Basket-awwwww

for cuet hoops things

💚💚💚 https://t.co/oCgiwQZAkm

— Danny Green (@DGreen_14) March 28, 2021

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is scared of needles so Lu Dort held his hand while he received the vaccine. 😭

Real friend.

📸: @okcthunder pic.twitter.com/W8jdWBr8dk

— Complex Sports (@ComplexSports) March 31, 2021

awwww

that shai/lu pic is adorable!

wow basketbawww delivers

long overdue thread

placeholder until better and more current steph content emerges
http://www.etonline.com/sites/default/files/styles/970xh/public/images/2016-03/600e_steph_curry_family_517316066.jpg

jimmy giving wiseman advice on how to guard him, in game
https://imgur.com/rg5SVF1

*barrett

duh, yeah, thanks; meant rj but my mind is wandering

Steve Kerr on Klay Thompson getting emotional Friday:

“Klay’s doing well. He did have a tough game. I think, in large part, that fans were back. It hit him hard.” 💔 https://t.co/PTc2PAzj9p

— 95.7 The Game (@957thegame) April 26, 2021

Awwww, poor Klay. I miss that guy. KD's recovery has me hopeful he can return to form.

same

nba is better with klay and he seems like a good dude + steph deserves a good team

DeMars relationship with every single player in the league is lowkey one of the best parts of the NBA lolpic.twitter.com/wZtUyAMtEw

— Kevin Sacdalan (@KevSacdalan) April 27, 2021

That was right after demar rimmed out a last second shot to win before going to overtime

couple of LA dads playing one on one

Tatum celebrates with his son Deuce after scoring 60 PTS 🙏 pic.twitter.com/PkHR76nB7X

— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) May 1, 2021

deuce is so big!

lol tristan your daddys a bad man

lmao @ tristan!

Cuet

“Three weeks ago he wasn’t there, and I jokingly said I’ll have to do it again when he’s there. I meant it,” Tatum said. “He’s 98 percent of the time at every home game. So when I score a career high at a game like this, at center court watching, I’ll never forget him. We’ll be able to talk about it as he gets a little older.”

Though Tatum said he thinks Deuce is a little too young to understand exactly all that was at stake Friday night, he certainly could tell that his father was putting on an incredible show. Through the arduous journey with his own father, Jayson Tatum Sr. was able to give the gift of greatness to his son, up close, in front of the world.

The wholesome content this app was made for. ❤️❤️❤️
Just look how happy the @trailblazers are to have fans back! #RipCity

Stream: https://t.co/Qw6YqQ11wx pic.twitter.com/WAf1qhudhz

— NBC Sports Northwest (@NBCSNorthwest) May 8, 2021

gotta have the fans

you can tell theyre looking around for clay like "wheres clay"

courtside clay they call him

CC aka clay court

;)

Feel like the blazers have pretty solid vibes going into the offs

yah they’ve turned it around after a skid but I can’t tell you what changed. could be the series of really close losses was more of a flukey thing

one part of the recent blazer turnaround has been mccollum and nurkic working themselves back into game shape and sliding back into the flow of things

Luka and Bobi = BFFs! 💗💙 pic.twitter.com/DwpQ9J4p6x

— Dallas Mavericks (@dallasmavs) May 12, 2021

i hope tobi is ok with this

Boban sent Jordan Poole a gift to apologize for accidentally smacking him.

most likable guy in the league🥺 pic.twitter.com/s7kYhAvkhX

— 𝙭-𝙡𝙪𝙠𝙚🪐 (@nyk_lxke) May 14, 2021

Steph's son Canon recreated his celebration after the game ❤️ pic.twitter.com/s49GzdB2kJ

— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) May 17, 2021

Jordan Clarkson said meant a lot to get the 6MoY award from Joe Ingles who he’s very close to. Said they drink so many beers together on off days should come out with their own beer. Said he might have to buy a house in Australia to post up on the beach and drink in the summer

— Sarah Todd (@NBASarah) May 25, 2021

clarkson absolutely beloved as a teammate. i guess he's just a good dude!

the moment clarkson found out:

Joe Ingles hands Jordan Clarkson the #KiaSixth Man of the Year trophy 🎶 pic.twitter.com/pamxUATDqb

— NBA on TNT (@NBAonTNT) May 24, 2021

That is great.

❤️

aww

Julius Randle's son, Kyden, surprised him with his #KiaMIP award 👏 @nyknicks pic.twitter.com/uk1rx9EOnR

— NBA on TNT (@NBAonTNT) May 25, 2021

oh come on now

nba is really leaning in to the awwwww

it's working on me

yeah good idea to balance out the constant social media etc drama

Klay Thompson out there just enjoying life 😂pic.twitter.com/F9GvuwLqkW

— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPointsApp) June 5, 2021

💯💯 pic.twitter.com/K31UmDQHQY

— Deandre Ayton (@DeandreAyton) June 17, 2021

steph is a real one

That poor girl - I thought she was going to pass out!

https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/33458182/gregg-popovich-nba-legend-stories-never-heard-san-antonio-spurs-team-usa-coach

<3

thats sweet. that story from mike brown and his kids got me.

yeah that was lovely

Pop and penguins
Chicago Bulls guard DeMar DeRozan played three seasons in San Antonio, but he won't forget one film session when he and the Spurs got a life lesson Nat Geo-style.

"I remember Pop made us watch a penguin National Geographic movie. It was very interesting. It was basically learning about teamwork. How to come together as one and go after a common goal, whatever that goal was. I thought it was going to be a day where we watch film. But we watched a full penguin movie -- and it was the most interesting s---.

"How they migrate. How the males watch the eggs while the female goes out for X amount of months to go collect food. How they walk 60 miles to the water and 60 miles back while the males watch -- it was the most craziest s---. But everybody basically playing their role. But to look at it from the perspective of penguins, that's some Pop s---." -- Jamal Collier

Jason Kidd could have had several rings with the Spurs

he sounds really regretful in that story

v glad he never came here, fuck jason kidd

it feels telling that kidd never had any coaching experience (or even rumors of?) in SA

he's got "character" issues

lol he got handed a head coaching job right out of retirement

the famous PG-to-head coach pipeline (see: derek fisher, steve nash, doc rivers, magic johnson, etc.)

i looked up lenny wilkens on this too, had no idea he was a player-coach for like 4 years?? no wonder he had so many games as a coach

multi tasking

Devin Booker dapped up a baby after this shot. pic.twitter.com/HrZpAEY8R4

— Mike Vigil (@protectedpick) April 20, 2022

lol i just came to post that

its a moment tailor made for this thread

lmao perfect moment

that the baby appears to be wearing suns gear makes it so good

Awwwww

"Whoever thought that this little dude right here would be right here right now?"

Gary Payton II reacts to his dad's projected future for him back in 1994 👏pic.twitter.com/pM3ZUT5wgd

— Warriors Nation (@WarriorNationCP) June 9, 2022

ARE YOU KIDDING ME???😍😍😍😍 pic.twitter.com/0CaU9e1hi9

— Mychal Johnson (@mycoool_) June 18, 2022

Omg

To add on to that drays kids playing with her on stage was adorbs

Cutest moment of the NBA Finals. #friends pic.twitter.com/fxesG2vzJa

— Gabe 🤙🏻🤙🏼🤙🏽🤙🏾🤙🏿🖼🌝 (@gabemott) June 18, 2022

the oncourt victory celebration had a bit of everything

Mannn, I’m just trying to learn 😂 https://t.co/dqtzGw8N8g

— JR Smith (@TheRealJRSmith) July 25, 2022

thread: earl "JR" introduction

trying to get the knowledge

“I’m not washing my hand for a month!” @KDTrey5 made this kids day 😂❤️

(via glamisme/IG) pic.twitter.com/cWpYnlKbdb

— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) July 26, 2022

Warriors 🤝 Hedgehogs

Jordan Poole and Andrew Wiggins made some new friends in Tokyo ❤️

(via @kendra__andrews) pic.twitter.com/r6RY4bWc2Z

— NBA on ESPN (@ESPNNBA) October 1, 2022

wiggins still scared of needles

lmao

Hehe

haaaah nice

Haha!

Two old friends: @Zionwilliamson and Bryson Bishop (@B_P_B_2) met up before tonight’s game 😄 pic.twitter.com/ZIml9zfQzB

— New Orleans Pelicans (@PelicansNBA) October 14, 2022

Lol cute

it had been four years since @BennMathurin ate a home-cooked meal from his mom.

this week, his mom and sister flew in to surprise him & the team with his favorite Haitian meal to celebrate his first NBA game.🥰 pic.twitter.com/2VM6KRTQq7

— Indiana Pacers (@Pacers) October 21, 2022

aw nice video!

very cute

Pop called a timeout to celebrate DeMar reaching 20k points

Respect 🤝 pic.twitter.com/CLMLc0OED7

— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) October 29, 2022

Deuce wanted smoke with @2Xtremebounce 😂 pic.twitter.com/GbGTWNKCVj

— Celtics on NBC Sports Boston (@NBCSCeltics) November 5, 2022

"please get your telegenic child away from me"

shout out to juan toscano-anderson forever, this made me so happy to see pic.twitter.com/fzdX1AY0OV

— Chris Montano (@gswchris) November 6, 2022

JTA 4 the ppl

counterpoint: lakers are so bad they're starting to give tickets away

Jarrett Allen has the collector’s edition of every Calvin and Hobbes comic and used to have a mural of the characters on his wall. The comic has shaped the Cleveland Cavaliers center’s outlook on life in more ways than one.

“I love just going through life, just seeing things and learning about it, no matter what it is,” Allen told The Athletic. “Just try to go out there and try to touch it in some way and try to just enjoy it.”

He's also a big Zelda dork.