Stephen A. speaks on tanking in the NBA 👀

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@nsd_respect

May 29, 2026 at 11:52 am

That’s why they will never be a European football-style relegation in the NBA. There’s a consequence for being bad in football. In American sports, you’re incentivized to be bad for a great draft pick. It’s pathetic.

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- @ethandean4
  
  May 29, 2026 at 12:12 pm
  
  Yes, this is why what the nba is doing is good
  
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@weaponxd253

May 29, 2026 at 12:24 pm

I think flopping is a bigger issue than tanking also I don’t think this will prevent teams from resting players when they want

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- @Benjamin-fc9ww
  
  May 29, 2026 at 12:53 pm
  
  Then they’ll get worse draft picks and keep being bad since they don’t want to truly compete
  
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@Benzy-d3u

May 29, 2026 at 12:31 pm

Stephen A. thinks he’s more important than he is. I’m sure the Commissioner takes orders from Stephen A. 😂😂😂

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On First Take, Brian Windhorst and Evan Cohen join Courtney Cronin to talk about NBA storylines surrounding LeBron James joining the Philadelphia 76ers, New York Knicks and Denver Nuggets.

0:00 Where does LeBron put the 76ers?
2:32 Windy sounds off
4:42 Karl-Anthony Towns and the Knicks
8:02 Nikola Jokic and the Nuggets

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