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Just saw a clip of an obvious flagrant foul on Luka from a black defender. Just goes to show what white athletes are up against. Sports are just a reflection of how they want society to work. BLM is not about equality it’s a power play.
 

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The NBA is supposedly fighting racism while allowing one of their brightest stars Luka to be racially abused on court with absolutely no repercussions to the perpetrator. It was completely ignored by Adam Silver and executives. The next day they're postponing games because of the latest black grievance which didn't necessarily have any racial implications at all.
If it was Maxi Kleber that called Kawhi or Paul George a "bitch ass black boy" he'd have been suspended immediately, then cut by Mark Cuban who would have given a big grandstanding statement on twitter about it. The announcers would have opined on it for the next hour. But because it was a black against a white, "that's just basketball."

Once again if it was Maxi Kleber blatantly targeting Kawhi's legs he would have been suspended after game for at least the rest of the series. Morris only gets ejected after all that plus punching Luka in the head making no effort at swatting for the ball.

Only two teams I would like to see win at this point: Nuggets and Heat. Heat might get through the East, but Nuggets are depleted and lack perimeter defense allowing Mitchell to go off for historic performances, so I don't like their chances.
 

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I agree with both of you. I've seen it my whole life. Whether I was playing or watching sports. There is a clear double standard in play. Anyone with common sense should see that but so many people are just brainwashed by the constant propaganda.

Sad to see the Mavs lose today and get knocked out of the playoffs. Porzingis getting hurt really changed the series. Luka can only do so much. He did have a monster game today despite them getting eliminated.

Luka Doncic had 38 pts, 9 assists, 9 rebounds, and 1 steal. Luka was amazing despite the Clippers doing everything they could to stop him. Doncic just missed his 3rd triple double of the playoff series. It's a shame about Porzingis as I honestly thing the
Dallas Mavs could have won this series.
 

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Luka Magic! He had 43 pts, 17 rebounds, 13 assists, 2 steals and 1 blocked shot! The kid is amazing. We are witnessing a kid that can do things even the great Larry Bird would struggle to acheive. I love Bird, Nowitzki, Nash and many others but in my honest opinion we are witnessing greatness at the level of MJ, Lebron and Kobe. He can do everything and he is only 21 years of age. Amazing perfomance by possibly the greatest basketball player I have ever seen! :)

Admittedly, I'm not watching any NBA so I may not know what I'm talking about. It's great what Doncic is doing, but comparing him to possibly the greatest all round player of all time may be a little pre mature. Magic Johnson said Larry Legend was the best. Bird made all the players around him better. I'm sure he could have averaged more than his carrier 24 points per game, but he made an average player like Robert Parrish into a HOF. He took a losing team to the NBA Championship and WON in just his second season. Plus, the NBA was way more physical in the 80's. I don't think Doncic could handle Bird one on one. Bird is bigger and more physical. Larry did have the most underrated power forward of all time in Kevin McHale. No one could handle the slippery eel down low.
Right now, I'm taking Bird and McHale over Doncic and Porzingis in a two on two.
I hope to see Doncic and Porzingis win some titles. That would be awesome.
 

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Admittedly, I'm not watching any NBA so I may not know what I'm talking about. It's great what Doncic is doing, but comparing him to possibly the greatest all round player of all time may be a little pre mature. Magic Johnson said Larry Legend was the best. Bird made all the players around him better. I'm sure he could have averaged more than his carrier 24 points per game, but he made an average player like Robert Parrish into a HOF. He took a losing team to the NBA Championship and WON in just his second season. Plus, the NBA was way more physical in the 80's. I don't think Doncic could handle Bird one on one. Bird is bigger and more physical. Larry did have the most underrated power forward of all time in Kevin McHale. No one could handle the slippery eel down low.
Right now, I'm taking Bird and McHale over Doncic and Porzingis in a two on two.
I hope to see Doncic and Porzingis win some titles. That would be awesome.

Yes I have to agree that Bird and McHale were unstoppable. I will put Doncic in the same category as Bird but I don't know if Porzingis can have the great career McHale had. Porzingis is amaing when healthy. He can do everything including block
almost every shot in site. To see a man at 7'3 be that agile and coordinated is amazing. So athletically gifted. I just hope his body can hold up over the next decade as he has had 2 or 3 major injuries already at only 25 years of age.

So the Miami Heat won today. Their point guard Goran Dragic has been amzing in all 5 game so far scoring over 20 pts every game and dishing out assists.

Goran Dragic tonight had 27 pts, 5 assists, 6 rebounds and 1 steal. The Miami Heat are 5-0 in the playoffs with stud point guard Dragic leading the way. This veteran continues to amaze even in his mid 30's What a great game and what a leader he is! :)
 

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The Miami Heat are still undefeated in the NBA Playoffs and now are up 2-0 on the number one seeded Milwaukee Bucks.

Goran Dragic 23 pts, 4 assists, 5 rebounds & 2 steals.
Tyler Herro 17 pts, 4 assists and 5 rebounds.
Duncan Robinson 13 pts, 3 rebounds and 2 steals.
Kelly Olynyk 11 pts, 5 rebounds and 1 blocked shot.
 

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Definitely enjoying the Miami Heat. The only thing missing is Meyers Leonard, who has been black-ballled and ghosted for refusing to kneel for BLM.
 

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Definitely enjoying the Miami Heat. The only thing missing is Meyers Leonard, who has been black-ballled and ghosted for refusing to kneel for BLM.

I agree and it makes me sick. At least he is a millionaire with a beautiful wife so despite not playing he has quite the life. I admire him risking everything to go against the narrative. I believe I saw an interview that said he had
a family member or close friend in the military.


As far as the Miami Heat, they are playing incredible. They probably get 60 to 70% of the scoring most nights from our guys. To be honest every team should be more racially fair. There is no reason to have all black teams. I always
root the hardest for the few teams that play our guys and just like in football they usually make the playoffs and are more enjoyable to watch. If only more owners had the courage to draft more white players.
 
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It is like he changed his outfit in a phone booth as Dragic has been playing out of his mind in the bubble. And turned it up another gear in the playoffs. Starting instead of coming off the bench he is playing the best basketball of his career. Tyler " the natural" Herro looked as poised as a cool veteran last night as their "team" play was the difference ( they almost botched it in the end). The Bucks style of play is not easy on the eyes as the Greek Freak barrels into the lane as the rest of the team stand behind the three point line. The Heat are well coached and fun to watch. I watched the whole game with some tennis mixed in. Too many sports on at once all of a sudden.

All or nothing I guess.
 

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The most White friendly team remaining in the playoffs, the Miami Heat, go up 3-0 on the #1 seed Bucks. Our guys weren’t exceptionally great but Dragic and Herro scores in double figures. Meyers Leonard was released from social justice purgatory, playing 9 mins. Olynyk did not play, so it appears he simply took those minutes in the rotation.
 

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The Heat lost a close one in OT today against the Bucks. The Greek? Freak left in the 2nd quarter injured which should provide an easy game 5 for Miami. Herro, Dragic and Robinson played well in the loss. I just realized that with 7 North American White guys between the 2 teams thats probably about 1/3 of the whole league. Maybe more if we count Lopez ( no clue what those brothers are)
 

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The Miami Heat have advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals. They are one series away from a chance to play in the NBA Championship. Can they do it? I have no doubt as they play the best team ball of any team out there. All of their players
both black and white are unselfish and they all get along. They remind me of the San Antonio Spurs of the past who won many nba titles. Not saying they will win but I believe they have a good chance to at least get there if not win the whole thing.

Dragic had 17 pts, Hero 14 and Olynyk 12 pts to close out the number one seeded Bucks in only 5 games.

They will most likely be playing the Celtics unless the Raptors can win 2 games in a row. My only fear is that I believe the league owners went to revive the Celtics vs Lakes Rivarly of the 80's again. I think Boston will get most of the calls but don't
count out the Heat. For those who haven't watched the Miam Heat have 5 white guys out of 12. Very fair team and most of our guys are stars.
 

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The Heat/Bucks series is the only one I have watched religiously throughout. I have basically watched every minute of each game. Have caught some of the Lakers/Rockets action here and there. After Hayward went down I haven't watched the Celtics and I haven't watched any of the Nuggets/Clippers series either. When Hayward was playing I would watch entire Celtics games too.

Tyler Herro made some terrific plays down the stretch including a highlight reel pass. He is still very young but he plays with the poise of a savvy veteran. Some athletes are born to play certain sports and Herro is one of them. Olynyk had a good game and Dragic, who has been a rock, scored probably the most clutch basket in the game as time winded down. I agree with white lightning. They play a pleasing brand of team basketball.

The Celtics have been playing well without Hayward and they will be tough to beat but Miami surprised the Bucks and made them look bad. So I wouldn't count them out?

I get a funny feeling the winner will come out of the West. The Rockets are my least favorite team left in the playoffs. They don't play any white players.
 
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get woke go broke Bucks.

Would those be the same history making Bucks that decided to protest a playoff game over a dead felon? In all seriousness, I dont blame them they only do what they are told or manipulated into thinking. Im a DWF on a Tuesday, which is pretty sad but at least the Heat won.
 

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Dragic still got it, that's the biggest thing I'm picking up from these playoffs. I want to get behind the Heat, but the treatment of ML is turning my stomach.
 

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Dragic still got it, that's the biggest thing I'm picking up from these playoffs. I want to get behind the Heat, but the treatment of ML is turning my stomach.

Dragic has quietly put up another great season and if I'm not mistaken has advanced farther than he ever has in the Playoffs! Definitely happy for him.

Totally agreed on Leonard. Despicable, anti White and anti American treatment he's endured.

If Heat didn't have Dragic, Herro, and Robinson to sweeten things up...
 

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As the Bucks fell to the Heat I couldn't help thinking about the fate of their four white bench players. Ersan Ilyasova looked spent this year. I don't see much of a future there. Good player in his prime. Kyle Korver is 38 and it is amazing he has hung on this long when you consider he was never a star but he is still a terrific long distance shooter. Pat Connaughton for all of his high flying ability is treading water and I fear his NBA career is going nowhere in particular. Not sure the Bucks will keep him even if he is best pals with the Greek Freak. It would be interesting to see how PC would perform if he ever started but nobody has ever given him that chance.

That leaves 23 year old Donte DiVencenzo, a second year player and the only one left in the lot who has potential to grow and blossom. In general Donte D did not shoot the ball well in the bubble. That said his overall stats for the year weren't awful. His 3 point % wasn't great at .336 but he shot .455% from the field which isn't bad for a backcourt player. He also had 1.3 steals per game and grabbed 4.8 boards. Not bad. He averaged 9.2 points this season a jump from his rookie year.

He needs to improve his ball handling and assists. And of course he needs to shoot better from deep and from the foul line. But as I watched him perform a high flying follow up jam in the final game against the Heat there is no question he is a terrific leaper. And he is strong too and for a player so young plays sticky defense. Even if he doesn't fully blossom on the offensive end his defense should keep him around in the NBA for a while.

But I think Donte D is one of those players with star potential. He has the toughness and the ruggedness to perform well as long as he continues to improve his offensive skills. And stays away from injuries which have hampered him at times. All signs point to growing improvement from what I can tell ( his rookie year was negligible). I noticed defensive specialist Alex Caruso of the Lakers is getting more playing time in the playoffs. Donte D has similar athleticism but with much more offensive potential. One to watch as we go forward.
 

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Great write up on Donte DiVencenzo. When I look at him a see a guy that reminds me alot of a cross between Rex Chapman and Dan Majerle. His potential is scary if he even got 35 to 40 minutes a night and he continues to improve his overall skills. What he did in the NCAA Championship was incredible against an elite Duke Team. Do not underestimate his hunger to be a leader. Hopefully the Bucks are not as dumb as the Packers have been and hold on to some of their best players to build for the future.
 

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Agreed on the write up of The Bucks players! Unfortunately Connaughton has never taken that step offensively. He will stick around though because if his defense and excellent rebounding skills for his size.

I thought your assessment of Donte D was also spot on. Thought he made big time progress in his Sophomore campaign in NBA. By the time the Playoffs ended he was Bucks 2nd best player behind Middleton. With Giannis out.
 

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The Denver Nuggets come back from a 19pt deficit to beat the LA Clippers and force a game 7.




Nikola Jokic: 34 PTS, 14 Rebounds and 7 Assists!
 

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I kept wondering why do the Celtics seem to be playing better without Gordon Hayward? Black togetherness? I could picture Gordon coming back soon a touch rusty and like last year they begin to falter and he gets blamed for it. But they lost a tight one tonight so some of that pressure is off at least for the moment. I have no idea when he is due back but if he does come back and finds his groove I will be able to swallow Miami losing. Additionally I can root for both teams. But if he remains absent or just a minimal contributor I am for Miami all the way.

Another great game by Dragic with 29 points and 7 boards. Tyler Herro was terrific too. Almost a triple double.
 
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