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The Mississippi cop killed a baby because the management at Walmmart claimed A BABY was shoplifting a pack of diapers (bis mother had a receipt), and now they police have unleashed tear gas on community members protesting the execution of a baby. This is America.

@CHALVIN2018 The levels of delusion here…wow. A guy who has never averaged 7rpg and isn’t a strong 3pt shooter should be your center? In Wemby’s West?? And coming off knee/leg issues??! You all gotta stop with this nonsense.

I keep seeing people say JJJ isn’t a center. He can absolutely play center. In fact, he’s spent most of his career at center, including his best seasons. When he won DPOY and made an All-star team in 2022-23, he was playing center for 77% of his minutes.

@JeremyOlsen41 Antiquated argument. Centers are back, especially in the West. Kessler’s team knows this and wants to get him outta there.

The Kessler $28M per year deal his camp is reportedly rejecting is especially insane considering the NBA largely doesn’t use Centers anymore and they get played off the court in the playoffs. Centers are less valuable in today’s league than they’ve ever been.

@ChosenOne577 And they never will. Each and every case of a player wanting out of UTA is some crazy unique scenario. 🙄 They cannot accept the reality that they are part of the problem. Just the way the talk about players is ugly. I can only imagine what it feels like being there.

@Domo8186 White people really don’t get it… Utah is not a comfortable place for black people. Bringing up famous people that live there doesn’t change anything because they live different lives than normal people to begin with. Never been to a more racist city than Salt Lake

It's levels aight....

Variety sucks for this headline💩 America hates unions because they put power in the workers hands & an old school almost extinct defined benefit pension in their pocket Most grandparents couldn’t have left you that old house w/o union wages & a pension supporting them

@kirkmckee13 @werebearut @CJRealHoops2 Context matters. WK would likely take the same or less to play for the Lakers. And the Lakers would probably pay him the 28 if it keeps Luka happy.

@LeanerGreen @werebearut @CJRealHoops2 28 is an overpay. He can go try to get more, no one else is offering close to that

Walker Kessler crashing his public image + perception with the Utah Jazz fanbase in the space of 48 hours was not something I expected to see the week before draft day. If he does come back, he's going to have to be very good to get back in the good graces

@TheDunkCentral @MikeAScotto ATL: Jaylen Brown BOS: Giannis MIL: Kuminga, Risacher & 3-4 picks Works for everyone.

The Atlanta Hawks are expected to explore the trade market for Jonathan Kuminga, per @MikeAScotto “The Hawks have conducted their due diligence and gauged Kuminga’s value on the trade market ahead of the draft, league sources told HoopsHype. With that said, the 23-year-old forward returning to the Hawks next season remains a real possibility.” (Via hoopshype.com/story/sports/n…)

"Being black is a creative act. You have to create your world every single day because the world wasn't built for you. That makes us the ultimate architects."- Andre 3000.

NEWS: Janeese Lewis George, a proud Democratic Socialist, has won the Democratic primary for Mayor of Washington, D.C. Congratulations to Mayor-elect Janeese Lewis George.

@ZekeDaFreak21 @nbarealist23 Player comps. do not exist in a vacuum. Zeke > Brunson > Nash Because winning matters - especially for PGs. Nash had every opportunity to win. He didn’t get it done. He’s a Top 75 all-time player. He’s just not better than the great PGs who got it done and won.

@LeanerGreen @nbarealist23 Again, this is a player comparison. U keep using team accomplishments as the divider I dont think ur using “strawman” in the correct way, ur just trying to sound better I just gave u an example where he didnt have enough help. Amare injury in 06 Ur overrating JB atp Nash>JB

I need to think about this one. This is pushing ring culture to its limits. Brunson has 1 Alpha Ring, 1 FMVP, 0 MVPs, 3 All-NBA, 3 All-Star. His resume is similar to Chauncey Billups. Every other guy on this list, other than Sam Jones, has at least 6 All-NBA selections and 6 All-Star selections. Nash and Harden also have MVPs to their name. So, how much is one alpha-dog ring worth?

@ZekeDaFreak21 @nbarealist23 You keep creating ridiculous strawmen. At some point, you’ll realize it isn’t slandering Nash to say that one of the elite winners of the last decade. Nash had plenty of help. He simply didn’t get it done. Brunson did - and he’s not finished. Brunson > Nash

@LeanerGreen @nbarealist23 U said “U don’t seem to understand competition.” But u leave out a whole bunch of info Nash played Kobe, Gasol, Dirk, Manu, Parker, & Duncan in the 3 WCFs he played in Is that competition? Can u say for sure JB played guys on that level? Nash was not some losing stat padder

@the_dough_boy23 @iamthebyson @ArtTakesNote You are, like most UTA fans, ignoring the human element. No one is ever doing what Brunson did to stay in Utah. And no agent will ever trust Danny in a negotiation. WK wants out - and he probably isn’t the only one.

@LeanerGreen @iamthebyson @ArtTakesNote No his camp is over inflating his value and is made the Jazz aren’t giving in. If the market thinks he’s worth $30 million per year, he’ll get that. If the market is what the Jazz offered, that’s his market. With salary cap aprons now, teams are more judicious with their money.

Walker Kessler’s camp was not thrilled that he didn’t end up getting sent to the Indiana Pacers at the trade deadline for a package very similar to what the Los Angeles Clippers got for Ivica Zubac per Tim MacMahon via the Hoop Collective Podcast.

@CJRealHoops2 You’re making a good argument- from 2016. The pendulum has swung. Jokic, KAT, Wemby, Embiid**, couple more in the pipeline. Bigs are back. Kessler’s team knows this.

Centers in the NBA are like running backs in the NFL. While an important part of a winning team, it’s hard to field a winning team when a substantial portion of payroll is committed to the position long term. With the exception of the top 2 or 3 in the league, the gap between a good one and a serviceable one is actually quite small. I love Kessler. But if this is true, his agency is filling his mind with Dennis Schroder levels of delusion.

@werebearut @CJRealHoops2 “We see it” “But ______ is actually happy here.” Someone needs to do a mashup of this magical thinking starting with Gordon’s era. Walker either wants to be overpaid to stay, or he wants to be gone. Either way, that’s not someone who is happy there.

@LeanerGreen @CJRealHoops2 $28M is well above underpaid. We see it, believe me. That's part of what the OP is talking about. Though it's not to the extent you're making it out to be. But Walker likes it in Utah. Just wants to be treated by management as a core piece instead of a role player.

@ZekeDaFreak21 @nbarealist23 Excuses excuses. I watched all those games. He got outplayed regularly in the postseason. But I get it - you can only understand stats. You don’t understand competition.

@LeanerGreen @nbarealist23 Ur just ignoring the team aspect Also Nash had some deep runs. He reached the WCF finals 3 times with Phoenix, calling him mediocre like he never past the first round or something is disingenuous If he had even just a lil more help, he might’ve reached a finals Learn ball

@iamthebyson @ArtTakesNote Which begs the question: Why?? The clear and simple answer is that he wants out. His camp isn’t overplaying their hand. They’re signaling to the market: “come get me!”

@LeanerGreen @ArtTakesNote If there’s a market for him that’s more lucrative than what he’s already been offered by Utah, then he should have no issue getting out. I don’t think there’s a big lineup of teams anxious to pay Walker $30m+. His camp is overplaying their hand imo.

@crisbottlsender @Fullcourtpass @BannedMacMahon @ArtTakesNote Ok. 55 wins is a lot. But you won’t better than OKC, SAS and probably a couple other teams out West. Boozer is high floor, low ceiling. That construction is a bridge to nowhere.

@LeanerGreen @Fullcourtpass @BannedMacMahon @ArtTakesNote That’s where you’re wrong. That front court would win hella regular season games. Playoffs is where they would get exposed

The Utah Jazz are looking at Cam Boozer hard with the 2nd pick due to him being a great complimentary fit next to Jaren Jackson Jr, per @BannedMacMahon (h/t @ArtTakesNote)

🚨 Senegal captain Kalidou Koulibaly speaking facts: "Africans can’t have their people" at the World Cup because of US travel bans. Every other team gets their fans. But Global South teams like Senegal get blocked while the West lectures everyone about "inclusion" and "human rights". This is the same empire that bombs, exploits, and restricts — then cries when others resist. Football should unite people, not separate them with racist visa policies and double standards. Stand with Koulibaly. Stand with the fans. Stand with the Global South. No bows. Just raw truth. 💪🏿🇸🇳

@ZekeDaFreak21 @nbarealist23 You struggle with reading comprehension and pattern recognition. JB has a 10 year pattern of winning and elite play. Nash’s career was just great stats and mediocre results. Winning and leading are part of greatness - not just stats. Nash is wanting in both categories.

@LeanerGreen @nbarealist23 Ur using college accomplishments in a nba debate and ur saying Im struggling with comprehension All those things are accomplished as a team outside of FMVP Ur goin in the circles about the same thing without really addressing much