***Official 2022-2023 NBA Thread***

[dirk digler]

Can't believe the regular season starts tonight. Just seemed like the Finals ended a couple weeks ago.



Philly vs Celtics: 6:30PM CST TNT

GSW vs Lakers: 9:00PM CST TNT

[KC_Connection]

Originally Posted by dirk digler

Regular season he definitely is getting suspended. It is no different than what Davante Adams did. He is lucky thee owner is super rich and seemed ok if that was a regular fan charges would be pressed and lawsuit happening.

This is America this ain’t Canada

Charges

Don't hold onto the ball and put your hands on a player next time and maybe you won't get nudged and have to flop into your seat.

[BWillie]

Originally Posted by KC_Connection

He shouldn't and he won't. If anything, the owner should be barred from sitting courtside like the Warriors' idiot owner who shoved Lowry in 2019. Don't get involved in the play, it isn't that hard.

He put his hand on a spectator. Absolutely deserving. I don't even think you can argue otherwise. But he will probably get the star treatment.

[POND_OF_RED]

Mike Malone: "I think it's crazy that Nikola [Jokic] got a technical foul… He's going to get the ball and some fan is holding onto the ball like he wants to be apart of the game."

Reporter: "The fan was the owner of the Suns."

MM: "I don't give a sh*t."pic.twitter.com/pMrfe1HUGE

— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPointsApp) May 8, 2023

Haha this is amazing.

[Okchief80]

Originally Posted by BWillie

He put his hand on a spectator. Absolutely deserving. I don't even think you can argue otherwise. But he will probably get the star treatment.

He should be suspended or fined. You don’t run over and rip the ball out of someone’s hands then shove them. Let the ref get the ball.

[KC_Connection]

Originally Posted by BWillie

He put his hand on a spectator. Absolutely deserving. I don't even think you can argue otherwise. But he will probably get the star treatment.

Phoenix Suns Owner Mat Ishbia getting into it with Jokic and selling the chicken wing. Absolute cinema.https://t.co/pU9Em4dJRC pic.twitter.com/AOZY5ZZPnv

— Rob Perez (@WorldWideWob) May 8, 2023

Only in the NBA can an owner of a team flop for a technical foul. Unreal
pic.twitter.com/Um4kknu72z

— Justin Adams (@justinadamsTV) May 8, 2023

This looks like an owner not releasing a live game ball and then stepping to a player after knocking the ball away. He deserved worse than what he got (which was nothing at all despite his sell job) and Jokic deserves nothing.

[POND_OF_RED]

I love that the coach just thought it was some random guy. I’m guessing most of the world thought the same. No one has a clue who that owner is. I’m guessing the refs knew who he was though because if that was a random fan playing keep away from one of the players they would have been ejected.

[KC_Connection]

Originally Posted by Okchief80

He should be suspended or fined. You don’t run over and rip the ball out of someone’s hands then shove them. Let the ref get the ball.

Laughable nonsense. He's trying to get the ball quickly to get out on the fast break while they have numbers. If he lets the ref go get it, they won't be able to do that. The owner has no business holding onto it and was only doing it to prevent said fast break.

[lewdog]

Jokic is a soft bitch like every athlete in Denver.

Let’s go Suns!

[KC_Connection]

Originally Posted by lewdog

Jokic is a soft bitch like every athlete in Denver.

Let’s go Suns!

Not sure what that says about the Suns then if they're letting him average 37-14-10 in the series through four games.

[dirk digler]

Originally Posted by KC_Connection

Charges

Don't hold onto the ball and put your hands on a player next time and maybe you won't get nudged and have to flop into your seat.

Go back and watch Davante Adams shove video at Arrowhead and he was arrested and sued.

The owner didn’t touch Jokic he was holding the ball and Jokic knocked it out of his hands then shoved him. The fan that got ejected put his hands on Jokic.

Need to find that video of Dillion Brooks shoving the cameraman right before the playoffs and he got suspended 1 game.

[KC_Connection]

Originally Posted by dirk digler

Go back and watch Davante Adams shove video at Arrowhead and he was arrested and sued.

The owner didn’t touch Jokic he was holding the ball and Jokic knocked it out of his hands then shoved him. The fan that got ejected put his hands on Jokic.

Need to find that video of Dillion Brooks shoving the cameraman right before the playoffs and he got suspended 1 game.

Comparing this to what Davante Adams did in two-handed shoving a cameraman unprovoked after a game in front of him might be the most laughable and bad faith thing you've posted in this thread.

Phoenix Suns Owner Mat Ishbia getting into it with Jokic and selling the chicken wing. Absolute cinema.https://t.co/pU9Em4dJRC pic.twitter.com/AOZY5ZZPnv

— Rob Perez (@WorldWideWob) May 8, 2023

Jokic also didn't knock the ball out of his hands. Jokic tried to grab the ball from him, he wouldn't release it, and then knocked it away so Jokic couldn't get out on the fast break while the Suns player was down. The owner inserted himself into live game action to try to benefit his team, which he successfully did because he prevented the fast break and the refs bought his ridiculous flop.

[ChiefsFanatic]

Originally Posted by KC_Connection

Not sure what that says about the REFS then if they're letting him average 37-14-10 in the series through four games.

FYP

[KC_Connection]

Originally Posted by ChiefsFanatic

FYP

It's the refs that have allowed Jokic to shoot 57 for 100 this series in only four games? Durant has shot 5 more FTs than Jokic in this series.

[BWillie]

Originally Posted by POND_OF_RED

I love that the coach just thought it was some random guy. I’m guessing most of the world thought the same. No one has a clue who that owner is. I’m guessing the refs knew who he was though because if that was a random fan playing keep away from one of the players they would have been ejected.

I couldn't disagree more. There was nothing the fan did to warrant anything. The ball bounced to him, Jokic came over immediately and tries to grab it out of his hand. Let the refs do their job big guy. Absolute horseshit.

[KC_Connection]

Originally Posted by BWillie

I couldn't disagree more. There was nothing the fan did to warrant anything. The ball bounced to him, Jokic came over immediately and tries to grab it out of his hand. Let the refs do their job big guy. Absolute horseshit.

The only horseshit on that play was the owner involving himself in the game when he had no business doing so and getting away with it. Actually release the ball next time instead of holding on to it and then knocking it away to prevent the Nuggets’ fast break.