General NBA thread

[1995hoo]

The Detroit Pistons won a game for the first time in 2 months. This broke their 28 game losing streak and advanced the team to 3-29.

I don't pay much attention to the NBA, seeing as how I grew up in (and live in) an area without NBA-level basketball. But there's something kind of weird about the Pistons having had a 28-game losing streak yet not, as of this afternoon, having the worst record in the league—the Wizards are presently on a 16-game losing streak and have a worse overall record than Detroit.

And, fun fact, if the Wizards don't win another game for the next 11, they will try to avoid tying the record for most consecutive losses by playing... the Pistons.

Well, this is now moot. The Wizards failed to do their part.

[Hunty2022]

The Wizards and Spurs are eliminated from playoff contention.

[Stephane Dumas]

The Wizards and Spurs are eliminated from playoff contention.

To think there was a time, an era not far away when the Spurs was a big powerhouse...

[JayhawkCO]

The Wizards and Spurs are eliminated from playoff contention.

To think there was a time, an era not far away when the Spurs was a big powerhouse...

They'll come again soon enough with Wemby.

[The Ghostbuster]

Tonight, I am attending my first NBA game in 30 years. I will be at Fiserv Forum watching the Milwaukee Bucks take on the Los Angeles Lakers. I will be attending the game with my uncle. I have had this game marked on my calendar since I got my basketball magazine before the season began. The real reason I'm attending this game is to see my favorite player LeBron James in action, since he is at the tail end of his career. My mother once saw Michael Jordan play, and this may be my last chance to see LeBron James play.

[triplemultiplex]

I'm enjoying being able to watch a few Bucks games over-the-air this spring, just like ye olden days when they'd put on a few Brewers and Bucks games each season on WMLW.  Perhaps the pending death of regional market sports cable channels has a silver lining.

[Henry]

The Wizards and Spurs are eliminated from playoff contention.

Add the Pistons, Hornets, Trail Blazers and Grizzlies to that list.

[Henry]

The Wizards and Spurs are eliminated from playoff contention.

Add the Pistons, Hornets, Trail Blazers and Grizzlies to that list.

And the Raptors and Jazz too.

[bing101]

https://apnews.com/article/bronny-james-nba-draft-c61a2e0d1834b6f86d27abc941c981bb?user_email=150ac7711ce8b1b19cf5248a92d9ad5f5d716cfc4d7bde616aa4256dbf42b199&utm_medium=APNews_Alerts&utm_source=Sailthru_AP&utm_campaign=news%20alert%20-%20bronny%20james%20-%20040524&utm_term=AP%20News%20Alerts

Bronny James to enter NBA Draft. 

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Bronny James will enter the NBA draft after one season at Southern California that was shortened by his recovery from cardiac arrest.
The 19-year-old son of LeBron James announced Friday on his Instagram account that he also plans to retain his college eligibility and will enter the transfer portal.
"I've had a year with some ups and downs but all added to growth for me as a man, student and athlete," James wrote.
James posted his decision hours before USC was set to introduce Eric Musselman as its new coach. He replaces Andy Enfield, who left on Monday to become coach at SMU.

[SEWIGuy]

But also the transfer portal. My guess is that we will see him somewhere else in college next year.

[Alps]

I sure wouldn't take on that risk without him having a chance to prove himself.

[Ted$8roadFan]

I sympathize with Bronny. He has a near impossible job in front of him, no matter where he goes or what he does.

[JayhawkCO]

I sympathize with Bronny. He has a near impossible job in front of him, no matter where he goes or what he does.

And he's not particularly good. (By NBA standards, for sure, but by high level NCAA standards, he didn't do much either.)

[bing101]

https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nba/2024/04/17/kings-defeat-warriors-play-in-tournament-will-play-pelicans/73351822007/


Yes Sacramento Kings beat the Warriors!

This is the only sport that a Norcal rivalry will remain. Instead of a Bay Bridge series it is the I-80 series with Solano County as one of the places in Northern California split with both Kings and Warriors fans.

[JayhawkCO]

And the Lakers "won" the right to get swept by the Nuggets for the second consecutive year.

[The Ghostbuster]

I am happy that Lebron James and the Lakers won over New Orleans for the second straight game. The Pelicans were a lot more competitive this time, and it took being perfect from the free throw line to get it done, but a win is a win. I fully expect the Lakers to fall to the Nuggets, just like last season, but I hope it isn't a sweep. I was even more happy to see the Sacramento Kings send the Golden State Warriors back to San Francisco with their tails between their legs. I'm sure Kings' fans feel the same way since Golden State bounced their team from the playoffs in seven games in the first-round last year.

[JayhawkCO]

And the Lakers "won" the right to get swept by the Nuggets for the second consecutive year.

Mmmhmmm.

[JayhawkCO]

And the Lakers "won" the right to get swept by the Nuggets for the second consecutive year.

Mmmhmmm.

Mmmmmmmhmmmmmm.