Letting Payton shoot makes sense; I was just overwhelmed by the lack of effort. Payton could’ve swung it back to Fournier, who would’ve been wide open if he went back to the 3-point line, but he didn’t even do that. And Wall stopped guarding him the second he passed. December’s a bit early to be playing out the…

There’s so much to like about that basketball .gif. The 1st quarter empty arena, the Bradley Beal closeout that’s about as energetic as a dog realizing it’s being taken to the vet, the fact that it captured all 5 players literally walking on defense at the same time. Keep the sharp objects away from Burneko, he’s…

Larry actually seems knowledgeable about the NBA. My issue with people like Wilbon and Magic is that if it isn’t a top 4 team or their favorite team, they know less about the NBA than the average fan, and they’re supposed to be the fucking experts. I get that First Take exists to refute the upcoming point, but isn’t…

You’d think the reason ESPN invests in their stable of competent to great NBA writers is to be able to fill jobs like this, instead of trotting out the exact lineup that’s failed this show already.

Refs were obviously in the tank for the Nets. The Clippers never had a chance to recover from this egregious no-call 10 seconds into the game.

+1 place where Hinkie would’ve improved chemistry.

The ejection was bullshit, but the Clippers are stupid if they don’t realize they’ve brought this on themselves.

Yeah, the final ruling in Ballghazi makes this pretty damn clear.

Deadspin, you do a lot of things right. Reminding me that Whitlock exists is not one of those things.

Wiggins is a strange fit right now. He likes to post (when he can post up opposing guards he looks absolutely dominant) and his 3-ball is coming around, but he’s not a great dribbler or facilitator at this point. The ideal wing pairing for him is someone bigger than him that can be a ball-handler and facilitator, and…

Meanwhile, we’re losing to the fucking Suns. Maybe Zach can come to my house and execute me next and end my pain.

Four steps is solid, but I don’t think it’s enough for Steve Kerr’s video debut. Step your game up, Randle!

This may be recency bias, but Bob Kravitz is the fucking worst anything ever.

Long way to go for that, but damn if I didn’t laugh. +1

The Ringer’s terrible. Once in a while they’ll link an NBA article on Twitter that interests me enough to click through, but beyond that it’s all trash. They try to cover too much, and it results in a website that’s a mile wide but an inch deep.

Let’s be perfectly clear: The dude who said that just doesn’t want to write another Space Jam movie.

He’s good. I think he’s a top-15 PG overall, mostly because he’s an elite defensive player (best PG based on last year’s defensive RPM). The starting lineup doesn’t really need more scoring at this point, and even if it did he’s proven to be a huge boon to the team’s points per 100 possession rating when he’s on the…

$20 says Goodell personally approved that commercial.

Portland’s a lot of fun and in your time zone. Win-win.

I think it has to do a lot with the influx of foreign players. With 1/4th of the NBA opening night being foreign players, the NBA has to experience the world to operate in a way that the NFL doesn’t have to.