The 2022 National Basketball Association (NBA) Playoffs Thread

There is fear that Philadelphia 76ers All-NBA star Joel Embiid has a torn ligament in his right thumb, but Embiid has vowed to continue playing through the injury, sources tell @TheAthletic @Stadium. Embiid will rely on his pain tolerance and 76ers‘ medical staff.

— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) April 22, 2022

man wtf

JFC fuck this bullshit.

I mean they weren't winning a title but let us have a little fun.

bam tore a ligament in his thumb this year and had surgery, missed about 6 weeks (22 games). but obviously they had a lot of time to spare

Ben Simmons on finally getting to play with the Nets:

"My IQ is so high, to play with guys like Kai, Seth, Kev...I know how they want to play" pic.twitter.com/ddkMvXPaBf

— Nets Videos (@SNYNets) April 22, 2022

he's logged a lot of hours on NBA2K preparing for this moment

If you can't shoot 3s and never improve your game, can you really have a high basketball IQ? Idk.

should be can't shoot FTs

If you can't shoot 3s and never improve your game, can you really have a high basketball IQ? Idk.

― we only steal from the greatest books (PBKR), Friday, April 22, 2022 6:12 PM (twenty-five minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink

this is just gifted kid burnout in hoops form

Meaning that he's so gifted physically that he's never had to work on his game?

it means someone told him he was smart and he believed it

JJ redick pretty good on TV

he exposed chris paul for having a stylist lol

big game for the bucks here theyve been playing like butt and now middleton is injured

They should be fine this series so long as Jrue plays like he did in the regular season

just winning the series isnt enough at some point they need to play good

They played pretty well during a bunch of their marquee matchups vs. other good East teams but yeah they haven’t put together like, 2 weeks of good basketball

i would love to see the rip through be eliminated from the NBA…

the john collins beer can three point celebration was amazing

heat on a 20-0 run, maybe they best stretch i’ve seen them play all year. playing insane defense.

PJ Tucker is lockdown on the perimeter 🔒

MIA 68 | ATL 68
All tied up in Q3#NBAPlayoffs presented by Google Pixel on ESPN pic.twitter.com/XcjZoQEHOU

— NBA (@NBA) April 23, 2022

Giannis only has 10 and the Bucks are winning by 19, looks like they figured something out

they seem to be a bit better defensively without Middleton out there

real nice win by the hawks crazy finish playoff basketball baby

heat had trae locked up until they didnt

that looked like it was going to be warriors-nuggets game 3 but it was actually nets-celtics game 1 which is a game that is one shot short of a sixers-raptors game 3

lmao Thanasis just dunked on them, this is going baaaad

feels like a “took that personally” meme situation in chicago

whats jaxon hayes doing here

he’s gotta be ejected right

i’m cracking up at the ref being 1 foot away and not calling anything

a technical on crowder lmao. gotta love it

nba officiating at its best!

did they just say they want jaxson hayes to be their pascal siakam? lol

lol what does that even mean?

hate how national broadcasters always give absurd compliments to random players

uhh they learned everybody's name of course they're gonna show it off

can jaxson hayes even dribble?

1) i want jaxon hayes to be like the 40th best player in the nba?
2) i want jaxon hayes to develop a killer spin move?
3) i want a version of jaxon hayes that does not assault the police?

Suns playing some crazy defense right now

aytons got 21 points thats a lot

lol

Caught up with a limping Kyle Lowry on his way out of the arena. He said his left hamstring issue has him, "pissed the f--- off," and he plans round-the-clock treatment heading into Sunday's Game 4. When I asked if he could miss time he said, "No, I'm Wolverine," with a grin.

— Dave McMenamin (@mcten) April 23, 2022

are the Pels really gonna do this again

it appears the answer is no

chris paul pretty good imo

CP went into god mode again. insane that a little 6' bastard can get his shot in the paint any time he wants everyone knows what hes gonna do and yet.

really impressed w herb jones

Paul with 28 assists and no turnovers over the last two games???

idk how he does it kudos to him tho

really impressed w herb jones

― jammin on the dud (Spottie), Saturday, April 23, 2022 1:56 AM (six hours ago) bookmarkflaglink

best rookie defender since duncan some are saying

*he is 23 years old