NBA Official 2026 NBA Playoffs Thread

[O_V]

Silver better not spend anybody over this nothing-burger...

https://twitter.com/x/status/2048453622141215072

It's the only truly black and white rule left in the NBA.

 

[BatManu20]

I forgot that's what happened to Bison Dele.

Yea one of the more bizarre stories that most NBA fans don't know about. Tragic tbh. Investigation Discovery did an entire episode on it. AppleTV did one too called "A Brother's Betrayal."

https://www.investigationdiscovery.com/video/dark-waters-murder-in-the-deep-investigation-discovery/screams-of-the-south-pacific

 

[BatManu20]

It's the only truly black and white rule left in the NBA.

Suspending Gobert would ensure this series goes at least 6. Then MIN would basically be in a must-win situation back home for that one because if they allow this thing to go back to DEN for a Game 7, Nuggets are advancing tbh.

 

[Mugen]

If any dumb suspensions are handed out, then Joker has to be one of them. He instigated the whole thing.

Let them play tbh

 

[SpursFan86]

If any dumb suspensions are handed out, then Joker has to be one of them. He instigated the whole thing.

Let them play tbh

Pretty much. Unless there are some other angles that I haven’t seen, suspending Gobert seems absolutely absurd. Jokic is pretty clearly the guy most at fault.

 

[spurraider21]

It's the only truly black and white rule left in the NBA.

Not really

https://twitter.com/x/status/2048456134277861450

 

[BatManu20]

https://twitter.com/x/status/2048442880566362166

 

[spurraider21]

If the rule was so black and white Lamelo would have been suspended due to the pistons/hornets brawl

 

[scott]

DEN has a lot to lose if the "leave the bench" rule (which apparently isn't a rule anymore) were enforced.

also "unwritten rules of the game are stupid" and usually quite arbitrary. McDaniels waging psychological warfare, and winning.

 

[SpurPadre]

DEN has a lot to lose if the "leave the bench" rule (which apparently isn't a rule anymore) were enforced.

also "unwritten rules of the game are stupid" and usually quite arbitrary. McDaniels waging psychological warfare, and winning.

I still think McDaniels is a dick but Jokic shouldn’t have taken the bait.

 

[Mugen]

If McDaniels was trolling the Spurs as hard as he’s been trolling the nuggets, I’d be livid tbh

 

[BatManu20]

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If McDaniels was trolling the Spurs as hard as he’s been trolling the nuggets, I’d be livid tbh

Great meme template tbh

 

[scott]

I still think McDaniels is a dick but Jokic shouldn’t have taken the bait.

He's absolutely a dick, but that's his schtick, and Denver is proving not mentally tough enough to handle it.

 

[SpursFan86]

https://twitter.com/x/status/2048456134277861450

 

[DAF86]

I love me some peak early 2000's ball.

 

[BatManu20]

https://twitter.com/x/status/2048458922000805938

 

[scott]

https://twitter.com/x/status/2048456134277861450

I thought I saw Jonas and AG near the scuffle... they might be the two players most likely to get a suspension (if anyone)

 

[Wemby_Island]

Evan Mobley in foul trouble.

TOR took 28 3’s and made 3 3’s….

 

[scott]

Shout out to the CMB stans from last year… he’s a really nice player

 

[scott]

Also, Mamu proving meaningful playoff minutes makes me happy

 

[BatManu20]

https://twitter.com/x/status/2048473276138029341

 

[BatManu20]

https://twitter.com/x/status/2048477362489020471

 

[Uriel]

Let’s say Minnesota, without Edwards and DiVincenzo, has just a 30% chance of winning Game 5, 40% chance of winning Game 6, and 30% chance of winning Game 7. That would mean their probability of winning the series is still 70.6%.

Does that sound counterintuitive? Well, remember that Denver still has to win three more times in order to advance. Minnesota only has to win once.

 

[Spurminator]

As punishment for this abomination, both Cleveland and Toronto should have to forfeit their playoff appearances and grant automatic advancement for both New York and Atlanta.

 

[Wemby_Island]

Brandon Ingram killing TOR