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Luka Doncic or Victor Wembanyama: Which would you rather have on your team? 👀 —@WindhorstESPN and @stephenasmith have their say ⬇️

Does Flynn Clayman have a point?! @SethOnHoops, @stephenasmith, @shaepeppler and @JoeFortenbaugh talk all things men's NCAA hoops 🏀

Actor and martial arts master Chuck Norris dies at 86. @stephenasmith shares his condolences.

“We can legitimately say, 'we can’t rule out any of the 3.'” 🏆 —@stephenasmith on the possibility of Wemby winning Defensive Player of the Year, NBA MVP and the Spurs winning the NBA title.

“He can take the ball on the wing like he’s LeBron James, or Luka Doncic or Kobe Bryant.” —@WindhorstESPN on how important Victor Wembanyama’s game-winner was 🔥

"This dude is doing stuff that no other Laker has ever done." —@stephenasmith came ready with the Luka Doncic stats 📈

UConn or the field? 🤔 @stephenasmith cannot go against UConn and their "scary stuff."

.@stephenasmith doesn’t take issue with Maliq Brown’s “cake walk” comments following Duke’s narrow win over Siena 👀 @SethOnHoops reacts to the response ⬇️

.@stephenasmith reveals what is "inescapable" when talking about UNC 👀

.@stephenasmith declares Luka Doncic a top candidate for NBA MVP?! 👀 @WindhorstESPN responds ⬇️

.@JoeFortenbaugh says Cinderella runs in the NCAA tournament are over because of NIL 👀 Do you agree? 🤔

"I think that if he shows up like I expect him to, ... he will unquestionably be the number one overall pick in the upcoming NBA Draft." @stephenasmith believes AJ Dybantsa will show out in this NCAA Tournament 🍿

Brackets are closing ⏳ @JoeFortenbaugh gives last-minute advice for your bracket. Are you riding with his upset picks? 👀

"Dan Hurley. I believe in this man. ... He will have UConn ready. I believe in him." @stephenasmith is picking UConn to come out of the East region ✍️

"If it comes down to LeBron James, he'll figure it out. ... He knows what it takes to go deep in the playoffs." —@stephenasmith on LeBron James and the Lakers' 7-game win streak

"That is the toughest bracket in all of college basketball. I'm not sure that Duke gets past either St. John's or Kansas." —@SethOnHoops on Duke being the first 1 seed to fall 👀

"I think that the coach was absolutely right when he said, 'This wasn't an upset.'" —@stephenasmith following Miami (OH) defeating SMU, 89-79 🏀

.@stephenasmith reacts to the news that Cade Cunningham is out for an extended period of time with a collapsed lung.

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