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Good on Jason Kidd to speak up honestly, could have just let it slide in peace... Mavs fans starting "Fire Nico" chants while their prized rookie was shooting free throws has been one of the most embarrassing fan moments not just in recent NBA history.
And that dude in the Lakers Doncic jersey....

On the other side, your typical NA NBA fan usually doesn't have that USA, USA!! chauvinism either.
In all fairness... Silver gets a lot of pressure re: that topic, but it's not that *any* of the critics came up with a better idea. Because there isn't. Just doesn't work anymore like in its prime.

The World vs USA thing really is the worst. Process of selection just gets even more delegitimized.
I get that it worked for that hockey sport, but idk... are they assuming int. fans will per se have rooting interest in team world? 😂

No meaning behind it, they played it at the first german game in the warm up and the crowd sang along for fun, so they did it again. Soccer crowd and beers, that's all.

Sometimes i kinda admire their self-confidence i have to admit lol.

Good ole Utah boys always gonna be good ole Utah boying of course, really sucks... but i feel like big parts of the fanbase are a bit detached from reality currently. Which already never was our strong suit in the first place. 😁 Even tamer places like, idk, SLC Dunk comment section, it's WILD.

Harper on Spurs is illegal, too. :c

Started catching up a bit now... maaan, this could be an epic rookie of the year race again, finally. Harper, Flagg, Edgecombe & Coward look insane! So much promise in this class.

Why does it have to be fn Philly, man... the Maxey/VJ backcourt is just a dream, imagine where they are in 1-2 years.

Didn't watch the game, just got up - Kessler 6/7 FT is promising after Ben Wallace'ing for 3 years. I want to believe!
Waiting for 10 game sample size, idk if it is just the eye test so far, but Keyonte's inside game is changing/improving. Always seemed a make or break kind of thing for him.

Carnage, by The Antlers from the album Blight

The Antlers - Carnage
theantlers.bandcamp.com/track/carnage

Just to be clear, this is no i told you so, i was equally meh when it comes to both of them; perfectly fine for 18-20 of course. Still bit hard to see what kind of player Clayton is in the NBA, for Jaku it's a bit of a cleaner transition.

Just watched the game... i just hope Clayton Jr. over Jakucionis won't turn into one of those eternal "what if's".
Very promising start in general.

I feel targeted with this RT, @gayjolsen.bsky.social

Long story short, idk if the counting is fully over, but our national rightwingers draw a sweet 2.x% in today's communal voting. GET FUCKED!

Another thing that gave me a warm fuzzy feeling today... so i'm from a rather/catholic rural area in the north-west. You know the prejudices that come with it. It's surprisingly diverse mostly due to the big migration flows from the 60s, mostly people of turkish, kurdish, greek & italian ancestry.

Some NBA team really needs to sign Isaac Bonga (some may still remember him from his stints with the Lakers and Wizards)... he has a confirmed NBA clause in his contract. Developed his shot and refined his defense, which back then already was promising.

I think it was very well recieved, but his I&W album from last year did not do much for me personally, i was a bit bummed out.

Post a non-religious photo you think of as holy

YouTube video by Triple Crown Records Foxing - Inuit (Audio)

Foxing - Inuit

Been there what feels like a thousand times, but i will forever click my tongue at 02:13ff thinking "wow, that's so good" as if it was my first listen. And i mean that quite literally, it's a fascinating anomaly.

youtu.be/jup33kpsNNA?...

YouTube video by Bon Iver - Topic Come Talk To Me

Bon Iver - Come talk to me

I think this was the Holocene b-side, it's a lovely slowburn and i never really appreciated that song the way i just now think i should have? Idk, really enjoyed it.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=1BJD...

So i was just watering the patches and the lawn, and had my decade+ old MP3 player (!) with me, basically full childless-dad mode. 😆 It's a wonderful time capsule and crammed to the brim with goodies.
I had two insights and i will force... share them with you.

Ahh, yes...

Glorious, kinda looks like he teaches elemental magic and you start some sort of quest chain when meeting him for the first time.

How could i forget, then there is always this amicable guy; i really admire his enthusiasm.
This is about Summer League Walter Clayton Jr.. 😂

YouTube video by Topshelf Records "The Window" by Ratboys (official video)

Ratboys - The Window
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vV7J...

Long day at the office?

via @kpelton.bsky.social
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Naturally

... was your nick "fesenkoforpresident" back then, you're my prime suspect for that one now. 😀