for his first game back. jokic was incredible

Kyrie's return being framed as "How will the Nets adjust after his long absence" and "After months of uncertainty, the superstar returns" is fucking cowardly and dumb for a league that continues to deal with a significant proportion of players out due to COVID while this dipshit continues to just ask questions.

what would be the non-cowardly sports media response be?

"COVID denier returns to team and puts the league at unnecessary risk, scores 22"

"nets G kyrie irving -- who sucks and is bad -- made his season debut scoring x points and shooting y of z from the field."

media response has been mixed, it's the league being cowardly that i'm predominantly referring to

also should be noted that i love watching kyrie play but this has been tremendously frustrating and he's acting like an ass

should be forced to play the whole game with accordion folders full of "research findings" tucked under each arm.

which is also an old pete maravich drill

yikes

“Kevin Porter Jr., like his dad, pulled that trigger right at the right time”

I can’t believe this was actually said on the Wizards broadcast.. Completely inexcusable. pic.twitter.com/bZcWEVqPOP

— Braddeaux (@BraddeauxNBA) January 6, 2022

sounds like it was an honest fuckup but yikes indeed

I want to sincerely apologize to Kevin Porter Jr and clarify last night’s call. pic.twitter.com/UweFhFnkbt

— Glenn Consor (@glennconsor) January 6, 2022

xxp i think the main unreported story is how nets owner and vaccination advocate joe tsai was convinced to cave on this

given the way the virus has spead thru the fully vaccinated league i'm not sure you can say kyrie is really putting the players more at risk than they already have been. but it becomes a farce and a sideshow when you have one of the most recognizable players only playing road games bcuz he isn't complying with a basic local law in his home city

i agree with CAD that the story is that the league shouldn't have allowed the loophole and the nets shouldn't have taken advantage of it but I would be fine with literally any conversation about the nets or kyrie coming with an asterisk

i really don't buy that wizards announcer's explanation also. it's not like kevin porter jr is some rookie in the league, that was his third career game vs the wizards. the idea that one of their announcers would be going on three years thinking that his dad was an ex-wizard really strains the imagination. i guess that guy would rather cop to incompetence than malice but i really have a hard time seeing that one.

the alternative, that he wanted to have a go at KPJ's father's felony, strikes me as even more unlikely. i think it was his mind wandering while he was on air. Which is dumb! but i dunno if i'd ascribe maliciousness to it.

Yeah, that would be an AWFUL thing to say on purpose, or even as a "joke."

that would be a pretty weird description of manslaughter. otoh was 80s NBA kevin porter known for his timely shots?

announcers really don't need to be talking about relatives

right like what's even the reference

xxp he might be to a guy who has been calling wizards games for 20 years!

classic sign you're getting old is when a significant part of the league is the kid of someone you used to watch

i find it hard to believe the wizards announcer of 20 years is on his third game of calling kevin porter jr and thought his dad played for the wizards and it either never came up until that play or it did and no one bothered to correct him. local announcers love talking about that kinda shit

in any event if porter jr accepts his apology then i consider it wrapped up but it's either gross incompetence or gross malice, pretty bad either way

these guys say so many words over so many weeks and years sometimes their brains just don't work right and unfortunately something weird and inappropriate comes out, there's no need to resort to some bullshit 'explanation'

this guy being pilloried is more about twitter needing grist than any real desire on his part to tank his career by talking shit about a players father.

i really don't buy that wizards announcer's explanation also. it's not like kevin porter jr is some rookie in the league, that was his third career game vs the wizards. the idea that one of their announcers would be going on three years thinking that his dad was an ex-wizard really strains the imagination. i guess that guy would rather cop to incompetence than malice but i really have a hard time seeing that one.

the bongs are binging once more

oh man, my mother in law is gonna be fuckin LIVID