Posted on 06/11/2019 9:39:15 AM PDT by BenLurkin
Plus the entire team went to visit obamatard instead of Trump.
I am totally alright for Trump-hater Durant to be treated like sh*t..
I’m used to Toronto assholes as I was born in Saskatchewan. We’ve known for a long time they are morons in Canada..
There’s that, and also it is an outlet for tribal instincts that modern society has suppressed. We can’t go and pillage the town next door anymore when we want to show our dominance so we do it vicariously by watching our team beat theirs at sports.
The unfortunate side of the NBA game is that it has evolved into violence that would never have been allowed 40 years ago. The officials were even directed to call hand checking back in the 80’s and 90”. And with it’s redefinition in 2004 it got ridiculous as it allowed the offensive player to use the off hand to open a hole basically right though his opponent. Jabbar made a career out of sweeping the left hand for his hook. And it has blossomed into today’s hits that rival hockey that are not called.
So if you desire to allow the violence, then that’s the type of person you will get to watch. I can go out on the street and see this type of thing for free.
And if you think it isn’t planned out with the Players Assn., the owners, and the players themselves, if you look in the comment section in the back of the rule book and the case book, you’ll find the entry: “Just because there is contact, to include violent contact, does not constitute a foul.” And you’ll find this in the NCAA and National Federation of High Schools rule books also.
There currently 5 players in the NBA that have never fouled out. But of those premier players, none would be considered stars. But if you go back a short distance, the 2010 season, you’ll find an interesting display of what appears to be preferential treatment to sell seats and beer:
Amare Stoudemire - 353 time contact - 311 he got the call
Kobe Bryant - 276 - got call 236
LaBron James - 309 - 269
Kevin Durant - 261 - 231
Dwayne Wade - 356 - 315
Blake Griffin - 346 - 309
Kevin Love - 236 - 213
Chris Bosh - 231 - 219
Derrick Rose - 253 - 239
Each one a major part of the team, each one needs to stay on the floor to sell programs. Coincidence? Yeah right.
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I did not notice they were cheering when KD was hurt. I did, however, take note of them singing their national anthem. They had a guy come out and start it, then he shut up and let the crowd sing it. It was incredible. I have never seen people sing our anthem like that and it was impressive. Literally the entire arena was singing “Oh Canada” at the top of their lungs. Amazing.
Sorry I missed it. Was watching a Dodgers reliever throw away (literally) a 3-1 lead over the Angels.
So, Durant and his fellow teammates can smear the President and refuse a trip to the White House but we’re supposed to feel sorry for one of them when fans cheer after he gets hurt? I don’t feel the least bit sorry for him.
So, Durant and his fellow teammates can smear the President and refuse a trip to the White House but we’re supposed to feel sorry for one of them when fans cheer after he gets hurt? I don’t feel the least bit sorry for him.
LOL, if the Leafs were in The Stanley Cup Final, Toronto people would be like, “Who are the Raptors?”
To be fair, “Oh Canada” is shorter and easier to sing. “The Star Spangled Banner” is a mouthful.
Yep. Vicarious tribal warfare.
It is not as though he will lose any of his millions of dollars (pretty good pay rate for “slaves” who are “owned”).
Later today I saw a video of Raptors fans in a bar that were cheering like they just won the finals when Durant went down hurt. Bad form. Even if you are secretly happy about it, you just can’t show it like that.
and today they get three or four or even five steps from some of the low lites I have seen on ESPN-CNN-PMSNBC sports news with that Ex-ESPN, former new loud mouth Keith Oberstrumfuhler, the liberal lying NAZI of the liberal news.
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