Quality_Cucumber | GSW

1358 | 14 hours ago

Holy, I thought he got traded or something lmao Why is this breaking hahaha

Sammyd1108 | Hornets

349 | 13 hours ago

I thought he was out for the season when I first started reading it because it was labeled breaking news.

Aidanj927 | Spurs

85 | 12 hours ago

I saw “Cooper Flagg” “miss” “career” “illness” and thought he got cancer lmao

WhatSheOrder | Spurs

19 | 11 hours ago

“Mr Weed, I can’t come to work today because I was in a terrible plane crash. My family is dead and I am a vegetable. See you tomorrow.”

Prize_Ad_1781 | Nuggets

-6 | 10 hours ago

I thought it was mental illness tbh. I think a lot of mental illnesses might help you out in a game

comp_a | Timberwolves

163 | 13 hours ago

I have never seen a rookie sitting out a game for a minor reason get reported as “missing his first career game”. Really bizarre.

OrpheusNYC | Knicks

38 | 13 hours ago

Knicks for clicks babeeeeee

Major-Dig655

13 | 12 hours ago

oh please lmao this is only because its flagg

yuhkih | Lakers

8 | 12 hours ago

It’s because it’s easy to dogpile on the mavs and their bad decisions right now

BushyBrowz | Knicks

0 | 11 hours ago

Oh yeah, if he was playing the Wizards this would be breaking news for sure.

Major-Dig655

0 | 10 hours ago

classic delusional Knicks moment

bronfmanhigh | Knicks

5 | 13 hours ago

BREAKING

Ferngulley26

78 | 13 hours ago

Breaking: Cooper Flagg has been SHOT with the influenza vaccine and is reporting soreness in his shoulder

ToTimesTwoisToo | Pacers

24 | 12 hours ago

Breaking: Cooper Flagg has BROKEN his silence and says his tummy hurts.

LaLukaDoncic | Cote D'Ivoire

11 | 13 hours ago

Now that’s I think about it. Is it possible to trade a top 14 rookie so early in the season? Gotta wait 6 months at least right ?

MyLifeIsMyOwn | Lakers

3 | 12 hours ago

Ironically Luka was originally traded for Trae on draft night

LaLukaDoncic | Cote D'Ivoire

1 | 11 hours ago

Ah that that the top 3 lol…

Ayton, Suns coach was Igor, they didn’t pick Luka because they believe he will not mesh well with Booker and Ayton was from Arizona right ?

DoubleJumpman, Vlade was in the FO but they didn’t want to pick Doncic because they already had Fox.

Dallas their 5th pick plus an other pick for the Hawks 3rd pick.

Do you menber what that other pick from Dallas ended up ?

Mjacob74

4 | 13 hours ago

I mean..the story already broke right? There’s no additional info on a story like this. How is this “Breaking”?

guess-what-babe | East

1 | 13 hours ago

Everyone should upvote this post so people think something crazy happened

PyroTFT | Clippers

1 | 13 hours ago

thought he was getting sent out of Dallas for Zion or Kawhi or something

mouga68

1 | 13 hours ago

Shams triggering ptsd across dallas tn

Fafoah | Bulls

1 | 11 hours ago

He has diarrhea and is patient zero like when every other dude last year got the stomach flu and it spread all over the league

DocMino | Mavericks

1 | 9 hours ago

Yeah I’m thoroughly traumatized at this point

lethalfrost

-2 | 13 hours ago

my fantasy team is doomed after him and Wemby missing games this week.

Fantastic-Manager-48

473 | 14 hours ago

Everything is breaking news now

LaLukaDoncic | Cote D'Ivoire

82 | 13 hours ago

Not breaking news just “BREAKING”

prettyboylee | Lakers

16 | 10 hours ago

News by default is breaking news. Breaking news doesn’t mean exciting or stunning, it means newly received information.

TheCharger5

8 | 5 hours ago

Breaking does imply that the news is “more” important and imo also implies a shift in narrative.

No reporter would say it’s breaking news that planned construction on a project has begun at its appropriate time. All that to say….. I think shams is being a little clickbait-y for no reason lol

Look_at_my_knees

1 | 3 minutes ago

Okay Technical Tommy. You get what he means.

sebsebsebs | Lakers

1 | 5 hours ago

Below this post I had a picture of a really dramatic crying heart and I read the word breaking and thought something tragic happened

SirDoctorJustice

1 | 3 hours ago

Relevant: https://i.insider.com/534e6d0669beddf17a24be5e?width=800&format=jpeg&auto=webp

It’s hard to think of something that is less ‘breaking news’ than that

ImRBJ | Bulls

402 | 14 hours ago

ducking Landry Shamet

pdpdpdpdpdpdpdpd | Raptors

64 | 14 hours ago

Waluigi been on a nice streak these past few games

OrpheusNYC | Knicks

11 | 13 hours ago

Holy shit I can’t unsee it now

Mountain-Way6904 | Suns

11 | 12 hours ago

Thank you for introducing me to this meme. It almost makes 2 years of watching Shamet in Phoenix worthwhile.

ajteitel | Suns

28 | 14 hours ago

Valid

AnonimousMn471 | Bucks

1 | 12 hours ago

Dodging Incredulandry

StarThompson | Heat

1 | 12 hours ago

I mean shit, I would too

The_Rain_Guardian | Slovenia

311 | 14 hours ago

Coop has 2 good games in a row and it was enough to threaten the tank

Westbrooks3ptShot | Slovenia

26 | 12 hours ago

Coop has surprisingly been the mavs second worst player from a +- perspective this season. Klay Thompson is sadly the worst.

Frigorific | Spurs

22 | 11 hours ago

Thats not really surprising considering he was playing pg as a forward.

onsome0

13 | 11 hours ago

Not surprising at all. He’s an 18 year old rookie playing out of position for most of the year. People’s expectations of teenagers need to be toned down lol.

SEAGOATbestgirl | Lakers

1 | 3 hours ago

its 15 games into his rookie season were you expecting him to be a superstar immediately?

Sharcbait | Timberwolves

-2 | 12 hours ago

Are you counting the Wolves game as a “good game” because he was a game low -27 and was getting hunted on defense by Naz and Jaden.

MeuChelsea-ManausAM

9 | 12 hours ago

Naz Reid.

theiwc0303 | Hornets

7 | 11 hours ago

Simplifying basketball down to one stat, always such a great addition to a conversation

constantoptomist

5 | 11 hours ago

You’re saying he was good in that game then, yeah?

theiwc0303 | Hornets

-6 | 10 hours ago

I didn’t watch that game. I just know that pointing to one bad stat and ignoring him leading his team in points while shooting 60% from the field and 66% from three with only one turnover might be a disingenuous argument

Sharcbait | Timberwolves

5 | 9 hours ago

I did watch the game, that is why I pointed out that Flagg was getting hunted successfully on defense. It was a close game until Naz started hunting Flagg at the end of the 1st quarter opening up a big lead for the Wolves. Then Dallas kept it in touching distance until the end of the 3rd when Jaden McDaniels was losing Flagg and had multiple open 3s that essentially sealed the game.

You can say that +/- isn’t a great single game stat and I am fine with that argument, but in a bigger sample size it does paint a picture that teams do better or worse with certain players in the game. Flagg is 8th worst on the season in the league, more than 50 points lower than the next Mavs player.

You can say it is a single stat but it is literally the most important stat. Does your team score more points than their opponents is how games are decided. As of right now, when Flagg is playing teams are consistently scoring more than his team.

shweetcar | Wizards

4 | 9 hours ago

Man your take is even worse at least he gave the +- with in game context. By your measure you would have loved Hassan whiteside

theiwc0303 | Hornets

-2 | 9 hours ago

My point was that if you want to single anything down to a single stat like +/- or scoring, you can push any argument. Not that Cooper Flagg actually had a good game because I also gave one stat

BackupAcct6969420 | Mavericks

134 | 14 hours ago

Aaaaaannnd time to skip and hope he comes back on Friday.

Remote_Elevator_281

44 | 14 hours ago

Something going around the league. Grant on blazers is sick too and we just played y’all.

pdpdpdpdpdpdpdpd | Raptors

46 | 14 hours ago

Happens every year like clockwork, it’s flu season

zebrainatux | Knicks

11 | 14 hours ago

And there’s a wait for the flu shot, plus it’s mutated so much and so quickly

pollinium | MIN

2 | 9 hours ago

and the players are all kissing each other pregame

MihawkTopG | Mavericks

10 | 13 hours ago

Tankovis-19

retrospects | Minneapolis Lakers

5 | 14 hours ago

Marcus had it and it hit various guys over the last week.

RedstoneRay | Rockets

1 | 13 hours ago

Draymond is sick too, but he never plays when Curry is out, which he is also tn.

StefonDiggsHS | Mavericks

0 | 12 hours ago

yep literally no reason to watch now

medical__idiot | 76ers

91 | 14 hours ago

this is not breaking news. shams needs to find god or get laid.

Uwillseetoday | Warriors

18 | 13 hours ago

Think he’s useless now. After Woj there is no need for him.

surrounded_by_sound

-4 | 13 hours ago

It’s the other way around fam

DyslexicAutronomer | Supersonics

15 | 13 hours ago

Nah, having some competition like WoJ kept Shams somewhat honest.

Now he increasingly publishes blatant BS since he’s the “only” go-to guy.

prettyboylee | Lakers

3 | 10 hours ago

What do you think breaking news means?

BeingMikeHunt | Knicks

32 | 14 hours ago

That sucks

Was looking forward to watching him :(

No-Mine-3982 | Knicks

-45 | 14 hours ago

U might be the first one rly

MadSpaceYT | Knicks

4 | 12 hours ago

Bozo

StanVanGhandi | Magic

31 | 13 hours ago

Did this need to be a Shams “breaking news” tweet? Did this news need to be broken?

Flagg has a belly ache and Shams acts like this is Watergate. This is the “work” that he neglects his friends and family for?

WetShots | Rockets

14 | 14 hours ago

Ducking tyler kolek

Low_Income4405 | Knicks

10 | 14 hours ago

He’s ducking us for that MSG debut where he will either go nuclear (the more likely option) or be trash (the rare Wemby occurrence).

TequilaBlanco | Spurs

9 | 14 hours ago

He sick of that fucking team

uninspiredlt | Slovenia

7 | 14 hours ago

Dodging Deuce McBride smh

zerefyagami | Heat

7 | 14 hours ago

Mikal Bridges really is one of a kind.

flustermycluster | Knicks

1 | 13 hours ago

They need to study his semen.

-AsapRocky | Lakers

6 | 14 hours ago

What’s so breaking about it? And you really put three times the same title in the body? Lol

YodaForceGhost | Nets

4 | 14 hours ago

ESPN in shambles

Frickstar | Raptors

5 | 13 hours ago

We’ve really devalued breaking news.

FERFreak731 | Jazz

5 | 14 hours ago

Bad first month of the season for national televised games due to players missing them

mMounirM | Raptors

3 | 14 hours ago

I didn’t know Flagg had the kind of motion where Shams reports him missing a game as breaking news lol

zachlabean | Bulls

26 | 14 hours ago

He’s the number 1 pick from this year’s draft?

Adventurous_Cut_7355

5 | 14 hours ago

Just because it’s his first

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0 | 14 hours ago

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Bythebeach757 | Magic

2 | 14 hours ago

Jeez what a loser

ShaiFanClub | Thunder

2 | 14 hours ago

And watch

myzticaznfool | Lakers

2 | 14 hours ago

NBA players take more PTOs than some cancer patients

Tupac061671

2 | 14 hours ago

He’ll Yeah! More shots for Klay! ( Sarcastic tone)

levilev | Slovenia

1 | 13 hours ago

Vaccine shots?

HydroSD

2 | 14 hours ago

ducking the josh hart

jfrodriguez1983 | Mavericks

2 | 14 hours ago

Well, there goes my plans for tonight.

RoaringPity | Raptors

2 | 14 hours ago

woj needs to come out of retirement. tf is this breaking news for

Educational_Bit_6184

2 | 13 hours ago

Breaking: Cooper Flagg will miss his first career NBA game against the New York Knicks due to an illness, sources tell ESPN.

Kaimenos | Trail Blazers

2 | 13 hours ago

What a bizarre way to report this.

etlecomtedeblaine | Raptors

2 | 13 hours ago

Breaking: something that isn’t breaking

Ok-Discipline9998 | Raptors

1 | 14 hours ago

Traditis

imperialmoose | Bulls

1 | 14 hours ago

Breaking? Really?

Afraid-Department-35 | Mavericks

1 | 14 hours ago

There is some shit going around. Wife was sick last week, now I am this week. Made us both bedridden. Not the flu, maybe Covid.

JamToEarDelivery

2 | 9 hours ago

your wife got sick and cooper flagg. wow! def must be something !

surgeyou123 | Heat

1 | 14 hours ago

Young kids nowadays just don’t want to work.

SnooPets1528 | Pistons

1 | 14 hours ago

Injury prone

LaLukaDoncic | Cote D'Ivoire

1 | 13 hours ago

Dodging P.J. Tucker lol

AutographedSnorkel | Rockets

1 | 13 hours ago

Maybe the deal was for two #1 overall picks

fly05 | Knicks

1 | 13 hours ago

aaaand ofc he’s out the game im going to… been holding out cause i dont want to support the fuck ass adelson’s but really wanted to see cooper in person

CoProgressOven

1 | 13 hours ago

More missed games than Mikal Bridges.

spacefish420 | Cavaliers

1 | 13 hours ago

Bill Kennedy level title writing lol

Vhemvhol | Lakers

1 | 13 hours ago

He got that viral Nicositis

ws7139

1 | 13 hours ago

mononucleosis

Love_on_Mars | Knicks

1 | 13 hours ago

clearly scared of Big Mitch’s Block Party

dopeythekidd

1 | 13 hours ago

When you call out sick at a new job for the first time:

Jack_The_Sparrow_ | Warriors

1 | 13 hours ago

I can’t imagine the heart attack Mavs fans get seeing “Breaking” immediately followed by their star player’s name now lol

Aestro17 | Trail Blazers

1 | 12 hours ago

Huh, Jerami Grant was out sick last night and tonight and we just played the Mavs on Sunday.

fwoompf | Pistons

1 | 12 hours ago

Too much msg

Vitex1988 | Thunder

1 | 12 hours ago

Dawg who cares

LOLBADCALL

1 | 12 hours ago

It’s a back injury from carrying this sorry state of a franchise.

He’s just a kid.

The_Vaike | Celtics

1 | 12 hours ago

Sounds like a serious conditioning issue, but don’t worry. Brad Stevens will take him off your hands for Xavier Tillman and two lightly protected second round picks.

siyep_ba-o

1 | 12 hours ago

i’d be sick…and tired of losing too with this organization.

FaceMaulingChimp

1 | 12 hours ago

If it’s a fever , that would be a huge red Flagg

Random_-2 | Nuggets

1 | 12 hours ago

For god sake, the took a sick day. Imagine if every new grad has a breaking news for missing a day of work.

Yawwwnnnnn | Raptors

1 | 12 hours ago

Shams is so fucking annoying holy shit

Significant-Jello411 | Heat

1 | 12 hours ago

Cmon ton the sudden weight loss?

burnerphonebrrbrr

1 | 12 hours ago

Scared

procouchpotatohere | Bulls

1 | 12 hours ago

Well there goes his shot at catching up to Mikal Bridges…

xArgonaut | Lakers

1 | 12 hours ago

you get Stars lining up to put on a show at MSG with their bright lights.

and then you get this.

they just couldnt catch a break.

feel sorry for Mavs fans for this.

Riskybusiness622

1 | 11 hours ago

Nico poisoned the water on the way out.

LEHG420

1 | 11 hours ago

Heard he caught ligma

prettyboylee | Lakers

1 | 10 hours ago

What do you lot think “breaking news” means? The word “breaking” there has no implications of it being thunderous or stunning, it’s simply the announcement of recent news

OwlcaholicsAnonymous

1 | 10 hours ago

Remember when words meant things? Ahh the good ol days

LegendOfKhaos | Timberwolves

1 | 10 hours ago

Can you really miss your first game? Isn’t the first one you play in your first game?

redditnoap | Wizards

1 | 9 hours ago

damn, what a streak he had going

Barrier_Reefer | Hawks

1 | 9 hours ago

calling out from work now

Ora_Kiraso

1 | 9 hours ago

He’s sick of losing

Foxtrot_Uniform_CK69

1 | 9 hours ago

Dallas Im guessing it’s starts with Ovid

Lokenlives4now | Warriors

1 | 41 minutes ago

Let the tanking begin. He will mysteriously be unavailable quite a lot this year i imagine given this is Dallas’s last chance to get a decent player to pair with him and the next pick they actually own isn’t till like 2031

CoolinAllDay | Heat

1 | 15 minutes ago

“Sick” of this shit.

comeonbjxgo

0 | 14 hours ago

NBA has had a horrible start to the year media wise

[Charania] Breaking: Cooper Flagg will miss his first career NBA game against the New York Knicks due to an illness, sources tell ESPN.