NBA: Nothing But Assholes

LABallTalk posted 5/29/2008 from www.laballtalk.com [flag]

The NBA has really taken a turn for the worst. They fine players at the wrong times. They allow betting scandals to develop. They set themselves up for conspiracy theories. They make stupid rules. Why doesn’t the NBA league office realize that the less they do, the better the game will be? [link]

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