# NBA Offseason 2023 **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Tags:** basketball-nba\ **Created:** [June 19, 2023, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nba-offseason-2023/985760 "2023-06-19T04:46:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![DigitalC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ebca7d/32.png) [@DigitalC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DigitalC)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2023, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nba-offseason-2023/985760/41 "2023-10-02T00:30:49Z")
Miami really botched things lowballing them when they thought they had the upper chance. Philly must be worried too. ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2023, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nba-offseason-2023/985760/42 "2023-10-02T00:57:06Z")
Is Portland punting on the next few seasons, or hoping that Scoot Williams and DeAndre Ayton will be enough to keep things at least entertaining? ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2023, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nba-offseason-2023/985760/43 "2023-10-02T23:00:20Z")
So Jimmy Butler shows up at media day with a new look… > **[LOOK: Heat's Jimmy Butler brings 'emo' look to media day, declares 'this is...](https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/look-heats-jimmy-butler-brings-emo-look-to-media-day-declares-this-is-our-year-for-nba-championship/)** > > Butler continued his media day antics by appearing with straightened hair, piercings and painted fingernails ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2023, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nba-offseason-2023/985760/44 "2023-10-18T17:57:45Z")
So I’ve heard almost all of these stories about Morant separately but this story nicely compiles them all together. Sounds like he started out as a nice kid, whose basketball failure of a father is living vicariously through him, plus he appears to have believed all of his own hype, he has no one to tell him “No,” and for a few years at least he had essentially the NBA and the _entire city of Memphis_ enabling him and covering for his bad behavior. There was a long Washington Post story about Morant a while ago about the 17-year-old he invited to his house to play basketball then apparently beat the shit out of him over a foul (this is a subject of an ongoing civil suit). The police completely failed to document _anything_ about the incident. According to them, _before the lawsuit_, absolutely nothing happened. The police again failed to do anything about the Foot Locker incident. He apparently believes that having words printed on t-shirts while changing nothing about his own behavior is the same thing as “redemption.” But of course he’ll play again, and he’ll likely continue to be a piece of shit fake gangster until he runs into a real one and finds out. > **['Then the alligators got him': Inside Ja Morant's 18-month downfall](https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/38674600/then-alligators-got-memphis-grizzlies-star-ja-morant-18-month-downfall)** > > After the 2022 All-Star Game, Morant's misconduct became more frequent -- and dangerous. Since then, serious allegations have emerged. Lawsuits and subpoenas remain open. And a 24-year-old superstar's career is on the brink. ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2023, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nba-offseason-2023/985760/45 "2023-10-23T23:08:38Z")
Breaking news on [ESPN.com/NBA](http://ESPN.com/NBA) from Woj: Giannis Antetokounmpo has agreed to a three-year, $186 million contract extension with the Milwaukee Bucks. ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2023, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nba-offseason-2023/985760/46 "2023-10-24T01:48:21Z")
Second-year NBA staff referee Che Flores has come out as the NBA’s first out nonbinary trans referee. Good for them! > **[Flores is NBA's first out nonbinary trans referee](https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/38728488/che-flores-becomes-nba-first-nonbinary-trans-referee)** > > Che Flores is the NBA's first out nonbinary trans referee, they shared in a story published by GQ on Monday. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nba-offseason-2023/985760.md?page=2)