This is disgusting and why I’m wary of trusting white people regardless of political affiliation. Does Maher really think that just because he’s a liberal he’s above racism? That his philosophy shields him from his own whiteness and how he can use it as a weapon? It was quite amusing to see whites bellyaching in the…

It’s almost lunch time.

Show of hands: who now wants to see a picture of this agent?

This shit is Booooooooring.

Yeah because Kyrie and Love are a couple of stiffs

I mean, if Kawhi Leonard hadn’t been injured, we’d probably be watching a great WCF - that’s just bad luck for the league. Nobody in the East can touch the Cavs, but Wizs-Celtics went to 7, and the last two games were fun. And we’re about to watch what should be a great finals. The sky ain’t falling.

How did my answer suggest I’m in favor of a salary cap and/or max salaries? I think players should be able to earn whatever they can negotiate. But if the league isn’t doing away with max salaries, which they aren’t, then the league shouldn’t be restricting players from taking advantage of the cap system to play…

Fuck YOURSELF if you think the league should be able to stop players from getting paid what they are worth. If the league didn’t decide that KD and Lebron couldn’t make more than players like Horford and DeRozan than this wouldn’t be a problem in the first place.

It’s not like it is now though where it’s just accepted. It really took those last 2 titles to cement it and he was seen as transcendent, but still had his doubters. I mean there are people saying Lebron isn’t a top 3 player, just like you wouldn’t have seen people saying Jordan isn’t the GOAT if the internet existed…

Uh, actually, people were calling Jordan the GOAT during the 90s.

“This is what happens when a culture of super teams is established.” Dynasties have been a part of the NBA for decades. Is this any different than Lakers-Celtics in the 80s? The Celtics winning 11 championships in the 60s?

And then the rockets and Bulls in the 90s won 8. BUT THIS IS A NEW PROBLEM YEP.

LOL embarrassed when the finals will probably have the highest rated game 1 since 98? Everyone says they hate when “the same teams always win” and “the playoffs are boring” but people only watch when the biggest stars are in the finals. Just enjoy the Warriors for being an all time great super team and the 2nd or 3rd…

I don’t know, the 80's were the decade that brought the NBA back from oblivion, and the Lakers and Celtics combined to win 8 titles from 1980 to 1990.

The max contract creates this issue because teams don’t have to pay players like lebron and KD what they are actually worth thus allowing them to add lots of other stars around them.

The NBA should honestly be embarrassed by this season and postseason. This is what happens when a culture of super teams is established. I know a lot of that started with players wanting to team up (Celtics Big 3, Lebron with the Heat and Cavs) but the league didn’t do anything to stop it, you could even go so far as…

Yeah, that was him being arrested at a protest a few years back. While to me it speaks to his commitment to resistance, many think it’s inappropriate. I’ve replaced it for that reason. Don’t want to distract from the story at hand.

And the crowd goes mild.

Last thing people want is political leanings intertwined with their sports

I’m not ENTIRELY sure what I just read, because he seems to be bringing up several points at once, but wow. I do agree about the “USA” chants, but to be fair most of my American friends also think it’s stupid, although they’d probably join in if they were there, so FUCK THOSE GUYS.