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

if they felt like making the play in wasn’t going to sway kyrie one way or another they should 100% be running the ball boys out there trying to get a top 10 pick and then putting it on sale for the best player they can get this offseason

xp oh totally agree, they desperately need talent, i just didn't know that the obligation stuck around for two more years

embiid shooting jumpers like free throw tonight jfc

19-24! 47 points still a few minutes left

PJ just made his (seemingly) first two corner threes of the calendar year

*three

playing even with embiid torching you then tucker puts the dagger in wtf

Bucks win, Brewers win, Celtics lose, Judge Janet wins….great day for Wisconsin

nuggets doing everything they can to lower expectations going into the playoffs, always thinking one step ahead, I like it

lol celtics pulling off some crazy end game shenanigans that they were down by too much for it to matter

actually hold on

they somehow had a shot at the buzzer but missed that was wild

Nets lose, Cavs win, Sixers win. This clinches the No. 5 seed for the Knicks and the No. 4 seed for Cleveland. Jalen Brunson & NYK will face Donovan Mitchell and Cavs in the first round of the playoffs.

— Ian Begley (@IanBegley) April 5, 2023

first playoff matchup is set

cld be a pretty nice series

i have chosen the game they will play to decide that series. i went with basketball

solid

good finish to this lakers/jazz game in progress

ok I didn’t actually want 5 mins of ot

sick jelly k game

lol

Anthony Edwards is feeling a lot better.

"I’m feeling great right now, man. As you can see, I got my energy back. Shoutout to my girl. She did a great job of getting me back to where I wanted to be."

— Chris Hine (@ChristopherHine) April 5, 2023

👀

worked out the kinks

tonights lakers clippers game is likely the difference between the 5 or 8 seed

god bless the western conf

russ revenge game incoming

lol

Mark Cuban is blaming Rick Brunson for the Mavs losing Jalen Brunson in free agency, saying “things went south when the parents got involved.”

— Tim MacMahon (@espn_macmahon) April 5, 2023

things went south when we decided to not extend him

everythings going fine

Mark Cuban on Kyrie Irving: “I want him to stay.” Asked if he’s a max player, Cuban says, “I’m not going to negotiate with you.”

— Tim MacMahon (@espn_macmahon) April 5, 2023

Mark Cuban says re-signing Kyrie Irving is the Mavs’ top summer priority.

Christian Wood? “I’m not going to go through individual players,” Cuban said.

— Tim MacMahon (@espn_macmahon) April 5, 2023

ah ok

not that individual player

hahaha

hahaha why in the world is he doing media availability now, i mean of all the times

its because he thinks hes a genius who can fix things by saying words

the rich white mans curse

trying to take the heat off the fact they arent going to make the playoffs maybe?

good times in dallas

Tim Hardaway Jr. requested to speak to @CallieCaplan and me to make it clear that he wasn’t happy with his dad’s criticism of Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving as leaders. “I disagree with it 1000%” https://t.co/UaWowoArK7 pic.twitter.com/Wy1zol4HSE

— Tim MacMahon (@espn_macmahon) April 5, 2023

lol wut

Mark Cuban: "I don’t think it’s Kidd’s problem that we didn’t have an identity. ... The game changed in ways we didn’t expect it to change, so I blew it. It was on me, personally, because the game changed in terms of the take foul and the speed of the game."

— tim cato (@tim_cato) April 5, 2023

ah the take foul yes a big deal

Jesus he’s the worst

what is he even talking about there

it sucks when the game changes in terms of the game

and things of that nature

is he saying that their defense was based on being able to commit take fouls

lakers have lost ten in a row to the clips?

The Lakers say Anthony Davis (right foot stress injury), LeBron James (right foot soreness) and D’Angelo Russell (left foot soreness) have all been upgraded to available to play tonight as they seek to halt a 10-game losing streak to the Clippers.

— Marc Stein (@TheSteinLine) April 6, 2023

really hope pulling Middleton was a cautionary move, Bucks can't afford to lose him

as long its not serious shdnt be a big deal 2nd round doesnt start for like a month

boo

The Hawks' Streak Of Mediocrity is over.

33 straight games after which they were within 1 game of .500.

It comes to an end w/ their win over the Wiz tonight, improving them to a disgustingly lopsided 41-39.

Long live the streak. pic.twitter.com/QHHIjrkP1Z

— John Schuhmann (@johnschuhmann) April 6, 2023

boo, hope they lose their last two at least

Curse broken. ECF here we come