Brian Windhorst Points To Dean Wade For Jalen Brunson Test

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Brian Windhorst Points To Dean Wade For Jalen Brunson Test

Windhorst said Cleveland is “better than they’re kind of being given credit for” and pointed to Wade as a Brunson counter. At “6-foot-10,” he said Wade is “the type of defender you put on Jalen Brunson” because length can bother him. The Knicks will hunt James Harden and Donovan Mitchell, but Wade gives Cleveland a real defensive wrinkle.

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Mike Wilbon Puts Wembanyama in Bill Russell, Magic Johnson and Tim Duncan's Company

Wilbon sees Wemby in rare company after his 41-point, 24-rebound Game 1 performance. "It's Russell. It's Magic. It's Tim Duncan. That's the list," Wilbon said of players who won championships early. "Maybe he's cut from a different cloth." Wemby, 22, is in just his third NBA season as the Spurs lead OKC 1-0 in the Western Conference Finals.

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Rickea Jackson Tears Left ACL, Will Miss the Remainder of the WNBA Season

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Rickea Jackson Tears Left ACL, Will Miss the Remainder of the WNBA Season

Jackson collapsed in the second quarter against the Lynx after awkwardly planting her left leg while driving to the basket. The Sky confirmed a torn left ACL, per Philippou. She was averaging 22 points this season. "We are certain she was primed for a career year," GM Pagliocca said. Chicago was already without Carrington, Stevens and Vandersloot.

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Michael Wilbon Compares Victor Wembanyama to a Young Mike Tyson

"It looks like something otherworldly that possesses him now," Wilbon said of Wembanyama after he recorded 41 and 24 in Game 1 win over OKC. "It reminds me of things I've seen in my life sitting at ringside watching a young Mike Tyson…Everyone is in Awe of everything he's doing including the opposition. They don't want to tell you that!"

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Mike Wilbon Calls Knicks-Cavs The Junior Varsity Series Compared To West

Wilbon said the East Finals may be great, but nothing in Knicks-Cavs will match Spurs-Thunder. After San Antonio’s Game 1 double overtime win in Oklahoma City, he called New York-Cleveland “the junior varsity series,” saying Madison Square Garden will not produce anything close. Still, Wilbon admitted the East winner could benefit if Spurs-Thunder “kills each other.”

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What WNBA Games Are On Tonight? WNBA Schedule (May 19)

Toronto visits Phoenix at 10 p.m. on KTVK Arizona’s Family 3TV and TSN, with both teams listed at 2-2 and separated by almost nothing offensively. The Tempo bring Kiki Rice’s early rookie impact into a road test, while the Mercury counter with slightly better scoring and rebounding numbers at home in the only WNBA game tonight.

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