#nba is back

[nbabaes]

try to see me 🔎👓

[realfatgirlshxt]

Talent back!!

[jordanpooles]

via jsquared

[tilthesun]

via: Timberwolves

[rickeajacksons]

Do you get a promotion every year? In your job? No, right? So every year you work is a failure? Yes or no? No. Every year you work, you work towards something, towards a goal — which is to get a promotion, to be able to take care of your family, provide a house for them, or take care of your parents. You work towards a goal — it’s not a failure. It’s steps to success. There’s always steps to it. Michael Jordan played 15 years, won six championships. The other nine years was a failure? There’s no failure in sports. There’s good days, bad days, so days you are able to be successful — some days you’re not. Some days it’s your turn, some days it’s not your turn. That’s what sports is about. You don’t always win — so other people are going to win, simple as that. We’re going to come back next year, try to be better, try to build good habits, try to play better.

[allpromarlo]

noah lyles gold in the 100m final that’s my boy

[sixthreepointguard]

Spurs @ Mavericks - 24 October 2024 NBA 2024-25 Season Opener

[nbabaes]

He knows what he’s doing ✌🏾😩

[blackmensuited]

[sweetprinceanunoby]

Raptors vs Wizards (NBA Preseason 2024) - Oct 11th 2024

[tani-b-art]

Marketability is whiteness.

To me, it isn’t about who is marketable or more marketable.

In this white-run world, marketable=white. That’s it. And whoever holds the reigns on control will always look out for their own.

No matter if the sport league’s (WNBA) majority demographic is Black (~70%) and those Black women are over-proficient & having historical seasons consistently.

Currently, there’s not 1 Black player with a shoe deal but 3 white players have deals and only 1 of those 3 has a championship on their resume. Only this year we can officially say that A’ja Wilson has changed that. Literally only a week ago does this change this fact.

I don’t even feel it’s the unwritten rule anymore of Black people have to be twice or ten times better (or work harder) as their white peers. We’ve excelled in that and it’s been proven time and time again with numbers, titles, rings, gold medals, record-setting, awards and all the accolades to show.

From athletes to recording artists and all other professions (in careers and entertainment. everyday civilians and celebs). We witnessed it with Serena Williams, Beyoncé and many others. Being at the top and performing at and beyond the top level and exceeding as a Black woman doesn’t translate to successfully getting recognized with tangibles despite that being what merit is.

It’s just the simple fact that white girls and white women are the(ir) (visible) preference and the(ir) standard. It’s not about “desirability” or “pretty privilege” (which is another topic because that’s subjective, absurd and steeped in racism. another topic) as even some are now attempting to insert. When all else fails and when skills and talent can’t be compared, move the goalposts or resort to some other irrelevant assessments. Because attempts to try to factor in stats and the stats then disprove their argument, then what else can be an excuse? The only privilege it is is white privilege.

Black exceptionality, winners, first-placers and over-performers will be on the same level as white mediocrity, losers, second-placers, and under-performers. Sadly it’s the reality.

[freshthoughts2020]

[churrobear]

[significant-narratives]

and if i say 'stop fucking crying bro' was never that serious. then what.

[jrueships]

Do you have any ocs? You play 2k?

i did play 2k!!!! i mean.. i play 2k13 2k bcs it has pg and it's offline bcs im unwell and love the dying out practice of inviting ppl over to play games still but 😭 it still counts, right?? anyhow! im not a big oc guy, like i don't have a lot of them or my own universe of them, but im also not a self insert kinda guy (no shade to anyone who is any of this, i think it's all rlly cool and wish i had to creativity to do so as well!) so i kinda just made this dude

his first name is THE and his last name is SHRIMP, and he's like 5'3 . He's number 11 on the raptors and i made him solely to cause a rift in kyle/demar for ship drama (it's ok tho bcs he only makes kyle/demar stronger by being an evil division) (plus his girlfriend is denver levins so he rlly just kinda tried breaking kyle/demar up as a social experiment or smthing idk he's insane)

[nbabaes]

all I do is cash out 🤷🏽‍♂️💰