#Basketbal

[joe-england]

Let's talk about Griner, Whelan, and Bout....

There was a time when an American being freed from hostile foreign soil would have been cause for celebration.  But folks on the Right have cultivated an absolutely backwards brand of patriotism that has led to Brittney Griner, someone who gave this country Olympic gold medals, being downright vilified.  And time and again, I see the same insipid talking points trotted out to justify hating her, Joe Biden, or both.  So I thought it'd be good to break this down, point by point:

"Biden could have traded for Paul Whelan instead of Griner!" No, he couldn’t.  Whelan wasn’t on the table.  Russia has painted him as a spy, and they’re holding on to him.  It was Brittney Griner or nobody.  Whelan himself called her release “wonderful news”, and his family put out a statement, as follows: "There is no greater success than for a wrongful detainee to be freed & for them to go home. The Biden Admin made the right decision to bring Ms. Griner home, & to make the deal that was possible, rather than waiting for one that wasn't going to happen.”  And for what it’s worth, Trump didn’t do jack to bring him back while he was president, so let’s dismiss the pathetic bloviating from 45 regarding his deal-making acumen.

"She deserved it for handling drugs!" No, she didn’t.  Even if the few drops of hash oil weren’t medicinal, as her defense claimed, nine years in a penal colony for a vape cartridge should be outrageous by anyone’s standards.  And let’s not forget, Russia has made exceptions to their strict drug policies for athletes before.  Hell, remember that doping scandal from some years back?  In an attempt to win prestige the Russian government concocted a whole program for helping their athletes to evade doping regulations.  They were technically banned from the Olympics and global sports for years.  But, oh, yeah, this basketball player had less than one gram of hash oil.  Nine years in the gulag!  She had it coming!!

"Viktor Bout is a danger to the world!" No, he isn’t.  He was Mr. “Lord of War” fifteen years ago.  Not anymore.  He’s been out of the game for over a decade.  The market has changed, the players have changed, technology has changed, the world has changed.  He’s not the “Merchant of Death” emerging from a cursed tomb, he’s not going to be handing Cobra Commander any laser guns, and letting Putin crow for a few weeks about getting a buddy out of prison is a small price to pay for reuniting a woman with her family.

"She hates America because she wouldn’t stand for the national anthem!" Give me a break.

If this was TLDR, I'll just point to Beau of the Fifth Column.

[liberte-news]

Opava ZASTAVILA rozjetý Písek, Děčín padl v Ústí nad Labem

BASKETBAL | V osmém kole Kooperativa NBL dokázalo Ústí porazit Děčín, zatímco Nymburk dominoval v Ostravě v poslední čtvrtině. Ostatní duely skončily prodloužením, Jindřichův Hradec i Olomoucko zvítězily. Pardubice a Písek zažily porážky.

ILUSTRAČNÍ FOTO BASKETBAL | V osmém kole Kooperativa NBL dokázalo Ústí porazit Děčín, zatímco Nymburk dominoval v Ostravě v poslední čtvrtině. Ostatní duely skončily prodloužením, Jindřichův Hradec i Olomoucko zvítězily. Pardubice a Písek zažily porážky. Ústí vedlo v Děčíně už o 20 bodů, ale po vyloučení Vyhora a potížích Číže se hosté dostali na rozdíl dvou bodů. Děčínu nebyl platný výkon…

[daisys-notes]

Grenzen versus Egoïsme: De Grote Verwarring

Grenzen stellen of gewoon egoïstisch? 🤔 In mijn nieuwste blog ontdek je waarom het één niets met het ander te maken heeft. Lees en lach mee! #zelfzorg #grenzenstellen #egoïsme #mindset #humor #zelfliefde #persoonlijkeontwikkeling

Laten we beginnen met iets heel simpels: Grenzen hebben is niet hetzelfde als egoïstisch zijn. Maar dat weten de meeste mensen niet. Ze denken dat als je “nee” zegt of je tijd voor jezelf claimt, je meteen een narcistische eikel bent. En laat me je vertellen, dat idee is precies waarom zoveel mensen als uitgewrongen dweilen door het leven gaan. Maar hey, als jij graag de deurmat wilt zijn, wie…

[waru-chan8]

Telling my sister that the National basketball team lost was a terrible idea. She is mocking me 😭

[onejamtart]

Every Hall of Fame Enshrinement Speech from the #23HoopClass

Peace, JW

[sluttyquarantinetheory]

I just saw a segment that was like two dudes talking about if "The Joker could maintain dominence" and like the wild time that was my brain before I remembered sports exist.

[givemegifs]

[hawleywilby]

[citrus-soda]

smacking him

[liberte-news]

Nymburk dobývá EVROPU, Žabiny přejely řecké sokyně

Nymburský tým slavil vítězství 75-87 nad Galatasaray Istanbul, zatímco Žabiny Brno porazily Olympiacos 92-61. Obě družstva dominovala a dosáhla skvělých výkonů v Lize mistrů a Eurolize.

BASKETBAL | Už v prvních pěti minutách ovládnutých 0-11 určil nymburský tým ráz svého druhého duelu v Lize mistrů na palubovce Galatasaraye Istanbul. ILUSTRAČNÍ FOTO | Chcete mít svůj článek zcela ZDARMA ? Z výtečného startu se odrazil ve druhém venkovním utkání ke svému druhému vítězství (75-87), když tentokrát skolil podle prognóz čtvrtý nejsilnější celek soutěže plný MVP hráčů z předních…

[imaginespazzi]

Last minute playoff predictions:

Liberty over Dream in 2 (with the caveat that the Liberty *cough* Sandy *cough* are very capable of being dumb and somehow not sweeping)

Lynx over Mercury in 2 (i'm firmly team Lynx but if the Mercury choose to suddenly be something they're not, they better win the whole thing for DT)

Sun over Fever in 3 (i would love love love for this to be a sweep but i fear it just isn't gonna happen but wouldn't it be lovely if it did?)

Aces over Storm in 3 (listen Storm please prove me wrong because now that A'ja has her deserved mvp i can want the worst for the Aces in peace thanks)

[ffcrazy15]

Damn, Taiga really said "equal rights equal fights" with that redheaded chick huh.

[raphoupix]

🥇 Stephen Curry - Basketball - Paris 2024

[ni-kol-koru]

Mayuzumi Chihiro Birthday

March 1st 2023 : Happy Birthday to Rakuzan's Shadow 🖤

[nightfallsystem]

good morning

no i wont basketb