ATL - Wemby dominates, Billups arrested in gambling probe

Post #141 » by **ReasonablySober** » Thu Sep 11, 2025 10:17 pm

Yup.

MoreTrife · Post #142 » by **MoreTrife** » Thu Sep 11, 2025 11:56 pm

The newest PTFO is great. The reporting on Dennis Wong being the only other owner and covering the late payment. I mean holy **** what more do you need Silver!?!?

Post #143 » by **paulpressey25** » Fri Sep 12, 2025 1:43 am

MoreTrife wrote:The newest PTFO is great. The reporting on Dennis Wong being the only other owner and covering the late payment. I mean holy **** what more do you need Silver!?!?

Pablo has in his possession bank documents key to this. The question is will Silver look at them.

mattg · Post #144 » by **mattg** » Fri Sep 12, 2025 1:56 am

If LAC isn't basically death penaltied then this is the beginning of the end of the NBA as a competitive major sports league. IMO, this is far more worthy of compelling an owner to sell than Donald Sterling's abhorrent behavior.

As for Kawhi, to me this is just as bad as a player gambling on themselves and intentionally throwing games. Lifetime ban. Disgraced status.

ReginaldDwight · Post #145 » by **ReginaldDwight** » Fri Sep 12, 2025 3:38 am

NBA needs to make an example of the Clippers. I am sure there will be dozens of fans in LA really shook up by it.

Post #146 » by **ReasonablySober** » Fri Sep 12, 2025 3:40 am

mattg wrote:If LAC isn't basically death penaltied then this is the beginning of the end of the NBA as a competitive major sports league. IMO, this is far more worthy of compelling an owner to sell than Donald Sterling's abhorrent behavior.

As for Kawhi, to me this is just as bad as a player gambling on themselves and intentionally throwing games. Lifetime ban. Disgraced status.

I don't even think this is an outrageous idea. If circumventing the cap is a cardinal sin, then Silver has to come down in the strongest possible way. Make it so harsh that it's not attempted again.

Post #147 » by **paulpressey25** » Fri Sep 12, 2025 4:50 am

Hollinger and Nate talked a lot about Kawhi and what happens to him. They both believe Ballmer and the Clippers need to be nailed to the wall. But voiding Kawhi’s contract they felt would be a bridge too far with the players union. Union would then go crazy.

That said, I’d void his contract. Needs to be done.

Plossum · Post #148 » by **Plossum** » Fri Sep 12, 2025 10:30 am

Yeah they have to come down hard on this ****. They can’t make the punishment just the cost of doing business. The punishment needs to be a big disincentive for anyone else thinking of circumventing the cap.

Matches Malone · Post #149 » by **Matches Malone** » Fri Sep 12, 2025 1:01 pm

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SupremeHustle · Post #150 » by **SupremeHustle** » Fri Sep 12, 2025 1:02 pm

And when it's all said and done, Kawhi ends up on the Lakers with Luka and Bronny.

SupremeHustle · Post #151 » by **SupremeHustle** » Fri Sep 12, 2025 1:05 pm

I know Silver is wishing it were the Grizzlies or the Pelicans. He'd probably take OKC over this happening to an LA team.

raferfenix · Post #152 » by **raferfenix** » Fri Sep 12, 2025 1:08 pm

Fitting Kawhi gets exposed while Wemby ascends.

Yeah butterfly effect but the contrast btw David Robinson handing off to Tim Duncan handing off to Kawhi before he bailed on the Spurs (and then the championship Raptors) comes to mind.

raferfenix · Post #153 » by **raferfenix** » Fri Sep 12, 2025 1:10 pm

SupremeHustle wrote:And when it's all said and done, Kawhi ends up on the Lakers with Luka and Bronny.

Plossum · Post #154 » by **Plossum** » Fri Sep 12, 2025 2:18 pm

Ballmer should be forced to sell and Kawhi suspended for a season and contract voided. Maybe a tad harsh but any sort of monetary penalty for Ballmer is chicken feed.

emunney · Post #155 » by **emunney** » Fri Sep 12, 2025 4:00 pm

raferfenix wrote:
SupremeHustle wrote:And when it's all said and done, Kawhi ends up on the Lakers with Luka and Bronny.

Don't worry, he won't play.

skbucks1985 · Post #156 » by **skbucks1985** » Fri Sep 12, 2025 4:24 pm

After I first saw Pablo's podcast I thought that nothing was going to happen because Silver and co. were incentivized for nothing to happen. But now, I think there's too much there for them to be able to do that. I don't think we're going to see Ballmer lose the team, but I suspect we'll see a mid-8 figures fine, a loss of multiple 1st's and him not being able to attend games. I think there's a slightly better than 50-50 chance we'll see Kawhi's contract voided which will be accompanied by a suspension of at least a season. And I don't think anything is announced in the next month but if I'm correct about Kawhi's punishment whenever we do get an announcement, I wouldn't be surprised if that results in the end of his NBA career.

Bucknado · Post #157 » by **Bucknado** » Fri Sep 12, 2025 5:48 pm

Hear me out on this one...

If the KL stuff goes unpunished, we pay Giannis in Aston Villa equity and maybe a Deer District hotel deal. Somehow sneak him into the ownership group of the Bucks that starts as soon as he retires.

SupremeHustle · Post #158 » by **SupremeHustle** » Fri Sep 12, 2025 7:04 pm

Bucknado wrote:Hear me out on this one...

If the KL stuff goes unpunished, we pay Giannis in Aston Villa equity and maybe a Deer District hotel deal. Somehow sneak him into the ownership group of the Bucks that starts as soon as he retires.

But wouldn't every team just offer him the same types of circumvention deals? Arison could slide him 100 million to put his face on a Carnival Cruise Ship or something.

raferfenix · Post #159 » by **raferfenix** » Fri Sep 12, 2025 7:48 pm

Even if this is actually the case (which I'm very suspicious about vs Simmons carrying water for Ballmer) the 2nd apron dynamics are going to supercharge the problem.

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KidA24 · Post #160 » by **KidA24** » Fri Sep 12, 2025 9:07 pm

SupremeHustle wrote:
Bucknado wrote:Hear me out on this one...

If the KL stuff goes unpunished, we pay Giannis in Aston Villa equity and maybe a Deer District hotel deal. Somehow sneak him into the ownership group of the Bucks that starts as soon as he retires.

But wouldn't every team just offer him the same types of circumvention deals? Arison could slide him 100 million to put his face on a Carnival Cruise Ship or something.

Here's what AI gave me: