NBA 2018-2019 Season

[Tyrone]

disregard

Edited June 11, 2019 by Tyrone

[The Buscher]

KD has reportedly torn his achilles.

The Knicks remain utterly cursed.

[JasonM]

5 minutes ago, Eric Buschenhagen said:

KD has reportedly torn his achilles.

The Knicks remain utterly cursed.

I'm utterly livid at sports fans and sports media, because they definitely deserve a part of the blame in constantly railing on his heart and drive to the point he went out to play when he was nowhere near 100%, and got hurt because of it.

Yeah, he made the decision to go out. But if it had been Klay or Dray as a game time decision, people wouldn't have been nearly as brutally harsh in questioning them.

I feel utterly terrible for KD.

Between this and Isaiah Thomas, there's no reason to gamble your livelihood.

Edited June 11, 2019 by Jasonmufc

[The Buscher]

If there's any positive from KD's standpoint - he has a $31.5 option for next year.  When the option was included in the contract, it was assumed he would be hitting free agency - but it was insurance policy for exactly a situation like this.  He can get paid for another year while gearing up for 2020.

What I don't know is if there's an injury provision in the contract that could prevent the salary from counting against Golden State's cap.  If it hits their cap they're in serious trouble.

[KJE]

I don't know the NBA CBA nearly as well as the NHL's, but surely an injured player's salary does not count towards the cap. That would be ridiculous.

[Pooker]

Game last night was absolutely insane. Feel bad for KD, hate to see that happen to anybody. That last play, you could definitely see the difference I'm experience levels between the two teams. Raptors seemed like they had no idea what to do, Warriors pressured, and it was over.

Not sure where the series goes from here. Hopefully, Warriors win game 6 and Toronto gets game 7 at home.

[JasonM]

https://streamable.com/p93kr

Jalen Rose spitting fire at the media and the fans, and I fully agree with the sentiments (which I did earlier before I found this video). With the Media and the Fans wanting their pound of flesh in seeing KD dress up when he wasn't healthy with all the false narratives and demands that KD prove himself when he had no reason to in a sensible world. And now the inevitable happened, everyone suddenly acts like they care when a day before they were questioning his heart, soul, and legacy.

"Everybody brings flowers to your funeral, but nobody brings you soup when you're sick."

[Your Mom]

That sucks for KD. He isn't my favorite but you don't want to see that happen to anybody

[Pooker]

KD posted on Instagram saying that he did rupture his Achilles and the surgery to repair was a success.

[livid]

And thus, he is expected to miss all of next season. 

[RoHitman Reigns]

The rally towel that Golden State has out for their final game in Oracle

 

[Meacon Keaton]

Why does he say it like it's a super hidden message? They're doing it for the city they play in and their fallen teammate. 

[Mx. Canadian Destroyer]

KD in Canada stands for Kraft Dinner. We could have been confused as to whether they were doing it for Durant or for Mac n Cheese. 

 

[Malenko]

Poor Klay. He was having a great game. 

[Your Mom]

Kind of a dick move to call that foul  

[Meacon Keaton]

For real. Who gives a shit, dude. End this so they can celebrate. 

[Your Mom]

Great game and great series. Hope people don't diminish Toronto because of the injuries. They earned this

[Mx. Canadian Destroyer]

YEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!

[The Buscher]

The Blues and Raptors win titles on consecutive nights.  2019 is wild.

[Your Mom]

I love the Raptors so much. Like I mean I would still cheer for the Bulls if they ever miraculously get their shit together but the Raptors are such a great team with a bunch of great dudes. How can you not want the best for them?