Celtics/NBA Playoffs: Round 2 - Game 7 Friday 9 PM

[CHRDANHUTCH]

FINAL SCRIMMAGE A 137-112 loss vs. Houston.... no starters played

 

[CHRDANHUTCH]

strange move for G-League:

Detroit apparently is dropping the Grand Rapids Drive after 2020-21 and has bought Phoenix's G-League franchise and will place them in Detroit for 2021-22; so it's the swan song for the once known Bakersfield Jam once again as G-League will depart Prescott Valley and/or Metro Phoenix after the coming season.

 

[CHRDANHUTCH]

Tom Thiboudeau confirmed as Knicks HC

 

[BMC]

Wow the NBA is in deep shit now:

Sources report abuse at NBA China academies

 

[CDJ]

I know it’s a lot of money lost but they really need to bite the bullet on China

 

[BMC]

I know it’s a lot of money lost but they really need to bite the bullet on China

I agree. And honestly I'm surprised that ESPN went anywhere near this story, they broadcast NBA & G-League games.

 

[CHRDANHUTCH]

I agree. And honestly I'm surprised that ESPN went anywhere near this story, they broadcast NBA & G-League games.

G-League has never been on ESPN.... NOR ABC..... WNBA has..... add in NBA TV as well

 

[McGarnagle]

NBA players have been at the forefront of being public faces against social injustice, but their willful blind spot toward China makes them look absolutely spineless.

 

[BMC]

G-League has never been on ESPN.... NOR ABC..... WNBA has..... add in NBA TV as well

OK I thought they had...my bad

That explains why they investigated & reported the story then.

 

[BMC]

NBA players have been at the forefront of being public faces against social injustice, but their willful blind spot toward China makes them look absolutely spineless.

Remember: It's all about the money. It costs the players & coaches like Gregg Poppovich and Steve Kerr nothing to support a cause in this country. It could cost them millions if they speak out about Chinese human rights abuses & China tosses the NBA out of the country in response.

So yes, they're spineless. Greedy & hypocritical as well.

 

[CDJ]

NBA players have been at the forefront of being public faces against social injustice, but their willful blind spot toward China makes them look absolutely spineless.

Eh, it’s not so much that for me. They’re fighting for issues that impact them here in their home. Using this logic we could never try and improve us over here if something terrible is happening across the planet, or else we are hypocrites. Now Lebron stepped in it with his response And got the shit he deserved (which I loved because f*** lebron) but ultimately I don’t have a problem with players trying to support a cause in their own country that is personal to them. I don’t think they’re invalidated because they don’t publicly condemn China.

I just don’t think the league should let China abuse the relationship like they are clearly doing. And I don’t think they should be silencing people who DO want to speak out on China like they did with Morey.

 

[CHRDANHUTCH]

Reminder: C's and Bucks resume tonight @ 6:30 (ESPN/NBCSB)

 

[N o o d l e s]

The NBA and it’s superstar-call bullshit is back indeed

 

[JRull86]

Most predictable junk ever, why even bother watching.

It's one thing to give a guy a longer leash, maybe not calling the soft fouls...

but man...hard to defend that performance from the refs. Easily should've fouled out FOUR times in the final 3 minutes. Ridiculous bullshit per usual. Glad I don't get invested in the NBA like I do with hockey.

 

[CDJ]

The NBA and it’s superstar-call bullshit is back indeed

ain’t that the truth


Happy to see they at least came back, didn’t watch most of the game

 

[JRull86]

 

[KrejciMVP]

I can see see a ref assisted final of Bucks vs Lakers with the Lakers winning on 7

 

[Alicat]

I'm glad the Celtics called out the officiating. What happened tonight was blatant favoritism.

Guy kicked Smart in the junk and it oh that's just how he shoots the ball. He then punches Theis in the junk and gets called only for them to say just kidding.

Just garbage from the officials.

Glad the Celtics fought back.

 

[Maine Fan]

Most predictable junk ever, why even bother watching.

It's one thing to give a guy a longer leash, maybe not calling the soft fouls...

but man...hard to defend that performance from the refs. Easily should've fouled out FOUR times in the final 3 minutes. Ridiculous bullshit per usual. Glad I don't get invested in the NBA like I do with hockey.

It was awful the way the refs called fouls against others when he should have been gone and it might have changed the outcome.

 

[Maine Fan]

Celtics can get behind 17 points Brown is the all-star now, Tatum has to get his ass in gear for them to succeed.

 

[BostonBob]

 

[N o o d l e s]

Learning from their major business partner China

 

[CDJ]

They’ve always fined ppl for criticizing officials, nothing new there


Well earned criticism in this case

 

[CHRDANHUTCH]

128-124 C's stop Blazers

 

[KrejciMVP]

128-124 C's stop Blazers

Refs probably let them play bc it's blazers Celtics