🏀irl-hoops-talk

[shy minnow]

lol

And I’m older than u

[cobalt solstice]

show us a picture of you

[tawny jasper]

Does not have a 9-5 @shy minnow

[junior condor]

you saying ironic is ironic ngl

[shy minnow]

Older than u kid lol

[junior condor]

too bad you act 12

[tawny jasper]

https://tenor.com/view/sybau-lazerdim-lazerdim700-ld-sylau-gif-8872031861262125330

[shy minnow]

You act like a female

[cobalt solstice]

if ur older show us a picture of you

[junior condor]

you prolly the size of one

[hollow lintel]

Guys let's all calm down

[shy minnow]

It’s cool I blocked them

[junior condor]

goku pfp btw

[shy minnow]

Tired of arguing with casuals

[tawny jasper]

Nah we not doing peace

[shy minnow]

Mad cuz they teams are buns

[pale solstice]

dont listen to bro, he said lebron doesnt deserve any of the recognition he gets

[hollow lintel]

Ain't no way...

[frosty flicker]

celtics 2026

[shy minnow]

Mad cuz they teams got bounced out lol

[gleaming peak]

Who won btw I didn’t see

[pale solstice]

exactly, he also said lebron has had a smooth career his whole life and never struggled

[junior condor]

saying that and calling us casuals is crazy ironic ngl

[tawny jasper]

https://tenor.com/view/uhh-patrick-star-brain-malfunction-gif-14480625

[junior condor]

dumb kid

[tawny jasper]

@shy minnow

[hollow lintel]

Are we ok?

[gleaming peak]

Huh?

[junior condor]

rockets

[gleaming peak]

Huh?

[shy minnow]

SGA haters punching the air rn

[spark hull]

Aight lakers fans

[hollow lintel]

The Pistons won

[junior condor]

bro said he tired of causals but he still here

[true crag]

“What if hali didnt get injured” videos are gonna go crazy in like three years

[spark hull]

We trading Reaves for a center

[junior condor]

leave then buddy

[gleaming peak]

Bro.

[shy minnow]

Got to.

[tawny jasper]

Why this your mans tho

[shy minnow]

reaves gotta go

[spark hull]

He gotta go

[spark hull]

No choice

[edgy locust]

The delusional Boston fans don’t see the window is closing 🥀🥀🥀

[tawny jasper]

Buddy you NEED a 9-5

[spark hull]

Okc doing there thing respect to them

[shy minnow]

wonder how long bron gonna play

[hollow lintel]

Bro underperformed in the playoffs this might be a problem going foward

[tawny jasper]

OKC love talking when refs bailed your team out all year, you have a flopper as your star player

[spark hull]

Think this might be it this year man

[edgy locust]

You mean the Triple MVP right

[tawny jasper]

Nah flopper

[edgy locust]

Last time I checked has a Celtic done that

[spark hull]

He told dalton he can play 5 more years

[edgy locust]

Triple MVP though and the champion

[tawny jasper]

Nah you can’t even admit it can you?

[tawny jasper]

Refs the 3 time mvp

[edgy locust]

He’s a bucket getter your just mad

They smack him

[junior condor]

scott foster finals mvp?

[edgy locust]

All the time

[pulsar rock]

fs

[tawny jasper]

How when Tatum can actually play through contact and ain’t complaining for a foul compared to your pampered star player

[edgy locust]

Y’all can complain all you want but he has the Triple Crown

[edgy locust]

Where’s the triple crown

[tawny jasper]

From the refs

[tawny jasper]

Where’s your 18 banners?

[edgy locust]

You can’t own it can you

[shy minnow]

casuals saying “refs” lol

[tawny jasper]

Right you don’t got any

[edgy locust]

We’ve existed since like 08

[tawny jasper]

You were the sonics

[woeful bane]

Why are a ton of players tearing their achilles? Like Dame, Tatum, Murray, and now Hali

[tawny jasper]

Yall just rebranded

[edgy locust]

They don’t claim us @tawny jasper

[woeful bane]

A lot of guys in today's game don't have the mid-range shot

[edgy locust]

Well most of them

[shy minnow]

part of the game unfortunately

[wispy oxide]

Pain

[woeful bane]

It's just 3's and layups and it's kind of annoying

[tawny jasper]

I wouldn’t either considering yall flopped all year

[shy minnow]

Cry it’s ok man

[woeful bane]

What do you mean?

[edgy locust]

All you got Isn’t it

[junior condor]

they just chose to idk

[tawny jasper]

Without refs it be a rough year @edgy locust

[shy minnow]

injures part of game. U can’t read?

[edgy locust]

Nah your just mad

[tawny jasper]

https://tenor.com/view/banner-18-boston-celtics-celtics-banner-18-gif-4431752326901472042

How?

[edgy locust]

Living in the past is crazy

I’m dead

[shy minnow]

lol bro living in the past

Corn ball

[tawny jasper]

Nah we gonna hang one next season, see you in the finals

[edgy locust]

Ima enjoy my win now you can enjoy your reflection

[junior condor]

goku pfp

🤡

[tawny jasper]

https://tenor.com/view/job-job-application-jobless-gif-2757097081210871087

[shy minnow]

they just sga haters for no reason

[tawny jasper]

You know what a job application is, hold on I got one for you clown

[edgy locust]

If y’all make it after trading KP or Brown

[tawny jasper]

We’ll see you in the finals

[edgy locust]

Broke boys

[edgy locust]

I doubt it

[junior condor]

he a full time shai glazer

[tawny jasper]

I doubt you guys even make it past the second round

[shy minnow]

lil bro think they making finals lol

bro is beyond stupid

[edgy locust]

We the same team and gonna get better 🥀🥀🥀

[tawny jasper]

Lil bro didn’t you block me?

[edgy locust]

The delusion

[woeful bane]

Watch your tone, I just meant what do you mean by saying part of the game

[edgy locust]

Is insane

[tawny jasper]

Either block me or don’t @shy minnow

[shy minnow]

Let them keep dreaming at this point

[shy minnow]

u can’t read clearly lil bro

[edgy locust]

Y’all and Philly be the most on meat fans fr

Sounded like a cowboys fan

Next year is our year 🤓🤓

[tawny jasper]

https://tenor.com/view/russel-westbrook-dunk-okc-spurs-san-antonio-gif-16912231

[glossy nebula]

btw okc fans if hali wasn’t injured we were gonna win by 30

[tawny jasper]

OKC fans bring this shi back

[shy minnow]

Philly fans down horrendous

[glossy nebula]

and okc will always be one of the worst final champions

[tawny jasper]

Not free throw merchant

[static kelp]

sga the best thunder player oat

[glossy nebula]

3 for 10

[tawny jasper]

Russ

[junior condor]

bro wasnt even the best player this year

🤡

[static kelp]

russ no rings

[glossy nebula]

@static kelp go look at your champions stats for me

[static kelp]

kd no rings

[shy minnow]

Where Russ rings at

lol

[tawny jasper]

Russ still most influential

[static kelp]

even jdub is better

[tawny jasper]

Russ didn’t leave

[solemn sinew]

Sga is the greatest thunder of all time

[junior condor]

mickey mouse mvp and ring

shut the hell up kiddo

[shy minnow]

having this much hate for sga is crazy

[glossy nebula]

so your guy that is mvp and champion went 16 percent from three and 29 from fga and 92 percent from ft lmao

yall can’t be real

[static kelp]

yeah jdub is best

sga the greatest

[pale solstice]

Kevin Durant

[glossy nebula]

@static kelp what about this

[tawny jasper]

With stats in front of them they can’t cope thunder fans delusional

[glossy nebula]

mvp stats btw

worst mvp ever seen in history of nba

[static kelp]

idk that's just yap for me

[glossy nebula]

lmao glazing sga

[static kelp]

but yeah bro couldn't shoot 3s

[glossy nebula]

he went 29 percent from 2s

[tawny jasper]

MVP is Jokic a guy WHO averaged a 30-20-20

[static kelp]

hes the paint killer

[static kelp]

damn

[glossy nebula]

he went 92 percent from free throw

btw

[tawny jasper]

Voters fatigue really got sga fans wildin

[static kelp]

yall are killing me 😹

[glossy nebula]

bro i’m literally crying i’ve never cried over sports bro

we just lost pacers vs refs

[static kelp]

streameast paused for me

did sga get bill russell trophy

[shy minnow]

sga haters crashing out

[tawny jasper]

Nah refs did

[hollow shard]

I want to be like Alex Caruso

[glossy nebula]

btw yalls court is rigged

[static kelp]

no fr tho

who got it

[junior condor]

bald

[glossy nebula]

why were so many people skipping

slipping

[shy minnow]

My boy got 2 rings now

[hollow shard]

Bald and tuff at ball

[tawny jasper]

Yo broke boy you gonna block em yet or what, all talk

[hollow shard]

Goat debate

[static kelp]

did psacal score 0 in the 4th

[tawny jasper]

Who?

[glossy nebula]

@tawny jasper why were so many people slipping on okc floor in the finals kinda odd

[wheat wharf]

Mathurin shoulda stepped up early home and nemhard

[hollow shard]

Alex goatruso

[frigid remnant]

sga

[shy minnow]

Caruso got more rings then Russ,harden, Paul George, dame,

[tawny jasper]

Helll nah

[hollow shard]

Don’t disrespect your daddy

[static kelp]

30 ppg playoffs

okc goat

[wheat wharf]

Does he have more than kd now?

[tawny jasper]

Caruso got passed around more than Dennis Schroeder

[shy minnow]

Same amount.

[junior condor]

he also got more rings than giannis you casual

[tawny jasper]

Hell nah

[wheat wharf]

Right

[junior condor]

lil bro dont know nun

[glossy nebula]

@tawny jasper btw okc just can’t win without refs that’s why they will never be anywhere near any other finals champion like jayson tatum or james harden

they all suck

mvp game 7 he does the worst he’s done in his career

[tawny jasper]

@hollow shard he won 2 Mickey Mouse rings 1 from bron 1 from Shai

[hollow shard]

Nah he should of gotten mvp on both

He got robbed

[wheat wharf]

Man tbh me personally Caruso deserves his ring, jdub deserves his ring but you see sga so called "mvp" stats bro won with a low ah fg and a ft percent at 90 ts is sad

[shy minnow]

https://tenor.com/view/yes-goats-gif-18528556

[frigid remnant]

44fg all finals lock in gang

[hollow shard]

Caruso was pretty much their most consistent option this season so yeah he deserved the ring

[glossy nebula]

29 from fg and 16 from three 92 from ft

[wheat wharf]

Bogus

[glossy nebula]

lmao mvp stats btw

kobe would never

[wheat wharf]

Mvp stats

[hollow shard]

Also he’s one of the best defenders itl

[glossy nebula]

never compare kobe to sga again yall suck

[wheat wharf]

Huh? Sga?

No...

[hollow shard]

Caruso

[wheat wharf]

Oh lol

[glossy nebula]

btw i love how okc fans laughed at hali after the injury and were cheering

[wheat wharf]

Yea Caruso is one of the best defenders

[tawny jasper]

https://tenor.com/view/lebron-james-lakers-king-showtime-lakeshow-gif-16122480

[hollow shard]

Sga is still a really good defender though

[wheat wharf]

So is dort

[hollow shard]

Caruso guarded 1-5

[wheat wharf]

Eh so so tbh

[hollow shard]

Including jokic

[frigid remnant]

7th in dpoy votes?😅

[glossy nebula]

yall okc fans suck cheering after hali got hurt is so rude

[frigid remnant]

people were hoping sga ended lock in twin

[hollow shard]

Pacers fans wishing death on sga might be worse don’t you think

[shy minnow]

nobody was cheering what u yapping about

[frigid remnant]

chattin like crazy

[tawny jasper]

I hate sga but not that much

[glossy nebula]

bro what when did any true pacer fan wish dis

[wheat wharf]

We use this same word when we say he's mvp but watch at his stats bro I'm a pacers and thunders fan and still I'm crazed at the fact he even gonna be considered finals mvp

[glossy nebula]

yall say anything to get out of something

[wheat wharf]

Stats are weird

[frigid remnant]

legit look it up

[hollow shard]

Like twice today

[glossy nebula]

bro saw 2 pacers fans say this

[frigid remnant]

maybe because he was the best player all finals?

[glossy nebula]

9 million people in indiana btw

out of 2

[hollow shard]

Is that not more than enough

[glossy nebula]

9 million in indiana

[frigid remnant]

wishing death on another human is not ok

[glossy nebula]

over 9 mill

[hollow shard]

Anyone wishing death on a random guy should just be ashamed

Doesn’t matter how much

[frigid remnant]

ur a disgusting human

if u wish death on someone

[glossy nebula]

@frigid remnant yall cheered at hali injury then sga dropped the worst mvp stats ever in the nba

[frigid remnant]

who is yall

[tawny jasper]

Yet New York fans wish death on Trae young all the time but no one says nothing

[glossy nebula]

you

dead ahh you

[hollow shard]

No people definitely do

[glossy nebula]

ik you cheered

[frigid remnant]

put it on ur moms life rn i did

[tawny jasper]

🧢

[hollow shard]

We all know ny fans are insane

[frigid remnant]

those words never came out my mouth

[wheat wharf]

Why is a pg pushing stats like this doe? Bro pushing a Shaq stat line. 92% ftd with less than a 20% fg at 2 or sum

[shy minnow]

what is going on here 😭

[glossy nebula]

@frigid remnant plz tell me you still think sga is mvp level

[frigid remnant]

he was shot chucking this game i was so mad seeing him do that

[tawny jasper]

https://tenor.com/view/sga-freethrow-nba-shai-gilgeous-alexander-free-throw-merchant-gif-2434287589781357223

[wheat wharf]

That's my point ain't no way they wanna give him mvp because of that

[frigid remnant]

its out of all 7 games

[static kelp]

mvp, wcf mvp, and fmvp

[glossy nebula]

@frigid remnant you still think sga is a mvp

[static kelp]

my king

[wheat wharf]

Yea, might aswell give jdub or chet for his 7 game defensive ability

[frigid remnant]

lets league mvp on the best team in the season defeated ant jokic while scoring 30ppg

[wheat wharf]

Without chet in paint who's stopping mathurin or nimhard from driving

[frigid remnant]

thats there big lock in gng

[wheat wharf]

Tbh bro okc has been ona generational run so I'm not mad

[junior condor]

ok bro i hate okc but its a team sport

[glossy nebula]

mvp btw 29 from fg 16 from three and 92 from ft just proves he’s a foul merchant

[junior condor]

tf u mean

[frigid remnant]

you do know they are the youngest team so they are very unexperinced

[static kelp]

hes the ft goat and the paint goat

[frigid remnant]

drives the most

[tawny jasper]

Because bro has no bag

[glossy nebula]

he was 29 from that

[junior condor]

he got a sack

[glossy nebula]

29 percent from 2

[frigid remnant]

it doesnt matter

brunson foul baits to lock in

[static kelp]

qym

wym\

[hollow shard]

Who has no bag

[tawny jasper]

James harden may have been a free throw merchant but buddy had a bag especially wit that step back

[shy minnow]

Knicks fans are annoying ngl

[glossy nebula]

@tawny jasper btw they were triple teaming a dude that’s 5,9 and all game a 7,1 was on a 5,9 yall aren’t a real team

[spark hull]

Ong

[glossy nebula]

why is chet on mconnel

yall are that scared

[frigid remnant]

dude what

[glossy nebula]

thats like putting shaq on penny hardaway

[tawny jasper]

McConnell popped off bro to the point they had to double team a 10 day contracter

[glossy nebula]

woah don’t call him that

[frigid remnant]

all good

[shy minnow]

he a casual. Didnt even know about TJ til the finals probably

[tawny jasper]

🌹❤️‍🩹

[frigid remnant]

pacers had a good season

so did okc

[glossy nebula]

@shy minnow lmao yall are so trash yall had to put a 7,1 on him and triple teamed him

[shy minnow]

not a okc fan try again lil bro

so who is yall?

[glossy nebula]

you mean refs had a good season right

[frigid remnant]

ur delu delu

[glossy nebula]

💀

[frigid remnant]

its okay

im off till invincble chet drops

or sga

[glossy nebula]

the fact that you think refs always do a good job shows your a okc fan only for sga

anybody that defends sga and saying he isn’t a foul merchant yall should be hired as refs cause yall are real convincing

[static kelp]

ithink sga is a foul merchant

but to be averaging over 30 pts in playoffs is crazy

[shy minnow]

welp no basketball for a while. time to go back to 🗑️k25

[hollow shard]

Just wait until 26 before grinding

It’ll feel way more fun if you take a break now

Then start back up on the release of 26

[stuck solar]

Knicks is wild lmao

[spark hull]

Facts

[spark hull]

Mann ncaa the move

[shy minnow]

facts. about to pre order it

[spark hull]

2k been so 🗑️ finna delete it once it drops

[real agate]

😹

That’s why what

[shy minnow]

facts. 2k26 gonna be trash to

[spark hull]

Bro if 2k26 isn’t good im done

[static kelp]

you said what

[hollow shard]

Pacers in 8 I guess

[graceful idol]

9*

[charred storm]

Took okc long enough

Tragic

[mystic condor]

Who trynna run?

[distant marlin]

I’m ngl Tyrese haliburtons injury made me so incredibly sad

[real agate]

Most dominant championship in the past 25 years

[graceful idol]

Fr

[simple geyser]

Same

I’m devastated

[distant forge]

Westbrook didn't make it to the final championship playoffs than SGA 1st rings

[distant marlin]

my heart literally shattered and I’m still crying about it

it’s so sad and I saw like the video of him in the locker room
And he sounds so defeated

[distant forge]

Alex Caruso is now 2 rings Lakers '20 and Okc '25 🤯

[sharp slate]

Quoted @NBA

NBA Communications (@NBAPR) ✧

The four teams to win 84+ games (regular season and playoffs combined) in a single season:

▪️ 2015-16 Warriors: 88-18
▪️ 1995-96 Bulls: 87-13
▪️ 1996-97 Bulls: 84-17
▪️ 2024-25 Thunder: 84-21

​ · Jun 23, 2025, 4:52 AM

NBA (@NBA)

84 WINS IN ONE SEASON 🤯⛈️

The 2024-25 Thunder secure their first championship in the franchise's OKC era and become just the 4th team in NBA history to win 84+ games in a single season!

📷1 · Jun 23, 2025, 4:24 AM

[teal otter]

For Eveybody here:

Standing ovation for the Pacers. To their efforts in taking down a whole conference only to face the refs.

[pale solstice]

cope in silence

[open hill]

my prayer worked

yall clowned me

for praying

and we won a championship

thank the LORD

[mild totem]

my hb thought John wall dougie was elite ball knowledge. Do I vanquish him🤞

[charred storm]

na i gotta give them props for the 68 win record tho

[graceful idol]

For sure 👍

two pistol rounds to the chest

[tame surge]

Please read that again

Extending a series to 7 games has no correlation with winning more games it’s still first to 4 wins

Lol

Even if they went 16-0 during the playoffs they still have 84 wins

[charred storm]

oh ye my bad 😭

i read that wrong

[tame surge]

All good bro

[charred storm]

im slow

[tame surge]

Lol

[gritty nebula]

Prayers up to Hali man I wanted the pacers to win so bad it sucks bro. They had such an amazing playoff run respect

Beating the 64 win Cavs in 5 and taking the dominant 68 win thunder to 7 and being in a dog fight even without Hali is amazing

[steady wyvern]

and they say hes overrated 😭

[scenic roost]

Man I can’t remember the last time I cried tears of agony for a sporting moment but that Hali injury had me weeping and turning off my TV faster than idek what

Always been one of my favorite player since the day he was drafted, had so much belief in him and to see him lose the biggest game of his life like this hurts

[steady wyvern]

pray on him getting better soon, and them winning it next year

they had an amazing run

[scenic roost]

I hope it's another KD situation for Tyrese where he comes back either the same or maybe better
I'd hate to see his career go down from this, he risked it all for just a chance

[steady wyvern]

With todays injury managment, i am so confident he will come back stronger than ever

[scenic roost]

I hope the Pacers don't blow this team up that would be devastating

[steady wyvern]

i doubt they will

they made a finals run to game 7

against okc

[scenic roost]

Yeah, but we've seen wilder things (i.e 2021 Lakers)

[steady wyvern]

so much truth to that

it wasnt a roster issue, it was a horrible injury

pacers front office have braincells

[scenic roost]

But yeah this truly sucks. We could have had an all-time classic Hali was chicken from like damn near half court

[steady wyvern]

and even without tyrese, they kept it extremely close up until the 3rd

[steady wyvern]

amen

hope pacers make a deep run to finals next yr

or a deep po run

[scenic roost]

To me, the issue was they looked lost without Hali

Them turnovers

[steady wyvern]

i didnt watch the game but that does make sense

imagine your star player going down with a torn calf

youre gonna stress

[scenic roost]

I said this in a comment section but I truly believe if Hali didn't get injured that'd make OKC adjust on defense and knowing Hali and his IQ + passing ability it would have opened up the floor so much for Indiana

They have shooters, they just needed OKC to have a point-of-focus defensive attention

[steady wyvern]

people gonna disagree with me for this but i see him like cp3

he makes everyone around him better whilst being an amazing player

[scenic roost]

Oh no I definitely see CP in him

Hence why I never panicked seeing him not score much

That's just not his game

[steady wyvern]

hes a stud player and the injury adds salt to the wound

i hope he comes back stronger

[scenic roost]

People saying Hali's overrated are usually box score watchers ; sees him scoring under 20 and stuff

Reality is Hali's game goes way deeper than that

[scenic roost]

Amen bruh

[steady wyvern]

ppg doesnt matter if ur dishing out 13 apg

[scenic roost]

13APG on 1.6TOPG btw

Wild efficiency

[steady wyvern]

hes an amazing player

i was rooting for okc, but im mortified for yall pacers fans

[scenic roost]

Man I'm sure Indy got a lot of fans from this postseason

"The power of friendship" ball was so cool to watch

[steady wyvern]

if u had of told me 6months ago

that pacers made finals

id laugh

but look at it now

game 7 against okc

[scenic roost]

Try the all-star break, I would've said you were crazy

[steady wyvern]

legit

[tiny delta]

feel like there is a chance that this also made pacers seem more of an actual destination for players to go

[steady wyvern]

this is so true

[scenic roost]

Yeah, they showed so much passion and heart

[steady wyvern]

yall could pick up amazing bench talent

[scenic roost]

And believe me I'm sure many players around the league would love to play with Hali after this

[steady wyvern]

if you guys get some great pg depth

[tiny delta]

sucks how the game ended

[steady wyvern]

its GGs

[steady wyvern]

who wouldnt

hes a pass first bucket

like he can do it all

u cant say hes overrated dropping 10+ dimes and usually 20+ ppg

[scenic roost]

If I'm an aging star who needs a proper playmaker who I know would give everything to win, I wouldn't think to find another person to do it with if it ain't Ty

[scenic roost]

Post ASG the man was averaging 22 and 12 people forget about that

[steady wyvern]

20+ ppg with 3 ast is still amazing

[scenic roost]

On actually great shooting splits for the amount of volume he gets

[steady wyvern]

let alone 10+ of that

hes only like 24 right

give him 4 yrs

[scenic roost]

Just sucks when injuries like these happens bc it throws up a massive curveball in their careers

[steady wyvern]

mvp calibre

[scenic roost]

24-25 yeah

[steady wyvern]

so true

[tiny delta]

one player who must be disappointed with their finals performance is myles turner

[scenic roost]

The worst thing to me is Hali was even playing decent enough defense

[scenic roost]

True

Man dissapeared in the finals

[steady wyvern]

agreed

[tiny delta]

had moments defensively here and there

[steady wyvern]

imagine if yall got a stud big

[scenic roost]

Hali's defense reminds me a lot of Steph's in some way

You can say he isn't a good PoA defender but he gets steals.. a lot of them

[steady wyvern]

he can fill it up with robbing pockets

[scenic roost]

Stems down, again, to his IQ tbh

Smart dude on the court

Seems to be a really down to earth dude off it, too
Which makes it even sadder that it had to happen to him

[steady wyvern]

hali is cpoy next yr

mark the words

[scenic roost]

Indiana doesn't seem to have cap is the issue

[pale solstice]

if he even plays next year

[scenic roost]

Even if Myles walks this offseason

[steady wyvern]

oh truth

[steady wyvern]

i hope he does

id be broken if this is a career turner

[pale solstice]

we dont even know if dame or kyrie can play next year

[scenic roost]

Realistically I see him taking the KD route, and I'd highly say he should

[pale solstice]

or even tatum/steph

[scenic roost]

Rest out 25-26, maybe return in late 26-27

[pale solstice]

so who knows if he’ll even play next year

[steady wyvern]

we dont knowtill we do ig

[scenic roost]

The more time he rests, I think the better it could guarantee he could come back as good as he was before

[pale solstice]

ngl he rushed himself back

[scenic roost]

Love Ty to death but I'm in no rush to see him rush and play as quickly as possible

[pale solstice]

same thing happened with KD, he had a calf strain, rushed himself back, then tore his achilles

[scenic roost]

I understand from his POV though this might be (we don't know the future ofc) his one and only chance at it

[tiny delta]

he should take it easy with recovering

[steady wyvern]

id rather have him fully recovered in a future szn than rushing into next'

to hurt himself

more

only issue with this is roster changes

[scenic roost]

Yeah, I think now that he's tasted how it feels to be in the finals he'd hopefully take it slow and look more into the bigger picture

[pale solstice]

Ngl game 7 was such a big ‘’What IF’’

[scenic roost]

Yeah, I hope for Tyrese's sake if they do change something it wont be drastic

[tiny delta]

and also this year, there was a fair amount that just ended up aligning for them to get here

[steady wyvern]

can we also appreciate how amazing tj was this series

[scenic roost]

Social media will lead you to believe that OKC had it regardless
I'd say that's a straight lie

[steady wyvern]

and entire playoffs

[scenic roost]

His exit interview when he said he sold broke me man..

[pale solstice]

dude was sobbing on the floor i feel so bad

[scenic roost]

Buddy you sold nothing

[tiny delta]

obviously can't fully retcon it saying that if he wasn't hurt the pacers would have won, but saying that OKC had it regardless

[steady wyvern]

he didnt sell at all, hes been an amazing player this entire series

and nothing will change that

[scenic roost]

I think once Hali finally healed from his lingering injury mid-season was when Indiana showed that 2024 wasn't a fluke

[pale solstice]

this gotta be the saddest finals lost other than currys side of the 3-1 comeback

[scenic roost]

Again, people forget Tyrese was injured to start 24-25

Well -- healing from one

[steady wyvern]

i agree

gutted for pacers n fans

[scenic roost]

2019 was unreal heartbreaking too if you're a Steph fan

[steady wyvern]

game 7 for ty to get bumped by a calf

[scenic roost]

How helpless he looked when Klay went down

[scenic roost]

Pacers fans will forever be haunted by this day bc everyone knew had Tyrese just stayed in they were always within a chance

[pale solstice]

tyrese was doing well too

[steady wyvern]

didnt he hit 3 3s in q1

[crude apex]

There is no chance with out tyrese

[tiny delta]

He started off hot from 3, 3/4

[pale solstice]

i think it was 3 straight 3s

[scenic roost]

9 pts, 3/4 from 3 and 3/5 overall and shooting them from near half you can't tell me those were signs of him going off

[crude apex]

He dropped 9 points in 7 min😭

[steady wyvern]

24 yrs old btw

not even in his prime

scary thoughts

[pale solstice]

ngl if he wasnt hurt he wouldve dropped 25

[steady wyvern]

plus 10+ ast

[crude apex]

Who said tyrese was over rated

[scenic roost]

Again, I truly believe had Tyrese stayed in OKC would have had to drastically shift their defense to stop him, leaving acres of space for the others to shoot better and would have eliminated many of Indy's turnovers

[steady wyvern]

okc bangs

bands*

[crude apex]

Real

[scenic roost]

Pretty much 80% of the NBA world at some point

[pale solstice]

also wemby>chet

[steady wyvern]

chet would blow away if it wasnt for arena being indoors

[scenic roost]

This was never a debate, whoever led people to believe this was lied on

[pale solstice]

exactly

[crude apex]

I mean I want the pacers to win but like I feel like I’m not even mad tho

[gray thicket]

Newest NBA what if:
What if Hali didn't get injured

[scenic roost]

Dude Indy fans are more so dejected than they are mad or sad

[steady wyvern]

im not mad at it im just sad for yall

[pale solstice]

pacers were underdogs the whole playoffs ngl

[scenic roost]

I know loads of Indy fans that just felt nothing after the buzzer

[steady wyvern]

amen

[crude apex]

I’m a buck

[scenic roost]

Me as a Hali fan inculded

[steady wyvern]

a fellow 🙏

[crude apex]

I was pissed when they lost

[pale solstice]

now which is worse, the derrick rose injury or tyrese haliburtons?

[gray thicket]

The Pacers were fun to watch the whole Eastern Conference ngl

[steady wyvern]

i hope to god the giannis trade rumours r fake

[pale solstice]

in terms of what couldve been

[scenic roost]

Derrick simply bc he relied more on his athleticism

[gray thicket]

D rose still💔💔

[crude apex]

Rose no

[scenic roost]

And we gotta remember DRose had the league in shambles

[steady wyvern]

as of right now

we havent seen what this has done to tys career

[scenic roost]

Had to make Miami form an entire superteam

[steady wyvern]

drose legit tore hhis apart

[pale solstice]

he reminds me of ja morant before ja

[crude apex]

D rose is one of my favourite nba players

[scenic roost]

But more straight headed lol

[steady wyvern]

this is why i argue he deserved mvp more than bron in 11

MOST VALUABLE not best stats

[scenic roost]

Bulls went from a sub-40 win team tp a 62 win team that's deserving of an MVP if u ask me

Easily

[gray thicket]

Rose lost his athleticism after an injury, Hali lost the chip. Someday Hali will get that chip back but Rose can't get his athleticism back

[scenic roost]

This exactly

[steady wyvern]

realest sh all day

[pale solstice]

will hali really get another chance at a chip though?

[scenic roost]

IF Hali loses a step I'm sure his overall career won't hurt much I promise you

[crude apex]

But imagine if d rose played in the mj times

[scenic roost]

The man's IQ and understanding of the game is off the charts

[gray thicket]

If you dream about it it'll happen

He's still young

[scenic roost]

Domination would have ensued

[steady wyvern]

with the right roster around him, 100%

[pale solstice]

i want another lakers championship

[scenic roost]

Hali's a winner, he makes players around him better ; I'm positive he'll get the chance again

[steady wyvern]

if his injury is bad enough that he cant play for another yr and roster changes

they can build around him

[scenic roost]

One more before Bron hits the road would be lit tbh

[crude apex]

Wait so is kd going to Huston

[steady wyvern]

its not like hes a ball dominant player, he dishes for 10+ per game

[scenic roost]

And I just want people to shut up about Luka dude

[steady wyvern]

yeah

for jalen green, dbrooks 5 seconds and a 1st

[pale solstice]

hes definitely retiring after next year

[scenic roost]

Luka's a generational talent the disrespect towards him is mind boggling

[steady wyvern]

rockets js ruined their future btw

[gray thicket]

I really want Curry and KD to face off next playoffs Warriors vs Rockets

[scenic roost]

Yeah, pretty shocking but seen it coming tbh

[crude apex]

U think he gonna get another ring🥀

[scenic roost]

Either them or MIA

[steady wyvern]

nope

[pale solstice]

yall think kd retires in houston?

[scenic roost]

Ring or not, I do see that

[steady wyvern]

100%

kd is 35

[pale solstice]

37

[gray thicket]

With the Rockets lineup? It's 0 to none💔💔💔

[scenic roost]

Almost 80% sure of it

[steady wyvern]

3 more yrs or he keeps getting traded

[steady wyvern]

oh word

[pale solstice]

yea hes old

[gray thicket]

Hali is still 6 he can still play more games

[scenic roost]

Amen needs to start hitting some shots

[scenic roost]

True lmao

Got plenty of time for our favorite kindergardener

[gray thicket]

Hali is like the youngest NBA player to be at the finals

[steady wyvern]

amen a stud defensively

[pale solstice]

dude played with the supersonics

[steady wyvern]

thats crazy to think of

[scenic roost]

Yeah but my word his offense sometimes..

[steady wyvern]

kd seen it all pretty much

[steady wyvern]

agreed

[crude apex]

I js want my goat giannis to win another ring

[pale solstice]

does amen even have a jumpshot?

[gray thicket]

Now imagine LeBron

[steady wyvern]

if u can call it that

[scenic roost]

Yeah, from being the golden child to the villain and now the unc of the league

[scenic roost]

Barely

[crude apex]

And let thansis come back

[scenic roost]

20% shooter

[steady wyvern]

lebron averaging 25+ at 40 🔥

[pale solstice]

dear lord

[steady wyvern]

or is he 24ppg

i cant remember

[pale solstice]

for 22 years

[crude apex]

Lebrun is a bum

[steady wyvern]

e

[scenic roost]

25 - 7 -8 at 39 is wild

[steady wyvern]

the longevity is so crazy

[crude apex]

I’m sry I’m not a Lebron fan

[steady wyvern]

i get that

but 25ppg at 39

[pale solstice]

will never see another LeBron again

[steady wyvern]

100% this statement

[scenic roost]

Never

[gray thicket]

I can't believe TJ McConnell was a 2015 Draft player

[pale solstice]

Idk how people dont put him above Jordan

[steady wyvern]

even if u dont like lebron, he is the greatest player over a prolonged career

[scenic roost]

Yeah, bout to turn -- what -- 30 / 31 next season?

Wild

[steady wyvern]

like

[crude apex]

Ik Jordan didn’t do that but I think mj js had more skill than lebron

[steady wyvern]

longevity wise

[pale solstice]

Wasnt he top 10 in mvp votes this year?

[gray thicket]

That dude looks so young

[steady wyvern]

yep

[pale solstice]

at 40 is wild

[scenic roost]

Woulda had another one in '21 if it wasn't for a certain Solomon Hill

2021 Bron was an animal

[pale solstice]

will forever hate solomon hill for that

[steady wyvern]

cp3 is also 40, avg 9 pts but hes got amazing ast numbers

[pale solstice]

we couldve went back to back

[gray thicket]

Still can't believe the Pacers lost the chip, I was crying whole class knowing Haliburton got injured💔💔💔

[scenic roost]

Was 1st seed for the longest time until the injuries

[pale solstice]

but cp3 is a pass first pg

[steady wyvern]

yeah and love him to death

[scenic roost]

If you saw it live and saw how Reese himself reacted...

[pale solstice]

LeBron is still windmill postering 7ft centers

[scenic roost]

Woulda made you shed grown men tears

[steady wyvern]

cp3 will make such a great coach

tell me im wrong

[gray thicket]

I was watching it live on my phone

[scenic roost]

That dunk vs Lively forever baffles me

At 40!

[gray thicket]

While in Math class

[scenic roost]

Damn Hali down in Math such a deadly combo

I pray for u gang

[pale solstice]

it hurt watching him cry and him knowing himself he tore his achilles

[scenic roost]

Yeah, seemed like he and the whole world knew exactly what just happened

Like a deja vu moment

[gray thicket]

He wanted to prove everyone he's not overrated, that he can carry his team to the finals too💔💔💔

He said "Overrate that" When he shot that buzzer beater against the knicks

[pale solstice]

he beat the overrated allegations

[scenic roost]

For 9 minutes, he actually was carrying them too that's the worst part

[pale solstice]

but at what cost

[scenic roost]

Some people will still talk bad on his name tho sadly

4pts this, 0/6 that

[gray thicket]

A 6 year old carrying his team to the finals

What a beautiful sentence I've heard all day

[scenic roost]

Surprised not many people's used that yet LOL

This gotta be up there with the '11 Mavs though

Even if Indy lost

[pale solstice]

theres very little times in sports where injurys like that shock everyone

[scenic roost]

DRose 2012, Shaun Livingston back when he was in the Clips, and Kevin Ware comes to mind

Injuries that left you speechless

[pale solstice]

D rose, Antonio Brown,

[scenic roost]

Oh and GH in 2018 ofc

[gray thicket]

Warriors vs Raptors

💔💔💔

Klay Thompson fastbreak dunk

[scenic roost]

As a Steph superfan this still hurts to this day

That shot of Steph kneeling looking at Klay's injury still haunts me

And that shot of him slamming the ball on the ground

[gray thicket]

Gordon Hayward

[pale solstice]

i forgot but there was someone in the nfl who got hit and was instantly paralyzed

[gray thicket]

Nasty injury💔💔

[scenic roost]

I mean in motorsports as well we've seen countless of instant de*th accidents

Sports can give and sports can take away as fast as anything

[scenic roost]

One injury that made me say "cancel the whole game" through the TV tbh

[pale solstice]

there was this ice hockey incident where a man had his neck split open by an ice skate

[scenic roost]

S/O to Boston and Cleveleand that they kept playing and deluvered an actually great game that night

[pale solstice]

happened i think a year or two ago

[scenic roost]

Yeah, sports as a whole can be what heals or k*lls you

[pale solstice]

its crazy

[gray thicket]

There's so many NBA what ifs in my head

[scenic roost]

TMac 💔

All-time classic what if

[gray thicket]

What if Greg Oden had strong knees

What if Kawhi didn't get injured by Zaza

[pale solstice]

ngl its gonna suck sleeping and im not even a pacers fan i just feel really bad for hali

[gray thicket]

What if Hali didn't get injured

[scenic roost]

That's if we can go to sleep after that

It'll be hard for the next few days / weeks

[pale solstice]

that was genuine horror

[gray thicket]

What if Ben Simmons had his Confidence back

[scenic roost]

Imagine the feelings of the whole Pacers organization, the people in the arena, and ofc Hali himself

[scenic roost]

Forever will be one of my favorite what-ifs

Had so much belief in Ben

[gray thicket]

Reggie cried

[scenic roost]

Well shi I cried along with probably millions at home

[pale solstice]

“Hey LeBron, you can go now, Ben simmons is here.”

[scenic roost]

I remember being so shocked when DRose's injury happend
I haven't cried for a sporting incident ever since Kobe passed in 2020

Then this Hali injury happened

[gray thicket]

Ben Simmons had a 88 in 2k20

[scenic roost]

I think we were all so attached to this Pacers fairytale story that when Hali got injured it really hit

[gray thicket]

that was his highest ovr

[scenic roost]

And also we were thinking what if and what this could mean to Hali and the Pacers moving forward

[pale solstice]

Pacers were magic but it wasnt dark magic

[scenic roost]

That's what made the injury so much more grueling to me

[gray thicket]

I jinxed it, I said Hali is the last sacrifice so Siakam could reach up high💔💔

[scenic roost]

But personally ofc I had always been a massive Tyrese fan and seeing all these people say ish about em seeing him prove himself and then that.. broke me

[gray thicket]

I remembered what I said

[scenic roost]

That Pascal pre-game meme will be immortalized now

[gray thicket]

I always think Siakam as a shaman

[scenic roost]

But yeah I think the injury itself was bad but the backstory is what killed it for us fans

The entire run, Hali's journey of proving himself, and what could have been

[gray thicket]

We didn't expect the Pacers to go that far into the playoffs

[scenic roost]

And then snap all ended then and there

[gray thicket]

I always thought the bucks could've beaten the pacers

Bc they were a small franchise

But they proved everyone wrong

[scenic roost]

You can see Indy lost all sorts of complacent and confidence one Hali was down

[scenic roost]

Yeah

Fairytale story without the ending

Netflix needs to make a series on this Pacers run tbh

Or an ESPN 30 for 30

[pale solstice]

yeah they honestly fell apart

[gray thicket]

The Shai getting a ft attempt because he got touched on his arm is still in my head vividly

[scenic roost]

Man if I was playing for Indy I would too

That's their leader, their guy, and the glue to the whole show

[gray thicket]

He shot 4 buzzer beaters in one playoff run

[scenic roost]

I had this conversation with my brother but the amount of push-offs and ghost calls SGA gets away with is kind of nuts

[pale solstice]

that dunk on j dub was wild though

[scenic roost]

The Knicks one being my favorite

[mint charm]

Nesmith and Obi did nothing nesmith only had 3 pts

[pale solstice]

Nembhard was the only one trying ngl

[mint charm]

I was really mad and upset last night

[mint charm]

And TJ

[scenic roost]

Aaron Nesmith ever since the semis dissapeared

Got his powers snatched by Aaron Wiggins

[pale solstice]

yea

[mint charm]

Pascal wasn't even doing much

[scenic roost]

I feel you buddy

[gray thicket]

To think Hali was hurt Game 5 and + and was still playing great during game 6 still makes me think why teams skipped him

[mint charm]

I'm still hurting man

[scenic roost]

I was more so in shock and speechless when the buzzer sounded

[gray thicket]

He was picked 12th during the 2020 draft

[scenic roost]

Same man, same

Loads of people are rn

[mint charm]

Like how does okc have a ring before us

OKC suck

[pale solstice]

did the supersonics have a title?

[mint charm]

I hate sga

[scenic roost]

Tbh, they had better personnels -- Indy played better team ball and that was nearly enough

[gray thicket]

Half the good players in the West were hurt

[scenic roost]

Don't think so

[mint charm]

Yes but I'm talking about current team

[pale solstice]

wow so first in technically supersonics and okc history

[mint charm]

No sonics won In 79

[scenic roost]

Hate is a strong word but I would say the way SGA plays doesn't boad well with me

[mint charm]

I really despise Dort

[scenic roost]

The amount of push offs and ghost calls he gets away with is absurd

[pale solstice]

didnt know that lmao

[gray thicket]

SGA plays unethically

[mint charm]

Idk how he hit that 3

[scenic roost]

This I kinda agree

On both sides

He can shoot so bad one game and play overly agressive defense without getting called

[pale solstice]

i feel like sga + curry are changing the way kids play basketball

[scenic roost]

Steph paved the way for a perimiter centric play style

SGA though

[pale solstice]

not trying to hate on curry but chucking up 3s

and sga foul baiting

[scenic roost]

Look his iso game is unreal good, but cmon..

[gray thicket]

You can really feel TJ McConnell was expecting a ring. That dude has been on the Pacers since 2019

[scenic roost]

Not taking away from SGA like I said his iso game is nearly unstoppable

Until the last moment when most of the time its either a push-off or a foul call

[pale solstice]

he was apart of the 10-72 76ers

[scenic roost]

Man's been through some horrible teams, he deserved it tbh

[gray thicket]

I mean Curry isn't a slasher type of player since he has weak ankles so I can understand Curry shooting behind the line

[scenic roost]

• his off-ball movement is second to none

And his handles are top tier as well

Kids just see the highlights of him bombing one from 40 and think "Ah yes, I can do that too"

[gray thicket]

Okay but why did the Suns trade KD for more Shooting guards?

[scenic roost]

If people would sit and see Steph's game footages then it would go beyond chucking threes but most athletes, young ones, don't look at game film no more

[pale solstice]

them off ball screens hit

[scenic roost]

Honestly idt HOU woulda given them anything else

Amen? Def not
Jabari? Maybe, but I'm sure JG was more appealing to PHX
Sengun? Cam? definitely not happening

[pale solstice]

ngl houston a team full of mid rn

only thing they got going is amen IF he can find away to play better offense

[scenic roost]

Aside from Amen, Alpi (when he doesn't suck like in the GS series), and KD -- I agree

Alpi plays no ounce of defense is the problem

[pale solstice]

thats a first round exit team

[scenic roost]

Dare I say a play-in team

SA will be better next season, guaranteed

[pale solstice]

who knows if they make it there

[scenic roost]

Dallas and SA will be ones to watch

Coop and AD that's a scary defensive lineup

SA with a full season of healthy D Fox and Wemby as well

[pale solstice]

AD is another what if though

[scenic roost]

I just realized looking back Indy was royally screwed in G4 huh?

[pale solstice]

kyrie wont ever be the same

i feel like kyries gonna have to change his playstyle

[scenic roost]

A talking point rn beyond the Tyrese injury is how horrid G4 was in officiating

[scenic roost]

He has to, ACL surgeries tend to neutralize fast twitchy movements

Gotta get on that Steve Nash playbook

[pale solstice]

that sucks

[scenic roost]

I blame Nico Harrison still

Idc if he got the 1st pick he sacrificed Ky's career and made himself public enemy #1 to potential FAs

[pale solstice]

yep

[gray thicket]

But damn ngl Shai is handsome

[scenic roost]

Do we believe that Hali's "If I can walk, I can play" quote will go down as a historical quote?

That's hard tbh and should be a motivational quote for many athletes

[pale solstice]

and gave away generational talent for someone whos injury prone

[scenic roost]

And gave that generational talent more fuel for a revenge tour 👿

[pale solstice]

unfortunately i dont think, just because we’ve seen this happen before

[scenic roost]

Damn, that sucks

That went so hard when he said that in the presser

I don't think OKC will repeat next season, idk about y'all

Not that I hate them but if it took them all of this to beat Indy..

[pale solstice]

theres no way they will

[scenic roost]

Yeah idc what draft pick they got I still am not convinced with this OKC squad

Cleveland's gotta find something ; idk if it's personnel or what but that team is too good to constantly be a 2nd rd exit

[pale solstice]

small lineup ngl

maybe 2 small guards just dont work

[scenic roost]

In that case, trade DG

Yeah he was injured but if you had to choose between Spida and Garland, I'd choose Don everyday

Sounds crazy but Cleveland needs someone like Dyson Daniels

A defensive one to pair with Mitch is exactly what Cleveleand needs imo

[pale solstice]

i can see that

[scenic roost]

DG for Dyson and a couple of picks tbh 🤷‍♂️

Seems crazy but might help

[slender shell]

holy casual

he legit anchored a top 3 defence in the league

[formal raptor]

alperen sengun is the greatest player of all time.

[tawny jasper]

Nobody has for the past 10 seasons

That’s just how hard it is now compared to 2010s

Tatum, Jokic, Giannis, curry, kawhi, LeBron not one has repeated

[edgy locust]

We still putting Tatum first

And the whole Thunder team gonna improve they all mostly like 23-27

Beside Caruso and Kenny

[charred storm]

Wai i just realised

How did shai get 29 pts with 30% efficiency

[tawny jasper]

I went in recent order of champions not by who is my favorite

You still on my shi a whole 12 hours later

[sharp slate]

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Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) ✧

After the late season firings of coach Michael Malone and GM Calvin Booth, the Nuggets hired David Adelman – and now will name Tenzer and Wallace as the heads of their newly restructured basketball leadership group.

​ · Jun 23, 2025, 1:04 PM

Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) ✧

The Denver Nuggets are naming Ben Tenzer as the executive vice president of basketball operations and hiring Minnesota Timberwolves executive Jon Wallace as the franchise's new executive vice president of player personnel, sources tell ESPN. Both will report to Josh Kroenke.

​ · Jun 23, 2025, 12:59 PM

[edgy locust]

He facilitated extremely well

[steady wyvern]

I mean Cleveland isn’t a bad defensive team but I think you’re right dg for Dyson and a 1st or smthn

It’s just more the fact they had injuries

But it’s 100% a valid trade idea

I’d argue maybe a more defensive 3

[kindred cobalt]

Yo guys what Allen iverson the most called nickname?

[charred storm]

The answer

[stuck solar]

https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTjv7JHBs/

[stuck solar]

went to 7 versus the Nuggets too with Jokic basically player coaching since they had a new head coach that they started under at the beginning of the playoffs like

they barely squeaked by in that series, and then Hali got injured in this one

[blazing rampart]

guys how de we get the 2k tag?

nvm

[real agate]

Barely this barely that well I’m sorry to tell u a win is a win and a ring is a ring so cry harder

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FxTwitter · Jun 23, 2025, 2:53 AM

[buoyant verge]

on god but they won so now online all u see is how amazing okc is cuz theyre young

[buoyant verge]

aint no way

that has to be fake 💀

[spark hull]

You aint watch the game

[buoyant verge]

glanced at stats didnt think it was this bad

[stuck solar]

Like people weren't finding any way to call the Celtics ring last year fake 😭 can't be serious

[tawny jasper]

That’s a ring Dawq

[stuck solar]

Yeah, unfortunately they have a ring, but I'm just saying, get used to it. Every ring nowadays people are finding ways to hate. 2019 "Oh well if the Warriors were healthy", 2020 "oh mickey mouse bubble", 2021 "Oh well if KD's foot was shorter", etc.

With Ring Culture has come an equally annoying "What if" culture

[spark hull]

2021 suns choked

[stuck solar]

a lot of things you could say about a lot of these rings if you really wanted to hate

but ultimately when you look up in the rafters, it's not gonna say "2021 Suns Almost Won", it's gonna be empty

[sharp slate]

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​ · Jun 23, 2025, 4:01 PM

[dark cargo]

My glorious king mvp shai has done it again

Sga u never cease to amaze me

[spark hull]

Facts anyway thoughts on Hali injury?

[charred storm]

Theres an aterisk on everything

Exepct maybe the 2011 dirk run

[stuck solar]

Sucks awfully for both Hali and the Pacers and ruined what would've been one of the most interesting game 7's in finals history

Whole series was generally really good basketball, with both teams going back and forth in certain aspects, and it really was disappointing as a basketball fan to see, I hope he's alright and gets healthy again for them to make another run in the future

[charred storm]

When will he be back anyways

2027 ss?

[real agate]

He gonna be out for this upcoming season most definitely

[charred storm]

Sad

He needs to lock in after the injury

He wasnt always explosive

So i dont think it will affect his play style that much

[spark hull]

It was good next szn finna be a lot of unknown

Sas lowkey right

[stuck solar]

Next season is gonna be wild

also the fact that Dame, Tatum, and Hali (all wearing #0) had a very similar if not the same injury in the same post season

talk about Pacers devil magic, maybe it was OKC devil magic the entire time stopping the east from having someone who could beat them

[spark hull]

I think so

Celtics had a chance there were injured

[stuck solar]

no yeah the thing that upsets me most is that Celtics Thunder would've been an awesome series and we were robbed of that because of a cacophony of injuries (Hauser's ankle sprain, Holiday's finger, Porzingis with an illness, Brown with a torn meniscus, and then of course Tatum's injury capped it all off)

[sharp slate]

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Breaking: Indiana Pacers star Tyrese Haliburton sustained a torn right Achilles tendon in Game 7 against Oklahoma City, sources tell ESPN. Haliburton played through a calf strain in the same leg during the NBA Finals for an opportunity to win a championship.

📷1 · Jun 23, 2025, 5:09 PM

[oblique cape]

Thunder Pacers was also an awesome series tho

[spark hull]

💔

[stuck solar]

It was for sure, but Hali getting injured really sucked all the life out of it. Even though I was rooting against the Thunder wholeheartedly, it would've felt just as hollow if Game 7 started with Shai having a great start to the game and then getting injured

[spark hull]

It suck’s tbh

[oblique cape]

Agreed, at first I thought and hoped for everyone’s sake that is was just re injuring his calf but when I saw it on replay i knew. Hopefully he makes as close to a full recovery as an injury like that can let you though

[rigid lintel]

Unfortunately we probably won’t be seeing Hali until the end of the 2026 or the beginning of the 2027 season. Has a full Achilles tear which generally means he will be ruled out for the season

[native sail]

Bro my favorite player is injured for all of next season

😭

And he got injured in game 7

[astral owl]

damn

you can be like my team and be trash

(Wizards)

[sullen osprey]

Congrats to OKC. I was hoping Siakam and the Pacers would take it.

[spark hull]

Haliburton mann

[spring panther]

Rockets are going to be nice next year

[tawny jasper]

Nah I’m talking about the Celtics, OKC got a Mickey Mouse ring because pacers star player went down

[tawny jasper]

https://tenor.com/view/first-time-meme-first-time-the-ballad-of-buster-scruggs-gif-24656975

Same here man

[fierce smelt]

melos are on sale shall i cop

[sacred mural]

tears

I finally can be proud for one my sport teams

[stuck solar]

I 100% believe in the Celtics ring being real (as a Celtics fan), but I heard people make those same injury arguments against the Celtics, saying "oh they faced a Heat team without Butler, and a Cavs team with no Jarrett Allen (and some other minor injuries), and a Pacers Team with Tyrese Haliburton missing 2 games, and then a Mavs team where Luka was bandaged like a mummy

[turbid gulch]

imo part of the difficulty of winning a championship is staying healthy enough to do so

or having the depth to overcome the injuries

[stuck solar]

yes, exactly

Which was part of what made last year's Celtics team so good, because even though Porzingis only played 5 games throughout the post season, we were able to still stay dominant

[sharp slate]

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Washington Wizards three-time NBA All-Star Khris Middleton has picked up his $33.3 million player option for the 2025-26 season, sources tell ESPN.

📷1 · Jun 23, 2025, 6:57 PM

[turbid gulch]

there was never a doubt on that one 😂

kinda want the wolves to poach d white

[native sail]

Hopefully hali is back for revenge next playoffs

[stuck solar]

Brad Stevens has essentially said that everyone that's not Tatum is available, but White or Brown would cost an arm and a leg if people want them

[turbid gulch]

arod and lore take over officially today, with the draft this week i'm expecting a move

[bright gorge]

Tyrese Hellyburton lost to Shai Giggleous the 3rd 😞

[turbid gulch]

they dont have space for 2 rookies

and have a bunch of young guys already who dont get time (wolves)

need a 2nd ballhandler that isn't 50 next to ant

if julius and naz re-sign as expected it's pretty much all they have space for if they don't move rudy

and if you move rudy your defense is a shell

[native sail]

whos the 6th best plaeyr in the nba right now

[stuck solar]

Yeah it's gonna be tough because other teams are definitely gonna be offering Naz Reid pretty solid offers

[stuck solar]

Brunson? Curry? Not sure, there's a lot of players competing for that spot. If we're going off of next season, it could be a ton of different players

[hollow shard]

Curry isn’t the 6th best

Not even close tbh

[spark hull]

They won’t win a ring with kd

[spark hull]

He is top 10

Curry still a top 5 pg

Clears dame

[hollow shard]

No one even mentioned dame

You eatin it up rn

I’ll get you a napkin bro you need it

[turbid gulch]

I’ve read the only team who can do more $ per yr than his opt in is the nets, and he loves being in mn cause he’s a fan favorite

That said other teams can move salaries to make it happen

[stuck solar]

That's fair, I mean I definitely think he wants to stay for sure

[stuck solar]

I do think Curry has moments where he's that good, but it's getting to the point where you do see him have games where his age starts to show

[pale solstice]

not with bron though (im glazing)

[terse flax]

@tawny jasper A Mickey Mouse Ring? Lol loving all the pacers bandwagoners! I don't remember KD leaving Indiana after going to the finals and leaving their roster decimated? Oh yeah, not to mention the 15 FIRST ROUND PICKS we have over the next 6 years. Was that a coincidence too??? You gonna tell me all these other teams have been giving up valuable picks for the past 7 years to okc so we can win a championship and build a dynasty? Thats really your argument???? People are mad because our front office is truly Elite and it make other franchise look bad I'll be watchin yall haters from my okc balcony while we enjoy this dynasty 😎

[stuck solar]

Can't claim a dynasty until you can back it up with a repeat championship

That's been the biggest thing over the past however man years, no matter how good the '23 Nuggets were, or the '24 Celtics, neither could repeat. I expect the Thunder will have similar issues, despite having a stacked roster.

[native sail]

The rockets will beat the thunder

Hopefully

I hate the thunder

[terse flax]

Neither had the youth nor the draft assets that the thunder posses which are both vital in maintaining success long term.

[trim mango]

Me

[low stag]

Anime based NBA2K25 mycarrer league
Message me to join

[terse flax]

Thunder just won a championship and we still have a lottery pick on Wednesday lol

[stuck solar]

That is true, but that still doesn't take away from how challenging it is to repeat, much less become a proper dynasty in the modern day with the CBA, even when you have a top player in the NBA (with Jokic), or when you have a group of great players who work well together (with the Celtics). Over the past two years, we've seen both teams face CBA related issues (Nuggets losing Bruce Brown in the off season after their chip, then losing KCP a year later, Celtics faced injury issues this year and will have to likely part with at least 2 rotational players who played some level of importance, ideally Holiday and Hauser, but Porzingis could go as well). The Thunder are lucky in that they do have a lot of great players on cheap contracts, but both Holmgren and Jalen Williams are due for extensions as both are only on a contract through the next season, and both warrant significant raises, which will cause them to have to make some tough decisions around the roster

[terse flax]

Also, our lottery pick from last year (Nikola Topic 12th ovr pick) didn't play all this year due to injury and he'll be back

[stuck solar]

Yeah they will definitely still be good next year

[terse flax]

You cannot find another team in a better position to win long term than okc. That is the truth

[vast jasper]

Need 2

[stuck solar]

I mean, there are a number of teams who are built to be in a pretty good position to be at least competitive for the next 4-5 seasons, and OKC is certainly one of those teams. It's inarguable that they're in a good position, due to the youth and bevy of draft picks, but like with every team in recent memory, this new CBA will come to hurt them. They are below the luxary tax (but above the salary cap next year), but the year after, the '26-'27 season, they are on the books for about 150M, while still needing to resign Holmgren and JDub. They won't be able to do that without making some moves, which will likely have to be moving Hartenstein's near 30M contract.

[tawny jasper]

Nah I don’t f with pacers either bro, I just hate OKC more. Ain’t no bandwagoning here. 2nd yall had a big 3 that had lost to a washed Zaza Pachullia in GS which caused your franchise to downward spiral. The only reason your team is here is because you got draft capital from one washed Paul George who has more highlight of bricks and game winner hit on him then any impressive feat. Thank the clippers for this Mickey Mouse team winning a ring for your hillbilly, cousin loving team. Come talk to me when you have 18 banners having from your rafters not conference divisions clutches. On top of that you claim your front office was so elite that you traded Russ, Kd, and Harden and on top of that traded for washed melo and pg with Chris Paul in his late 30s and after your 30-40 years of rebuilding now you want to say your front office is elite? You really are a clown but hey enjoy you 1 ring every 40 years

https://tenor.com/view/common-w-from-le-boat-gif-20767445

I bet on top of that you remember your sorry team being beat into the ground with this game winner

[tawny jasper]

Damn straight but too bad that his franchise has never seen that in his life. Can’t say the same for me but sure I’ll let this circus peanut have his fun for now

[sharp slate]

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📷1 · Jun 23, 2025, 9:51 PM

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📷1 · Jun 23, 2025, 10:01 PM

[terse flax]

Ill approach your goerge paul take in a second.. but first, "We lost to a washed zaza pachuilla???" That GS team was one of the best teams in history and youre telling me zaza was 'their guy?' Do you really believe that..?

We also beat dirks mavs and pops spurs with kawhi Leonard to reach the finals. Im spitting facts.. you're spitting hate, that's all it is

@tawny jasper keep that energy. For the next 10 years, keep that energy

[pale solstice]

lakers winning it all next year 🙏

[vocal barn]

curry top 1 pg

[vocal barn]

let's not get our hopes up

when we get an actual defender, maybe