Weekly Friday Self-Promotion and Fan Art Thread
[Jaylen Brown] “Today we’re gonna talk about the crossover and intersection between environmentalism, social justice, and education. In combination with raising awareness, leveraging your platform and influence and investing in a sustainable future.”
Westbrook recommends Zubac he box out. He does not listen.
[PTFO] EXCLUSIVE: How involved were the Clippers in Kawhi Leonard’s hidden side deals? Per internal emails obtained by @PabloTorre, the team repeatedly prodded its scoreboard-maker to schedule “activations” with “KL” in 2021. Daktronics exec wrote back: “Thanks for the reminder! Go Clippers!”
[Pablo Torre] “There was a crucial aspect of the Clippers’ scoreboard partnership that proved difficult when it came to execution. Kawhi himself apparently didn’t want to do anything for these unannounced multimillion-dollar sponsorship deals he was getting, allegedly to circumvent the salary cap.”
Klay Thompson reveals his ALL-TIME starting five: C — Shaquille O’Neal PF — Tim Duncan SF — LeBron James SG — Kobe Bryant PG — Stephen Curry
Damian Lillard hits 3s in practice, as the Portland Trail Blazers’ 2026-27 schedule is revealed in the background.
Bam Adebayo: “Out of respect I should’ve been 83”
Phoenix Suns make parody of other NBA team schedule release videos, by having Dillon Brooks throw away a script, yell “We play everyone”, and then stare at the camera
With Michael Jordan’s first pick as the owner of the Charlotte Bobcats, Charlotte and MJ selected Adam Morrison a 6’8 forward from Gonzaga who averaged 28ppg on 49/42/77 shooting splits on 60% TS in his final season in Gonzaga. Morrison looked liked a star in college. What went wrong?
[Highlights] Penny Hardaway pre-knee injury.
Official Atlanta Hawks schedule video for ‘26-‘27 feat. the bird call kid Samuel Henderson
Pablo Torre EXPOSES Kushner Lakers Purchase Story
Final Year of Brandon Clarke’s NBA Contract Voided After Death
Devin Booker’s career with the Suns (11 seasons) is longer than Allen Iverson’s career with the Sixers (10.25 seasons). Once the season begins he will have been a Sun longer than Damian Lillard was on the Blazers (first stint) and Russell Westbrook was on the Thunder.
[GQ, January 10th, 2022] “Curry, for his part, dreams of a future five years from now where Poole is an all-star, Kuminga is an all-defensive player, and Wiseman is an MVP candidate. He and Green will be fulfilled then, he says.”
A reporter asks Russell Westbrook if the Thunder lost the game or if the Jazz won it
Draymond Green on the NBA investigating Kawhi Leonard: “If the punishments aren’t steep, everybody should do it, if it’s just gonna be a slap on the wrist, then everybody should do it and every player should be trying to do it.”
Kevin Durant says congrats to Russ on a legendary career
Tyrese Haliburton: “Name any other person on my level , wherever you rank me, if they tore their Achilles and missed 16 months, do you think that game would be on national television? Do you think that game would be at home, if not? Do you think that game would be at New Orleans?”
[Charania] Free agent Bradley Beal has agreed to a two-year, $13.2 million deal to return to the Los Angeles Clippers, with a player option in the second season, Mark Bartelstein of @PrioritySports tells ESPN.
[Spears] The Timberwolves say Kevin Garnett’s No. 21 jersey will be retired on Feb. 28, 2027 after the Celtics at Target Center. Garnett becomes just the second player in franchise history to have his number retired, joining late ex-teammate Malik Sealy, whose No. 2 was retired in 2000.
[Pablo Torre Finds Out] Kawhi Leonard Paper Trail Reveals Clippers Role in Scoreboard Deal… and More
2026-2027 Chicago Bulls Schedule Release Announcement - Benny’s Mission
Pablo Torre when asked if he’ll drop an episode(s) on the Los Angeles Lakers and Mark Walter: “I am cursed to live in interesting times.”
Klay Thompson Says Lebron James is the Toughest Opponent He’s Faced
Are the Mavericks trying to F-over thousands of season ticket holders with a preseason game “bait and switch”?
Carter Bryant recalls Gregg Popovich’s advice: “You have the worst jab step I’ve ever seen in my life… you need to go watch Brandon Roy and Kobe… you need to go watch those guys and look how they jab… I just appreciate how honest he is. He doesn’t let nothing slide at all.”
Ranking all NBA teams by how resistant they are to mosquitoes
Yaxel Lendeborg: “I’m gonna try to average 15 points, 6 rebounds, and 3 or 4 assists. I’ll make that the bare minimum for me. If I get under that I’m ass.”
The Houston Rockets overcorrect from last year and post the most boring schedule release video ever
Russell Westbrook 2016 Jordan Commercial: “Now I Do What I Want”
[Highlight] Tim Duncan and Bowen lose it after Brent Barry goes hilariously off script on HEB commercial
The Clippers made an Obsession parody “The Lesson” starring Keaton Wagler and Curry Barker for their schedule release
A lawsuit against Jerry West regarding Kawhi recruitment looks a lot more credible with recent events
Kevin Love says LeBron James refuses to use roaming data in Toronto and waits until he can connect to Wi-Fi: “What’s the finance great saying. ‘A small leak can sink a great ship.’ I can appreciate it. It’s not like I’m mad at him. But c’mon bro. It’s just roaming”
[Moore] I’ve heard February 28th for the Kevin Garnett jersey retirement at Target Center. The Wolves play the Boston Celtics that night.
Damian Lillard on Club Shay Shay in 2022 talking about the media criticism of Russell Westbrook: “His career and legacy is undeniable. If I tried to go every game to get a triple-double for a whole season, I can’t do it.”
Victor Wembanyama and Harrison Barnes ingratiated themselves in French rugby side “Provence Rugby” this week, participating in their preseason training. No media coverage was permitted, but the pair also said to have lived with the team, sharing in their daily lives [article in French]
Most nationally televised games: Knicks (34), , Spurs (34) , Sixers (34) , Lakers (34) , Thunder (30)
Jalen Brunson over his last 10 playoff series (56 games): 29.9 PPG / 3.5 RPG / 6.7 APG on .572 TS%, 35-21 record
[Highlight] Taylor Swift congratulates Russell Westbrook for winning the NBA Most Valuable Player (2017)
What if the NBA used Lebron as its new metric system?
Kevin Durant, Paul George, Bradley Beal, and Nikola Jokic each recorded the highest scoring seasons of their careers playing next to Russell Westbrook. James Harden and Lebron James their 2nd highest.
[McMenamin] “Meanwhile, in projecting what a new Lakers front office could eventually look like, multiple sources around the league suggested to ESPN that the recently retired Chris Paul could have a role. Paul and Iger became close while the point guard played for the Clippers.”
[Fischer] Bradley Beal’s two-year deal with the Clippers is only guaranteed for $3.2 million in each season, per sources, but becomes fully guaranteed on 8⁄18, which falls several weeks after his player option for 2027-28 on June 29. There’s also a 15% trade kicker.
[Highlight] Westbrook with great perimeter defense on SGA.
The year that the Los Angeles Clippers finally got it together (2005-2006 retrospective)
[Anderson] When Bill Chisholm, bought the Celtics for \(6.1 billion in the spring of 2025 from the Grousbeck family, it was the highest price ever paid for a North American sports franchise. The Lakers deal announced Wednesday is more than double that amount for \)12.5 billion.