This image and headline about the consequences of the NBA embracing toxic politics is just glorious
I was never really a fan. But will admit to enjoying Dolph Schayes and the Syracuse Natsionals as well as the Harlem Globetrotters (especially Meadowlark Lemon) back in my youth. But when the Nats moved I moved on to never return.
What the league is these days is something I can't watch or enjoy.
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October 06, 2020, 11:32 PM
DanH
Well, it seems Lebron may have let Adam Silver have his balls back long enough for an interview:
October 06, 2020, 11:55 PM
FN in MT
it's a stupid GAME.Nothing more.
The participants are overpaid for the job they perform.
Our obsession with silly GAMES like this has always amazed me.
October 07, 2020, 10:02 AM
HRK
Mini AOC
@RealMiniAOC
The NBA finally achieved equality. They have the same ratings as the WNBA.
October 07, 2020, 10:13 AM
jhe888
Oh come on, fellas. I was really counting on the NBA to solve this nation's problems.
The fish is mute, expressionless. The fish doesn't think because the fish knows everything.
October 07, 2020, 10:40 AM
Puckpilot78
Someone made a great side by side meme, one side was Lebron being carried off the court with leg cramps, and other side was the LASD Deputy who after being shot multiple times managed to get herself and her partner out of their car and to a defensive position while awaiting help.
Of course when asked if he was going to contribute to the reward for finding the shooter he could only muster up a "no comment". Clown.
Mongo only pawn in game of life...
October 07, 2020, 10:42 AM
darthfuster
quote:
Originally posted by jhe888: Oh come on, fellas. I was really counting on the NBA to solve this nation's problems.
Weren’t the founders all ball players? I heard Madison could hit threes at will.
You’re a lying dog-faced pony soldier
October 07, 2020, 10:55 AM
HayesGreener
quote:
Originally posted by FN in MT: it's a stupid GAME.Nothing more.
The participants are overpaid for the job they perform.
Our obsession with silly GAMES like this has always amazed me.
I could not agree more. They throw a ball at a hoop. I lost all interest in pro sports back when professional baseball first went on strike. How many of these prima donnas could get, and hold a real job?
Somewhere along the way Americans got confused and started thinking athletes and other celebrities opinions mattered. We just need them to perform for our entertainment. Here they have gone and Dixie Chicked themselves. Just shut up and sing.
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October 07, 2020, 11:13 AM
mcrimm
The sports transformation in clearly underway. I was once a sports junkie. I watch hockey, golf, basketball and of course football. I graduated from HS in Green Bay so I had a bit of alliance there. Now I may watch 1 or 2 college football games a week, but that’s it. No more pro sports.
I'm sorry if I hurt you feelings when I called you stupid - I thought you already knew - Unknown ................................... When you have no future, you live in the past. " Sycamore Row" by John Grisham
October 07, 2020, 02:20 PM
TMats
quote:
Originally posted by HRK: Mini AOC
@RealMiniAOC
The NBA finally achieved equality. They have the same ratings as the WNBA.
That there’s funny; I don’t care who ya’re
_______________________________________________________ despite them
October 07, 2020, 03:41 PM
FishOn
quote:
Originally posted by HRK: Mini AOC
@RealMiniAOC
The NBA finally achieved equality. They have the same ratings as the WNBA.
I haven’t watched an NBA game since McHale and Bird.
October 07, 2020, 11:10 PM
jimb888
I'm taking a knee on all pro sports.
October 08, 2020, 03:35 AM
Anarion
quote:
Originally posted by old rugged cross: Ye, especially when they picked bowie instead of MJ with the first pick in the draft
Hakeem "The Dream" Olajuwan was drafted before MJ, not Sam Bowie. Not a mistake, I think...even in retrospect. Jordan wouldn't have thrived in a Bill Fitch scheme...
============================== On the fields of friendly strife are sown the seeds that on other days and other fields will bear the fruits of victory. Gen. Douglas MacArthur
October 08, 2020, 07:25 AM
Ironbutt
quote:
Originally posted by HayesGreener:
quote:
Originally posted by FN in MT: it's a stupid GAME.Nothing more.
The participants are overpaid for the job they perform.
Our obsession with silly GAMES like this has always amazed me.
I could not agree more. They throw a ball at a hoop. I lost all interest in pro sports back when professional baseball first went on strike. How many of these prima donnas could get, and hold a real job?
Somewhere along the way Americans got confused and started thinking athletes and other celebrities opinions mattered. We just need them to perform for our entertainment. Here they have gone and Dixie Chicked themselves. Just shut up and sing.
I lost interest in watching overpaid, underworked idiots play children's games about the time I got out of high school. They're called games for a reason- they're NOT important.
If I wanted the opinion of someone who can chase & catch balls, I'd ask my Labrador retriever.
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"It's hard to imagine a more stupid or dangerous way of making decisions, than by putting those decisions in the hands of people who pay no price for being wrong." Thomas Sowell
Originally posted by old rugged cross: Ye, especially when they picked bowie instead of MJ with the first pick in the draft
Hakeem "The Dream" Olajuwan was drafted before MJ, not Sam Bowie. Not a mistake, I think...even in retrospect. Jordan wouldn't have thrived in a Bill Fitch scheme...
1. Olajuwan 2. Bowie 3. Jordan
Bowie was three years behind me in high school. Same class as my sister.
/end drift
"We're all travelers in this world. From the sweet grass to the packing house. Birth 'til death. We travel between the eternities."
October 08, 2020, 10:28 AM
6guns
quote:
Originally posted by rangemaster: I haven’t watched an NBA game since McHale and Bird.
'86 was a great year for New England sports.
As for the NBA, I kinda wish they'd triple down on their bullshit so NO ONE would watch.
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October 08, 2020, 10:31 AM
Edmond
My understanding is that the Blazers didn't draft Jordan because they already had Clyde Drexler. Point is you should take the best player and then use him at trade bait instead of taking someone that fits.
Back on topic: during his playing days, Jordan didn't get into politics. In fact, he took criticism for not endorsing politicians. I don't know the authenticity of the quote but he supposedly said "Republicans buy sneakers, too."
