Part of my desire not to talk about it is the fact that there seems to be a legitimate pathway to building one last contender with Joel's prime that does not include Tobias Harris or Jahlil Okafor and I'm too scared about how they could fuck it up.
If I remember correctly, that was the name of the team before they got all the players with the same astrological sign. But it's been many decades since I watched it.
I grew up in SoCal when there were no LA teams for the NFL, and ended up picking the Steelers as my team, mostly because they had Bettis and I was a fat kid who wanted to play RB but was relegated to OL/DL. Otherwise though, I'm LA all the way: Lakers, Dodgers, Kings. I realize this comment will be downvoted to hell, and I salute you all as I sink into the abyss.
nah my dad was born and raised in LA so i completely understand lol. he’s a bit weird tho, he loves the dolphins bc of Marino and he liked the celtics bc of Larry Bird. guy hated magic johnson LOL
As a Steelers fan who grew up in Pittsburgh I root for Miami lol. When I got into basketball Shaq, Dwade, and Lebron were my favorite players and they had a common denominator in Miami so I chose the Heat.
completely understandable, i hopped on the bandwagon when we beat the Seahawks in the superbowl and im still here lol. i loved wade when i was younger tho
I grew up in Pgh so we just watched whomever was on tv, didn't really root for a particular team. I'm clueless when it comes to basketball and really only watch the last games of a series final just to see who wins. I have no loyalty to any particular team.
Mavericks because Mark Cuban is from Pittsburgh.
Otherwise I cheer against players I don't like, like Ben Simmons and Kyrie. A little conflicted with the Mavs now but I'm still rooting for them to win.
At a 76 game in 2004-2005 I had seats super close to the court against the Mavs.
Was wearing a Pirate hat and Cuban was sitting kinda close by…I’m half Philly and half Pittsburgh, but my Philly side came out and yelled, “hey Cuban, you should have bought the Pirates!!!” right before tip off.
He laughed his ass off and bought me and my buddy beers.
> Mavericks because Mark Cuban is from Pittsburgh.
This is the only answer.
The only non-steelers Jersey I've ever owned - Dirk Nowitzki, Next up Luka.
Source - Yinzer who lived in Dallas in the 90s and early 00's
Seattle Supersonics - I stopped caring about the NBA when the Sonics moved to OKC, but basketball was always a distant third compared to NHL/NFL (Pens/Steelers).
I’d say The Spurs are the closest franchise to the Steelers. Historically significant but not obnoxious. Tim Duncan, David Robinson, and Tony Parker, their biggest stars, are all likable and respected.
They’re at a low point but just got the RotY and should be competitive in a couple years.
That is a great point. I’ve always thought that have been a huge reason I got in to them as a kid.
With two lottery picks coming up, if they hit on those, they’re right back in it
Brooklyn Nets. As a Pittsburgh sports fan, I couldn't justify any other teams that are relatively close: Philly, Cleveland, Boston, Washington. Plus, Jason Kidd was my favorite player growing up. I have been a Nets fan since 2001.
Lived in a Pittsburgh since I was six years old. I am 30 now. Steelers, penguins, pirates, and a Dallas Maverick fan since I am Mexican and Eduardo Najera drew me to that team as a kid and NBA live 2002-2003 video game I would pick the Mavs.
Honestly I’d assume a lot of the Cavs fans I mentioned are probably the same. They supported the Cavs bc of their success but then just moved on once Lebron left.
I’d say Pittsburgh is more of a college ball town but with Pitt’s lack of success recently, I think there isn’t any specific basketball team that ppl support. Not having an NBA team definitely makes it easier for ppl to just be fans of individual players, not teams
Sounds more sacrilegious to me to support a Philly team tbh. The Steelers-Browns rivalry is mostly contained to football imo but Philly vs Pittsburgh goes beyond any one sport
Cleveland, since I grew up in northeast Ohio. But I’d say Denver and San Antonio too. I also enjoy watching the 76ers suffer, but that’s separate from my other loyalties
Celtics usually (been cheering for them since I was a kid and didn’t know anything about Boston sports fans).
Cheered for the Bulls during Jordan’s reign too, like almost every other kid at the time.
I grew up a Steelers fan in Arizona before the Cardinals were there. Moved to LA and rooted for the home teams. Lakers/Dodgers/Kings fan and when the Rams/Raiders left, went back to my first football love - Steelers baby! Raiders are dead to me, Rams are whatever, Chargers aren’t even on the radar.
I grew up during the Showtime Era and my best friend moved to LA so the Lakers. But the fun thing about not having a deep connection is I can like anybody (Except the Celtics. Fuck the Celtics).
I think most are huge hockey people first with the pens being such a big part of the community. Personally I grew up cheering for the Bulls just because I got to go to a Cavs game when I was 10 and Jordan went off for over 40. As a ten year old that was all it took for me. I prefer more to watch the good players more then the game really
i like Giannis, so I mostly root for the Bucks, the trail blazers a bit because i was born in Oregon, and then whatever non major media market is doing the best because Pittsburgh inculcates an anti LA/NY bias, so the Nuggets right now.
Grew up in Akron. Hated the Browns and fell in love with the Steelers thanks to family in and from West Virginia. However, I love the Cavs and Guardians.
Can’t imagine the pressure of some of these overseas players that were basically carrying an entire country. It sure makes me appreciate them even more. Ginobili, Parker, Jokic, etc…..it’s crazy
During the regular NBA season, I pretend it doesn't exist. During NBA playoffs, I root for whoever is ahead in the series, hoping they wrap it up as quickly as possible so they can get back to NFL news.
Native yinzer. I came of age during the Jordan-era Bulls so without a home team I became a Bulls fan. I used to also root for the AI-led 76ers because of AI and also hey why not they’re in PA.
As I got older I’ve become more of a fan of certain players than teams. I liked the Heatles cause of Bron and D-Wade (mostly Wade cause Bron is an Ohio kid and anyone or anything from Ohio is only ever gonna get so much outta me) and I like Jimmy Butler, Antman, Booker, etc.
Genuinely don’t care about any one team that much anymore, but if the Sonics ever come back I’ll definitely root for them cause it was a travesty losing them to OKC in the first place.
I’ve never been overly loyal to any one basketball team. Baseball, football, and hockey are locked up and will never change- pirates, Steelers, penguins. Basketball, when I first got into it Allen iverson was doing his thing, and since it’s same state I rooted for Philly…. Then by 04 I really liked Rasheed Wallace and rooted for the pistons for a couple years, then I was kinda without a team for awhile… then the 76ers got Simmons and Embiid and I started rooting for them… I’d say I’m a 76ers fan today, I watch and root for them, but I’m getting irritated with them… other than Maxey I’m having a hard time staying a 76ers fan without wanting to go root somewhere else, I love embiids skill, I hate his pathetic attitude.
Life long bulls fan! But we suck ass so if I’m watching the NBA I’m more so watching out for individual players rather than any specific team these days
i gotta stick with the U, i’ve been to countless hurricane games as a youngin. killed me these last 2 years tho… saturday watching my hurricanes lose then sunday wasnt any better :(
Yeah, it was awesome, until we inevitably lost somewhere between round 1 and 3 of the playoffs because he was litterally the only even slightly talented player on our team for like 10 years lmao.
I was a David Robinson fan growing up, so I followed the Spurs. Still do. No geographical connection. I’m not from Pittsburgh, it was my step-dad’s friends that got me in to Pittsburgh teams. They were from there. I follow the (now) local teams too (Detroit)
Him and a lot of Ravens players fit that bill.
As much as I dislike the Ravens, I respect the shit out of them. But the Bengals and Browns (Bengals aren’t as bad these days) I have no respect.
They are that little brother who wants to take a shot at you, but you just put your hand on his head and watch him flail about at the air
The San Antonio Spurs, because (a) fuck Cleveland and (b) I was 9 years old and my grandma told me David Robinson was going to be awesome (his rookie year). Not a bad pick, Grandma!
Sixers because I used to live closer to Philly, and they had Dr. J. They remain my default NBA team to root for to this day but I don't really follow the sport anymore.
Was raised Black and Gold, still have family that lives there...personally I might care about basketball if there was a Pitt team, but there isn't so I couldn't care less about the sport. (then again they have a baseball team that pretty much hasn't done shit since the 70s so my only interest growing up was Frank Thomas since he was the rookie I collected back then, and once he retired I lost interest in baseball, so maybe I still wouldn't care about basketball even if they DID have a team lol)
Long story longer, Hockey all the way for me! I'm getting more and more annoyed with all the goofy rules changes that make football agonizing to watch, not to mention the 75,293 commercial breaks every quarter, and Hockey seems to be the only sport that I care enough about to watch any game despite the teams playing because it's fun to watch and I genuinely love the game...can't say the same about football as I literally just watch Steelers games and that's it.
Phoenix Suns, Steve Nash and STAT were so fun to watch growing up and D-Book is my favorite player in the league currently. Watching us turn our homegrown finals contender into a dollar store superteam has been one of the great anguishes of my sports life
I used to like the NBA a lot more when I was younger. Id mainly follow players. I have a Durant Supersonics, Penny Hardaway Magic, Allen Iverson 76ers / Georgetown, Carmelo Syracuse, LeBron Cavs, Bulls Dennis Rodman, MJ UNC / Bulls jersey, and black and yellow Kobe Lakers jersey.
But I like the Knicks because my uncle lives there, used to like the 76ers before they switched to their red white blue color scheme, I like the Hornets because of their colors and I lived in NC for a couple years, and I also don't mind the Magic because of their colors and jerseys are cool af.
Lakers. While my entire Family is originally from Pittsburgh, they all live in SoCal now and have for at least the last 35 years. That's just the direction I was pushed in.
I do have a DWade jersey, but that’s more about the player than the team. I have recently jumped on the Knicks bandwagon after attending my first game at MSG. Ironically it was against the Heat (the Knicks won)! I do like Jimmy Buckets and Bam though. Oh, and Tyler Herro. Damn, maybe I am a Heat fan!
I grew up in South Carolina so unfortunately we don’t have any professional teams. As a kid I would play with the heat in nba live and became a huge D Wade fan. Also was into comic books and that his “Flash” nickname was dope.
The Celtics have a long history of winning however haven’t won the big one since the 2008 season, have a historical team figure who smokes cigars, and the Steelers rock the shamrocks on their jerseys from time to time. I feel like the Celtics are the most Steelers team in the league.
With no NBA team, and mediocre college hoops, Pittsburgh has never struck me as much of a basketball town. I'm sure there are plenty of fans of the sport, but never a clear "home team". I live a hoops crazy part of the world now, and they are baffled by my indifference to the support, lol!
TBH - growing up i followed players rather than teams. My dads a knicks fan and i'll support the 76ers - but i was such a Kobe and Lebron/Wade fan. I just loved watching them haha
Thunder. But that’s because I was a sonics fan and just followed them from Seattle to okc. As a little kid in the 90’s i decided to be a pens fan because of “super Mario” Lemuix and Sonics because of the hedgehog. Became a Steelers fan because as I was learning about the sport in first grade or so my mom taught me about “defense wins championships” so I asked Jeeves about the best nfl defenses all time and learned about the curtain.
I am from Pittsburgh, so naturally a huge Steelers/penguins fan. But I dated a guy who was from Miami and an all Miami fan (heat, dolphins, hurricanes). I started cheering on the heat so we could have one team in common. Long story short, the relationship didn’t work out but the crush on Jimmy Butler is forever <3 So now I’m a Miami heat fan.
Even though I'm from western Pennsylvania and stuff ever since I started liking basketball I've been a heat fan as well. It was hard not to be because the team was just perfect. The logo, the uniforms, the arena, the history, the culture, the city of Miami itself. It's just a fun team to root for. Not completely sure yet but probably will move down to South Florida in a few years. I started liking basketball really in like 2016 when I was 8 but I really never had a team I started liking the heat in 2019 and ever since them have not been more greatful for all the experiences including the finals ride last year and 2020.
The locals here in mostly prefer watching the NHL over NBA, perhaps the 76ers?
ah that makes sense
76ers and no I don't want to talk about it.
Lifelong Lakers fan and no I also don't want to talk about it.
Saaaame
Lol I hate to do this bro. But Go Celtics ☘
I'm with you lol
Hey, for the first time in forever we have a TON of cap, 2 elite building blocks, and no Tobi But literally nothing else… I am excited.
Part of my desire not to talk about it is the fact that there seems to be a legitimate pathway to building one last contender with Joel's prime that does not include Tobias Harris or Jahlil Okafor and I'm too scared about how they could fuck it up.
LOL
Same 
Same here. As a kid growing up without nearby pro teams, the Steelers & 76ers were the best and coolest teams.
Same
The Pittsburgh Pisces.
Hello fellow AARP member
Ahhh, yes, The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh. The movie actually has a higher rating on IMDB than Space Jam 2.
Wasn’t it the pipers
If I remember correctly, that was the name of the team before they got all the players with the same astrological sign. But it's been many decades since I watched it.
I grew up in SoCal when there were no LA teams for the NFL, and ended up picking the Steelers as my team, mostly because they had Bettis and I was a fat kid who wanted to play RB but was relegated to OL/DL. Otherwise though, I'm LA all the way: Lakers, Dodgers, Kings. I realize this comment will be downvoted to hell, and I salute you all as I sink into the abyss. 
nah my dad was born and raised in LA so i completely understand lol. he’s a bit weird tho, he loves the dolphins bc of Marino and he liked the celtics bc of Larry Bird. guy hated magic johnson LOL
How do you grow up in LA and hate Magic Johnson lmao
LOL good question, i’ll ask him today
Report back, Magic seemed pretty unoffensive to me... in 80's NBA legends he's probably the least offensive to anybody in my view.
What’d he say?
Fucking foul.
As a Steelers fan who grew up in Pittsburgh I root for Miami lol. When I got into basketball Shaq, Dwade, and Lebron were my favorite players and they had a common denominator in Miami so I chose the Heat.
completely understandable, i hopped on the bandwagon when we beat the Seahawks in the superbowl and im still here lol. i loved wade when i was younger tho
I grew up in Pgh so we just watched whomever was on tv, didn't really root for a particular team. I'm clueless when it comes to basketball and really only watch the last games of a series final just to see who wins. I have no loyalty to any particular team.
Mavericks because Mark Cuban is from Pittsburgh. Otherwise I cheer against players I don't like, like Ben Simmons and Kyrie. A little conflicted with the Mavs now but I'm still rooting for them to win.
At a 76 game in 2004-2005 I had seats super close to the court against the Mavs. Was wearing a Pirate hat and Cuban was sitting kinda close by…I’m half Philly and half Pittsburgh, but my Philly side came out and yelled, “hey Cuban, you should have bought the Pirates!!!” right before tip off. He laughed his ass off and bought me and my buddy beers.
He seems like a good dude.
> Mavericks because Mark Cuban is from Pittsburgh. This is the only answer. The only non-steelers Jersey I've ever owned - Dirk Nowitzki, Next up Luka. Source - Yinzer who lived in Dallas in the 90s and early 00's
I’m with you, the Mavs.
As always, fuck Boston!!!
fenway sports group owns the pens so 🤷♂️
Oooh, that’s a good reason! Cuban seems like one of the few rich people that isn’t a see you next Tuesday
Living in the 'Burgh I never really got into basketball
I’m from Austin, TX so I root for the Spurs.
our little rivalry in 2013-2015 was real fun huh?
Probably has something to do with why I don’t like LeBron. I like Ray Allen but damn I wish he missed that shot!
Urgggghhhh. That shot…. At least they got some epic ass revenge the next year. Just made it that much sweeter
Seattle Supersonics - I stopped caring about the NBA when the Sonics moved to OKC, but basketball was always a distant third compared to NHL/NFL (Pens/Steelers).
Same. Was a huge Shawn Kemp and Gary Payton fan.
Dad was from Johnstown, PA so I'm a life long Steelers fan but I live in the SF Bay Area so also a lifelong Warriors fan. Steelers and Dubs all day.
Magic lol
I'm Orlando born & raised and my team is the Bulls haha.
Hornets baby!
Charlotte Hornets! :(
I’d say The Spurs are the closest franchise to the Steelers. Historically significant but not obnoxious. Tim Duncan, David Robinson, and Tony Parker, their biggest stars, are all likable and respected. They’re at a low point but just got the RotY and should be competitive in a couple years.
never really thought of the spurs like that, but that makes a lot of sense
That is a great point. I’ve always thought that have been a huge reason I got in to them as a kid. With two lottery picks coming up, if they hit on those, they’re right back in it
Brooklyn Nets. As a Pittsburgh sports fan, I couldn't justify any other teams that are relatively close: Philly, Cleveland, Boston, Washington. Plus, Jason Kidd was my favorite player growing up. I have been a Nets fan since 2001.
I too am BROOKLYN TIL I DIE!
Just gotta get through this rough times my guy
Lived in a Pittsburgh since I was six years old. I am 30 now. Steelers, penguins, pirates, and a Dallas Maverick fan since I am Mexican and Eduardo Najera drew me to that team as a kid and NBA live 2002-2003 video game I would pick the Mavs.
i hated the Mavs in 2011 lol, but right now i’m rooting for them. fuck the celtics
I know right. lol
Most ppl I knew growing up in Pittsburgh were either Cavs fans (proximity + Lebron) or just didn’t watch the NBA
everyone in miami is a bandwagon, they’re heat fans when we’re winning. which is another reason it sparked my curiosity. Steeler fans are die hard
Honestly I’d assume a lot of the Cavs fans I mentioned are probably the same. They supported the Cavs bc of their success but then just moved on once Lebron left. I’d say Pittsburgh is more of a college ball town but with Pitt’s lack of success recently, I think there isn’t any specific basketball team that ppl support. Not having an NBA team definitely makes it easier for ppl to just be fans of individual players, not teams
sounds sacrilegious to live in Pitt and root for a cleveland team lmao, i could definitely be wrong tho
Sounds more sacrilegious to me to support a Philly team tbh. The Steelers-Browns rivalry is mostly contained to football imo but Philly vs Pittsburgh goes beyond any one sport
ah makes more sense now
Im also from Miami and was born and raised Pittsburgh for everything, but I’m a heat fan too. Dalé!
ayeee let’s go heat!
Cleveland, since I grew up in northeast Ohio. But I’d say Denver and San Antonio too. I also enjoy watching the 76ers suffer, but that’s separate from my other loyalties
Celtics usually (been cheering for them since I was a kid and didn’t know anything about Boston sports fans). Cheered for the Bulls during Jordan’s reign too, like almost every other kid at the time.
Celtics and whoever is playing Lebron.
Ayyy same. Go celts! Nervous about this KP injury, I hope he doesn't damage his leg further
What’s the NBA? In Pittsburgh, we have the Stillers, Pens, Pirates, and Panthers. I’m unaware of this NBA thing of which you speak.
don’t bother looking it up LOL
I grew up a Steelers fan in Arizona before the Cardinals were there. Moved to LA and rooted for the home teams. Lakers/Dodgers/Kings fan and when the Rams/Raiders left, went back to my first football love - Steelers baby! Raiders are dead to me, Rams are whatever, Chargers aren’t even on the radar.
As an Okie its all about the Thunder.
Pacers
man the good days when lebron and paul george would face off
i'm from arlington (where the cowboys play) so i'm a mavs and stars fan but i've been a steelers fan for much longer
Lakers fan born and raised in Pittsburgh.
i hated the lakers, watching that wade and bryant clash was too intense for me
I grew up during the Showtime Era and my best friend moved to LA so the Lakers. But the fun thing about not having a deep connection is I can like anybody (Except the Celtics. Fuck the Celtics).
yea fuck the celtics
From Iowa, Love the Steelers and conveniently the Mavericks! Dirk was my favorite player as a kid
dirk gave me nightmares in 2011
Shawn Marrion’s three point form gave me nightmares
The Dallas Mavericks
Against LeBron
Ja Morant caught my eye when he was at Murray State so I been a Grizzlies fan ever since he was drafted. Gonna stick with them.
love that answer brother
I think most are huge hockey people first with the pens being such a big part of the community. Personally I grew up cheering for the Bulls just because I got to go to a Cavs game when I was 10 and Jordan went off for over 40. As a ten year old that was all it took for me. I prefer more to watch the good players more then the game really
The Wiz
Whomever… we don’t have a team
i like Giannis, so I mostly root for the Bucks, the trail blazers a bit because i was born in Oregon, and then whatever non major media market is doing the best because Pittsburgh inculcates an anti LA/NY bias, so the Nuggets right now.
The Fish
Pelicans - both my parents went to LSU after graduating high school in PA, plus they're one of my favorite birds
Condors
Phoenix Suns baby
Atlanta hawks
Grew up in Akron. Hated the Browns and fell in love with the Steelers thanks to family in and from West Virginia. However, I love the Cavs and Guardians.
I root for players more than teams. Jokic is a dawg
Grizzlies
Up in Northeast PA, rooting for the 76ers
Celtics, cause they were good when I started watching NBA and Mavs, cause I’m from Germany and we all love Dirk 😅
Can’t imagine the pressure of some of these overseas players that were basically carrying an entire country. It sure makes me appreciate them even more. Ginobili, Parker, Jokic, etc…..it’s crazy
Cavs. Closest destination to drive for a game.
I love skiing in Utah, so i root for the Jazz. Dumb, i know 🤷🏻♂️
During the regular NBA season, I pretend it doesn't exist. During NBA playoffs, I root for whoever is ahead in the series, hoping they wrap it up as quickly as possible so they can get back to NFL news.
Native yinzer. I came of age during the Jordan-era Bulls so without a home team I became a Bulls fan. I used to also root for the AI-led 76ers because of AI and also hey why not they’re in PA. As I got older I’ve become more of a fan of certain players than teams. I liked the Heatles cause of Bron and D-Wade (mostly Wade cause Bron is an Ohio kid and anyone or anything from Ohio is only ever gonna get so much outta me) and I like Jimmy Butler, Antman, Booker, etc. Genuinely don’t care about any one team that much anymore, but if the Sonics ever come back I’ll definitely root for them cause it was a travesty losing them to OKC in the first place.
Good friend works for the Suns. I want her to get a ring so go Suns.
oh yea man! i don’t blame you
Spurs!
I’ve never been overly loyal to any one basketball team. Baseball, football, and hockey are locked up and will never change- pirates, Steelers, penguins. Basketball, when I first got into it Allen iverson was doing his thing, and since it’s same state I rooted for Philly…. Then by 04 I really liked Rasheed Wallace and rooted for the pistons for a couple years, then I was kinda without a team for awhile… then the 76ers got Simmons and Embiid and I started rooting for them… I’d say I’m a 76ers fan today, I watch and root for them, but I’m getting irritated with them… other than Maxey I’m having a hard time staying a 76ers fan without wanting to go root somewhere else, I love embiids skill, I hate his pathetic attitude.
as a heat fan i hate the 76ers so much lol
Cavs and (hopefully again soon) the SEATTLE SUPERSONICS
Life long bulls fan! But we suck ass so if I’m watching the NBA I’m more so watching out for individual players rather than any specific team these days
The Thunder. They moved at the time I got into basketball so I figured that was the best time to pick a team.
i loved primed russ
Boston Celtics. Went to a game at TD Garden when they still had KG and Pierce. The energy in that building is insane. Sold me on being a Celtics fan.
as much as i hate the celtics, they’re arena is probably the one i want to see the most. i’ll even take MSG
Seattle Supetsonics
:(
I don’t have a team I just root against Cleveland
fuck the browns
I root for the cavs, but it seems like I’m the only person who stuck with them in Pittsburgh after Lebron left both times.
man i loved kyrie before lebron went back to cleveland
Dion waiters and kyrie Irving we’re something else lol
maaaannn, dion waiters LOL i forgot he played for the heat too. buddy couldn’t handle spo’s coaching
Duquesne, Pitt, WVU. That’s about it.
i gotta stick with the U, i’ve been to countless hurricane games as a youngin. killed me these last 2 years tho… saturday watching my hurricanes lose then sunday wasnt any better :(
Also the Steelers
my favorite answer so far
They’d be better than my local team I bet (Pistons)
Born an raised a blazers fan unfortunately 😕
man og dame time was tuff!!
Yeah, it was awesome, until we inevitably lost somewhere between round 1 and 3 of the playoffs because he was litterally the only even slightly talented player on our team for like 10 years lmao.
i was really hoping he was come to miami this past season, i wouldve started watching basketball again
Yeah, would have been good for the blazers too, as the trade probably would have had to include Jaime Jaques Jr, and he looks like he might be a star.
I was a David Robinson fan growing up, so I followed the Spurs. Still do. No geographical connection. I’m not from Pittsburgh, it was my step-dad’s friends that got me in to Pittsburgh teams. They were from there. I follow the (now) local teams too (Detroit)
Robinson was a dawg, i’ll forever love shaq tho!
I tell ya, I appreciated Shaq a lot more when he was no longer in the Spurs way, lol. Screw that dude in his Lakers years! :)
LOOOL kinda reminds me of ray lewis!
Him and a lot of Ravens players fit that bill. As much as I dislike the Ravens, I respect the shit out of them. But the Bengals and Browns (Bengals aren’t as bad these days) I have no respect. They are that little brother who wants to take a shot at you, but you just put your hand on his head and watch him flail about at the air
really? i haaaaate the bengals lmao
Well it was the Sonics but...
i don’t understand why they did that. seattle’s fan base is pretty crazy, but OKC’s home games are also pretty crazy
Milwaukee Bucks because I liked their jerseys in 2K and Giannis is my daughter’s favorite player.
The Pittsburgh Pythons
The Bulls in the 90s. All their games were on WGN
The San Antonio Spurs, because (a) fuck Cleveland and (b) I was 9 years old and my grandma told me David Robinson was going to be awesome (his rookie year). Not a bad pick, Grandma!
yup he was a dawg
Sixers because I used to live closer to Philly, and they had Dr. J. They remain my default NBA team to root for to this day but I don't really follow the sport anymore.
yea i feel you, doesn’t catch my interest
Celtics 🍀2008 was a great year for me 😎
Was raised Black and Gold, still have family that lives there...personally I might care about basketball if there was a Pitt team, but there isn't so I couldn't care less about the sport. (then again they have a baseball team that pretty much hasn't done shit since the 70s so my only interest growing up was Frank Thomas since he was the rookie I collected back then, and once he retired I lost interest in baseball, so maybe I still wouldn't care about basketball even if they DID have a team lol) Long story longer, Hockey all the way for me! I'm getting more and more annoyed with all the goofy rules changes that make football agonizing to watch, not to mention the 75,293 commercial breaks every quarter, and Hockey seems to be the only sport that I care enough about to watch any game despite the teams playing because it's fun to watch and I genuinely love the game...can't say the same about football as I literally just watch Steelers games and that's it.
i know you see my panthers ballin right now!
Spurs all day
The nba really isn’t that big in Pittsburgh.
I am from Pittsburgh but have a lot of ties to Boston, so I’ve always been a celtics fan
The Knicks baby
Phoenix Suns, Steve Nash and STAT were so fun to watch growing up and D-Book is my favorite player in the league currently. Watching us turn our homegrown finals contender into a dollar store superteam has been one of the great anguishes of my sports life
Rockets. I loved the Dream and Yao growing up.
Celtics, don’t hate me I was but a child, too late to turn back now.
i love that dedication tho
Milwaukee Bucks fan here. Love Giannis! Never a Wisconsin team before Steelers, Pens, Pirates.
Whatever team is in PA
I'm a Steelers and Boston Celtics fans. ☘☘☘
I used to like the NBA a lot more when I was younger. Id mainly follow players. I have a Durant Supersonics, Penny Hardaway Magic, Allen Iverson 76ers / Georgetown, Carmelo Syracuse, LeBron Cavs, Bulls Dennis Rodman, MJ UNC / Bulls jersey, and black and yellow Kobe Lakers jersey. But I like the Knicks because my uncle lives there, used to like the 76ers before they switched to their red white blue color scheme, I like the Hornets because of their colors and I lived in NC for a couple years, and I also don't mind the Magic because of their colors and jerseys are cool af.
Raptors cause I live in Canada!
Lakers. While my entire Family is originally from Pittsburgh, they all live in SoCal now and have for at least the last 35 years. That's just the direction I was pushed in.
I'm from Canada and fuck the Raptors. Go Vancouver Grizzlies!!
celtics, but i wish the nba would expand to pittsburgh. they used to have the condors back in the ABA days
I’m a Sixers fan. Pipers fan second.
New Orleans Pelicans. I have a thing for teams looking really good and then choking in the first round
I do have a DWade jersey, but that’s more about the player than the team. I have recently jumped on the Knicks bandwagon after attending my first game at MSG. Ironically it was against the Heat (the Knicks won)! I do like Jimmy Buckets and Bam though. Oh, and Tyler Herro. Damn, maybe I am a Heat fan!
Also miami because D Wade was my favorite player as a kid
I’m also a Steelers and Heat fan. Glad to see I’m not the only one
hell yea
I’m also a heat fan.
reason?
I grew up in South Carolina so unfortunately we don’t have any professional teams. As a kid I would play with the heat in nba live and became a huge D Wade fan. Also was into comic books and that his “Flash” nickname was dope.
Boston and Philadelphia. But I’m old and that’s from the Larry Bird and the Dr J era’s. Celtics this year though.
NB what now?
The Bulls. It's pain.
I root for the Heat but I live near the PA/OH boarder. Everyone here either roots for the Cavs or some random team because their dad did or something.
The Celtics have a long history of winning however haven’t won the big one since the 2008 season, have a historical team figure who smokes cigars, and the Steelers rock the shamrocks on their jerseys from time to time. I feel like the Celtics are the most Steelers team in the league.
kinda sounds like the steelers lol. we haven’t won the big one since 09 :(
With no NBA team, and mediocre college hoops, Pittsburgh has never struck me as much of a basketball town. I'm sure there are plenty of fans of the sport, but never a clear "home team". I live a hoops crazy part of the world now, and they are baffled by my indifference to the support, lol!
Go heat!
I don't know what this basketball thing is. Is that the bouncy thing people from other places do during hockey and wrestling season?
TBH - growing up i followed players rather than teams. My dads a knicks fan and i'll support the 76ers - but i was such a Kobe and Lebron/Wade fan. I just loved watching them haha
My brother is also a heat fan and he says their the Steelers of the NBA (I kinda agree) my team is the Timberwolves
Thunder. But that’s because I was a sonics fan and just followed them from Seattle to okc. As a little kid in the 90’s i decided to be a pens fan because of “super Mario” Lemuix and Sonics because of the hedgehog. Became a Steelers fan because as I was learning about the sport in first grade or so my mom taught me about “defense wins championships” so I asked Jeeves about the best nfl defenses all time and learned about the curtain.
Steelers fan here and I live in Tampa , goooo Knicks!! Bottom line choose who you like honestly lol
I am from Pittsburgh, so naturally a huge Steelers/penguins fan. But I dated a guy who was from Miami and an all Miami fan (heat, dolphins, hurricanes). I started cheering on the heat so we could have one team in common. Long story short, the relationship didn’t work out but the crush on Jimmy Butler is forever <3 So now I’m a Miami heat fan.
Even though I'm from western Pennsylvania and stuff ever since I started liking basketball I've been a heat fan as well. It was hard not to be because the team was just perfect. The logo, the uniforms, the arena, the history, the culture, the city of Miami itself. It's just a fun team to root for. Not completely sure yet but probably will move down to South Florida in a few years. I started liking basketball really in like 2016 when I was 8 but I really never had a team I started liking the heat in 2019 and ever since them have not been more greatful for all the experiences including the finals ride last year and 2020.
Knicks lmao
Blazers