Greenhornet
A God Among Kings
I would rock short shorts if I could dunk
NBA to crack down on pregame handshake routines
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Such bs! This is all about the TV money; all that shyt is fun to watch when you actually go to the games. So it really only hurts the entertainment for those buying tix.
i'm not a fan of all the dancing and shyt but let these youngins give each other 5 and look cool. Stern and Stu are something else.
beenz
Rap Guerilla
Was waiting for this to get posted.
Taadow
The StarchBishop™️
Nicca, what "business" is this?
"show" business!!
This is sports "entertainment"!!
Let 'em show out!
I mean, if they really wanna get the game going faster, they can cut out the player intros and the National Anthem. Why don't they do that also?
That's the thing; they get an intro, then don't need an extra 5 mins for a 12 man synchronized routine
like some caller said on ESPN, people pay money to see the whole package.
People loved to see Lebron, and mimmick him while doing his powder toss. People loved to see Garnett talking to the goal support. That's all apart of the money you pay for a ticket..and kids love it especially.
Now its just another emotional extra they are taking away
People loved to see Lebron, and mimmick him while doing his powder toss. People loved to see Garnett talking to the goal support. That's all apart of the money you pay for a ticket..and kids love it especially.
Now its just another emotional extra they are taking away
NYC Rebel
...on the otherside of the pond
That's the thing; they get an intro, then don't need an extra 5 mins for a 12 man synchronized routine
What about that routine was ever a bother to you until the NBA made this an issue?
Can you honestly say you have a history of actually talking about this?
It never crossed my mind until the NBA manufactured this as an issue. It was to you or anyone in here who back this measure?
I don't have a problem now, or then, I'm just givin' another side of the issue
Just tryin' to understand both sides of the issue
NYC Rebel
...on the otherside of the pond
I'm trying to understand both sides too, and I'm on the side of this rule not making any sense. So I'm trying to figure out what spurred on the otherside to initiate this in the first place when, for the most part, it never was an issue to you, me or 99% of the people until the NBA manufactured it as one....which at the end of the day, makes that "otherside" seem useless.
Just because it exists doesn't mean it should be given an equal side of the equation.
The Message
Lex with tv sets the minimum
These sambos will never understand this......
Cacs can't take these rich black young men being excellent, it burns them to their core
Quoted for truth. The hate coarses through their veins to see us successful and unapologetically black, yet they still come out in droves to be entertained by us. Twisted if you ask me. lol And it's been like that for hundreds of years too. It's deeper than yall think fam.
Well the NBA began the re-branding campaign around 2004-2005, which was around the time when the "Kobe Rape Case" and "Malice in the Palace" happened.. That was right around the time they started airing those "NBA Cares" segments... I agree, there isn't much of a image problem now, but at the time when they began the re-branding, there was a lot of negative attention on the NBA...
Word. Correct me if I'm wrong but usually if its not a tier 1 star(LeBron,KD,etc) they don't even show a lot of that shyt on tv, most of the time you are seeing their stat comparison charts, shot selection charts, or the commentators speaking. When I'm at the games, I love to see them get hyped and shyt.
I really wish we could do this shyt on our own man, played by us, run by us.
NYC Rebel
...on the otherside of the pond
Man...when I look at the Negro leagues, all I think is the things we left behind in the name of "progress."
It's sad as hell....