With Uncut Gems recently arriving on Netflix, and ample free time courtesy of COVID-19-forced self-quarantining, I finally caught up on the 2019 Adam Sandler-starring film. Mild spoilers below for the movie, as well as the last eight years of Philadelphia 76ers basketball.
“NBA doesn’t want the Sixers to win. There’s no money in that, you understand? The refs know that. They want stars. Stars get ‘em ****ing ratings.”
Now, you might think the above quote is from a disgruntled WIP caller. It’s something a frustrated Sixers fan might have said at any time during the nearly ten years between 2007 and 2016.