2019-2020 NBA Season Thread : Kobe Farewell Tour the Remix

[Weltall]

nfl contracts aren't like nba contracts

Could have just stopped here. A lot of NBA bench players make more than some NFL studs. A vast majority of NFL players would never voluntarily not play.

Sounds like this was short lived. Do we know their list of "demands"? I'm not sure exactly what they are expecting to happen. It isn't like the NBA league officials or owners can prosecute any of these individuals or situations. I guess just funneling more money into their local communities as write-offs?

[Mertron]

i mean, it did bring more attention to the situation, whether anything comes of it or not (it won’t) DOESNT have to be the end game

for the record my phone sometimes autocorrects both DOESNT and don’t to all caps so I left it there

[Rhyis.]

yeah they were just trying to bring attention to the situation nationally and globally, and spark conversation, which it did. you really can't do more than that

[archibaldcrane]

Welt is going to dislike whatever the blacks are doing, there's no point in trying to reason with him.

[Anoat]

i mean, it did bring more attention to the situation, whether anything comes of it or not (it won’t) DOESNT have to be the end game

for the record my phone sometimes autocorrects both DOESNT and don’t to all caps so I left it there

At least it doesn’t autocorrect Nuggets to...ya know.

[Mertron]

the DONT is 100% me yelling at students, not sure what the doesn't comes from

[kisada]

Welt is going to dislike whatever the blacks are doing, there's no point in trying to reason with him.

man you meet all kinds of people on BG i guess

[Weltall]

Don't ever listen to Archi lol.

[Vaspinne]

https://sports.yahoo.com/inside-the-...050354990.html

An excerpt from the article

Michele Roberts, the executive director of the players union, asked to have the floor to speak about the financial ramifications of leaving Orlando.

While she was going over the numbers, Clippers guard Patrick Beverley abruptly interrupted her, saying he disagreed with her logic, sources said. Roberts kindly reiterated that these were potential losses the players would suffer, and Beverley interrupted again.

Roberts asked politely if she could continue with her point, and Beverley responded, “No, I pay your salary,” sources said.

This caused an uproar with Paul, Haslem and others, who intervened and told Beverley that disrespect would not be tolerated, sources said.

This is Michele Roberts



Also

Thursday morning’s players-only meeting lasted only 15 minutes, sources said. The walkout didn’t occur organically. But Paul, Iguodala, James, Jared Dudley and other veterans worked around the clock over the past two days to find a resolution.

Praise Jared Dudley, he saved playoff basketball
(That's his only mention in the entire article. At the very end lol)

[Deejay]

Patrick Beverly!? Disruptive?! YOURE KIDDING


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[Deejay]

Also the “I pay your salary” line is some major Karen energy. No wonder everyone hates the clippers

[Krandor]

The Clippers are so unlikable it's incredible. They tick so many boxes too, there's something to hate for everyone.

Between Pat Bev (himself), PG13 (paying off stripper for an abortion, twice demanding a trade within a year of a new contract), Lou Will (flopper), Harrell (just a little racist), and Kawhi (fucking the Spurs) there's someone to hate for everyone, and then they even have a Morris twin just to top it off.

[Andalusian girls]

Pat Bev (himself)

lawlz

i like Harrell and PG tho, and Kawhi is one of my favorite players.

[Guyverarmor]

I would never wish any harm onto Kawhi despite him being a punk ass towards the Spurs..

But I hope him and Uncle Dennis never get another a damn ring.

[Krandor]

Games are back Saturday.

Easier to read this statement from the NBA/NBPA then type up bullet points.

https://twitter.com/TheNBPA/status/1...908678657?s=20

[Deejay]

Say what you want, but if these requests of the players help sway the election (which seem reasonably likely), then I think everyone will look back at this moment as a major big brain move by the players

[Mertron]

how many teams own their own arena in basketball?

[Krandor]

I think the only teams that doesn't own their arena is the Clippers and Lakers

Edit : I'm looking it up, add the Sixers. They used to all fall under the same corporate umbrella but not anymore.

[Serra]

I did a quick search, so this might be wrong, but I got nine teams.

Twelve arenas are owned by government entities (city, county, etc).

Five are owned by another unrelated company/group.

And there were three I wasn't sure about (Houston, Atlanta, Milwaukee).

[archibaldcrane]

https://twitter.com/YouGovAmerica/st...612920322?s=19