NBA Off Topic Thread

[zello144]

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I know dating has to be hard for an NBA player (especially a superstar), so I get it. Nothing wrong with buying some cat. I make a good living for a "normal" person and I'm not above doing that when I feel a certain way and don't really have the energy for all that getting to know you talk.

What gets me is the blurred lines and boundaries. Zion talking about giving her a salary to make her his official, bro why you out here buying a girlfriend? Thats why you getting caught up man lol

Dudes out here losing sight of what it is and getting these rentals pregnant and about to see 20 years of outrageous child support. Thats why she talking about DNA test btw, she want that payday, she mostly mad that someone else locked down her golden goose before she did

They should date some of the bottle girls who work at the nightclubs NBA players frequent in all those cities they go to. A lot of them are "normal" aside from a few who probably do OF on the side.

[ProfessaPackMan]

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Players(people in general)should date who they like, lol. People will crack jokes regardless on/off the Internet.

Like with this situation, I don’t care that shorty does Porn. His responses were the only thing funny to me because I figured Zion had some game but instead he talks like he’s never been around women before lol

[ProfessaPackMan]

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Aye King, someone said Scottie gonna watch this and say Luc Longley was the best player on the Bulls lol

https://twitter.com/whatupjt_/status/1668294557405188096?s=46&t=bmmyw4g-qEId3d4KHhv-qw

[VDusen04]

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I was going back looking to see if anyone had made any comments about the movie "Air" and totally missed this the first time around.

VDusen - Completely off topic from all this but I don’t catch you here as often. With all the young guys in Detroit, and another high pick coming, what are your expectations going into next season? I saw Casey make a statement about guys aren’t going to be allowed to play through mistakes like they have been. What do you think their off-season goals could realistically look like?

I honestly have no idea what the Pistons' expectations are anymore. I think a lot of folks forget or write-off the fact they were missing Cade Cunningham all of last season. He probably wouldn't have been the difference between being a playoff team versus not but I imagine we may have seen a lot more encouraging growth as a team had he been there.

I just... don't know what I'm supposed to expect anymore. We picked up a nice coach in Monty Williams and have a weird pick in the draft. I guess it's kind of on the players; are they going to decide to hunker down and hoop, even if it means having to play defense? Or is it another year of young guys doing young guy stuff? I'm a human shrug emoji at this point.

[ProfessaPackMan]

NBA Off Topic Thread

Mans Lying Game is elite just like his on the court game[emoji1490]

https://twitter.com/thenbacentral/status/1668248445893632001?s=46&t=bmmyw4g-qEId3d4KHhv-qw

[King_B_Mack]

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Aye King, someone said Scottie gonna watch this and say Luc Longley was the best player on the Bulls lol

https://twitter.com/whatupjt_/status...qEId3d4KHhv-qw

LMAO yeah he bout to be pissed pissed. Clicked the link and saw the first reply with the "Belly" gif and lost it

[VDusen04]

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Mans Lying Game is elite just like his on the court game[emoji1490]

https://twitter.com/thenbacentral/st...qEId3d4KHhv-qw

Just to play devil's advocate, there's probably an element of truth there; he probably did very much value those other goals and accomplishments more than he did a dunk contest trophy.

However, if LeBron James had the dunk contest juice akin to 2000 Vince Carter or even 2003 J-Rich or 2023 McClung, I have zero doubt he would have entered, dominated, and basked in the subsequent adulation while welcoming the boost to his legend.

In truth, I think he could have won an NBA Dunk Contest the same way he won the McDonald's dunk contest in high school: by riding his own hype, jumping super high, and completing solid-but-not-revolutionary dunks. But I also think I can see a reality where James may have realized that he didn't have the arsenal or creativity to guarantee a win, resulting in some calculus that concluded participation may be an unnecessary risk to his brand were he not to win.

I personally think we were robbed of a pretty cool entry into dunk contest lore. Had he entered around 2005 or so (the year Josh Smith won in Denver), you're probably looking at LeBron close to his jumping/dunking peak and even if his dunks were broadly unimaginative, I still think something involving the free throw line or beyond could have been in play.

[ProfessaPackMan]

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All that sounds good…but we have him on video wanting to participate in it. That’s the part I’m talking about and why he’s a generational liar, lol

[The 24th Letter]

NBA Off Topic Thread

………………………….

[ojandpizza]

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Last 6 finals MVPs. Greatness

[Dead2009]

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Sources: Michael Jordan finalizing sale of Charlotte Hornets

https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/37863644/sources-michael-jordan-finalizing-charlotte-hornets-sale

[ProfessaPackMan]

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Sources: Michael Jordan finalizing sale of Charlotte Hornets
https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/...e-hornets-sale

Damn.

Hopefully he stays close by. I know he’s done a lot for that city since he took over.

[DieHardYankee26]

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Googles names of people he’s selling to…ooooof course.

[Junior Moe]

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Ja got 25 games. Sounds about right. My grandfather used to call it the stupid tax.

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[King_B_Mack]

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There it is. Knew it would be in this range.

Shams Charania
@ShamsCharania
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The NBA is suspending Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant for 25 games, sources tell
@TheAthletic

@Stadium
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Shams Charania
@ShamsCharania
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Ja Morant will be required to meet certain conditions by the NBA before return to action for Grizzlies, and will be ineligible to participate in any league or team activities during his suspension.