The NBA Is Rigged

[Galileo]

The NBA Is Rigged!


This goes all the way back to the famous Lakers-Kings game 6 refereeing shenanigans where the NBA makes much more money if the large media market and sexy team the Los Angeles lakers advance to the NBA finals versus the small market Sacramento Kings without the likes of Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O'Neal.


Well even the casual NBA fan could see that the fix was on in the NBA last night as the NBA refs completely changed the tenor of the Houston Rockets and Golden State Warriors game last night right as the cash cow marketing machine Golden State Warriors where on the verge of being run out of the building.

THIS IS AN OUTRAGE!!!

:ihit

https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-05-27/nba-rigged

[Double-Up]

The NBA Is Rigged



THIS IS AN OUTRAGE!!!

:ihit

https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-05-27/nba-rigged

In others news, water is wet OP.

[Thebesteva]

NBA has always been obviously rigged. It’s almost always a case of the finals they want is the finals they get. I think the nba lost a lot of money during some boring finals and decided to always make sure their horse is in the finals.

[phxspurfan]

they def wanted game 7 but I could see game 7 being called normally. Houston is a big enough market and would be a good draw for the NBA to get some new fans back into the game.


It's funny how many game 7s there are nowadays, like every series magically gets stretched there.

edit: there have been game 7s in the playoffs for 18 years straight :lol and before that, while still occurring regularly, wasn't every year, especially in the 80s
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_NBA_game_sevens

[daslicer]

NBA has always been obviously rigged. It’s almost always a case of the finals they want is the finals they get. I think the nba lost a lot of money during some boring finals and decided to always make sure their horse is in the finals.

That is true which makes it amazing how many times the Spurs defied the NBA by going all the way.

[Arcadian]

They didn't want Spurs Nets in 03, did they? Or Spurs Pistons in 05? Or were the Spurs just so good that they were un-riggable?

[Caltex2]

The NBA Is Rigged!


In other stunning news, the sun rose today...from the east. The NBA is rigged but this series isn't a good example of why. If anything, they'd rig LeBron getting in over the starless Celtics.

[Stabula]

Chris Paul probably isn't even hurt tbh

[daslicer]

They didn't want Spurs Nets in 03, did they? Or Spurs Pistons in 05? Or were the Spurs just so good that they were un-riggable?

Spurs were just that good and moreso Tim Duncan was just that great he could overcome a lot of bs.

[Chillen]

Well that game 6 Rockets vs Warriors was clearly rigged by the refs. It's well documented in that video in the article. Anyone thinking Rockets will actually win this game 7 tonight, lol, refs will call it in favor of Warriorettes. Houston is going to have to shoot lights out to win this game 7 tonight because no way refs can rig a game if your playing that great.

[Clipper Nation]

That is true which makes it amazing how many times the Spurs defied the NBA by going all the way.
It's also amazing how much success LeBron has had in Cleveland... Cleveland. Probably the least attractive market in the NBA (Sacramento might have an argument for being worse).

[Chris]

Yeah but we still watch hoping for a miracle.

[Spurtacular]

ZeroHedge drops bigger truth bombs than Wikileaks, tbh.

[Spurtacular]

ZeroHedge drops bigger truth bombs than Wikileaks, tbh.



The NBA is a often called a “Make or Miss League” because of the fact that if one team misses the level of talent is such that there is an immediate advantage gained by the defensive team that transitions to offense because this sets up a fast break the other direction against a defense that hasn't had time to set up its defense.

Well the lesser known truth is that the NBA has become a “Call Fouls or Don't Call Fouls League” which has the same result because if one team is allowed to foul the other team attacking or driving to the basket, or reach in and foul and cause a turnover, or body slam an opponent to the ground causing a missed shot these all set up fast break opportunities and often 4 on 5 scenarios on the other side of the court leading to easy baskets or wide open three pointers.

It was pretty obvious last night that the Houston Rockets were playing 5 on 8 from the start of the second quarter through the pivotal third quarter.

Bombs!

[Spurtacular]

Boom!


The Houston Rockets made 8 out of 12 three pointers in the first quarter and were well on their way to upsetting the NBA`s Dream Team the Golden State Warriors. The Warriors were desperate they went into desperation mode, their only option at that point was to overplay the three point line, force the rockets to drive to the basket, and foul on every play, hoping that the referees would give them the benefit of the doubt.

Done called ahead of time on ST, tbh.

[Caltex2]

It's also amazing how much success LeBron has had in Cleveland... Cleveland. Probably the least attractive market in the NBA (Sacramento might have an argument for being worse).

Cleveland is middle of the pack. Of all the major sports, the NBA has the most podunk backwater towns. Memphis? Sacramento? New Orleans? Orlando? San Antonio (sorry, compared to multi-sports towns)? Milwaukee? Portland? Oklahoma City? Heck, even Charlotte and Indianapolis.

[Spurtacular]

This was the strategy, but the Golden State Warriors didn't really have to hope the referees would oblige, just look at Game 2 of the Pelicans Series in the previous round at Oracle Arena, the fix was on in that game, and the small media market Pelicans Team would have won that game if the NBA Refs didn't step in and determine that game in favor of the Warriors.

So the Warrior players know through experience that they can camp out in the lane with Draymond Green and not get an illegal defense call, knock players to the floor, set illegal moving screens on offense, reach in from behind when they are beat causing turnovers, and hand check and hold on every drive to the basket because they are going to get the “Dream Team Treatment” in the end from the referees


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=17lkdqoLt44

[Spurtacular]

The warriors are actually pretty bad on defense if you call the game legitimately, they have a bunch of offensive players who are slight in build and can't guard a ham sandwich besides the licensed thug that is Draymond Green. They have no hope for stopping drives to the bucket with a 6 foot 7 inch center the only thing standing in front of a made hoop on the defensive end of the floor. Golden State`s only defensive option to stop other teams from driving at will to the basket is to foul on every single drive! Steph Curry and Draymond Green would foul out by halftime if Warrior games were ever officiated correctly. Steph cannot keep anybody in front of him, and reach fouls/hand checks on every single drive and Draymond grabs and holds much taller guys under the basket, and comes in to body slam opposing players as they blow past Steph Curry on every drive. The Golden State Warriors have always been given preferential treatment on the defensive end of the court because of the Branding of the Team and what this means to the NBA coffers from a money perspective. They are very good offensively, and easy for the NBA to Sell to the public, so give them the benefit of the doubt on the defensive end of the court. In other words, for the sake of the NBA let them get away with employing a fouling on every drive strategy on defense, and we will just not make the call the majority of the time. They literally foul on every drive to the basket because they have no legitimate rim protection, and no other legitimate way to stop other teams from relentlessly attacking the basket except for routinely fouling on drives, thus daring the refs to make the call and upset the league office and revenue dollars of the NBA Marketing Machine.


The Golden State Warriors strategy is simple they can`t stop anybody driving legitimately, they have no center to speak of to protect the rim, so their only real option as a defensive strategy is to foul on every play, expect the referees to only call 15% of the actual fouls maybe 20% on a bad day, get away with and benefit from the other 60% where the other team is fouled but not called, and live with the miracle shots the opposing team makes on the other 20% that happen to go in through superhuman effort. All this relies on the Branding Effect that they are the Golden State Warriors, the NBA Dream Team, there is no way the NBA is going to allow the Cash Marketing Cow that is the Dream Team not advance to the NBA Finals - we are entitled to preferential refereeing when necessary! And it sure was necessary last night, good job NBA you pulled out all the stops last night - you were going to make that happen one way or another just like you did to the Sacramento Kings in the 2002 NBA Playoffs!


It was real obvious what was going on last night as the ball would be knocked out of bounds by Golden State in a very obvious manner yet they got the ball back without discussion, they would get two ticky tack fouls on one end of the court, the rockets drive to the basket get knocked to the floor by two players in a no-brainer foul, and play on, and then another ticky tack touch foul on the other end. There were three or four refereeing sequences in that game where it was very apparent the refereeing fix was on in that game, this was more than just good old home court calls, this was a rigged game with a massive agenda to do anything and everything possible to swing the momentum of that game!

https://i.pinimg.com/originals/62/b5/c9/62b5c92edfeaf59c75dedacbf4f44d88.gif

[AaronY]

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[Ginobilly]

Today's nab:lol
Glorified harlem globetrotters
3 point chuckfest

[Spurtacular]

This was pretty damned bad. But sadly not that much worse than normal, tbh. (Watch it before NBA does a phony copyright violation).


https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=33&v=2UJwa8g-IZE

[Galileo]

One of the best videos ever made!!! MUST SEE! It was RIGGED!!!!!

Kings Lakers Game 6 Mixtape *RIGGED* 2002


This upcoming NBA season marks the 10 year anniversary of the greatest tragedy in sports history. 10 years ago, the Sacramento Kings were cheated from what would have been their first and only NBA title. Game 6, May 31st, 2002. The Kings would've won this game and won the series 4-2, but the refs stepped in.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qjRcTiwVEwo

[Galileo]

Spurs/Lakers Series Rigged by NBA


On Tuesday night, with two seconds to go, and the San Antonio Spurs down by two points, Derek Fisher of the Los Angeles Lakers fouled Brent Barry. Brent Barry, son of Rick Barry, was trying to shoot a three point shot for the Spurs. Brent "Bones" Barry is one of the deadliest shooters in the NBA. Barry had already made five three-pointers in the game and shot 95% from the free throw line this season.

http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthread.php?140461-Spurs-Lakers-Series-Rigged-by-NBA

[Spurtacular]

One of the best videos ever made!!! MUST SEE! It was RIGGED!!!!!

Kings Lakers Game 6 Mixtape *RIGGED* 2002




https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qjRcTiwVEwo

I believe Bill Walton paid a big price for calling out all the cheating honestly.

[Galileo]

I believe Bill Walton paid a big price for calling out all the cheating honestly.

What happened to him?

[Stabula]

Adam Silver told the Rockets Chris Paul wasn't allowed to play tonight

[Fabbs]

This was pretty damned bad. But sadly not that much worse than normal, tbh. (Watch it before NBA does a phony copyright violation).


https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=33&v=2UJwa8g-IZE
:worthy::worthy: Can one of you Techsters preserves this before the NBA does just that?

[Spurtacular]

:worthy::worthy: Can one of you Techsters preserves this before the NBA does just that?

Better chance it won't get taken down if Rockets still advance.

[spursistan]

LOL ..It is liKe David Stern never left..

This arguably the most blatant fix since Game 6 of 2012 WCF..It is honestly on level with 2002 Kings-LA series..

[daslicer]

LOL ..It is liKe David Stern never left..

This arguably the most blatant fix since Game 6 of 2012 WCF..It is honestly on level with 2002 Kings-LA series..

Yup agreed. Rox are getting hacked every time they drive in the paint and there is no foul call. All I can do is laugh.

[spursistan]

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Most neutral fanbases on twitter with pretty much the same takes..The league is bring this shit upon its head with this type of shadiness..

[spursistan]

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[spursistan]

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[spursistan]

^ How do you not call this? :lmao..

[Stabula]

There's a reason you get fined for being critical of the
Jews whistle men

[spurraider21]

a rigged league wouldn't send the spurs to 6 finals

[HarlemHeat37]

a rigged league wouldn't send the spurs to 6 finals

Or continue to allow Spurs/Pistons type Finals after the 2003 ratings embarrassment:lol

[Galileo]

a rigged league wouldn't send the spurs to 6 finals

Spurs were the last of the conspiracy-breakers.

[Spurtacular]

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Harden fouled on two threes in a row in the first half and didn't get the call. F*ck this; this is Lakers-Kings 02 all over again.

[Spurtacular]

LOL ..It is liKe David Stern never left..

This arguably the most blatant fix since Game 6 of 2012 WCF..It is honestly on level with 2002 Kings-LA series..

Maybe same tier. I'd stop short of saying same level.

[spursistan]

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[RsxPiimp]

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[DMC]

NBA has always been obviously rigged. It’s almost always a case of the finals they want is the finals they get. I think the nba lost a lot of money during some boring finals and decided to always make sure their horse is in the finals.

And teams are complicit

[DMC]

a rigged league wouldn't send the spurs to 6 finals

Teams have to play along. Refs only need to miss a possession call, ignore a foul or call the game in a way (even a consistent way) that benefits one team over another. If one team is more physical, they either ignore contact or they are overly concerned with it. A possession change on an out of bounds that never gets reviewed in the middle of the game, that happens multiple times a game. Quite often they get it obviously wrong.

Tonight, if they cheated, the Rockets were complicit. How do you miss 27 consecutive 3pt shots? Even with your eyes closed you should hit one.

[Spurs 4 The Win]

Teams have to play along. Refs only need to miss a possession call, ignore a foul or call the game in a way (even a consistent way) that benefits one team over another. If one team is more physical, they either ignore contact or they are overly concerned with it. A possession change on an out of bounds that never gets reviewed in the middle of the game, that happens multiple times a game. Quite often they get it obviously wrong.

Tonight, if they cheated, the Rockets were complicit. How do you miss 27 consecutive 3pt shots? Even with your eyes closed you should hit one.

This sounds fucking retarded. The league is GUIDED, not outright rigged, so a team can overcome the bullshit reffing if they play lights out. Often the Spurs teams couldnt overcome the reffing, but we were damn good in the years we did (Ex. 2014, we beat the Thunderrefs). We failed to overcome shit reffing in 2012.

[Bill_Brasky]

Third quarter was a joke. The one where Harden got fouled on the 3, the 3 went in, and the ref fucking called it on the floor was what did it for me.

[Spurtacular]

Anyone else see Zaza get up off the bench and scream in the Rocket's ear and pretend to be another defender as he was taking the 3? I'm thinking circa late 3rd quarter or early 4th quarter.

And the refs didn't T him up, obviously.

TOTALLY DESPICABLE

[Spurtacular]

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It's just hitting me that one of these faggy teams hast to ring now. :depressed

[Stabula]

Third quarter was a joke. The one where Harden got fouled on the 3, the 3 went in, and the ref fucking called it on the floor was what did it for me.

One of the most blatant purposefully botched calls I've ever seen in any sport.

[Stabula]

This sounds fucking retarded. The league is GUIDED, not outright rigged, so a team can overcome the bullshit reffing if they play lights out. Often the Spurs teams couldnt overcome the reffing, but we were damn good in the years we did (Ex. 2014, we beat the Thunderrefs). We failed to overcome shit reffing in 2012.

League wanted Spurs to go to the Finals in 2014 as a redemption story especially considering how epic the 2013 Finals were. Makes for good basketball storylines.

[HarlemHeat37]

Why did the league want the 2007 Spurs over the flashier, much more exciting 2007 Suns? Or was Donaghy just fixing games on his own?:lol

[Spurs 4 The Win]

League wanted Spurs to go to the Finals in 2014 as a redemption story especially considering how epic the 2013 Finals were. Makes for good basketball storylines.

Are you on drugs? The Thunder got away with a blatantly botched goaltend with 1 minute left in regulation in Game 6 (among many other criminal calls in the 4th quarter) and on top of that benefitted from the largest free throw disparity in NBA playoff history in the 3rd quarter of Game 4. Gtfo.

[Spurs 4 The Win]

Why did the league want the 2007 Spurs over the flashier, much more exciting 2007 Suns? Or was Donaghy just fixing games on his own?:lol

I didnt really feel like that series was that fixed or guided much. Spurs just had the suns number. And that stupid decision to ban Stoudemire and Diaw for Game 5 helped too.

[Chillen]

It was rigged for game 6 but not this game 7. Houston just choked in the 3rd and 4th quarter, they missed like 27 straight damn 3 point shots or something like that. Yes, 27 straight 3's vs a team that has went to 3 straight NBA finals now 4. Warriors didn't do anything special just played the right way to win.

[daslicer]

I didnt really feel like that series was that fixed or guided much. Spurs just had the suns number. And that stupid decision to ban Stoudemire and Diaw for Game 5 helped too.

It wasn't stupid at all since the league was enforcing a rule that had been in effect since '95 which was that players can't run off the bench during an altercation. They punished the Knicks harshly in '97 for breaking that rule during the playoffs. Diaw and Stoudemire were idiots in that situation.

[DMC]

This sounds fucking retarded. The league is GUIDED, not outright rigged, so a team can overcome the bullshit reffing if they play lights out. Often the Spurs teams couldnt overcome the reffing, but we were damn good in the years we did (Ex. 2014, we beat the Thunderrefs). We failed to overcome shit reffing in 2012.

If the NBA is rigged, either

A. NBA is rigged and owners are complicit

or

B. NBA is rigged and owners are victims

Do you think owners are victims of a system they know is rigged, or do they somehow not know what you know?

This is like saying the WWE is fake but the wrestlers aren't complicit.

[DMC]

It was rigged for game 6 but not this game 7. Houston just choked in the 3rd and 4th quarter, they missed like 27 straight damn 3 point shots or something like that. Yes, 27 straight 3's vs a team that has went to 3 straight NBA finals now 4. Warriors didn't do anything special just played the right way to win.

So the refs knew which game to rig?

[LkrFan]

The NBA Is Rigged!





THIS IS AN OUTRAGE!!!

:ihit

https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-05-27/nba-rigged

Was it rigged in 2010 tbh?

[Spurs 4 The Win]

It wasn't stupid at all since the league was enforcing a rule that had been in effect since '95 which was that players can't run off the bench during an altercation. They punished the Knicks harshly in '97 for breaking that rule during the playoffs. Diaw and Stoudemire were idiots in that situation.

I felt like we wouldve won anyways and I wanted to beat them straight up. But Im not too mad about it. :lobt2: :lol

[Spurs 4 The Win]

If the NBA is rigged, either

A. NBA is rigged and owners are complicit

or

B. NBA is rigged and owners are victims

Do you think owners are victims of a system they know is rigged, or do they somehow not know what you know?

This is like saying the WWE is fake but the wrestlers aren't complicit.

Dawg the NBA is clearly a guided product with preference to particular teams. Get real. I have watched this shit for over 30 years.

[DMC]

Dawg the NBA is clearly a guided product with preference to particular teams. Get real. I have watched this shit for over 30 years.

Answer the fuckin' question, dawg. Aren't teams complicit?

[Spurs 4 The Win]

Answer the fuckin' question, dawg. Aren't teams complicit?

Absolutely not. LA Lakers may have known they would get some home cooking more often than not, but the directives come from the top and the owners are not complicit. You have to maintain plausible deniability or the league would crumble. The owners have to feel like they have a shot to win. Problem is, if you are a small market, you have to beat the pants off of an NBA golden boy team to get past them.

[tenbeersbold]

Answer the fuckin' question, dawg. Aren't teams complicit?
Complicit how? I think the refs guiding the games is the biggest factor and the teams know it but actually in on it?
Tbh they could all care less as long as those multi million dollar salaries keep flowing,that is more likely than actual complicity

Think about it,teams like Hornets,Knicks,Nets,Magic,Kings,Hawks,,Suns,Nugget s etc,they remain insanely profitable even though they perennially suck
As long as the corporate welfare buys up all the arena seats as perks for clients/employees the scam will continue.
Though you can thank the insane pricing of every corporate product cause they sure don't pay for the seats,you do indirectly

Hell I used to have access to endless Wizards/Orioles/Caps tix freebies back when I lived in DC,the companies that I got them from used to joke that they couldn't even give em away,on most nights the arena seats from these companies were empty,the more prestigious skyboxes not so much but still room even in those on a lot of nights,ya just had to deal with the few wannabe douches who thought they hit the big time in the sky boxes lol,too cool for the regular seats

[Galileo]

Was it rigged in 2010 tbh?

I think it was rigged that Duncan had to play his whole career in the tough Western conference, and Lebron played his whole career in the easy eastern conference.

[ducks]

https://twitter.com/CBSSports?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.spurstalk.com%2Fforums%2F showthread.php%3Ft%3D273995%26page%3D2

[LkrFan]

I think it was rigged that Duncan had to play his whole career in the tough Western conference, and Lebron played his whole career in the easy eastern conference.

That's fair. Another indictment on LBJ. Duncan played in the rough Western Conference his whole career and still won 5 rangs. LBJ been in the East his whole career, losing 5 times. Yet he the GOAT? Pfffft!!

[spurraider21]

Teams have to play along. Refs only need to miss a possession call, ignore a foul or call the game in a way (even a consistent way) that benefits one team over another. If one team is more physical, they either ignore contact or they are overly concerned with it. A possession change on an out of bounds that never gets reviewed in the middle of the game, that happens multiple times a game. Quite often they get it obviously wrong.

Tonight, if they cheated, the Rockets were complicit. How do you miss 27 consecutive 3pt shots? Even with your eyes closed you should hit one.
yep. even in the lakers kings series. horry was in on it. that's why he decided to hit that 3 at the buzzer

[spurraider21]

Spurs were the last of the conspiracy-breakers.
so the league has always been rigged, but of all the teams, only the spurs were SO GOOD that they could rise above the conspiracy and win anyway! every other winner was just the result of rigging. how convenient!

[Galileo]

https://twitter.com/CBSSports?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.spurstalk.com%2Fforums%2F showthread.php%3Ft%3D273995%26page%3D2

Whoa!

[Spurs 4 The Win]

so the league has always been rigged, but of all the teams, only the spurs were SO GOOD that they could rise above the conspiracy and win anyway! every other winner was just the result of rigging. how convenient!

It is not rigged, it is guided. NBA clearly favors teams and it can be overcome through your opponent choking or stellar play.

[Bynumite]

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[StrengthAndHonor]

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I wonder if he’ll get fined for this lol

[DMC]

Absolutely not. LA Lakers may have known they would get some home cooking more often than not, but the directives come from the top and the owners are not complicit. You have to maintain plausible deniability or the league would crumble. The owners have to feel like they have a shot to win. Problem is, if you are a small market, you have to beat the pants off of an NBA golden boy team to get past them.

You claim it's a known thing though. How is it franchise owners don't know?

[DMC]

Complicit how? I think the refs guiding the games is the biggest factor and the teams know it but actually in on it?
Tbh they could all care less as long as those multi million dollar salaries keep flowing,that is more likely than actual complicity

Think about it,teams like Hornets,Knicks,Nets,Magic,Kings,Hawks,,Suns,Nugget s etc,they remain insanely profitable even though they perennially suck
As long as the corporate welfare buys up all the arena seats as perks for clients/employees the scam will continue.
Though you can thank the insane pricing of every corporate product cause they sure don't pay for the seats,you do indirectly

Hell I used to have access to endless Wizards/Orioles/Caps tix freebies back when I lived in DC,the companies that I got them from used to joke that they couldn't even give em away,on most nights the arena seats from these companies were empty,the more prestigious skyboxes not so much but still room even in those on a lot of nights,ya just had to deal with the few wannabe douches who thought they hit the big time in the sky boxes lol,too cool for the regular seats

You see a business model and think "they rig their business for the most profitability.. I think I want to own one of the franchises they will fuck over" - Complicit

[ambchang]

League would rig for game 7 for additional revenue. You don’t get ratings without some great drama.

If I were the league I won’t care whether the rockets or warriors makes the finals. Both are marketable in their own right. It’s not like they were the nets or Detroit or spurs.

[lefty]

There's actually a good breakdown about this on Reddit

https://www.reddit.com/r/nba/comments/8mzetu

[Galileo]

so the league has always been rigged, but of all the teams, only the spurs were SO GOOD that they could rise above the conspiracy and win anyway! every other winner was just the result of rigging. how convenient!

You are correct.

[Fabbs]

https://twitter.com/CBSSports?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.spurstalk.com%2Fforums%2F showthread.php%3Ft%3D273995%26page%3D2
whatchu talking about Willis? I just get a bunch of random articles.

[Caltex2]

LOL ..It is liKe David Stern never left..

This arguably the most blatant fix since Game 6 of 2012 WCF..It is honestly on level with 2002 Kings-LA series..

David Stern is still there in the shadows.