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Legend sacks Rome; hail Caesar...

@ed_kleese @BadSportsRefs They don't have magnets in the rims; just bc they want an outcome doesn't always make it happen. Good teams can beat the rigs. The point is: there shouldn't be any rigs, that behavior should be thrown out of the league.

@RoundBallsDeep @BadSportsRefs The NBA has very very rarely gotten the optimal viewing result over the years. Especially the last 25 years or so. A great example would be 2009 when they were one series away from LeBron v Kobe Finals instead wound up with Magic. If they rig outcomes, they are HORRIBLE at it

Tim Donaghy tells you how NBA playoff officiating works to keep a series going

@DraymondShow Soften won't make any shots if he plays defense, so he's literally stealing money from the slaves on his team who buy into that BS!

Draymond on James Harden defensive struggles against Jalen Brunson “When you're trying to compete at a championship level, you must have guys that want to take on that challenge and say "I'm not switching at this point in the game"... but you got guys in there that don't really want that challenge, they don't wanna fight through the screen and say "this my matchup, I wanna stop this guy"... it is not James Harden's job to guard Jalen Brunson 1-on-1, it's not what he's paid to do, some of those other guys who's just switching off, it is your f**king job.”

@ed_kleese @BadSportsRefs Huh? I don't understand that. How would a person know what the league is going to rig for until the game starts being called? And even then, refs can just wait until 2nd half to work their magic. Unless you know one of them, and then you have the Donaghy situation.

@RoundBallsDeep @BadSportsRefs So just to be clear: you will wait until the results are in to then decide if it was properly rigged or not? Seems like you could make yourself some serious cash if you just told everyone prior.

@SpursReporter This injury prolly cost SAS game 2 of WCF'26

A lot of fans are talking about Victor Wembanyama’s Flagrant 2 on Naz Reid… But why aren't they talking about this ridiculous loose-ball dive from Ayo Dosunmu that left De’Aaron Fox limping. Some might say THAT play was far more dangerous. No reason to throw yourself like that at his legs.

@CJpt4_ nah they just dont exist anymore i guess

@ed_kleese @BadSportsRefs The GOOD teams can beat the rigs, especially when the two teams aren't close in ability (which is almost always).

@BadSportsRefs @ScottStras I guess the NBA doesn’t want to keep series going then for some reason? FOUR… YES only 4 Finals have gone to a G7 in the past THIRTY years.

@THEEJoeMess @BadSportsRefs #ElBlocko4U Listen and ye shall hear

@BadSportsRefs Fuck this douchebag.. hate this dude

Most FT Attempts by a Guard in a 25-Game Playoff Span since 2016: 1. SGA (255) 2. SGA (251) 3. SGA (249) 4. SGA (248) 5. SGA (247) 6. SGA (245) 7. SGA (245) 8. SGA (243) 9. SGA (243) 10. SGA (241) 48% chance he wins Finals MVP again.

They said Steph changed the game with the 3 ball. SGA legacy is he changed the game with tricking the refs. Somewhere there’s a kid on the court alone practicing how to get calls rather than how to make shots.

Hartenstein has committed 36 three second violations, 47 illegal screens, and 63 holding penalties. I don’t know what this is but it isn’t basketball. Tony Brothers should get hit with a beer can. @NBA what the fuq is this?

@MLFootball @EaglesBurna @Eagles @howardeskin @JoshReynolds24 @JalenCarterDPOY Nah, that's more like Iggles signing Julio Jones in 2023. Not very important even if it did happen.

🚨BREAKING: The Philadelphia #Eagles are one of the FAVORITES to sign free agent wide receiver Tyreek Hill. There was a 34% chance that Hill signs with Philly, according to Polymarket. Hill paired with DeVonta Smith would be lethal — and help replace AJ Brown’s production. 👀

OKC embodies EVERYTHING that is wrong with basketball. That is why the entire nation outside of that middle of nowhere useless state is cheering for the Spurs. This is NOT basketball 🤦🏻‍♂️

@INGJSAINT EZ SOLUTION TO FLOPPING: A successful player-initiated challenge to a purposeful flop gets flopper immediate ejection. It's TRIVIAL to end flopping, but the @NBA is a scripted drama for bois, not a real sport. You're watching actors, not athletes-- just like WWF. #WWFnba

WE’RE NOT AGAINST OKC. WE’RE AGAINST FLOPPING. The problem is when selling contact becomes more important than playing basketball. If the NBA keeps rewarding flops, the game will slowly turn into acting, not hoops. Fans want intensity, physicality, and real playoff basketball.

I’ve never in my life seen a ref help up a playing during a playoff game

@HaterReport The real “MVP”

@SpursReporter Shoot Ground Act 1-2-3 SGA isn't his nickname; it's his game-plan.

Mystery solved! 🔍 Scientists now believe there’s a rare natural phenomenon in and around Oklahoma City called SBG - “Sudden Burst of Gravity.” Strangely, it appears to affect mostly OKC Thunder players whenever contact occurs. 🤔 As you can clearly see here, good teams simply cannot overcome the devastating power of sudden burst of gravity attacks. Go figure. 🤷🏻‍♂️

The call was on the dribble, not the foot. It was borderline, and the refs job was to call borderlines against the Spurs to make sure the series is extended. It was the most obvious rig ever.