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Maybe Saudi Arabia...? I say this only half-jokingly too

This is basically the source that all other media has used to go off on their own rants about the toy gun thing.

Lol, yup! Watch anywhere that tweets it and if you follow it to the original "source" it's literally the breakfast club. This is PEAK manufactured media right here haha

"Source" for that seems to be literally random speculation on The Breakfast Club (radio show with Charlamagne) where the female host cites her own unnamed sources lol. Everyone just trying to drive media clicks with endless speculation about this.

FWIW, Bridges' case didn't get fully dismissed - he did plead no contest and is subject to three years probation. During his three-year probation, Bridges, 24, will be required to complete 52 weeks of domestic violence counseling and 52 weeks of parenting classes, serve 100 hours of community service and undergo weekly narcotics testing with marijuana allowed only if there is a valid doctor's prescription. He cannot own any guns, ammunition or any weapons. He also will have to pay a restitution fine of $300 (with a restitution hearing scheduled for Jan. 13) and a domestic violence fine of $500 and obey the terms of a 10-year protective order, staying 100 yards away from and having no contact with the woman. Bridges and the woman maintain custody over their two children, and any visitation or exchange of children must be done peacefully and through a neutral third party.

Myers hasn't been very good last few years in terms of drafting and the Poole contract was/is awful. Convenient for him to leave just as the roster management becomes difficult with the Poole/Draymond dynamics, Thompson/Draymond extensions and new CBA implications.

Oof, I don't know how you can build a team under the new CBA paying Jaylen Brown 60m a year.

Or the other guys playing ahead of him were just better. Maxey is a young guy as well, and he was getting meaningful minutes from the exact same coaching staff even 2 years ago. A player that can help you plays.

I think it’s an accumulation of each incident already discussed, compounded by showing that the pattern continues w/r/t gun-related stuff. 2nd strike basically if you consider high school volleyball game, beating up high school student at his home, mall incident, Pacers incident and Denver strip club incident collectively as his first strike.

That all makes sense, and might explain why a suspension hasn't been issued it - they're working through essentially negotiating with the Grizzlies front office and union so that once it's announced, all parties are on the same page. If we're assuming that's the case, then I think suspension ends up being 20 games.

Between 20 and 30 games, I think. I'm wondering two things: Is there going to be a discussion with the player's union before issuing the suspension? If there's not a discussion with the player's union before issuing the suspension, is there a scenario where we see them appeal/get involved if the suspension is "overly harsh" (for example, something 30+ games)?

Benzema literally conspired to blackmail a teammate lol

I'm with you, which is why I could see Ja's suspension being in the 20-game range, but the company line on Bridges' suspension is that he effectively got "credit" for this entire season he didn't play. So they'll at least argue it's close to a 110-game suspension than a 30-game suspension.

Could maybe argue Parker, but he had Duncan and Manu. Isiah is the clearcut last leader to be the PG leader of a championship team not named Steph Curry. Otherwise, here are the starting PGs for every champion since Isiah: John Paxson (Bulls 91-92), BJ Armstrong (Bulls 93), Kenny Smith (Rockets 94-95), Ron Harper (Bulls 96-98), Avery Johnson (Spurs 99), Ron Harper (Lakers 00), Derek Fisher (Lakers 01-02), Tony Parker (03), Chauncey Billups (Pistons 04), Tony Parker (05), Jason Williams (Heat 06), Tony Parker (07), Rajon Rondo (Celtics 08), Derek Fisher (Lakers 09-10), Jason Kidd (Mavericks 11), Mario Chalmers (Heat 12-13), Tony Parker (14), Steph Curry (15), Kyrie Irving (16), Steph Curry (17-18), Kyle Lowry (19), LeBron James/KCP??? (20), Jrue Holiday (21), Steph Curry (22)

These guys do have lives and are entitled to some type of time off - it's not like they waited until middle of the summer. Our season ended just a little over two weeks ago.