2022 NBA OFF SEASON DRAFT FREE AGENCY TAMPERING ETC

Barkley's thoughts on being a broadcaster for the Saudi backed LIV golf tour: https://nypost.com/2022/07/21/charles-barkley-slams-selective-outrage-hopes-to-do-tnt-liv-golf/

Basically it's micah's point, all the owners are evil in some way or another. What evil is too much in sports ownership?

there is no ethical consumption under capitalism --when an oppressive government offers me $50 for a few weekends work

btw not sure this liv golf pr stunt is having the intended effect when every article about it is like the worst people in the world are backing this is that ok

*$50m xp

the whole part of them trying to make it cool by blasting music is pretty funny too

perfect authoritarian government stunt

lol there was a liv golf thing here in the last couple weeks and a bunch of people camping out for a wedding near the property line of the course got rousted for being suspected protestors. great publicity lol.

what happened to:

https://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/3562621-nbas-charles-barkley-if-youre-gay-and-transgender-i-love-you/

fwiw, there has to be a line when the evil is too evil. LIV is over the line for me. But thinking the owners are going to identify that line and police it is pretty unlikely as the sarver case and the nba-china stuff shows

the capitalism stuff wrt to the owners & players is true but i do think we should remember that it is possible to be a billionaire and not be abusive in the workplace

there is no ethical consumption under capitalism --when an oppressive government offers me $50 for a few weekends work

― lag∞n, Thursday, September 15, 2022 11:37 AM (thirty-four minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink

thats not consumption anyway!

lol at there being evil golf now though, i wasn't aware of this

Evil golf is kind of redundant tbh.

thats not consumption anyway!

― ciderpress, Thursday, September 15, 2022 12:16 PM (three hours ago) bookmarkflaglink

hey man i dont make the rules

apparenlty kyrie shared an alex jones clip on his ig

Kyrie Irving just posted a video clip entitled “Never Forget - Alex Jones Tried To Warn Us” with Jones claiming back in 2002 that a “New World Order” would release “plagues upon us…” pic.twitter.com/sz2Ps7Fbrn

— Tommy Beer (@TommyBeer) September 15, 2022

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lol what a shithead

man i really hope this nets team goes down in flames AGAIN

someone other team should get to wear those cool nets jerseys and the nets should have to wear burlap sacks with numbers handwritten in chalk by robert sarver, all problems solved *genuflects*

alright, now maybe some traction

Suns vice chairman Jahm Najafi released a statement Thursday calling for owner Robert Sarver to resign.

Najafi, who owns the second-largest ownership stake in the Phoenix franchise behind Sarver, said he “cannot in good judgment sit back and allow our children and future generations of fans think that this behavior is tolerated because of wealth and privilege.”

Najafi went on to say that Sarver’s conduct would’ve warranted immediate termination by any CEO, executive director, president, teacher or coach.

“That fact that Robert Sarver ‘owns’ the team does not give him a license to treat others different than any other leader. The fact that anyone would find him fit to lead because of this ‘ownership’ position is forgetting that NBA teams belong to the communities they serve.”

Sarver was suspended one year by the NBA following the completion of the league’s investigation into allegations he fostered a toxic and hostile work environment. Sarver was also suspended from the Phoenix Mercury, the WNBA team he owns, fined $10 million and must complete a training program focused on respect and appropriate workplace conduct.

“The statements and conduct described in the findings of the independent investigation are troubling and disappointing,” NBA commissioner Adam Silver said in a statement. “We believe the outcome is the right one, taking into account all the facts, circumstances and context brought to light by the comprehensive investigation of this 18-year period and our commitment to upholding proper standards in NBA workplaces.”

rip big man

i don't hate it, but sarver's minority partners crying foul at this point is just opportunism

no idea what kind of juice this guy has but that is an interesting statement.

Somebody in the comments on that piece (it’s from the athletic) says that this guy has been looking for an opportunity to oust Sarver for awhile. So yeah could be opportunism but that’s not mutually exclusive from purer motivations in this case. I assume it’s both/and

sounds right. bad things happening to bad people because of the effort of other bad people doesn't necessarily lead to bad outcomes.
this guy does get to be rich and an asshole for life in any case.

Phoenix mayor Kate Gallego and some of the city's councilmembers also released a statement, which stated, in part, "We have asked city staff to investigate any actions we, as leaders of the City of Phoenix, can take in light of the details substantiated in the report." https://t.co/Aqyt9FwR7M

— Baxter Holmes (@Baxter) September 16, 2022

joe arpaio is locked/loaded/ready to root out racism in the nba

has sinema made a statement?

the fearless and iconoclastic trailblazer kyrsten sinema is not afraid to zig when others zag and will surely see the redemptive potential for robert sarver

by coincidence he has a lot of money, some of which she surely sees

this might actually happen huh

PayPal, a sponsor of the Phoenix Suns, released a statement on the Robert Sarver situation:

"In light of the findings of the NBA's investigation, we will not renew our sponsorship should Robert Sarver remain involved with the Suns organization, after serving his suspension." pic.twitter.com/JanBRkiPUq

— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPointsApp) September 16, 2022

the company founded by peter thiel and elon musk has seen enough!

all this posturing is funny but also who cares if it gets sarver out. suns fans have been hoping for this for a long time

yeah he was already considered one of the worst owners in the league before any of this surfaced

pretty much since he decided not to pay a litte more to retain joe johnson

baxter holmes on zach lowe’s podcast was really good today on sarver and the league’s response.

schroeder back to the lake show

good luck to everyone involved

need to see a schroeder/russ/pat 3-guard lineup. i need it.

lol brutal

haha man three very strong minded individuals there

ad/bron/russ/pbev/schroder is the lakers five best players right

Players union executive director calls for lifetime ban for Sarver https://t.co/Ydr6ixBqy2

— Kurt Helin (@basketballtalk) September 17, 2022

prob wouldve been better for him to quietly sell his shares when this thing broke

I don’t actually want to see it but you have to admit it would be hilarious if the lakers somehow achieved hive mind in the preseason and won 80 games

How is PJ Dozier?

he has prototypical nba wing size but is not that good at basketball, also hes coming off an acl tear

haha sounds promising

yeah i wouldnt expect much, hes a guy who people thought might have some upside but hes never really done anything

sometimes GMs and coaches have these very special people that they sign and play multiple times w/no evidence of the guy being good....i think pj is a very special person for tim connolly.