The Official NBA Season Thread: Happy New Years

[MajinZuub]

RIP Dikembe.
I was the leading shot blocker on my hs team every year and my teammates used to call me Mutombo
Got a Mutombo jersey after my freshman year because of it and would rock it after wins

He was still so young too

 

[Blue Mamba]

Not even mad at the ESPN projection. With no depth we're an injury away from being under 50 wins.

Who’s we?

 

[ballinsam23]

Who’s we?

 

[BIG LEEMELONE]

 

[B Sox]

RIP Dikembe

Will always remember listening to Russ Parr in the Morning on 93.9WKYS on the way to school in the early 2000s and they had the Dikembe Mutombo Word of the Day skit. One time they actually had him do it himself and it was hilarious.

Just seemed like an incredible, joyous human being.

 

[getback]

Damn that's really sad news. Too young. He definitely lived a full life and did a lot of good in the world. RIP.

 

[superblytrife]

Traveled all day yesterday and woke up today on the other side of the world to the Dikembe news. Damn.

He was such a good dude off the court, in his humanitarian efforts and in general. Met him once at a Hawks game and he couldn’t have been any more kind and gracious with his time.

58 is way too damn young. Sheesh.

 

[reconic supreme]

 

[nick.]

posting for later

 

[B Sox]

 

[smedroc]

We know what happened with Trez too... Feel like there's a section of the league that think he's looting.

Contract year. All business.... My boy about to play 49 mins a night for 82.

 

[HIM]

Appreciate all the media day stuff. Nice to laugh after the Dikembe news to start the day.

 

[rolaholic]

This would be a smarter play for them than Passan imo.

They don't really have many other guys who can do what he does with baseball and be good on TV as well.

While there's like a pipeline of NFL insider types who could step in for Schefter or share the workload if need be

Still wondering if these are all just elaborate negotiation ploys with Shams at the end of the day

 

[lovehateself]

espn gotta hire arye or Cuffs the legend

 

[fluid hips]

Just heard the news.

RIP Dikembe

 

[B Sox]

This would be a smarter play for them than Passan imo.

They don't really have many other guys who can do what he does with baseball and be good on TV as well.

While there's like a pipeline of NFL insider types who could step in for Schefter or share the workload if need be

Still wondering if these are all just elaborate negotiation ploys with Shams at the end of the day

I’d need like $50M for that job

 

[dman14]

Shefter was dabbling in the NBA for awhile a few years back, but I assume his NFL gig already kept him busy and Woj was still the guy

 

[lynchpin33]

He must have got an early sneak peek of Tim Hardaway Sr., going in on all the smoke.

 

[ill steelo]

This would be a smarter play for them than Passan imo.

They don't really have many other guys who can do what he does with baseball and be good on TV as well.

While there's like a pipeline of NFL insider types who could step in for Schefter or share the workload if need be

Still wondering if these are all just elaborate negotiation ploys with Shams at the end of the day

**** outta here If I’m Shams I’m calling their bluff

 

[finessence]

Nah. Pat Riley done with the shenanigans. Jimmy knows that Pat is ready to cut ties but Jimmy desperately wants to stay in Miami

 

[DCAllAfrican]

umar

 

[rolaholic]

 

[rolaholic]

 

[moe200069]

First time ive seen Dame crack a smile..

Something is definitely goin on

 

[moe200069]

This man is too old to have such little self awareness