Weekly Friday Self-Promotion and Fan Art Thread
Jaylen Brown Goes Skydiving in Egypt To Conquer His Fear of Heights
José Calderón finishes the game himself instead of passing to Carmelo Anthony, but cannot bring himself to celebrate despite the win.
LeBron as a high school freshman being interviewed: “I want to be a role model. When I get older, I want little kids to look up to me…Be who I am, be friends with everybody, and just help people who need help.”
Norris Cole claims Rich Paul cost him over \(70 million as his agent: "I had a powerful agent, and I let him do everything. But he did some bad negotiations, and I ended up firing him. They tried to make it seem like I was the greedy one. I missed out on probably \)70-80 million because of that.”
The Governor of New York calls out Kyle Kuzma who tweeted that New York banning Kalshi was “to protect the casino lobby” by showing a tweet where he admits to being an investor in Kalshi
LeBron overrules David Blatt’s drawn up play for JR Smith and takes the game winning shot himself
LaMelo and his son LaOne
[Rick Carlisle]On Luka Doncic “God, this guy’s like a Magic Johnson-type player. He’s the most unique player I’ve ever worked with. He’s just so good. He’s a killer competitor. You put the right guys around him and I defy you to figure out a way to beat him. He is smart as hell and knows how to win”
Westbrook with the Shammgod and then the Spider-Man pose for the assist
Lebron showing off his acting chops in Trainwreck (2015)
New York sues Kalshi, says prediction market is running ‘illegal gambling operation’
One of the greatest calls of all time: “We Just Saw a Man Fly”
Dillon Brooks tells a Make-A-Wish kid that the Kawhi Leonard trade isn’t going to happen.
Which player has the worst chemistry with Steph Curry?
LeBron & Anthony Davis mic’d up adjust their defensive gameplan vs. Grizzlies (2023), wanting to keep the ball in JJJ’s hands. LeBron fake swipes to get JJJ to spin, AD blocks him twice and forces a turnover. JJJ shot 3-16 with 0 FTA, the least efficient game of his career.
[Chris Bosh] On the Philadelphia 76ers and LeBron James building superteams: “The media is about to be crazy, especially with LeBron being there and keeping the superteams alive. That’s what I think LeBron James’ purpose is right now: to keep the superteams alive. We’ll see how it goes next year.”
Stephon Castle with maybe the best dunk of the playoffs this year
[WPRI] Rhode Island Governor calls on Rhode Island FC to disclose all investors after Kawhi Leonard revelation: “We got sucked into an NBA problem” - RIFC owner Brett Johnson refuses
In 2020, GMs voted James Wiseman as the rookie who would be the best player in 5 years
Dillon Brooks gives his take on Lakers’ new roster: “Oh, Lakers are sweet. They are so sweet. They’re about to get…”
From 2005-2007 Steve Nash averaged 21.2 PPG and 11.3 APG on +6.4 rTS%, leading Phoenix to a +7.18 rORtg the best three year stretch of relative playoff offense since 2000
R.C. Buford on Gregg Popovich: “He continues to rehab with more purpose and diligence than I think any of us could have imagined. He’s improving, and his presence is always there to support the team.”
LeBron cracks a joke about practice with Wade before Game 2 of the 2014 Finals. In frame is also Brian Windhorst taking it all in
Why old NBA players dribbled so differently: Rare films / analysis of how ball handling was actually taught (and enforced)
Wemby Playing Chess at NBA Summer House
Kyle Kuzma speaks out on rumors of the Blazers trying to leave Portland: “Shame because I’ve always thought Portland has some of the sickest fans in the league”
No Euro Step allowed in the 80’s & 90’s. 3 examples where 2 step Euros are called for traveling
The NBA All defensive team used to feature more superstars in the 90’s/00’s compared to today. Has the selection process changed?
[NBA Today] Shaq on why he understands the way some Lakers fans view LeBron: “They didn’t love me, they loved Kobe…so I can understand LeBron’s case”
Besides Westbrook, which players had the worst chemistry playing with LeBron?
Why so many off-season stalemates right now?
[Benfaid] Victor Wembanyama: ‘I don’t miss the NBA at the moment, but I do miss FIBA’
Michael Jordan being called the GOAT when he had 0-1 rings.
An underrated facet of Kobe’s triple Finals Run is that he also only missed 9 games total in the regular season
[Highlights] 6 years ago, today, T.J. Warren scored a career-high 53 points in the bubble, carrying the Pacers to a 127-121 win over the Philadelphia 76ers. 20⁄29 (69.0%) FG, 9⁄12 from 3 (75.0%, 4⁄4 FT. August 1st, 2020.
[Charania] San Antonio’s Victor Wembanyama has signed a new long-term contract extension with Nike – including a new signature shoe line, per sources. After 3 NBA seasons, Wembanyama has run to the Finals, MVP finalist season, Defensive Player of the Year, max deal and a signature shoe.
[Smith] “If the Clippers were paying Kawhi Leonard outside of the cap, that’s a huge issue. They need to be hammered with the stiffest of possible penalties, Paying a guy off books? That can’t happen.” an Eastern Conference front office executive said.
R.C. Buford: “Our players are going to be here together next week doing some work in Paris. They’re coming over to see Victor, about 8 or 10 players.”
The Houston Rockets Have Emerged as a Serious Landing Spot For Russell Westbrook - Potential Reunion With Kevin Durant
Big 3 team equivalents based on winning % last 10 years
[Highlight] Here are the top 50 handles from the 2025-26 NBA Season.
The 2026 Knicks had +2200 odds to win the finals before round 1 started. That’s the lowest odds for a champion in NBA history.
Could an NBA team survive by only signing players from that region?
Bill Russell stories
After trailing Orlando by 21 points in the 3rd Quarter, Westbrook leads OKC to victory in OT with 57/13/11
[Scotto] After missing out on their pursuit of LeBron James, the Minnesota Timberwolves have expressed interest in Kuminga with their starting power forward spot up for grabs and their $6.06 million taxpayer mid-level exception available for the taking, league sources told HoopsHype.
[Lorenzi] The Bulls’ reported interest in Mathurin has been overstated, according to a league source. They are reluctant to enter any long-term commitments. Many of the sign-and-trade deals for Mathurin or other free agents would require draft compensation which also works against their interests.
[Rich Paul] Says Jaylen Brown playing with LeBron can help his media image “Well the first thing is, LeBron absorbs all that. Jaylen won’t have to worry about the media. They’ll be coming right to LeBron. That’ll be helpful to Jaylen. The beauty of playing with Bron is that you let him deal with BS”
Sixers Tyrese Maxey Hits 59 in a Row from 3 After LeBron James Workout