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legendary
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January 13, 2021, 12:58:07 PM
Kyrie has always been a player that was a bit... different in the head let's say. It all started the period when he said he thinks earth is flat and everyone should do their research instead of trusting what others say about it. I understand the "do your own research" idea, you should, but not about the earth Cheesy.

It is about round or so and that is enough, nobody even has a reason why they should lie about it neither, it is just irrelevant. At the end of the day he kept it up, and ever since those days he has been psychologically a bit difficult to handle. And these days he is just off rails, he is definitely not doing anything normal right now, all those covid rule breaks and just simple "I am not coming back" type of moves, he straight up just said he is not going to play and that's it.

I wouldn't be shocked if he would never to be a decent and wanted player ever again after this, I see his high earning period as over right now, nobody would pay tens of millions of dollars for a player who will not show up.
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January 13, 2021, 12:07:17 PM
Philadelphia 76ers played a home game against Miami Heat last night. 76ers finished the first half 55-63 behind. The normal time ended 120-120 and 76ers managed to beat Heat 137-134 after overtime. It was a quite nice game. On 76ers side, J. Embiid had a great performance (45 points, 16 rebounds). D. Green made a double-double (29 points, 10 rebounds). On Heat side, T. Herro got 34 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists. D. Robinson got 26 points. G. Vincent got 24 points.
legendary
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January 13, 2021, 11:52:19 AM
That 3 point no-look shot from LeBron "Curry" was amazing and the bench reaction was even nicer to see. Imagine being a Houston player and see that Lakers are simply having a good time and they don't push hard in order to win ...they just having fun playing basketball... .

Same was last night with Heat as they were so close to take the win just because they played so relaxed without Bam and Butler that kinda puts pressure on teammates when they play. For Doc Rivers team this should be a big concern as they barely beat Heat with a roaster that was made in a couple of hours...
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January 13, 2021, 11:49:10 AM
NBA is going crazy with new tightened corona protocols and guests who are not from team will not be allowed, and masks will be required on bench for coaches and staff.

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January 13, 2021, 10:38:59 AM
Its really clear that Lakers might have the fastest way to earn 20 wins this season because their team is disciplined and really follows the strict guidelines. Sixers can also get their 20 wins but due to the recent circumstances with Seth gone and Ben Simmons skipping town for some reason is really not a good way to start their games this season. They could do the bubble again but that would really require a big financial capital because some players might agree and some might not.
With the Lakers standing, they are almost half to 20 wins. It's been decided already that it's for their own courts where they'll play. And they are to decide with or without fans on their court but most of them say that they'll have no fans while having a match. I also like the bubble, there's not much problem and it was a success when they've first tried it. But let's give this a chance to see if it will surpass the bubble season.
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January 13, 2021, 10:28:00 AM
Is nobody gonna talk about the fact LeBron was bet his 3 pointer wasn’t going to go in mid-shot, then turned around and said, “bet” as it went in? Legendary... He was having way too much fun against the Rockets yesterday.

This was a really fun Bron coming back. Their game against the Rockets made it also clear that Harden wanted out of Houston maybe because he also thinks something is wrong with the team. Its also notable that LeBron is somehow racking his stats this past few games compared to his earlier games this season and its still clear that Lakers can win another Chip.
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January 13, 2021, 10:26:18 AM
Its really clear that Lakers might have the fastest way to earn 20 wins this season because their team is disciplined and really follows the strict guidelines. Sixers can also get their 20 wins but due to the recent circumstances with Seth gone and Ben Simmons skipping town for some reason is really not a good way to start their games this season. They could do the bubble again but that would really require a big financial capital because some players might agree and some might not.
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January 13, 2021, 10:25:59 AM
Is nobody gonna talk about the fact LeBron was bet his 3 pointer wasn’t going to go in mid-shot, then turned around and said, “bet” as it went in? Legendary... He was having way too much fun against the Rockets yesterday.
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January 13, 2021, 09:41:06 AM
Bucks won today against Magic. What I notice is the audience. It's starting to get back to have matches in home courts of different teams.

I'm not just used to see this few crowd. But that's it, this is much better to see that it's getting back to normal although it's just a slow pace.



Eventually it will increase as the vaccine is distributed to people. Our economy will recover again and will make the sports industry to get their usual profitability. The progress is good, slowly but surely, before it's a pure bubble, but now we are already seeing a home court, soon it's gonna be the crowd.
With the other variant of the virus, it's still making that possibility into a lower chance. But if that's easier for them to be done and they're all ok to accept and welcome audiences.

That's good for all of the teams that will do that.
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January 13, 2021, 09:31:26 AM
He loss 464,722.22 usd, huge money, some NBA players are just even earning a very small salary, I'm not sure if there are players who are play $400,000 per season, and yet in Irving's case, that's only one game. Lucky guy with so much talent.

IIRC, the minimum salary is ~$900k per season for players without experience, and ~$2.5 mln is the minimum for veterans with 10+ years of experience. Anyway, I guess that Irving will miss at least the next two games(-$930k) or so.

This is the news and the amount expected.

Nets’ Kyrie Irving could lose more than $460,000 per game due to NBA’s health and safety protocol violation

Will he learn from this? Hopefully. Grin
Big amount for most of  us but for him? that would just be peanuts yet he can really earn those amounts without any problem but we cant really just accept the reason of such loss of
$460,000 because of not wearing face mask.Arent really that too strict when it comes to protocol if known that they've been just celebrating together with her sisters birthday?

Its not only one game but possible next 2 games he would missed out.So that would be 460x3 . Ouch!
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January 13, 2021, 08:34:52 AM
He loss 464,722.22 usd, huge money, some NBA players are just even earning a very small salary, I'm not sure if there are players who are play $400,000 per season, and yet in Irving's case, that's only one game. Lucky guy with so much talent.

IIRC, the minimum salary is ~$900k per season for players without experience, and ~$2.5 mln is the minimum for veterans with 10+ years of experience. Anyway, I guess that Irving will miss at least the next two games(-$930k) or so.

This is the news and the amount expected.

Nets’ Kyrie Irving could lose more than $460,000 per game due to NBA’s health and safety protocol violation

Will he learn from this? Hopefully. Grin
legendary
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January 13, 2021, 08:29:23 AM
He loss 464,722.22 usd, huge money, some NBA players are just even earning a very small salary, I'm not sure if there are players who are play $400,000 per season, and yet in Irving's case, that's only one game. Lucky guy with so much talent.

IIRC, the minimum salary is ~$900k per season for players without experience, and ~$2.5 mln is the minimum for veterans with 10+ years of experience. Anyway, I guess that Irving will miss at least the next two games(-$930k) or so.
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January 13, 2021, 08:24:30 AM
He will surely get reprimanded or at least a fine for violating the leagues Covid rules. And him missing in action is one sign that I would say he is guilty. And the NBA might implement stricter health protocols specially for this high caliber athletes. First it was James Harden and not Kyrie Irving, these guys needs discipline and not think that they are somewhat 'protected'.

According to the NBA rules, the penalty for skipping a game this season due to a breach of the COVID-19 protocols is 1/72th of his salary for each game. This figure is based on the 72-game season. As Irving's salary this season is $33.46 million, that would mean a substantial loss for him.

This is more than just money, it's about respect and responsibility as one of the leader of the team.

How can someone show him some love when he left his coach hanging and then his team mates? Specially that we all know Durant go to Brooklyn because of him and now he is MIA? I don't know, but with this attitude, I would say that their chances of getting into the finals are slimmer because of this as the whole organisation might be in disarray because of his actions.
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January 13, 2021, 07:31:50 AM
He will surely get reprimanded or at least a fine for violating the leagues Covid rules. And him missing in action is one sign that I would say he is guilty. And the NBA might implement stricter health protocols specially for this high caliber athletes. First it was James Harden and not Kyrie Irving, these guys needs discipline and not think that they are somewhat 'protected'.

According to the NBA rules, the penalty for skipping a game this season due to a breach of the COVID-19 protocols is 1/72th of his salary for each game. This figure is based on the 72-game season. As Irving's salary this season is $33.46 million, that would mean a substantial loss for him.

He loss 464,722.22 usd, huge money, some NBA players are just even earning a very small salary, I'm not sure if there are players who are play $400,000 per season, and yet in Irving's case, that's only one game. Lucky guy with so much talent.
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January 13, 2021, 06:11:39 AM
He will surely get reprimanded or at least a fine for violating the leagues Covid rules. And him missing in action is one sign that I would say he is guilty. And the NBA might implement stricter health protocols specially for this high caliber athletes. First it was James Harden and not Kyrie Irving, these guys needs discipline and not think that they are somewhat 'protected'.

According to the NBA rules, the penalty for skipping a game this season due to a breach of the COVID-19 protocols is 1/72th of his salary for each game. This figure is based on the 72-game season. As Irving's salary this season is $33.46 million, that would mean a substantial loss for him.
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January 13, 2021, 04:25:16 AM
What’s going on with Kyrie Irving and at what point should the league step in? Kyrie is completely disrespecting league covid rules, not keeping his coach in the loop, and seems to be continuing his downward spiral. I can’t imagine just not showing up for work and not giving my boss a reason. I think Kyrie deserves a fine and possibly a suspension without pay to give him a reality check. He’s locker room poison and Steve Nash is having his coaching skills tested right off the bat.
He will surely get reprimanded or at least a fine for violating the leagues Covid rules. And him missing in action is one sign that I would say he is guilty. And the NBA might implement stricter health protocols specially for this high caliber athletes. First it was James Harden and not Kyrie Irving, these guys needs discipline and not think that they are somewhat 'protected'.
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January 13, 2021, 12:02:23 AM
What’s going on with Kyrie Irving and at what point should the league step in? Kyrie is completely disrespecting league covid rules, not keeping his coach in the loop, and seems to be continuing his downward spiral. I can’t imagine just not showing up for work and not giving my boss a reason. I think Kyrie deserves a fine and possibly a suspension without pay to give him a reality check. He’s locker room poison and Steve Nash is having his coaching skills tested right off the bat.
Thanks, OG.
Just found out about the news after I read this.
This is like the Lou Williams case. Just a different event.
https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/30698732/kyrie-irving-not-expected-rejoin-brooklyn-nets-week-nba-reviewing-maskless-videos
No discipline at all.
Suspension without pay should really be the one implemented with this and then fine him with a large amount of money.
This may cause something worse with other players doing the same thing if the punishment is shallow.
Teach him a good lesson so that others won't imitate him.
I thought there is an agreement/contract upon entering the bubble. Why can these players just get out whenever they please.
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January 12, 2021, 11:18:27 PM
What’s going on with Kyrie Irving and at what point should the league step in? Kyrie is completely disrespecting league covid rules, not keeping his coach in the loop, and seems to be continuing his downward spiral. I can’t imagine just not showing up for work and not giving my boss a reason. I think Kyrie deserves a fine and possibly a suspension without pay to give him a reality check. He’s locker room poison and Steve Nash is having his coaching skills tested right off the bat.
It's just a rumor but I think the league may stop for a week or two https://www.nba.nbcsports.com/2021/01/11/report-nba-considering-halting-games-for-7-14-days/amp/ this violations from player/s I think will be the cause to get stricter again. Well, I think they can cope but was there no vaccine yet to protect this athletes?
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January 12, 2021, 10:44:27 PM
Have you seen Joel Embiid's performance today? he and his team force overtime to win the match against the Miami Heat. The game was close and it was the Heat who dominate the game in the earlier rounds but Embid and his team manage to counter them in the last minute of the game and finally win the match in overtime. If Embiid will continue to give the NBA performance such as this, he will have his name listed on the top next MVP this year.

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January 12, 2021, 07:54:45 PM
What’s going on with Kyrie Irving and at what point should the league step in? Kyrie is completely disrespecting league covid rules, not keeping his coach in the loop, and seems to be continuing his downward spiral. I can’t imagine just not showing up for work and not giving my boss a reason. I think Kyrie deserves a fine and possibly a suspension without pay to give him a reality check. He’s locker room poison and Steve Nash is having his coaching skills tested right off the bat.
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