The Official NBA Season Thread: I’m like Jayson Tatum in the Olympics I'm not playing

[rolaholic]

 

[RustyShackleford]

Quality of the All Star game depends on how much the players care to make it competitive

It is obvious they don't care that much

And too be honest, I don't blame them

Kinda sucks for fans, but in the end, not really that important

 

[Nipsey3000]

Watched zero all star festivities and not mad at it.

Just a disgrace

 

[Methodical Management]

Lmao Adam is big mad.

In the Adam Silver era, the NBA has:

• Added sponsor logos to team uniforms
• Digitally imposed advertisements on courts
• Changed the rules to allow sovereign wealth funds to purchase minority ownership of teams
• Partnered with crypto companies to sell NFTs
• Renamed the NBA D-League to the “G-League” in honor of Gatorade
• Partnered with sports books, despite past gambling scandals involving NBA referees, to the point where “money line” stats appear pregame, gambling-themed shows air on NBATV, and daily fantasy sports ads often appear during free-throws

… and he’s upset that players are making a business decision during an exhibition instead of prioritizing the “purity of the game.”

 

[QU!K]

Dame:

 

[dmbrhs]

Don't worry, everyone, only a scant two more decades until this all becomes reality.

 

[jpzx]

This will bring us a championship

 

[Arthur Shelby]

 

[QU!K]

The game would have been more interesting if they made it USA vs World

Maybe they would have played like they had something to prove instead of the 3 point practice and layup line that was on display

 

[reconic supreme]

 

[WASPS ANDD ASPS]

East got three 0s starting

Gilbert Arenas legacy game.

 

[ALNotSure]

This will bring us a championship

Worst 50 point game ever. No one cares.

 

[ALNotSure]

Sucks he got injured. He was just finding his groove

He’s always injured. what did you expect?

 

[ALNotSure]

Lmao Adam is big mad.

I literally hollered

 

[pmatic]

 

[frshstunna]

We all knew an Indy all star weekend was gon be lackluster, very little buzz about it n it went as bout expected

 

[ALNotSure]

Worst basketball game I ever seen. The highlights are dames half court shots? Like there was barely any good dunks. No energy. Nothing. High School warmups is better than this.

A G league guy is winning the dunk contest. Has that really soaked in!?!? Twice now. The NBA dunk contest is won by a guy not in the actual league.

My phone and feed all weekend had zero about the all star weekend until late tonight on how bad it was.

Kobe leaving the game and retiring is one of the most impactful things ever. I’m sure if he was here he would clown this trash.

The announcers and Silver had really nothing good to say.

 

[jpzx]

Worst 50 point game ever. No one cares.

well obviously dude

 

[don ramon]

Such old head energy in here.

nba builds this event up & their own people are saying the same

the org is focused on $pectacle


how about that book 1 commercial though

 

[jpzx]

I will not watch this game until a Sean Taylor type sets the tone

 

[dmbrhs]

 

[moonman818]

Guys don’t even compete anymore.

Terrible game.

 

[dman14]

I have this on VHS somewhere

 

[RustyShackleford]

The players don't care

And I don't have a problem with it

There is no compelling reason for them to anyway

 

[Ricky D]

AS game approaching levels of Pro Bowl. They should just cancel it atp, players don’t care anymore. I’m not sure they have a reason to care.