Are there any basketball fans on DL?

Yes. It's fun to watch occasionally.

The game was ruined when the players abandoned shorts and adopted board shorts. It's hideous now.

The two powerful stallions, left and right bookends.

I like watching old clips of the some of the greats I never got to see. Jerry West below.

Yes, but you and I might be the only ones. Happy to discuss playoffs with you but I suspect it will not be a popular topic lol.

Sixers JJ Reddick (ex-Duke) has always been my NBA man crush.

R5, nice. I sometimes enjoy some college basketball for the eye candy.

When will these silly ugly shorts go away? Bring back the short basketball shorts of the 70s!

Like their pits when they shoot.

Who's the big guy on the right?

R9, I don't know but he must be tall. Close to 7 feet probably.

I went to my first NBA game in March. It was fun, but, like everything in Toronto, stupidly over-priced.

I like all the guys without tattoos like Russell Westbrook, Embiid, Been Simmons, Jimmy Butler and Tobias Harris.

I like Kyle Lowry's big booty. Some women must be jealous of a man with such big buttocks 🤣🤣

Bump

Why are those hot mins wearing skirts?

Man what I would do to worship those guys big feet.

Go Golden State!

I love watching their hairy pits.

One can smell the pheromones.

Long suffering Knick fan here.

I like this redhead, Gordon Hayward.

I could be a basketball player fan, but the game itself eludes me. I used to like that cute guy from Duke.

I like all of the hairy pits.

I was glad the Pelicans got 1st in the lottery pick yesterday

Steph Curry adjusting his package on a beach.

When does the shirts vs. skins game take place?

Here's a picture of team skin....

^"basket" ball

R24 why the fuck ? He will just ask for a trade in a few years like the unibrow! No one wants to play for that loser organization or live in that humid:

I enjoy some playoff basketball. Too much of the regular season is meh and it's ever-more packed with ads. I'll catch the end of a close Lakers game via radio and they're ridiculous w. ads.

Someone gets fouled and in the few seconds between the whistle and free-throw or in-bounds play, the announcers will say something like, "That gives us a chance to remind everyone about Taco Tuesdays at Marongo Casino. Tacos for a buck on Tuesdays at Marongo Casino. Lonzo Ball to the line to shoot two."

By the way, as per a relative who used to work at Duke University, C. Laettner is a non-heterosexual, was and still is romantically involved w. a teammate.

[quote]C. Laettner is a non-heterosexual, was and still is romantically involved w. a teammate.

He's the one I liked at Duke.

R30 laettner is hot for a daddy.

I'm pretty much a shut-in during college hoops season as I can sit and watch games all day long. I don't watch NBA as much, although I do follow the hometown Blazers, who are most likely about to become the Curry and the Warriors next victims.

Laettner was not a "daddy" the last time I watched him play.

R33, this version of Laettner?

He was very pretty, but apparently disliked well enough that ESPN made a documentary on that topic.

I never hated him. He was the only thing that made not being able to watch As the World Turns bearable.

Chandler Parsons could fit in a gay porn.

Omri Casspi.

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R33 well he’s a daddy now

Love the pits to but so many of them shave their pits

The blazers have one really hot player.

R32, college ball has a lot of cuties, though most of whom never make it to the NBA.

Does he inhabit a heterosexual lifestyle, r39?

I thought young John Stockton was hot.

Stockton's son is twinkalicious, if you're into twinks. ]

Like father, like son

R45 the son is ugly

R42 translation more white boys in college

R47, lol, no. Only 2% of college players, of all background, make it to the pros. I like the youthful camaraderie -- they're more about the team.

I was obsessed with Laettner for a while. Lots of rumors about gayness in college, but nothing since. Divorced with 3 children.

And Guiding Light R35

David Stockton is anything but ugly.

R51 meh all I see is big ugly ears He is no where near as hot as his dad.

That's a bad picture for any other purpose than to say "David Stockton is ugly." We get the point: you want to say, over and over and over, "David Stockton is ugly." I don't know why this particular thing makes you so hard.

But he isn't. He is SO not ugly.

Young Stockton was very fuckable, especially in his little shorts.

^I wonder if Karl "the mailman" Malone ever bent Stockton over and they did the pick and roll in the locker room.

R53 awg lover

I get serious gay vibes from Brandon Clarke I think it’s the eyebrows.

It's fun to watch sometimes, though I never get too invested in it. I'm from Portland and grew up watching Blazers games because my family was into it. I honestly mainly enjoy watching sports for all the virile male eye-candy.

Only on DL is a thread about basketball completely about hairy pits and packages.

And this delightful face, r59.

That’s a dong I’d like to taste, r60.

Ewww

I like Luka Doncic.

It looks as if the guy in r60 would like to do some dong tasting as well.

R63 Didn't know about that hot player--thanks for posting.

R65, no problem.

Another I like: Kevin Love.

Showing his BJ face.

DJ Augustin.

Guys, why don't we see their VPL in the shorts? We see it all the time in soccer, it's so great to see the bulges and in Italian leagues, not only will the players will give away their jerseys to fans and they also take off their shorts to give to fans as well. So you see them in underwear...really hot!

R69, unfortunately basketball players seem to wear highly compressed-underwear which, in addition to baggy basketball shorts, prevents their pendulous dongs from swinging lewdly about.

A return to more revealing shorts is long overdue.

Americans are prudes.

I don't normally think about NBA players' cock size (I'm a lesbian)....but while watching a Utah Jazz game, I couldn't help but notice the ENORMOUS clown-shoe feet on 6'3" guard Donovan Mitchell. So, I looked it up. He wears a size-17 shoe!! That's more like a guy who is 6'8" or 6'9" (like Blake Griffin). I'll bet Donovan is packing.

Played until sophomore year in college. HUGE college basketball fan; watch NBA when nothing else is on. I had a huge crush on Sasha Vujačić, in his Lakers era.

I feel for you, R20. Life-long Lakers fan, here (which hasn't been pleasant lately), and just a *basketball* fan. Always liked the Knicks the "most" (or hated them least?) of the Eastern Conf. teams. I don't go back to the Walt Frazier/Willis Reed era....but I fondly remember seeing Bernard King play in person a few times. :-) (Buckets!)

I was really pulling for the Knicks to get the #1 pick/Zion. (assuming that the Lakers wouldn't get it). Knicks fans deserve it after so many years of mismanagement under Dolan. It's just better when the Knicks are good.

R73, re: Sasha Vujacic, you and me both. He looks like he would make a very loud, moaning bottom.

His engagement to butchy Maria Sharapova seemed very random. Hmmmm.

Sexy ass Meyers Leonard having a monster game tonight but they still might lose.

I love to see knicks fans suffwr they got the worst possible pick because they will take freaking Rj Barrett who is a ballgog chucker that will be toxic lol

I hate basketball.

R78 shoo femmy queen shoo!

Portland sucked. Seriously, they couldn't win A Game against a Golden State, who is missing 3 key players?

R80 the real west finals was the rockets/warriors series everyone knew portland and denver were pretenders!

No, I'll have to disagree. The Rockets couldn't get one on the Warriors court. I think the real series was with the Clippers (with no stars) and Warriors.

I ain't mad at this.

Jaylen Brown

Who are you rooting for tonight?

What is tonight?

R86 shoo femmy shoo The warriors will sweep

Raptors doing well so far

Jaylen!

r87 Haha, if things don't get too manipulated, it was clear they would not.

I want to lick Steph Curry’s armpits until the proverbial cows come home.

Didn't the Raptors beat GS in their regular season games?

No. The shorts are too long and loose.

🙄⤴️⤴️⤴️

I like college basketball but not the NBA. The few games I have watch of the NBA are like watching a tennis match, back and forth, back and forth, with little defense. The players seem to mostly just go through the motions until the last few minutes of the game when they start playing for real.

I once had sex with a basketball player that was so hot. He had a fuck buddy that lined me up for him.

Are there any Sasha Vujacic nudes floating out there somewhere?

There are plenty of closeted college basketball players.

Remember me?

R99 yummy

[quote]There are plenty of closeted college basketball players.

Richard Jefferson and Luke Walton, roommates in college and later lovers were probably the quintessential down low college players.

Pic: Years later, Richard dumps fiance on the wedding day and flees with Luke to go on a vacation.

Nah luke is straight

Yeah, sure, those purple trunks got Richard's fingerprints all over them.

R101 The "ditch the bitch" story really happened—the bitch-ditching part, anyway.

In R101 photo the guys to the left look like a couple.

R99, that would be a GREAT uniform for men's basketball players. Junior High, High School, College and Pro.

A really perfect solution to the current sad state of basketball uniforms.

Funny, many of them look very good but whenever I see it here I always look at the guy in the middle, right from guy who has white towel.

The warriors are choking on big fat cocks.

Curry can’t hit the broad side of the barn. He looks hot as shit with facial hair though.

They fucking woke up. Canadians in tears.

GS just have too many weapons and they decided to wake up and use them.

I really enjoy watching basketball. I'm disappointed I missed out on the 70s greats playing and the 80s too -- the Showtime Lakers vs. Celtics era.

R112 I can’t stand tbe lakers or celtics or Knicks, huge annoying stuck up fanbases

^ I felt the same way about the Chicago Bulls in the 90s.

This is Toronto's first time in the NBA finals after 25 years. It's crazy. I remember watching the Raptors' games back in the mid-'90s and lots of empty seats. Great to see they have amassed so many fans.

They played a great first half but went to shit in the second.

The men that make it in the NBA are not really the best looking.

KLAY 😍

Klay is hot

Klay loves his bulldog and is never seen with women. Also, his teammates say he's extremely private. Might he be a homosexual?

R119 god I hope so, he probably has a big dick and is a top. Love those light skins.

Klay is a hoe. He's seen with a lot of women.

R121 proof

Cant stand the shoe squeak noise or hairy dripping negro pits. Nope.

Klay hangs out with Thots.

Klay is straight

DeAngelo Russell and Devine Booker are always vacationing together and are allover each other's IG. I wonder who's the top

Oh, Deangelo! I remember he was ostracized by his Lakers teammates, when he put Nick Young on blast by posting that video of him admitting he cheated on his fiance, Iggy.

GAWD I wanna fuck Klay so hard that cum comes outta his mouth

Gasol from the raptors is sexy

Here you go R122.

....

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R126 Deangelo gets fucked by Karl anthony Towns.

I have the perfect gallery for y'all:

Kawhi Leonard is ugly but hot. Has a "gf and two kids" scenario going, but the team had to hire his "friend" when they signed him.

I was a huge fan in the 80s-90s and I left with Jordan. I've forgotten a lot of the rules/plays, but JFC are they lame now. The stand and shoot BS is not something I remember seeing in the Bird & Magic days.

No, it's all about the 3-pointer, thanks to the Splash Brothers. It's basically drive and kick. There's no need for Centers working in the post.

Con't.. .

Personally, I like the drive and kick and 3 pt. shooting. It keeps the game exciting.

I haven't really watched an NBA game since the Lakers won their last championship. Am I missing hot meat? Has the game evolved much since 2010? I know I hear complaints about it being too 'soft,' with more finesse vs the oldschool bruisers.

any nudies of klay thompson? asking for a friend

R138 talent is down especially in the eastern conference they need to do away with conferences IMO.

R140, it seems there's more importance on 3-point shooting? That's OK with me. Before it seemed like all the attention was about driving to the basket and dunking.

What do you guys think of the DeRozan/Lowry bromance? A big casualty from the Kawhi trade but clearly Toronto did the right thing. I remember Kyle being all pissy refusing to answer questions about it and media making it into a big drama with poor DeMar betrayed by the Raps and sad/mad Kyle separated from his best friend, what's up with that narrative? Trades happen all the time, besties brothers whatever-- media made it seem like it was two star-crossed lovers being taken away from each other or something-- what else do they know?? Like, sports and Toronto media were ALL over their bromance... I get they were the two superstars and were all sappy with each other and facetimed together with their kids n stuff and had great chemistry yeah-- Still. They underperformed and choked against LeBron how many times?? Who cares about friendship! (They also fucking or what?) Leafs ain't winning shit, nobody cares about the Jays, Toronto sports need to do better. Raptors better pray Leonard stays with them.

Most of the “gay” players in the league are into trannies, 🤮

r142 Ujiri fucked up with DeMar. He told him he wouldn't be traded. You never do that; you phrase it so that there's an out when it happens. DeMar was also very open about his mental health issues, which I respect him immensely for. Ujiri didn't take that into account in their relationship.

We need more latino players in the NBA, the few ones are very hot.

R145 they care more about soccer.

UNC’s Aaron Rohlman

Well, then, are there any baskets-and-balls fans?

Can't stand the pip squeak at R123.

The warriors are fucked Dynasty over

Go Toronto!

Bruh, what if KD's a 'mo and he stained his legacy with that bitchass move to the Warriors just so he could live near San Francisco and have some down-low fun in addition to cruising to the Finals and getting his rings 🤔 I dunno about the gay scene in OKC (other than fooling around with Westbrook who knows why not) but I'm sure he'd have it easier in Oakland... Hey, it's not really *that* crazy, I remember reading an ESPN article about the closeted life of an ex-NFL player who chose Stanford (then was drafted by the 49ers) since it was just a 45 min drive from SF, where he met up with his hook-ups. Just sayin'... Durant's allegedly targeting NY now tho.

Yes, I hope Durant comes to Knicks! NOT Nets! There are rumors that Kyrie is going to the Nets since he's from NJ and has already bought a house in NJ if reports are to be believed.

Charles Barkley said that Durant may be too thin-skinned for NY media!

I'm just a long suffering Knick fan who hope to see a title win in my lifetime.

Ughh!!! Toronto is beating a California team! Fuck them in the ass !

Whose tooth was that?

Wow. Shocked.

As someone who has watched a lot of sports, especially the NHL playoff run, this is on Kerr, straight up. That's a mental loss.

Did you see the segment 60min did on the Warriors? The way Curry sat (his body away from the others) was very telling. He sat next to Durant, if I remember correctly...

Curry is late to everything...he thinks he's hot shit and doesn't respect the rules and others.

Curry wasn't guarding his man, which is fine with me, because I was rooting for Toronto. I get sick of those Warrior with their noses in the air.

Go Raptors!!

Danny Green! Kyle Lowry!

I can't believe Jeremy Lin is gonna win an NBA championship!!!

Yay

I'm so conflicted. I hate the Warriors and I'm sick of them at this point but I don't want Toronto to win either, ugh, they very much won the Kawhi trade and their fans have been insufferable this season. Low-key feel bad for DeRozan. At least with the Stanley Cup Final you can always say "Fuck the Bruins" even if the Blues aren't that appealing either (and their chances aren't so good)

so do we know whose tooth fell out, onto the court?

I found the answer on twitter, if anyone else was wondering...Fred VanVleet heads to the locker room after getting an elbow to the face...and leaving a tooth on the court

Just one? And left the court? Hockey players lose half their teeth and keep playing like it's nothing. Maybe the elbow hit KO'd him?

r165 hockey players break their jaws and keep playing. At forty-two years old.

Other than that, and the ever classy Bergeron, Fuck the Bruins!

To be fair, Hockey players have helmets. He got 7 stitches, no concussion.

r167 not on their jaws.

r152 Russell Westbrook is a hot goddamn mess and any self-respecting gay, closeted or not, who gets within blowing distance of his high strung, flaming drama queen ass deserves whatever they get.

R153 lol never going to happen and a tram from freaking Canada will win one before the knicks lol You are stuck with chucker RJ Barrett lol

R166 skating on ice takes a lot less toll on your body than all the runing and jumping abnormally tall basketball players do.

r153 not while Dolan owns the team.

As much as I feel your pain (my hockey team had the worst owner in pro sports), I'm glad he micro-managed the hardwood instead of the ice. The Rangers had some good teams, and he's rumoured to be opening his chequebook for free agents this summer.

I was never a fan of basketball, did not follow it in any way. One afternoon a buddy from college asked if I wanted to go to a pro game, he was friends with the owners kids. So I went, and when we got there, the usher kept taking us father down the aisle towards the floor. I looked at my buddy like, "are we going where I think we are going?"

We were on the floor. Fucking floor seats! That is when I discovered basketball. On TV it is so removed, so high up. When you are on the floor watching these giants run back and forth, yell at each other, make insane moves, and collide, it is like nothing else.

The guys are insanely large and very handsome!

One thing about Dolan is he isn't afraid to spend. He has no problem paying for talent. But it's not his fault totally. The players don't perform when they are in the city, they are distracted by the parties, the whores and promoting their "brand" and image etc.

That's why players always win rings when they leave to go elsewhere...Many players have said they partied too much while in nyc. It was very boring in ohio, they practiced and focused more on basketball etc.

r174 I always felt that was a GM/head coach weakness. If Dolan brought in a hard ass coach & GM to get rid of the nightclub mentality, like he did for the Rangers w/ John Tortorella, it would make a difference. You have to be careful, because he can be too old school, but word would get around quick. A couple of years to teach a team system & instill discipline, then get a more laid-back guy for a Championship run.

R173 That's how my friend became a fan. She scored some free floor seats and the rest was history.

I want coitus in Kyle Lowry's big buttocks

#WeTheNorth

Tonight, we sing the anthem together all in red.

#WeTheNorth may be the best sports hashtag ever.

Hoping that I will be able to stay up for the full game--10 is my usual bedtime.

This is what the seats at Scotiabank Arena look like for fans attending Game 5 tonight

Niagara Falls will be lit up red tonight in honour of the Toronto Raptors

That's so awesome R181, thanks for the photo.

Is Trudeau a fan?

"3 down, 1 to go. Bring it home, @Raptors. #WeTheNorth"

Thanks. I'm still smitten.

Did the cunty canadians really cheer durants injury?

Curry is turning into a sexy daddy but man he is boring as shit when he talks what happened to he ballers with personality?

As a Californian, I should be rooting for the California team, but it would be nice to see a different country win a ring for a change. Go Raptors!

Damn, poor durant, they say it's a torn right Achilles tendon.

That means he's fucked right? His career is over?!

My Knicks have the worst luck!!!

[quote]Did the cunty canadians really cheer durants injury?

They sure did.

R190 karma will be a bitch

The knicks are soo stupid that they will probably sign Durant to a 5 year super max contract and he will never be the same player again.

R135: in what universe is Kawhi Leonard ugly? Of you DL'ers are something else........

I think Durant was gonna go to Nets with Kyrie.

Steph and Harden

Harden likes fat whores. Have seen him with many.

R196 you mean the kind with the huge fake asses?

I used to like Mark Madsen when he played for the Lakers. He was such a goof.

Warriors GM Bob Myers emotional over Kevin Durant injuring his Achilles

R199 I want him to fuck my boypussy

I have been watching because of the Raptors... and I'm really enjoying the game.

Surprised the fuck out of me.

Not this year since the Celtics are out. The Bruins are one away from the Stanley Cup and The Red Sox won the World Series and The Patriots won the Superbowl. It's been pretty great for us sports fans in New England.

Who's the guy in the warriors tunnel that high fives the players? They showed him during game 4 high fiving Curry after the loss.

Who's watching basketball tonight? 👀👀

GO RAPTORS!!!

#23 of the Raptors is fine!! I'm gonna Google him in a bit.

Oh yeah. Gorgeous. My new favorite athlete.

Fred VanVleet is hot!

Justin Trudeau & his kids watching tonight's game:

Mr Trudeau looks like a very refined man. That's a good pic at R208

This is an incredible game!

It is R210. Toronto is gonna take it!!

This is intense! 9.6 minutes remaining! Toronto is choking!

RAPTORS!

I just went outside for a smoke and there are a lot of people screaming and fireworks are going off.

It is chaos outside my window, but pretty easy to get caught up in the excitement.

Why are all the players black but all the ownership and commentators white?

Drake reacts to the win:

Drake is always "on". Such a phony and a control freak. He's cute, but we've seen that schtick b4

Some cute shirtless guys celebrating in Toronto:

It's annoying to hear US commentators say that because Durrant wasn't playing, it gave the Raptors an advantage. Didn't the Raptors win against Durrant and GS during the regular season?

The view from an apartment in Toronto:

R221, that's Celebration Square in Mississauga. Not Toronto.

Some cute boys showing off

Soccer star Megan Rapinoe follows Colin Kaepernick in kneeling for anthem.

"Being a gay American, I know what it means to look at the flag and not have it protect all of your liberties. It was something small that I could do and something that I plan to keep doing in the future and hopefully spark some meaningful conversation around it. It's important to have white people stand in support of people of color on this. We don't need to be the leading voice, of course, but standing in support of them is something that's really powerful."

The 31-year-old Rapinoe helped the U.S. win the World Cup last year and played in the Rio Olympics.

"It's the least I can do. Keep the conversation going," Rapinoe tweeted.

Is r224 basketball?

O Canada

Are D'Angello Russel and Devin Booker boyfriends? They vacation together every year. Their instas are filled with pics of each other. And they seem to be smitten with each other in this interview

Serge Ibaka: ‏ A kid from Congo, becoming an NBA Champion is sureal. I was not supposed to be here but I never lost faith. This is a dream come true but also an opportunity for me to remind every kid in Congo, in Africa and everywhere that anything is possible. Thank you Toronto and Canada 🇨🇦

R228, I also love the heart and very positive attitude of Pascal Siakam aka "Spicy P". This kid from Cameroon only started playing basketball at 15. One can tell he does not have the smooth moves of someone who started playing at a much earlier age. He's just pure raw talent. Still lots of room to improve.

He's bilingual which makes him perfect for Canada.

Now there's a big controversy about Masai assaulting a police officer---the cop says that Masai struck him after the cop asked for credentials. But a Warrior's fan has come forward saying that the cop never asked for ID and the cope is one who pushed Masai first.

Oh, and apparently this is the same PD where they "accidently" retweeted a white nationalist.

Poor guy can't even get a day to celebrate his team winning. No wonder NFL players want to take a knee.

Good for Toronto and all, but basketball isn't really Canada's game. The Raptors won because they can afford to pay the best players, most of whom are American not because they have some great basketball history/legacy. Yes, of course every winning team can afford the best athletes, but in this case is this really a win for Canada when there are hardly any Canadians in the NBA? It's like if Australia decided to put money into an NHL franchise, stacked the team with players from hockey playing nations (Canada, Russia, US). It wouldn't really be some Australian accomplishment.

Yeah, that cop was being an ass, R230. I felt sorry for the coach.

I was rooting for the Raptors, but DAMN Klay is SO HOT.

Wow, Golden State went down in flames, losing a title and losing two star players.

Justin Trudeau:

Hey @SpeakerPelosi – sorry our bet didn’t work out for you but I’m looking forward to those California delicacies you owe me. I like dark chocolate, by the way. #WeTheNorth

Nancy Pelosi:

You had quite a win, @JustinTrudeau. I’m still recovering. Still gathering my California delicacies. Wasn’t prepared to lose. Congratulations to @NBA champions #WeTheNorth – truly great competitors who won over truly great @warriors.

Kyrie

Toronto deserved the win but aside from the series against the Sixers (which was all Kawhi), I felt like Lowry should have been in contention for MVP instead. He was WAY better in that final game. I still feel bad about him and DeRozan. If they're not gay together they're at least way closer than just a typical 'sports bromance'.

Furkan Korkmaz of the 76ers is my current basketball crush. I want him to Furk me.

Plant Guy

The big question now seems to be will KL stay in Toronto? From his interviews, it seems like the most important thing to him is being able to play healthy for a long time. Well, the Raptors tailored a "load management" program for him - which meant he missed playing about 22 games last year. Will any other team be on board with him sitting out so many games?

The big question about whether Trump would invite the Raptors to the WH could easily be answered.

All Trudeau has to do is invite the Raptors to Parliament Hill/Rideau Hall and then as a surprise guest...invite Obama.

Trump would go ballistic and not invite them so that would be a good way of getting out of whether or not to turn down the invitation.

Why Kawhi Leonard might actually stay in Toronto

That's a good read R242, thanks for posting.

Tracy McGrady tells Kawhi Leonard to stay with the Raptors

R243- I doubt that getting free food or fan adoration is high on his list...but the way his health was handled is probably a priority and so is winning. The Raptors can give him both along with money.

And if he's smart, he'll replay that clip of Kevin Durant lying in a hospital bed. It doesn't take much to change your entire career if you don't have the support of the team on the side of your health.

Exactly R245

It's also the whole big fish/small pond thing. A lot to be said for that. Really depends on your personality.

R243, you're welcome.

I think the only team Kawhi is possibly considering is the LA Clippers since he may want to stay close to family. But it will be a total gamble. In Toronto he has a good team of guys, coaching staff, and management. And, the whole city and the actually the whole country is behind him. Very hard to leave that behind.

With Anthony Davis going to the Lakers, the Lakers with Lebron and AD are again major contenders. I expect the Lakers to take the West.

Even Charles Barkley thinks Kawhi should stay in Toronto.

R246, Kawhi is so low-key that he and his GF/wife are not even on social media. They recently had a baby boy and the media does not even know the baby's name. That's how much they've shunned the limelight. So, the big fish/small pond "thing" is a non-issue.

r248 the other 'low-key' part is the "personal assistant/friend" the Raptors hired with Kawhi. In TO, he's more likely to be protected than in LA (or Cali generally)

Why would anyone chose Toronto over LA?

I think even if Kawhi goes to the Clippers, Lebron and AD with the Lakers would attract all the attention since that's just how Lebron rolls. Kawhi can still stay very private.

r250 If he's serious about winning, and wants to stay healthy, the article makes a case for a short-term contract that makes the most sense. The medical team is already in sync with Kawhi, and he knows what TO is like for a full season.

No one is suggesting TO is better off the court, but if he wants to win, it's not a bad option.

r251 the media likes its narrative, though, and that's tailor made for it. That means drama, and NBA drama is tabloid drama, not locker-room drama.

I predict Kawhi stays for another year. But, if Masai Ujiri leaves for the Washington Wizards, all bets are off.

The rumor mill in Toronto is saying that Obama was at game 2 of the finals to court Ujiri to join the Wizards. Who knows!

I have a good friend who works for the Cavs and I've been in their locker room several times. Kyrie Irving (before he was traded to Boston) and Tristan Thompson are both impressive. Lebron not so much.

R253- I thought MU still had 2 years left on his contract with the Raptors?

R250-

LA 2016: 792 people were killed by gunfire. Toronto 2018: 50 people killed by gunfire.

That might make an impression on a man whose father was shot and killed at a car wash.

R253, here's the recent visit Obama made to Canada when he caught up with Trudeau:

R257- Was it in Toronto because that kind of looks like the Steam Whistle Brewery.

R258, I think that was on Obama's stop in Ottawa.

When we're done discussing about Kawhi's decision, can we talk about suspected gay NBA players? Those pics/vids at R142 make me wonder about how deep is that DeRozan/Lowry friendship... I have a friend from DC who told me a guy on the Wizards likes dudes —not Dwight— (and also that half the team is riddled with STDs). Also mentioned a couple dudes from the Heat. Kawhi reminds me a little bit of Crosby (the hockey player), the same robot jokes, extremely low-key, media leaves them alone, not much clue about their personal lives... well Kawhi has the confirmed gf and kids, but I had never heard about the hired friend thing someone mentioned above, hmm, if it's true, I mean, it could be just a close friend, it's not uncommon for famous people to hook old friends up with jobs (actually, Crosby also got a childhood friend a job with the Pens), could be just nepotism. But also, that made me remember Tim Duncan, the gossip about his ex-wife allegedly saying after they divorced that he had a man on the DL, lived with his bff for four years and the bff even lived with the married couple for two years before Tim bought him an apt-- crazy story, that was in 2013, most people brushed it off as a vindictive bitch ex trying to trash a poor man's reputation... We can get on that kind of speculation too, now that the season is over.

R255, MU's contract expires in 2021. This G&M writer thinks it will be status quo. We'll find out by month's end.

Incidentally, Kawhi's birthday is June 29.

r261 Kelly is a great writer, but I don't believe he's known as having any inside track at MLSE, or anywhere else.

r256 per capita, the percentage might be closer. I'm too lazy to do the math.

Kevin Love is breathtaking! So is his dog.

Justin Trudeau is scheduled to join the Raptors celebration in Toronto tomorrow, flying in and out to be at Nathan Phillips Square for 12:30 p.m.

Hilarious! There's a fake Kawhi signing autographs and taking selfies.

Class Act

There must be about 2 million people at that parade. It's basically wall to wall people along the route for 2 miles. And they had to shut down Nathan Phillips Square because it's at capacity.

Kawai's having a good time - smoking a cigar and wearing his Boardman Gets Paid t-shirt.

There are more people at the parade than there was for Trump's inauguration.

#5MoreYears is trending.

That appears to be Uncle Dennis in the white shirt also cheering #5MoreYears!

Marc Gasol and ALL OF TORONTO on another level

Masai Ujiri hugs Prime Minister Justin Trudeau:

Justin Trudeau and Kyle Lowry chat:

Doug Ford should have known better than to show up and get booed. Does he think fans forget that he voted "no" for a Raptors' practice facility??

Who is Cris Carter? He says that there are 5 teams that could have a chance to get Kawhi but he seems to think Toronto has the edge because of how they handled Kawhi's injury.

R273, here's the story:

Ontario Premier Doug Ford was greeted with a chorus of boos when he was announced to the crowd at the Raptors parade:

Doug Ford booed:

Annnnd.... 4 people shot-serious, but not life threatening injuries. Three in custody, 2 handguns seized.

JFC Toronto. Of course, police aren't giving any details. Bullshit.

R277, and meanwhile the Conservative Party is doing everything it can to fight the Liberal Government's attempt to bring in gun control.

The Raptors with Justin Trudeau:

So, now, Mark and Pao Gasol have rings? Is this the first time two brothers in the NBA got rings?

Trudeau interviewed about the Raptors:

Kawhi Leonard is so fine.

R280, yes.

Marc Gasol was the STAR of the parade.

Which player has the biggest dick

Trudeau at the Raptors Parade:

Trudeau at the Raptors Parade:

Trudeau & his kids:

Trudeau & his kids:

R283 Thanks.

r278 these are criminal gangs fighting over drug turf. Gun control would do nothing here. But no one will say that, because they're black gangs.

Kawhi poking fun at his laugh was cute (at the parade).

He's interested in the Clippers and he isn't entertaining any interviews with the Flakers.

Do the Lakers even have any $$ left after Anthony Davis?

I'd like to see him take a short-term deal, and then TO can rebuild when he leaves *&* everyone else's deals are up in a year or two.

r294 I'm not familiar with the new NBA, but I thought it was a "superstar and a high-end sidekick" kind of league, i.e. three's a crowd.

R294, excellent Lakers analysis. Only $23.7m left to play around.

Thanks R296, didn't realise they had so much surplus. Will be interesting to see what happens in the coming weeks.

The only way that Kawhi should consider leaving the Raptors is if they let him take Alex Mckechnie with him.

NBA stars reach out to draft prospect who gets ignored for Zion Williamson

Goga Bitadze

Goga Bitadze's reaction to the viral video

TBT - Mark Madsen dancing at the 2001 Lakers Victory parade

R274 Kawhi got them a championship he will hightail it out of there, cold weather aint for him.

R303- That's right. Basketball players really hate the cold winter weather - that's why there are no basketball teams in New York......

Oh. Wait.

Rj Barett is so gay.

R304 kawhi does dumbass

R305, not getting that gay vibe from RJ.

Maybe he's just Bi-lingual Canadian. :)

R307 I get it big time, he seems spoiled af also.

This NBA draft pageant is way too much

R.J. and Zion seem totally in love

Is zion crying because he has to live in New Orleans lol. He will be asking for a trade in 6 years.

Barrett looks like a drag queen out of drag to me lol

Knicks drafted a major ball hog chucker and cry baby lol Poor knicks.

RJ is pretty with juicy lips

R314 You can have him I want Jerrett Culver sexy ass light skin.

Kawhi attended a Blue Jays game tonight. Ok, the Jay were playing LA....but Kawhi was wearing a BLUE HAT! It's A SIGN!! LOL.

New Balance just set up a pre-order for Raptor's themed shoes to be shipped the week of July 1 and the website crashed. They sold out in one minute. IT'S A SIGN!

Not that it really means anything....but as someone pointed out, corporations don't do things like this on a whim.

the one on the right is dreamy; nice skin and pecs and arms.

Serge Ibaka is HOT!!!

Kawhi Leonard receives standing ovation at Blue Jays game

Ok, in the Kawhi rumorville world-----the head of "CargoJet" a Canadian cargo carrier, just posted a picture of himself and Kawhi. Some people were saying, oh, he's just taking a picture with a fan. But---this is the same company that has an endorsement deal with Drake and Kawhi is wearing the exact same "CJ" logo jacket that Drake wore for his contract deal with CargoJet.

So....the question is ----if Kawhi was going back to LA, why would he sign an endorsement deal with a Canadian company?

He could just be using the cargo company to ship his stuff to LA

Can anyone else not stand Ayesha Curry?

R322- I don't think that's why he's wearing a CJ jacket. In the instagram post, CargoJet says "welcome to the family". That sounds more like an endorsement deal.

We took "Name the 90's" to the #NBADraft and these NBA players are WAY younger than you thought

Coby white is ugly and has an extremely punchable face and I wanna cut off that nappy afro as well!

Oh, shut your pie-hole, R326 . Coby White's reaction to his UNC teammate Cam Johnson being drafted #11 was one of most genuine displays of joy (and surprise) that I've seen on any draft night.

This guy is so fucking sexy. Another light skin 🤤 He has an amazing ass also. Too bad he is going to the fucking sixers with their toxic fanbase.

Wish this hottie was gay or actually came out but this is nice.

R260 There's a guy on the Hawks, too.

Name names!

I desperately want Kevin Love and Turkish amazon Enes Kanter to blast their DNA inside me--simultaneously.

Knicks strike out big time in free agency lol

I too find Enes Kanter really sexy. There was a thread about him awhile back. He has hardcore BDF and seems like a sweet guy in interviews. I imagine his dick is massive—unfortunately cut though, since he's Muslim. I still want him in me, balls deep.

Knicks dodged a bullet. KD is damaged goods and will be 32 when he plays again. KD is finished.

R335 still better than anything on their roster, they signed a bunch of mediocre forwards sunday. RJ barrett will be a disaster, a ball hog brick layer.

Yo, check the stats. players stop playing after 2years after KD's type of injury. Knicks would have been crazy to offer max deal to a cripple.

Ben can’t shoot, and it’s weird.

R339 aussies are overated as fuck

Anyone here watch Bleacher Report's "Game of Zones"? I especially loved this one from last year, about the 2017-18 rookie class (and NBA 2K). "At least I take shots, Benny One-Point!" LMAO. The whole thing is a crack up; I was in tears the first time I saw it.

Ridgecrest Earthquake = 7.1 on richter scale

Kawhi & Paul George to Clippers = 9.9 on richter scale

So Dwight Howard says he's not gay.......

He’s straight he just likes tranny dick!

Are there any jockstraps involved?

Yes, love these two beasts.

I'm a Lakers fan and suddenly, I find DeMarcus Cousins sexy. I know once the season starts and he does his usual hothead/technical fouls routine, he'll drive me nuts but for now, he's really attractive in his redneck way.

Boogie has slimmed down this summer! Look at his face!

If he can be healthy again, and even half of what he was.......and Kuzma takes off.....RINGS, baby!

I do want Kuzma to reach his potential! He had such a good breakout season.

I like Kyle Kuzma's game.

LOL

markus howard saying: “YUM!”