Some NBA players may protest by boycotting playoffs

[NYC Rebel]

Okay

Nice PR, guys. After many of you, especially LeBron, begged for the season to return, now you're talking about boycotting the playoffs?

Act like the NBA didn't announce it's return during the George Floyd protests, brehs.

That was before the protests.

Yall dudes in here....

Either way, I don't believe jack coming from the NA players that doesn't involve social media posturing.

 

[Piff Perkins]

They got almost eight weeks to figure it out. That Sterling night was a missed opportunity in my opinion.

The biggest missed opportunity in recent-ish sports. They could have shut the entire playoffs down until Sterling was stripped of ownership of the Clippers. Sure there would have been some white tears from people who bought tickets....but it would have been well worth it. It would have been the ultimate power move to display once and for all that players dominate that league, and they have a say.

I don't really see a point in protesting the Floyd case. Sterling was right in their backyard, it had everything to do with basketball and the inequalities/racism/etc that get perpetuated. Are they going to demand the NBA make a large contribution to a black organization? I can fux with that. But knowing how Silver operates, he'd give that up for free. I think the real story here is that some players recognize they missed their moment. History called and they failed to act. Maybe they'll get another shot one day...I just don't think the Floyd case is that.

 

[Long Live The Kane]

The NBA’s fanbase trends young, black, and urban...outside of the players themselves losing millions of dollars, what would them not playing accomplish? Athletes have some degree of impact as amplifiers of social issues, I don’t believe any more awareness can be brought to something that’s singularly dominated public discourse already for weeks now

this is just something to talk about

 

[Kinguno]

The biggest missed opportunity in recent-ish sports. They could have shut the entire playoffs down until Sterling was stripped of ownership of the Clippers. Sure there would have been some white tears from people who bought tickets....but it would have been well worth it. It would have been the ultimate power move to display once and for all that players dominate that league, and they have a say.

I don't really see a point in protesting the Floyd case. Sterling was right in their backyard, it had everything to do with basketball and the inequalities/racism/etc that get perpetuated. Are they going to demand the NBA make a large contribution to a black organization? I can fux with that. But knowing how Silver operates, he'd give that up for free. I think the real story here is that some players recognize they missed their moment. History called and they failed to act. Maybe they'll get another shot one day...I just don't think the Floyd case is that.

Bro nobody gives a fukk is the wildest part is a few years earlier in NYC Chris Copeland got stabbed up and Thabo Sefolosha was there the NYPD broke Thabo’s leg and he missed the playoffs. When he sued the NYPD they settled for 4 million. Nobody mentions that shyt especially weird since it was in NY at 1Oak

 

[Thegospel]

Bron ain't having that, he needs this chip

He said hes the goat already though

 

[big bun]

They ain’t finna do nothing.

 

[PortCityProphet]

Bro nobody gives a fukk is the wildest part is a few years earlier in NYC Chris Copeland got stabbed up and Thabo Sefolosha was there the NYPD broke Thabo’s leg and he missed the playoffs. When he sued the NYPD they settled for 4 million. Nobody mentions that shyt especially weird since it was in NY at 1Oak

I remember that
Story disappeared like a fart in a hurricane

 

[Morethan1]

Faction of NBA players hesitant on restarting season in Orlando bubble, sources say

ADRIAN WOJNAROWSKISenior NBA Insider5:58 PM ET3 Minute Read

How the NBA will handle players hesitant to restart in 'bubble'
Adrian Wojnarowski explains that there is a group of NBA players that are hesitant on wanting to return to basketball due to a number reasons including family concerns and the coronavirus pandemic.
As a faction of NBA players hold conference calls to discuss uncertainty about restarting the season in the Orlando bubble, the NBA and Players Association are agreeing on a plan that would allow players to stay home without consequences, sources told ESPN.


There were 40 to 50 players on and off a conference call in the past 24 hours discussing a number of concerns centered on the restart in Orlando, but there's been no formal petitioning to the NBPA among any group wanting out of the 22-team resumption, sources said.

As players have started to come to terms with the restrictive and isolated nature of the Orlando bubble --- including no visitors until after the first round of the playoffs nearly seven weeks after the opening of mid-July training camp -- there's been increased dialogue about the prudence of restarting the season for a number of players, especially those on non-championship contenders, sources said.

Executives and coaches around the NBA have had significant concern about how players will adapt to an environment unlike any they've ever experienced -- and how those hurdles could impact the sustained competitive drive for teams. And many have worried, too, especially on those teams that aren't title contenders, if some players will start seeking avenues to bypass the resumption all together.

Players are citing a number of concerns, including family situations, the inability to leave the Disney World Resort campus, COVID-19 and the implications surrounding the emergence of social justice causes in the country, sources said. Participants in Orlando -- including players -- will not be allowed to leave the bubble environment without a 10-day quarantine upon returning to the Disney grounds, sources said.

 

[pete clemenza]

Not sure if this is going to work actually. Three months off, playing in Orlando would be like a painful massive long road trip with no home court advantage, while Covid and George Floyd still fresh on everyone's mind. We'll see

 

[Wargames]

Not sure if this is going to work actually. Three months off, playing in Orlando would be like a painful massive long road trip with no home court advantage, while Covid and George Floyd still fresh on everyone's mind. We'll see

It might inspire some to up their games. For example roleplayers not having to deal with the stress of opposing crowds..... I do expect some people to go off

 

[Morethan1]

 

[ALonelyDad]

So they don't want to play because of the restrictions?

They do know 100K+ died and #s going back up? Some of them won't even be there for more than 2 weeks

 

[Paper Boi]

then let them sit out.

 

[LexDiamonds]

The ones who sit out ain't getting paid. We'll see who is willing to do with out that $$$

 

[Born2BKing]

Orlando fukking sucks. Don't blame them