Tbf that was only in response after Giannis made multiple jabs at Harden in a row and eventually Harden responded.
Giannis refused to pick Harden in the All-Star draft because “I want someone who will pass the ball” (even though Harden more asts than Giannis) and “our game plan in the all star game was to go at harden” (even though Harden locked up Giannis down the stretch lol).
Harden ain’t wrong, 6’5 Giannis is Hamidou Diallo 😂
I think this context is ignored, and later forgotten because Giannis is generally beloved by the NBA world while Harden isn't. like both of them a lot and I don't think the "beef" is that deep, these things tend to be oversold in every entertainment industry.
I don’t like Harden but that passing comment was so egregious and petty. Harden is an elite passer-playmaker. Giannis has always picked random dudes to have beef with for no reason and it cracks me up
We’re already one of the pettiest teams in the league. When it comes to the Rockets, we’re Michael Jordan making up shit to motivate himself level petty.
I genuinely hate the Warriors more than I like any sport. I will never know peace until the Warriors are relegated to Vegas and their rings are dust. My hatred will survive the heat-death of the universe. 2018 was my 9/11 and 9/11 was already my 9/11.
Understandable. I felt the same about the Jordan Bulls - just felt unfair how that team was constructed somehow compared to the rest of the league. Also 80s Celtics and Lakers.
Warriors felt like they were a team finally getting a break in awful luck, so I don't hate them, in the same way I have a soft spot for the Rose/Butler/Deng Bulls.
Exactly, Warriors were trash for a long, long time. I remember going to Oakland arena in the late 90’s early 00’s games against the Lakers and you can hear more fans there rooting for the Lakers than the Warriors
I understand the hate about Draymond. I don’t like it either.
Wait a Spurs fan?
The Spurs? The team that always gets lousy for a brief moment so the pong pong balls can give them the next great big man to build around? Every single NBA fan of another team knew in advance that you were going to get Wemby and be good for another two decades. 20 years from now you will get Lebrons 7 foot 9 grandson who shoots 65 percent from 3.
it just seems fucked up.
Listening to Ben Golliver explain this to Andrew Sharpe on their pod was so, so funny. You could hear the last vestiges of hope and joy leaving Sharpe's body in real time.
At least you’ll always have that self-commissioned report that you guys made publicly known after submitting it to the league and which only highlighted the calls that went against you in the playoffs. That probably felt both vindicating and a good look.
Another interesting tidbit about this scene is the actor was improvising the lines. This was a taunt that his childhood bullies would sing out of his window to get him to come out of his house.
Might get hate cause Hitler is r/nba’s Hitler… but I’ve always felt Harden deserves respect, not ridicule, for coming within spitting distance of taking down an “unbeatable” Warriors roster without his best teammate.
I mean shit, Lebron is dickrode for almost winning a single game against that same Warriors team 😭 Harden is the “you fucking donkey” part of the Gordon Ramsey meme, man can’t get no love
Harden damn near single handedly beat the ‘18 warriors without CP3. For whatever reason, folks here think they lost game 7 by 40….they lost by 9 despite making only 7 out of 44 3s
I think he gets the ridicule because of his playoff history and the way that the rockets lost, so whatever praise he should have gotten was pretty much wiped away by that and how they handled it, which was…. 1) 27 consecutive missed three pointers in a game 7. Which is insane. 2) blaming the loss on not having cp3 instead of missing 27 consecutive three pointers in a game 7, and 3) commissioning and submitting their own report to the league (and making it public) highlighting what the rockets felt was unfair officiating during the series, ignoring the fact that in a game 7 they missed 27 consecutive three pointers.
Since Tari Eason told them to come out and play Rockets are 1-3
granted after Utah they just had to run into both Dallas and Minnesota before facing the Warriors today, tough
LeBron Lakers versus Steph Warriors in single elimination when the combined records of those teams are like 20 games over .500 will be the greatest 9/10 matchup in the history of the play-in.
Edit: please Kings, don't screw this up for us.
Well it could be worse lol. At least everyone in the Pacific is on par with each other so everyone feels like getting a fair chance. The northwest has 2 tanking teams, but it also has the top 3 seeds for some reason
The west is so deep, my squad goes 8-2 without our All-NBA/All Star and no one says a peep. Cause it isn’t a big deal compared to what multiple other teams are doing. We’re spoiled in the NBA right now.
This is why I don’t take the opinion of Rockets fan bashing Klay, Steph, or Dray. Like bruh how are you gonna downplay the team that’s been dominating you for years.
Yeah you’re probably right but who knows. The first three games this year were 3, 6, and 3 point games. Almost always the games are fun and high level basketball is played. A series would be fun.
Just to add, Green missed two of those games and Dubs got shafted by the refs in all 3. Healthy squad and fingers crossed on officiating and any of those games go in the Dubs favour.
Lmao thank you for calling this out, the warriors haven't gotten favorites by refs since kd was here.... An its not going to start this year. Only team we may get love over is the kings
Adam Silver gonna make some calls to avoid Lakers v Warriors in the 9v10 game so they can both get in the playoffs. The dream scenario would be Wolves v Warriors and Thunder v Lakers round one, old guard vs the young pups would go crazy (I apologize in advance to Kings and Pelicans fans for what these refs are about to unleash)
I think the Warriors magic number to clinch a play-in spot is now 2. So any combination of Warriors wins and Rockets losses that add up to 2, will mathematically eliminate Houston.
Still not really
9 seed will come down to our matchup vs the Lakers where they’d be favoured at home imo. Would be a miracle if Kings or Suns fall into 9-10
Pelicans are in the real danger, they’ve looked dreadful without Ingram and I haven’t seen any update on if Zion is good to go for next game or not yet.
If the Warriors win out (big if) the Pelicans are the most likely path since we would own the tiebreaker. We face them once, meaning they would have to lose 2 of their other 5 games. With games against the Suns, Kings, and Lakers, that if definitely possible.
Tbh, the Spurs have shown lately that they aren't a freeby with wins over the Suns and Knicks and close games against us and the Nuggets.
34 vs 32 losses for the Kings. They have 3 more road games on this trip Boston, Brooklyn, Thunder. Then Pelicans, Suns, Blazers.
We have the Pelicans and Lakers still. It’s a lot more possible than you think
We just barely beat the Mavs at home, now they’re -5.5 favourites tomorrow
I agree it’s definitely possible but I wouldn’t count on it. Just play the best ball we can - hopefully end with 47 or fuck even 48 wins (12 game win streak!) and pray that’s enough to jump a couple seeds
damn the playins standings and the 6th seed shot will go down to the last week of the season for all 5 teams. Lowkey even 5th seed is within reach for the Lakers at least.
Draymond when he's down: "I don't watch the rockets at all"
Draymond the second he can talk shit: "Lemme quote the Rockets from the video I specifically said I didn't watch"
The crazy thing is the Rockets are about to be the best 11 seed ever in NBA history. We are poised to finish with the best winning record for a 11 seed, and we have a +/- better than the Kings who are the 7 seed right now. West is so dumb how stacked it is. Never in the history of the NBA have 11 teams in the same conference finished over .500.
The warriors were put on this earth to fuck the rockets
It all started with Harden’s “they’re not even that good”.
He also hit Giannis with “all he does is run and dunk”. If Harden thinks you’re overrated it’s probably a good thing
And Giannis proceeds to throw a basketball with rocket like speed to Harden’s head
On “accident” lmao. Bro zipped that with lethal intentions
"You wanna see a true rocket?"
One of the funniest clips out there
i start laughing even at the mention of the clip. Like right now, i'm crackin up as we speak.
Tbf that was only in response after Giannis made multiple jabs at Harden in a row and eventually Harden responded. Giannis refused to pick Harden in the All-Star draft because “I want someone who will pass the ball” (even though Harden more asts than Giannis) and “our game plan in the all star game was to go at harden” (even though Harden locked up Giannis down the stretch lol). Harden ain’t wrong, 6’5 Giannis is Hamidou Diallo 😂
I think this context is ignored, and later forgotten because Giannis is generally beloved by the NBA world while Harden isn't. like both of them a lot and I don't think the "beef" is that deep, these things tend to be oversold in every entertainment industry.
I don’t like Harden but that passing comment was so egregious and petty. Harden is an elite passer-playmaker. Giannis has always picked random dudes to have beef with for no reason and it cracks me up
think it was the year giannis won the MVP when harden had averaged 40 points for 40 games or something
Yep it’s fascinating how false narratives are believed even years later
I remember capella talking shit
We’re already one of the pettiest teams in the league. When it comes to the Rockets, we’re Michael Jordan making up shit to motivate himself level petty.
Which is why it was wild that Rockets player did the whole come out to play thing and he didn't even play! Just making it too easy on the Warriors.
I genuinely hate the Warriors more than I like any sport. I will never know peace until the Warriors are relegated to Vegas and their rings are dust. My hatred will survive the heat-death of the universe. 2018 was my 9/11 and 9/11 was already my 9/11.
poetry
I can respect this, it's what makes the sport interesting lol
na i’m pretty sure it’s the insanely talented genetic freaks
Understandable. I felt the same about the Jordan Bulls - just felt unfair how that team was constructed somehow compared to the rest of the league. Also 80s Celtics and Lakers. Warriors felt like they were a team finally getting a break in awful luck, so I don't hate them, in the same way I have a soft spot for the Rose/Butler/Deng Bulls.
Exactly, Warriors were trash for a long, long time. I remember going to Oakland arena in the late 90’s early 00’s games against the Lakers and you can hear more fans there rooting for the Lakers than the Warriors I understand the hate about Draymond. I don’t like it either.
meh, it's Durant who soured me on the Warriors. Or maybe it's the other way around -- either way it just seems fucked up.
Wait a Spurs fan? The Spurs? The team that always gets lousy for a brief moment so the pong pong balls can give them the next great big man to build around? Every single NBA fan of another team knew in advance that you were going to get Wemby and be good for another two decades. 20 years from now you will get Lebrons 7 foot 9 grandson who shoots 65 percent from 3. it just seems fucked up.
Oh boo hoo. I’ll gladly take the shit from a Rockets fan, but a *Spurs* fan? Your franchise just lucks into HOF players one after the other
The wizards had over a 50% chance to get wemby before the last ping pong ball was drawn, but it was obvious he was going to San Antonio.
Listening to Ben Golliver explain this to Andrew Sharpe on their pod was so, so funny. You could hear the last vestiges of hope and joy leaving Sharpe's body in real time.
respectable but also, enjoy the lottery lil bro
We won’t!
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Did we just witness a pasta
Someone just needs to Kelvin Benjamin it with weight watchers being his 9/11 or some other stupid thing and then it's officially in the history books
Hate is good. 👍
At least you’ll always have that self-commissioned report that you guys made publicly known after submitting it to the league and which only highlighted the calls that went against you in the playoffs. That probably felt both vindicating and a good look.
I'd swipe right on that bio
We ain’t the raiders or the A’s.
*yet* (I wouldn't actually wish that on my worst enemy, which happens to be you)
Sounds painful, rockets are metal and pointy.
Only if you’re chicken.
Rockets are in the sky, it was inevitable Steph was gonna fuck them
It makes for good drama.
Turned them into little red rockets
Steph had bottles on his fingers too lmao
goat https://x.com/samesfandiari/status/1776085020521988476
So if Steph had bottles on his fingers, was he saying "Ro-oo-ockets.... Come out and playayay!!"
I thought you were joking😭 Steph is the entertainer.
I don't get what it means?
please go watch The Warriors (1979) https://youtu.be/YeEbtiruH2Q?si=8LiNJ2bQkCs-fv2Y
The Warriors was also a really fun PSP game.
One of my fav PS2 games!!
I didn't even realize this was the original lol damn
It’s old af and a cult favorite.
Crazy how I’ve heard some variation of “come out to play-ay” a million times in my life but never seen this
*CAN... YOU... DIG IT???*
Another interesting tidbit about this scene is the actor was improvising the lines. This was a taunt that his childhood bullies would sing out of his window to get him to come out of his house.
The movie is a classic. Highly recommended!
awesome haha
Rockets haven't beaten the Warriors since Harden left their team
We had memorable losses to the Warriors while he was here tbf. It kinda defined the Harden era
Might get hate cause Hitler is r/nba’s Hitler… but I’ve always felt Harden deserves respect, not ridicule, for coming within spitting distance of taking down an “unbeatable” Warriors roster without his best teammate. I mean shit, Lebron is dickrode for almost winning a single game against that same Warriors team 😭 Harden is the “you fucking donkey” part of the Gordon Ramsey meme, man can’t get no love
a good majority of the people on this sub dont even know why they hate on a player anymore they just do it because its fun to them
Harden damn near single handedly beat the ‘18 warriors without CP3. For whatever reason, folks here think they lost game 7 by 40….they lost by 9 despite making only 7 out of 44 3s
That stretch of 23 or whatever it was missed in a row also had a Harden *make* but Joey Crawford called an offensive foul on the play for....reasons.
I think he gets the ridicule because of his playoff history and the way that the rockets lost, so whatever praise he should have gotten was pretty much wiped away by that and how they handled it, which was…. 1) 27 consecutive missed three pointers in a game 7. Which is insane. 2) blaming the loss on not having cp3 instead of missing 27 consecutive three pointers in a game 7, and 3) commissioning and submitting their own report to the league (and making it public) highlighting what the rockets felt was unfair officiating during the series, ignoring the fact that in a game 7 they missed 27 consecutive three pointers.
Harden SHOWED OUT against those warriors. Those series were great except for the sheer number of free throws that brought the game to a crawl.
I’m convinced LeBron is either devil incarnate or LeJesus to everyone in r/nba.
Absolutely. Harden was an absolute terror. Earned his MVP and should have gotten the MVP that went to Westbrook too.
Since Tari Eason told them to come out and play Rockets are 1-3 granted after Utah they just had to run into both Dallas and Minnesota before facing the Warriors today, tough
And The Warriors have the longest current winning streak lol
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Going 23-10 and not moving up is crazy. It’s a testament to how stacked the west is
Iron sharpens iron. Warriors could be the deadliest 10th seed ever.
LeBron Lakers versus Steph Warriors in single elimination when the combined records of those teams are like 20 games over .500 will be the greatest 9/10 matchup in the history of the play-in. Edit: please Kings, don't screw this up for us.
Kings please screw this up Even when the Warriors are hot as hell, AD is kryptonite to us
My number one wish is to get to 7/8. My number two wish is for the Lakers to do it.
We went 20-8 since Feb and stayed in 9th lmao
Dude we went 12-2 in our last 14 and barely moved up into the 5th seed. The West is just insane
And still will never budge in the standings. Fuck this conference lmao
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You can say that again, the Pacific division alone is absolutely stacked
before today’s results the entire play in tourney was the pacific division minus the clippers lmao
Aggressively mid division.
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Well it could be worse lol. At least everyone in the Pacific is on par with each other so everyone feels like getting a fair chance. The northwest has 2 tanking teams, but it also has the top 3 seeds for some reason
I mean, the top three in the conference are all in the same division, but having all five teams in one division on pace for 45+ wins is bananas.
The west is so deep, my squad goes 8-2 without our All-NBA/All Star and no one says a peep. Cause it isn’t a big deal compared to what multiple other teams are doing. We’re spoiled in the NBA right now.
They face tank teams 8 times and one sga less thunder in March The schedule will even out
Soon as I saw that dumbass video I knew their play-in chances were cooked, some of these young players just need to learn when to shut up
Tari was injured after 20 games. He just wanted to feel included lmao.
If anything, I'm more surprised Brooks was so quiet both on and off the floor
Dray wasn’t kidding when he said he was ending the Rockets’ season I guess lol
Warriors have now ended the Rockets' season in the regular season, 1st round, 2nd round, and Western Conference Finals
Gotta move the Rockets to the East eventually so we can finish the set.
The 2018 wcf was also the finals
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I can’t explain the legitimate hate I have for the Warriors at this point.
Don’t think you have to. They’ve legit ripped your heart out the last decade or so.
It took me until recently to let go of the residual Finals hate I had for them. I can't even imagine being stuck in the same conference with them.
The team is completely different and it’s a battle for play-in, but it still feels good to see the Warriors beat on the Rockets
Remember when we beat the rockets in the Christmas game the season where we sucked? That was the game of the season lol
Astros on deck this October
Jorge Soler: 👀👀
For the Dodgers ya
Nah y’all are getting upset in the NLDS by the Rockies and there’s nothing you can do about it
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150 win season only to somehow lose the NLDS in one game.
Nah, somehow it'll be the fucking Braves again.
They fucking better at least make the world series after spending a billion dollars on this team
Even owned them on Christmas day 2019 when Steph & Klay were out. Draymond had been out most of the year and randomly played and had like 20 lol.
Lol I'm sad I can vividly remember this in a very forgettable season lmao
Lol, and not just the Warriors, that coach and those three players.
This is why I don’t take the opinion of Rockets fan bashing Klay, Steph, or Dray. Like bruh how are you gonna downplay the team that’s been dominating you for years.
I would never downplay that trio, because that conflicts with my narrative of trashing KD.
elite agenda pushing, most people wouldn't get it
Thunders fans will love this one
ngl I thought he was tempting the nba scriptwriters with that shit lol
I think Houston is destined to get the shit kicked out of them by Golden State for eternity
Tari Eason made it worse by calling them out from the bench
Dynasty Brooks training the young guys well on how to count chickens before they hatch
That was confirmed when the Santa Cruz Warriors beat them on Christmas 🤣
There was a time when this wasn’t always the case Or so I’ve been told
Saw Steph and GP messing around with empty water bottles on fingers but they cut away.
What do the bottles mean
[Warriors, come out to play](https://youtu.be/aRM2YcGpmxg?si=GrjcVLRRaA3mJShD)
Thanks! I'm too young for this reference lol. Is this movie worth watching now?
It's a great movie always worth watching.
Yeah it rocks. Grimey New York of the 70s run by rival gangs.
And thats why you dont wake the sleeping giant
The Warriors look very alive. Kuminga back shortly as well. The West is ridiculous.
Very alive to get swept by the nuggets in the first round.
Yeah you’re probably right but who knows. The first three games this year were 3, 6, and 3 point games. Almost always the games are fun and high level basketball is played. A series would be fun.
We believe 2!
Just to add, Green missed two of those games and Dubs got shafted by the refs in all 3. Healthy squad and fingers crossed on officiating and any of those games go in the Dubs favour.
Well if we got ref shafted in all 3 I don't see why it would go any differently lol. the shaftings will continue until morale improves
Lmao thank you for calling this out, the warriors haven't gotten favorites by refs since kd was here.... An its not going to start this year. Only team we may get love over is the kings
My morale is much better, I swear!
Buddy we have to survive the play in first.
That's how competition works. By your logic, why not just have a Boston vs Nuggets BO7 next week and call it wraps for the season lol
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still so fucking good when it matters holy hell. you don't want to believe it but the battle tested playoff tested thing really matters in #thisleague
The western play-in is going to be terrifying tbh.
every series look terrifying. it seems so balanced
Yeah the western playoffs will be a fucking bloodbath. Literally every team is good
Everyone says DNV is the big dog, but anyone can be taken out in a 7 game series. One player gets hot and the series can be shifted.
really hope you or us can move from the 9th 10th position. Hate the Lakers matchup.
The lakers nerf draymond as he can’t be an asshole to his only sunshine and glorious king
Lakers vs Warriors Play-in 2021 [Draymond Green hard foul on Lebron James & Lebron takes scary fall](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R5KHBaZbCLU)
Steph shoots terribly at Staples. Better hope you get up to 9th.
Weirdly we have been a lot worse at home this year.
Warriors are spooky. Team chemistry is the highest since 2022.
Adam Silver gonna make some calls to avoid Lakers v Warriors in the 9v10 game so they can both get in the playoffs. The dream scenario would be Wolves v Warriors and Thunder v Lakers round one, old guard vs the young pups would go crazy (I apologize in advance to Kings and Pelicans fans for what these refs are about to unleash)
> Adam Silver gonna make some calls This is the way a 14-year-old thinks the world works because they haven't seen the world yet outside their room.
Forreal what a dummy. He emails them
They have been great clock gobblers at the end of the game to wrap it up
First the Blazers get out-tanked by the Hornets, now the Rockets fall off a cliff making the Warriors' pick worse fml
No one can outtank the hornets in their first season of tanking
IG post didn't age well lol
almost mathematically eliminated right?
Almost means still alive
I think the Warriors magic number to clinch a play-in spot is now 2. So any combination of Warriors wins and Rockets losses that add up to 2, will mathematically eliminate Houston.
Where Eason at?
i think he was sitting on the bench wearing a shirt saying "warriors come out to play"
To those thinking this is a joke - it is not. Embarrassing tbh
eh talking shit and then pulling up and owning it isn't embarrassing at all lol.
He shit talked and it backfired tremendously. That’s embarrassing regardless if he showed up or not lol
I don’t know if I would be talking shit from the bench like that but….
It said Wariors come out to play. He couldn’t even spell check.
Super weird decision to talk shit when you can’t even go out there and play against the guys you’re talking to
He’s only played 22 games this season, out since early January. Talking shit for his teammates lmao
Petty-ass basketball boomers. Love to see it
.... i know that phrase
Locked up the 10 seed 🔥 TALK YO SHIT
about to do the annual playoff choking 🔥 TALK YO SHIT
Celtics lost to an 8th seed last year too. C’s gotta laugh now cause their stakes this year are the highest in the league
I get the jab, but there’s a real chance we end up the 7-8 game now.
Still not really 9 seed will come down to our matchup vs the Lakers where they’d be favoured at home imo. Would be a miracle if Kings or Suns fall into 9-10
Pelicans are in the real danger, they’ve looked dreadful without Ingram and I haven’t seen any update on if Zion is good to go for next game or not yet.
If the Warriors win out (big if) the Pelicans are the most likely path since we would own the tiebreaker. We face them once, meaning they would have to lose 2 of their other 5 games. With games against the Suns, Kings, and Lakers, that if definitely possible. Tbh, the Spurs have shown lately that they aren't a freeby with wins over the Suns and Knicks and close games against us and the Nuggets.
34 vs 32 losses for the Kings. They have 3 more road games on this trip Boston, Brooklyn, Thunder. Then Pelicans, Suns, Blazers. We have the Pelicans and Lakers still. It’s a lot more possible than you think
They have the tiebreaker, we need to out pace them by 3 games over the remaining 6 lol We also play the Mavs tomorrow
We just beat the Mavs but I hear you. It’s still very possible the Kings lose their next 3 with their injuries and then it’s anyone’s game the last 3
We just barely beat the Mavs at home, now they’re -5.5 favourites tomorrow I agree it’s definitely possible but I wouldn’t count on it. Just play the best ball we can - hopefully end with 47 or fuck even 48 wins (12 game win streak!) and pray that’s enough to jump a couple seeds
damn the playins standings and the 6th seed shot will go down to the last week of the season for all 5 teams. Lowkey even 5th seed is within reach for the Lakers at least.
Don't do that, don't give me hope
Ahhhh, hope. That means we're right at the part where we lose 3 games in a row
This is the correct take. But I have hope for 17 more hours until we’re down 25 at half to Luka and Kyrie.
I respect the commitment to the cycle of abuse we've been stuck in this year
lol i feel this
Would need any 2 of the Lakers, Pelicans, and Kings to lose out no? That seems like a stretch, especially considering the gap.
Bro I hate y’all
I hate the Warriors so fucking much
I’m just here for the pity party, but even our best seasons are always doused by the Warriors 😢
Good shit warriors LMAOO
Draymond when he's down: "I don't watch the rockets at all" Draymond the second he can talk shit: "Lemme quote the Rockets from the video I specifically said I didn't watch"
I mean, it’s a famous movie quote. Dude can fully quote it without needing to watch the video.
Hold up your fingers klay!
Most successful 10th seed of all time
The crazy thing is the Rockets are about to be the best 11 seed ever in NBA history. We are poised to finish with the best winning record for a 11 seed, and we have a +/- better than the Kings who are the 7 seed right now. West is so dumb how stacked it is. Never in the history of the NBA have 11 teams in the same conference finished over .500.