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Devin Booker Comments On Pushing Suns To A Top 6 Seed

"We put ourselves in a tough position to make it to that 6th now," said Booker after the Suns 120-98 blowout win over the Raptors. Phoenix is 4 games back from the 6th seed as the current 7th seed. "Right now, we just need to focus on playing the right brand of basketball." Suns have merely 10 games left.

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Caleb Foster’s Sweet 16 Return Isn’t Off the Table for Duke

Scheyer said Foster has an “outside chance” to return Friday against St. John’s, giving Duke at least some hope for a backcourt boost in the Sweet 16. The junior guard hasn’t played since March 7 and averages 8.5 points per game. Even a limited return would matter, especially with Duke recently navigating games without his ball-handling and spacing.

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Stephen A. Smith Argues Darryn Peterson Should Not Be a Top 5 NBA Draft Pick

"Hell no," Stephen A. said of Peterson being a top 5 pick, citing his 11 missed games with flu and cramps and disappearances in key moments. "He's either unavailable literally or figuratively speaking in key moments. That is not an investment that you can trust with the number one overall pick in the NBA draft," he added.

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Paul Pierce: Boston Can’t Let Tatum’s Return Become a Brown-Tatum Debate

Pierce urged Brown to ignore media narratives as Tatum works back, saying outside talk can create unnecessary tension around sacrifice and fit. He said Brown should “keep playing the way” he is because Tatum is talented enough to adjust. Pierce added that both stars want to win, like each other, and won’t let noise disrupt that.

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Nneka Ogwumike Says the WNBPA Won More by Tying Its Future to the Business

Nneka said the new WNBA CBA was built on players refusing to settle for incremental change. “We understood that we wanted more,” she said on First Take. Ogwumike added the union knew it needed to be “tied to the business in a meaningful way,” and said a strike authorization vote gave players the leverage to stand firm.

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Jay Williams Thinks the Cinderella Run Is Dead Without a Transfer-Fee Fix

Williams said true mid-major Cinderella runs are “done” in today’s college basketball landscape. He argued that schools like High Point, VCU, and Santa Clara can no longer keep top talent once bigger programs come calling with money. His solution is borrowed from soccer: transfer fees, with a cut going back to the smaller school to help replace departing stars.

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