THEE OFFICIAL 2019-2020 NBA OFFSEASON THREAD: VICTORY LAP

[aepps20]

Very proud of this young man for making this decision. You can tell him and Zion were college teammates and friends. I hope that Kobe is proud of him. Maple Mamba was a beautiful nickname that will go down as one of the great nicknames of all time.

 

[steebie j]

dont forget about the Kobe 1 HR special on TNT, coming up in 10 minutes.

I hope it comes on again so I can record it. Stuck at work

 

[ahat]

Proline knew bucks -11 is easy money and closed the line lol

 

[amitt5504]

These are clean. Custom purchase incoming

 

[lawdog1]

Maple Shabazz really thought he needed to announce this

In other news, the world retired the nickname “Maple Jordan” for Andre Wiggins many years ago due to him not being good...in case anyone was wondering.

 

[smedroc]

These pics are fire

 

[SpittaJetLife]

NBA logo should be the Jordan jumpman

 

[casper90403]

this TNT special is gonna be rough to watch

 

[aepps20]

Maple Jordan is an AMAZING nickname. Very proud of Mr. Wiggins for acknowledging that the true Maple Jordan is Aubrey

 

[xxpizzo]

**** maaan this intro is rough

 

[do work son]

Seeing Shaq breaking down like this is absolutely heartbreaking.

 

[youngwolf]

aint noboy call him that ehh

Bro, when I read that tweet....

 

[nelson999]

This is brutal watching Shaq

 

[keko jones]

Limited release ....

 

[keko jones]

I'm not watching ... not right now.

 

[Master Zik]

Shaq is killing me right now

Dont know why im watching this.

 

[ahat]

In other news, the world retired the nickname “Maple Jordan” for Andre Wiggins many years ago due to him not being good...in case anyone was wondering.

Dont rub it in man

I thought he was the next one. Sigh...still a good player but damn wiggy. In hindsight, he didnt really have that drive at Kansas but i was too biased to realize/admit it.

 

[had pants]

 

[MajinZuub]

Can't watch right now. Done enough crying the past few days. Will record and watch another day.

 

[mrswagtastic]

 

[addict4sneakers]

I can barely make it through the half court and shot clock violations. I won’t be able to handle TNT

 

[osh kosh bosh]

man Sports hate is part of what makes sports great,

It reminds me of the Lakers vs. Celtics Chuck Klosterman essay 33; where he argues the 1980's Celtics vs. Lakers. represents literally everything about society,
and that all human beings can be split into exactly two categories, Lakers people and Celtics people.


While the article is obviously partly joking there IS a pearl of truth at the center...and that is

the great athletes, the truly great, the memorable ones, the ones that inspire passion, hatred, love, awe, they represent more than the themselves,


they represent the oldest, most primal emotions, **** like fear, love, hatred ambition, drive, compassion...



and hating a great athlete or loving them is a way for us to define ourselves in an increasingly chaotic and unclear world...

and when you lose that athlete especially in such a thudding and final way....


whether you hated or loved them you feel unmourned...abandoned.



**** is dark.

 

[SpittaJetLife]

Still can’t believe Kobe died in a helicopter crash

 

[coldcity]

 

[703 hwy]

Jerry West got me in my feels