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With their loss to the Kings they are now out of the playoff race.

Not a big surprise I’m sure since this was always going to be a gap year after Hali went down. They’ll be hoping to add a top lottery pick to the roster to regroup for a run next year.

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That look in Jokers eyes was pretty intense. Real bullshit move on Dorks part, I hate players do dirty shit and act surprised when they have tof ace consequences.

For real. Respectfully I would like to ask: WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU PEOPLE?! This man was a 7’6” god among mere mortals, absolutely dominating the NBA and single-handedly yanked the China market into basketball’s orbit. Nineteen points, nine rebounds, blocking shots like only YAO could AND NOW? Silence.

It’s like everyone forgot Yao. Is it because his career was short by injuries? Pathetic. We celebrate guys who barely sniffed the level Yao was at, but Yao? Gone from the conversation. Are we that short-sighted? That fickle?!

We should be talking about him every day. We should be building shrines. Instead, we sit in this abyss of disrespect, pretending like he never shifted the ENTIRE landscape of the game.

WAKE UP. Open your eyes. The sleeper will awaken soon, and there’s nothing we can do to stop it.

A Poem for Yao (If You Even Care):
Towering giant, forgotten too soon,
You rose like the sun, set by the moon.
We failed you, Yao, with silence and lies. Heed the call before the sleeper cries.

It’s too late.

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these concepts have been discussed to curb tanking:

First-round draft picks can be protected only for top-four or top-14-plus selections

Lottery odds freeze at the trade deadline or a later date

No longer allowing a team to pick in the top four in consecutive years and/or after consecutive bottom-three finishes

Teams can't pick in the top four the year after making the conference finals

Lottery odds allocated based on two-year records

Lottery extended to include all play-in teams

Flatten odds for all lottery teams

More than 46 million people in the U.S. watched NBA All-Star weekend across NBC platforms and ESPN, more than triple last season.

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NBA superstar LeBron James has ignited a social media storm following remarks about 'Israel' during the 2026 All-Star Weekend. In a press conference, James was asked by Wesley Bee of 'Israel’s' Channel 14 about his message to 'Israeli' fans and the possibility of visiting it.

James responded positively, emphasizing inspiration and connection with his international fans. "I’ve never been there," he said. "If I have fans over there, then I hope you have been following my career. I hope I inspired people over there to not only want to be great in sports, but I want you to be better in general in life. Hopefully someday I can make it over there. Like I said, I’ve never been over there, but I’ve heard nothing but great things."

James has long been vocal on social issues, including racial justice and voter rights. This incident marks another moment where his platform intersects with international politics, prompting debates over athlete influence and responsibility.

What is everyone’s thoughts on the new format? I think it has definitely improved from the previous few years. I almost feel like I am watching a basketball game now! The tournament set up really gives a more competitive vibe, and it was smart to split the USA teams by age.

Only thing I can think of to combat tanking is every non post season team gets the same odds or something along those lines.

The draft lottery is better than just straight reverse order but still has too many situations where it’s better to lose games than win due to better odds. They’ve tweaked it a bunch with some success but flattening the odds as much as they have still hasn’t solved the issue.

It might be too extreme but teams won’t give up making the post season revenue just to get mid odds. Everything else I’ve seen is just going to be a tweak and marginal improvement to the current situation.

Pablo's latest EP on Kawhi scandal.

44:00 mark - talks about tampering.

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