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Jared McCain Reveals Kobe Bryant Has Been His Favorite Player Since He Started Playing

"I remember watching and seeing Kobe, and Kobe's been my favorite player since I started playing basketball, so I always gravitated towards him and his mentality," McCain said on his earliest playoff memory. The 22-year-old was 15 when Kobe died in 2020 and just dropped a playoff career-high 24 points off the bench in Game 3 of the WCF.

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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Reveals He Actually Enjoys Having Haters

SGA has faced persistent criticism for foul-baiting throughout his back-to-back MVP seasons. Asked if the hate motivates him the way it did Kobe, he was direct. "Nah not really. Just because it's me is no different," SGA said. "I expect that from them and I honestly like it. It makes the game more interesting and more fun and more exciting."

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Oklahoma City Thunder Are Forcing Victor Wembanyama Farther From The Rim

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Oklahoma City Thunder Are Forcing Victor Wembanyama Farther From The Rim

Thunder have changed the geometry on Wembanyama since Game 1, pushing his average field-goal distance from 5.4 feet to 15.1 in Game 2 and 13.3 in Game 3. They're giving fewer easy paint touches and more perimeter work. Wembanyama went from 40 points and 24 rebounds in Game 1 to 21-17 in Game 2, and 26-4 in Game 3.

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Shannon Sharpe Praises the OKC Bench for Being Unbothered by Playoff Pressure

OKC's bench scored a franchise-record 76 points to erase a 15-point deficit in Game 3. "When it's time for them to come in play meaningful minutes in meaningful games, there unbothered by it," Sharpe said. "When you look at them and the moment they're not in awe of it." McCain and Williams combined for 42 points off the bench.

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Aliyah Boston Says Fever Have Caitlin Clark’s Back Through Every Up And Down

Boston said the Fever keep reminding Clark they “have her back” through every up and down, calling themselves “teammates and sisters.” She praised how CeCe keeps showing up despite everything she handles on and off the court, saying she gives Indiana “the best version of herself” every day. Boston added 16 rebounds, joking she “needed them” after teammate’s postgame tease.

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Gilbert Arenas: Spurs Are Wasting Victor Wembanyama by Not Getting Him the Ball Enough

"He's the biggest force in the game, but you only see him once in a blue moon," Arenas said. "You can't have a guy go out for 41 and 24, then barley get the ball last game, barley gets the ball this game...he can't will his dominance on this game if he's not getting the ball like that."

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