AimingforYoko September 22, 2022 Share September 22, 2022 Reports: Udoka to be suspended for one year, may resign. What a stunning fall from grace. Completely self-inflicted though. Link to comment
twoods September 22, 2022 Share September 22, 2022 So he’s in a consensual relationship, but gets more of a suspension than Deshawn Watson. Got it. 1 2 1 Link to comment
cambridgeguy September 22, 2022 Share September 22, 2022 1 hour ago, twoods said: So he’s in a consensual relationship, but gets more of a suspension than Deshawn Watson. Got it. Well, I'm sure the Celts called up the NFL to make sure they were being consistent with what the league did.... Link to comment
twoods September 22, 2022 Share September 22, 2022 (edited) 18 minutes ago, cambridgeguy said: Well, I'm sure the Celts called up the NFL to make sure they were being consistent with what the league did.... It’s across all leagues though, right? Players get suspended more for marijuana and other minor misconduct while spousal abuse, sexual assault, etc. barely gets anything, and nobody gets released for it (or if they do another team snatches them up). This is the first I’ve seen for a consensual relationship getting any punishment. Look below for the NBA suspensions, if you feel I should only be comparing within the league. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_people_banned_or_suspended_by_the_NBA Edited September 22, 2022 by twoods 1 Link to comment
AimingforYoko September 23, 2022 Share September 23, 2022 5 hours ago, twoods said: So he’s in a consensual relationship, but gets more of a suspension than Deshawn Watson. Got it. This was not a league matter, this was a Celtics matter. What's against the rules for the Celtics may not be against the rules for say...the Suns. 1 1 1 Link to comment
twoods September 23, 2022 Share September 23, 2022 (edited) Makes sense, and supposedly one of the women was the wife of their VP of Finance which is also probably why it’s a very long suspension. At least the pile of crap owner of the Suns is selling his share of the team, but sucks that his punishment is likely making him richer since the Suns are worth more now than when he became a part owner and bought them at 400 million. Edited September 23, 2022 by twoods 1 1 Link to comment
DrSpaceman73 September 23, 2022 Share September 23, 2022 A year seems extreme for a consensual relationship. Even if he is married. 1 1 Link to comment
DrSpaceman73 September 23, 2022 Share September 23, 2022 The whole story is weird and the Celtics are giving no details, only saying it was multiple violations (though one quote I thought they said 'a few' which implies two/ three) and essentially 'trust us it's justified we we researched it' I heard reports on the radio he was warned to stop and kept doing it , though that doesn't seem consistent with them just learning of it two months ago and doing a big investigation First say consensual and now it wasn't. I don't know something is just very odd about it all. It seems the Celtics want the story to go away and hope this will end it. But their response and lack of details, a huge suspension with no details at all to the public, will do nothing of the sort. It will just encourage speculation, rumor and the idea there is something they are trying to hide. 2 Link to comment
cambridgeguy September 23, 2022 Share September 23, 2022 Matt Barnes explaining why he walked back his defense of Udoka He says he talked to someone who knows all the details, and it sounds really bad. I wouldn't be surprised if Udoka never coaches another game for the Celts. If you're giving a year long suspension he had to have done something that would have gotten any regular employee fired (seriously, who would just go back to work after being told to stay away for a year). 4 2 Link to comment
Marley September 24, 2022 Share September 24, 2022 Udoka will not be coming back. There’s no way. There has to be something else bad going on. This all doesn’t make sense. 6 Link to comment
Lady Whistleup September 24, 2022 Share September 24, 2022 The rumor going around was that it was multiple women, and it wasn't consensual. 1 1 Link to comment
Danielg342 September 24, 2022 Share September 24, 2022 Why didn't the Celtics just fire him anyway? Why did the Celtics say the relationship was consensual when it clearly appears it is not? Maybe Boston was trying to avoid an NBA investigation but it sure looks like, via their actions, that they will prompt one. Link to comment
Lady Whistleup September 24, 2022 Share September 24, 2022 24 minutes ago, Danielg342 said: Why didn't the Celtics just fire him anyway? Why did the Celtics say the relationship was consensual when it clearly appears it is not? Maybe Boston was trying to avoid an NBA investigation but it sure looks like, via their actions, that they will prompt one. You fire him you have to pay him. This way he's taken off payroll. 1 Link to comment
Danielg342 September 24, 2022 Share September 24, 2022 1 minute ago, Lady Whistleup said: You fire him you have to pay him. This way he's taken off payroll. Wouldn't someone fired with cause be taken off payroll anyway? Severance doesn't apply if someone breaks the terms of their contract, and I would imagine Ime Udoka having non-consensual interactions with others within the Celtics organization qualifies in that way. 3 Link to comment
Carey September 24, 2022 Share September 24, 2022 As mentioned elsewhere, it's mind-blowing that the guy got the same suspension as Sarver. I did say that not every case is the same & each case is separate. Fair or not, he's done in Boston. Whether it's disclosed that more stuff has happened or not, what he's going down for is not cool, really Link to comment
Lady Whistleup September 24, 2022 Share September 24, 2022 16 minutes ago, Danielg342 said: Wouldn't someone fired with cause be taken off payroll anyway? Severance doesn't apply if someone breaks the terms of their contract, and I would imagine Ime Udoka having non-consensual interactions with others within the Celtics organization qualifies in that way. Only if he has a morals clause. He might have a guaranteed contract. 1 Link to comment
LexieLily September 24, 2022 Share September 24, 2022 This is a complete topic swerve but in lighter news, allegedly Scottie Pippin's ex-wife is dating Michael Jordan's son. 3 2 2 Link to comment
isalicat September 24, 2022 Share September 24, 2022 And in much better news, Andre Iguodala announced he will be doing one more year as a player with the Warriors because our nursery is too large for just Kerr and the coaches as nannies and we have another championship to win! 😸🏀 1 1 Link to comment
cambridgeguy September 25, 2022 Share September 25, 2022 So he's going to be the Warrriors' version of Udonis Haslem then. Not a bad way to use that last roster spot. 1 Link to comment
Lady Whistleup October 6, 2022 Share October 6, 2022 Dray is facing a suspension by the Warriors after things went off the rails at practice: https://theathletic.com/3662358/2022/10/05/warriors-draymond-green-jordan-poole-altercation/ 2 1 Link to comment
cambridgeguy October 6, 2022 Share October 6, 2022 His contract situation is going to be a distraction. Yeah, he deserves a lot of respect for his role in those titles, but he's turning into a zero on offense, is entering his mid 30s, and there isn't going to be enough money left to pay him what he thinks he's worth. 1 Link to comment
Lady Whistleup October 7, 2022 Share October 7, 2022 Here;s the video of Dray punching Jordan Poole: 1 1 Link to comment
Marley October 7, 2022 Share October 7, 2022 What an idiot. Who knows what was said but he went off so quick. Way to potentially fuck up a team. Like calm down. 2 Link to comment
xaxat October 8, 2022 Author Share October 8, 2022 I like Draymond, but damn! After seeing the video, I wish Poole would have dropped him like a sack of potatoes. 2 1 Link to comment
LexieLily October 8, 2022 Share October 8, 2022 It says a lot about the Warriors, tbh, that they are allegedly more upset about the video being leaked rather than Draymond punched a teammate. Link to comment
cambridgeguy October 8, 2022 Share October 8, 2022 8 hours ago, LexieLily said: It says a lot about the Warriors, tbh, that they are allegedly more upset about the video being leaked rather than Draymond punched a teammate. Every team in professional sports would react the same way. Draymond punching a teammate? If you like the guy it's just Draymond being Draymond (he's got competitive fire!), and if you don't then it's another example in a long list of how he's an asshole. But leaking video? No organization wants their out there. Imagine if locker room talk was recorded and posted. 4 1 Link to comment
Lady Whistleup October 8, 2022 Share October 8, 2022 Apparently Dray is stepping away from the Warriors (probably for a suspension) for the time being. 2 Link to comment
LexieLily October 12, 2022 Share October 12, 2022 On 10/8/2022 at 5:29 PM, Lady Whistleup said: Apparently Dray is stepping away from the Warriors (probably for a suspension) for the time being. So much for that. Kerr said he expects Draymond to be back with the team Thursday and he expects him to play the last game of preseason and opening night of the regular season. Kerr: Draymond fined, not suspended. 2 Link to comment
isalicat October 12, 2022 Share October 12, 2022 14 hours ago, LexieLily said: So much for that. Kerr said he expects Draymond to be back with the team Thursday and he expects him to play the last game of preseason and opening night of the regular season. From what I am hearing, it was Poole's decision, after a one-on-one meeting with Draymond. If JP is comfortable, I'm comfortable as a fan welcoming Dray back. 2 Link to comment
LexieLily October 12, 2022 Share October 12, 2022 19 minutes ago, isalicat said: From what I am hearing, it was Poole's decision, after a one-on-one meeting with Draymond. If JP is comfortable, I'm comfortable as a fan welcoming Dray back. @cambridgeguy put it better than I did in saying that it all depends on how you (the general you) feel about Draymond. Me personally, I think he's been enabled to get away with crap for years and this is just another item in the list. It will be very interesting to see who gets extensions this summer and who doesn't. 1 Link to comment
Carey October 12, 2022 Share October 12, 2022 (edited) On 10/8/2022 at 7:04 AM, cambridgeguy said: On 10/7/2022 at 10:26 PM, LexieLily said: It says a lot about the Warriors, tbh, that they are allegedly more upset about the video being leaked rather than Draymond punched a teammate. Every team in professional sports would react the same way. Draymond punching a teammate? If you like the guy it's just Draymond being Draymond (he's got competitive fire!), and if you don't then it's another example in a long list of how he's an asshole. But leaking video? No organization wants their out there. Imagine if locker room talk was recorded and posted. I don't have a problem with Draymond, but I still think it would've been better to take a higher ground. Now I wouldn't bet on him doing that, but at the end of the day, this incident will be forgettable. After all, physical altercations are not unprecedented in sports, especially amongst teammates Edited October 13, 2022 by Carey Be and Bet aren't really the same thing 2 Link to comment
Lady Whistleup October 15, 2022 Share October 15, 2022 Really sad news: Dikembe Mutombo has a brain tumor and is undergoing treatment. 14 Link to comment
xaxat October 18, 2022 Author Share October 18, 2022 Opening night! Has there ever been a team that has had a weirder off season than the Nets. They come into the season expecting big contributions from a guy who hasn't played in a year because of back and mental health issues. They have another player who missed major time because he wasn't vaccinated and who the team was apparently shopping around the league. And their best player asked for a trade and when it looked like that wasn't going to happen, he went to the owner and demanded that the head coach and GM be fired as a condition of his return. And everybody is back (including the coach and GM) like nothing ever happened. 3 Link to comment
AimingforYoko October 18, 2022 Share October 18, 2022 18 minutes ago, xaxat said: Has there ever been a team that has had a weirder off season than the Nets? Celtics? 1 1 Link to comment
Magog October 18, 2022 Share October 18, 2022 2 hours ago, xaxat said: Has there ever been a team that has had a weirder off season than the Nets. They come into the season expecting big contributions from a guy who hasn't played in a year because of back and mental health issues. They have another player who missed major time because he wasn't vaccinated and who the team was apparently shopping around the league. And their best player asked for a trade and when it looked like that wasn't going to happen, he went to the owner and demanded that the head coach and GM be fired as a condition of his return. And everybody is back (including the coach and GM) like nothing ever happened. How about the Lakers? They tried like hell to get rid of Russell Westbrook & his 47 Million Dollar contract by any means necessary & they failed. I don't know why would anyone want Russell Westbrook & his 47 Million deal on their team just to buy him out & help out the Lakers in the process. Then they tried to get Kyrie Irving out of Brooklyn, but with that 47 Million Dollar man still on the team, it wasn't going to happen. Plus, I have to remotely care about LeBron & Kareem not liking each other (allegedly) because of LeBron passing him on the all time scoring list sometime in the season. Despite LeBron's best efforts as usual, another season of Laker failure will make me very happy. I know that some people think that the Lakers will be title contenders, even winning it all this season. But we all know that is not going to happen. There is a better chance of Street Clothes playing 82 games for the Lakers this season than the Lakers getting to the Finals & winning it. So, here's to another NBA season & hopefully, those Warriors will not be holding that trophy again this season. That ring & banner ceremony tonight is going to be downright stomach-turning. Just thinking about it is making me ill. BTW, this season will be 50 years since the Knicks last won a title (1973). They might as well start going 1-2-3 Cancun right now since their season is going to be a complete bust. I just hope that guy that people are recently hyping about (Victor Wembanyama) doesn't end up with them in the next NBA Draft. 1 Link to comment
Carey October 18, 2022 Share October 18, 2022 It should be Milwaukee if not Golden State, but it's too soon to tell. I probably don't put too much stock in crowning someone given how anything can happen, from injuries, trades, or something outta nowhere 1 Link to comment
twoods October 18, 2022 Share October 18, 2022 Who in the world thinks the Lakers are title contenders this season? I’m expecting another dumpster fire since they did Jack shit during the off-season and Westbrick is still around. Then we have AD likely getting injured again early in the season and an aging Lebron. Another season to eye-roll about, but at least you Laker haters can enjoy. 1 Link to comment
Carey October 18, 2022 Share October 18, 2022 Not me. I definitely do not think the Lakers are title contenders right now. However, I'm a little optimistic that it will not be a dumpster fire. If key people can stay healthy and efforts are doubled, it can be a good year. Just too much competition in both conferences within the league 2 Link to comment
NUguy514 October 18, 2022 Share October 18, 2022 4 hours ago, Magog said: Despite LeBron's best efforts as usual, another season of Laker failure will make me very happy. Bron-bron's best efforts are WHY the Lakers have been failing. 1 Link to comment
twoods October 19, 2022 Share October 19, 2022 I keep giggling at the commercial with Chris Paul speed walking. Love it. 1 Link to comment
twoods October 19, 2022 Share October 19, 2022 My goodness the Lakers are worse than I thought they would be. No ball movement and keep bricking threes and the coaches just stare and let them keep doing this nonsense. This is going to be a 30+ point blowout. 3 Link to comment
Salacious Kitty October 19, 2022 Share October 19, 2022 Lakers made a late run, so the score wasn't totally laughable. One down, 81 to go. Dub Nation! 😁 2 1 1 Link to comment
Magog October 20, 2022 Share October 20, 2022 Last night, Zion Williamson proved once again that he is way better & more likable than that loser Ben Simmons. Despite Zion's past injuries, he showed his potential by scoring 25 points & helping the Pelicans beating up on Ben Simmons & the Brooklyn Nets 130-108. Hopefully, he can stay healthy & in shape this season & beyond. I haven't forgotten that Zion made more 3 pointers in his first ever NBA game than Ben Simmons had in his entire career. As for Ben Simmons, his 4 points, fouling out, his lack of effort & heart is somehow not surprising. His usual suckiness is going to prevent Brooklyn from coming out in the Eastern Conference. 1 Link to comment
LexieLily October 21, 2022 Share October 21, 2022 Two games into the season and Anthony Davis is probably hurt - again. 1 Link to comment
Carey October 21, 2022 Share October 21, 2022 4 hours ago, LexieLily said: Two games into the season and Anthony Davis is probably hurt - again. It's not officially the NBA Hoops season until Davis goes down due to injury 7 Link to comment
Magog October 21, 2022 Share October 21, 2022 This NBA season hasn't gone through a week yet & the Lakers are 0-2 and people are already panicking about them like their season is going down the toilet. Russell Westbrook only scored 2 points last night (he went 0-11). Pat Bev only got 5 points. Street Clothes got injured again (back), but he is OK now & will be playing in their next game against the crummy Trail Blazers. LeBron is trying like hell as usual, but the Lakers are absolutely terrible. The very incompetent Rob Pelinka, Jeannie, & Magic were probably sick to their stomachs right now & I'm enjoying their misery over the Lakers suckiness. Now, its going to be even more impossible for these losers to get rid of that $47 Million Dollar man. 3 Link to comment
Magog October 24, 2022 Share October 24, 2022 Man, the Lakers had a great chance to win last night against the crummy Trail Blazers. They were up by 8 points halfway through the 4th Quarter. Then Darvin Ham put that 47 Million Dollar Man in the game & he helped the Lakers throw that game away. They lost to the crummy Trail Blazers 106-104 & they're now 0-3. On Wednesday Night, there is a very good chance that they can go 0-4 when they play against the Nuggets on ESPN. It just keeps getting better & better for the Lakers. Awwww..... 3 Link to comment
Salacious Kitty October 24, 2022 Share October 24, 2022 Denver will kill them. They dismantled the Dubs a few days ago. Link to comment
isalicat October 25, 2022 Share October 25, 2022 On 10/24/2022 at 12:12 PM, Salacious Kitty said: Denver will kill them. They dismantled the Dubs a few days ago. And I think, correct me if I'm wrong, that the Nuggets were beaten soundly by Portland last night. Its way too early in the season to know what will happen in any given game as many teams (most especially the Dubs) are tinkering with line ups and such. As someone pointed out elsewheres, Denver always plays the Warriors like it is Game 6 in the NBA Finals... Looking forward to my Dubs vs. whatever is going on with the Phoenix Suns tonight! Tee hee! 1 Link to comment
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