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@DaneMooreNBA Did they challenge any?

When asked about Victor Wembanyama's 12 blocks in Game 1, Chris Finch said that at least 4 of the 12 were goaltends, and that it was "alarming" that Wembanyama wasn't called for a single goaltend. "When we looked at em, at least four of them were goaltending... To me, it's a little alarming that none of them were called. Here's a generational shot blocker, who is 7'6", who goes after everything, and there's no heightened awareness that these blocks could be goaltends... So let's just say there were four, that's eight points. You know the value of eight points in an NBA game? It's massive. That's also 33% of his blocks were goaltending uncalled. If I were to give you a 33% raise, you'd like that, right?"

@TheDunkCentral @NBA__Courtside The only years that shouldn't count are the ones when he was playing baseball

Stephen A. says MJ’s Wizards years shouldn’t count “There’s no way you could watch Jordan & LeBron and think Jordan is not the GOAT…. We ain’t counting his two years with the Wizards…We’re talking about his 13 years in Chicago” (@NBA__Courtside )

@ShamsCharania I like it. The whole idea is to stop blatant tanking and this does it. It's not perfect, but it forces teams to play to win not play to lose.

The "3-2-1 lottery" proposal, named to represent the number of lottery balls per team, would expand the lottery from 14 to 16 teams. Teams that do not qualify for the playoffs or play-in tournament but stay out of the relegation zone (spots four through 10) would receive three lottery balls each. Teams with a bottom-three record -- the relegation zone -- would have just two lottery balls but have a floor of the 12th pick while the rest of the 13 lottery teams could fall as far as the 16th pick. The 9th and 10th play-in seeds in each conference receive two lottery balls each while the losers of the 7-8 play-in games receive one lottery ball each. In addition, no team would be able to win the top pick in consecutive years or be able to win three consecutive top-five picks. Teams also would not be able to protect picks in the 12 to 15 slots going forward.

@thegavinbarry You chose to go to the Khalsa day festivities to make this point? That's like someone complaining about loud noises from car exhausts and doing it from a drag race event.

I'm gonna fix you, Canada🇨🇦

@DezBryant The issue is that it's a Dallas Wings press conference. They're there to talk about basketball. If they talk about their dating lives, where does it end? Should reporters be allowed to ask if they prefer ravioli or lasagne?

Hey hey hey... that’s part of the game…From the test of time, nothing has been off limits. That reporter had the right to ask that question. If they are dating..they are dating what’s the problem? Women wanting to be paid millions of dollars comes with it all. When hasn’t the media been in an athlete's personal business?

@SeanGoins187723 @Ravious101 That's right.... set those murderers free.

@Ravious101 Good these men should get time off for killing a sex offender

☠️SHOCKING CCTV JUST RELEASED: Two prison inmates are seen grinning ear-to-ear as they slip into a convicted sex offender’s cell for a deadly beating. After a guard failed to lock the door, Ashirie Smith, 19, and Thierry Robinson, 21, carried out the savage 37 second attack at HMP Fosse Way in Leicestershire last August. Smith stomped repeatedly on 31-year-old Mahir Abdulrahman’s head and neck.A female officer later found the victim who was serving time for sex offences unresponsive in his cell with horrific injuries.

@JayTC53 It wasn't the NBA it was the team that released him. They could've released him for no reason at all if they wanted to. The NBA might release a statement, but I don't know if they can punish him now since he's not a player in the NBA anymore.

So, in the NBA Steve Kerr can falsely accuse the government agents of murder from the podium with no fines, suspensions nothing. But Jaden Ivey can't be pro Christian on the Chicago Bulls? Make it make sense.

@EarnedInOhio @Lakers @bronbron0pg Sonics moved to OKC in 2008. LeBron was drafted in 2003. That's how.

@Lakers @bronbron0pg How did he play in Seattle they don’t even have a team

Longevity.

@DudespostingWs This is what rich people should be buying. Thousands of acres of forests for conservation. Not thousands of bottles of baby oil for God knows what.

@Raindropsmedia1 Is it disrespectful for laughing when she whistled like a bird at the same time as flipping the bird.

Viral creator Killk1yoshi with Tourette’s speaks out on BAFTA controversy after John Davidson’s “involuntary” slur during Michael B. Jordan and Delroy Lindo’s presentation.

@MattWalshBlog Niche interest.... so much so that New York has two teams. It's not the only sport Canadians play. Moose polo is huge up here as well.

Hockey is the only sport Canadians play and they just lost to a country where hockey is basically a niche interest. That’s American exceptionalism for you. Congrats to our boys. Great game.

@MattWalshBlog Saying this when the whole idea of the Olympic games is to unite the world's countries in sport, takes away most of the meaning of your post.

I’ve never watched an entire hockey game in my life but I had to watch this morning and see the USA vanquish the most evil and depraved country on Earth. What a game. God bless America.

@duddymouzone @LegionHoops @ESPNNBA @NBA__Courtside Did you think that through? Derozan, Westbrook, Sabonis and Lavine will go down to G-league as of current standings. They play a reduced games schedule at a higher level. Win G-league Championship and get promoted back. This creates more issues than it solves.

@LegionHoops @ESPNNBA @NBA__Courtside Saying everything besides Relegation to the G League

Charles Barkley’s proposal to stop tanking in the NBA: - Can’t raise ticket prices if you’re below .500 - Every lottery team gets ONE ping pong ball - Remove pick protections in trades (via @ESPNNBA, h/t @NBA__Courtside)

@6ixbuzztv I heard a story of a Canadian who moved to Florida, married a US woman, gained US citizenship, started a successful business, lived there for 30 years but still was arrested by ICE and is in jail waiting for a hearing.

Matt Walsh urges the US to invade and overthrow the “Canadian regime”

@6ixbuzztv I'm not an advocate for assisted dying but some information for added context. He didn't just have seasonal depression. He was diagnosed with diabetes at age 4 and was blind in one eye. And he requested medical assistance to help end his life.

@LegionHoops @ShamsCharania @flasportsbuzz Add a fixed amount of bonus lottery balls per win on top of the current allocated base amount. So instead of rewarding losing it rewards winning. Sort of like performance bonuses on top of salary.

DEVELOPING: The NBA is discussing creating a tournament among lottery teams to determine draft order in order to stop tanking. (via @ShamsCharania, h/t @flasportsbuzz)

@clahanna Well I would think that you should be able to get them back if you're persistent with Air Canada. Especially if they're in the possession of an employee.

They’re closing in on Ireland! Lucky 🍀

I left my @Apple AirPods on @AirCanada flight AC890 from Toronto to Rome en route to the #MilanoCortina2026 Olympics. They fell under the seat. I didn’t realize this until I went through customs 🫠 The AC desk called the plane to search for them and said they couldn’t find them. Now I’m tracking them around the world 😆

@RoguePOTUSStaff @RepThomasMassie Not defending these people/person at all. But "littlest" can have many meanings. It could just mean she was the skinniest, shortest or youngest (of legal age).

Absolutely grotesque email exchange between Epstein and a redacted individual, who appears to have received underage girls for sex from Epstein. Why is DOJ shielding this predator? @RepThomasMassie wanted to know which files should be viewed unredacted? This one, right here.

@michaelgrange It's a better answer than the usual "I'm the coach, trades have nothing to do with me" style answer from other coaches.

Darko Rajakovic on his wishes for trade deadline: “there's one guy that I really, really like that I would like to join our team. His name is Jakob Poeltl, that guy can definitely help us.” Poeltl went through a non-contact workout Tuesday and is still considered day-to-day.

@NickFriedell He's not taking a shot... he's probably just stating facts. The demand is probably low, and/or the offers on the table aren't worth considering. It's not as simple as just demanding a trade and expecting it to happen.

Quite a telling quote from Dunleavy on the Kuminga trade demand: "As far as the demand, I'm aware of that. In terms of demands, when there's a demand, there needs to be a demand on the market. So we'll see how that unfolds."