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#Pelicans rookie Derik Queen dishes on his solid rookie season, who he molded his game after, the toughest player to guard in the #NBA and his surprising side career objective. More from my 1-on-1 with one of the best rookies in the league. athlonsports.com/nba/derik-quee…

Alex Bregman on his decision to sign with the #Cubs after leaving the #RedSox. "I feel like over my career, I've been fortunate enough to be in the playoffs every single year," said Bregman in a one-on-one interview. "I want to be in a place where I can do that every year." forbes.com/sites/djsiddiq…

John Starks -- who led the #Knicks to the 1994 #NBA Finals -- said the current team is the best in the Eastern Conference and he expects them to go to the Finals for the first time since 1999. The Knicks are currently on a seven-game win streak, the longest in the East. More from my 1-on-1 with Starks: covers.com/nba/exclusive-…

Joe Flacco on his decision to re-up with the #Bengals and continue his NFL career and how a certain type of cleats are helping him play in his 40s. More from my 1-on-1 with the former Super Bowl MVP. forbes.com/sites/djsiddiq…

Cade Cunningham's agent, Jeff Schwartz of Excel Sports, to ESPN: "Cade has delivered a first-team All-NBA season. If he falls just short of an arbitrary games-played threshold due to legitimate injury, it should not disqualify him from recognition he has clearly earned over the course of the season. The league should be rewarding excellence, not enforcing rigid cutoffs that ignore context. An exception needs to be made." More here: espn.com/nba/story/_/id…

#Magic great Tracy McGrady on why Paolo Banchero should be on "LeBron status" and how he should be a "superstar" in this league. "But in terms of the tools, the size, I think he has everything to be a superstar — not an All Star — a superstar player,” said McGrady in a one-on-one interview. clutchpoints.com/nba/orlando-ma…

#Knicks great John Starks makes a national championship prediction you won't want to miss...and it looks like it could happen after how the first weekend of the NCAA Tournament went down. More from my 1-on-1 with the former #NBA All-Star: forbes.com/sites/djsiddiq…

Exclusive: Tyrese Haliburton talks injury rehab, Pacers’ struggles, March Madness @Hali @PacersLead @DJSiddiqi vist.ly/4vie8

#Pacers star Tyrese Haliburton gives his surprising pick to win the NCAA tournament...and it's not Duke or Arizona. More from my 1-on-1 with the All-NBA guard who took the league by storm with his play during the 2025 postseason. forbes.com/sites/djsiddiq…

Former #Kings point guard Mike Bibby talked about his first season with Sacramento State as head coach, their docuseries with Roku and what it's like working with former rival Shaquille O'Neal: "We’re good friends,” said Bibby of his relationship with O’Neal in a one-on-one interview. “When we played, we’re enemies, but never in my days I thought that we’d be close friends. We FaceTime each other and talk about stuff. He’s helped us out a lot with recruits, raising money." forbes.com/sites/djsiddiq…

Had a great time getting to know a little more about Seth Trimble's journey with the #TarHeels just as they get ready for their NCAA Tournament run. Trimble -- who hit the game-winner against Duke earlier this season -- detailed what makes them so difficult to beat. "Their head of snake, Cam Boozer, he’s a very talented athlete as you’ve seen. He’s a do-it-all type of guy, and then they have the right pieces all around him. They have shooters. They’re an elite defensive team, and they’re just a team that plays really, really well together, and they embrace each other game in, game out." athlonsports.com/college-basket…

@TheNBABase @DJSiddiqi Dame saying he wants to retire a Blazer just feels right. After everything — the injuries, the Milwaukee detour, the comeback — finishing where it all started is the most Dame thing ever. Loyalty isn’t just a slogan with him. #TradeXSports

Exclusive: Damian Lillard plans to retire as a Portland Trail Blazer “Whenever it does end, that’s definitely my plan is to be playing for the Trail Blazers in my last game of my career.” (Via @DJSiddiqi)

#Celtics standout Derrick White talks about Jayson Tatum's return, Boston's surprising success this season and what it'll take to beat the #Cavaliers and #Pistons in the playoffs. athlonsports.com/nba/derrick-wh…

#Islanders star Matthew Schaefer is focused on winning as a team-- not the Calder Trophy -- as he continues to prove he's the #NHL's best rookie. “For me, it’s always team first,” said Schaefer in a one-on-one interview. "It’s not you, it’s we." forbes.com/sites/djsiddiq…

Loved every minute of Bam’s 83. The absurd possessions. The home broadcast raving about his unselfishness when he made a pass. Spo’s ridiculous challenge. Fouling up 20+ to stop the clock. The bombs from 3. Washington fouling a different player so Bam wouldn’t get the shot. The missed FTA to try for another possession. Can’t get mad at Miami when the other team is hoping to lose.

NBA's ALL-TIME record for points in a single game: 1. Wilt Chamberlain: 100 points 2. Bam Adebayo, 83 points 3. Kobe Bryant, 81 points

Bam Adebayo's highest scoring games this season 83 | Tonight 82 | 81 | 80 | 79 | 78 | 77 | 76 | 75 | 74 | 73 | 72 | 71 | 70 | 69 | 68 | 67 | 66 | 65 | 64 | 63 | 62 | 61 | 60 | 59 | 58 | 57 | 56 | 55 | 54 | 53 | 52 | 51 | 50 | 49 | 48 | 47 | 46 | 45 | 44 | 43 | 42 | 41 | 40 | 39 | 38 | 37 | 36 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 32 | Jan 22 31 | Oct 30

Kyle Rudolph on why it's no surprise #Dolphins outright released Tua Tagovailoa with record $99 million dead cap hit. "No,” said Rudolph if he’s surprised of Tagovailoa’s release. “I think it boils down to just the circumstances surrounding the organization. You got a GM, who is a first-time GM. You got a head coach, first-time head coach, they want their people and their decisions in the building, not somebody else’s. dolphinstalk.com/2026/03/kyle-r…

Latest from @DJSiddiqi: Kyle Rudolph on Miami Signing Willis and Moving on from Tua dolphinstalk.com/2026/03/kyle-r…