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August 28, 2020, 01:55:39 AM
I always love to see the NBA, so anything that would stop it, I am against to it even if players are protecting for a cause because I believe it's not right to sacrifice the NBA when there are other ways to do it.  I'm happy now that they already made a decision to resume playing, and hopefully there will be no more interruption going forward.
Wow, thanks for the update. I will be watching again the live playoff series especially that matches are in game 4 already to which it is almost done in some team that has 3-0 score records.

I can't wait also to see on what team will going to get the estern and western conference and then played in a championship game. This is really a good news especially to the NBA fans.

Anyway, since the decision to resume the NBA game, does the bucks and orlando had started already? It was supposed to be these team match before the postpone?
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August 27, 2020, 11:20:04 PM
The first statement that came into their mind was due to the rising emotion, but maybe later realize the consequences they'll face if they'll cancel the season, so we have some good news today.

Same. Being carried away with their emotions so they decided quickly.

Fortunately, those votes came from Lakers and Clippers is I believed just a Poll and not an actual decision.

I know the issue is serious and sensitive but they should think of another reform for a change that won't jeopardized the playoffs.

It's good that the NBA would finally resume, and I think even if the same thing happen, there's no stopping the NBA now.
The playoffs will resume and Lakers or Clippers could probably take the NBA championship this season.

Instead of doing the negative one, they can be positive to resume the season and offer their success to the victims of social injustice as we call it.

Lebron as the most popular NBA player now should show the love for the NBA, so fans will continue to love the NBA as well.
Protesting is Okay but stopping the playoffs, hmmmmm... no, never okay.

I always love to see the NBA, so anything that would stop it, I am against to it even if players are protecting for a cause because I believe it's not right to sacrifice the NBA when there are other ways to do it.  I'm happy now that they already made a decision to resume playing, and hopefully there will be no more interruption going forward.
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August 27, 2020, 11:12:59 PM
The first statement that came into their mind was due to the rising emotion, but maybe later realize the consequences they'll face if they'll cancel the season, so we have some good news today.

Same. Being carried away with their emotions so they decided quickly.

Fortunately, those votes came from Lakers and Clippers is I believed just a Poll and not an actual decision.

I know the issue is serious and sensitive but they should think of another reform for a change that won't jeopardized the playoffs.

It's good that the NBA would finally resume, and I think even if the same thing happen, there's no stopping the NBA now.
The playoffs will resume and Lakers or Clippers could probably take the NBA championship this season.

Instead of doing the negative one, they can be positive to resume the season and offer their success to the victims of social injustice as we call it.

Lebron as the most popular NBA player now should show the love for the NBA, so fans will continue to love the NBA as well.
Protesting is Okay but stopping the playoffs, hmmmmm... no, never okay.
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August 27, 2020, 07:39:48 PM
There is a recent news that many players have voted to push the pending games. And they will be back again by tomorrow or the next day.

https://sports.yahoo.com/after-a-night-of-rest-players-vote-to-resume-nba-playoffs-164227334.html

It also means a new collective bargaining agreement with drastically cut down salary caps which 90% of the players cannot afford to lose.


Great analysis, yeah, they can't afford to lose money like this, so you are right they will come back soon and we have some news already that are coming out that supports your analysis, so everything is good, nothing to worry and we will be back in betting, just a short break though.
Yeah. If NBA management has to do it, they'll do it.
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August 27, 2020, 07:38:06 PM
The first statement that came into their mind was due to the rising emotion, but maybe later realize the consequences they'll face if they'll cancel the season, so we have some good news today.

Same. Being carried away with their emotions so they decided quickly.

Fortunately, those votes came from Lakers and Clippers is I believed just a Poll and not an actual decision.

I know the issue is serious and sensitive but they should think of another reform for a change that won't jeopardized the playoffs.
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August 27, 2020, 06:23:19 PM
It also means a new collective bargaining agreement with drastically cut down salary caps which 90% of the players cannot afford to lose.


Great analysis, yeah, they can't afford to lose money like this, so you are right they will come back soon and we have some news already that are coming out that supports your analysis, so everything is good, nothing to worry and we will be back in betting, just a short break though.
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August 27, 2020, 06:12:01 PM
The season was never in danger of not completing no matter what was said/happened yesterday. It wasn't in danger pre-bubble, right now and it won't be in a week. It's just way too much money involved in all of this. If season was to be canceled that means players would get 20-30% less money next season because of the tv/sponsorship deals. It also means a new collective bargaining agreement with drastically cut down salary caps which 90% of the players cannot afford to lose.


We have the latest update,

NBA boycott, live updates: Players agree to resume playoffs, per report; league eyeing Friday or Saturday

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After holding a meeting Thursday morning, NBA players have reportedly agreed to resuming the 2020 playoffs, per ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski. There's still a lot to be discussed. Thursday's game have been postponed, but the league plans to resume games either Friday or Saturday, according to NBA Executive Vice President Mike Bass:

The first statement that came into their mind was due to the rising emotion, but maybe later realize the consequences they'll face if they'll cancel the season, so we have some good news today.

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So yeah, cya in a day or two...Magic +13.5  Grin

Still no for me,  sorry.  Grin
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August 27, 2020, 05:46:11 PM
The season was never in danger of not completing no matter what was said/happened yesterday. It wasn't in danger pre-bubble, right now and it won't be in a week. It's just way too much money involved in all of this. If season was to be canceled that means players would get 20-30% less money next season because of the tv/sponsorship deals. It also means a new collective bargaining agreement with drastically cut down salary caps which 90% of the players cannot afford to lose.
So yeah, cya in a day or two...Magic +13.5  Grin
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August 27, 2020, 05:18:34 PM
NBA already proved they can take care of them. To continue the game will be a great gift to everyone.
We will be able to see them back in action again.
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NBA players have decided to resume the playoffs, a source tells ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski.
Source: www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/29752941/nba-players-decide-resume-playoffs%3fplatform=amp

Maybe by Friday as per source says. I'm glad they came into this decision as they still have loads of way to address the issue, and wearing those "Black Lives Matter" shirt is one thing of those many ways. But cancelling the whole game is kind of different, and wouldn't be a best course of action to do so.
The postponement of most games within a couple days should be credited to NBA. They have handled well the protest of those teams that didn't went through their matches due to the incident. At least, NBA is with them and gave them the chance to get into their feeling but what's next is that they have also to respect the management as to how they have handled and respected them as their players. NBA is just starting to recover from the long pause due to the pandemic.

You are right. They give the players the right to speak up about their feelings allowing this situation being talked.

Now, it's the players who needed to listen and continue this season, it's really a matter of doing the right decision now and
while standing with what you think is right from both sides.
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August 27, 2020, 04:44:16 PM
NBA already proved they can take care of them. To continue the game will be a great gift to everyone.
We will be able to see them back in action again.
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NBA players have decided to resume the playoffs, a source tells ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski.
Source: www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/29752941/nba-players-decide-resume-playoffs%3fplatform=amp

Maybe by Friday as per source says. I'm glad they came into this decision as they still have loads of way to address the issue, and wearing those "Black Lives Matter" shirt is one thing of those many ways. But cancelling the whole game is kind of different, and wouldn't be a best course of action to do so.
The postponement of most games within a couple days should be credited to NBA. They have handled well the protest of those teams that didn't went through their matches due to the incident. At least, NBA is with them and gave them the chance to get into their feeling but what's next is that they have also to respect the management as to how they have handled and respected them as their players. NBA is just starting to recover from the long pause due to the pandemic.
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August 27, 2020, 02:17:10 PM
I do not get people who say this will not fix anything and they should continue, well playing the games will not solve it neither, at least this way they are putting forward a message and that is a lot more important than your precious moments when you watch a game and relax. You are at home sipping a beer and having fun while black people out there getting killed. You think NBA stars are out of this discussion?

There has been NBA players who got tazed, hell Thabo got his LEG BROKEN, black people in america suffered long enough, white people do the same thing and get away with it but when a black person does it and gets shot it is always "he should have followed cops instructions" well I am sorry but whites carried their guns into a government building and chanted slurs at a governor and nobody even stopped them because "MUH RIGHTS" whereas a dude was asked to surrender but instead went into his own vehicle and was shot 7!SEVEN! times for some reason, not even once, right in front of his three kids because ... he didn't comply?

If every person who didn't comply with cops were to get shot, there would be a whoooole lot of people dead. So, stop caring about your entertainment and understand why players want to go on a strike.

Why you mad?!
It doesn't mean we don't care.
We support the strike they did now and we understand the reasons behind it.
I support all the social messages they wear in game and even outside.

Don't justify people just because they want entertainment. What do you want us to do? Cry in a dark corner feeling sorry for everything that is happening every day?
That won't solve anything too.
Entertainment is difficult to get now because of Covid and the sad treatment of black people. There should always be some light in the darkness to balance everything. We cannot just stay in the dark as always.

Think about kids watching the game too. How much happiness and hope it will give them looking at NBA icons doing their thing.
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August 27, 2020, 01:55:59 PM
I do not get people who say this will not fix anything and they should continue, well playing the games will not solve it neither, at least this way they are putting forward a message and that is a lot more important than your precious moments when you watch a game and relax. You are at home sipping a beer and having fun while black people out there getting killed. You think NBA stars are out of this discussion?

There has been NBA players who got tazed, hell Thabo got his LEG BROKEN, black people in america suffered long enough, white people do the same thing and get away with it but when a black person does it and gets shot it is always "he should have followed cops instructions" well I am sorry but whites carried their guns into a government building and chanted slurs at a governor and nobody even stopped them because "MUH RIGHTS" whereas a dude was asked to surrender but instead went into his own vehicle and was shot 7!SEVEN! times for some reason, not even once, right in front of his three kids because ... he didn't comply?

If every person who didn't comply with cops were to get shot, there would be a whoooole lot of people dead. So, stop caring about your entertainment and understand why players want to go on a strike.
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August 27, 2020, 01:45:26 PM
NBA already proved they can take care of them. To continue the game will be a great gift to everyone.
We will be able to see them back in action again.
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NBA players have decided to resume the playoffs, a source tells ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski.
Source: www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/29752941/nba-players-decide-resume-playoffs%3fplatform=amp

Maybe by Friday as per source says. I'm glad they came into this decision as they still have loads of way to address the issue, and wearing those "Black Lives Matter" shirt is one thing of those many ways. But cancelling the whole game is kind of different, and wouldn't be a best course of action to do so.
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August 27, 2020, 12:40:01 PM
The Morris twins have a solid record of being dirty players, always looking to get into fights and provoke people: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5C1ZbubJmdE

I hope Mavs push the series to game 7!
Damn true!
Better, I hope they win the series.

Lots of talk about canceling the season now. LeBron storming out of a meeting while the Lakers & Clippers both agree to cancel the season is bad news. I understand not wanting to continue providing an unappreciative community with your craft, but as a fan I’m extremely disappointed. They feel ownership isn’t doing enough to address problems in the community though and perhaps think that withholding their contribution to society is their only recourse.
Agree. They should still do what they can to entertain people.
This issue of racism is already a bad event. The very least they could do is offer their skills to make people happy while there are bad things happening out there.
Pandemic and divided country.
Where else could they get a positive approach if they will stop this? Somehow NBA is still giving hope. Players in the NBA are black and white and they can show peace even with what color they have.

NBA already proved they can take care of them. To continue the game will be a great gift to everyone.
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August 27, 2020, 10:54:27 AM
All games in the NBA are postponed due to the players boycotting from all the distress caused in Wisconsin.
When I first heard about this I thought it was just the Bucks players doing this since Milwaukee is in this state of the US.
But it now seems all games today are being suspended until further notice.

Did a quick search about it and came up with this so it might affect the Raptors playoffs too since it is reported from the toronto star? Embarrassed
https://www.thestar.com/news/world/us/2020/08/26/bucks-players-dont-take-the-court-for-nba-playoff-game.html
This is just bullshit, pure and simple. Why punish NBA, fans and all other people which livelihood depends on the season going on because of something that is out of their hands. So much effort was put  to continue the season, and everything went really well, and now this..

They really think that canceling a season will magically solve all of those issue? They might as well stop all professional sports for 10 years, if they wanna put focus on those issues.


As a side note I wonder how this will affect viewership of professional sports.  Aside from social issues people have been getting fed up with some of the prima dona stuff these athletes now exist with.  Miss the old days of nba when each team hated each other team.  The 80s and 90s nba between the bulls/knicks/celts/detroit/pacers..those teams hated each other.  Made the sport more fun the watch at least for me.
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August 27, 2020, 09:22:32 AM
Lots of talk about canceling the season now. LeBron storming out of a meeting while the Lakers & Clippers both agree to cancel the season is bad news. I understand not wanting to continue providing an unappreciative community with your craft, but as a fan I’m extremely disappointed. They feel ownership isn’t doing enough to address problems in the community though and perhaps think that withholding their contribution to society is their only recourse.
Before, I thought that it's just for this day's game but it's crazy to think that the petition wants it for the whole season, that's just nuts.

From the updates that I've read, there will be a voting system and so far the majority wants to play. It is unofficial but I'm looking closely to the news.
Yeah! Apparently, it was these two LA team (Lakers and Clippers) who was against the idea of finishing the playoffs. Read more here. Dunno what differences they would make from cancelling the whole game into this issue except from voicing out again  Undecided. And it seems it will last even longer because almost all of them are in favor of this boycott stuff.

Recent news:
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Damian Lillard update: Trail Blazers star to leave Disney bubble after injuring right knee
Source: www.cbssports.com/nba/news/damian-lillard-update-trail-blazers-star-to-leave-disney-bubble-after-injuring-right-knee/amp/

Bad news for Trail Blazers fans there, as this guy absence is a huge cut on their offense. So it looks like, if the game continues right away, we won't be able to see Portland star player on the court.
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August 27, 2020, 08:36:27 AM
All games in the NBA are postponed due to the players boycotting from all the distress caused in Wisconsin.
When I first heard about this I thought it was just the Bucks players doing this since Milwaukee is in this state of the US.
But it now seems all games today are being suspended until further notice.

Did a quick search about it and came up with this so it might affect the Raptors playoffs too since it is reported from the toronto star? Embarrassed
https://www.thestar.com/news/world/us/2020/08/26/bucks-players-dont-take-the-court-for-nba-playoff-game.html
This is just bullshit, pure and simple. Why punish NBA, fans and all other people which livelihood depends on the season going on because of something that is out of their hands. So much effort was put  to continue the season, and everything went really well, and now this..

They really think that canceling a season will magically solve all of those issue? They might as well stop all professional sports for 10 years, if they wanna put focus on those issues.

I don't know if this was just an agenda by the NBA itself or it is from the players alone but I think they don't have to be that affected at all when they don't know what would happen if that man get some weapon from that car. If they can play for Kobe and not leave the game why not play for Jacob Blake as well?

Every live matters but for God's sake they can't stop it if they'll just boycotting a game. They dedicate sometimes before from George Floyd wearing T-shirts but does it have an impact? No, the incident still happens again.

Agree with you, if they will make this every time there's an incident like this involving the black, I guess it's a threat to the NBA organization.

I know most of the NBA players are black the owners are just supporting, but this kind of protest IMO is not effective, this hasn't affect the fans in certain  countries but all over the world, we love NBA and yet suddenly it will be stop.

Hopefully these guys will calm down and realize that the world is not fair, any race can be discriminated but we can do it the right way, not stopping a league that everyone wants to be happy, I doubt they'll get support from doing that.
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August 27, 2020, 06:54:20 AM
All games in the NBA are postponed due to the players boycotting from all the distress caused in Wisconsin.
When I first heard about this I thought it was just the Bucks players doing this since Milwaukee is in this state of the US.
But it now seems all games today are being suspended until further notice.

Did a quick search about it and came up with this so it might affect the Raptors playoffs too since it is reported from the toronto star? Embarrassed
https://www.thestar.com/news/world/us/2020/08/26/bucks-players-dont-take-the-court-for-nba-playoff-game.html
This is just bullshit, pure and simple. Why punish NBA, fans and all other people which livelihood depends on the season going on because of something that is out of their hands. So much effort was put  to continue the season, and everything went really well, and now this..

They really think that canceling a season will magically solve all of those issue? They might as well stop all professional sports for 10 years, if they wanna put focus on those issues.

I don't know if this was just an agenda by the NBA itself or it is from the players alone but I think they don't have to be that affected at all when they don't know what would happen if that man get some weapon from that car. If they can play for Kobe and not leave the game why not play for Jacob Blake as well?

Every live matters but for God's sake they can't stop it if they'll just boycotting a game. They dedicate sometimes before from George Floyd wearing T-shirts but does it have an impact? No, the incident still happens again.
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August 27, 2020, 06:16:40 AM
All games in the NBA are postponed due to the players boycotting from all the distress caused in Wisconsin.
When I first heard about this I thought it was just the Bucks players doing this since Milwaukee is in this state of the US.
But it now seems all games today are being suspended until further notice.

Did a quick search about it and came up with this so it might affect the Raptors playoffs too since it is reported from the toronto star? Embarrassed
https://www.thestar.com/news/world/us/2020/08/26/bucks-players-dont-take-the-court-for-nba-playoff-game.html
This is just bullshit, pure and simple. Why punish NBA, fans and all other people which livelihood depends on the season going on because of something that is out of their hands. So much effort was put  to continue the season, and everything went really well, and now this..

They really think that canceling a season will magically solve all of those issue? They might as well stop all professional sports for 10 years, if they wanna put focus on those issues.


Not really good for us fans, NBA has fans worldwide, not in the US only, so they also have to consider what we feel when they will dictate to cancel the season. Man, what would happen to my future bet that might likely to win, it will be cancelled, right?

Seriously, they should find another way to protest, not by stopping the season that organization have successfully resume.

James as the King of the NBA, he should show some good example, be pro NBA as NBA is what make you a star.
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August 27, 2020, 05:54:35 AM
All games in the NBA are postponed due to the players boycotting from all the distress caused in Wisconsin.
When I first heard about this I thought it was just the Bucks players doing this since Milwaukee is in this state of the US.
But it now seems all games today are being suspended until further notice.

Did a quick search about it and came up with this so it might affect the Raptors playoffs too since it is reported from the toronto star? Embarrassed
https://www.thestar.com/news/world/us/2020/08/26/bucks-players-dont-take-the-court-for-nba-playoff-game.html
This is just bullshit, pure and simple. Why punish NBA, fans and all other people which livelihood depends on the season going on because of something that is out of their hands. So much effort was put  to continue the season, and everything went really well, and now this..

They really think that canceling a season will magically solve all of those issue? They might as well stop all professional sports for 10 years, if they wanna put focus on those issues.
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