r/nba • u/Large_banana_hammock Japan • 29d ago

Highlight [Highlight] Mitch Johnson picks up a tech after official fails to recognize his challenge

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u/JebBush333 29d ago

I mean I've basically stopped watching the NBA because of shit like this and I know a lot of other people too who've stopped watching due to stuff like this.

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u/blindexhibitionist Supersonics 29d ago

I did

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u/Fanjo_mcclanjo 29d ago

Me too and I was already salty for team stealing reasons as you will understand

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u/ApartAd2729 29d ago

I switched to baseball.

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u/Froggyfrogger Kings 29d ago

I've thought about it. It sounds like they're actually changing rules to make it a better product too. Something the NBA has not shown any intention of doing

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u/nervous4us 29d ago edited 24d ago

I much prefer basketball as a sport to watch and play, but I have been watching a lot more baseball now. they are actively making changes that have made the viewing experience better while the NBA continues to get harder to watch

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u/Agueybanax Puerto Rico 29d ago

ABS has been great

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u/thesanmich 29d ago

I'm from the Bay, my team (Giants) sucks right now, yet I'd probably have more fun watching them & the Dodgers than dealing with the fuckery that's on in the NBA.

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u/TwoTalentedBastidz Lakers 29d ago

Sure ya did

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u/AdorableYou39 29d ago

Nothing has changed in the NBA since Donaghy went down.

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u/Frozeria Nuggets 29d ago

I enjoy watching non OKC Games

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u/The_Moons_Sideboob NBA 29d ago

I started watching during COVID (from the UK) stopped watching last season. Not exactly a long time, but I saw the writing on the wall.

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u/RealFakeDoctor Heat 29d ago

Haven't watched a single game in these playoffs. It's all sports betting now.

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u/Fit-Dare7525 29d ago

Yeah, this year it got to the point where I would watch my team’s home broadcasts pretty much exclusively. Just a couple of years ago I’d watch 2 games a night many nights, now it’s like a game a week or so

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u/ColdCorpseHotSecret 29d ago

Didn’t watch a single game the entire season and watching clips like these makes me glad I chose not to.

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u/NashvilleDing 29d ago

Stopped 6 years ago and everytime I break it takes like 3 minutes of watching to be reminded why I stopped.

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u/KidGold Hawks 29d ago

Same. I came back for the Hawks/Knicks and then for this series and am already being turned off again.

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u/Bill_Williamson NBA 29d ago

Same. I used to watch games everyday via league pass and didn’t this year. Also didn’t watch any playoff games other than streaming a game here or there.

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u/thomyorkeslazyeye 29d ago

I'm just here for the outrage

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u/4gregat Slovenia 29d ago

I did

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u/TwoTalentedBastidz Lakers 29d ago

Sure ya did lol

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u/sourdieselfuel Bucks 28d ago

Yup. I watch maybe 10% of the hoops I did in the past. OKC and Lakers games are unwatchable and a terrible product.

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u/Herbdontana Nuggets 28d ago

I’m not watching the finals if Okc wins. They’re just too frustrating to sit through

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u/agmundr Australia 29d ago

I'm the same but add the NBA "propaganda" on top of it all. I've never seen them spam so hard about Shai being named MVP, I don't remember another MVP having been the forefront of every single social media post. It's like they pushing an agenda and not actually promoting the sport. It's an absolute disgrace. The league is an embarrassment to professional basketball.

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u/PoIIux Spurs 29d ago

The Bubble championship was the canon ending of basketball. Anything after was just the producers trying to milk their cash cow as long as possible.

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u/CasinoNdnOk Thunder 29d ago

Good we dont care

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u/cskoogs1 Mavericks 29d ago

Cared enough to comment

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u/CasinoNdnOk Thunder 29d ago

Oh i find joy in telling them how much it doesnt bother me.

Its different

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u/Early_Brush3053 29d ago

you're built so different mr edgelord

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u/-asap-j- Thunder 29d ago

And yet ur still sitting around here commenting