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Closed off, on guard, defensive
If we're playing ball
Then it must be clear whose ball it is
Is anyone playing by the rules?
Dirty elbows are dropped way too casually nowadays
Across your face, to the chin
One more 3 sec violation
and we'll have a new personal Cuban Missile Crisis
Someone forgot to replace the net
Oops, that would require a little investment
Smack talk becomes animated when saliva flies over center court, with wings to spare
Can't call a foul because you're not allowed to call anyone out
The crew can mop and shine and clean the court as many times as they'd like
The out of bounds lines hold very little weight
When there's no common shared space
Just arcs and lines and boundaries anyone can step over as they feel
The announcers and commentators are so self-absorbed
Calling out certain plays and not another
Ignoring certain mistakes by certain players
Shouting out useless stats that fit into no context
Trying to cope for their failed careers that never launched
A lot of reflection to be done, but that doesn't line anyone's pockets
Coach draws up a play on the clipboard
Might as well be just lines and squiggles
Nobody plays their position
The guard wants to be center
But can't establish their presence in the paint
Everybody thinks they can shoot and put up 30, 40 points a night
Nobody wants to emphasize the fundamentals
The concept of "team basketball" might as well be one of the Four Olds
That, plus so much more gets overlooked
But nobody wants to have a conversation about that
The commentators don't get paid enough
If they do, sponsors walk
Money talks, amirite?
The social contract has been posterized
Highlight reel still spinning of the damage done to what was left, the carnage that unfolded after the final buzzer
The game is rigged
But what game are we playing to begin with?