Dwight Howard: “Basketball… isn’t needed at this moment”

NBC Sports via Yahoo ^ | 6/14/20 | Kurt Helin

[SaxxonWoods]

They are going to tell everyone what to do forever now. And expect to be obeyed.

[Night Hides Not]

With ESPN having its lowest ratings in 41 years, the roundball money seems to be drying up. Sad, isn’t it? /sarc

It'll be fun to watch the wailing and gnashing of teeth next year, when the salary caps for 2021 are lower than 2020. Dak would be well advised to get a deal done before 7/15.

All this talk about how the NFL's next TV contract will be double or triple is just that...talk. Sure, the NFL ratings are good, but how will they pay for it when dozens of their advertisers are seeing revenue declines of their own?

[Night Hides Not]

“Dwight, LeBron’s calling you, and he’s not very happy with you.”

[SaxxonWoods]

All physical games are child’s games or war games, or both.

When played in the 60’s by the Celtics and revived in the 80’s in Denver with Doug Moe’s ‘passing game’ it was a thing of beauty. Then everyone had to have that one giant guy that you only foul and the game became a complete bore.

[uptowngirl]

“isn’t needed at this moment”
At this moment? How about never needed.

[Psalm 73]

"...Dwight Howard says players should not play right...far more critical things to focus on in society."

Like burning down a Wendy's?

[Newtoidaho]

Yeah, more important things going on right now, like black people’s right to break the law without being harassed by the cops.

[Rembrandt]

Does Dwight Howard’s statement mean the diversity movement for the NBA is dead?

[SaxxonWoods]

Heh, yep.

Being descended from Thomas Miller and Deaf Smith I like your tagline. Nice FR join date too.

[bgill]

Basketball isn’t needed, ever. Or football. Or driving around a loop real fast - around and around and around for hours.

[ScottinVA]

Fine by me. The NBA has no social usefulness.

[Gay State Conservative]

Professional sports are no longer needed by me...for the rest of my life. And those like me will be “heard” when TV ratings,attendance and jersey sales plummet.

[shanover]

Those with the FU money can care less about the country. Brees was one of the only ones to stand for America and was bitch slapped down immediately and was a cuck to his ignorant wife.

[Deplorable American1776]

I agree with Dwight Howard: 'Basketball isn't needed... '

At all...

[Tax-chick]

So true. Not a single sportball is needed. Never was.

People should go outside and play something. Or draw a tree or make an animal friend. Stop paying to watch lousy people play a game while you develop type-2 diabetes.

[Hatteras]

Flipping through the channels the other night, I stumbled across the MLB 1971 All-Star Game. I was watching my baseball card collection playing. So many Hall of Famers in one game...

Managers Earl Weaver and Sparky Anderson, Willie Mays, Hank Aaron, Johnny Bench, Bill Freehan, Frank Robinson, Brooks Robinson, Carl Yastrzemski, Rod Carew, Bobby Murcer, Juan Marichal, Jim Palmer, Doc Ellis, Roberto Clemente, Lee May, Willie McCovey, Al Kaline, Harmon Killebrew and Frank Howard, Willie Stargell and Reggie Jackson and on and on. A lot of home runs. The first game I watched all the way through in years. Brought me back. Awesome. Alas, too bad the cards are long gone...

[lodi90]

These NBA players are moaning because they want a better deal from the NBA. Current NBA rules for the Orlando games restricts their movement and thus their access to hookers and blow.

[PGR88]

“Basketball… isn’t needed at this moment”

…or ever.

[libertylover]

“But keep sending me my check anyway.”

[Phillyred]

Agreeed. Cancel all pro sports forever.