What's up with the LA Lakers, they lose again.
The big 3 of the Lakers played but it's not enough to beat the Warriors who have no Curry in the lineup.
Must be a chemistry problem or they are just having fun and not taking it seriously.
What are your thoughts on the winless preseason of the Lakers so far?
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It looks like Klay Thompson hasn't fully recovered from the injury, considering that he is still not training at full strength. As far as I know, there is no exact date of his return yet, but I guess Warriors fans can expect him to return to court no earlier than December.
Correct, somewhere at that date January - February.Lakers and GSW playing their stars for this near end of the preseason. The Lakers big three playing at the same time. A close game before the 2nd half.
Well, no play for Kyrie if he's not going to be vaccinated. He's an asset to the team and hope that he will choose the right thing and will be able to play for the team as NBA gets back again.
Now it's all up to him. Nets management gave him the respect and a large amount of time to think twice about his decision. He could always play and all he need to do is just take the vaccine. If he is really that stubborn or selfish (according to Stephen A.) then he could stay at home and just watch all the Nets game, I doubt he could resist the pumping blood while he witness his teammates play. I like how the Nets are giving Kyrie the final decision and also how they are protecting their players in this pandemic. Being strict for both parties to be secured to avoid future problems.
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I'm just looking at the odds for the Regular season MVP from sportsbet, what can you say about it?
I'm thinking it's going to be close between KD and Giannis, so I"m surprised that Luka is somewhat the favorite this season.
I'm not surprised that Luka is the favorite especially how he's been playing the last two seasons. I'm more surprised that Embiid is at 7.50 while Jokic is at 15. No disrespect to Joel and the bookies but come on man, it has to be closer than that. Is he injured? What am I missing? I'm just looking at the odds for the Regular season MVP from sportsbet, what can you say about it?
I'm thinking it's going to be close between KD and Giannis, so I"m surprised that Luka is somewhat the favorite this season.
They had already met in the preseason, this is just a rematch but hopefully, the Lakers will play harder as they have not won a single game yet in the preseason. I'd be glad to see if Lebron, Westbrook, and Davis will play together with a good number of minutes, but if not, I guess they would experience another loss.
Even if coach Vogel decides to use James, Davis, and Westbrook together in this upcoming game against the Warriors, they will definitely play no more than 20-25 minutes. By the way, I guess the Lakers will not worry too much if they lose all preseason games because the results of these games don't matter.Yeah! what matters is their first game in the 2021-2022 season this coming game against the Warriors on October 19.
Do you guys know when Klay Thompson will be able to play again?
I think it's better for both teams to go all out in this first match to bring some heat into the games.
As per the latest news I read, Klay will be available December or January of next year.
I'm just looking at the odds for the Regular season MVP from sportsbet, what can you say about it?
I'm thinking it's going to be close between KD and Giannis, so I"m surprised that Luka is somewhat the favorite this season.
Do you guys know when Klay Thompson will be able to play again?
They had already met in the preseason, this is just a rematch but hopefully, the Lakers will play harder as they have not won a single game yet in the preseason. I'd be glad to see if Lebron, Westbrook, and Davis will play together with a good number of minutes, but if not, I guess they would experience another loss.
Even if coach Vogel decides to use James, Davis, and Westbrook together in this upcoming game against the Warriors, they will definitely play no more than 20-25 minutes. By the way, I guess the Lakers will not worry too much if they lose all preseason games because the results of these games don't matter.Yeah! what matters is their first game in the 2021-2022 season this coming game against the Warriors on October 19.
Do you guys know when Klay Thompson will be able to play again?
I think it's better for both teams to go all out in this first match to bring some heat into the games.
They had already met in the preseason, this is just a rematch but hopefully, the Lakers will play harder as they have not won a single game yet in the preseason. I'd be glad to see if Lebron, Westbrook, and Davis will play together with a good number of minutes, but if not, I guess they would experience another loss.
Even if coach Vogel decides to use James, Davis, and Westbrook together in this upcoming game against the Warriors, they will definitely play no more than 20-25 minutes. By the way, I guess the Lakers will not worry too much if they lose all preseason games because the results of these games don't matter.Maybe less than 20-25 minutes, I reckon. Coach Vogel is just continue to look at the possible combinations, so we might or might not see James, Davis and Westbrook at the same time on the floor. Maybe he wanted that the other teams not see how the three will merge. Sort of hiding his card in this preseason because as you have said, it doesn't mean a thing if they are on a losing streak. What's matter is the regular season with the whole squad specially the three being healthy.
They had already met in the preseason, this is just a rematch but hopefully, the Lakers will play harder as they have not won a single game yet in the preseason. I'd be glad to see if Lebron, Westbrook, and Davis will play together with a good number of minutes, but if not, I guess they would experience another loss.
Even if coach Vogel decides to use James, Davis, and Westbrook together in this upcoming game against the Warriors, they will definitely play no more than 20-25 minutes. By the way, I guess the Lakers will not worry too much if they lose all preseason games because the results of these games don't matter. 
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the Nets are still afraid to lose him and still giving him a chance, not playing with salary is too good for an offer.
Nets management is definitely in a losing position if Kyrie doesn't play all games this season but it's good they made their position very clear. They passed the ball on Irving's court and it's up to him if he wants the team to lose a key player because he wants to exercise his right. I hope the team does well without him.the Nets are still afraid to lose him and still giving him a chance, not playing with salary is too good for an offer.
Honestly I love kyries game is but I think at the Nets are a addition by subtraction with him. Harden can be the guard focus and Durant to lead the team. Got so.e good role players around him. Don't need people randomly leaving the team all year, and dude can't not be injured too. I would have taken the same stance.
All or nothing, if nothing then have a good year we are moving on without ya.
That's true, they will still keep on going without him and he's going to be forced to make a decision before he regrets what will happen next. 
Warriors vs Lakers tonight on TNT. A preview matchup of their season opener that will be played in just one week. Something tells me the outcome of the two games will be vastly different, but maybe we’ll get a glimpse of the stars going at it tonight at some point.
The NBA is back baby!!!
The NBA is back baby!!!
They had already met in the preseason, this is just a rematch but hopefully, the Lakers will play harder as they have not won a single game yet in the preseason. I'd be glad to see if Lebron, Westbrook, and Davis will play together with a good number of minutes, but if not, I guess they would experience another loss.
Warriors vs Lakers tonight on TNT. A preview matchup of their season opener that will be played in just one week. Something tells me the outcome of the two games will be vastly different, but maybe we’ll get a glimpse of the stars going at it tonight at some point.
The NBA is back baby!!!
The NBA is back baby!!!
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the Nets are still afraid to lose him and still giving him a chance, not playing with salary is too good for an offer.
Nets management is definitely in a losing position if Kyrie doesn't play all games this season but it's good they made their position very clear. They passed the ball on Irving's court and it's up to him if he wants the team to lose a key player because he wants to exercise his right. I hope the team does well without him.the Nets are still afraid to lose him and still giving him a chance, not playing with salary is too good for an offer.
Honestly I love kyries game is but I think at the Nets are a addition by subtraction with him. Harden can be the guard focus and Durant to lead the team. Got so.e good role players around him. Don't need people randomly leaving the team all year, and dude can't not be injured too. I would have taken the same stance. All or nothing, if nothing then have a good year we are moving on without ya.
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the Nets are still afraid to lose him and still giving him a chance, not playing with salary is too good for an offer.
Nets management is definitely in a losing position if Kyrie doesn't play all games this season but it's good they made their position very clear. They passed the ball on Irving's court and it's up to him if he wants the team to lose a key player because he wants to exercise his right. I hope the team does well without him. the Nets are still afraid to lose him and still giving him a chance, not playing with salary is too good for an offer.
The Nets just announced that Kyrie Irving “will not play or practice with the team until he is eligible to be a full participant.” Irving must be vaccinated against COVID-19 before he can be a full participant with the team. NY requires players to have at least one dose of the vaccine. In my opinion it is good decision. Full Nets statement:
Crap, so even at road games? It's like he was fired for a year. 
Upon reading the full article from different sports news websites, yes, it's a ban to join the Nets whenever, wherever. But,.. yes there's a twist even if he doesn't play road games the deduction that will be made with his salary are just the home games that was announced by the NBA for whoever will not take the vaccine.
I guess the Nets management just want everything to be clear for every player or just Kyrie, "take the freaking vaccine, there's no microchip in it!"
Kidding aside, the Nets are still afraid to lose him and still giving him a chance, not playing with salary is too good for an offer.
The statement of Brooklyn Nets about Kyrie's reluctance was impressive. They are respecting his decision but at the same time saying "we do not care anymore. You made the decision and we're here play and move forward with or without you".
Wiggins issue is also over and Ben Simmon's drama took a turn in favor of the team apparently so it's all good. Let's enjoy the new season.
Wiggins issue is also over and Ben Simmon's drama took a turn in favor of the team apparently so it's all good. Let's enjoy the new season.
@gagux123 - Kyrie doesn't want to get vaccinated, let's say it that way. So he is really a pain now, not sure how long the team can tolerate such actions for their superstars. Yeah, we give credit to Nash for thinking ahead, but in the long run, it might bite them in the ass if Kyrie wouldn't play in their home court.
I think the list is short but I don't think the NBA can punish them. I guess you would have to look into each individual contract for each player to see what the teams can do. But yeah as of now kyrie isn't vaccinated. Be funny if he was just holding out so he didn't have to really deal with the preseason, most vets hate preseason. We'll see if he ultimately eventually gets vexed before the season.
Yes, you said an interesting point @wheelz1200I believe Kyrie doesn't want to play in the preseason (we all know that preseason is a "warm-up" for the regular season).
I believe it is worth studying the contracts of some players who are opposed to getting vaccinated, including Kyrie. In fact I don't know if this is in the contract, but it is interesting to analyze this point, because there may specific clauses for this.
Yeah I don't even know if those contracts are public, but there is usually clauses for everything. He is just a wierd dude to begin with so this is just status quote, he is the Nets issue. And when I mean wierd:
https://www.nbcsports.com/washington/washington-wizards/kyrie-irving-reveals-he-believes-earth-flat-believes-other-conspiracy-theories
The Nets just announced that Kyrie Irving “will not play or practice with the team until he is eligible to be a full participant.” Irving must be vaccinated against COVID-19 before he can be a full participant with the team. NY requires players to have at least one dose of the vaccine. In my opinion it is good decision. Full Nets statement:
How about Ben Simmons drama?
https://abcnews.go.com/Sports/ben-simmons-reports-philadelphia-76ers-sources/story?id=80529998
So it's kinda awkward for Philly to suddenly see Ben Simmons reported for practice. But still a lot of concern whether he will really sit it out for the rest of the season.
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After staying away for two weeks to start the preseason, 76ers All-Star guard Ben Simmons reported to the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia on Monday night -- much to the surprise of an organization that had expected him later in the week, sources told ESPN.
https://abcnews.go.com/Sports/ben-simmons-reports-philadelphia-76ers-sources/story?id=80529998
So it's kinda awkward for Philly to suddenly see Ben Simmons reported for practice. But still a lot of concern whether he will really sit it out for the rest of the season.
This is a good sign that at least he shows some respect to the team, of course, nothing will change the 76ers will still trade him and they are just waiting for the best offers or will evaluate the previous offers before they will decide. So much drama for Simmons's trade, hopefully, it will be over soon so no excuses for the 76ers in case they'll mess up again this season.
After the result of his swap test, joining the practice again will be expected next to him. The trade will come as he really doesn't feel comfortable
within the sixers squad, no news about which team who have the capabilities to offer from what the sixers asking,
For now, it's good to see that he is back, and he is willing to eat his pride. $31.6M is not small for a year's earnings.
Who knows, maybe another chance for him to work it out and find his place back playing alongside with his pals.
^ I doubt that it's about respect after all that happened. He probably realized he can't force his way out right now and he couldn't afford to lose more millions for violation of contract. Whoever told or convinced him to report is a practical guy.
But Shaq is a investor too, so probably he doesn't want to missed the boat on the NFT hype.
Of course he is and a successful one at that.
He had an interview last month where he said he doesn't want to venture into cryptocurrencies because he doesn't understand it and seems too good to be true.
I just saw a social media ad on Shaq's NFT. I know many former and current professional athletes are into crypto but this still caught me offguard. I thought he wasn't into this market because it was too volatile for his taste. Anyway, I guess he found it less risky to sell himself than investing in other coins/tokens. I would probably buy his NFT making a FT shot (talk about rare)
That's probably the point, selling his own will benefit him, and that's the way to minimize the risk by using his popularity. NFT has been growing now, even the celebrities are already into it and it's good for us since we love NBA and crypto at the same time. He had an interview last month where he said he doesn't want to venture into cryptocurrencies because he doesn't understand it and seems too good to be true.
How about Ben Simmons drama?
https://abcnews.go.com/Sports/ben-simmons-reports-philadelphia-76ers-sources/story?id=80529998
So it's kinda awkward for Philly to suddenly see Ben Simmons reported for practice. But still a lot of concern whether he will really sit it out for the rest of the season.
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After staying away for two weeks to start the preseason, 76ers All-Star guard Ben Simmons reported to the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia on Monday night -- much to the surprise of an organization that had expected him later in the week, sources told ESPN.
https://abcnews.go.com/Sports/ben-simmons-reports-philadelphia-76ers-sources/story?id=80529998
So it's kinda awkward for Philly to suddenly see Ben Simmons reported for practice. But still a lot of concern whether he will really sit it out for the rest of the season.
This is a good sign that at least he shows some respect to the team, of course, nothing will change the 76ers will still trade him and they are just waiting for the best offers or will evaluate the previous offers before they will decide. So much drama for Simmons's trade, hopefully, it will be over soon so no excuses for the 76ers in case they'll mess up again this season.
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