The Basketball Thread

[Nike 373]

OKC and Pacers are 1 game from elimination......

If Pacers loses, I can see hibbert getting traded, vogel getting fired, turner not getting resigned and lance as well.

If OKC loses, Durant has 1 more reason to ditch OKC as do Westbrook.

[Vybz Kartel 1,613]

I have been surprised by the small teams this season, The Wizards, Golden State, The Hawks, Grizzles just to name a few are giving the big boys plenty to think about

[Nike 373]

I have been surprised by the small teams this season, The Wizards, Golden State, The Hawks, Grizzles just to name a few are giving the big boys plenty to think about

Im surprised the bulls got eliminated by the wizards....

However, clippers are better than dubnation, pacers have been awful for a while and memphis matches up well against OKC...... The west playoffs have been great, the east not so much (maybe the bk vs toronoto series).

[Vybz Kartel 1,613]

Im surprised the bulls got eliminated by the wizards....

However, clippers are better than dubnation, pacers have been awful for a while and memphis matches up well against OKC...... The west playoffs have been great, the east not so much (maybe the bk vs toronoto series).

Yep the west is really competitive, even Houston is having trouble, they should change the conference set up i think

[Vybz Kartel 1,613]

KD https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yE8k3FTBOoQ

[iseah100 5,612]

Yep the west is really competitive, even Houston is having trouble, they should change the conference set up i think

For sure. Top 16 teams make the playoffs. Who cares about divisions in basketball?

[Styles 9,790]

Yes and NO....

He was setup. People in Los Angeles already know about his racial tendencies, this isn't real big news. However, with this decision from Adam Silver, now people are going to look to potentially blackmail others, etc. There is even some rumors that Magic Johnson was in on this so he could purchase the Clippers...

Take into consideration the person that recording this tape was his gold digger girlfriend, not a random innocent person.

Stop deflecting. Sterling is a racist scumbag, everything else is besides the point.

Racism is a lot more difficult than you think, especially in the United States.

Racism is all over corporate america, schools, etc. Just because Sterling makes a racists comments, doesn't mean other people do not have racial tendencies even though they don't say it. You may be the exception, but I can guarantee in the United States most people are racists to a degree. They don't have other people record their racist comments, however, most people are, they might not think they are racists, but they still have racist tendencies.

I'll give you a perfect example of racism in the United States, ala affirmative action. When I was in high school, three of us apply to UVA for college. Three of us had similar sat scores, gpas, extracurricular crap and two of played sports. However, he was spanish and we were not. Guess who got into UVA and he didn't even apply early decision? Technically, this is racism at it's best. However, if racism work's to your advantage, it is not racism to you.

That's why racism, especially here is a lot more difficult to overcome than you think. People all grow up from different upbringing, different cultures, etc. Sterling is 80 years old. You know the saying, "you can teach an old dog new tricks." its kind of like Sterling. He is too old to change, doesnt mean he right, however, changing the mindset of an 80 year old man is quite the task.

So what? You're excusing Sterling because 'hey, everybody else is racist'? Because that's exactly what it sounds like.

Boo hoo, woe is me. Affirmative action is redressing the balance and giving opportunities to minorities that have been excluded. It isn't perfect but it's a start. The funny thing is white women have probably benefitted more from affirmative action than anybody else.

But hey don’t worry, he got into that school but you’ll have a much easier life. He’ll have to work twice as hard you for the rest of his working life. Chin up, son.

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[The Skipper 20,609]

I have been surprised by the small teams this season, The Wizards, Golden State, The Hawks, Grizzles just to name a few are giving the big boys plenty to think about

It's been the best 1st round of playoffs I've ever seen, by far as well.

[nyikolajevics 2,692]

I can't belive that Wizards beat us so easily Pacers and Thunder are about to be out too.. It looks like Heat will be the champion again.

[Nike 373]

Stop deflecting. Sterling is a racist scumbag, everything else is besides the point.

So what? You're excusing Sterling because 'hey, everybody else is racist'? Because that's exactly what it sounds like.

Boo hoo, woe is me. Affirmative action is redressing the balance and giving opportunities to minorities that have been excluded. It isn't perfect but it's a start. The funny thing is white women have probably benefitted more from affirmative action than anybody else.

But hey don’t worry, he got into that school but you’ll have a much easier life. He’ll have to work twice as hard you for the rest of his working life. Chin up, son.

Sterling is what he is. He is also 80 years old. The average life expectancy in america is 78. If you really take the words seriously from these senior citizens, than you really don't have any older relatives. In addition, the point was Sterling is probably a racist, however, a trick just did him dirty. If all the private conversations the world has were leaked out to the public, can you imagine the mayhem the world would be in. Politicians, ceos, etc, private information is said behind close doors for a reason.

People commend Silver for taking action because of financial repurcussions towards the NBA and the other owners? Why did the NBA never do anything before?

Also, aa is irrelevant (or very very little is consider) on gender in college admissions. AA is pretty much reverse discrimination towards specific people.

[Styles 9,790]

Sterling is what he is. He is also 80 years old. The average life expectancy in america is 78. If you really take the words seriously from these senior citizens, than you really don't have any older relatives. In addition, the point was Sterling is probably a racist, however, a trick just did him dirty. If all the private conversations the world has were leaked out to the public, can you imagine the mayhem the world would be in. Politicians, ceos, etc, private information is said behind close doors for a reason.

People commend Silver for taking action because of financial repurcussions towards the NBA and the other owners? Why did the NBA never do anything before?

Also, aa is irrelevant (or very very little is consider) on gender in college admissions. AA is pretty much reverse discrimination towards specific people.

It's not just words though that can be dismissed; these are the views of a billionaire with far-reaching influence who also owns a professional sports team in a league where the majority of players are Black. So what if he's old? He should be excused? And he's not 'probably' a racist, he is. Why you're giving him the benefit of the doubt and deflecting from the wider issue is baffling.

Silver said yesterday that his previous transgressions were settled out of court and as such there was no admission of guilt. The NBA is absolutely right to take action now.

AA is nothing compared to white privilege.

[TorontoChelsea 4,064]

Sterling is a racist but his racist actions from before were much worse than racist comments and the NBA did nothing. Silver did the right thing now though but I get the point about the media circus blowing things up.

Refusing to rent apartments to black people-No punishment

Saying he didn't want his girlfriend to post pics of black people on Instagram-Lifetime ban.

I hope Oklahoma City go out only so Scott Brooks can finally be fired. He is a disaster of a manager. I also think they have to trade Westbrook. He's a great player, but he takes too much of the ball off of Durant. Trade him and get a couple of a pass-first point guard, a 2 that can stretch the floor, and a centre that doesn't suck (Perkins does) and they will win..

[Nike 373]

It's not just words though that can be dismissed; these are the views of a billionaire with far-reaching influence who also owns a professional sports team in a league where the majority of players are Black. So what if he's old? He should be excused? And he's not 'probably' a racist, he is. Why you're giving him the benefit of the doubt and deflecting from the wider issue is baffling.

Silver said yesterday that his previous transgressions were settled out of court and as such there was no admission of guilt. The NBA is absolutely right to take action now.

AA is nothing compared to white privilege.

Old people talk a lot of gibberish. Especially, when your 80 years old. He shouldn't be excuse, however, people really should understand the situation better.

You don't understand the other issues with this case. THe NBA knew of Sterling racial tendencies prior to this leak, the NBA never did anything though. It was until the sponsors started leaving that SIlver did something and slammed the hammer. The NBA primary concern was money, not ethics. ethics is always second to money in professional sports. THat is the wider issue of this case, not sterling racist comments, the fact that NBA never did anything even though they had court cases against Sterling.

So, when Jim Brown says Kobe isnt black or when that Jalen Rose calls Grant Hill an uncle tom that is not vilified? That's racism right there. Why did we not ban Jim brown from the nfl or jalen rose from the nba or espn.

LOL at white privilege. Excuses made by minorites (guess what, i'm not white).

[Nike 373]

Sterling is a racist but his racist actions from before were much worse than racist comments and the NBA did nothing. Silver did the right thing now though but I get the point about the media circus blowing things up.

Refusing to rent apartments to black people-No punishment

Saying he didn't want his girlfriend to post pics of black people on Instagram-Lifetime ban.

I hope Oklahoma City go out only so Scott Brooks can finally be fired. He is a disaster of a manager. I also think they have to trade Westbrook. He's a great player, but he takes too much of the ball off of Durant. Trade him and get a couple of a pass-first point guard, a 2 that can stretch the floor, and a centre that doesn't suck (Perkins does) and they will win..

Exactly. these people on the board don't really know the situation.

Social media really has destroy privacy in the states.

In regards to OKC, I think one of them leaves eventually. I can see Westbrook leaving for bright lights and fancy cars first though...