Joel Embiid -- The Process is now Live

LloydFree · Post #1881 » by **LloydFree** » Sat Jul 8, 2017 9:33 pm

Though the fine is probably a joke to him, it's good that they addressed it with him now. I'm glad they punished him before he really did something stupid.

76thBearCub · Post #1882 » by **76thBearCub** » Sat Jul 8, 2017 9:45 pm

I don't really understand how he gets a fine for that. Completely detached from the NBA the way I see it.

Post #1883 » by **sixers hoops** » Sat Jul 8, 2017 9:48 pm

LloydFree wrote:Though the fine is probably a joke to him, it's good that they addressed it with him now. I'm glad they punished him before he really did something stupid.

Yeah. Ultimately, they are trying to market the NBA to kids and obviously don't want players using inappropriate language.

I'm sure they will run into some gray areas with this policy, but this was just a small slap on the wrist. I doubt Embiid is too upset

Post #1884 » by **sixers hoops** » Sat Jul 8, 2017 9:50 pm

76thBearCub wrote:I don't really understand how he gets a fine for that. Completely detached from the NBA the way I see it.

I agree, but I wouldn't say completely detached. It's with another player's idiot father, so it is partially connected to the league. But I guess he is technically always representing the NBA on social media? As sixerscan said, it's a slippery slope.

76thBearCub · Post #1885 » by **76thBearCub** » Sat Jul 8, 2017 9:51 pm

sixers hoops wrote:
LloydFree wrote:Though the fine is probably a joke to him, it's good that they addressed it with him now. I'm glad they punished him before he really did something stupid.

Yeah. Ultimately, they are trying to market the NBA to kids and obviously don't want players using inappropriate language.

I'm sure they will run into some gray areas with this policy, but this was just a small slap on the wrist. I doubt Embiid is too upset

I don't see how they legally have the right to fine him for his private use of social media. It isn't like it's an official NBA account. But Adam Silver is a lawyer and I am not. So he might know a little something I don't.

LloydFree · Post #1886 » by **LloydFree** » Sat Jul 8, 2017 9:53 pm

sixers hoops wrote:
LloydFree wrote:Though the fine is probably a joke to him, it's good that they addressed it with him now. I'm glad they punished him before he really did something stupid.

Yeah. Ultimately, they are trying to market the NBA to kids and obviously don't want players using inappropriate language.

I'm sure they will run into some gray areas with this policy, but this was just a small slap on the wrist. I doubt Embiid is too upset

I'm less disturbed by his actual language than by his increasing general buffoonery. Get out on the court and bust some ... Stop that stupid clown'n ...

James40 · Post #1887 » by **James40** » Sat Jul 8, 2017 9:53 pm

Sixerscan wrote:That's a slippery slope you just set the league on Adam Silver.

That slope started with the Sterling removal.

Post #1888 » by **sixers hoops** » Sat Jul 8, 2017 9:54 pm

76thBearCub wrote:
sixers hoops wrote:
LloydFree wrote:Though the fine is probably a joke to him, it's good that they addressed it with him now. I'm glad they punished him before he really did something stupid.

Yeah. Ultimately, they are trying to market the NBA to kids and obviously don't want players using inappropriate language.

I'm sure they will run into some gray areas with this policy, but this was just a small slap on the wrist. I doubt Embiid is too upset

I don't see how they legally have the right to fine him for his private use of social media. It isn't like it's an official NBA account. But Adam Silver is a lawyer and I am not. So he might know a little something I don't.

I'm sure we'll see articles soon regarding how the contract language is written affecting this.

LongLiveHinkie · Post #1889 » by **LongLiveHinkie** » Sat Jul 8, 2017 9:55 pm

The only people who find **** inappropriate anymore are uptight soccer moms. Notice more network TV stations are slowly allowing it onto their programming because they realize in 2017 no one cares about it anymore. It's another word for sex. It's not a racial slur, which were invented to be hurtful.

Plus, look how much fun and useful it can be!

Watch on YouTube

76thBearCub · Post #1890 » by **76thBearCub** » Sat Jul 8, 2017 9:56 pm

sixers hoops wrote:
76thBearCub wrote:
sixers hoops wrote:
Yeah. Ultimately, they are trying to market the NBA to kids and obviously don't want players using inappropriate language.

I'm sure they will run into some gray areas with this policy, but this was just a small slap on the wrist. I doubt Embiid is too upset

I don't see how they legally have the right to fine him for his private use of social media. It isn't like it's an official NBA account. But Adam Silver is a lawyer and I am not. So he might know a little something I don't.

I'm sure we'll see articles soon regarding how the contract language is written affecting this.

Yea I'm sure Silver has his ducks in a row. He seems like a really smart guy. It just doesn't seem right or just to me that they can do that.

LongLiveHinkie · Post #1891 » by **LongLiveHinkie** » Sat Jul 8, 2017 10:01 pm

I dedicate this video to JoJo

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Dupp · Post #1892 » by **Dupp** » Sat Jul 8, 2017 10:10 pm

The fine really must be for swearing about ball and not actually swearing. Players swear and don't get fined.

Cavs players including Lebron swear on rjs podcast...

MR28 · Post #1893 » by **MR28** » Sat Jul 8, 2017 10:11 pm

Dupp wrote:The fine really must be for swearing about ball and not actually swearing. Players swear and don't get fined.

Cavs players including Lebron swear on rjs podcast...

Gobert and Isaiah were literally just calling other franchises **** on twitter..

Dupp · Post #1894 » by **Dupp** » Sat Jul 8, 2017 10:14 pm

MR28 wrote:
Dupp wrote:The fine really must be for swearing about ball and not actually swearing. Players swear and don't get fined.

Cavs players including Lebron swear on rjs podcast...

Gobert and Isaiah were literally just calling other franchises **** on twitter..

Actually that's another good point. All in good fun so who cares but that doesn't seem too far off what embiid did.

Post #1895 » by **CoreyGallagher** » Sat Jul 8, 2017 10:33 pm

MR28 wrote:
Dupp wrote:The fine really must be for swearing about ball and not actually swearing. Players swear and don't get fined.

Cavs players including Lebron swear on rjs podcast...

Gobert and Isaiah were literally just calling other franchises **** on twitter..

To this point, just after Hayward left Gobert then went onto Instagram live and flipped off the camera. Lol.

Post #1896 » by **CoreyGallagher** » Sat Jul 8, 2017 11:23 pm

Read on Twitter

Embiid has a shirt with the Game of Zones version of himself on it.

cksdayoff · Post #1897 » by **cksdayoff** » Sat Jul 8, 2017 11:30 pm

god damn she cute

LongLiveHinkie · Post #1898 » by **LongLiveHinkie** » Sat Jul 8, 2017 11:40 pm

lol Embiid's 10k fine gofundme has $1,000 already in 2 hours.

Post #1899 » by **CoreyGallagher** » Sat Jul 8, 2017 11:52 pm

Read on Twitter

Post #1900 » by **Sixerscan** » Sat Jul 8, 2017 11:55 pm

Something tells me embiid isn't sweating this.