OFFICIAL 2020 NBA PLAYOFF THREAD - DISNEY COVID INVITATIONAL EDITION - MAMBA FOREVER - LAKERS WIN THE RONA RAND - ALA FOREVER

[Quincy McCall]

Props to the players and everybody pointing out that the league has no authority to try to commidify and sell the players progressivism as their own.

Respect to the league for bartering on this issue, but they need to stop playing big brother with their messaging and let players express themselves independently

 

[amitt5504]

We need names at this point

 

[Benny Hinn]

cancel the playoffs already. restart the season in November

 

[BIG FISH]

It’s one thing to not understand what Kyrie was tryna do initially... but Perk continued to vilify him way after the fact

 

[storm2006]

DISSENSION IN THE RANKS

 

[friscostylez]

We need names at this point

Just think of all the main stars & players on teams with legit shot at winning the chip

 

[freeze]

LeBron and who else? Because we're already hearing names of players and teams down to sit.

 

[atlsfinest]

If the owners do in fact use their pull, the next CBA negotiation (which could be this fall now) is going to be a bloodbath

The NBA already lost half a billion dollars with the Hong Kong stuff and now they're going to lose even more revenue. It's going to be interesting to see the players response when their contracts are looking funny in a couple of years.

 

[geno90221]

We need names at this point

LeBron James

 

[moe200069]

The hearts and minds and people the NBA is trying to reach aren't hurt by NBA players forfeiting games and going on strike. Unfortunately, the people these NBA players who want to reach don't watch basketball. NBA fans are younger, live in big cities and have more progressive values, In a sense these players are preaching to the choir. People in middle America don't watch NBA basketball.

this isn't about converting the minds of middle america. if middle america is still harboring racist, antiquated values after the recent uprisings over the last four months, 100+ Black athletes shutting down the NBA isn't going to change their minds.

Athletes sitting out affects team owner's bottom line: $$$ These owners are some of the billionaires in the back pocket of politicians. They might not care about BLM but you **** with their source of money enough and suddenly they have a vested interest in getting politicians to address the police brutality that is at the core of why players are electing to sit out. It's just one avenue for change.

 

[friscostylez]

The NBA already lost half a billion dollars with the Hong Kong stuff and now they're going to lose even more revenue. It's going to be interesting to see the players response when their contracts are looking funny in a couple of years.

I think we all know this will happen

 

[had pants]

 

[geno90221]

Puig was hittin that

 

[BIG FISH]

LeBron and who else? Because we're already hearing names of players and teams down to sit.

Bruh you are goofy. Like forreal.

 

[mrswagtastic]

We need names at this point

LEBRON

 

[Air Pope]

I love it. Stand for something. I’m proud of these dudes man.

 

[had pants]

 

[amitt5504]

It’s one thing to not understand what Kyrie was tryna do initially... but Perk continued to vilify him way after the fact

Need Myrie to just say “u bum” towards him

 

[freeze]

Bruh you are goofy. Like forreal.

Lol you don't think Bron Is the one that wants to finish the playoffs? He had the opportunity to speak and get this all shut down months ago.

Pat Bev said as much. Then everybody talked **** about him

 

[Cashflow]

 

[drewsone]

i know y'all gonna roll with LeBron being the one to say this tho but i'm dying lmao

 

[had pants]

 

[freeze]

There's no real way for the NBA to help the players feel better. Can't throw money at every situation. And just bringing their families in isn't enough. Still nothing for the family to do once there. Especially if the guys arent playing games.

 

[mrswagtastic]

At this point you gotta look at entering the bubble and any sacrifices you made as a sunk cost, **** got worse since the time the restart happened, nothing got better. Cancel the season

 

[BIG FISH]

i know y'all gonna roll with LeBron being the one to say this tho but i'm dying lmao

Aye nah this might really be Bron lmaoooo