20 Comments

1. 

   Ryan Peterson

   November 5, 2023 at 12:56 am

   I’ll sum it up. It’s not

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2. 

   Lil Kizxo

   November 5, 2023 at 1:00 am

   NBA not surpassing NFL😂

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3. 

   Bond…Barry Bonds

   November 5, 2023 at 1:03 am

   The players are gonna be the downfall of the NBA…this whole mumbo jumbo is so that their players can “try”

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4. 

   Vince M

   November 5, 2023 at 1:08 am

   They should have some kind of automatic first round bye if the winning team makes the playoffs or an automatic first round 2-0 lead..something man lol

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5. 

   Frostshokula

   November 5, 2023 at 1:42 am

   0:17
   Both teams were in the playoffs without the play in

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6. 

   Victor M. Mendez Medina

   November 5, 2023 at 1:43 am

   The NBA League pass doesnt have any of the in season tournement games. You’re telling me the League is trying to get more people interest in the regular season by having to pay more fore these games?🗑

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7. 

   DJ Blaze

   November 5, 2023 at 1:59 am

   The tournament will make bench players step up as well particularly the younger ones in rookie contracts they need that money…

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8. 

   James Stinedurf

   November 5, 2023 at 2:35 am

   it’s a gimmick that means nothing and they’re bribing the players to approach it as if it’s the Playoffs. i really don’t care about it at all. when there are actual stakes, i’ll change my opinion on it

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9. 

   IsaacHaze

   November 5, 2023 at 3:51 am

   Lmao one huge problem is that the trickle down theory never really works the way it’s supposed to. If it did we wouldn’t have such a huge wealth gap. In other words, if the players go all out it’s in the league and owners’ best interests but not so much their own. With them just recently changing the salary caps it would appear the league feels like players already make enough. They’ve also made changes to discourage players and owners from load management. All of that would suggest they are trying to pay the players less and looking for ways to increase revenue. I think what IS true about what he said is that they just are trying to increase viewership during football season

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10. 

    Zelgie

    November 5, 2023 at 4:10 am

    They should also grant the winner a 8th seed playoff spot if they stay above.500 for the season record. That might give the team a bit more reason to try to win to guarentee at least a playoff spot. $500000 for winning team I doubt the players who earn 10m+ cares because it will only be less than $50000 for each players.

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11. 

    Steve S

    November 5, 2023 at 5:05 am

    When autoplay happens, and I hear moron stephen smith talking, and diversity hire mcnut, have to come to comments to say espn, your product has become so trash..

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12. 

    Whitey O'Banion

    November 5, 2023 at 5:37 am

    Another cash grab.

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13. 

    HotRhod

    November 5, 2023 at 6:25 am

    Nobody cares about a G-League championship right? So what makes them think we the fans will care about some in-league championship trophy? No one will remember or brag about some in-league championship. I barely remember who won in the bubble or who won summer league. None of that matters! Only the NBA World Champion trophy matters. Fans do not care about a second-class trophy! And it is all about the fans.

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14. 

    George Bourlos

    November 5, 2023 at 6:34 am

    Stephen A. correctly pointed out to the commisioner that tournament games should start in February… and Adam Silver admitted it’s just for the first year that they are letting them start in November

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15. 

    Lowell Ahee

    November 5, 2023 at 6:39 am

    Meanwhile every player in the league when asked…. “we have no idea what’s going on”…. that ain’t sellin, folks!

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16. 

    Christopher Porter

    November 5, 2023 at 7:09 am

    When you need to bring someone on to explain why it’s important, you know that’s a problem.

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17. 

    Christopher Porter

    November 5, 2023 at 7:15 am

    90% of the league doesn’t care about winning. That’s the problem. Most guys choose to sit out instead of playing. In football, that’s a pride thing. You will go out there hurt because you don’t want to let the team down. The NBA players are about themselves.

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18. 

    Peony & her babies

    November 5, 2023 at 7:27 am

    This is the problem of being loaded management and don’t care about the brand and it’s fans and the company started to get unpopular and the customers are starting to moved away from it! Now, NBA start to change its tone and directions towards to the fans because the ratings are killing NBA and commissioner will do anything to bring the fans back, but will it? It’s very hard now because of the living high costs and the reputation might hurt the fans already!

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19. 

    ACS 79

    November 5, 2023 at 7:40 am

    Change the game back to playing both ends.

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20. 

    ACS 79

    November 5, 2023 at 7:43 am

    Pretty sad with the money they make and it’s come to this.

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