# \#basketball-nba **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/tag/basketball-nba/38.md [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) --- ## [I pit Enes Kanter](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-enes-kanter/1032820)
**Author:** [@Airbeck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airbeck)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2026, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-enes-kanter/1032820 "2026-09-24T19:11:39Z")
Enes Kanter is an attention starved prick who is making a mockery of women’s sports while claiming to be standing up for women. There has never been a trans woman in the WNBA. It is not an actual issue. He didn’t make it… --- ## [Basketball has the Globetrotters. Baseball has the Savannah Bananas. Do any other sports have "joke" teams?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/basketball-has-the-globetrotters-baseball-has-the-savannah-bananas-do-any-other-sports-have-joke-teams/1029996)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2026, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/basketball-has-the-globetrotters-baseball-has-the-savannah-bananas-do-any-other-sports-have-joke-teams/1029996 "2026-09-11T21:42:08Z")
So I was watching a YouTube video of a charity football match in England, where the players were … well, I don’t really know, but they’re not professional footballers. One player on one side (Max Fosh) was a YouTuber kno… --- ## [2026 NBA Offseason \[edited title\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-nba-offseason-edited-title/1031127)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2026, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-nba-offseason-edited-title/1031127 "2026-09-02T22:37:02Z")
Giannis Antetokounmpo and Bobby Portis have been traded to the Miami Heat in exchange for Tyler Herro, Kel’el Ware, Jaime Jaquez Jr., Kasparas Jakucionis, three first-round picks (including No. 13 in Tuesday’s NBA draft)… --- ## [Basketball strategic fouls](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/basketball-strategic-fouls/1031484)
**Author:** [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2026, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/basketball-strategic-fouls/1031484 "2026-08-24T21:04:28Z")
It was mentioned in another thread that, in basketball, it’s sometimes strategic to deliberately foul another player, with the hopes that they’ll miss the free throw(s) and give your team an opportunity to get the ball o… --- ## [Clay Travis want a new WNBA Franchise with all Trans Women Players](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clay-travis-want-a-new-wnba-franchise-with-all-trans-women-players/1032302)
**Author:** [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2026, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clay-travis-want-a-new-wnba-franchise-with-all-trans-women-players/1032302 "2026-08-24T20:59:34Z")
Clay Travis Proposes All-Trans WNBA Team: ‘The Nashville Balls’ OutKick Sports owner Clay Travis has floated the idea of raising the first all-transgender WNBA team and says such an organization would be the “most inclu… --- ## [SI Sportsperson of the Year 2026](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/si-sportsperson-of-the-year-2026/1031968)
**Author:** [@That\_Don\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/That_Don_Guy)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2026, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/si-sportsperson-of-the-year-2026/1031968 "2026-07-28T01:14:09Z")
Okay, it’s a little early for this, but as I just started a thread for Time’s Person of the Year, I thought I would start this one as well. Normally, the choice would be obvious - one or more persons representing the Ne… --- ## [20-0 NFL simulation game](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/20-0-nfl-simulation-game/1030614)
**Author:** [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2026, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/20-0-nfl-simulation-game/1030614 "2026-07-01T01:17:33Z")
Here’s the NFL version of the NBA simulator that was recently posted. I haven’t tried it yet. --- ## [2025-26 NBA season](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-26-nba-season/1024171)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 295\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2026, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-26-nba-season/1024171 "2026-06-30T13:53:05Z")
After a tremendous 2025 NBA Playoffs and an eventful off-season, tonight marks the beginning of the 2025-26 season. Rockets/Thunder at 7:30; Warriors/Lakers at 10. Both games on NBC and Peacock, which gets the NBA back … --- ## [Jesus Shoots ....He Scores!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jesus-shoots-he-scores/1030607)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2026, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jesus-shoots-he-scores/1030607 "2026-06-15T00:48:44Z")
This showed up in an ad to the side of my main content. I guess there’s an audience for bthis kind of thing, but I am speechless. It pairs well with this: And on the same page is This: --- ## [82-0 NBA simulation game](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/82-0-nba-simulation-game/1030594)
**Author:** [@Snarky\_Kong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snarky_Kong)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2026, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/82-0-nba-simulation-game/1030594 "2026-06-13T04:30:35Z")
I’m not an NBA guy, but I am a stats and optimization guy so this dumb little game is really tickling my brain. You try to build a team of 5 players given a randomized year and randomized decade. You can reroll one attri… --- ## [Does the NBA really need 7 games to determine a winner?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-nba-really-need-7-games-to-determine-a-winner/1029673)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2026, 7:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-nba-really-need-7-games-to-determine-a-winner/1029673 "2026-05-02T07:11:07Z")
Geez the basketball season is so long. --- ## [Has the NBA changed, or have I changed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-the-nba-changed-or-have-i-changed/1025174)
**Author:** [@Jaycat.again](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jaycat.again)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2026, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-the-nba-changed-or-have-i-changed/1025174 "2026-04-26T03:06:32Z")
i was a big Celtics fan in the 70s and 80s. Watched them religiously on TV and went to the Garden when I could, to see Havlicek, Cowens, Jo Jo White, Larry Bird, McHale, Robert Parrish, Bill Walton, all those guys. Many… --- ## [March Madness 2026](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-madness-2026/1028341)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2026, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-madness-2026/1028341 "2026-04-14T14:50:32Z")
March Madness, the men’s and women’s college basketball tournaments, are coming soon. So let’s talk about them. A few days ago in men’s basketball, the Miami (OH) RedHawks of the Mid-American Conference defeated the Oh… --- ## [2026 NCAA Basketball Tournament Pool](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-ncaa-basketball-tournament-pool/1028470)
**Author:** [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2026, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-ncaa-basketball-tournament-pool/1028470 "2026-04-08T00:38:22Z")
It’s that time of year again - March Madness! As always, we have a tournament pool group on the ESPN app and website. Group name: SDMB Bracketeers Password: cecil123 There is a limit of three brackets per participant.… --- ## [Seattle basketball fans, what teams did you follow when the Sonics left?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seattle-basketball-fans-what-teams-did-you-follow-when-the-sonics-left/1028765)
**Author:** [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2026, 8:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seattle-basketball-fans-what-teams-did-you-follow-when-the-sonics-left/1028765 "2026-03-27T08:13:23Z")
After tacitly encouraging franchise-robbery in plain sight in 2008, the NBA has taken a step towards putting a team back in Seattle. With that story in mind, I ask old Sonics fans what they’ve been doing over the past 18… --- ## [What's the maximum amount the WNBA could afford to pay its players?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-maximum-amount-the-wnba-could-afford-to-pay-its-players/968607)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2026, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-maximum-amount-the-wnba-could-afford-to-pay-its-players/968607 "2026-03-21T16:55:59Z")
There have been countless complaints about the pay disparity between the WNBA and NBA, but I’m assuming nobody is suggesting that a WNBA player should actually get paid as much as LeBron James (which would probably be im… --- ## [During the NCAA Tournament (aka March Madness) how do the players continue their schooling?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/during-the-ncaa-tournament-aka-march-madness-how-do-the-players-continue-their-schooling/1028496)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2026, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/during-the-ncaa-tournament-aka-march-madness-how-do-the-players-continue-their-schooling/1028496 "2026-03-18T21:45:31Z")
In theory all the players in college sports are first meant to get an education and second play the sport. These days I think most know it is the reverse but, nevertheless, they are still students and still meant to tak… --- ## [Women's sports](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/womens-sports/1028113)
**Author:** [@mglambo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mglambo)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2026, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/womens-sports/1028113 "2026-03-03T22:27:36Z")
I’ll preface this by saying I love sports. And I especially love women. I believe women should get equal pay for equal work and equality in every aspect of life If I’m going to watch sports though I want to see the best… --- ## [How do you like my idea for simplifying sports coverage on TV: one app for every league, pay for individual games a la carte](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-like-my-idea-for-simplifying-sports-coverage-on-tv-one-app-for-every-league-pay-for-individual-games-a-la-carte/1026798)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2026, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-like-my-idea-for-simplifying-sports-coverage-on-tv-one-app-for-every-league-pay-for-individual-games-a-la-carte/1026798 "2026-01-19T20:23:08Z")
I’ve come up with a shockingly simple solution to the problem of some sports games being on this streaming app, some on that streaming app, some on broadcast TV, all within the same league. It also solves the problem of … --- ## [NBA betting scandal](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nba-betting-scandal/1024248)
**Author:** [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2026, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nba-betting-scandal/1024248 "2026-01-19T00:40:59Z")
Oops. Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier and Chauncey Billups, a former NBA star and head coach of the Portland Trail Blazers, were arrested on Thursday in connection with a federal gambling-related investigation, two senio… --- ## [2025 Sports Illustrated Sportsperson of the Year](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sports-illustrated-sportsperson-of-the-year/1022983)
**Author:** [@That\_Don\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/That_Don_Guy)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2026, 6:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sports-illustrated-sportsperson-of-the-year/1022983 "2026-01-05T06:52:01Z")
It’s that time of year again…time for my annual SOTY post. This year, however, nobody really stands out. Maybe if, somehow, the Dodgers win the World Series, they give it to Shohei Ohtani, but he doesn’t have the standou… --- ## [Relegation vs. Farm System](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/relegation-vs-farm-system/1024959)
**Author:** [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2025, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/relegation-vs-farm-system/1024959 "2025-11-21T19:13:06Z")
Continuing the discussion from Huge - HUGE - Changes Coming to Major League Soccer (schedule shift, divisional table shift): I didn’t want to further hijack the other thread, but I’m hoping someone could explain: The … --- ## [ID this Halloween costume](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-this-halloween-costume/1024475)
**Author:** [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2025, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-this-halloween-costume/1024475 "2025-11-01T15:11:02Z")
There was a group of teens that came to the house trick-or-treating last night. One of them was dressed in long hair and fake beard, wearing Jesus-style robes, and dribbling a basketball. My first thought was . Which is… --- ## [Lebron's Decision 2.0 - gotta be retirement after this season, right?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lebrons-decision-2-0-gotta-be-retirement-after-this-season-right/1023747)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2025, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lebrons-decision-2-0-gotta-be-retirement-after-this-season-right/1023747 "2025-10-28T21:59:48Z")
He is apparently making a big announcement. I hate the whole big show he is making around it. I am guessing this next season is his last. Or he is joining the Detroit Pistons. Please!!! --- ## [NBA Offseason 2025](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nba-offseason-2025/1020090)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2025, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nba-offseason-2025/1020090 "2025-10-16T15:11:00Z")
So, the NBA Offseason is here after a thrilling playoffs, with the draft tomorrow in which the Mavs are expected to take Cooper Flagg. Here are some of the recent trades: The Phoenix Suns traded Kevin Durant to the Hou… --- ## [US/Canada football - "tearing down the goalposts"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-canada-football-tearing-down-the-goalposts/1022530)
**Author:** [@Mark\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mark_Finn)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2025, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-canada-football-tearing-down-the-goalposts/1022530 "2025-08-28T21:26:51Z")
I was listening to the 1955 classic by the Four Lads - “Moments to Remember”, which has the line “the day we tore the goalposts down”. And that got me wondering - does anyone still do this? Back on the old days, in some… --- ## [How many women have won the NBA championship?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-women-have-won-the-nba-championship/1019991)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2025, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-women-have-won-the-nba-championship/1019991 "2025-08-25T17:39:50Z")
Indiana Pacers assistant coach Jenny Boucek is attempting to win the NBA championship tonight. How many women have won the NBA championship as coaches? How about as owners? --- ## [Tyrese Haliburton - has there been a severe injury as badly timed and with longterm impact like his?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tyrese-haliburton-has-there-been-a-severe-injury-as-badly-timed-and-with-longterm-impact-like-his/1020660)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2025, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tyrese-haliburton-has-there-been-a-severe-injury-as-badly-timed-and-with-longterm-impact-like-his/1020660 "2025-07-19T20:32:33Z")
For those unaware: The Indiana pacers were underdogs through much of the playoffs and yet, they made it to the NBA finals. They got the series tied 3-3 and the big game 7 arrived. Winner takes all. In the first half, t… --- ## [What's up with Caitlin Clark?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-up-with-caitlin-clark/1019942)
**Author:** [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2025, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-up-with-caitlin-clark/1019942 "2025-07-08T15:35:24Z")
My Facebook feed has started showing me lots of clips of Caitlin Clark for some reason known only to The Algorithm … I don’t follow the WNBA. But the clips are all of Clark getting hammered with flagrant fouls, or getti… --- ## [Basketball List 10 Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/basketball-list-10-thread/1001868)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2025, 6:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/basketball-list-10-thread/1001868 "2025-06-25T06:40:11Z")
Same kind of list as the pro wrestling, movies, TV, and music playlists. Create a topic, list 10 things that match, move to next topic. Only this time, we’re just talking about basketball. Players That Their Original … [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/tag/basketball-nba/38.md?match_all_tags=true&page=1&tags%5B%5D=basketball-nba)