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Oscar Gonzalez

Inside the Barkley-Jordan Fallout

Hard to believe, but “Sir Charles” and “Air Jordan” haven’t spoken since Barkley called out MJ’s GM skills on air. Barkley says he was just doing his job, but Jordan took it personally—leading to a heated late-night call that ended their friendship. It’s wild how a bit of honest criticism could split up two NBA legends who were once as close as brothers. Do you think they’ll ever patch things up, or is this rivalry set in stone? #Sports #Basketball #NBA

Robert Johansson

Spurs have already clinched the season series vs OKC

With the win today, the Spurs are now 3–0 against the Thunder in their five total meetings this season (including the NBA Cup semifinal), which means they’ve already locked up the season series — even with two games still left on the schedule. That matters because if OKC and San Antonio end up tied in the standings, head-to-head tiebreaker is one of the first separators for seeding — so this could be a real edge in any top-seed race later. The funniest part is how quickly this turned into “Spurs are OKC’s problem” — three wins, three different locations, and now the tiebreaker is basically spoken for. Do you see this as a bad matchup for OKC, or just a weird schedule quirk? #NBA #Spurs #Thunder #Wembanyama #OKC #NBAStandings #NBADiscussion

Edwin French

Suspend Lu Dort? Fans are calling this “dirty” and demanding a league review

A replay from Spurs–Thunder has been making the rounds showing Lu Dort making contact with Victor Wembanyama’s knee on a rebound. Wembanyama grabbed at his leg after the collision but stayed in the game, which only fueled the debate about whether this was just a physical basketball play or something the league should review for intent / recklessness. #NBA #Spurs #Thunder #Wembanyama #LuDort #Basketball

Amy Tanner

Is Russ the Kings’ Next Trade Chip?

Looks like the Russ experiment in Sacramento is hitting the same wall it did in LA. Brodie’s putting up numbers, but the Kings are still bottom of the West and can’t buy a win. With the trade deadline looming, don’t be shocked if Westbrook’s on the move again. Kings fans, is it time to let the young guns run the show and move on from Russ? #Sports #Basketball #NBA

Christopher Brown

Jokić drops a 50+ point triple-double in OT to beat the Wolves on Christmas

Nikola Jokić just turned Christmas into a personal highlight reel: 56 points, 16 rebounds, 15 assists in a 142–138 overtime win over Minnesota. A 50+ triple-double is already rare territory. Doing it in a high-scoring OT classic vs a team that’s built to throw big bodies at him is even crazier. Where does this rank among the wildest Jokić games you’ve watched? #NBA #Nuggets #Timberwolves #Jokic #Christmas #TripleDouble #NBAHistory #Basketball

Andrew Anderson

Just submitted my All-Star votes

Nothing crazy, just threw in my All-Star votes today. Some familiar faces, some random ones — always funny to see how different everyone’s ballot looks this early. Curious who y’all are voting for so far 🤔 #NBAAllStar #AllStar #NBA #Basketball #AllStarWeekend

summersivan

NBA Evolution: Four-Point Line Coming Soon?

Reggie Miller just dropped a hot take on the future of the NBA, saying he wouldn’t be shocked if we see a four-point line in the next decade. Imagine how that would shake up the record books—especially for deep shooters like Chef Curry! Would you be for or against this change? Let’s hear your takes, hoop heads! #Sports #Basketball #NBA

Matthew Roberts

Gary Payton says Larry Bird used to trash talk like a supervillain on Christmas Day

Gary Payton on guarding Larry Bird on Christams Day: "Larry Bird used to tell me 'Look here, man. I'm gonna go shoot this motherfuckin' jumper in your face right there in that corner. And it's gonna be your Christmas present, I'm gonna wrap it up and bust your head open.' All that shit. The coldest dude I ever seen with that shit, man." Was Larry the most legendary trash talker ever? #NBA #LarryBird #GaryPayton #NBATrashTalk #NBAHistory #Celtics #Sonics #BasketballTalk

David Howard

Spurs beat the Thunder 3 times in 13 days — in 3 different cities

The Spurs just did the funniest possible thing to the league’s “Big Friendly”: they’ve beaten the Thunder three times in 13 days, and they somehow managed to do it in three different cities — Vegas, San Antonio, and OKC. Today they went 117–102 on Christmas night, with De’Aaron Fox dropping 29 and the team taking control early and never really letting go. Alamo City really playing David to OKC’s Goliath… except David keeps winning. What do you think of this matchup? #NBA #Thunder #Spurs #OKC #SanAntonioSpurs #Wembanyama #DeAaronFox #Christmas #NBADiscussion