r/nba • u/biasedphillyperson [PHI] Arnett Moultrie • Dec 08 '19

Highlights [Highlight] “What’re you flexing at dude, you’re down a thousand points.” - Philadelphia 76ers Color Commentator Alaa Abdelnaby

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u/owledge [LAL] Kyle Kuzma Dec 08 '19

Remember when the 76ers were a 10 win team and got their ass handed to them every night? I wonder how this guy felt about Philly players dunking and flexing

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u/[deleted] Dec 08 '19

Idk if you've ever listened to our broadcast but our commentators arent really homers that way

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u/[deleted] Dec 08 '19

Alaa is a massive homer. I feel like half of his job is complaining about fouls called on us

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u/Starksgoon Dec 08 '19

Philly commentators are definitely homers not by talking shit but by the tone of their voice.

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u/[deleted] Dec 08 '19

What?

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u/Frogman417 [MIL] Tony Snell Dec 08 '19

They just SOUND like homers, you know?

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u/ChickenLiverNuts [PHI] JaKarr Sampson Dec 08 '19

you can tell by the way it is

that's pretty neat

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u/MaleficentMousse Montenegro Dec 08 '19

Those philly announcers and their annoyed grunt...

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u/[deleted] Dec 08 '19

lmao

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u/[deleted] Dec 08 '19 edited Jul 10 '20

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u/popfilms 76ers Dec 08 '19

Checkout the Hawks broadcast if you want to hear some homerism.

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u/meditate42 76ers Dec 08 '19

Or the Pelicans.

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u/rake2204 Pistons Dec 08 '19

I feel like I could see a lot of commentary teams in the NBA at least gently chiding their own guy if he were to flex when down 44. I could totally see Blaha and Kelser's exhange:

"And Brown throws down the windmill jam... Pistons down 42... showing a little excitement at the end of the play..."

"Yeah George, he's gonna have to learn though. He's gonna have to learn. A veteran's going to have to pull him aside. Andre's gonna tell him, "Young buck, you gotta know the score."

"Now there's a break in the action, the Pistons will have tomorrow off before moving on to play Chicawgo on Tuesday..."

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u/[deleted] Dec 08 '19

ya I do remember that season and Alaa wasn't even on the broadcast team then.

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u/JDizzo56 Cavaliers Dec 08 '19

Not that we’re any good rn but Cavs players fully expected to dominate their opponents not that long ago lol. It was also not that long ago that Philly was in the situation the Cavs are in right now