2022/23 NBA REGULAR SEASON THREAD "TANKING FOR WEMBANYAMA"

wish there was even a bit of mild dissent but again I also recognize it’s a dumb world, people don’t want to make waves (tho kyrie does!), and I just hope someone doesn’t kill my kid someday bc the world is being made safer for “just asking questions” stuff. sorry I’m generally v bummed about the recent discourse even more than I might’ve been in years past.

don’t be sorry! it’s pretty fuckin bad out there

jfc

I started watching the movie Kyrie tweeted out to prepare for today's episode of @debatable. And if you were wondering exactly how insanely anti-Semitic it is, just know that they show this quote from "Adolph Hitler," as such: pic.twitter.com/1Z8bzKzFen

— Pablo Torre (@PabloTorre) October 31, 2022

The NBA announces the 76ers have lost their 2023 and 2024 second round picks as a result of the investigation into the signings of Danuel House and PJ Tucker this summer. pic.twitter.com/Lb84geQ67L

— Tim Bontemps (@TimBontemps) October 31, 2022

I don't really want to think too hard on it, but quoting Hitler as having some secret knowledge of Judaism is absolutely mind-boggling and insane.

The way Tucker and House have played so far, I think I might prefer the picks.

was gonna say

orlando giving up on hampton huh

Three players had 23-24 rookie scale team options declined:

RJ Hampton - $4.2M - ORL
U. Azubuike - $3.9M - UTA
L. Bolmaro - $2.6M - UTA

ORL & UTA (or an acquiring team) are capped at paying those players the amount of their declined option in first-year salary as UFAs in July.

— Keith Smith (@KeithSmithNBA) October 31, 2022

I don't really want to think too hard on it, but quoting Hitler as having some secret knowledge of Judaism is absolutely mind-boggling and insane.

― Rabbity Gainsborough (Leee), Monday, October 31, 2022 4:10 PM (twenty-eight minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink

its so crazy and so obviously fake imagine watching that and being like hmm lets see what theyve got to say, and its presented as a dialog thats referred to as a secret document?? everything about it makes no sense

even the typography screams unreliable

sometimes something is so obviously completely bullshit it just has to be real, in fact that’s how you know it’s real

somethings not right here

REPORT: Kawhi Leonard is out for a fourth consecutive game due to “knee management.”

(via @TomerAzarly, @TheSteinLine) pic.twitter.com/1hVByDKKqL

— Legion Hoops (@LegionHoops) October 31, 2022

hes played 42 minutes so far this season + 33 in the preseason, not a lot to ask of a knee

more knee

Ben Simmons is officially out tonight vs. Indiana. There’s hope he will return Tuesday vs. Bulls, sources say. https://t.co/JFFVhK1cCy

— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) October 31, 2022

couple hoop weirdos not wanting to hoop

If I had millions of dollars I would hoop at least every other day.

id be like fuck it im here they made me a uniform lets do this why not

i play twice per week on bum-ass knees but i'd play back to backs if my wife coach would let me #ballislife

simmo the savage would never

Tyronn Lue says that Kawhi Leonard will not be on upcoming road trip, adds that Leonard is frustrated and not where he wants to be. But that he is getting better.

— Law Murray 🎃 (@LawMurrayTheNU) November 1, 2022

i know everyone clowned simmons when that guy did the imitation of him saying "can i see it? i just want to see it?" re: the clippers, but ffs he was right!

nets-pacers on NBA tv tonight instead of hawks-raptors… nets-bulls on tnt tomorrow night instead of heat-warriors…

i dont think anyone was really disagreeing with the sentiment just the guy doing the imitation nailed it

and of course weve always got to see it first thats why they play the games baby

idk i heard enough blogger types making the clippers favorites/contenders in the preseason that i think some people disagreed with the sentiment

its true people did pick them, but still

ah i see

Kyrie Irving will not be made available tonight. #nets

— Brian Lewis (@NYPost_Lewis) November 1, 2022

Quite the visual here. pic.twitter.com/9FD3pfnUcL

— Alec Sturm (@Alec_Sturm) November 1, 2022

curious who gave their courtside seats to the orthodox

jazz beating the brakes off memphis

its funny how kyrie is right in front of them and theyre just having a teenage conversation, except the one kid

curious who gave their courtside seats to the orthodox

― J0rdan S., Monday, October 31, 2022 10:56 PM (two minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink

joe tsai mad?

prob this guy

Aaron Jungreis, 52-year-old season ticket holder, among those wearing "Fight anti-Semitism" shirts at Nets game, to The Post on Kyrie Irving: "They should not keep a guy like that around. A lot of people are going to cancel (their tickets). They have to discipline him some way"

— Ian O'Connor (@Ian_OConnor) November 1, 2022

lol

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

https://nypost.com/2022/10/31/fans-with-fight-anti-semitism-shirts-heckle-kyrie-irving/

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thank you guys i usually eat halal but i love pastrami, its so good

Since we on the subject of Jewish people pastrami good as hell. Y’all went crazy on that one. Thank you.

— vince (@vincestaples) October 30, 2022

it is good

utah just toasted the grizz theyre 6-2 and clearly not actually that bad

Some very strange standings at the moment

And I guess the suns are still good huh

if i was a contender id be calling danny ainge like he you need me to take some guys

btw many xposts but when i saw the clips at the top of all the predix from the journos it didn't make sense to me, if it hadn't worked before why would it work now that they're older and more injured? came across like a real "well it's gotta be somebody!" type pick when there was just no clear frontrunner in the west

yeah i tried to rank the west and just gave up after a minute

We clearly should have all picked the blazers and the jazz

spurs imo

maybe one day there will be an in-season tournament to help us determine who might win the later more important tournament

picking the clippers seemed basically the same as picking the lakers to me

Kinda felt like picking the nets to me. All the talent to do it but no proof that they can. And just old injured dudes and/or weird energy guys

their roster (on paper) is orders of magnitude better than either the nets or lakers and they have a top 5ish coach in the league. but certainly the floor of just flopping again is there with them

Those comments from Lue sound like Kawhi may be cooked