Around the NBA: Week 19 (2/23 - 3/1)

[Kryptonic]

Nationally televised games this week:

Monday 2/23
Spurs vs Pistons 5pm MT Peacock
Jazz vs Rockets 7:30pm MT Peacock

Tuesday 2/24
Knicks vs Cavs 5:30pm MT Peacock
Twolves vs Blazers 8pm MT Peacock

Wednesday 2/25
Thunder vs Pistons 5:30pm MT ESPN
Celtics vs Nuggets 8pm MT ESPN

Thursday 2/26
Rockets vs Magic 5:30pm MT PRIME
Twolves vs Clippers 8pm MT PRIME

Friday 2/27
Cavs vs Pistons 5pm MT ESPN
Nuggets vs Thunder 7:30pm MT ESPN

Saturday 2/28
Rockets vs Heat 1:30pm MT PRIME
Lakers vs Warriors 6:30pm MT PRIME

NBA News

Could LeBron James take the biggest pay cut in NBA history?
https://www.hoopshype.com/story/sports/ ... 779429007/

Trae Young moves closer to Wizards debut; Anthony Davis not yet ready
https://www.nba.com/news/trae-young-clo ... ards-debut

Tyrese Haliburton diagnosed with shingles, away from Pacers
https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/480 ... way-pacers

"That's the biggest lie in America" - Michael Jordan on claims that he chased points over team success
https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/thats ... GTBY6R4qp_

[Wally_West]

[Wally_West]

[Kryptonic]

lol was watching that… pistons aren’t to be trifled with lol

[Superbone]

I have noticed Wemby is a flopper though too.

[Mori Chu]

Owowow

[Furlanfufi]

That hurts to watch

[Superbone]

Bush league.

[TOO]

Trash actions from a team with a trash coach and the first guy to high 5 him is a trash ho. Fitting.

[Kryptonic]

That's some serious bs... hope he gets a hefty suspension. In a situation like that, maybe you should sit out the length of time that it takes for him to recover.

[specialsauce]

Idk.... y'all saying that because he freakishly got hurt. That happens 100 times per game and the two dudes keep running. Just trying to knock him off his path on a fast break to gain the advantage. He didn't do anything malicious, if Williams doesn't get hurt no one would know anything about this play.

[Kryptonic]

Idk.... y'all saying that because he freakishly got hurt. That happens 100 times per game and the two dudes keep running. Just trying to knock him off his path on a fast break to gain the advantage. He didn't do anything malicious, if Williams doesn't get hurt no one would know anything about this play.

It just looks intentional when you see him looking and lining him up to take him out. It’s the intent. If there were consequences I doubt players would do this.

[Mori Chu]

I wouldn't mind a brief suspension for the shove. But asking him to sit out as long as the injury, which will likely be a long time, seems excessive. I don't think he intended to injure him, and as saucey says, players make little pushes and shoves like this all the time without incident. But it still directly led to the player getting hurt, so I would be okay with a brief suspension.

[Split T]

Very unfortunate…should have been an offensive foul on Eason…but I also don’t think that was that dirty. I agree that a play like that happens every game.

[Superbone]

I'm going to do like Eddie Johnson says and come hip check all you guys who think it's not a big deal. Watch out! You'll never see it coming. Gathering intel now...

[Split T]

I’ve been hip checked in a basketball game before…ref didn’t even call anything and I was the one with the ball.

[Superbone]

I’ve been hip checked in a basketball game before…ref didn’t even call anything and I was the one with the ball.

You should have fallen to the floor. That's your bad.

[Split T]

I’ve been hip checked in a basketball game before…ref didn’t even call anything and I was the one with the ball.

You should have fallen to the floor. That's your bad.

I did..I sat there staring at the ref waiting for a call…nothing…then I got up and maybe voiced some frustrations(not directly at the ref) and received the only technical foul of my basketball career haha

[rhylek]

I’ve been hip checked in a basketball game before…ref didn’t even call anything and I was the one with the ball.

Got hip checked by a too-much-enthusiast friend. Went upside down and broke my hand while protecting my head.
Sure it happens every match. It shouldn't. Things can get ugly at that speed, so I have no problem with hip checkers getting suspended for a long time when injury happens. If that becomes a rule, we won't see such punk moves every night anymore.

[specialsauce]

I'm going to do like Eddie Johnson says and come hip check all you guys who think it's not a big deal. Watch out! You'll never see it coming. Gathering intel now...

I would highly suggest you not try to hip check anyone for your own hip's sake, boomer