**NBA FINALS THREAD - RAPTORS DEFY GRAVITY**

[dacomeup]

they shares the same complex with the A’s who are considered a small market team though

The A's have a small market approach to a sport without a salary cap. Comparing apples and oranges right now.

 

[ThePeoplesChamp_]

The A's have a small market approach to a sport without a salary cap. Comparing apples and oranges right now.

They’re treated like one as well

 

[D StaXX]

Top 5 sporting event of my life: my boy gifted me two box seat tickets from a client for the Raps vs Nets in BK, the afternoon of the Super Bowl. The night before was a classic (PM for details). I ended up going to the game and seeing some jabroni in the live below us rocking a Matt Ryan Jersey. Tell him that he ain’t ****, Joe Flacco (#MyQB at the time was elite), and ended up handing him my two tickets so he could come up to the suite.

We swapped it out over the free beers I gave him as I professed how much of a BAN Matt was and that he’ll never win ****. I know he was cussing me out when they got that lead but the saltiness he must have felt makes me smile to this day. Thank you @rolaholic

I remember you telling this story and it's still funny as ****.

 

[WASHED KING]

Hmmm shouldn't throw stones in glass houses.

 

[osh kosh bosh]

were they specifically cheering for an Achilles rupture? probably not. they were cheering for an injury to take KD out of the game and potentially the series. what's the difference?

fam people are human, in the heat of the game and the desire to win a championship, thinking KD can't play because he restrained his calf, and a few people cheering, is completely different, than people using their MRI vision to see that he ruptured his Achilles and being and cheering for that.

the fans reacted like 100% of fanbases would react.

"oh danm KD''s coming out we might win a championship." is completely different than "wow yeah KD ruptured his Achilles sweet. "

 

[osh kosh bosh]

ultimately I still think we're going to lose the series.

but I always think that.

 

[casper90403]

it was after the fact. They were already injured.

That makes it better. What a nice guy

 

[ThePeoplesChamp_]

ultimately I still think we're going to lose the series.

but I always think that.

Nah. Y’all got this.

 

[friscostylez]

fam people are human, in the heat of the game and the desire to win a championship, thinking KD can't play because he restrained his calf, and a few people cheering, is completely different, than people using their MRI vision to see that he ruptured his Achilles and being and cheering for that.

the fans reacted like 100% of fanbases would react.

"oh danm KD''s coming out we might win a championship." is completely different than "wow yeah KD ruptured his Achilles sweet. "

Lol at how u trying to frame this. End of the day, the fans were cheering after a player went down.

Please give examples of how other fanbase did something similar.

Edit: lol at 100%

 

[blastercombo]

Again, chants ok “**** KD” after the injury. We really gonna do this?

 

[friscostylez]

Again, chants ok “**** KD” after the injury. We really gonna do this?

Didnt you read above? That was okay because they didnt know kd messed up his achilles.

 

[ahat]

Lol at how u trying to frame this. End of the day, the fans were cheering after a player went down.

Please give examples of how other fanbase did something similar.

Edit: lol at 100%

Philly when Irvin got hurt...

 

[ahat]

Crazy.... Serge gonna get a ring before Russ and Harden

 

[lawdog1]

I don’t care if it’s a stubbed toe. I’ll never cheer for a player’s injury and don’t think it’s ok for anyone else to. But that’s me.

 

[ahat]

Interesting thing is Irvin's comment on that situation:

"It was a compliment for Philly to cheer me,” said Irvin, who later learned that a narrowing of the spinal column made it too dangerous for him to continue his career. "Philly wasn’t cheering my injury. They were cheering my departure.

"Thank God he’s leaving the field, he’s been killing us. Thank God, maybe now we have a chance to win.

 

[Korofi]

YALL WISH HURT ON LEBRON EVERYDAY HERE. Some nerve

 

[D_eezus]

How many working Achilles’ tendons KD got now?

You guys both have 1....

 

[Bert.]

You guys still mad at Toronto? It’s the finals

Every other team fan base woulda done the same damn thing, you’re delusional if you think otherwise

 

[anomolie]

YALL WISH HURT ON LEBRON EVERYDAY HERE. Some nerve

NT definitely wishes that. No doubt in my mind

 

[mr s j king]

the person who equates team orgies as bonding exercises and team chemistry has “better” perspective than other folk

I didn't equate it as anything
The proof is in the results

 

[immaculate1]

Keep the Lebron talk in the offseason thread

If Toronto wins, would the Gasols be the only bros in NBA history to each win a championship? That would be pretty cool.

 

[atlsfinest]

YALL WISH HURT ON LEBRON EVERYDAY HERE. Some nerve

For real, there's a decade long Lebron Hater thread where people have wished unspeakable things on Lebron.

 

[champcruthik]

osh kosh bosh & ThePeoplesChamp_ playing hot potato with the NBA Finals like “Iggy” and Dray on the perimeter. Tryna reverse jinx each other, I see y’all.

 

[youngwolf]

Keep the Lebron talk in the offseason thread

His brain-dead stans are doing everything in their power to keep that overrated loser relevant.

 

[champcruthik]

Regarding KD’s injury:
Morality aside, as a competitor maybe I’m built different but player or fan, I wanna defeat my opponent at full strength. Their absolute best. No injuries, no excuses.