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Charles Barkley Says Victor Wembanyama Is Not Aggressive Enough After Game 1 Finals Loss

Barkley stated that Wemby is not an aggressive player after his game 1 display, arguing that not everybody is like Shaq. "He can be aggressive at times, but he ain't that guy who gets to the gym and says, 'I'm gonna take everybody's lunch money,'" Barkley said, adding that he'd pick Karl-Anthony Towns over Wembanyama in terms of aggression.

By Pranay Mukherjee

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Wembanyama Compares Fan's Court Invasion to a Bat Crashing the Court

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Karl-Anthony Towns’ Game 1 Defense Earns Stephen A. Smith’s Praise

Stephen A. said he “can’t say enough” about Towns defending Wemby “straight up, no help” in New York’s Game 1 win. He said Chet Holmgren’s collapse gave Towns the backdrop to say, “nah, that ain’t gonna be me,” as the Knicks neutralized Victor, dominated the second half, and closed on an “11 nothing run.”

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NBA Issues Lifetime Bans After Game 1 Court Intruder Incident

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Mavericks in Exploratory Talks With Duke's Jon Scheyer and Michigan's Dusty May

Mavericks are expected to pursue conversations with Duke's Jon Scheyer and Michigan's Dusty May about their head coaching vacancy, per Marc Stein and Jake Fischer. League sources confirm exploratory talks have taken place with both. May just won a national championship with Michigan, while Scheyer coached Cooper Flagg as a Duke freshman in 2024-25.

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