Daily Discussion Thread + Game Thread Index
Oscar winner Anne Hathaway correctly guesses OG Anunoby’s name and explains his Game 4 play to Dakota Johnson and Josh Hartnett
[Sean Gregory] Shai Gilgeous-Alexander on being called a “foul merchant” : “Playing this game has done amazing things for my and my family’s life. And if a narrative on social media is the worst that comes from this game for me, well, I’d take that a million times out of a million times.”
Nick Young says Kobe would throw the Lakers a stripper party at the beginning of the season: “We’d go eat first, and Kobe would say ‘Man, I got y’all a little something something.’ We go upstairs, we see the strippers and stuff, and then Kobe’s like, ‘Y’all have fun’, and he would leave the party.”
Nick Young admits to having friends jump D’Angelo Russell’s brother following 2016 incident
Jonathan Kuminga responds to fan who calls him “Kum Bucket”: ‘Whoever said that, imma come find you and I’ll slap you.”
[Siegel] Hukporti’s injury put the 76ers in a though spot. He was gonna play a key role off the bench and since they’re just $1.8M below the 1st apron, they can’t sign another player. Possible solutions include waiving Walker to clear space, trading for a center or signing Tacko Fall to a 2-way deal
From Across the Pond: Aris’ tipoff ritual for their first European game of the season in the Eurocup
Bill Kennedy giving the verdict on the coach’s challenge by the Timberwolves: “Good evening. We just want to say thank you for coming out and supporting NBA basketball. However…”Including a replay of the play that was challenged at the end
Tyrese Haliburton addresses the Iowa State crowd pre-game wearing his old college jersey number. “It’s been 472 days since I played a game of basketball. I wouldn’t want to do it anywhere else except my second home. I love you guys so much. Iowa State is so special to me.”
Mitchell Robinson on playing back-to-backs “It ain’t going to be the same in Boston [as it was with the Knicks]. I’ll be able to play back-to-backs. I’m very excited for that, it’s been a long time coming. Now I can go out there and play basketball, just go out there with a free mind and just hoop”
[Highlight] Tyrese Haliburton with a bucket
[Lowlight] Someone has been coaching Koa Peat to change his jump shot form, and the result looks awful!
[Highlight] Funny moment as LaMelo Ball and Anthony Edwards couldn’t decide who wanted to score the bucket
The Bulls hold a moment a silence for Stacey King (RIP)
[Highlight] Tyrese Haliburton is joyous as he sings “Mr. Brightside” along with the Pacers crowd
[Highlight] Aday Mara full highlights vs. Milwaukee Bucks last night (128-126 L) - preseason:22 Points on 10⁄10 FG, 2⁄3 FT, 6 Rebounds, 2 Assists (ZERO turnovers), 1 Block, 1 PF, and a +/- of +17 in 25:01 minutes played.
[Highlight] Cooper Flagg imitates the famous LeBron “That’s our ball” moment before getting bonked in the head with the ball 😂
Luka on the NBA Europe Expansion: “It is going to be three leagues. That’s kind of hard to work. There should be one league. That’s how it works.”
When old Duncan met rookie Jokic.
[Highlight] Jarace Walker shows off the razz matazz hip hop skiddly doo with the spicy assist
[Highlight] Damian Lillard hits the corner 3 off an assist by Toumani Camara for his first preseason bucket!
[Highlight] Damian Lillard misses a 3 off a pass by Ja Morant, who hustles to save the ball inside back to Dame, who scores the lefty layup (with a replay). Steve Kerr is furious, as he thinks Ja was out of bounds.
Yaxel Lendeborg: “I feel like it’s a lot easier to grab rebounds here than in college. The paint was always packed. These guys, I feel like they’re more lazy to grab the rebound. It’s crazy, sometimes I’m in the paint by myself.“
[ESPN] Mike Breen apologizes after LeBron James refutes Embiid story
[Sean Gregory] Shai Gilgeous-Alexander on the Best Player in the World “ “I think I’m the best player in the NBA. I think the production that I have night in and night out is best-player-in-the-NBA production. I think the efficiency that I do it at is best-player-in-the-NBA efficiency…”
Klay on Giannis: “The year I came back from two and a half years off injury, we played the Bucks. I had a great game. That game made me feel like I could be a great player again. After the game, he walked from the opposing bench all the way down to our bench just to tell me how happy he was for me.”
Wemby off the back board, through the legs in warm ups
NBA and FIBA press release “A partnership between the EuroLeague, FIBA and the NBA to unify the European basketball ecosystem would unlock the game’s enormous potential across Europe for the benefit of clubs, players and fans. NBA and FIBA will move forward with a new professional league in Europe”
[Highlight] Great ball movement by the Thunder leads to an SGA 3
Jonathan Kuminga gets mad after a fan jokingly called him ‘Kum Bucket. Kuminga: “I will slap you.”
[Highlights] Jarace Walker full highlights vs. Minnesota Timberwolves last night (123-112 W) - preseason: 7 Points on 3⁄6 FG, 1⁄2 from 3, 0/1 FT, 5 Rebounds (1 Off. Reb), 10 Assists (1 TOV), 1 PF, and a +/- of +18 (game high) in 28:08 minutes played.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander at Half against the Bucks | 17 PTS | 2 REB | 5 AST | 5⁄5 FG | 3⁄3 3FG | 4⁄4 FTs | 0 TOV | 1 BLK | 125.7% TS
Steven Adams and Zhang Ziyu (Chinese women’s national team player)
Former Spurs - Jeremy Sochan, Charles Bassey, and Sidy Cissoko take photos together after a preseason game
[Highlights] Brayden Burries with the clutch layup through contact, then going coast-to-coast for the powerful one-handed clutch dunk to tie the game, Cormac Ryan with the layup to give the Bucks the lead, and Burries make clutch free throws
[Mannix] Asked what parts of L.A.’s roster had his fingerprints on it, Doncic smiles. “Probably everything,” he says. Doncic is cautiously optimistic. “I think we’re very deep, which is important. And we have guys that are not afraid. Some of the new guys, I’ve played against. They are not afraid.”
[Highlights] Aday Mara with the hook shot as Kel’el Ware is called for the goaltending, the dime to Bennett Stirtz for the easy layup, the beautiful fake and layup on Ware, and then And-1 finish on Ware, giving him 21 points on 10⁄10 from the field (with replays)
SGA says he’s the best player in the NBA: “I’ve done my fair share of winning in the past couple years”
[Highlights] Shai Gilgeous-Alexander with quick 10 points in the 1st quarter, including two 3s
In light of the Ariel Hukporti season-ending Achilles injury, 76ers coach Nick Nurse suggests LeBron James as a potential back-up center.
SGA After Watching Knicks Beat Spurs and Win 2026 NBA Finals: “I’m pissed. I can’t believe I’m not here right now”
[Windhorst] NBA Europe is going to happen and will focus on European talent development, setting limits on USA players. The NBA is going to Europe for 20 years or more, investing in it like they did in the WNBA: they don’t care if it doesn’t do great in the first years, they’re going to invest in it
[Highlight] Tyrese Haliburton notices Jonathan Kuminga sleeping on defense and finds Aaron Nesmith for a 3-pointer, and Anthony Edwards answers with a 3 of his own at the other end.Each player got 19 points at the end of the 1st half.
Aday Mara is shooting 100 FG% for preseason.
[Highlight] Rudy Gobert intercepts the pass, leads the fastbreak and finds LaMelo Ball for the corner 3
How excited were you in 2015 when Kristaps Porzingis first entered the league?
[Highlights] Kel’el Ware with a beautiful acrobatic alley-oop reverse layup finish, as he catches the ball really low, and Bennett Stirtz banks in the high arc step back 3 over Ousmane Dieng (with replays)
Why are “giant non star” Nba players today more playable than in 2010s?
[Highlight] Shai Gilgeous-Alexander with the lefty lob and the skip to Aday Mara for the alley-oop dunk (with a replay)