On the most generous possible read, the NBA-China news cycle has revealed just how little players and coaches have ever considered the ethical stakes of doing business with an authoritarian state.

“10 runs in the first inning? Not great, not terrible.”

I wanted him to respect the game & respect me as a veteran player.

100%. This is the sort of stuff that has sapped my enjoyment of the sport. Late hit, head to head on a defenseless opponent which results in an effectively meaningless penalty. 

lol that team would still be terrible.

Except Stalin actually won something.

Would that make Russel Westbrook Stalin? Because that actually kind of fits.

+1 icepick

Mmm Hmm, yes, yes, I can see this.

Still trying to figure out what is more Knicks: They pay him the max and he’s a shell of his former self, or they miss out on him.

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Counterpoint: Uh. The call speaks for itself. Poorly.

Your politics are showing

Uh, was he wrong on either count? Nope. Fuck off, Pop’s still a genius.

They said Ronaldo was screaming like Mussolini on the balcony. I think it was around minute 83. Their references are hilarious

That’s great for Russell Westbrook but Mike Trout is still the superior hitter by nearly every advanced metric

Meanwhile the play-by-play guy is doing his best Kevin Harlan. But what the hell. I say good for them, you gotta cut your teeth somewhere. I’ve been at the bottom of the barrel in the sports media industry myself, covering girls and boys state tournaments and whatnot for the local rag, hoping to break into the big…

An arc Noah didn’t appreciate.

Always happy to set up a better joke. +1