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Udonis Haslem Gives Deandre Ayton Words of Encouragement After Big Game vs. Warriors

"You have to shift your focus a little bit," Haslem said. "You still need to approach these games as that guy, in a different role." He brought up how LeBron James doesn't think he's not the guy despite being the Lakers' 3rd option, encouraging Ayton to have the same mentality. Ayton dropped 21 points in Lakers' 119-103 win vs. Warriors.

By Pranay Mukherjee

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Brian Windhorst Calls Jazz-Grizzlies the “Tanking Super Bowl”

On Get Up, Windhorst said “we have arrived at the tanking Super Bowl,” calling Jazz-Grizzlies “a game that nobody, and I mean nobody, wants to win.” He said Memphis had 12 players out, Utah had eight, and warned the matchup would be “the crowning example” of why the NBA is considering anti-tanking changes to its lottery rules.

By Raahib Singh

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41 Y/O LeBron James Can Steal a Game, Not a Series: Vince Goodwill

Without Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves, Goodwill doesn’t see the Lakers lasting long. “I think a great player like LeBron can get you one game,” he said, but “I don’t know if he can get you four at this stage at age 41.” He added Los Angeles should try to “stretch this series out” and hope reinforcements return.

By Raahib Singh

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Doc Rivers: Shams Took My 'Giannis Should Trade Him' Joke Personal

Rivers revisited his joke about Giannis trading Shams from his Celebrity All-Star team, saying, “I made a joke before All-Star.” He added that Shams “took that so personal” that he “called the Bucks and yelled at them to take it down.” Rivers said he later heard from “10 different people” that a “revenge article” on him and Milwaukee was coming.

By Raahib Singh

about 2 months ago

Doc Rivers Misses Adrian Wojnarowski After Shams’ 'Inaccurate' Giannis Story

Rivers pushed back on Shams Charania’s reporting about Giannis and Milwaukee’s locker room, saying, “You and Giannis, y’all, you guys are in good standing.” He added Shams “wrote an article that was so inaccurate” and called the reported locker room tension ordinary after blowing a 20-point lead to Chicago. “I miss Woj so much,” Rivers joked.

By Raahib Singh

Toronto Makes WNBA's First Million-Dollar Pairing With Marina Mabrey and Brittney Sykes

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Toronto Makes WNBA's First Million-Dollar Pairing With Marina Mabrey and Brittney Sykes

Toronto struck big by agreeing to terms with guards Marina Mabrey and Brittney Sykes, per Alexa Philippou. Each is set for a two-year max deal, making them the first known million-dollar backcourt pairing in WNBA history. The expansion Tempo just made one of free agency’s loudest opening statements, landing proven scoring and veteran backcourt toughness in one swing.

By Raahib Singh

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