2021-22 Around the NBA Thread

[JCSunsfan]

Still kind of weak this happens now. It's a serious surgery and I doubt it wasn't discussed previously. Why is just now happening? Did he hold off to ensure his way out of Philly? This raises more questions than provides answers.

Steve Nash had said publicly he did not need it. I assume that was the opinion of team doctors. It looks like he went outside the team and got his own opinion and had his own surgery.

Gotta wonder what is going on in Philly to turn two #1 picks into mental basketcases.

 

[Cheesebeef]

Still kind of weak this happens now. It's a serious surgery and I doubt it wasn't discussed previously. Why is just now happening? Did he hold off to ensure his way out of Philly? This raises more questions than provides answers.

Not to me. You hold off on back surgery for as long as humanly possible because once you do ANYTHING to the back and discs, it’s never the same structurally. The disc doesn’t regenerate and heal like broken bones do. So it is the absolute LAST step anyone with a back surgery wants to take.

Because once you’ve had one back surgery, especially that young, you can bet your ass there’s going to be another down there road.

 

[JCSunsfan]

Not to me. You hold off on back surgery for as long as humanly possible because once you do ANYTHING to the back and discs, it’s never the same structurally. The disc doesn’t regenerate and heal like broken bones do. So it is the absolute LAST step anyone with a back surgery wants to take.

Because once you’ve had one back surgery, especially that young, you can bet your ass there’s going to be another down there road.

Sounds to me like the team was telling him he did not need it, but he got a second opinion after the season that said he did.

There is a lot of scamming/fraud in the back injury/surgery industry. Hope he got good advice.

 

[Phrazbit]

Sounds to me like the team was telling him he did not need it, but he got a second opinion after the season that said he did.

There is a lot of scamming/fraud in the back injury/surgery industry. Hope he got good advice.

I wouldn't be at all surprised if the primary motivation is to build his case that the Sixers owe him his full salary.

 

[Cheesebeef]

I wouldn't be at all surprised if the primary motivation is to build his case that the Sixers owe him his full salary.

Interesting. Never considered that.

Welcoming on a lifetime of likely pain for 15 million, when you’ve already made over a 100 million… definitely an interesting scenario.

 

[Mainstreet]

Robert Covington agrees to a 2 year, $24 million contract extension with Clippers.

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[95pro]

Robert Covington agrees to a 2 year, $24 million contract extension with Clippers.

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Thats a good deal

 

[elindholm]

No sign of Rachel Nichols in these playoffs.

Remind me which team she's on?

 

[95pro]

Remind me which team she's on?

Team ESPN

 

[Mainstreet]

I thought Rachel Nichols was no longer with ESPN.

Rachel Nichols officially leaves ESPN after settlement

Sports media personality Rachel Nichols and ESPN have mutually agreed to part ways amid fallout over comments she made about diversity at the network. Sources told The New York Post on Wednesday that both sides reached a settlement agreement for Nichols to pursue other opportunities. Nichols...

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[AzStevenCal]

I thought Rachel Nichols was no longer with ESPN.

Rachel Nichols officially leaves ESPN after settlement

Sports media personality Rachel Nichols and ESPN have mutually agreed to part ways amid fallout over comments she made about diversity at the network. Sources told The New York Post on Wednesday that both sides reached a settlement agreement for Nichols to pursue other opportunities. Nichols...

news.yahoo.com

Yeah, she's been gone for awhile. They fired her and then they settled up because she had a pretty solid legal case against them.

I know a lot of fans didn't like her, she annoyed me at times too but for the most part I thought she was very good at her job. And I can't say that for a lot of the on air talent at ESPN.

 

[Mainstreet]

For the second consecutive season, Nikola Jokic is voted MVP.

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[Mainstreet]

Trail Blazers promote Joe Cronin to GM position.

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[Ronin]

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[Mainstreet]

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Anyone who likes horses is good with me.

 

[Proximo]

Trail Blazers promote Joe Cronin to GM position.

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Yeah, that's not happening. He just must not realize it yet.

 

[Proximo]

Anyone who likes horses is good with me.

I gotta say I really like this guy, in fact he might be my favorite non suns player.

 

[Mainstreet]

I gotta say I really like this guy, in fact he might be my favorite non suns player.

The same here. I like Nikola Jokic off the court.

 

[Mainstreet]

Zach Kleiman of Memphis Grizzlies wins NBA Executive of the Year.

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[Ouchie-Z-Clown]

Zach Kleiman of Memphis Grizzlies wins NBA Executive of the Year.

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Deserved

 

[Ronin]

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[Ronin]

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[Ronin]

NBA Looking Into Alleged Domestic Incident Involving Rajon Rondo

<p>The NBA is aware of an alleged domestic incident involving veteran guard Rajon Rondo and is in the process of gathering more information, league spokesperson Mike Bass told Malika An

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[Ronin]

Thunder’s Derrick Favors Picks Up 2022/23 Player Option

<p>Oklahoma City Thunder center Derrick Favors has officially picked up his $10.2 million option for the 2022-23 season, per The Athletic’s Shams Charania.</p> <p>This was all but a courtesy

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[GatorAZ]

OKC is going to be so good in 2-3 years.