2025 NBA Season

[blockman]

Warriors are playing in a relax mode right now and to be perfectly honest it has been not even 10 games since the season started.

So you are saying that because the Warriors are relaxed, we will disregard the reasons why they lose on some of their games?

I know this is just a season game and different from the pressure of playoffs game but saying the Warriors are just relaxing is discrediting those teams who beat them, especially with the previous one, Orlando Magic.

Being relaxed is not in the vocabulary of the whole Golden State Warriors. They lose because of a problem and that's what they need to figured out.

They're not relaxed, it just so happens that most teams got a buff and that's why even a championship team is having a hard time with the teams that they're playing with.
Let's have that in our minds sink in that because they're the championship team, they'll never lose. Most of the teams in the league got their players to boast for and how it's bringing up the team specially those that have the younger and athletic ones with the potential.

[Baofeng]

Warriors are playing in a relax mode right now and to be perfectly honest it has been not even 10 games since the season started. They are a great team, who happen to just not have the chemistry they so famously had so far. Klay is not doing as well as he used to but he is Klay and he will go nuclear when the time comes, Curry is still awesome, I think it’s all about who will be the third this year that is getting a bit of a trouble.

I disagree that they are playing relax, how can they do that when they are not winning? It's just a bad start for them, maybe the Klay and Booker trash talk and him getting booted out for the first time in his career has somewhat affected him negatively. So I think it will cause an alarm for now as they are losing to lower tier teams that years ago, they could blow up.

All those Draymond Green fights are because Green is no longer the third best player in the team and that causes a bit of a rift between younger players and Green and normally he should have been their leader and veteran help.

I think this is also one factor, specially outside the court and in the locker room. That issue could still be in the minds of some of their players specially new to the team.

[Yogee]

.... who happen to just not have the chemistry they so famously had so far

I don't get this. Did I miss some big trades that would make GSW look like a new team? They are practically the same team that won the league last season as far as I know.

I think everyone agrees that they're a great team. They'll probably be in the top 5 by the end of the year.

[OgNasty]

Shams is reporting that Nike is suspending its relationship with Kyrie Irving and won’t be releasing his new shoe, the Kyrie 8, as planned. Pretty crazy the amount of backlash that Kyrie has faced for a tweet. He’s been suspended for 5 games, agreed to send half a million to charity, and now he’s going to lose his deal with Nike… Makes you think… Cancel culture has always been strong in one particular area…

[danherbias07]

Shams is reporting that Nike is suspending its relationship with Kyrie Irving and won’t be releasing his new shoe, the Kyrie 8, as planned. Pretty crazy the amount of backlash that Kyrie has faced for a tweet. He’s been suspended for 5 games, agreed to send half a million to charity, and now he’s going to lose his deal with Nike… Makes you think… Cancel culture has always been strong in one particular area…

I just finished reading it.
https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/nike-suspends-relationship-with-nets-kyrie-irving-will-no-longer-launch-kyrie-8-sneakers/

Nike may have been too much on this move. It may also backfire on them if this situation suddenly flips.
A perfect apology, talking to the leaders of the Jewish people, and maybe getting help regarding his mental instability might clean it all up.
All of it is not that difficult to do, all he needs is a press conference like what Draymond did after the leaked video of punching Jordan Poole.
Then, just say the right things that the public agrees with. Hire a PR that can make him a good script for that.

[YuginKadoya]

Here are the results for my picks on today's game, and it is a good thing that I pull out a bet for the Golden State Warriors, and right now they have a critical 5 losing streak I don't know what may happen next but I think Steve Kerr is doing something about it, 

Philadelphia 76ers VS New York Knicks SCORE 104 - 106 - WIN

It was a very close game and without James Harden and Joel Embiid, Tobias Harris has 23 points, while Tyrese Maxey got 31 points but it was really not enough a close game like this means the Knicks can surely catch up and they did, the New York Knicks did a great spread Julius Randle made a double-double performance of 15 rebounds and 17 points, R.J. Barrett done 22 points and Jalen Brunson has 23 points,

Boston Celtics VS Chicago Bulls SCORE 123 - 119 - WIN

Now, this is a revenge game on the recent win of the Chicago Bulls against the Celtics, it was a clear loss for the Bulls when the Celtics made their lead in the 2nd quarter, and the Bulls doesn't have any chance anymore of recovering or turning the tables for them, Nikola Vucevic 12 Rebounds and 24 points, while DeMar DeRozan made 46 points but it was not enough to the Celtics Spread,

San Antonio Spurs VS Los Angeles Clippers SCORE 106 - 113 - WIN

At 1st the San Antonio Spurs are doing great until the 4th Quarter of the game when the Clippers gained momentum and turned the tables on them, I really thought that the Spurs will win this but the Clippers retaliated very quickly, Tre Jones got 18 points while Devin Vassell has 29 points, but the Clippers have appealed with Ivica Zubac's double-double performance of 15 rebounds and 17 points, while Paul George got the ultimate 35 points for the team to regained back the momentum,

[TravelMug]

Shams is reporting that Nike is suspending its relationship with Kyrie Irving and won’t be releasing his new shoe, the Kyrie 8, as planned. Pretty crazy the amount of backlash that Kyrie has faced for a tweet. He’s been suspended for 5 games, agreed to send half a million to charity, and now he’s going to lose his deal with Nike… Makes you think… Cancel culture has always been strong in one particular area…

I just finished reading it.
https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/nike-suspends-relationship-with-nets-kyrie-irving-will-no-longer-launch-kyrie-8-sneakers/

Nike may have been too much on this move. It may also backfire on them if this situation suddenly flips.
A perfect apology, talking to the leaders of the Jewish people, and maybe getting help regarding his mental instability might clean it all up.
All of it is not that difficult to do, all he needs is a press conference like what Draymond did after the leaked video of punching Jordan Poole.
Then, just say the right things that the public agrees with. Hire a PR that can make him a good script for that.

It's different though as compare to the case of Green, this might be compare to Kanye's Antisemitism and Adidas cut ties with him and so are other companies that sponsored him. So I don't know how they can repair the damage, and it's about time that Nike severe their ties to Irving, as far as I can remember they have also issues before so maybe this is just the final nail in the coffin for Kyrie and his relationship with the giant shoes company. And I don't see how it will backfire on them, it's very much a hate speech and I doubt that any company moving forward will go and take Kyrie to represent them.

[btc_angela]

.... who happen to just not have the chemistry they so famously had so far

I don't get this. Did I miss some big trades that would make GSW look like a new team? They are practically the same team that won the league last season as far as I know.

I think everyone agrees that they're a great team. They'll probably be in the top 5 by the end of the year.

Yes, nothing didn't change on their best players, but the role ones? they are all gone, GPII, Toscano Anderson, Otto Porter and Damion Lee. Those really help a lot as a second unit and a defender. But with the new set of players, some of them needs to adjust and most of them are rookies and sophomores and that's why GSW are one of the worst defending teams this already.

Hopefully, they just needed just one win to turn around this season. It is still very early to conclude, and as defending champs, we don't have to doubt them. They have the championship pedigree and the experience to come out strong.

[boltz]

Another game ,another defeat for Lakers. I'm afraid that at this point , whatever is left from order and control in that team is about to make a swift change to uncontrolled chaos because this team cannot continue like this if they want to catch play-offs but I'm skeptical that we might see Lakers in play-offs this season.

Meanwhile my boy Luka is having a blast this start of the season by doing Luka Magic every time he steps on the court and last night was no difference as he managed once again to put 35 points and continue to break records <3. You simply gotta love and respect Luka.

[xzone]

Warriors are playing in a relax mode right now and to be perfectly honest it has been not even 10 games since the season started. They are a great team, who happen to just not have the chemistry they so famously had so far. Klay is not doing as well as he used to but he is Klay and he will go nuclear when the time comes, Curry is still awesome, I think it’s all about who will be the third this year that is getting a bit of a trouble.

All those Draymond Green fights are because Green is no longer the third best player in the team and that causes a bit of a rift between younger players and Green and normally he should have been their leader and veteran help.

Relax mode? You can't be serious
We may be watching the collapse of one of the best teams of recent years. I think they're trying right now, but they can't win a match because of the problems within the team. If they continue like this, I don't think they will be champions this year.
Basketball is a team game and GSW is having trouble with that right now, the team needs to get a lot better

[passwordnow]

Kyrie is in the hot seat. Nike just canceled their deal with him and they won't be releasing the new shoes for him that are about to be launched for the month.
News: Enough Is Enough: Nike Suspends Kyrie Irving Relationship
Too many bad things are happening to him and fans are protesting his support for the anti-Semitism remark. And his team even suspended him for 5 games without pay!

[LogitechMouse]

Kyrie is in the hot seat. Nike just canceled their deal with him and they won't be releasing the new shoes for him that are about to be launched for the month.
News: Enough Is Enough: Nike Suspends Kyrie Irving Relationship
Too many bad things are happening to him and fans are protesting his support for the anti-Semitism remark. And his team even suspended him for 5 games without pay!

Kyrie is the kind of player where he is becoming very popular thru dramas.

His attitude when he was in the Celtics, saying he doesn't have a coach in the Nets, vaccination mandate, that anti-Semitism remark etc. I mean there hasn't any time where Kyrie doesn't involve in any drama. I don't know, but Nike made a good decision cancelling the deal with him. I mean it can also cause negative effects to the shoe brand knowing that Kyrie always involves himself in any drama possible, and he will create one if there isn't any like that remark that he said.

Change? I don't think so that he will change at any moment after this cancelled deal thing-y, but he will do what he is known for - to create dramas around him.

[cryptomaniac_xxx]

Kyrie is in the hot seat. Nike just canceled their deal with him and they won't be releasing the new shoes for him that are about to be launched for the month.
News: Enough Is Enough: Nike Suspends Kyrie Irving Relationship
Too many bad things are happening to him and fans are protesting his support for the anti-Semitism remark. And his team even suspended him for 5 games without pay!

Right, I don't think that any brand will support anyone for anti-Semitism remark. Specially in this era wherein we have what we call the "Cancel" society. So it's really a bad move for him and not sure how he can bounce back except maybe about his suspension, he will go on publicly to apologize and then make his team better.

However, I guess he is too late to make any apology and not sure even if he hire a PR company to make his image look good again.
His donations to anti-Semitism should be deny by the group for sure.

[Russlenat]

Kyrie is in the hot seat. Nike just canceled their deal with him and they won't be releasing the new shoes for him that are about to be launched for the month.
News: Enough Is Enough: Nike Suspends Kyrie Irving Relationship
Too many bad things are happening to him and fans are protesting his support for the anti-Semitism remark. And his team even suspended him for 5 games without pay!

Right, I don't think that any brand will support anyone for anti-Semitism remark. Specially in this era wherein we have what we call the "Cancel" society. So it's really a bad move for him and not sure how he can bounce back except maybe about his suspension, he will go on publicly to apologize and then make his team better.

However, I guess he is too late to make any apology and not sure even if he hire a PR company to make his image look good again.
His donations to anti-Semitism should be deny by the group for sure.

Nike is into business, they will always make sure that their promoter will be a good model, as of now, Irving does not fit to be a good model so canceling his contract by Nike is just good for him. He has an attitude problem, he is a superstar but unfortunately not a good role model.

[YuginKadoya]

It's different though as compare to the case of Green, this might be compare to Kanye's Antisemitism and Adidas cut ties with him and so are other companies that sponsored him. So I don't know how they can repair the damage, and it's about time that Nike severe their ties to Irving, as far as I can remember they have also issues before so maybe this is just the final nail in the coffin for Kyrie and his relationship with the giant shoes company. And I don't see how it will backfire on them, it's very much a hate speech and I doubt that any company moving forward will go and take Kyrie to represent them.

I could have sounded Antisemitism for this, but for me, Kanye West is speaking to the extreme level, of Antisemitism while Kyrie Irving sharing a movie that he might like or love to watch and without realizing some details about it, could get you into trouble, why? is there no freedom in speaking what you know or what might come to mind, maybe there are laws like that because of the past Hitler did to the Jewish community back in the days,

Yes, nothing didn't change on their best players, but the role ones? they are all gone, GPII, Toscano Anderson, Otto Porter and Damion Lee. Those really help a lot as a second unit and a defender. But with the new set of players, some of them needs to adjust and most of them are rookies and sophomores and that's why GSW are one of the worst defending teams this already.

Hopefully, they just needed just one win to turn around this season. It is still very early to conclude, and as defending champs, we don't have to doubt them. They have the championship pedigree and the experience to come out strong.

Yup! when it comes to defense they are really looking poor, even though Draymond Green is there it is not enough what if he is not playing for the team, like with the Pelicans game, Kevon Looney, and James Wiseman, didn't do much with the defense, well right now it is rest time for the main player of the Warriors, that is Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson, and Draymond Green, so they can perform well in the next game,

[danherbias07]

Relax mode? You can't be serious
We may be watching the collapse of one of the best teams of recent years. I think they're trying right now, but they can't win a match because of the problems within the team. If they continue like this, I don't think they will be champions this year.
Basketball is a team game and GSW is having trouble with that right now, the team needs to get a lot better

Well, that's the same perspective about them last year, and yet...  
Let's wait until they go back home and receive some energy from their home crowd, their schedule is just too exhausting when I saw it. 5 road games and one back-to-back, this is why the 4 stars didn't play last night.
Fatigue leads to injuries so Steve Kerr or the Warriors' management decided to not risk it.
How I wish they will still be underdogs against the Kings on Tuesday, I would not hesitate to bet big for the Warriors.

[Reid]

Nike is into business, they will always make sure that their promoter will be a good model, as of now, Irving does not fit to be a good model so canceling his contract by Nike is just good for him. He has an attitude problem, he is a superstar but unfortunately not a good role model.

He had been doing these things for a lot of times, I don't why it is just now that Nike did this. It should've been before.
Disrespecting your coach (Steve Nash) at that time was not a work of a good role model too. It becomes a plague, not just in NBA but also on leagues with young people playing basketball. NCAA, or small leagues. Those innocents that thinks what he did is the right thing if you don't like your coach, you can talk bad to them and even make them go away.
And so, it happened.

[Hypnosis00]

Nike is into business, they will always make sure that their promoter will be a good model, as of now, Irving does not fit to be a good model so canceling his contract by Nike is just good for him. He has an attitude problem, he is a superstar but unfortunately not a good role model.

He had been doing these things for a lot of times, I don't why it is just now that Nike did this. It should've been before.
Disrespecting your coach (Steve Nash) at that time was not a work of a good role model too. It becomes a plague, not just in NBA but also on leagues with young people playing basketball. NCAA, or small leagues. Those innocents that thinks what he did is the right thing if you don't like your coach, you can talk bad to them and even make them go away.
And so, it happened.

Good for Irving, well deserved, now, I believe he is already realizing that because of his bad action, he already lost a huge amount of money.  I don't understand him, we cannot deny that he is really a great basketball player but he will never be a hall Famer if he does things that are disrespectful because everyone deserves respect.

[passwordnow]

Kyrie is in the hot seat. Nike just canceled their deal with him and they won't be releasing the new shoes for him that are about to be launched for the month.
News: Enough Is Enough: Nike Suspends Kyrie Irving Relationship
Too many bad things are happening to him and fans are protesting his support for the anti-Semitism remark. And his team even suspended him for 5 games without pay!

Kyrie is the kind of player where he is becoming very popular thru dramas.

His attitude when he was in the Celtics, saying he doesn't have a coach in the Nets, vaccination mandate, that anti-Semitism remark etc. I mean there hasn't any time where Kyrie doesn't involve in any drama. I don't know, but Nike made a good decision cancelling the deal with him. I mean it can also cause negative effects to the shoe brand knowing that Kyrie always involves himself in any drama possible, and he will create one if there isn't any like that remark that he said.

Change? I don't think so that he will change at any moment after this cancelled deal thing-y, but he will do what he is known for - to create dramas around him.

Too many issues that he's been with and that's going to drag his career down. If he just remains focused on his career and just play basketball and does his best then these won't happen but he likes to chase clouts and this deserves him.

Kyrie is in the hot seat. Nike just canceled their deal with him and they won't be releasing the new shoes for him that are about to be launched for the month.
News: Enough Is Enough: Nike Suspends Kyrie Irving Relationship
Too many bad things are happening to him and fans are protesting his support for the anti-Semitism remark. And his team even suspended him for 5 games without pay!

Right, I don't think that any brand will support anyone for anti-Semitism remark. Specially in this era wherein we have what we call the "Cancel" society. So it's really a bad move for him and not sure how he can bounce back except maybe about his suspension, he will go on publicly to apologize and then make his team better.

However, I guess he is too late to make any apology and not sure even if he hire a PR company to make his image look good again.
His donations to anti-Semitism should be deny by the group for sure.

Those brands that have endorsers that have remarks for anti-semitism for sure will also break their relationship to it. They're a business and they need to get most of the customers sympathy and empathy and that's why they can't neglect the actions of the people that are attached to their brands and Nike just did the right thing, business wise.

[Jating]

Nike is into business, they will always make sure that their promoter will be a good model, as of now, Irving does not fit to be a good model so canceling his contract by Nike is just good for him. He has an attitude problem, he is a superstar but unfortunately not a good role model.

He had been doing these things for a lot of times, I don't why it is just now that Nike did this. It should've been before.
Disrespecting your coach (Steve Nash) at that time was not a work of a good role model too. It becomes a plague, not just in NBA but also on leagues with young people playing basketball. NCAA, or small leagues. Those innocents that thinks what he did is the right thing if you don't like your coach, you can talk bad to them and even make them go away.
And so, it happened.

Good for Irving, well deserved, now, I believe he is already realizing that because of his bad action, he already lost a huge amount of money.  I don't understand him, we cannot deny that he is really a great basketball player but he will never be a hall Famer if he does things that are disrespectful because everyone deserves respect.

I don't think that money will be the problem for Irving, yes he could have lost a big chunk of money here if Nike will suspend him or their relationship. But probably the most important thing is his reputation inside and outside of the court. Yes, he has some disrespectful moments in his NBA career, but this one is very different as he is talking about a certain race that has suffered a lot throughout history. So not sure if he can be called a HOF, even his fellow ex-NBA players like Shaq are taking bad against him for his remarks.