LeBron, AD, CP3, Harden, Embiid, Kyrie, Kawhi & Harden. Is this an asterisk ring?

[1987_Lakers]

How is it possible that all these big name players got injured this postseason, it just doesn't make sense. These are like 8 of the top 10 players. :wtf:

[Code Breaker]

Why are you shocked NBA off season was shortened by many months. Sliver and the greedy NBA only cared about revenue and not player safety.

[StrongLurk]

It could end up that way. For better or worse, people can argue 2015, 2019 and 2021 are asterisked due to major injuries.

Some people think last year with the bubble was asterisked as well.

Before Kawhi's injury, these playoffs had already set an NBA record for all-star players getting injured...and that doesn't even include the regular season.

[8Ball]

Injuries are a part of NBA.

With a shortened off season this was bound to happen.

[Kblaze8855]

Teams are just the champion of the situation they find themselves in. You win a title of that season and it had nothing to do with what happens in other seasons. It’s the last team standing. That’s what the ring is for. If that team would be standing in a different league is irrelevant. That’s why all the asterisk talk is a joke to me.

A lot of teams don’t win without some injuries that clear the way. Is what it is. Doesn’t make it an “asterisk”. Makes it a sport. It’s a team of people running and jumping. Losing the ability to do that makes them worse. Staying healthy has always been the main factor in winning we just don’t like it because it forces us to acknowledge luck and not the usual bullshit we attach to every victory and defeat.

It really is out of your hands at times.

[dankok8]

KD, Kyrie, Curry, Giannis, Lillard, Adebayo were all hurt in 2020 in the bubble...

[Shooter]

KD, Kyrie, Curry, Giannis, Lillard, Adebayo were all hurt in 2020 in the bubble...

That was before the bubble :lol

Or do we get to include Klay and Murray in 2021. Fool

[ImKobe]

KD, Kyrie, Curry, Giannis, Lillard, Adebayo were all hurt in 2020 in the bubble...

:kobe: You know it's only an asterisk if Lebron doesn't win it. Be smarter.

[000]

Yes. We should just cancel the season and wait for the nets to be healthy, assuming durant doesnt win his next playoff game of course

[theman93]

KD, Kyrie, Curry, Giannis, Lillard, Adebayo were all hurt in 2020 in the bubble...

And Dragic

[ImKobe]

And Dragic

And Ben Simmons. Russell Westbrook also played with COVID and a torn quad.

[RRR3]

No ring is an asterisk ring unless there is confirmation it was rigged.

[000]

And Ben Simmons
Oh shit, asterisk confirmed

[King Kawhi]

if you consider the bubble season an asterisk ring then sure you can consider this years season as well.

[Hamtaro CP3KDKG]

Bran was healthy this postseason he didn't get hurt. Nice try.

He just doesn't look the same without insane spacing so he looked like shit when AD went down.

In game 6 3rd quarter when LA was hitting shots he started playing like he usually does.

[Hamtaro CP3KDKG]

if you consider the bubble season an asterisk ring then sure you can consider this years season as well.

People consider the Bubble season an asterisks because of the environment being rec league Disneyworld ball. No travel, no road games, outlier performances from many teams and players. It wasn't real basketball.

[Shooter]

Bran was healthy this postseason he didn't get hurt. Nice try.

He just doesn't look the same without insane spacing so he looked like shit when AD went down.

In game 6 3rd quarter when LA was hitting shots he started playing like he usually does.

LBJ szn 18 on one leg SHITS on MJ szn 14

How does that make you feel baby boi?

[theman93]

And Ben Simmons and Russell Westbrook, who played with COVID and a torn quad.

And McCollum who was playing through a lower back fracture

And Gordon Hayward who sprained his ankle in game 1 vs Philly

And Orlando who lost Isaac, Gordon, and Carter-Williams after beating Milwaukee in game 1

Major asterisk confirmed. Too many injuries.

[000]

LBJ szn 18 on one leg SHITS on MJ szn 14

How does that make you feel baby boi?
Why was 2019 lebron only as good as kemba walker?

[ImKobe]

And McCollum who was playing through a lower back fracture

And Gordon Hayward who sprained his ankle in game 1 vs Philly

And Orlando who lost Isaac, Gordon, and Carter-Williams after beating Milwaukee in game 1

Major asterisk confirmed. Too many injuries.

Giannis also got injured in the East Semis, don't forget about that 1.

But Lebron wasn't tweeting about that last year. I wonder what changed?

[theman93]

Giannis also got injured in the East Semis, don't forget about that 1.

But Lebron wasn't tweeting about that last year. I wonder what changed?

Something tells me all the injuries benefited him so he went on that hush-hush.

Am I on to something here?

[ArbitraryWater]

Because Kawhi is missing games in a series he was on pace to losing?

LeBron wasn’t injured.

The only notable injury here is the Nets‘. And Conley.

All the others can play.

[ArbitraryWater]

KD, Kyrie, Curry, Giannis, Lillard, Adebayo were all hurt in 2020 in the bubble...

Lillard? Lolol

[000]

Because Kawhi is missing games in a series he was on oace to losing?

LeBron wasn’t injured.

The only notable injury here is the Nets‘. And Conley.

All the others can play.
:cheers:

The nets deserve a sympathy 0.5 rings for the season

[ImKobe]

Lillard? Lolol

Injured in Game 2 with the series tied. He got injured TWICE in that series.

[1987_Lakers]

Lillard? Lolol

Like the damn Blazers even had a chance. :oldlol:

Only team that was gonna challenge the Lakers last year were the Clippers, but they choked.

[ImKobe]

Like the damn Blazers even had a chance. :oldlol:

Only team that was gonna challenge the Lakers last year were the Clippers, but they choked.

Lillard was the MVP of the bubble, he was winning games by himself. Obviously him getting injured meant the Blazers had 0 chance. Weren't you and other Lebron stans making excuses leading up to the series, saying that the Lakers were underdogs? Now you're saying Lillard's injuries weren't a factor?

[Airupthere]

Injuries are a part of the game. What is a clearcut asterisk is having a practice league considered a legit one.

[1987_Lakers]

Lillard was the MVP of the bubble, he was winning games by himself. Obviously him getting injured meant the Blazers had 0 chance. Weren't you and other Lebron stans making excuses leading up to the series, saying that the Lakers were underdogs? Now you're saying Lillard's injuries weren't a factor?

Please don't put words in my mouth. I knew from the beginning the Blazers stood no chance, I wish you as a fellow laker fan had the same confidence.

[ImKobe]

Please don't put words in my mouth. I knew from the beginning the Blazers stood no chance, I wish you as a fellow laker fan had the same confidence.

I knew that the Lakers' size was too much for Portland to handle, even if Dame continued his hot streak.

[ArbitraryWater]

Injured in Game 2 with the series tied. He got injured TWICE in that series.

injured so hard he played 43 minutes and dropped 35 on 20 shots the next game

man, if only he was healthy

[kenneth_griffin]

isn't every ring since the banana boat era started an asterisk ring though. I mean. do we really need more of a reason not to care about lebrons era

[kawhileonard2]

How is it possible that all these big name players got injured this postseason, it just doesn't make sense. These are like 8 of the top 10 players. :wtf:

Jamal Murray as well.

[Smoke117]

Just cancel the season already.