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Charania Five-star prospect and USC commit Alijah Arenas was involved in a serious car crash early Thursday morning, hospitalized and placed into an induced coma, sources tell ESPN. Arenas, 18, is the son of former NBA star Gilbert Arenas.
Charania Five-star prospect and USC commit Alijah Arenas was involved in a serious car crash early Thursday morning, hospitalized and placed into an induced coma, sources tell ESPN. Arenas, 18, is the son of former NBA star Gilbert Arenas.
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LA Times Article: https://www.latimes.com/sports/usc/story/2025-04-24/usc-recruit-alijah-arenas-injured-in-car-crash
Per Tarek Fattal:
>Arenas was in an accident driving a Cyber Truck. It caught on fire, and he inhaled a lot of smoke. According to sources, this was the reason for induced coma (protocol for smoke inhalation). Arenas suffered no major bodily injuries.
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VanVleet to Draymond last night: “You better pray Jimmy’s back.”
Quote comes from Tim Kawakami, journalist for the San Francisco Standard, starting at the 22 minute mark:
>I did hear the VanVleet-Draymond thing. VanVleet told Draymond last night “You better pray Jimmy’s back.” That what was said, with some other words in there.
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Rockets owner Tilman Fertitta: “I was in the White House in the Oval Office with the Prime Minister of Italy & The President ... And we talked about the Houston Cougars....Then we talked about that dumbass Luka Doncic trade”
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SERIOUS NEXT DAY THREAD Post-Game Discussion (April 23, 2025)
Here is a place to have in depth, x's and o's, discussions on yesterday's games. Post-game discussions are linked in the table, keep your memes and reactions there.
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|Away|Home|Score|GT|PGT|
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|(/ORL) Orlando Magic |(/BOS) Boston Celtics | 100 - 109 | Link | Link |
|(/MIA) Miami Heat |(/CLE) Cleveland Cavaliers | 112 - 121 | Link | Link |
|(/GSW) Golden State Warriors |(/HOU) Houston Rockets | 94 - 109 | Link | Link |
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[Highlight] Six straight 3-point shots are made in the Warriors vs Rockets game displaying the "new generation" of the NBA
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[Scotto] Golden State Warriors star Jimmy Butler III (pelvis contusion) will not return to Game 2 against the Houston Rockets.
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[Highlight] BLOOD WARNING: Georgia on Latvia crime as Bitadze inadvertently elbows Porzingis in the elbow making him spill blood
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Joe Mazzulla said he appreciates Kristaps Porzingis’ toughness and his balanced perspective: “I like watching him bleed on the court. I think it’s important”
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GAME THREAD: Golden State Warriors (1-0) @ Houston Rockets (0-1) - (April 24, 2025)
##General Information
TIME |MEDIA |Team Subreddits |
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09:30 PM Eastern |Game Preview: NBA.com | /r/warriors |
08:30 PM Central |Game Charts: NBA.com | /r/rockets |
07:30 PM Mountain|Play By Play: NBA.com| |
06:30 PM Pacific |Box Score: NBA.com | |
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GAME THREAD: Orlando Magic (0-1) @ Boston Celtics (1-0) - (April 23, 2025)
##General Information
TIME |MEDIA |Team Subreddits |
:------------|:------------------------------------|:-------------------|
07:00 PM Eastern |Game Preview: NBA.com | /r/orlandomagic |
06:00 PM Central |Game Charts: NBA.com | /r/bostonceltics |
05:00 PM Mountain|Play By Play: NBA.com| |
04:00 PM Pacific |Box Score: NBA.com | |
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Jack Black does his best impression of LeBron's iconic clip
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McMahon: “I think J-Kidd’s tried to distance himself from it, but J-Kidd’s frustration with Luka was also quite high… I was told at the time ‘Hey, if we got to trade him, we’ll trade his ass,’ and I was like ‘No you won’t.’… And then six weeks later, my phone dings.”
Quote starts at the 6 week mark: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5NGmCAvMoHsDxzccdX4IBe?si=FOyRHtIcSISPUbjRksDSNQ&context=spotify%3Ashow%3A6N7fDvgNz2EPDIOm49aj7M
>The level of frustration that Nico had with Luka at the time was high. By the way, J-Kidd’s was too. I think J-Kidd’s tried to distance himself from it, but J-Kidd’s frustration with Luka was also quite high.
>I was told at the time — obviously, it was off the record, but they traded him now so I’ll say it — “Hey, if we got to trade him, we’ll trade his ass,” and I was like “No you won’t. You ain’t blowing that house down. Give me a break.”…
>And then six weeks later, my phone dings.
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hungry people in the league who are going to come in and pick up the slack.”*
> *“Dallas did Luka Dončić wrong.”*
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### Of questionable motivation?
Some players perhaps saw personal benefit in the swap.
> *“I think it’s phenomenal decision. So smart. Wise. I’m a Nico Harrison fan.”*
> *“Thank you. I love it.”*
> *“I wasn’t mad at it.”*
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**Source:** [The Athletic via NYTimes](https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6286150/2025/04/23/lakers-mavericks-luka-doncic-trade-nba-player-reaction/?smtyp=cur&smid=tw-nytimes&redirected=1)
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LeBron James on JJ Redick’s irate timeout in the 3rd Q after the Wolves cut the Lakers lead to 11 “We know JJ's gonna spaz out from time to time, that's JJ”
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[Highlight] The crew on Inside the NBA on TNT adds a porto-potty for any emergencies the crew may have after last nights emergency diarrhea situation with Shaq
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Daily Discussion Thread + Game Thread Index
# Game Threads Index (April 24, 2025):
|Tip-off|GDT|Away|Score|Home|PGT|
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|07:00 pm ET||New York Knicks|PRE-GAME|Detroit Pistons||
|09:30 pm ET||Oklahoma City Thunder|PRE-GAME|Memphis Grizzlies||
|10:00 pm ET||Denver Nuggets|PRE-GAME|Los Angeles Clippers||
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[Inside the NBA] Chuck goes off on Nuggets/Clippers Game 3 being on NBA TV instead of Thunder/Grizzlies
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Steve Kerr: "I think Thompson just inadvertently found himself under Jimmy. Our guys behind the bench didn't think there was anything wrong with the play"
Steve Kerr was asked in the postgame press interview what he thought about the events leading up to Jimmy Butlers' pelvic injury. He didn't believe there was any ill intent in the play.
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Post Game Thread Houston Rockets (1-1) launch past the Golden State Warriors (1-1), 109-94 — Jalen Green ignites with 38/4/6/3
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|(/GSW) 94 - 109 (/HOU)|
|Box Scores: NBA - Yahoo|
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|GAME SUMMARY|
|West First Round - Game 2 - GSW leads 1-0|
|Location: Toyota Center|
|Officials: Sean Corbin, Courtney Kirkland, David Guthrie, and Andy Nagy|
|Team|Q1|Q2|Q3|Q4|Total|
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|Golden State Warriors|18|28|25|23|94|
|Houston Rockets|28|32|27|22|109|
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|TEAM STATS|
|Team|PTS|FG|FG%|3P|3P%|FT|FT%|OREB|TREB|AST|PF|STL|TO|BLK|
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|Golden State Warriors|94|33-80|41.3%|17-43|39.5%|11-18|61.1%|7|46|22|18|7|15|6|
|Houston Rockets|109|39-86|45.3%|15-40|37.5%|16-20|80.0%|11|59|21|17|9|10|4|
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|PLAYER STATS|
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(/GSW) Golden State Warriors|MIN|PTS|FGM-A|3PM-A|FTM-A|ORB|DRB|REB|AST|STL|BLK|TO|PF|±|
|Moses Moody^SF|24:17|12|4-7|3-6|1-2|0|2|2|1|1|1|1|1|-13|
|Jimmy Butler III^PF|07:52|3|1-2|0-0|1-2|0|2|2|0|0|0|0|0|-7|
|Draymond Green^C|30:34|8|2-6|2-6|2-4|1|4|5|1|3|1|5|3|-13|
|Brandin Podziemski^SG|14:08|0|0-5|0-2|0-0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|-11|
|Stephen Curry^PG|37:20|20|6-15|4-9|4-4|0|5|5|9|1|1|6|0|-3|
|Gary Payton II|12:05|0|0-3|0-1|0-0|1|0|1|1|1|0|0|2|-4|
|Quinten Post|24:38|12|4-9|4-8|0-0|0|2|2|1|1|0|0|0|-4|
|Buddy Hield|15:44|5|2-4|1-3|0-0|1|3|4|1|0|0|0|2|-7|
|Kevon Looney|13:13|5|2-3|0-0|1-2|2|2|4|3|0|0|0|1|-6|
|Gui Santos|10:42|3|1-3|0-1|1-2|0|1|1|1|0|0|2|4|-8|
|Jonathan Kuminga|25:55|11|4-12|2-5|1-2|1|2|3|2|0|1|1|2|-3|
|Pat Spencer|12:10|11|5-7|1-1|0-0|0|1|1|1|0|0|0|2|-2|
|Braxton Key|03:32|0|0-0|0-0|0-0|0|0|0|0|0|1|0|0|2|
|Kevin Knox II|03:32|2|1-3|0-1|0-0|0|1|1|1|0|1|0|0|2|
|Trayce Jackson-Davis|03:32|2|1-1|0-0|0-0|1|1|2|0|0|0|0|1|2|
(/HOU) Houston Rockets|MIN|PTS|FGM-A|3PM-A|FTM-A|ORB|DRB|REB|AST|STL|BLK|TO|PF|±|
|Dillon Brooks^SF|24:48|16|6-12|2-5|2-2|0|3|3|1|0|1|3|4|12|
|Amen Thompson^PF|22:41|11|4-7|0-1|3-4|0|1|1|3|0|0|0|3|15|
|Alperen Sengun^C|36:46|17|6-15|1-2|4-5|6|10|16|7|2|0|3|4|28|
|Jalen Green^SG|35:20|38|13-25|8-18|4-5|0|4|4|6|3|0|2|1|19|
|Fred VanVleet^PG|42:13|7|2-8|1-7|2-2|0|6|6|2|3|1|0|2|19|
|Tari Eason|24:19|14|6-9|2-2|0-0|3|3|6|1|0|0|1|2|-4|
|Jabari Smith Jr.|23:51|5|2-4|1-3|0-0|0|5|5|0|0|1|1|0|5|
|Steven Adams|16:48|1|0-0|0-0|1-2|1|2|3|0|1|1|0|0|2|
|Aaron Holiday|05:03|0|0-2|0-1|0-0|0|1|1|1|0|0|0|1|-1|
|Cam Whitmore|01:52|0|0-1|0-0|0-0|0|1|1|0|0|0|0|0|-5|
|Reed Sheppard|01:52|0|0-1|0-1|0-0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|-5|
|Nate Williams|01:52|0|0-0|0-0|0-0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|-5|
|Jeff Green|01:52|0|0-2|0-0|0-0|1|0|1|0|0|0|0|0|-5|
|Jock Landale|00:00|0|0-0|0-0|0-0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|
|Jae'Sean Tate|00:00|0|0-0|0-0|0-0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|
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[Highlight] Stephen Curry resting on the bench with a thousand yard stare
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[Highlight] Kenny Atkinson asks for the challenge RIGHT in ref's face
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[Injury] Butler goes to the ground HARD, heads to the locker room soon after
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[Highlight] "He lost his horn!", After spilling massive amounts of blood, Kristaps Porzingis comes back in minutes later with just a bandaid on his forehead.
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[Keith Smith] Jayson Tatum is OUT for Game 2, per the Celtics.
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GAME THREAD: Miami Heat (0-1) @ Cleveland Cavaliers (1-0) - (April 23, 2025)
##General Information
TIME |MEDIA |Team Subreddits |
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07:30 PM Eastern |Game Preview: NBA.com | /r/heat |
06:30 PM Central |Game Charts: NBA.com | /r/clevelandcavs |
05:30 PM Mountain|Play By Play: NBA.com| |
04:30 PM Pacific |Box Score: NBA.com | |
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ESPN Breaking: Jimmer Fredette is retiring from basketball, he announced on social media.
ESPN Breaking: Jimmer Fredette is retiring from basketball, he announced on social media.
Fredette, a college basketball star at BYU, went on to become an NBA lottery pick and then played for the U.S. in 3x3 basketball at last year's Paris Olympics.
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Daily Discussion Thread + Game Thread Index
# Game Threads Index (April 23, 2025):
|Tip-off|GDT|Away|Score|Home|PGT|
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|07:00 pm ET||Orlando Magic|PRE-GAME|Boston Celtics||
|07:30 pm ET||Miami Heat|PRE-GAME|Cleveland Cavaliers||
|09:30 pm ET||Golden State Warriors|PRE-GAME|Houston Rockets||
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[Athletic] What did NBA players really think of the controversial Luka Dončić trade? ‘Blasphemy’
**NBA Players React to Luka Dončić Trade: "Shocked", "Blasphemy", and "Worst Decision in Modern History"**
There are so many reactions, I can’t include everything, so read the article if you want to do that. I will just include some bits I found interesting.
> *One thing is certain: They were just as surprised as you were. As part of The Athletic’s annual NBA player poll, we quizzed more than 150 players across all 30 teams on what they made of the Dallas Mavericks’ decision to deal the perennial MVP contender two months ago.*
> *Sixteen players used the word “shocked” in their responses, and 18 deemed it “crazy,” among other more colorful language. “My immediate reaction, word for word,” one player said, “was ‘What the f—?’”*
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### ‘Fake news?’
Many players didn’t know whether to believe the Dončić trade when ESPN’s Shams Charania broke the news on social media at 12:12 a.m. ET on Feb. 2.
> *“Shocked. I was on the court. … A fan told me at half court. … It’s one of those moments you won’t forget. Like when Michael Jackson died (or) 9-11 happened. Those moments you just know is going to be forever ingrained.”*
> *“F—, I was shocked. I didn’t think that was possible.”*
> *“I told my girl, ‘Turn on ESPN.’ And I was locked in the rest of the night. I think that was like, what, 12? It was like midnight. I didn’t go to sleep until 2, 2:30. I was like, what the hell? I thought it was a joke. I DMed Shams and texted him, was like, ‘Did you get hacked?’ And it was real.”*
> *“It was disbelief. I thought it was a joke, thought it was a prank.”*
> *“I thought it was just the NBA doing it for viewership.”*
> *“When I’m not with my team, I’m a Mavericks fan … I didn’t know how to process it, because it happened so fast. … I was taken aback. It just lets you know that nobody is untouchable in this league.”*
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### ‘A horrible decision’
Most players polled were critical of the Mavericks, so let’s first hit a few rapid-fire thoughts on the decision, while weeding out some duplications…
> *“Probably the worst decision in modern basketball history. Terrible.”*
> *“Psychotic. It didn’t make sense. I don’t know how you make it make sense.”*
> *“Blasphemy.”*
> *“I was in disbelief because if you’re trading a guy like Luka Dončić, you get the entire kitchen sink back. I mean, obviously with Anthony Davis, let’s not act like he’s not a top-75 player and perennial All-Star and an All-NBA guy himself. But you would imagine there would be several first-round picks attached to that, and there wasn’t, so something is going on there.”*
> *“I don’t get it. I think (Dončić) is probably the best player in the league for the next 15 years. Maybe there was something behind the scenes we didn’t know about, but I didn’t understand it.”*
> *“Terrible. Wow. Like, what did they do? I thought (the Mavs) were gonna come out of the West again two months ago. That was terrible, man. I don’t care how you slice it. To not get back what they should’ve gotten back is ridiculous. Messed the league up.”*
> *“He just took you to the Finals, and now he’s gone. That’s crazy.”*
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### Pushing the ‘narrative’
Players disagreed with the team’s choice, of course, but also the timing — Dončić led the team to the NBA Finals less than a year ago — and the manner in which the decision-makers went about making the trade, including leaking concerns about Dončić’s skill set, conditioning and off-court habits.
> *“Terrible decision. If (Dončić) came in weighing 500 pounds, so what? He’s still averaging damn near a 30-point triple-double.”*
> *“Really puzzling. I didn’t get it. I didn’t understand it. I understand what they’re talking about as far as the defense goes, but every player has strengths and weaknesses, and Luka’s offensive strength outweighs his defensive weaknesses by a wide margin.”*
> *“Everybody talks about his defense and all that, but I just don’t think you trade a generational motherf—er like that. I feel like you can find three, four
SERIOUS NEXT DAY THREAD Post-Game Discussion (April 22, 2025)
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|Away|Home|Score|GT|PGT|
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|(/MIL) Milwaukee Bucks |(/IND) Indiana Pacers | 115 - 123 | Link | Link |
|(/MEM) Memphis Grizzlies |(/OKC) Oklahoma City Thunder | 99 - 118 | Link | Link |
|(/MIN) Minnesota Timberwolves |(/LAL) Los Angeles Lakers | 85 - 94 | Link | Link |
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