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The NBA subreddit, also known as r/NBA, is a place on Reddit where basketball fans discuss the prestigious league. Redditors have posted numerous interesting things there, from highlights and news, to analysis and theories.
As of March 19, 2023, the NBA subreddit has nearly 6.5 million members, which makes it the 76th most popular subreddit on the website. Interestingly, r/NBA ranks 10th in comments per day, meaning it's very active.
The subreddit recently caused controversy regarding Jaren Jackson Jr. and his stats at home. The post received nearly 67,000 upvotes (likes), becoming the 13th most popular post on the subreddit.
Top 5 moments from the NBA subreddit
1) The death of Kobe Bryant
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Kobe Bryant tragically passed away on Jan. 26, 2020. The death of the LA Lakers legend shocked the entire world, including the NBA subreddit.
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The post about Bryant's death is currently the most popular r/NBA post of all time. With more than 107,000 upvotes, it's the only post ever to surpass 100,000 upvotes on the subreddit.
2) The NBA shutdown
NBA fans had to go through a lot in 2020. Less than two months after Kobe Bryant's death, the league was shut down due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Rudy Gobert, who played for the Utah Jazz at the time, tested positive for the virus, which ended up suspending the 2019-20 season for a couple of months.
The NBA subreddit's post about this news has received 99,286 upvotes so far, making it the second most popular post.
3) The criticism of LeBron James
Back in 2019, Daryl Morey sent out a tweet supporting Hong Kong. Morey was the general manager of the Houston Rockets at the time and he's received a lot of backlash for the tweet. Due to this, China decided to remove all the Rockets games in the country.
LeBron James declined to speak about the political tension between China and Hong Kong, but said that Morey wasn't educated on the situation before sending the tweet.
These comments by James have caused many reactions around the league, with many fans and analysts criticizing the LA Lakers superstar. The NBA subreddit has given 94,433 upvotes to the post that included a video of Max Kellerman criticizing James.
"It's called selling out," Kellerman said in the video. "It's very easy to take a stand when there is low to no cost. When there is a real price to pay, then who will stand up? Mohammad Ali did. Not LeBron James"
LeBron James has been very outspoken about problems in the United States. However, he refused to criticize China since he knew that this move would cause a big financial loss for him.
4) The analysis of James Harden's strip club visits
James Harden loves strip clubs and the NBA subreddit is well aware of this. Due to this, a user named AngryCentrist decided to do a detailed analysis of Harden's performance in every NBA city.
The Reddit user tried to find a correlation between James' performance and the city's average strip club rating.
In the end, he provided enough evidence to conclude that the star player performs worse in cities that have higher-rated strip clubs.
The NBA subreddit post has received 89,128 upvotes and is arguably one of the greatest basketball takes of all time.
5) The Uvalde shooting and Steve Kerr's comments
In May 2022, a mass shooting occurred at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas. The tragedy resulted in 22 deaths and 18 injuries, leaving many heartbroken families.
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Steve Kerr, the head coach of the Golden State Warriors, has always been outspoken about problems in the US, including gun violence. The Reddit post of his comments regarding the Uvalde shooting has received 88,922 upvotes.
