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

i think that haliburton deal is gonna haunt the kings

if they even notice vis-a-vis all the other decisions haunting them before and since

its true

ok lebron was sick which passed the eye test

“Today was the first day I got out of bed since Sunday night. It hurt me to my soul to miss out on the Halloween party with all my guys on Monday…Tom Brady's been on the injury report for like 20 straight years. Somehow he just plays.”

🗣️ LeBron James

(via @michaelcorvoNBA) pic.twitter.com/nM47ER2c5o

— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPointsApp) November 3, 2022

two carries and a travel :)

TYLER HERRO FOR THE WIN 🔥pic.twitter.com/iNWUh60d9U

— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPointsApp) November 3, 2022

someone woke up from his nap!

"Kyrie Irving made a reckless decision to post a link to a film containing deeply offensive antisemitic material," Silver said in a statement. "While we appreciate the fact that he agreed to work with the Brooklyn Nets and the Anti-Defamation League to combat antisemitism and other forms of discrimination, I am disappointed that he has not offered an unqualified apology and more specifically denounced the vile and harmful content contained in the film he chose to publicize. I will be meeting with Kyrie in person in the next week to discuss this situation."

Kyrie just spoke for over six minutes. He said he took responsibility for his posts — but there was no formal apology like many around the league were hoping to hear. The press conference was cut short by a Nets PR staffer.

— Nick Friedell (@NickFriedell) November 3, 2022

Kyrie: “I didn’t mean to cause any harm. I’m not the one who made the documentary”

— Nick Friedell (@NickFriedell) November 3, 2022

“I'm not the one that made the documentary”

- Kyrie Irving

pic.twitter.com/1MXVrWKD3s

— NBACentral (@TheNBACentral) November 3, 2022

umm. i do think the nets trying to keep him away from microphones was a good idea. lol

otm, this is unbelievable

he’s in a unique position to influence his community

holy shit this is bad

Former Spurs psychologist Hillary Cauthen has sued the Spurs and Josh Primo and is filing a criminal complaint over alleged incidents involving indecent exposure by Primo, alleging Primo exposed himself nine times to her beginning in December 2021 and the franchise failed to act.

— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) November 3, 2022

Kyrie Irving is asked if he has any anti-Semitic beliefs: pic.twitter.com/hHI8FFqMbs

— Nets Videos (@SNYNets) November 3, 2022

also there’s def anti semites in new jersey let’s be real. i don’t think that one is exonerating you kyrie

some of the responses on those Friedell tweets :/

abdicating responsibility, the whole "hey do your own research" angle, he's just asking questions, posting links, all this shit requires to gain traction is the idea that "huh isn't it interesting how things are with regards to this group of people..."

"i cannot be antisemitic if i know where i come from" - i think, in his own antagonistic and defensive way, he's referring to what i understand the thesis of the film to be, that black people are the real semites. which, when you're supposed to be disavowing and distancing yourself from it, probably not the most effective move to draw on its premise

what a jackass

“i can’t be anti semitic if you know where i come from” - this is still on the whole "black people are the original jews" thing isn't it???!! unbelievable

lol xpost exactly. he actually is doubling down

there are many people out there who have chosen the conspiracy life over their families their livelihoods and general well being but i think this is the first all star were losing

wild that the kyrie and kanye situations are happening simultaneously, its not great

maybe we could quarantine kyrie's poisonous ideas and actions elsewhere than a thread meant to let us indulge in our joy in the game. kinda like the Trump and Musk threads, but for kyrie's powerful bad vibes

im for it

wild that the kyrie and kanye situations are happening simultaneously, its not great

it may not work, but it seemed worth a try:

Kyrie: itt we discuss his latest horrible thing

i replied to you in the kyrie thread jordan

ESPN Sources: Philadelphia 76ers star James Harden has suffered right foot tendon strain and is expected to miss a month. pic.twitter.com/LHEIucfbFj

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) November 3, 2022

that sucks

not much talk about the bucks here yet and I've only seen one game from them so far. what's the assessment of them as avoiding the 2022 weirdness?

brook is playing like a top 5 center. they seem like a well oiled machine at this point. and all w no khris

otm he was 5/8 from 3 against the hawks

avg 3 blocks per game atm

bucks remain scary to me

cavs play so nice too. really good ball these days

fun to watch, likable players. the league is stacked right now

yeah its good. when the talent level gets high enough it rewards the well constructed teams and thats what we're seeing

this is pretty wild

Warriors going against a towering Orlando starting lineup tonight

Paolo Banchero (6-10)
Bol Bol (7-2)
Wendell Carter Jr. (6-10)
Franz Wagner (6-10)
Jalen Suggs (6-5)

— Anthony Slater (@anthonyVslater) November 3, 2022

smh need to get suggs out of there

if only the raptors didn’t take 6’8” scottie barnes

continuing the search for funding my Small Ball Association where all players must be 5'10" or shorter

All-Star Lay Up Line

suggs good now

Jalen Suggs, sheesh. can we check that x-ray pic.twitter.com/pVCWYyBJ5P

— Steve Jones Jr. (@stevejones20) November 4, 2022

...may have that dog in him. pic.twitter.com/EDhuzfKPAo

— Steve Jones Jr. (@stevejones20) November 4, 2022

and klay misses the buzzer beater down 1

i'm happy that i randomly tuned in to the best game of jalen suggs pro career

warriors are bad

the computer knew but we would not listen

The two timeline thing was never a good idea. You can do a couple youngsters but having your roster half full of unplayable and inconsistent kids isn’t gonna work for winning. They have 6.5 playable guys atm. The core looks good but not having vets like Otto, GP2, iggy, Lee, jta and Belli to throw out there is no good. I think they gotta bench wiseman for a while and prob give all his minutes to Kuminga who has shown last year that he can at least play some defense and catch a lob and get to the line

yeah silly idea, arrogant

what they need to do is trade everything not tied down while steph is still good

a core of wiseman/kuminga/poole has an absolute ceiling as the washington wizards. time to make some moves

i was surprised they stayed pat last trade deadline but it obv worked out fine for them at the time