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Max Headrom · Post #1521 » by **Max Headrom** » Sat Aug 24, 2019 12:26 am

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Has Shaq kissed Kerr’s feet yet, and if not, will it be televised when it happens?

To be fair, you and I could've coached that Warriors team and had the same record...lol Look at how they played when Like "coached" them...lol

Post #1522 » by **og15** » Sat Aug 24, 2019 1:38 am

Max Headrom wrote:
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Has Shaq kissed Kerr’s feet yet, and if not, will it be televised when it happens?

To be fair, you and I could've coached that Warriors team and had the same record...lol Look at how they played when Like "coached" them...lol

Shaq didn't give any qualifications though :lol:

Max Headrom · Post #1523 » by **Max Headrom** » Sat Aug 24, 2019 4:30 am

og15 wrote:
Max Headrom wrote:
og15 wrote:Has Shaq kissed Kerr’s feet yet, and if not, will it be televised when it happens?

To be fair, you and I could've coached that Warriors team and had the same record...lol Look at how they played when Like "coached" them...lol

Shaq didn't give any qualifications though

Tis true

Ranma · Post #1524 » by **Ranma** » Sat Aug 31, 2019 7:31 am

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Ranma · Post #1525 » by **Ranma** » Sat Aug 31, 2019 7:36 am

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The 25-game suspension will cost Wilson Chandler $23,316 per game and a total of $582,898. The Brooklyn forward will start the regular season on the active list and moved to the suspension list after the 5th game (Nov. 1 vs. Houston) of the regular season. The Nets with 15 guaranteed contracts can add a 16th player after the game against the Rockets. Brooklyn plays the following night (Nov. 2) at Detroit. Chandler will be removed off the suspension list for the Dec. 15 game vs. Philadelphia. Chandler can participate during training camp and play in the Nets pre-season games.

Ranma · Post #1526 » by **Ranma** » Sun Sep 8, 2019 2:54 am

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Ranma · Post #1527 » by **Ranma** » Sat Sep 14, 2019 9:18 pm

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Ranma · Post #1528 » by **Ranma** » Sat Sep 21, 2019 6:18 pm

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Ranma · Post #1529 » by **Ranma** » Mon Sep 23, 2019 4:28 pm

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esqtvd · Post #1530 » by **esqtvd** » Wed Sep 25, 2019 2:46 am

Bucks fined for tampering with their own player

WTF

http://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap/255470/Bucks-Fined-$50k-For-Publicly-Stating-Intent-To-Offer-Supermax-To-Giannis-Antetokounmpo

Ranma · Post #1531 » by **Ranma** » Thu Sep 26, 2019 8:24 pm

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Post #1532 » by **mkwest** » Wed Oct 2, 2019 6:32 am

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Post #1533 » by **QRich3** » Wed Oct 2, 2019 12:29 pm

lol yeah that thing on their chest looks hideous, what were they thinking?

It does look wrong though, all three of them

esqtvd · Post #1534 » by **esqtvd** » Mon Oct 7, 2019 2:12 am

woke Adam Silver was such a badass against Sterling and North Carolina but when it comes down to it he's just another puke

https://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap/255615/NBA-Releases-Statement-Addressing-Daryl-Morey-Tweet

Post #1535 » by **QRich3** » Mon Oct 7, 2019 10:55 am

It's sad that no one at all in the whole league stood with Morey. I don't have enough information about the Hong Kong situation to take a stance either way, but the fact that such an innocuous statement by Morey was met with such a disproportionate reaction and a country wide boycott of anything he's tangentially related to, says a lot about the situation.

Really bad look for Silver and everyone in the league, I understand it's a business that has to protect their interests, but this was a pretty clear situation, and now their image is gonna take a big hit locally because of the fear they had of losing the China market.

Good on Morey for not backtracking even when he's forced to make a public apology.

esqtvd · Post #1536 » by **esqtvd** » Tue Oct 8, 2019 12:40 am

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TheNewEra · Post #1537 » by **TheNewEra** » Wed Oct 9, 2019 1:48 am

SGA out here getting buckets in OKC

Post #1538 » by **QRich3** » Wed Oct 9, 2019 8:16 am

QRich3 wrote:It's sad that no one at all in the whole league stood with Morey. I don't have enough information about the Hong Kong situation to take a stance either way, but the fact that such an innocuous statement by Morey was met with such a disproportionate reaction and a country wide boycott of anything he's tangentially related to, says a lot about the situation.

Really bad look for Silver and everyone in the league, I understand it's a business that has to protect their interests, but this was a pretty clear situation, and now their image is gonna take a big hit locally because of the fear they had of losing the China market.

Good on Morey for not backtracking even when he's forced to make a public apology.

Took a few days, but I tip my hat off to Silver's response in that press conference. Really tricky issue with big stakes that go way beyond sports, but I think Silver's handled this as well as it can reasonably be expected.

The league's gonna take a big hit though, and for us fans, this thing with China will have big consequences in the salary cap and next CBA's negotiations. There will be a lot less money to share and we'll have to see how this affects the league's configuration.

esqtvd · Post #1539 » by **esqtvd** » Wed Oct 9, 2019 6:50 pm

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Post #1540 » by **TrueLAfan** » Wed Oct 9, 2019 7:11 pm

QRich3 wrote:
QRich3 wrote:It's sad that no one at all in the whole league stood with Morey. I don't have enough information about the Hong Kong situation to take a stance either way, but the fact that such an innocuous statement by Morey was met with such a disproportionate reaction and a country wide boycott of anything he's tangentially related to, says a lot about the situation.

Really bad look for Silver and everyone in the league, I understand it's a business that has to protect their interests, but this was a pretty clear situation, and now their image is gonna take a big hit locally because of the fear they had of losing the China market.

Good on Morey for not backtracking even when he's forced to make a public apology.

Took a few days, but I tip my hat off to Silver's response in that press conference. Really tricky issue with big stakes that go way beyond sports, but I think Silver's handled this as well as it can reasonably be expected.

The league's gonna take a big hit though, and for us fans, this thing with China will have big consequences in the salary cap and next CBA's negotiations. There will be a lot less money to share and we'll have to see how this affects the league's configuration.

I agree. I think the NBA has a lot more leverage here than they—or the Chinese government—will say publicly. There’s absolutely no way for the league to restrict commentary by every player associated with the NBA. (The only players this could/should conceivably affect are those going to play in China.) I think the Chinese government overstepped in trying to, essentially, make the NBA issue a gag order.

And the thing that makes this a potential financial problem for the league makes it a pretty significant political issue for the Chinese. NBA TV viewership in China is equal to viewership here. Billions in merchandise gets sold in China. A restriction on any of that would hurt obviously hurt the league. But NBA viewers/consumers skew young and wealthy and cosmopolitan in China. This is not a group that you want to alienate with a hamfisted, unpopular ban on something they care passionately about. I think the Chinese government will realize this and do as much of nothing as possible from this point forward.