r/nba
How much gets removed or deleted, when it is active, and who posts most
In a sample of the most recent 300 posts and 300 comments in r/nba, 33% of posts and 2% of comments were removed by moderators or Reddit, and about 2% were deleted by their authors. Overall, roughly 17% of what gets posted here is taken down by someone other than the author.
300 posts · 300 comments sampled (23 Aug 2026 → 26 Aug 2026)
Moderation in r/nba
- removed by mods71 (24%)
- removed by Reddit / spam filters28 (9%)
- deleted by author11 (4%)
- still up190 (63%)
Comments: 2% of the last 300 were removed, and 1% deleted by their authors. Comment removals do not say who acted, so they are not split further.
When r/nba is active (UTC)
Common words in r/nba
Top contributors
- u/Zimakov12 (0p / 12c)
- u/Artistic_Designer65511 (11p / 0c)
- u/MrBuckBuck10 (10p / 0c)
- u/PastaCheed8 (8p / 0c)
- u/must_TATAKAE6 (6p / 0c)
- u/Subject-Property-3436 (6p / 0c)
- u/Tombomb19946 (0p / 6c)
- u/bmanley6205 (0p / 5c)
- u/pirate-private5 (0p / 5c)
- u/ToronoRapture5 (5p / 0c)
- u/BcuzRacecar4 (4p / 0c)
- u/TheDraciel4 (4p / 0c)
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Top posts (sampled)
- 7.4kIn 1977, rookie Kent Benson, barely two minutes into his NBA debut, tried to rough up Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and establish himself against the superstar. Kareem responded by immediately punching the cocky rookie in the face.
- 5.1kSteve Nash was training his former teammate's son, Tai Bell in a private workout!
- 5.1kDelonte West destroys streamer without dribbling
- 3.6kBill Simmons reading mailbag question: "Why couldn't East contender trade for Bronny for the sole purpose of guarding LeBron during key moments in a playoff series? No way he is looking to embarrass his son, right?" (2 clips together)
- 3.6kMax Strus said that Butler would treat him like his best friend one day, completely ignore him the next, and then act like they were best friends again another day.
- 3kAtlanta Hawks declined Jonathan Kuminga's $24.3 million team option on June 29, 2026, making him an unrestricted free agent. He's still unsigned.
- 2.7k[Charania] Portland Trail Blazers guard Shaedon Sharpe sustained a torn meniscus in his knee and is expected to miss six months, sources tell ESPN.
- 2.2kKawhi: “Beautiful. Basketball is a beautiful game, man. You can play it any type of way—1-on-1, 3-on-3, 5-on-5, 1-on-0. That’s why the game is so special.”
- 1.8kWould a guy prefer a jersey with his own name on it or the team’s star player’s name?
- 1.8kWhat head coach firing in the last five years have teams most regretted (or are likely going to regret)?
Based on the last 300 posts and 300 comments, not the subreddit's full history. Times are UTC.