NBA players required to stand for anthem
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That is goddamn perfect lmao. I still watch the NBA (FTLOTG) but the messaging got annoying months ago. I don’t like being told I’m an inherently evil person because I’m white nor do I like being lectured on what a terrible country this is that has afforded them opportunities most would literally die for their families to have. While they praise China. Fuck outta here.
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your fragility is showingGladstone said:That is goddamn perfect lmao. I still watch the NBA (FTLOTG) but the messaging got annoying months ago. I don’t like being told I’m an inherently evil person because I’m white nor do I like being lectured on what a terrible country this is that has afforded them opportunities most would literally die for their families to have. While they praise China. Fuck outta here.
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I haven’t watched more than a few min of a couple games, but feel similarly. They gotta get hit where it hurts. That happened with China so they cater to them. It can happen here if enough people don’t watch.Gladstone said:That is goddamn perfect lmao. I still watch the NBA (FTLOTG) but the messaging got annoying months ago. I don’t like being told I’m an inherently evil person because I’m white nor do I like being lectured on what a terrible country this is that has afforded them opportunities most would literally die for their families to have. While they praise China. Fuck outta here.
I’m not sold that people aren’t watching. The ratings are low but the bubble and Finals being held in October have something to do with that. -
Whats the logic behind the finals being in October decreasing viewership? Its down 60% from last years shitty numbers.RoadDawg55 said:
I haven’t watched more than a few min of a couple games, but feel similarly. They gotta get hit where it hurts. That happened with China so they cater to them. It can happen here if enough people don’t watch.Gladstone said:That is goddamn perfect lmao. I still watch the NBA (FTLOTG) but the messaging got annoying months ago. I don’t like being told I’m an inherently evil person because I’m white nor do I like being lectured on what a terrible country this is that has afforded them opportunities most would literally die for their families to have. While they praise China. Fuck outta here.
I’m not sold that people aren’t watching. The ratings are low but the bubble and Finals being held in October have something to do with that.
FWIW the groups of guys that I would get together with to watch games the past few years no longer talks about the NBA at all... We still get together and get drunk it just isn't centered around the NBA like it was for the past 4-5 years. We all just pretend we know what we are watching in the UFC now.
The UFC product is infinitely better for the group, 5 min rounds with minimal commercials once the fight starts, easy for all of us to throw down shitty bets on each fight throughout the night, plenty of time between fights to piss, grill a burger, pat the wife on the ass, and make more drinks and best of all minimal political shaming when we are all just trying to chill. -
In June basketball has the center of attention. Baseball doesn't matter yet even to people who care and the NFL has had the draft and free agency and is quiet until JulyHouhusky said:
Whats the logic behind the finals being in October decreasing viewership? Its down 60% from last years shitty numbers.RoadDawg55 said:
I haven’t watched more than a few min of a couple games, but feel similarly. They gotta get hit where it hurts. That happened with China so they cater to them. It can happen here if enough people don’t watch.Gladstone said:That is goddamn perfect lmao. I still watch the NBA (FTLOTG) but the messaging got annoying months ago. I don’t like being told I’m an inherently evil person because I’m white nor do I like being lectured on what a terrible country this is that has afforded them opportunities most would literally die for their families to have. While they praise China. Fuck outta here.
I’m not sold that people aren’t watching. The ratings are low but the bubble and Finals being held in October have something to do with that.
FWIW the groups of guys that I would get together with to watch games the past few years no longer talks about the NBA at all... We still get together and get drunk it just isn't centered around the NBA like it was for the past 4-5 years. We all just pretend we know what we are watching in the UFC now.
The UFC product is infinitely better for the group, 5 min rounds with minimal commercials once the fight starts, easy for all of us to throw down shitty bets on each fight throughout the night, plenty of time between fights to piss, grill a burger, pat the wife on the ass, and make more drinks and best of all minimal political shaming when we are all just trying to chill.
People expect the Finals in June. And Pandemic Arena sucks. Fuck the fake noise. Broadcast the smack talk.
Its like the Masters in November. I bet the ratings suck unless Tiger
The only reason I'm watching the NBA is LeBron -
I could have just said the NFL takes all the oxygen out of the room
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Fuck. Miami is in the finals? Really?
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I would normally agree, but the NFL is also seeing a major ratings dip. They continued to reach until they went too far. Eventually you piss of a large portion of your fan base. People have learned to adjust to life without sports, now you want to treat them like shit? Good marketing strategy as always. There’s a saying and it’s proving itself here. Get woke, get broke.RoadDawg55 said:
I haven’t watched more than a few min of a couple games, but feel similarly. They gotta get hit where it hurts. That happened with China so they cater to them. It can happen here if enough people don’t watch.Gladstone said:That is goddamn perfect lmao. I still watch the NBA (FTLOTG) but the messaging got annoying months ago. I don’t like being told I’m an inherently evil person because I’m white nor do I like being lectured on what a terrible country this is that has afforded them opportunities most would literally die for their families to have. While they praise China. Fuck outta here.
I’m not sold that people aren’t watching. The ratings are low but the bubble and Finals being held in October have something to do with that.
What will happen is sport league revenue will decline, leading to salaries declining and blaming it on whitey. Sorry athletes, but you work for the fans, we own you. You piss enough of us off, we stop buying tickets and we stop watching, and in the end, you lose. -
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NBA to leave BLM, social justice messaging 'off the floor' next season, says Commissioner Adam Silver
https://www.foxnews.com/sports/nba-commissioner-adam-silver-says-social-justice-messages-largely-left-delivered-off-floor-next-season -
Money talks, suckers walk.RaceBannon said:NBA to leave BLM, social justice messaging 'off the floor' next season, says Commissioner Adam Silver
https://www.foxnews.com/sports/nba-commissioner-adam-silver-says-social-justice-messages-largely-left-delivered-off-floor-next-season
Off the court with 10 seconds left. -
Inside the article is a nice fight between Cruz and Cuban
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Chicom Cuban? No wonder he hates Cruz and Trump.
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I get bashing LeBron for certain things but leaving with 10 seconds left, down 11 is not one of them.PurpleThrobber said:
Money talks, suckers walk.RaceBannon said:NBA to leave BLM, social justice messaging 'off the floor' next season, says Commissioner Adam Silver
https://www.foxnews.com/sports/nba-commissioner-adam-silver-says-social-justice-messages-largely-left-delivered-off-floor-next-season
Off the court with 10 seconds left. -
Sure it is. Shit message to send as leader of the team.RoadDawg55 said:
I get bashing LeBron for certain things but leaving with 10 seconds left, down 11 is not one of them.PurpleThrobber said:
Money talks, suckers walk.RaceBannon said:NBA to leave BLM, social justice messaging 'off the floor' next season, says Commissioner Adam Silver
https://www.foxnews.com/sports/nba-commissioner-adam-silver-says-social-justice-messages-largely-left-delivered-off-floor-next-season
Off the court with 10 seconds left. -
Oh stop. You aren't this soft and if it were literally any other player in the world this would be a nothingburger story. This isn't the 1989 Pistons ragequitting here.BleachedAnusDawg said:
Sure it is. Shit message to send as leader of the team.RoadDawg55 said:
I get bashing LeBron for certain things but leaving with 10 seconds left, down 11 is not one of them.PurpleThrobber said:
Money talks, suckers walk.RaceBannon said:NBA to leave BLM, social justice messaging 'off the floor' next season, says Commissioner Adam Silver
https://www.foxnews.com/sports/nba-commissioner-adam-silver-says-social-justice-messages-largely-left-delivered-off-floor-next-season
Off the court with 10 seconds left. -
"We're completely committed to standing for social justice and racial equality (except in China where we support injustice, racial inequality, genocide, concentration camps, oh and the categorical lack of freedom)"RaceBannon said:NBA to leave BLM, social justice messaging 'off the floor' next season, says Commissioner Adam Silver
https://www.foxnews.com/sports/nba-commissioner-adam-silver-says-social-justice-messages-largely-left-delivered-off-floor-next-season
- Adam Silver -
I'm a Lakers fan and I'm not watching. Fuck LeBron. I hope he fucking loses.RaceBannon said:
In June basketball has the center of attention. Baseball doesn't matter yet even to people who care and the NFL has had the draft and free agency and is quiet until JulyHouhusky said:
Whats the logic behind the finals being in October decreasing viewership? Its down 60% from last years shitty numbers.RoadDawg55 said:
I haven’t watched more than a few min of a couple games, but feel similarly. They gotta get hit where it hurts. That happened with China so they cater to them. It can happen here if enough people don’t watch.Gladstone said:That is goddamn perfect lmao. I still watch the NBA (FTLOTG) but the messaging got annoying months ago. I don’t like being told I’m an inherently evil person because I’m white nor do I like being lectured on what a terrible country this is that has afforded them opportunities most would literally die for their families to have. While they praise China. Fuck outta here.
I’m not sold that people aren’t watching. The ratings are low but the bubble and Finals being held in October have something to do with that.
FWIW the groups of guys that I would get together with to watch games the past few years no longer talks about the NBA at all... We still get together and get drunk it just isn't centered around the NBA like it was for the past 4-5 years. We all just pretend we know what we are watching in the UFC now.
The UFC product is infinitely better for the group, 5 min rounds with minimal commercials once the fight starts, easy for all of us to throw down shitty bets on each fight throughout the night, plenty of time between fights to piss, grill a burger, pat the wife on the ass, and make more drinks and best of all minimal political shaming when we are all just trying to chill.
People expect the Finals in June. And Pandemic Arena sucks. Fuck the fake noise. Broadcast the smack talk.
Its like the Masters in November. I bet the ratings suck unless Tiger
The only reason I'm watching the NBA is LeBron
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I want to tie the Celtics at 17
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WTF???RoadDawg55 said:
I haven’t watched more than a few min of a couple games, but feel similarly. They gotta get hit where it hurts. That happened with China so they cater to them. It can happen here if enough people don’t watch.Gladstone said:That is goddamn perfect lmao. I still watch the NBA (FTLOTG) but the messaging got annoying months ago. I don’t like being told I’m an inherently evil person because I’m white nor do I like being lectured on what a terrible country this is that has afforded them opportunities most would literally die for their families to have. While they praise China. Fuck outta here.
I’m not sold that people aren’t watching. The ratings are low but the bubble and Finals being held in October have something to do with that.
Rating are low but it is not due to people not watching.
Can someone explain this, please?
My bad. Here I thought people watching is what made ratings.
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I don’t like the bowing to China, but I did get why players were upset with Morey. His comments did nothing to help. They weren’t going to change anything and they just pissed China off. And it was the players that were in China that had to answer for it.Gladstone said:
"We're completely committed to standing for social justice and racial equality (except in China where we support injustice, racial inequality, genocide, concentration camps, oh and the categorical lack of freedom)"RaceBannon said:NBA to leave BLM, social justice messaging 'off the floor' next season, says Commissioner Adam Silver
https://www.foxnews.com/sports/nba-commissioner-adam-silver-says-social-justice-messages-largely-left-delivered-off-floor-next-season
- Adam Silver
LeBron made it way worse with the bullshit about it affecting him financially, mentally, and emotionally tho. It was so disingenuous and the hypocrisy of him being all about BLM and not giving a fuck about China is so fucking irritating (Pete gif). -
I don't agree about MoreyRoadDawg55 said:
I don’t like the bowing to China, but I did get why players were upset with Morey. His comments did nothing to help. They weren’t going to change anything and they just pissed China off. And it was the players that were in China that had to answer for it.Gladstone said:
"We're completely committed to standing for social justice and racial equality (except in China where we support injustice, racial inequality, genocide, concentration camps, oh and the categorical lack of freedom)"RaceBannon said:NBA to leave BLM, social justice messaging 'off the floor' next season, says Commissioner Adam Silver
https://www.foxnews.com/sports/nba-commissioner-adam-silver-says-social-justice-messages-largely-left-delivered-off-floor-next-season
- Adam Silver
LeBron made it way worse with the bullshit about it affecting him financially, mentally, and emotionally tho. It was so disingenuous and the hypocrisy of him being all about BLM and not giving a fuck about China is so fucking irritating (Pete gif).
Fuck China 🇨🇳
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It did nothing. It was a huge financial mistake by him. There aren’t many businesses (no successful ones) where you can make that kind of financial mistake and it’s celebrated.RaceBannon said:
I don't agree about MoreyRoadDawg55 said:
I don’t like the bowing to China, but I did get why players were upset with Morey. His comments did nothing to help. They weren’t going to change anything and they just pissed China off. And it was the players that were in China that had to answer for it.Gladstone said:
"We're completely committed to standing for social justice and racial equality (except in China where we support injustice, racial inequality, genocide, concentration camps, oh and the categorical lack of freedom)"RaceBannon said:NBA to leave BLM, social justice messaging 'off the floor' next season, says Commissioner Adam Silver
https://www.foxnews.com/sports/nba-commissioner-adam-silver-says-social-justice-messages-largely-left-delivered-off-floor-next-season
- Adam Silver
LeBron made it way worse with the bullshit about it affecting him financially, mentally, and emotionally tho. It was so disingenuous and the hypocrisy of him being all about BLM and not giving a fuck about China is so fucking irritating (Pete gif).
Fuck China 🇨🇳
He exposed the hypocrisy. That's a good thing -
Julio Cruz?RaceBannon said:Inside the article is a nice fight between Cruz and Cuban
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It did something. It brought it in the open and embarrassed the NBARoadDawg55 said:
It did nothing. It was a huge financial mistake by him. There aren’t many businesses (no successful ones) where you can make that kind of financial mistake and it’s celebrated.RaceBannon said:
I don't agree about MoreyRoadDawg55 said:
I don’t like the bowing to China, but I did get why players were upset with Morey. His comments did nothing to help. They weren’t going to change anything and they just pissed China off. And it was the players that were in China that had to answer for it.Gladstone said:
"We're completely committed to standing for social justice and racial equality (except in China where we support injustice, racial inequality, genocide, concentration camps, oh and the categorical lack of freedom)"RaceBannon said:NBA to leave BLM, social justice messaging 'off the floor' next season, says Commissioner Adam Silver
https://www.foxnews.com/sports/nba-commissioner-adam-silver-says-social-justice-messages-largely-left-delivered-off-floor-next-season
- Adam Silver
LeBron made it way worse with the bullshit about it affecting him financially, mentally, and emotionally tho. It was so disingenuous and the hypocrisy of him being all about BLM and not giving a fuck about China is so fucking irritating (Pete gif).
Fuck China 🇨🇳
He exposed the hypocrisy. That's a good thing
You can make a lot of money off slavery. Doesn't mean you should
Other leagues don't sell out
This idea that nothing matters because it won't change is not America my friend
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Different standards when you're LeBron. He knows he has to live up to them or get shit flung his way.Gladstone said:
Oh stop. You aren't this soft and if it were literally any other player in the world this would be a nothingburger story. This isn't the 1989 Pistons ragequitting here.BleachedAnusDawg said:
Sure it is. Shit message to send as leader of the team.RoadDawg55 said:
I get bashing LeBron for certain things but leaving with 10 seconds left, down 11 is not one of them.PurpleThrobber said:
Money talks, suckers walk.RaceBannon said:NBA to leave BLM, social justice messaging 'off the floor' next season, says Commissioner Adam Silver
https://www.foxnews.com/sports/nba-commissioner-adam-silver-says-social-justice-messages-largely-left-delivered-off-floor-next-season
Off the court with 10 seconds left. -
but he has four years of high school under his belt and is the fastest guy on the field. Will do anything to win the game.
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I don't buy the "that wouldn't work in a normal business" argument. Morey, and all NBA players and personnel, should be able to speak out about whatever they want without fear of reprisal. Because that was the status quo long before Morey spoke out and it's long been part of their brand.RoadDawg55 said:
It did nothing. It was a huge financial mistake by him. There aren’t many businesses (no successful ones) where you can make that kind of financial mistake and it’s celebrated.RaceBannon said:
I don't agree about MoreyRoadDawg55 said:
I don’t like the bowing to China, but I did get why players were upset with Morey. His comments did nothing to help. They weren’t going to change anything and they just pissed China off. And it was the players that were in China that had to answer for it.Gladstone said:
"We're completely committed to standing for social justice and racial equality (except in China where we support injustice, racial inequality, genocide, concentration camps, oh and the categorical lack of freedom)"RaceBannon said:NBA to leave BLM, social justice messaging 'off the floor' next season, says Commissioner Adam Silver
https://www.foxnews.com/sports/nba-commissioner-adam-silver-says-social-justice-messages-largely-left-delivered-off-floor-next-season
- Adam Silver
LeBron made it way worse with the bullshit about it affecting him financially, mentally, and emotionally tho. It was so disingenuous and the hypocrisy of him being all about BLM and not giving a fuck about China is so fucking irritating (Pete gif).
Fuck China 🇨🇳
He exposed the hypocrisy. That's a good thing
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Sorry bruh - that ain't realistic. Theoretically you should be able to speak out about whatever you want.....but the market will spank your ass. Or the owner's wife has a different opinion and you're fucked. Or you work for a leftist elitist anti-racism bullshit believer. You want their $$$ in the form of a paycheck, get the fuck in with the company line.GreenRiverGatorz said:
I don't buy the "that wouldn't work in a normal business" argument. Morey, and all NBA players and personnel, should be able to speak out about whatever they want without fear of reprisal. Because that was the status quo long before Morey spoke out and it's long been part of their brand.RoadDawg55 said:
It did nothing. It was a huge financial mistake by him. There aren’t many businesses (no successful ones) where you can make that kind of financial mistake and it’s celebrated.RaceBannon said:
I don't agree about MoreyRoadDawg55 said:
I don’t like the bowing to China, but I did get why players were upset with Morey. His comments did nothing to help. They weren’t going to change anything and they just pissed China off. And it was the players that were in China that had to answer for it.Gladstone said:
"We're completely committed to standing for social justice and racial equality (except in China where we support injustice, racial inequality, genocide, concentration camps, oh and the categorical lack of freedom)"RaceBannon said:NBA to leave BLM, social justice messaging 'off the floor' next season, says Commissioner Adam Silver
https://www.foxnews.com/sports/nba-commissioner-adam-silver-says-social-justice-messages-largely-left-delivered-off-floor-next-season
- Adam Silver
LeBron made it way worse with the bullshit about it affecting him financially, mentally, and emotionally tho. It was so disingenuous and the hypocrisy of him being all about BLM and not giving a fuck about China is so fucking irritating (Pete gif).
Fuck China 🇨🇳
He exposed the hypocrisy. That's a good thing
But then the NBA showed that it's only willing to take a stand when there are no stakes. The height of cowardice.
Morey was right in what he said. His overlords determined that China money was more important. Short term, the Chinese money ruled. Long term, the owners/NBA have fucked up hitching their wagon to BLM/Chinese bullshit.
Long story short though - the owners/NBA also have the power to go full on USA! USA! USA! as the market appears to be dictating. Freedom of words have risk of consequences or rewards. That's capitalism at it's finest.
