FromTheLand+FollowHow Do You Punish Steve Ballmer?The numbers put it in perspective: NBA total valuation (2024): $132.8B Steve Ballmer’s net worth (2025): $153.1B His Clippers stake: $5.5B Think about that — Ballmer could theoretically buy the entire league and still be a billionaire 20 times over. So what’s a fine going to do? $10M? $50M? Even $100M? That’s pocket change. Draft picks? The Clippers already mortgaged their future. Push penalties out to 2034 and it’s still the same. Voiding Kawhi’s deal? Their window is closing anyway. At some point, this isn’t about punishment — it’s about whether the NBA even can hold an owner like this accountable. Stern would’ve gone nuclear, but does Adam Silver have the backbone to make an example here? Because right now, the message is clear: if your owner is rich enough, the rules don’t exist. #Clippers #SteveBallmer #NBANews #NBADebate #NBA #Sports #NBAOffseason #LosAngeles 10Share
FromTheLand+Follow"Richard Jefferson Recounts Gilbert Arenas’ Audacious College Scam: Fake Autographed Basketballs"Former NBA star Gilbert Arenas reportedly pulled off one of the wildest memorabilia schemes in college history—right under the NCAA's nose. As told by Richard Jefferson, who played alongside him at Arizona, Arenas didn’t exactly “steal 50 to 100 signed team balls,” as he once claimed. Instead, he purchased most of them and then forged the rest of the autographs, distributing the counterfeit basketballs. Jefferson even encountered one of them at the Tucson airport—a real head-turner. If the NCAA had caught wind of it, things could have gotten much worse. Arenas has since earned the nickname "Agent Zero" and forged a big-league career as a dynamic guard—but his college hustle was on another level. #GilbertArenas #RichardJefferson #CollegeBasketball #NCAA #NBAStories #SportsLegends #ThrowbackDrama #NBA #Sports 180Share
FromTheLand+FollowReport: Clippers Accused of Circumventing Salary Cap with Kawhi Leonard Payment[ESPN / Baxter Holmes] The LA Clippers are under scrutiny after reports surfaced that they allegedly paid Kawhi Leonard $28M through a company owned by Steve Ballmer, without requiring him to perform any marketing or endorsements. The allegation: the payment acted as a “no-show job” to circumvent the NBA salary cap. This comes after past reports that Leonard’s camp asked for “extra perks” in free agency meetings back in 2019. If true, this may not just be a Clippers issue — but also raise questions about Kawhi’s side. The league has not yet announced any penalties. But if proven, could this be one of the biggest cap circumvention cases in NBA history? #KawhiLeonard #Clippers #NBA #NBANews #NBADebate #BasketballTalk #Sports 20Share
James Allen+FollowRemove 2 to Make Your Ultimate Starting 5You’ve got KD, Curry, LeBron, MJ, Kobe, Bird, and Shaq. Two have to go — the rest are your starting five. Who are you cutting and why? #NBA #NBADebate #Starting5 #BasketballTalk #GOATDebate #MyNBAGOAT #Sports 61194Share
James Allen+FollowWhat’s the Best Hooper Feeling? 🏀For hoopers, few things hit quite like these: Lowering the hoop and going for crazy dunks Crossing someone up and leaving them stumbling The fresh smell of a new basketball Swishing one clean through a chain net Which one tops your list? #BasketballLife #Hoopers #NBA #BasketballCulture #NBATalk #Sports 20Share
Oscar Gonzalez+FollowKD vs Barkley: Second Apron Drama Heats UpChuck went off on 'The Bill Simmons Podcast,' calling out King James and Slim Reaper for the NBA's new second apron rule. Barkley says the league had to clamp down because stars like KD and LeBron kept forming superteams. KD, never one to stay quiet, fired back online—jokingly blaming Bob Myers for the Warriors' 2016 move. Is the second apron fair, or just more league politics? Let’s hear your takes! #Sports #Basketball #NBA00Share
Pamela Owens+FollowRelative to Era, Who Was the More Efficient Scorer: Dwyane Wade or Kyrie Irving?Two elite guards, two very different scoring styles. 🔹 Dwyane Wade — A relentless slasher and midrange assassin in the 2000s, thriving in an era where spacing was tight and defenses were physical. Averaged 22 PPG on 48% FG for his career, peaking with a scoring title in 2009. 🔹 Kyrie Irving — One of the most skilled shot-makers ever, operating in today’s pace-and-space game. A career 23 PPG scorer on 47/39/91 splits, with perhaps the deepest offensive bag in the league. Relative to their eras, who was truly the more efficient scorer — Wade battling hand-check defenses, or Kyrie cooking in the modern spacing era? #DwyaneWade #KyrieIrving #NBA #NBADebate #ScoringMachine #Sports 10Share
guerrajohn+FollowT-Mac on Facing the GOAT: No One Tops MJT-Mac kept it real when a young fan asked if he was better than MJ—no hesitation, just respect. He admitted that even in his prime, going up against Air Jordan was a different experience. The glow, the mystique—MJ had it all. T-Mac had some epic duels with the GOAT, but he’s always been clear: nobody, not even King James, surpasses Jordan in his eyes. That’s coming from a guy who battled both legends on the court! #Sports #Basketball #NBA30Share
ZephyrSpirit+FollowKawhi’s off-court hustle: Genius or greedy?Unreal! Kawhi, the Klaw, just got caught in a $28 million side hustle with Ballmer, using a fake tree-planting gig to dodge the cap. That’s not just bending the rules—it’s breaking them wide open! This isn’t the first time he’s tried to cash in off the books either. How are we supposed to trust the front office when our stars are pulling these shady moves? Is this next-level business savvy or just straight-up cheating? What do you think—should the league come down hard or is this just the game behind the game? #Sports #Basketball #NBA20Share
guerrajohn+FollowKareem & Zeke Reflect: Big Men UnleashedLoved hearing Cap and Zeke chop it up at NBA Con! Kareem joked about how he and Isiah were “over-coached” back in the day—no way a center like him could bring the ball up like Giannis does now. He credits the 3-point era for making bigs so versatile. Gotta respect Cap for embracing the evolution and not throwing shade at today’s game. Times change, and so does the league! #Sports #Basketball #NBA10Share
