The web is shedding its thoughts over Kelly Oubre Jr.’s hit-and-run claims
In the event you went to mattress final evening pondering that it’s a disgrace that the 76ers Kelly Oubre Jr. was injured in a hit-and-run accident on Saturday whereas strolling alone in Philly, you’ll have been confused this morning to see a lot of X (previously Twitter) shedding its collective thoughts and suggesting the Oubre Jr. faked the crash, presumably to get out of taking part in for the 76ers? Which might have been a plausible state of affairs in lots of different seasons, however Philly is presently 7-3 and Oubre solely joined the staff on the finish of September. And anyway, James Harden is the Clippers’ drawback now. Learn Extra
Chris Paul is the NBA’s Ric Aptitude — the dirtiest participant within the recreation
The extra issues change, the extra they have an inclination to remain the identical. This sentence describes Chris Paul to a T. He’s on one other new staff, but it surely’s the identical ol’ soiled CP3. On the undercard of the MMA major occasion that broke out throughout Golden State’s In-Season Match recreation in opposition to Minnesota Tuesday evening, Paul was featured trying to take Mike Conley’s knees out. Not solely did Paul try this pointless transfer, however he succeeded in dropping Conley to the ground over a free ball. Learn Extra
Rudy Gobert could be the least-respected star in NBA historical past
In the event you haven’t seen it by now, you’ve both been asleep or in a cave with Aaron Rodgers over the previous 14 hours. We had one other NBA skirmish Tuesday evening, however this time it escalated into an all-out brawl with everyone’s favourite Warrior, Draymond Inexperienced, in the course of the mayhem. And, after all, the participant he put his arms on (or arms round his neck) was Timberwolves heart Rudy Gobert. A man who could be essentially the most disrespected participant of observe in NBA historical past. Learn Extra
Oh, nice, now Zion Williamson needs to take basketball significantly
Whereas it’s nice that Zion Williamson is lastly able to shed his life as an influencer for a profession in skilled basketball, nobody needs to listen to the frustrations of a participant who hasn’t performed in a single consequential NBA recreation. The New Orleans Pelicans’ ahead doesn’t sound completely happy together with his function, and is both being held again by the coaches, or studying that the sport is lots tougher once you’re not bodily superior to the opposite 9 guys on the ground. Learn Extra
The NBA’s in-season tourney courts are predictably a clown present
There could also be no higher analogy for the way shallow the NBA’s new in-season event is than the league’s gaudy courts. The colourful flooring have been thrown collectively as a method to differentiate common season video games from in-season event video games although they nonetheless rely towards the common season. Along with the Dallas Mavericks’ court docket being held up by a producing subject, a number of gamers have complained about slipping, and bizarre lifeless spots on the court docket. Learn Extra
Draymond Inexperienced wins one other private battle — at Golden State’s expense
Tuesday evening’s Warriors-Timberwolves rematch was marketed as an In-season Match group play match. As an alternative, a Draymond Inexperienced slobberknocker broke out. Early within the first quarter, Klay Thompson and Jaden McDaniels bought right into a tussle, Rudy Gobert did what occurs in 1,000 routine NBA fights, by trying to separate Thompson from his McDaniels. Proper when feelings ought to have been easing up, Inexperienced’s entrance music blared in his head and he noticed the pretext for an pointless flex chokehold on Gobert. After squeezing Rudy like a Go-Gurt for nearly 10 seconds, gamers and officers lastly bought Inexperienced to calm down. Learn Extra
Jordan Poole and Kyle Kuzma are the Kobe and Shaq of the Tanking Title
It’s by no means a great factor when your two superstars are trending on social media after one other loss. That has turn into the norm for Jordan Poole and Kyle Kuzma. Their first run-in with infamy got here when Poole lobbed an oop to Kuzma off the backboard whereas shedding by 20. Collectively they’re the Bennifer of professional basketball. They’re an unholy basketball marriage of inconvenience, horrible on-court chemistry, producers of poor field workplace stats, however who see themselves as megastars within the making. On Monday evening, the Raptors trailed the Wizards by 16 with 7:25 left in regulation. In that point, the Wizards staged a magnum opus in dysfunction, and by no means hit one other area objective throughout Toronto’s ensuing 19-1 run. Learn Extra
Draymond Inexperienced is straight out of the WWE — and the NBA is best for it
There’s a cause that skilled wrestling has remained widespread for many years although the motion is scripted. The enterprise understands that with a purpose to promote a narrative there must be a hero and a heel. Cheering is enjoyable, however jeering is cathartic. In staff sports activities, the heel is routinely included just like the charger with a brand new telephone. You root to your favourite staff in opposition to the entire others. Nevertheless, there are some heels that transcend merely competing in a unique metropolis’s jersey. Learn Extra
Will Kelly Oubre Jr.’s hit-and-run accident void his contract?
Was the 76ers’ ahead injured by a car or doing one thing else?
