Does The NBA Really Think We’re This Stupid?
Imagine turning on the TV and realizing the NBA game you’re watching isn’t what it seems Jason Tatum does a lot of complaining who does he think he is Caitlyn Clark I’ve been a hardcore NBA fan for well over a decade and what I’ve uncovered might just shock you Nick
Nurse thought there was a foul there boy there’s certainly some contct from Kawhi Leonard are there clear hidden agendas in the way the NBA Market its games and stars what are the most glaring examples of this and perhaps most importantly what does this mean for the 2024 NBA
Playoffs that are right around the corner here’s the Beasley drive a lot of contact there does look like didn’t W he got all ball ladies and gentlemen these don’t even scratch the surface of what we’re about to dive into so if you get a call ignore it if you get a text message
Don’t read it and if you get an email just delete it what I’m about to reveal will make everything else seem trivial so with that being said brace yourselves we’re about to embark on a journey that will take us beyond the surface of the
NBA as an avid Warriors fan I make it a point to watch every single game and as the playoffs approach I closely keep tabs on competitors because let’s be honest that’s just what fans do Beyond wanting our team to win we have a strong innate desire to see our competitors lose
So as many of you are probably aware the Lakers are in direct competition with the Warriors for a better playoff spot in the 20124 season and in an earlier video I predicted the Lakers to fall on the rankings due to the difficulty of their upcoming schedule but much to my
Astonishment they’ve continued to rack up wins game after game after game they continue to shatter my expectations and more importantly my heart take for instance their lineup of opponents including at Atlanta Philly Indie Milwaukee and Memphis I was convinced they would lose at least two of these
Five matchups yet as you may well know they frustratingly won each one with every Victory they claimed they widen the gap between themselves and the Warriors even further and you know what my reaction was good for them on their winds but uh at first I didn’t investigate the situation thinking they had simply
Stepped up the game but yesterday with some free time on my hands I took a closer look at those Lakers victories and what I discovered absolutely blew my mind to tell the truth the further I investigated the more I sense the spirit of Darko rakovich stirring within me what happened tonight this is
Completely BS that this is shame shame for the referees shame for the league to allow this it was at this point I wondered does the NBA really think we’re this stupid and if you’re asking yourself what are the exact specifics of my point Point allow me to explain right
Now against an Atlanta Team without their star Trey young the Hawks were at a significant disadvantage despite the Lakers receiving five additional free throws it hardly impacted the outcome of the game but then this is where it gets a bit crazy against Philly in a seven-point game the Lakers got nine
More free throws against the Pacers in a fivepoint game the Lakers got 27 more free throws against the Bucks in a four-point game the Lakers got 15 more free throws then against the Memphis Grizzlies in a 12-point game the Lakers got 16 more free throws the disparity
Was nothing short of astonishing yet if you were to ask a Laker fan for their take on this matter they might respond with something ludicrous like um I felt like they filed and we Didn’t here’s where things get even crazy here you see Lakers fans often argue it’s because our Rivals rely on jump shots while we prefer to drive into the paint yet here’s the kicker during the third quarter against the Pacers the Lakers launched eight three-pointers while the Pacers only made three
Attempts and the free throw difference astonishingly 14 for the Lakers and just one for the Pacers yeah you heard that right 14 for the Lakers and just one for the Pacers I kid you not guys and just when you think it couldn’t possibly get more absurd brace yourselves because I’ve got
More to share with you all so in the showdown between the Lakers and the Bucks D’Angelo Russell fired off 22 shots 12 of which were threes meaning the rest were from inside the perimeter resulting in 10 free throw attempts for him Austin Reeves shot the ball 20 times with 11 attempts from
Downtown thus nine from within leading to six free throws Giannis unted a compo dubbed by James Harden is someone who only runs and dunks took 25 shots only one of which was a three meaning he attacked the rim 24 times and how many free throws did he get just
Six Reeves ended up with the same number of free throw attempts as Giannis while DLo received four more than him in a tight four-point contest guys this is just outrageous in no scenario should two 6’5 guards receive the same number of free throws or even more that a player whose sole
Strategy is driving to the basket this is something not even JK Rawling could have fabricated for one of her epic fantasy novels this isn’t just favoritism anymore this is pling out cheating now you might be wondering why would the NBA do such things why cheating plain view of fans and the general
Audience well for starters it involves LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers if you don’t know already the NBA’s narrative is pushing for LeBron to either become the goat or at the very least second only to Michael Jordan which is a significant storyline to Market secondly it’s the Los Angeles
Lakers widely considered the most iconic sports franchise worldwide a status owed to Kobe rather than LeBron besides the NBA isn’t overly concerned unless the issue generates significant media Buzz which in this case it isn’t after all what are a few YouTubers and some Reddit users to a multi-billion dollar Global entity that according to metric continues to thrive in viewership now I understand that some
Of you might still be skeptical about the idea of the Lakers engaging in unfair play but let me share one more statistic with you that’s bound to be an eyeopener here’s the combined difference in free throw attempts for each team over the last two seasons the Golden
State Warriors rank at the very bottom with a minus 646 differential largely due to Cur never getting the calls he deserves next in line is Indiana with a minus 533 differential and as we Ascend the list Orlando holds the fourth position with a plus 311 differential
Milwaukee is next at plus 344 and New York takes the second spot at plus 358 now you’ve probably figured out by now that the Lakers hold the number one position but try and guess their free throw advantage over the second place team if your guess was an additional 100
Free throws think again if you estimated 200 more free throws that’s not it either and if you believe they had twice as many as the Knicks you’re still far from the Truth because the reality of the situation is if you combine the total free throw differential of Orlando Milwaukee and New York the Lakers would still come out on top I feel like they filed and we didn’t that’s right 17 over the last two seasons they’ve secured three times as many free throws
As the team in second place this goes beyond being a mere outlier it’s a statistical aberration now some of you still might be asking if the Lakers cheating is so apparent why aren’t players and referees voicing their objections well it’s because the NBA would hit them with
Significant fines for doing so I mean not too long ago Rudy goar openly criticized the officials over concerns about sports gambling in the Integrity of the game and he was fed $100,000 for his comments similarly when Darko rakovich expressed his outrage after his team faced a free throw disparity of
23-2 in the fourth quarter he too received a hefty fine people in the NBA have a hard time speaking up because the NBA often finds them heavily acting like a dictatorship almost like the moment a player or coach let slip even a single word Adam Silver is probably already
Thinking how much much should this fool be finded currently with the NBA support the Lakers are thriving and I predict that the league will promote them to the seventh or eighth seed before the play-ins considering their lucrative draw then once they’re in no team is
Going to want to face them ad make it 12 of the 14 seriously if the team you’re cheering for ends up playing against them good luck and consider this your heads up so there he is on the bench from what I witnessed last season when they played against the Warriors prepare yourself
For a lengthy [Applause] spectacle it’s going to be a Relentless barrage from the free throw line shot after shot again and again game after game struggled last year in the playoffs especially in the Conference Finals in fact dham even if your team is performing well they just keep pressing forward
Scoring those onepoint freebies one at a time courtesy of the [Applause] NBA it’ll feel like it never stops from the Flor over his last three games like these free throws alone could inspire a Nike commercial featuring The Motto never give up and then everybody else on the team
Knew after the game it’ll just be I felt like they filed and we didn’t gosh the entire Lakers Squad is probably aware of this too and they’re probably making free throws the main focus of their daily practices because it’s these very free throws that will carry them
Far into the playoffs 30 40 we might even see 50 free throws a game prepare to get lulled to sleep and speaking of sleep do you know what else made everyone fall asleep recently there was a game played between the Lakers and the Warriors where 15 seconds of game time
Took an eternity to play it was in fact the longest 15 seconds the NBA has ever seen and if you’re wondering exactly what happened then click on this video immediately
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33 Comments
What other teams besides the Lakers do the refs help?
If the lakers win then LeBron has paid a lot of money to get that 5th find that’s all I’m gonna say. And I’ll never watch basketball again.
Thats why lakers will beat warriors in play-in, be wary warriors fans
I made a great decision to not to watch any NBA game since 2019.
That stat is crazy.
I was thinking 200 more than the Knicks and that I would be high.
Wow, was I wrong.
Over +1000 compared to +300 free throws.
That can't be real!
You know what's hilarious? Even with all those extra free throws, Lebron and the Lakers still can't get another ring. More than 1000 extra free throws in the last two years? Are you kidding me? I guess at this point the league doesn't even care to hide it anymore. And Lebron still can't win.
Awww you made a safe place for laker haters lol. It’s ok to cry
The number 1 flopper + ref biase… Thats hard to beat.
Imagine that if curry has chance to get FT
Im hoping for a classic joker sweep round 1 get the lakers outa here
There is no goat conversion mj went to the finals 6 times and won 6 finals mvp’s. Who much nba players do you know that played like mj none!!?!??
Daaaaaaaaaamn …
Lakes were a flopping team a season back. Now they earn a position of King of the charity line with King James leading the squad…Refs have their own agendas when officiating games and Lakers are benefitting from these corrupt officials.
If it wasn't the refs helping the Lakers, The Lakers wouldn't even be in a playing team. This is why I don't Lakers and Lebron James (Because he need the refs)
I wonder how much of a free throw disparity there is in the 4th quarter of all the Laker games and how much it is compared to the rest of the 3 quarters. Also the the difference in the win/loss for the total game and the 4th quarter. If it shows to be illegal then the gambling part should be done with altogether. I just don't trust Adam Silver and never have. He look sneaky and seem to be motivated by money rather than the tradition and natural growth of the sport.
Your right about lebron always playing nice with Curry. In reality he hates and is very jealous jealous of Curry. Only one reason why lebron is nice to Curry because he wants the fans and the media to think that is the nicest guy around. lebron knows how to use people like he does with the refs. Go Warriors you guys are the best and descent team. God bless you and keep evil away from you 🙏
Cry about it. Who on the pacers do you have to foul to stop the way you need to foul lebron.
It's scripted and manipulated for teams that the NBA executives choose.
Jesus still crying? 😂😂😂
Lakers have been getting aid since Magic. They changed the 5 game first round to 7 because Lakers was the last team to get eliminated from that format. NBA needs Lakers to make money off their bandwagon fans and the Lebron d riders that came from Cleveland and Miami
why u worried about the lakers lol u should worry about the rockets they might take the 10th spot LOL
Yes flat-out cheating by Adam Silvers yet Lakers still at the 9 seed and also getting clowned by the nuggets swept last season even with "refs help"….how about including other factors like Lakers defense is so bad that their PF per game is dead last or the opp. of their last 5 games' PF per game is at least top 10??
I am not a laker fan or a gs fan. All I see in this video is tears and a grown man crying.
The nba is super biased
Numbers do not tell the full story.
If you've ever played basketball you'd know that drawing contact is a skill and playing good defense DOES affect foul calls.
Interesting that you didn't show a single example of these "unfair" foul calls if they happen so often. All you see now on social media is crybabies saying that everything is "rigged" for whoever the opposing team is lol
Right..
The Lakers changed the game to a free throw shoot out
Adam Silver is the biggest arse sniffing Bronsexual out there ….
Just turn the NBA into a free throw contest. Set up hoops side by side
It have to be entertaining.
Lakers would get blown out every game without the free throw discrepancy
the amount fta lakers get is so disruptive to the game itself
We might as well take free throws out the game yeah let’s take them out the game this is a complete crap. I mean this is ludacris like a good neighbor State Farm is there. Smh Dang it didn’t work the game still has free throws and the lakers is still getting all of them.
Refs tryna get rich more then actual reffing, people helping the games should not be getting a profit margin from betting