Around the League: Week 1 10/17-10/22

[carey]

The season starts officially tonight. Lets get ready to rumbleeeeeeeeeeeee!

Nationally televised games this week

Monday: None.
Tuesday: Boston @ Cleveland 8:00 PM EST TNT, Houston @ Golden State 10:30 PM ESTTNT
Wednesday: Philadelphia @ Washington 7:00PM EST ESPN, Minnesota @ San Antonio 9:30PM EST ESPN
Thursday: New York @ Oklahoma City 8:00PM EST TNT, L.A. Clippers @ L.A. Lakers 10:30PM EST TNT
Friday: Cleveland @ Milwaukee 7:00PM EST ESPN, Golden State @ New Orleans 9:30 PM EST ESPN
Saturday: Golden State @ Memphis 8:00PM EST NBATv, Phoenix @ L.A. Clippers 10:30 PM EST NBATv
Sunday: Toronto @ San Antonio 8:30PM EST NBATv

NBA News

D.A.'s 1st morning tip of the year: Answering 24 questions to start the season - http://www.nba.com/article/2017/10/16/m ... ion=news#/

D.A.'s top 15 - http://www.nba.com/article/2017/10/16/m ... -16-2017#/

SB Nations big season preview - https://www.sbnation.com/a/nba-preview-2017

Tom Ziller's 99 predictions for the season - https://www.sbnation.com/nba/2017/10/17 ... 018-season

Spurs & LMA reached a 3-year extension - https://www.poundingtherock.com/2017/10 ... -extension

Pop called Trump a "soulless coward." - https://www.sbnation.com/2017/10/16/164 ... n-soldiers

Who got extended off their rookie extensions and who didn't - https://www.sbnation.com/nba/2017/10/16 ... -explained

Can the end of one-and-done fix college basketball? - https://sports.yahoo.com/adam-silver-ri ... 21752.html

[Mori Chu]

Can't wait for regular season basketball tonight! Watching NBA is such a big part of my life during the season; I almost don't know what to do when the season ends. This is such a fun time of year.

Thanks for making this thread, carey! You're the best.

[bajanguy008]

After my lil phase of handling Offseason News under the watchful of carey lol . carey n 'Bone now show how to really drop a thread with all relevant news.

[Superbone]

Kind of weird about the LMA extension. I thought the Spurs were trying to dump him?

[carey]

Kind of weird about the LMA extension. I thought the Spurs were trying to dump him?

I thought so too. This doesn't mean that they won't move him, but it seems unlikely at least in the short term.

[In2ition]

Kind of weird about the LMA extension. I thought the Spurs were trying to dump him?

I thought so too. This doesn't mean that they won't move him, but it seems unlikely at least in the short term.

I wonder if some teams were willing to trade for him, but they told the Spurs they wished he had a bit longer contract.(whether it was subterfuge or legitimate)

[Indy]

Kind of weird about the LMA extension. I thought the Spurs were trying to dump him?

I thought so too. This doesn't mean that they won't move him, but it seems unlikely at least in the short term.

I wonder if some teams were willing to trade for him, but they told the Spurs they wished he had a bit longer contract.(whether it was subterfuge or legitimate)

That is what I thought too. They have a longer term asset.

[Superbone]

Opening night in the NBA!

[bajanguy008]

https://twitter.com/ShamsCharania/status/920417917400944641

[carey]

https://twitter.com/ShamsCharania/status/920417917400944641

You're kidding me.

[Wally_West]

Mirotic was taken to the hospital Tuesday after their shoving altercation during practice ended with an alleged cheap shot from Portis to Mirotic’s face, league sources told The Vertical. Mirotic is undergoing tests, but is expected to be out for the foreseeable future, league sources said.

https://www.yahoo.com/amphtml/sports/so ... 15980.html

Yeeesh.

[In2ition]

Dang, tanking started way early in Chicago.

[Superbone]

Wow, "The Punch" from his own teammate?!

[In2ition]

Taking a fight for the starting spot to the next level.

[Mori Chu]

Anybody watching this CLE-BOS game on TNT? Really exciting to have NBA on TNT back on the air. I think the Celts are gonna kill 'em. Way more talent on that roster.

[Mori Chu]

OMG Gordon Hayward just had a horrific leg break. Looks like when Paul George fell on his a few years ago. Foot just loose and hanging at a crazy angle. Crushing. Whole arena stunned.

[Mori Chu]

Poor guy. You really feel it in the arena. Everybody just in shock, quiet as a tomb. What a blow to him when he was just starting the next part of his career with a new team. I feel for the guy. And what a blow to that team as a whole.

[Hermen]

OMG Gordon Hayward just had a horrific leg break. Looks like when Paul George fell on his a few years ago. Foot just loose and hanging at a crazy angle. Crushing. Whole arena stunned.

Just came to post it. Horrible

[Wally_West]

I literally just tuned in right before it happened. Holy shit.

[Superbone]

Wow.