Based on the laws in Alabama, it seems like Brandon Miller did not commit a crime. That said, why is no one talking about WHY did he drive his car back without hesitation after his friend asked to "bring the gun"? Why would he not even question what his friend was going to use the gun for, even if it would be a justified reason like self-defense?

Whether he committed a crime or not, his involvement with the victim's murder definitely seems that he lacks some self-awareness and general character.

https://twitter.com/Romi_Bean/status/1663979035444285440?s=20

Great reactions and active listening by Jokic as his coach can't stop gushing about his approach both on and off the court.

Is it destroying Lebron in the finals two years in a row?
Is it dragging Westbrick and Harden to the finals in a stacked west?
Is it almost beating the Bucks by himself?
What do you consider Durant’s top moment?

3 years ago the NBA mandated that all players have their heights listed without shoes; opposed to the listings for the past 3 decades - heights with shoes. Fans saw many of their favorite players heights instantly drop. Some fans know the heights without shoes have always been listed in a player's combine numbers. We've always known 95% of player's height without shoes. Even Kobe Bryant's height without shoes was 6'4.75, confirmed in his last playing season https://fansided.com/2017/03/27/kobe-bryant-height-6-foot-4-lakers/

But, when the new height listing mandate occurred - some players heights somehow didn't change. Some fans hypothesized that this was because the players grew.

Lebron James height listing increased, from 6'8, to 6'9. At the NBA combine in 2003, Lebron was measured at 6'7.25 without shoes, 6'8 in shoes. Since the new listings, he's listed at 6'9, but pictures tell us he did not grow. Here is a picture with a 32 year old Lebron standing next to Kevin Love, who is listed at 6'8 now. https://render.fineartamerica.com/images/rendered/default/poster/10/8/break/images/artworkimages/medium/3/kevin-love-kyrie-irving-and-lebron-james-david-liam-kyle.jpg

Kevin Love at his combine measured at 6'7.75 without shoes, so his 6'8 listing currently is correct. And he still looks about .5-1" taller than Lebron. https://media.gettyimages.com/id/610641166/photo/lebron-james-kyrie-irving-and-kevin-love-of-the-cleveland-cavaliers-poses-for-a-portrait.jpg?s=612x612&w=gi&k=20&c=Zh42Oas0cHbVEeIVZGlLKlfNj_0X3UQ0_IKgYiAFFrA=

Anthony Davis is listed at 6'10 and Lebron 6'9. https://cdn.nba.com/teams/uploads/sites/1610612747/2022/09/Davis-LeBron-Photo-Shoot-1600x900-0B1A5234.jpg

It looks like Lebron is as tall as he was at his combine 6'7.25 , and AD is 6'10 without shoes, there is almost 3", not only 1" height difference here.

I know everyone wants to mythologize how much of a physical specimen Lebron is, but he's not 6'10.5 in shoes. He's 6'8.5 in shoes, and should be listed currently as 6'7, but he didn't want to drop to 6'7 on his listing.

Giannis is not 7' without shoes. Even though he grew from 6'9 in shoes as a rookie, nobody ever thought he grew to 7'1.5....Here he is currently listed at 7'0, standing next to 7'1 listed Brook Lopez

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Fdmk8foXkAkRITn?format=jpg&name=4096x4096

That's more than 1" difference. Giannis is probably 6'11.5 in shoes. Meaning he grew 2 inches since a rookie.

Every draft cycle inspires me to think about these heights, because fans see heights at the combine now, and think these players are shorter than before, or shorter than advertised. For instance, the Thompson twins just measured at 6'5.75 without shoes, and a lot of people are disappointed, saying they aren't 6'7. They are the traditional NBA 6'7, an inch taller than Kobe, an inch shorter than Lebron; and the same height as Andre Iguodala (6'5.75 at his combine without shoes).

Karl Towns, Embiid, and Giannis are all listed at 7'0. Why they lying to us?

https://media.gettyimages.com/id/920096908/photo/2018-nba-all-star-game-portraits.jpg?s=1024x1024&w=gi&k=20&c=4reQiMNzF5Sm9G0H1zw91eSDcAG0HACFLybFfm4AJlY=

If a player's height stayed the same or increased when the heights got re-listed, it's probably a lie, it should have decreased.

Do you think it’s still Pop? I know he had a losing season but that was probably tanking to get Victor, and he still has 5 rings. Or is it someone else?

Ranked from worst record to best record:

20. Celtics ’08: 16-10 .615

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19. - 18. Spurs ’03, Raptors ‘19: 16-8 .667

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17. - 9. Pistons ’04, Spurs ‘05, Heat ‘06, Lakers ‘09, Lakers ‘10, Heat ‘12, Heat ‘13, Spurs ‘14, Bucks ‘21: 16-7 .696

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8. Warriors ‘22: 16-6 .727

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7. - 3. Mavericks ‘11, Warriors ‘15, Cavaliers ‘16, Warriors ‘18, Lakers ‘20: 16-5 .762

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2. Spurs ‘07: 16-4 .800

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1. Warriors ‘17: 16-1 .941

The 2016 NBA draft is surprisingly one of the deepest draft classes in hindsight. Ben Simmons, Brandon Ingram, Jaylen Brown, Domantas Sabonis, Pascal Siakam, and Dejounte Murray are the all-star/all-NBA players from the class. The class also includes Buddy Hield, Jakob Poetl, Jamal Murray, Caris LeVert, and Malcolm Brogdon.

Who would you say is the best player from this class? Brown, Ingram, Jamal Murray, Siakam, Sabonis, or Simmons?

If Lebron and Jimmy were to trade places right now does Jimmy and the Lakers beat Denver? I’d say Jimmy and AD win at least 3 games off of sheer grit.

Jimmy that guy plays both ends of the floor.

1. Jokic and Murray
2. AD and LeBron
3. Brown and Tatum
4. Steph and Klay
5. Butler and Bam
6. Booker and KD
7. PG and Kawhi
8. Fox and Sabonis
9. Garland and Mitchell
10. Brunson and Randle

Thoughts on this list? Note that I didn't include Harden + Embiid and Kyrie + Luka because they might not stick together past this season.

Tweet with clip

“Once Tatum was injured, was the entire game plan to send Jaylen Brown to his left?” - Dan

“That’s always the game plan.” - Caleb Martin  

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My answer would be no, I would offer 5 years, $250M to Brown.

He is not worth the full $295M supermax.

Tweet with video of interview with the Dan LeBatard Show with Stugotz

“The chances of me being here without him (J. Cole) making the phone call to Caron would be pretty slim to none.”

Caleb Martin confirms that J. Cole is one of the main reasons that he now plays for the Miami Heat. #HEATCulture  #Dreamville

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Like the title says I want to get into to watching basketball I'm really interested in the sport and find it entertaining but I have never watched it and I was wondering where to start I live in Australia so I dont have any team to support based on location I hope someone can help me

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There's been some concern about the national ratings of the upcoming Finals and the lack of popularity of these teams. But we're seeing some famous athletes like Djokovic and now Gronkowski praising Jokic. Interesting to see.

NBA rookie pays it forward in his hometown