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August 20, 2012
SportsFilter: The Monday Huddle:
A place to discuss the sports stories that aren't making news, share links that aren't quite front-page material, and diagram plays on your hand. Remember to count to five Mississippi before commenting in anger.
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posted by tron7 at 01:31 PM on August 20, 2012
Some terrible news for pro basketball fans.
The report of death is not surprising. Symptoms of illness have been apparent for a long time. Players have exhibited frequent spells of falling, loss of balance, and flopping about in distress. Owners complain of bleeding of assets. Officials have shown intestinal deficiency (mostly lacking in fortitude), and the commissioner evidently has some sort of dementia in that he recognizes none of these symptoms. Too bad such an otherwise healthy appearing entity could pass so quickly.
posted by Howard_T at 03:03 PM on August 20, 2012
Roger Clemens set to start for the Sugarland Skeeters Saturday. He'll be managed by Gary Gaetti.
posted by Ufez Jones at 05:13 PM on August 20, 2012
Pirates-Cardinals lasts 19 innings.
posted by phaedon at 05:21 PM on August 20, 2012
I would be ecstatic if the NBA went away forever, not least of which is constantly being told I should play in it, because you know I MUST because I'm so fucking tall...
posted by Drood at 05:55 PM on August 20, 2012
Oh wow. You're tall? Ever play in the NBA?
/ducks
posted by NoMich at 06:53 PM on August 20, 2012
Ralph Sampson is living proof that many really tall people have in fact played in the NBA without having the requisite passion or desire, athletic ability regardless.
He is joined in flaccid limbo by hordes of others too numerous to name. In the words of the immortal Derrick Coleman, whoop de damn do.
posted by beaverboard at 09:42 PM on August 20, 2012
You don't need to go all the way back to Ralph Sampson, remember.
posted by Etrigan at 11:23 PM on August 20, 2012
I would be ecstatic if the NBA went away forever, not least of which is constantly being told I should play in it, because you know I MUST because I'm so fucking tall...
If I were as tall as you I would have played in the NBA because I am fast and have great moves. The only thing stopping me was my height.
posted by bperk at 09:42 AM on August 21, 2012
Some terrible news for pro basketball fans.