NBA FINALS 2019 |——| WARRIORS -vs- RAPTORS |——| USA -vs- CANADA

I think Olajuwan falls in line with Curry in terms of non-weird GOAT energy.

lebro is pretty normal yeah but hes had some weird energy moments for sure. steph is just an every day dude for the most part.

steph is just beautiful to watch. even tho i was standing for canada, best part was watching him

do they measure players' distance traveled? i would be interested to see how much more ground he covers in a game/season than an average player

i kind of ended up on the bandwagon after all with this series so last night was very fun for me. as sad as it is for gsw fans with with those big injuries i can't help but think that this was probably it for the raptors, they'll lose leonard and end up being a team that makes the playoffs but isn't a real contender (not the worse thing in the world, of course)

also, thinking in glass-half-full terms: they had one shot and they took it, and that doesn't go away

seems like a bargain that every non-spoiled fanbase would take in a heartbeat

kawhi is prob the only star in the league i cld see taking off after winning a ring, like he wldnt even think it was weird, but u gotta think the raps have a good shot at retaining him, they just won it all!

idk i think Kawhi can leave Toronto a hero with no hard feelings which will make it somewhat easier, the fanbase knew going into this season that he was likely to bolt and this is just the best-case scenario for them and also for him. I think if the Raps lost this series and then he left it would be so much harder on them (and a bit harder on him).

I don’t care if Kawhi goes to LA, I’d rather keep him if possible but really as long as Ujiri is at the helm that’s what matters.

Duncan also is a goat and while his energy may be weird it’s in a positive and endearing way.

https://thumbs.gfycat.com/IgnorantIdenticalColt-size_restricted.gif

would totally chill w Duncan and idk check out an OMD tribute band while drinking Asti Spumanti on a dock or something

^is what I would say if I was a contestant on the dating game w him I guess

im sure hed appreciate u taking the time to understand him

Major respect to Masai for shoving that cop out of his way.

otm

wow didnt know lagoon was at the game last night

wanting dray to get ejected because he has a bad personality is people power actually

This sums up how much of a nightmare the parade (which ended with a shooting) was today:

http://torontosun.com/sports/basketball/nba/toronto-raptors/simmons-parade-was-a-disaster-on-many-levels

We brought the whole school down to the gym to watch it this morning, but because nothing was happening forever, the kids understandably got noisier and noisier, until everyone headed back to their own classes to watch. By mid-afternoon, the players were still making their way to Nathan Phillips Square.

dude - the sun?! we're better than this.

what a cluster fuck tho, seriously. on the bright side i got to leave work early because so much of downtown was fucked.

The Sun's terrible except for sports, where they tend to cover stuff much more in depth (for years, pre-internet, they were the only place you could get detailed baseball stats). I thought Simmons captured yesterday pretty well.

why is he so happy Brett Hull wasn't there? Huh?

There were 2 million people in the streets. The shooting was despicable but it was an isolated incident. Yes, it was hot and slow, but that all was forgotten once the buses crawled past and the crowd exploded in cheers. The feeling of community was intense; everyone decked in Raptors merch like it was the uniform in a communist country. It was thrilling; many workplaces (like mine) were empty most of the day, everyone watching from somewhere, and the good vibes lasted all afternoon. And fuck the Sun. They're probably bitter their boy was booed by 65K at Nathan Phillips and snubbed by Masai on the parade route.

nice

I wouldn't pin that on the Sun (again, I know the many problems with the Sun). I'm sure everyone experienced yesterday differently, and if you were there, I'm glad you had a great time. Watching on TV, though, they seemed quite unprepared for the crowd, the whole thing seemed interminable, and the shooting was the final negative, not the first.