Recent content by Juxtatarot

My main reasoning is as follows: It made little sense for the Clippers to give him this side deal in the first place. Kawhi re-signed a max contract at the time while he was rehabbing a torn ACL. Other teams weren't jumping to sign him. It doesn't make sense from a risk-reward or financial...

They used this firm for other league investigations. I have no reason to believe they won’t do a thorough job. I suspect the NBA is a kick *** client to have. The problem with Reddit is the up/down voting causes those with unpopular opinions to be silenced. I’m sure you’ve seen that happen in...

For full disclosure, I'm one of the 1% who think Ballmer and the Clippers are likely innocent. I could be wrong, of course. We only know what has been reported. I might change my mind later as information continues to trickle out. I think Silver answered the question the way he did to try to...

It’s almost like the old adage about not discussing politics or religion is true.

He heard about the allegations after Pablo’s podcast was released. Not before though.

For what it’s worth, Silver corrected this statement in an interview yesterday: “If I said I never heard of it, I meant in the context of the accusations here. I mean, I certainly was aware of the brand,” Silver said Tuesday at the Front Office Sports Tuned In summit...

How about this fouth one? I’ve only listened to it a few times and haven’t formed a strong opinion yet. I like their second album the best but just realized I’ve never listened to their debut.

The initial Ballmer investment was announced in September 2021. This happened after Kawhi did a max extension while recovering from a torn ACL, not in 2019 when he originally signed with the Clippers.

I think they are definitely going to say that.

There is a lot of new stuff in that article. We’ll see if it’s all true. Besides the additional $10 million investment, it mentions Sanberg went rouge on the Kawhi contract, the “beliefs” clause was apparently common, and they thought Kawhi would do stuff.

Yep, I agree with your main point. Just a little more about Silver's comments. I think he said the right thing. Too often these days our society runs with the court of public opinion. I think Silver was basically telling everyone to slow down and let the investigation run its course. They...

Yeah, I think Cameron Winter can have a bright future. So talented. I know their first album was produced by Dan Carey who has worked with Fontaines DC and a bunch of UK “post-punk” (loosely speaking) bands like Wet Leg, black midi and Squid. I think I can hear that influence although maybe...

Silver’s comments were expected, and, in my opinion, reasonable. Apparently a lot of owners are pissed though. If the Clippers are found to be in violation, punishment will be more than a slap on the wrist. Other owners have power. This has more in common with the Joe Smith scandal than the...

Right. Hollinger is pointing out that the CBA was written poorly for this situation. This wasn’t what they had in mind and will likely be changed next time.

I think it’s because there is no such player penalty written in the CBA. They might be able to void his contract and make him pay back the Aspiration money.