Nick Wright: “All year I heard how the old guys Curry/Steph/Kawhi/KD/Harden are better than LeBron. I live in NYC, I saw Steph yesterday… at the Met Gala! KD somewhere ruining a locker room via Twitter. Kawhi winning Pablo a Pulitzer. LeBron is throwing alley-oops to his son and clinching series”
OKC players laughing at Lakers swarming the ref after the game
Lakers huddle at midcourt to speak with tonight’s referee crew after the game
The Cavs have an Evan Mobley Problem
[The Bill Simmons Podcast] Bill Simmons somehow thought Jalen Williams played 14 minutes last night vs the Lakers. Simmons has an MVP vote
[Highlight] LeBron does not get continuation on a basket that looks like a continuation
Charles Barkley responds to Draymond’s comment on him: “Hey, man, I never punch down. Draymond’s a good player but we’re not on the same level…. He’s a really good player. He’s had a hell of a career, but we’re not on the same level.”
LeBron argues with Caruso during the game: “Every fucking call. AC fuck that, I don’t want to hear that shit.”
[Highlight] Chet Holmgren goes down in severe pain down after contact with Ayton
Austin Reaves gets upset with referee John Goble: “That’s some bullshit for you to talk to me like that. Pussy.”
[Highlight] Austin Reaves kicks Shai Gilgeous-Alexander in the family jewels area in mid-air and scores the And-1 (with a replay)
Austin Reaves post-game on Lakers talking to the refs after the buzzer: “He [Ref John Goble] turned around and yelled in my face and I thought it was disrespectful.”
JJ Redick postgame - “LeBron has the worst whistle of any star player I’ve ever seen”
[Highlight] Luka kennard fouls SGA
[Injury] Austin Reaves’ arm goes all sorts of directions; OKC can’t believe it’s a foul and Caruso picks up a tech
Is this the worst NBA discourse has ever been?
[Shelburne] In an extended interview with ESPN this week, Peterson said that a new round of bloodwork and other tests after the college basketball season led his doctors to conclude that his use of high doses of creatine created the condition.
JJ Redick on OKC’s physicality postgame - “They have a few guys that foul on every possession…they’re hard enough to play. You gotta be able to just call it if they foul and they do foul”
76ers donating playoff tickets to keep them from Knicks fans
[Highlight] Angle from fan shows Donovan Mitchell grabbed back of Tobias Harris’ knee on “ankle breaker”
Josh Kroenke: “Everything is on the table outside of trading Nikola”
PJ Tucker announced retirement on his Instagram
Marcus Smart in 2024 - “The difference is I’m [flopping] on defense. They [say], ‘You a flopper! You a flopper!’ I’m like, ‘Listen, you just mad because I flop better than your favorite player.’ That’s it.”
[Highlight] LeBron James scores off the whistle, the basket won’t count to his dismay (with a replay)
[Post Game Thread] The Detroit Pistons (2-0) defeat the Cleveland Cavaliers (0-2), 107-97.
Chuck Tells Draymond Green the Warriors Run “Is Over.” “It just passed you by… you think you’re going to get healthier next year? You’re just going to get older… If you want to compete, you’re going to have to leave there. If Steph wants to compete, he’s going to have to leave there…”
[Post Game Thread] The Oklahoma City Thunder (2-0) defeat the Los Angeles Lakers (0-2), 125-107.
[Highlight] Lebron cuts through and throws down the oop from Reaves
Jaylen Brown responds to Stephen A Smith: “I’ll “be quiet” / stop streaming if you “be quiet” and retire let’s give the people what they want”
Jared McCain: “When I first got traded, it was heartbreaking. I didn’t understand what was going on, but coming here, it’s been nothing but love… it’s worked out, it’s a blessing to be here… every moment I get to thank God every day for being in Oklahoma City.”
Stephen A Smith responds to Jaylen Brown: “Here you are making this kind of noise and it hasn’t even been a week since you lost a 3-1 lead. You’re HOME. A champion and a Finals MVP saying his favorite season is the season he’s home in the FIRST ROUND. This is not about ME. It’s about YOU”
[Scotto] Toronto Raptors All-Star forward Brandon Ingram had surgery to address ongoing right heel pain. A heel spur was removed by Dr. Martin O’Malley at New York’s Hospital for Special Surgery. Ingram is expected to fully recover and be ready for training camp in September, team says.
Jared “sold high” McCain against the Lakers in game 2: 18 points, 7⁄11 FG, 4⁄5 3PT
James Harden played his 182nd career playoff game tonight. With 4 turnovers and 3 made field goals, it was his 46th playoff game that’s he’s had as many or more turnovers than made field goals. That’s over 25% of his career playoff games.
JJ Redick does not get enough credit for being a great Head Coach.
[Highlight] Cade with the crossover step-back on Max Strus
SGA leads the playoffs in Player Gravity by a massive margin. The gap between him and 2nd (Anthony Edwards) is as big as the gap between 2nd and 35th (Mikal Bridges)
Jeremy on the difference of regular and Playoff basketball
All MVP seasons since 2010 ranked by their free throw rate. I included SGA’s season this year in the list as he’s the presumed winner based on current info.
[Highlight] Deandre Ayton finishes lob but gets called for offensive goaltending he disagrees with
[Highlight] Amazon Prime broadcast offers timely advice for Laker fans
Cade Cunningham in the win: 25/4/10 on 71% TS
JJ Reddick “They have a few guys that foul on every possession…they’re hard enough to play.”
[Highlight] J.B. Bickerstaff to Jalen Duren during a time out: “Ain’t no way Donovan Mitchell gets the rebound over you.”
James Harden is 12 games away from the most Playoff games played without winning a championship
Ajay Mitchell finishes with 20-3-6 on 7⁄12 from the floor (66.31 TS%)
Nuggets president Josh Kroenke on the Executive of the Year votes he received: “I know who voted for me by the way. It was a joke. An inside joke with a mutual friend. I rolled my eyes and said ‘You’re going to create hell for me’ but he thought it was really funny.”
41 year old Lebron vs Shai this series