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Well, citing Sheens vs MJ* as evidence, I definitely think the lucky to get 5 competent athletes team wins.
*If MJ had actually committed to balling out here, I think he’d have smoked them, but I still think the general principle would be true for actual teams of 5.
*If MJ had actually committed to balling out here, I think he’d have smoked them, but I still think the general principle would be true for actual teams of 5.
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If someone went to an NBA game and went to their seat to watch the game while streaming themselves "broadcasting" the game with their smartphone (on "Twitch"? "on [whatever site people use to "Livestream" themselves in ways that can be done with an ordinary smartphone]"?
No one stops you if you're videotaping the game, people do that all the time, they want people to bring their phones to the game and use them the whole time as long as they buy a pizza, rtc
Would you get kicked out for Illegal Pirate Broadcasting or something?
Do people already do this and have little followings? Or do the networks/cable channels (try to) prevent it from happening
No one stops you if you're videotaping the game, people do that all the time, they want people to bring their phones to the game and use them the whole time as long as they buy a pizza, rtc
Would you get kicked out for Illegal Pirate Broadcasting or something?
Do people already do this and have little followings? Or do the networks/cable channels (try to) prevent it from happening
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I have no idea but that fucker would be a pain in the ass to sit next to.
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Somehow, I forgot to end that post with "Annoying? Probably. But illegal?" like I had planned to from the very start.
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Can you imagine if we had kept Jimmy Butler?
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The heat are coming with that we ain’t spose to be here mentality. God damn, I think they might win it all. Boston does not look up to the challenge.
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Trying to find an up-close photo of Caleb Martin's left arm tattoo.
This might be a real photo or it might be some downloadable patch (?) for 2K. I cannot tell which!
This might be a real photo or it might be some downloadable patch (?) for 2K. I cannot tell which!
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happy 60th birthday to LOPP legend Joe Dumars
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BGwaves wrote:The heat are coming with that we ain’t spose to be here mentality. God damn, I think they might win it all. Boston does not look up to the challenge.
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Man, this is crazy
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- No shit, undo!
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https://www.bostonglobe.com/2023/06/03/sports/heats-udonis-haslem-is-speaking-up-florida-floridians-opposition-governor-ron-desantiss-opinions/
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- DENVER — These are the final days of Udonis Haslem’s career, and the soon-to-be 43-year-old veteran is shifting his focus from basketball to social issues in his home state of Florida.
Haslem is completely invested in Florida. He grew up in Miami, attended Miami Senior High School and the University of Florida. He’s spent 20 years with the Miami Heat and he’s very protective of what those who don’t live in Florida say about Florida, especially now.
As Governor Ron DeSantis prepares his 2024 Presidential bid with a strong stance on the elimination of diversity and inclusion and the elimination of minority- and LGBTQ-based books from the school curriculum, Haslem felt inclined to speak out against those beliefs, stressing that all Floridians do not support DeSantis’s opinions.
On May 15, DeSantis signed a bill that would prevent Florida colleges from using state funding on diversity and inclusion programs. DeSantis also signed a bill in April 2022 banning critical race theory from being taught in schools. More than 500 books have been banned in various Florida school districts since 2021, and last month Amanda Gorman’s “The Hill We Climb” poem was banned from the Miami-Dade County elementary school system.
Gorman recited the poem at President Joe Biden’s inauguration.
“Well first and foremost I’m going to ask people out there to stop Florida-shaming us,” he said as the Heat prepare for Game 2 of the NBA Finals. “Everybody ain’t down with what’s going on in Florida. People think that because you live in Florida, like you just down with the [expletive]. We’re not. I’m not down with it. I’m not happy about it.
“I happen to live there and I was born there. It’s not my fault. So please stop Florida-shaming us people. We’re not happy about what this man [DeSantis] is doing. Diversity and inclusion and taking the [books away]. We’re not happy about that. I sit at home on the couch with my wife and raise hell.”
Florida has received increased criticism recently for the banning of books while Gorman said she was “gutted” after “The Hill We Climb” was added to the list. Haslem said these issues have made him angry but he stressed the importance of voting in local elections as a means of expressing displeasure.
“It’s very disappointing and I’m the father of three, three Black men,” he said. “Three boys that are coming up and I would love for them to learn in school about what the hell is really going on and what happened. But that’s out of my control. All I can do is get my ass up and vote. That’s what I’m going to do. I’m going to continue to encourage everybody around me. That’s all I can do.”
Haslem said he wonders why Florida is so focused on book bans when he believes the state isn’t addressing murder weapon violence.
“You complain about what’s being taught in school but we took away the murder weapon [law] where you can buy a [expletive] assault rifle at 18,” Haslem said. “I’m confused about what’s the priorities. We’re talking education and in the midst of all of this murder weapon violence going on around the world, how about we just drop the murder weapon laws and make it easier for them to get murder weapons? The [expletive] is confusing to me, that’s why I’m not a politician.”
Haslem said solutions to these issues can start in the home.
“For me, honestly I had to re-teach myself a lot of things I was taught growing up,” he said. “When I started to realize what the hell was really going on out here. I had to tap in and re-teach myself about a lot of stuff that I was taught. I think you start there and then next you start to teach the next generation behind you. I’ve got to tell my kids the truth because I wasn’t told the truth all the time.”
Haslem said he’s trying to make an impact in the Miami community by partnering with mental health and drug rehabilitation facilities, helping create more affordable housing and also working to normalize medical marijuana.
“You should not be getting locked up for marijuana no more,” he said. “Get your marijuana card, brothers. Don’t let them pull you over or take you to jail for weed. We should not be going to jail for weed no more Black man. Stop that. I’m a part of letting people know what’s really out here and also providing jobs, man.
“I understand you’re a second-time offender, you might have made a mistake. I will help you get a job because I know they’re not looking for you out there. It’s hard for brothers to get jobs who have made mistakes. They’re not bad people, they’ve just made bad choices early on. Some people sit around and say things but I’m actually doing things, providing jobs, I’m giving opportunities, I’m educating people.
“That’s the best I can do.”
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https://www.nba.com/news/nba-teams-that-have-never-won-a-championship
Surprisingly honest and brutal assessments from what I assumed would be toothless and judgement-free NBA.com-approved writing.
This second reincarnation of the Hornets (formerly the Bobcats, born 2004) has only made the playoffs three times (winning only three games total). Too many bad draft situations didn’t help — Emeka Okafor, Adam Morrison, Michael-Kidd Gilchrist and Cody Zeller were all top-10 picks. It’s a weird and uncomfortable reflection on team governor Michael Jordan, given his six championships as a player.
They never went to the Finals with Kevin Garnett for over a decade. That was their chance and not only did they miss it, but Garnett cashed in with the Celtics the year after he left Minny. Then the Wolves, created in 1989, endured a lengthy dry spell where nothing went right. And now, a question: Will the cost of the Rudy Gobert trade tack on more years of non-championship misery?
Surprisingly honest and brutal assessments from what I assumed would be toothless and judgement-free NBA.com-approved writing.
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I’m not surprised Zion is a total bust. I watched him in college and remember thinking he was on some Bryant Big Country Reeves trajectory.
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10 years on, here's my verdict
Tony Snell was legit
elite shooter, great defender, we should have given him more of a chance or gone above and beyond to make it work
undervalued him so much in the Carlos Boozer/Taj Gibson era, he feels like the ideal player in hindsight
such went my last lucid thoughts before falling asleep last night
Tony Snell was legit
elite shooter, great defender, we should have given him more of a chance or gone above and beyond to make it work
undervalued him so much in the Carlos Boozer/Taj Gibson era, he feels like the ideal player in hindsight
such went my last lucid thoughts before falling asleep last night
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I think I completely missed the Andres Nocioni era, like I have absolutely zero memory of ever watching this dude play
I was at a Bulls game where Lol Deng got some short ceremony for returning and a bunch of former Bulls were there, Joakim, Ben Gordon, some others. I think Andres Nocioni was there but now I'm reading about it and his name is not mentioned.
https://www.nba.com/news/bulls-pay-tribute-luol-deng
Yet I feel like he got lots of applause and
I just had no idea who he was and I still do not
I was at a Bulls game where Lol Deng got some short ceremony for returning and a bunch of former Bulls were there, Joakim, Ben Gordon, some others. I think Andres Nocioni was there but now I'm reading about it and his name is not mentioned.
https://www.nba.com/news/bulls-pay-tribute-luol-deng
Yet I feel like he got lots of applause and
I just had no idea who he was and I still do not
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Andrew Unterberger hates basketball
Got a chuckle out of seeing this on r/NBA the other day
Got a chuckle out of seeing this on r/NBA the other day
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You know that part in The Who’s A Quick One While He’s Away where they go; DANG…DANG… DANG…DANG… they should have played that in the stadium every time Luol Deng did anything.
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Damian Lillard or Clyde Drexler?
Or neither?
Or neither?
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Clyde got them to the finals, dame did not. I still think Dame will remain a beloved figure in Portland similar to DRose here in Chicago.
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Keep an eye on Victor Wembanyama.
I think this kid has a bright future in the National Basketball League.
I think this kid has a bright future in the National Basketball League.
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I very often think about how pumped the Honey Nut Cheerios Bee was to have Dominique Wilkins appear in his commercial back in I assume the early 90s.
Anyway, wanted to throw that out here at 2:20 am for no reason.
Anyway, wanted to throw that out here at 2:20 am for no reason.
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I don't blame him one bit tbh
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Hey guys, Bobby Knight died, over and out!
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Fuck this trash baby and everyone who worshiped the ground he walked on.
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