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Kings coach Jordi Fernandez in line to take the Nets job.

Blake Griffin has officially retired

Kawhi took the last spot…pretty loaded roster

I'm willing to bet at least one of those guys will end up backing out and cite injury or rest.

Kawhi and AD would be the most likely to drop out I think.

Be cool if old man Durant took a break but I'm pretty sure basketball is the only thing in life he cares about.

Ya I think you’re right…hopefully he doesn’t have to play big minutes

KD and Carmelo Anthony are the only men to have 3 Olympic gold medals. I'm pretty sure KD would stick with the team to get his 4th even if he were fatigued.

Bye Felicia

He's gonna get into the basketball Hall of Fame because he was the first one to get banned for betting.

He knew his nba career was over and tried to get what he could out of it

Wow. They really wanted to make an example out of him. I hope it has the intended effect and deters other players from similar stupidity. The integrity of the sport is too important to mess around with this kind of thing.

He’s likely got legal trouble too I’d imagine

Mori Chu wrote: ↑

Wed Apr 17, 2024 9:48 am

Wow. They really wanted to make an example out of him. I hope it has the intended effect and deters other players from similar stupidity. The integrity of the sport is too important to mess around with this kind of thing.

True. But it seems Silver thinks it’s more important than domestic violence. Hmm.

It certainly impacts the product more…they can’t be partnered with gambling sites and not give him a lifetime ban…I do wish they’d come down harder on domestic violence perpetrators as well, but it is an off court issue. This was an on court one.

Hello China Basketball Association.

Mori Chu wrote: ↑

Wed Apr 17, 2024 9:48 am

Wow. They really wanted to make an example out of him. I hope it has the intended effect and deters other players from similar stupidity. The integrity of the sport is too important to mess around with this kind of thing.

This is utter BS. The NBA itself rigs games to maximize betting profits, but a little guy tried to take a slice of the pie and he gets kicked out of the league. Worse is that the NBA now makes it look like they’re keeping the game clean.

pickle wrote: ↑

Wed Apr 17, 2024 7:50 pm

Hello China Basketball Association.

I think I heard Jeff Teague say that a lot of other leagues won't take players banned for gambling.

His career might just be finished. His brother makes $33M/year, so I think he'll still be financially OK.

I’d be shocked if the China league cares …