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TV ratings are a measure of popularity that again matters to the league bcuz of how they take in money, but the league remains as culturally relevant as ever imo. i don’t think there’s a problem at all beyond ppl under 35 not paying for cable.

any serious fallout from less sports revenue will show up in mlb well before the nba i'd think

Just finished first half. Hadn’t thought about Scott foster all bubble but here we are.

jordan otm about ratings, idc either

very resigned about the nuggs

rondoooooooooooooooooo

Rondo and Dwight being good is weird.

That rondo runner from behind the backboard lol

Weird game overall interested to see what Malone can come up with

This might be my least favorite lakers team of all the lakers teams I’ve hated. Sorry carne

lol it’s a weird team! I gotta say I’m happy for Howard of all people.

The laker defense really is elite and that’s something to admire I guess

i think if we've learned anything it's that vogel is a very good defensive coach

Not sure the nuggets can handle being down 1-0

Coach Cal has to be grinning ear to ear, probably does most of the time anyway, seeing that this final four quartet of clubs is full of ex UK guys he coached.

Everyone could see that AD was going to be amazing, but Herro, Bam, Murray all were good but not the GUY on their teams at all in Lexington.

Some of those fouls calls on Jokic were no bueno

24 fouls on denver in one quarter... yeah

Big difference in how Zubac was officiated and how Dwight was officiated. Honestly pretty sketch

you gotta be a big name player before you can be a big name player

very resigned about the nuggs

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dont like this matchup for them

they should try getting down 3-1 again and see what happens

Haven’t liked any of the matchups for them so far lol. 3-1 idea not too bad...

celtics showing signs of life

they at least survived the 3rd quarter

The Celtics are back in this, folks

weve got a series baby

that run where the celtics kept stealing the ball and dunking it was sick

that's a good play if you can pull it off

its really the best play when you think about it

Jaylen Brown is good at basketball. pic.twitter.com/8hEunJS8cY

— Taylor Snow (@taylorcsnow) September 20, 2020

jaylen being more involved in this game was a really good thing for the celtics

Jaylen and this guy are the same person to me
https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn%3AANd9GcR9YMrHa_h1GQ3MI5oPpbIxFhEytm-NWxkqRg&usqp=CAU

What happened to Jimmy this game

got a few minutes of bostons ultra rare "best 5" lineup last night, wonder if we might see more

hilariously, gordon has made it public that he will not be leaving the bubble for the birth of his 4th child.

EDUCATION REFORM

I am an avowed hayward hater but he made a big difference last night
Herro looks suspiciously like a megastar in the making.

I really wish Hayward wasn’t maga because he seems like a nice guy and he’s one of those jack of all trades master of none guys who I really love in the NBA.

caring about celebrity politics is the most tedious thing in the world but theres really no evidence that hayward is maga

Kyle Lowry was also EDUCATION REFORM so maybe drop that tedious bs

caring about celebrity politics is the most tedious thing in the world but theres really no evidence that hayward is maga

haywards wife donated to trump

Trump donor goes with “education reform,” I think it’s ok to put this puzzle together

It’s not as bad as what McHale and Cousy have done but it is what it is

okay man

He’s pretty rich he can balance out his “wife’s donation” whenever

he secretly funneled $600 to the trump campaign using his wife as a cutout

looks legit

https://www.opensecrets.org/donor-lookup/results?name=robyn+hayward

i just want you to know that i resent you guys for dragging me into this terrible conversation, its like how boomers cant help just spontaneously talking about trump unprovoked, and i do also think that the fascination with celebrity politics is somehow resonant with whatever it is that makes democrats so useless, and yeah no one is contesting the fact that robyn hayward have trump $600 four years ago

Shouldn't be surprised you're covering for a fellow Republican donor

https://i.postimg.cc/qRkR2PWg/Screenshot-20200920-133535-2.png

wow owned

All I did was say he was maga

i haven't paid attention to basketball since the rondo / pierce days of the celtics - i moved to the UK 2006-ish - but my sports-mad kids have latched onto basketball in a big way. endless youtubes of like 'the top 130 assists ever' etc.

so i'm paying attention now.

what i'm struck by is the speed of play. i always used to think college hoops were more exciting because they just went all out. pro ball involved a lot of point guards passing it around, looking for a post-up player. (to be reductive about it)

but now - it's fucking manic and it's amazing.

i don’t think the league is going to get any less visible

Jordan otm. culturally, the amount of action, everything about basketball is the best. it's immediately graspable, it's cool as shit to watch and it's fun to play. also the NBA has never been nearly as beholden to the tedious reverential bullshit that plagues other sports. (which probably has something to do with how black it is).

anyway, i'm fuckin psyched about watching these playoffs!!