NBA playoffs

[bk400]

Originally Posted by Brent G.

Go chase your DEI demons, little man. When someone says a guy blowing out his Achilles is karma for beating their team, after crying about a lack of class, that deserves a to-the-point response.

Woah, easy there, hoss. I don't think I went below the belt, particularly in the context of this thread. And even if you think my comment about karma getting back at Halliburton isn't classy (however true it might be), you said it wasn't about class, it was about ass kicking. Well, there was a lot of ass kicking last night, that's for sure.

If you're going to dish it, you've got to be able to take it.

[Brent G.]

Originally Posted by bk400

Woah, easy there, hoss. I don't think I went below the belt, particularly in the context of this thread. And even if you think my comment about karma getting back at Halliburton isn't classy (however true it might be), you said it wasn't about class, it was about ass kicking. Well, there was a lot of ass kicking last night, that's for sure.

If you're going to dish it, you've got to be able to take it.

I don’t give a damn about the result, but you saying a person suffering a serious injury is some karmic payback is lowlife garbage. I’m sorry if you can’t recognize the difference.

[bk400]

Originally Posted by Brent G.

I don’t give a damn about the result, but you saying a person suffering a serious injury is some karmic payback is lowlife garbage.

I can assure you that many see it as karmic payback for his taunting.

I can also see why pointing that out that might offend fans of a team whose two biggest icons are celebrated more for their theatrical taunts than they are for the rings on their fingers.

[Brent G.]

Originally Posted by bk400

I can assure you that many see it as karmic payback for his taunting.

I can also see why pointing that out that might offend fans of a team whose two biggest icons are known more for their theatrical taunts than they are for the rings on their fingers.

Well congrats, you and your fellow infantile keyboard warriors hiding behind anonymity can celebrate a man needing surgery to walk again and maybe play in a year. What an absolute loser.

These are actual human beings, dipshit, not just characters on TV. Tyrese is a great citizen of Indianapolis and Indiana. Maybe you just have no idea what that looks like.

[bk400]

Originally Posted by Brent G.

Well congrats, you and your fellow infantile keyboard warriors hiding behind anonymity can celebrate a man needing surgery to walk again and maybe play in a year. What an absolute loser.

These are actual human beings, dipshit, not just characters on TV. Tyrese is a great citizen of Indianapolis and Indiana. Maybe you just have no idea what that looks like.

A lot of what we Knicks fans heard about in the wake of his choke sign was how awesome and cool his taunt was. Indiana fans seemed to relish in it, even more so than the victory itself.

No one is celebrating his injury. We just point out that it is a lesson in karma.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Trash talking is a long-established part of the NBA. Maybe Tyrese is a little over the top, but whatever, it's entertainment in essence. The beloved Larry Bird could trash talk with the best of them. This young man's injury was highly unfortunate and could not have come at a worse time for his team, for both teams really since I am sure OKC would have preferred a game with Indiana at full strength. That's really all there is to say about it, hopefully he fully recovers, and same with Jayson Tatum from my part of the country.

PS there's no karma involved here. That's an absurd gloss IMO. Just a miserable injury.

[bk400]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

PS there's no karma involved here. That's an absurd gloss IMO.

I'm neither a deity nor a theologian, so I can't argue with you about whether karma had a hand in things!

But obviously enough elements of a karmic narrative are there that the mere mention of it can elicit a full tilt on this thread.