MisterShine
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We haven't won a professional national championship... anything in what, six decades?
This turn of events should surprise no one.
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2015 NBA Finals |OT| the deli is closed
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We haven't won a professional national championship... anything in what, six decades?
This turn of events should surprise no one.
Stabby McSter
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THIS WAS THE YEAR!!! ...which turns out to be every year a team gets close. Lesson learned: It's never the year.
ryutaro's mama
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Professional, no...but OHIO STATE doe.
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I imagine that pat Riley is smirking into his salty tears right now.
XiaNaphryz
LATIN, MATRIPEDICABUS, DO YOU SPEAK IT
You forgot to add Derrick Rose.
Glorified G
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Warriors were already winning when Kyrie went out with his injury. It was probably going to be four game series for the Warriors regardless, just now it's going to be an uncompetitive four game series.
The NBA should really look at a top 16 format. The east is awful and arguably the worst it's ever been. The top 5-6 teams in the west would comfortably win all their series against any team in the east.
BronsonLee
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Lebatard's cohosts just broke out into a goddamn YES and SI chant over LeBron losing, all while Lebatard is horrified by the injury and bitching them out for it
#SportsRadio
#SportsRadio
When a player goes down with a non contact injury, that is almost always a really bad sign.
Syphon Filter
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Dam that sucks for cavs, you never know though cavs should not be ruled out if bron can get shooters going. Cavs will be back the next few yrs in the finals so they have chances.
Yeah. I'm dying over here. LOL.
Also, how the hell do you fracture a kneecap in a non contact injury? This must've been a preexisting condition. PEACE.
True, but don't you need like impact to get a fracture? Seems like most of these types of injuries are things getting strained or torn like an ACL. Unless his knee knocked into Klay's or the hardwood and I just missed it.
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The tendonitis was probably misdiagnosed.
victreeb3l
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JR Smith will take his place. Its his time to shine.
He definitely hit his knee against Thompson's knee
Lionel Richie
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If such thing as being injury prone exists these 3 players you mentioned are definitely it. It makes the Love deal look even worse and why you should never ever let your player GM for you.
Sucks to see Irving go down though, he was the player I enjoyed the most watching in the Cavs roster. By far. Get well man.
BronsonLee
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LeBatard's cohosts just tried to blame him for celebrating the damn injury by saying the series was over
This is the GOAT sports radio show, jeeeeesus
This is the GOAT sports radio show, jeeeeesus
eBay Huckster
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This was probably going 6 with GS finally breaking Cleveland's home streak in that Game 6
and then LeBron missed that 3 and now everything is just gonna be uncompetitive unwatchable shitty garbage
Small fracture that occurred earlier on contact then made worse by the stress of running and jumping? That'd be my guess.
Violence Jack
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Just herd this on a radio station in Atlanta. They're still bitter about what happened with Korver and Horford that they said this is karma for Dellavadova's antics. Sore losers.
Still, that sucks. If Lebron can even squeeze 6 games out of his troop, it'll be a miracle.
Still, that sucks. If Lebron can even squeeze 6 games out of his troop, it'll be a miracle.
It would be horrible if that was the case, but I'm having a hard time reconciling a fracture with lack of contact. I honestly thought he had ankle/foot problems all this time. PEACE.
Gully State
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My guess is that his knee ligaments were pretty loose from a previous injury and not fully recovered so when he crossed over, his knee cap probably slammed into his tibia/fibula or femur..
eBay Huckster
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They already would've been mildly lucky to push it to 6 without the fracture with how that game ended, now it's actually gonna take the Knicks crew going off for 50 while LeBron also goes off for 50 in two games (and even that probably won't be enough)
The fractured knee cap happened in OT so it wouldn't have happened at all. His tendonitis would still be an issue and there's a good possibility he could have done it later, but they would press forward WITH Kyrie for a little bit at least. The actual debilitating injury wouldn't have happened that way.
I was actually wanting Kyrie to take the last shot since he's the best shooter on the team and was in a rhythm.
There was contact.
He clippped his knee on Klay's knee, and his leg buckled.
You can see it better around 0:30 in:
http://espn.go.com/nba/playoffs/2015/story/_/id/13016229/kyrie-irving-cleveland-cavaliers-exits-apparent-leg-injury
BronsonLee
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So Klay Thompson basically did a Muay Thai knee block on Irving by accident?
It's amazing how blind most people are. That Iguodala 3 that he made while missing a shoe was possibly a two pointer, but nobody said anything. And then there are the fouls they show on slow motion replay that are completely obvious that people on here can't see for some reason.
Poor Kyrie. That sucks to hear. Here's not to a speedy, but a full recovery. You done good this season.
As for the cavs...oh well. I say fuck Dan Gilbert.
So much talk has been about Lebron, let's talk about Curry and Klay chipping so early in their careers. Best shooting backcourt gets a damn good team around them and boom. That's awesome.
As for the cavs...oh well. I say fuck Dan Gilbert.
So much talk has been about Lebron, let's talk about Curry and Klay chipping so early in their careers. Best shooting backcourt gets a damn good team around them and boom. That's awesome.
Liquidsnake
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Lebron cant catch a break.
Or is that really the reason hes about to go what? 2-4.
GOAT right?
Just makes me realize he was a rebound away from 1-4.
Goat right?
Or is that really the reason hes about to go what? 2-4.
GOAT right?
Just makes me realize he was a rebound away from 1-4.
Goat right?
Always hate this argument. The GOAT, couldn't do shit without Pippen. Basketball is a team sport, it's never just one person.
It's completely ridiculous to blame LeBron for either of the series he lost in the finals as a member of the Cavs, if the Cavs do end up losing this series. Stop with this nonsense.
Mix Master
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Mike&Mike said it the other day and i agree, There really is no bad guys here, no douchebag antics or anything, just guys trying to win a ring and outplay the other guy.
CassidyIzABeast
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Cavs were getting swept kyrie or no injury. Dont give that snake oil salesman Lebron an out.
Even the people getting paid to watch miss things. Can't catch it all.
ryutaro's mama
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People love to boil sports down to championships won.
Sucks about Kyrie. Hope he heals up for next year.
Swept with Kyrie? Nah I think they'd take 1 or 2 Cleveland games. Without? Possible sweep yea.
BronsonLee
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The shoe was behind the line, that's why they counted it! 
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You have to realize that the details don't matter anymore. We are far removed from that.
All people know is 6/6. 6 Finals MVP's. Two three peats.
Jordan mythos is too strong
GOAT
Wade was broken down when the Spurs beat the Heat. Hell, he was mostly broken down when the Heat beat the Spurs the year before with only that one game where he looked like himself. The only finals loss you can blame on LeBron was the Dallas series. People need to stop being ridiculous.
ryutaro's mama
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Was he broken down in 2011?
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