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UAEebs86 wrote:Will Bynum too
Yeah but where's Foggy?
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His daughter is wearing an ASSU sweatshirt too. Child abuse...
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Chicat wrote:His daughter is wearing an ASSU sweatshirt too. Child abuse...
If the jet is wearing an asu shirt...

I don't even know.

Sometimes you have to let your kids make bad decisions but that doesn't mean you follow them off the bridge.
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Looks 'shopped to me.
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RichardCranium wrote:Looks 'shopped to me.
Through the whole video? Interesting take...
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Awesome dad.

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Iggy to the Grizzlies
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84Cat wrote:Iggy to the Grizzlies
The warriors dynasty is over.
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It would be like the Showtime Lakers trading Michael Cooper to the Kansas City Kings.
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84Cat wrote:Iggy to the Grizzlies
He'll probably get bought out. The Warriors had to dump salary for D'Lo and the Griz are in complete rebuilding mode.

He'd be a nice add for a team like the Lakers, Celts or Sixers, in the market for vets to push them over the top.
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Now who would have ever figured that TJ is a better NBA 3 point shooter than Johnson and Bayless?


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It's not the NBA, but Will Bynum just embarassed someone in the Big 3.

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Solomon Hill to the Grizzlies

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TJ is finally free from that insane Twitter account person.
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Allonzo and Kadeem starting right now with Jud Buechler as the Knicks Summer league HC.
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KillerKlown wrote:Allonzo and Kadeem starting right now with Jud Buechler as the Knicks Summer league HC.
Allonzo didn't let an earthquake deter him from going to the hole. Which is a very Allonzo thing to do.

And hopefully everyone is ok with the earthquake. God bless.
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Spaceman Spiff wrote:
KillerKlown wrote:Allonzo and Kadeem starting right now with Jud Buechler as the Knicks Summer league HC.
Allonzo didn't let an earthquake deter him from going to the hole. Which is a very Allonzo thing to do.

And hopefully everyone is ok with the earthquake. God bless.
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Stanley to the Raptors.
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Of the 12 coaches, Rush picked the one whose fans have the deepest passion, the longest memories, the greatest lung capacity and … did I mention deep passion?
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Is it weird to trade a player and then retire their jersey like GSW did to Iggy?

Like being canned from your job and then be the employee of the month. "Yay we can make payroll thanks to John who left last week"

But I don't know much. Probably why I'm not a GM.
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U.P. Zona Fan wrote:Is it weird to trade a player and then retire their jersey like GSW did to Iggy?

Like being canned from your job and then be the employee of the month. "Yay we can make payroll thanks to John who left last week"

But I don't know much. Probably why I'm not a GM.
It's a bummer that they needed to trade Dre but it's a very endearing gesture that they immediately announced his jersey retirement.

I think it's pretty wild that GSW is retiring jerseys from dudes who played for them for only three or four years, but on the flip side players get moved more often these days and it certainly was the most impactful four years of the franchises history - so why not.
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If anyone doesn’t remember who Royce White is, he’s the guy who got drafted in the first round but then wouldn’t fly on airplanes or show up to anything due to what he claimed was a mental illness.

Royce goes on to call Channing a House Negro again in subsequent tweets. I guess that mental illness has gone untreated...
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Dude is desperate for attention. Calling a black dude a race traitor is some shit.
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Had no idea what that meant:

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In 2008 people in general would say they keep it 100% meaning they were fully being real honest or truthful,when they weren't. Slate Stone, inspired by hip-hop declared to keep it 1000 to separate the real from the fake. Keep it one thousand. This term originated in West Texas on KSTQ Hot 104.3
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UAEebs86 wrote:
Pure public relations....

The alleged victim did not participate in the NBA investigation, and none of the other 20 interviewees were even identified. Her lawsuit continues, and depositions are still underway....

The NBA is sweeping this under the rug before the pre-season begins, and hoping that nothing bad comes out. The appropriate thing would have been for the NBA to wait until the legal proceeding were concluded....

I hope he is cleared, but this "investigation" has nothing whatsoever to do with that....
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Just means the Kings don't need to find a new head coach right now.
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UAEebs86 wrote:
Pure public relations....

The alleged victim did not participate in the NBA investigation, and none of the other 20 interviewees were even identified. Her lawsuit continues, and depositions are still underway....

The NBA is sweeping this under the rug before the pre-season begins, and hoping that nothing bad comes out. The appropriate thing would have been for the NBA to wait until the legal proceeding were concluded....

I hope he is cleared, but this "investigation" has nothing whatsoever to do with that....
The above seems unfair to the Kings and the NBA.

The accuser has a civil case going against Walton, which is why she wouldn't participate with the NBA's investigation (she won't want to answer questions in the Kings/NBA investigation which might impact her case). She's in the right for her choice there.

The Kings and the NBA are in the right for their choice here as well. There's no clear basis (like video evidence or a collection of witnesses) to establish who is telling the truth here. Given that lack of evidence, it's unreasonable to conclude that the Kings and the NBA should hold out Walton.

The above assertion that the NBA is seeking to sweep this under the rug seems misguided. They've done what they can and there's history to suggest that evidence of guilt would have led to a punishment for Walton et al. Last year the Mavericks paid a $10m fine in the form of a donation to women's charities due to findings of workplace misconduct and an environment of gender bias fostered by their former president and CEO.

In any case - the accuser here, within her rights, declined to cooperate in the workplace investigation into Walton. Given that non-compliance and a lack of available evidence, including what we can assume was a lack of corroborating testimony or internal emails from those within the NBA and Spectrum Sports, the NBA and Kings were right to close the books on this. The accuser isn't silenced here - she's simply seeking remedy through civil litigation while declining to add to Walton's workplace investigation.

I'd describe this investigation as exculpatory for Walton while still leaving the possibility that the accuser has held any cards (including potential evidence, witnesses, and testimony) close to the vest in order to best succeed in her monetary claim against Walton and his employers.
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YoDeFoe wrote:
pc in NM wrote:
UAEebs86 wrote:
Pure public relations....

The alleged victim did not participate in the NBA investigation, and none of the other 20 interviewees were even identified. Her lawsuit continues, and depositions are still underway....

The NBA is sweeping this under the rug before the pre-season begins, and hoping that nothing bad comes out. The appropriate thing would have been for the NBA to wait until the legal proceeding were concluded....

I hope he is cleared, but this "investigation" has nothing whatsoever to do with that....
The above seems unfair to the Kings and the NBA.

The accuser has a civil case going against Walton, which is why she wouldn't participate with the NBA's investigation (she won't want to answer questions in the Kings/NBA investigation which might impact her case). She's in the right for her choice there.

The Kings and the NBA are in the right for their choice here as well. There's no clear basis (like video evidence or a collection of witnesses) to establish who is telling the truth here. Given that lack of evidence, it's unreasonable to conclude that the Kings and the NBA should hold out Walton.

The above assertion that the NBA is seeking to sweep this under the rug seems misguided. They've done what they can and there's history to suggest that evidence of guilt would have led to a punishment for Walton et al. Last year the Mavericks paid a $10m fine in the form of a donation to women's charities due to findings of workplace misconduct and an environment of gender bias fostered by their former president and CEO.

In any case - the accuser here, within her rights, declined to cooperate in the workplace investigation into Walton. Given that non-compliance and a lack of available evidence, including what we can assume was a lack of corroborating testimony or internal emails from those within the NBA and Spectrum Sports, the NBA and Kings were right to close the books on this. The accuser isn't silenced here - she's simply seeking remedy through civil litigation while declining to add to Walton's workplace investigation.

I'd describe this investigation as exculpatory for Walton while still leaving the possibility that the accuser has held any cards (including potential evidence, witnesses, and testimony) close to the vest in order to best succeed in her monetary claim against Walton and his employers.
IMNSHO. neither the team nor the NBA had to come to a conclusion - there is no reason to suspend or otherwise discipline him, as, by all rights, the case is still unresolved. And, they could have said just that....
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The NBA and the teams had an obligation to perform an investigation into allegations of harassment / assault in the workplace. By all accounts they conducted that investigation promptly and to the best of their ability. Leaving the case "open" would have been a dereliction of duty to the accuser, accused, and organization. The investigators have noted that if new information came to light, they would consider it. Best they can do.

You can imagine how ridiculous and unfair your suggestion would be if they found a mountain of credible evidence against Walton. Statement by the NBA, August 2021: "We had a preponderance of evidence indicating Walton's guilt, but we didn't say anything and let him coach the past two seasons because we wanted to wait until the conclusion of civil litigation."
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I was trying to figure out why Lauri was in Tucson instead of China. It took me forever to find out that Finland hadn't qualified for the World Cup.

Is there any interest in the World Cup in the States?
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RichardCranium wrote:I was trying to figure out why Lauri was in Tucson instead of China. It took me forever to find out that Finland hadn't qualified for the World Cup.

Is there any interest in the World Cup in the States?
No interest sadly and the qualifying process is stupid af
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Of the 12 coaches, Rush picked the one whose fans have the deepest passion, the longest memories, the greatest lung capacity and … did I mention deep passion?
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YoDeFoe wrote:
No interest sadly and the qualifying process is stupid af
And the USA sent a lousy team.
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This side step discussing the World Cup is off topic, but Australia is now favorite for the Gold.
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Ashley moving to the New Zealand Breakers instead... I like this move for him, as he'll be playing alongside future first rounder RJ Hampton and should received plenty of scouting attention as a result. Hopefully he gets minutes and performs well. Probably his best shot at a real contract.

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Where’s tj these days?
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CalStateTempe wrote:Where’s tj these days?
Indy

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CalStateTempe wrote:Where’s tj these days?
Picked up by the Pacers, making $7m over two years. Fighting for back-up PG minutes with Aaron Holiday (behind starter Malcolm Brogdon). Should be a good / competitive team.

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Kobi Simmons is on a Two-Way contract and will be spending the majority of the season in the G-League with the Greensboro Swarm.
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azgreg wrote:
I made an NBA2K roster with all these guys, replacing the Phoenix Suns as the Arizona Wildcats (playing in McKale North). Fun project but the team is super heavy on forwards and limited in ball handling and outside shooting (story of the past 10 years for Arizona).
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Amazingly, Lauri was 1-7 from three.
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Chicat wrote:Amazingly, Lauri was 1-7 from three.

And Take note recruits, this is what Miller harped to him all year. That he could be impactful inside and driving the basketball. That and the weight training. This is why you come to Arizona kids
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