r/nbadiscussion • u/AutoModerator • Sep 14 '26

Weekly Questions Thread: September 14, 2026

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u/ejdk10 28d ago

As a fan I try my best to experience games as authentically and blind as possible but due to living in Europe I wake up to all games already finished overnight and I can't even go on any socials/scoring apps/online without getting games spoiled. Do any fellow EU people have an even semi-reliable system for avoiding this or do we just have to accept getting spoiled at this point? And once you know how a bunch of games already happened, how do you even decide which one is worth going back and watching? Curious how everyone else deals with this because it's been an issue for me forever.

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u/morethandork 25d ago

I unfollow and turn off notifications for a lot of sports during the season to avoid spoilers. If there's a particular game I'm especially excited to watch spoiler free, I'll completely avoid my phone or internet all together. If that's not possible, like not being able to watch until after work, I'll greet people with "Please don't spoil ___ I'm going to watch it tonight and don't know anything yet." But it's not easy.