Deni and Jimmy Butler probably get the most random superstar whistles in the league

Both are obviously good players but don’t have near the Luka or SGA level bag that’s usually necessary for this level of grifting they can often just drive really fast into guys and get every ⁵⁰⁄₅₀ call

Anyone remember the nickname people used to call him?

Prime Harden would’ve had at least 40 and have hit a couple threes

Harden’s career high is 17 rebounds

Even got the loss too, definitely a Harden stat

When did harden come down with 19 boards in a game?

The current year, to my eyes seems like boon times for soft foul merchants. And not everyone gets the same whistle. It is beyond bizarre.

the end of the 3rd Q was disgusting

Same thing happened when the thunder lost, some egregious shit

i mean, sort of understandable that shai gets more of the ire when okc win virtually every game, he’s the reigning mvp, portland aren’t some powerhouse

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6 mades shots actually. Lol

The Portland Deni Avdijas

It is funny but this blazers team is genuinely so ass though. He’s not more valuable at all because he hasn’t sustained it but Deni is having a better season than Lauri Markkanen so far imo.

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If u get 23 freethrows u atleast gotta get 40 lol

I don’t think he gets to this level if he stays on the wizards.

Equals out getting out of the Beal and Westbrook contracts

They did it because they know tanking is more valuable. Rather have a shot at a real game changer.

The most hypocrite fans in the planet lmao

Most of us really aren’t lol. Finally have a clear vision in the first time in a decade

Yep. Always that and anti-semitic comments. Pretty sad stuff

Prob one of the top 3 best trades in the history of the franchise

What a ridiculously egregious take

Buddy log off and take a walk around the block lol what is this comment

From a Thunder fan this is one of the least self-aware comments I’ve seen on this sub. Ridiculous

(Edit: y’all have been waiting years for someone to have over 20+ attempts vs yall so you can finally cry but we have to watch it every game against yall)

(Edit 2: look at the top of the front page rn. we have to watch insane flopping every single night from SGA and you are sitting here talking. its unreal. sga goes flying from a tiny bump acting like he got shot, deni drives hard and keeps going to the rim when he gets fouled)

I watched him a few times and noted he drives right into the player and moves herky jerky ala Harden.

I thought the NBA was moving away from that but it seems they tripled down on rewarding FT merchants this year.

Are you sure about that? 80% of the comments just on this post are just hating on Deni, not sure if that’s just a fraction of the hate that Shai gets.

To be fair you wont be seeing Deni in the finals for a minute at the very least. The hate is kind of amplified with deeper post season runs.

They had to wait all season for an actual flop from him and of course it’s the most up voted thunder highlight in weeks lol

I’ve never complained about SGA’s free throws just saying…

All I see in here is thunder fans complaining

It’s 100% racism idc

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Yeah it’s pretty wild you’d assume they lost the game lol

Watched one of the worst games I’ve ever seen. Refs ruined this game.

They’ve been a joke franchise for so long they just haven’t gotten used to not being a joke franchise.

Huh? Any criticism of the country he’s from is anti-semitism now? It’s not cause he’s Jewish

Agreed, it’s sad to see so many comments talking about he’s nationality and religion and not talking about basketball

mods probably asleep

Well, when you bomb hospitals and aid stations, people tend not to like your country. You can be critical of Israel and not be an anti-Semitic

Any other post in any sub with as hate as much as this would have been removed already

What are you talking about? Have you been to any other sub? If you’re not making anti-Semitic comments you get banned lol

It’s wild. The OKC thread is even worse. Making “free” throw jokes, all kinda of coded anti-semitic bullshit.

I mean, he was an idf solider, and they have committed war crimes? If it walks like a duck quacks like a duck it’s probably a duck

This the right mindset. Who gives a shit what other people think when they would do a 180 if that player was on their team.

NBA fans when their player gets free throws: “smart offense, need to play more disciplined defense”

NBA fans when the other teams player gets free throws: “Unwatchable, basketball terrorist”

FTFY

It’s really just payback for all the shit we’ve been hearing for the last 2 years. We wouldn’t need to do it if y’all didn’t constantly drag Shai through the mud

I hope mods will ban this antisemitic pathetic crybaby out of this sub

Deni don’t flop…deni drive into players like Giannis

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He drives and he gets hacked cause it’s the only way to stop him. Sure a couple of them probably shouldn’t have been called this game, but he really doesn’t foul bait in that sense at all. He’s not looking for the foul he’s looking to score.