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2018-19 NBA Thread

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by Big Circus, Oct 10, 2018.

  1. John B. Foster

    John B. Foster Well-Known Member

    Oh and this one is a good one, too.

    That was a response to this post:

    I don't care about basketball anymore. Among the many reasons: The Ball Family winds up in front row seats at Madison Square Garden and Loudmouth Dad slapshakes with Spike Lee. The NBA and its teams are celebrating this shit show by accommodating Loudmouth Dad.
    (I only know this because it made the 11 o'clock news last night when I was trying to find out fire information.)
     
  2. Regan MacNeil

    Regan MacNeil Well-Known Member

    Oh wow, you found one. Good for you.

    But I'm definitely going to root for the Warriors now. Good job.
     
  3. John B. Foster

    John B. Foster Well-Known Member

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  4. swingline

    swingline Well-Known Member

    Who cares? If that plays into your* thinking, you don't deserve a vote. Reporters aren't there to carry players' water.

    (* Not necessarily directed at you, @Elliott Friedman.)
     
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  5. Slacker

    Slacker Well-Known Member

    White nationalist! :mad:
     
  6. heyabbott

    heyabbott Well-Known Member

    Lots of people find Lavar entertaining. He wouldn’t have the presence around the sport if he didn’t provide added value. He wouldn’t have those court side seats, talk on shows with national journalists and commentators. Some people are entertained by his dancing Negro persona, the house slave who think she’s part of the family. But they are laughing at him, and the Spike Lees of the world who bless him with their endorsement. Others are just so impressed by his fatherly presence, he’s a role model for so many who ever had a father. He’s a beacon for those who are becoming fathers but who have never had a father in their lives for generations.

    Or, he’s a low rent Kardashian/Trump. A side show that somehow has become a cultural touchstone
     
  7. Scout

    Scout Well-Known Member

    The entire team guarded him.

    He was going one-on-three most about f the night.

    The Bucks have to give him a drive and dish PG next year.
     
  8. dirtybird

    dirtybird Well-Known Member

    I mean, they also shouldn’t be there to swing $31 million in salary at all.
     
  9. PCLoadLetter

    PCLoadLetter Well-Known Member

    Yeah, the guy who was courtside for one game doesn't bother me.

    The guy who is inexplicably given the run of the sidelines and is allowed to hassle the opposing players at every single game annoys me.

    How the fuck is LaVar Ball comparable to Drake, anyway? The comparison makes no sense.
     
  10. heyabbott

    heyabbott Well-Known Member

    Spike has been given license to troll players for 30 years. Drake is just younger and moves quicker.
     
  11. poindexter

    poindexter Well-Known Member

    Drake by far is the most annoying thing about the NBA playoffs. There isn't even a number 2.
     
  12. PCLoadLetter

    PCLoadLetter Well-Known Member

    And Spike actually uses his seat. When was the last time you saw Spike run down the sideline to get in a player's face to point and laugh?
     
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