NBA Memes That Hit When Your Team is Not 0-6 (November 2, 2026)

Emmy Pratt • Senior Editor

Nov 2, 2026 12:30 PM EST

Unless you're a Sacramento fan, your team has secured at least one win so far this season. If you are a Sacramento fan, I would like to express my deepest condolences and encourage you to seek help whenever you need it.

The WNBA season ended this weekend with the Golden State Valkyries winning their first championship in their second year of existence. I was shocked, but not that shocked, that they won it all. The matchup against Atlanta was perfect for them. Both teams played incredibly tight defense, which made for low-scoring but still entertaining games. As someone who watched the Valkyries go to town on my team, the New York Liberty, in a regular-season game, it's no wonder they won it all, even without a superstar. I think Gabby Williams proved herself a WNBA superstar, not merely a superstar on the French National team. The fact that this team didn't win any All-WNBA awards proves that the media is not always right about who is "valuable" and who is not. Ultimately, I didn't care much about the outcome of this series because my beloved Liberty wasn't playing. Part of me wanted Angel Reese to win to stick it to everyone who berates her online, but she is young, and her time will come.

I understand that if you clicked on this meme list, you might not particularly care about the WNBA and only want to see memes about the NBA. If that's you, the WNBA tangent is over, and you can enjoy your LeBron memes now.

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It is so difficult to have a Greatest of All Time conversation in basketball because some of the best players played before the 3-point line. That rule change is so huge that it isn't comparable to changes in Major League Baseball. There have been a lot of rule changes in baseball in the 2020s, but not enough time has passed to see what their long-term repercussions will be in the GOAT conversation. Baseball lowered the pitcher's mound in 1969 and banned spitballs in 1920, but those rules are minor when compared with the addition of the 3-point line in basketball. These days, the NBA is all about chucking 3s!
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ESPN made this list before the season started, and I'm already questioning their #3 spot for the Knicks. I know the season just began, but a 2-4 start is not great. Heck, the Washington Wizards are ranked above the reigning world champions!
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I hate that such a severe injury decided that game. It really could have gone either way. I'm not one of those people who thinks that the Thunder should've been ashamed to win under these circumstances. After all, they had won so much during the regular season, made it to Game 7 of the NBA playoffs, and still had to fight to win this game. Nobody likes to see anyone get injured, even the star player of the team you're playing against, but even beyond that, this could've been a much better game if that hadn't happened. Maybe the Pacers wouldn't be ringless today if that had happened.
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