The NBA Thread (R.I.P Craig Sager.)

[Legend killer]

Past his prime crippled player had shocking finals SHOCKER i see bronze really took over in his absence loooool forever carried. Doesn't change the fact Wade has 2 top 10 finals performances

Don't know why in arguing with someone who started watching the sport in 2010 smh

[BBfanUSA]

Boozer amnestied by Bulls

Wade confirms he's staying in Miami.

[Brother Leon]

Past his prime crippled player had shocking finals SHOCKER i see bronze really took over in his absence loooool forever carried. Doesn't change the fact Wade has 2 top 10 finals performances

Don't know why in arguing with someone who started watching the sport in 2010 smh

Kobe won Finals MVP at D Wade's age....just saying. He's 32 not 38.

[Drew.]

:joker: this is brilliant

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[Brother Leon]

Drake done well hosting the show. Was surprised.
The Chris Brown cameo too :joker:

[BBfanUSA]

Stuart Scott's speech was amazing. Insprirational dude. (He was the guy that hosted the pundit's table and interviewed Spurs after the win.)

[Brother Leon]

Yep. Absolutely amazing man

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[BBfanUSA]

Rumors circulating that Cavs might trade Andrew Wiggins to Minn Timberwolves for Kevin Love.

[Drew.]

>>>

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[Brother Leon]

You don't realise just how huge NBA guys are until you see them next to other guys.

[BBfanUSA]

I had a NCAA Division 1 college basketball player in one of my classes at the Division I university I go to. You never realize how tall they are in person until you see them outside of the court.

[Drew.]

Doesn't get better than this

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[Brother Leon]

Damn. Paul George just snapped his leg in half. **** man. ****

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Don't unspoiled or click those links/play the video if you don't like that sort of stuff


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[Brother Leon]

My leg is shaking as I try go sleep.

****. Poor guy.

[Drew.]

That injury is ****ing horrific, first thing I saw on twitter when I woke up.

[Novo]

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Fall back Spurs

[Drew.]

Jimmy Jordan!!!

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[Brother Leon]

"Tim Duncan and Manu Ginobili did not travel to Phoenix so they could rest while Kawhi Leonard (eye infection), Patty Mills (torn rotator cuff) and Tiago Splitter (calf strain) were out for health reasons."

[Novo]

Bit of a jobber opening night although Mavs v Spurs should be good, the real action is tomorrow night though

[Brother Leon]

Might aswell continue from this thread. Mavs V a Spurs will be interesting.

[Drew.]

Time to get a 4 way fantasy league going tonight before it kicks off

[Drew.]

I've made a league on ESPN, sign up to this http://games.espn.go.com/frontpage/basketball and search for TIBB Tornadoes

[Legend killer]

God this thread is utter cringe. Why this was made a sticky whilst the original which actually created debate and talk and had superior statistics was not

ANYWAYS Kobe and Harden had one of there annual brick contests last night

http://www.reactiongifs.com/r/2013/02/mj-laughing.gif

[Brother Leon]

"These guys, they all get along. It's a new generation. They all want to play with each other. They all want to win. They're in USA Basketball all summer, they play in the summer leagues all summer, so they get to know one another and they try to join one another and try to win a championship. It's a new era that we're seeing and this is the way it's going to be, guys, we've just got to accept it."

Well, maybe not completely accept it.

When co-host Cris Carter referenced Pierce's interactions with LeBron James -- "I've seen you say some things to LeBron" -- Pierce didn't hold back.

"I still can't stand none of these guys," Pierce added, referring to James' generation. "I want to beat all of them."

http://www.foxsports.com/nba/story/paul-pierce-i-still-can-t-stand-lebron-james-other-young-nba-stars-102814?cmpid=tsmfb%3Afscom%3Afoxsports



Pierce :worship:

[Novo]

Can't wait for later, nice easy win against The Lakers to kick things off

[Drew.]

Curry and Draymond Green tearing the Clippers apart last night >

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[Brother Leon]

Everyone hates Blake :laugh:

[Brother Leon]

Celtics beating Bulls on the road without Rondo and Smart:worship:


Bring on Lebron and the Cavs.

[Legend killer]

LeBITCH makes his teamates better they said just loooiol

Wade taking us to the promise land like Jermaine No Knees making Shawnee Williams look like a legit big.

[Legend killer]

Hopefully Kevin can drag LeBitch to the playoffs so Wade can bounce him for wasting 4 years of his career with his now famous LeHog ball

Miami look the best they have since 06 with Dat ball movement on show

[Drew.]

Most complete game so far this year.. Every player back fit and the defence looks back to its best. Rose with a bounce back in his step playing great. Gasol tonight though >>

[Drew.]

**** sakes, Second after a post that Rose rolls the ankle, the guy is jinxed.

[Brother Leon]

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lol

[Drew.]

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[BBfanUSA]

Grizzlies/Spurs went 3OT last night. Two buzzer beaters.
Grizzlies walked away victorious

[Brother Leon]

Rondo traded to Mavs for jobbers.


I retire.

[King Gizzard]

Rondo traded to Mavs for jobbers.


I retire.

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[Brother Leon]

Celtics will suck for the next 5 years then. At least he went to Dallas. Don't mind them really.

[Legend killer]

Wade embarrassing LeBITCH on Christmas day was the highlight of my year BUT LEBITCH CARRIED HIM THEY SAID

MV3 last 5 games

28-5-4
42-4-3
28-4-8
23-5-6
31-5-5

Peak for peak statistically superior to every guard in history bar Jordan if only he didn't have the knees of an 80 year what could have been

[BBfanUSA]

Remember Studio Host for ESPN Stuart Scott? He has lost his battle with Cancer. :(

[BBfanUSA]

watch?v=c9lP_VeaBK0

Oh Benny :laugh:

[Novo]

Keef Morris with a career high 35 against the Cavs last night, hopefully we can hold of Thunder and Pelicans for #8

[Brother Leon]

Thunder will over take in the end. Crazy that Thunder and Spurs will be 7 and 8th. Golden State Vs OKC will be a crazy series.

[Drew.]

Knicks vs Bucks in London on BT sports now

[BBfanUSA]

Kyle Korver is on fire right now. 51% FG 53% from 3 92% FT

In High school he actually played against my school. We hated him. (I was like 8 or 9 at the time)

[Brother Leon]

Amazing. Bieber sends out a tweet and Lowry overtakes Wade on the last day of voting LOL

Great stuff and well deserved too.


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Curry with more votes than Lebron too.


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[BBfanUSA]

Korver is missing, I call shenanigans.

[Drew.]

Butler getting more than Rose, don't think many people predicted that a few months ago

[Drew.]

Klay Thompson setting an NBA record for record points in a quarter..

- 37 Pts
- 13-13 FG
- 9-9 3-pt FG

Ridiculous stats, 50 points after 3 quarters.

[BBfanUSA]

Damn.

Bryant is out for the rest of the season with a torn rotator cuff.

[Novo]

We beat the Wizards plus Knicks beat Thunder and Nuggets beat Pelicans

great boost for our playoff chances with Bulls and GS to come

[BBfanUSA]

Dean Smith, who coached Michael Jordan in college at North Carolina, has passed away

[Drew.]

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[Drew.]

All star celeb game followed by the rising stars challenge tonight

[BBfanUSA]

Lol at Mo'ne Davis shutting down Hart.

She needs to be MVP

[Drew.]

****, this dunk contest >>>>>>>

[Drew.]

Jesus christ Zach LaVine isn't human

[BBfanUSA]

Derrick Rose tore his meniscus. It's a thing in the knee.

...*Bashes head against wall hard*

[Drew.]

Completely gutted for Rose, such a ****ing unlucky guy

[Drew.]

This is incredible :joker:

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[Drew.]

MVP

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[BBfanUSA]

Is anyone else going to watch the NCAA tournament this year?

Selection Sunday is this sunday. The big conferences are playing their conference tourneys right now.

[Legend killer]

Lool old man Flash still ****ting on Lebronze.

Wade still the greatest player of his era knees or no kness

[BBfanUSA]

Fake 30 for 30 (ESPN Doc Series celebrating 30 years of ESPN) trailer for The Man, The Myth, The Legend. Brian Scalenbrine
watch?v=8kRq7K-xHDM&t=17

[Legend killer]

Fake 30 for 30 (ESPN Doc Series celebrating 30 years of ESPN) trailer for The Man, The Myth, The Legend. Brian Scalenbrine
watch?v=8kRq7K-xHDM&t=17

The White Mamba!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Novo]

i cant believe we are going to finish 9th again with a great W/L record

[Brother Leon]

Huge ****ing win over Indiana. The impossible playoff dream with a bunch of scrubs is very much real.

[Brother Leon]

****ing get in. What a win in Cleveland. Play off push baby!!

[Brother Leon]

1 win away. Amazing. Truly amazing.

[Brother Leon]

We're In!!!


Holy ****. I don't believe it. No one expected this.

[BBfanUSA]

While we were asleep last night...

Clippers just proved that they should just be eliminated now. (http://uproxx.com/dimemag/2015/05/nba-players-react-to-houston-comeback-clippers-collapse/)

[BBfanUSA]

So the Bulls fired HC Thibodeau and hired Fred Hoiberg, who's more offensive minded than Thibs.

[BBfanUSA]

Finals start tonight,

Hoping for a 7 game series but will lol if it's Warriors in 4

[Brother Leon]

Half Time of Game 3. Series is tied 1-1 and Cavs lead at the moment. Lebron is just ridiculous to be doing this.

[Drew.]

Gutted i've not been able to watch the finals this year.. couldnt be happier with the outcome though

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[BBfanUSA]

Harrison Barnes is from my local area, he was the Grand Marshall of a 4th of July parade and rode in the parade the whole time with the actual Finals Trophy.

[Drew.]

**** sakes, Rose injured again.. will need surgery on his eye apparently

[Novo]

Season starts Next week, fully prepared for The Suns to miss out by 1 win again

[Drew.]

may have to quit my job just so i can watch it.. gonna miss most of the season now.

[BBfanUSA]

In Team USA news, after 2016 olympics, Spurs HC Gregg Popovich is going to be the head coach.

If they weren't dominant with Coach K before, they'll be now.

[BBfanUSA]

Timberwolves Coach Flip Saunders has died. He had cancer but it's a surprise that he passed away

[Novo]

Cavs v Bulls opener tonight

[Brother Leon]

Lebron and his annual Bulls bullying.

[BBfanUSA]

The Bulls and Coach Dreamy will be a great combination this year.

http://news.sagacom.com/wp-content/blogs.dir/3/files/2015/06/BullsFredHoiberg.jpg

[Drew.]

Lebron and his annual Bulls bullying.

http://a.espncdn.com/photo/2013/0508/chi_g_joakim-noah_mb_576.jpg

[Brother Leon]

Golden State are playing no games. Man I pray OKC stay healthy. That would be a crazy series.

[BBfanUSA]

Kobe Bryant is retiring at the end of the season

[Brother Leon]

Not surprising. He looks done.

[BBfanUSA]

Anyone else watching the Christmas games? Bulls and Thunder on right now.

The Xmas jerseys this year are probably the best ones ever

[Brother Leon]

So hyped for Cavs Vs Warriors.

[Brother Leon]

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My heart sank. ****ing cancer.

[BBfanUSA]

Kinda ruined my day when I saw the news. It's not all horrible, he's managed to leave his imprint on sports media with his wacky suits.

Cancer can go ******* itself.

Is anyone here keeping an eye on the NCAA tournament by the way? Alot of upsets in the first couple of rounds including a #2 seed but all 4 #1s are still in, 6/16 teams are from the ACC. The Sweet 16 and Elite 8 rounds are this weekend/monday. My school is still in the tournament.

[BBfanUSA]

Celtics beat the Warriors last night at Warriors :shocked:

To beat the Bulls' record they must win 5 games and only lose one

[BBfanUSA]

Did anyone watch Kobe's last game? 60 pts were thrown down

Also Warriors did win and beat the Bulls 72-10 record.

[Legend killer]

Father prime greatest shooting guard since MJ there is no doubt any more. Shame Riley has surrounded him with a clown like Spo and career losers like Joe and Gerald

[Brother Leon]

Praying the ping pong balls fall Boston's way FOR ONCE IN OUR HISTORY.

[Drew.]

What. The. ****

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CllFXKuUoAAMj4U.jpg

[Drew.]

For years i've been wanting Melo to team up with Rose in Chicago now it's reversed

[Brother Leon]

League is dead.

[BBfanUSA]

Dwayne Wade to Chicago now too. Joining Butler and Rajon Rondo.

Holy hell. C.r.a.z.y. FA period.

[Drew.]

This past 2 weeks or so has been crazy. Had lost faith when Rose left but Rondo and Wade makes things exciting

[BBfanUSA]

Knicks also picked up Noah as well from FA.

The most WTF FA deal has been Harrison Barnes signing with the Mavericks for a max 4 year deal. That's ridiculous

[BBfanUSA]

Tim Duncan has officially announced his retirement
http://www.nba.com/spurs/tim-duncan-announces-retirement

The NBA Summer Leagues in Las Vegas and Orlando are underway as well.

[BBfanUSA]

Spurs beat Warriors at home by double digits on the first day of the season :joker:

[Legend killer]

Wade making Bron look like a cuck once again at the tender age of 35 what a time to be alive

[Brother Leon]

Regular season. That's cute..

[Brother Leon]

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Heartbreaking :(. **** cancer.

[JerseyWins]

Very sad news :(

His style will always be remembered :clap1:

[BBfanUSA]

NBC for the Olympics tried getting him to do the Olympics Basketball coverage since most of the team was the TNT team anyway, was set to go before he got really ill again. :(

This was coming because of his long battle with Leukemia but it still sucks to see it actually happen

[BBfanUSA]

It's all star weekend in NOLA!

Celebrity All Star Game in primetime on Friday
Skills and Dunk contests on Saturday

Celeb All Star Rosters:
East
Brandon Armstrong, Social Media Star
Win Butler, Musician
Nick Cannon, Entertainer/TV Host
Rachel DeMita, NBA 2kTV Presenter
Ansel Engort, Actor
Marc Lasry, Bucks Owner
Caleb Mclaughin, Actor
Peter Rosenberg, Media Personality
Oscar Schmidt, Olympic Legend
Lindsay Whelen, WNBA Player
Jason Williams, NBA Legend
Kris Wu
Head Coach: Jemele Hill (ESPN Anchor/Host)
Assisstants: Kyle Lowlrey and Fat Joe

West
Miles Brown, Actor
Tom Cavanaugh, Actor
Marc Cuban, Mavericks Owner/Shark Tank Panelist
Baron Davis, NBA Legend
ANdy Grammar, Singer
Jiang Jinfu, Chinese Actor/Model
Anthony Mackie, Actor
Romeo Miller, Actor
Hasan Minhaj, Comedian
Master P, Actor/Rapper
Candice Parker, WNBA Player
Aaron Sanchez, Celebrity Chef
Head Coach: Michael Smith, ESPN Anchor/Host
Assistants: Draymond Green (NBA Player), Rosci Diaz (TV Presenter)

[BBfanUSA]

Celeb All Star game is on right now. ESPN if you can find the feed.

It's sorta like a US answer to Soccer Aid but just for kicks

[Brother Leon]

****ing Lebron. Unreal.

[Brother Leon]

I was so hype for this season to start, but that Hayward injury has finished me.

[Nicky91]

RIP Rasual Jones :(

[GiRTh]

Houston V Golden State tonight after the Celtics upset Cleveland

[Brother Leon]

One win away from the Finals with our two best players out injured. Brad Stevens is a god. Incredibly proud of these young studs getting it done.

[Mystic Mock]

It's all about next season where the Bulls come alive.

[BBfanUSA]

Free Agency has started.

Lebron James has signed with the Lakers for 4 years 154 million USD

[JerseyWins]

Unreal!

I can't believe supposedly the Greatest of All Time just keeps changing teams once things start getting tough for him. :skull:

[Eddie.]

Shook!

Might be interested in Basketball again, loved the Lakers when they were in their prime...

[BBfanUSA]

Demarcus Cousins has signed with the Warriors.

So much for parity

[Alf]

There will never be a better team than the 1992 USA Olympic team (the dream team)

[GiRTh]

Anyone staying up to watch game 1 of the finals ?

[GiRTh]

Toronto go one up in the series. Quite comfortable in the end.

[GiRTh]

6zgfkDulVxkDrake and Draymond Green jawing after the game.

[GiRTh]

Toronto slapping GS in game three. No one watching?

[JerseyWins]

I had it on for a little bit... I know there's no Durant but honestly a bit shocked Toronto is going up 2-1 here :o

[GiRTh]

Thompson may be back for Friday but thats in Toronto, I think. GS in trouble, Steph did well tonight but there was not much help. Draymond Green s so overrated.

[GiRTh]

KD back but injured again. Dont see him coming back for the rest o hte finals.

Great win by GS., When they should have lost,.

[JerseyWins]

Hype about that Warriors win! Great game too :clap1:

I'd love to see this series go to a Game 7

[JerseyWins]

NBA season is BACK July 31st let’s gooo! :clap1:

(Pretty good sign for NFL to start without any delay at all too :fc:)

:cheer2:

[The Slim Reaper]

Asterisk season.

[JerseyWins]

Eh it’ll still be a more legit season than the lockout one where they only played about 60(?) games but it’ll for sure be an odd one in history. I wonder how much this will affect teams that had major injuries tho (guessing they’re allowed back if able now) :think:

[The Slim Reaper]

If Lebron wins, ESPN and FS1 will call it the hardest won championship in history to continue their 3-6 mafia propaganda. If Clips or Bucks win it'll have an asterisk.

[The Slim Reaper]

The lakers waived DMC when he'd have probably been ready to play by now.

[JerseyWins]

Silver: On track but virus spread may stop NBA

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I mean it's important that the players stay safe & healthy but damn I could really use some sports back :suspect: I hope that was just a cautious statement and it'll still get the go ahead at the end of the month :fc:

[Nicky91]

https://twitter.com/NBCSports/status/1373701029175422980

https://twitter.com/marchmadness/status/1373702179547140098

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/21/sports/ncaabasketball/loyola-chicago-illinois-ncaa-tournament.html

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[Nicky91]

https://www.wisn.com/article/live-bucks-headed-to-nba-finals-for-first-time-in-47-years/36918345

Milwaukee Bucks head to the final for the first time in 47 years


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[The Slim Reaper]

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[Nicky91]

currently it is 2-2 in the finals


Phoenix had won the first two matches, with 118-105, 118-108

third match was won by Milwaukee with 120-100


and yesterday the fourth match Milwaukee won with 109-103


fifth match is on saturday

[Nicky91]

https://twitter.com/netflix/status/1426655112978518016

[Nicky91]

time to revive this one a little

yesterdays results

LA Clippers - Golden State 90-105

Indiana - Milwaukee 100-118

Toronto - Boston 97-109

Memphis - Sacramento 128-101

LA Lakers - Detroit 110-106

[Nicky91]

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https://www.whats-on-netflix.com/news/netflix-basketball-documentary-the-redeem-team-is-coming-to-netflix-in-october-2022/


After the overwhelming success of The Last Dance, which was a Netflix Original outside of the US, Netflix has begun investing lots of money into the production of brand new sports docuseries and documentaries, in particular, basketball. An exciting sports documentary arriving on Netflix in October 2022 is “The Redeem Team,” the fascinating story of the USA Men’s Basketball Team at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.

The Redeem Team is a Netflix Original sports documentary directed by Jon Weinbach, who previously produced the incredible basketball docuseries The Last Dance. Produced by NBA legends LeBron James and Dwayne Wade, The Redeem Team is the first official collaboration between Netflix and the International Olympic Committee.

With access to “unprecedented Olympic footage and behind-the-scenes material” the documentary explores the journey of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games USA Men’s Basketball Team.

When is The Redeem Team coming to Netflix?
With the release of the trailer, we can confirm that The Redeem Team will be available to stream on Netflix on Friday, October 7th, 2022.

Who were The Redeem Team?
Only eight years on from arguably one of the greatest Basketball teams ever assembled, the 1996 United States men’s Olympic basketball team aka the “Dream Team III,” the United States men’s basketball team experienced one of its most embarrassing finishes in the Olympics ever when they took the bronze medal at the 2004 Athens Olympic Games.

After winning three Olympic gold medals in a row, the USA men’s basketball team was expected to take the gold medal once again. However, after poor displays and three losses against Puerto Rico, Lithuania, and eventual gold medal winners Argentina, the US team could only achieve the bronze medal.

Winning an Olympic bronze medal is still an incredible achievement, but for the USA it was incredibly underwhelming considering each time a USA team is assembled for the Olympic games it can be considered an “All-Star” team.

Four years later at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, the United States men’s basketball team was back with a vengeance. Nicknamed the ‘Redeem Team’ it was the roster’s mission to reclaim the gold medal and reinstate the USA’s dominance of the sport in front of the entire world.

Once again, the USA men’s team had a roster of some of the world’s best basketball players, which included;

F – 4 – Charles Boozer – Utah Jazz
G – 5 – Jason Kidd – Dallas Mavericks
F – 6 – LeBron James – Cleveland Cavaliers
G – 7 – Deron Williams – Utah Jazz
G – 8 – Michael Redd – Milwaukee Bucks
G – 9 – Dwayne Wade – Miami Heat
G – 10 – Kobe Bryant – LA Lakers
C – 11 -Dwight Howard – Orlando Magic
F/C – 12 – Chris Bosh – Toronto Raptors
G – 13 – Chris Paul – New Orleans Hornets
F – 14 – Tayshaun Prince – Detroit Pistons
F – 15 – Carmelo Anthony – Denver Nuggets
In a dominating display, the USA men’s team went on to win the gold medal after winning all five games, including defeating the previous gold medal winners Argentina and destroying hosts China.

What is the documentary runtime?
We can confirm that the runtime is 97 minutes.

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[Nicky91]

women's world cup (Sydney, Australia)


semi finals

USA vs Canada

Australia vs China



(quarter final results:
USA - Serbia 88-55

Canada - Puerto Rico 79-60

China - France 85-71

Australia - Belgium 86-69)

[Swan]

Since when did the BBC air live NBA? Nets/Celtics game is on at half 12 tonight