MAlright, let's move on to the NBA calendar, which is wild tonight.
LWait, the NBA posted that Jaylen Brown is playing his first birthday as a 76er against the Bucks tonight. I need a second.
MI checked the rosters. Jaylen Brown is NOT on the Sixers. The post might be a scheduling error or a trade that got misreported.
LBecause last I saw, Brown was still in Boston. Unless something happened at shootaround that nobody told us about.
MHis birthday is October 24th — that part's true. But the Sixers-Bucks matchup with Brown in a Philly jersey? That's unconfirmed at best.
LAnd the Sixers are playing the Knicks tonight, not the Bucks. So either the NBA account typo'd the whole slate or there's a phantom trade.
MBrown turns 30 and wakes up in a different city. Talk about a rough birthday.
LFor real. But imagine if that trade somehow happened and nobody covered it? Boston fans would riot.
MHere's the thing: the betting accounts are all over the slate tonight, and their LeBron prop is just as wrong.
LDana Whiteparlay posted a 24-leg cheat sheet with LeBron James getting six assists... in the 76ers-Knicks game.
MLeBron isn't on the Sixers OR the Knicks! You can't bet LeBron assists in a game he's not playing!
LThat's a 24-leg parlay and one of the legs is mathematically impossible. Somebody's losing their rent money.
MThree separate accounts posted the same bad LeBron prop. At this point it's not a typo, it's a contagious bad idea.
LActually, it's worse. The promo accounts are copy-pasting each other's slips and nobody's checking the actual schedule.
MTonight's real games: Celtics at Pistons, 76ers at Knicks, Thunder at Spurs. Brown is still listed with Boston.
MAnd in non-broken NBA news, the one thing everyone agrees on: Red Panda is back.
LAh, the halftime legend! Rong Niu on the unicycle flipping bowls. That woman is more reliable than half the guys betting LeBron props.
MBluesky account Oh No He Didn't said the best thing about the NBA being back is Red Panda. They're right and they should say it.
LIf you've never seen her stack bowls on her head while pedaling a unicycle, you haven't lived. That's must-see halftime television.
MMeanwhile, CJ Fogler posted NBA players every time the whistle blows, and honestly, the accuracy hurts.
LArms out, head back, total disbelief — like the ref just accused them of a crime they didn't commit.
MAnd Keith Smith wants broadcasters to stop with the fancy camera angles. Just give us the standard sideline view.
LThank you! I don't need a drone shot from the ceiling while a fast break is happening. Show me the floor!
MThe worst is when they switch to the baseline cam mid-possession and you can't see the spacing.
LThe fancy angles belong in replays. That's basic broadcasting.
MOkay, but sometimes the low angle on a drive to the rim looks incredible. You see the contact.
LFor a replay, sure. But don't cut to it while the ball's in the air. I need to see all ten players.
MAlright, you've convinced me. Standard view for live. Fancy stuff for the highlight reel.
LAnd get Red Panda on every broadcast while we're at it.
MNow that's an NBA package I'd actually pay for.