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Round 1 at Roland Garros hit different this year, with seeds falling, records being broken, and a few youngest ever feats being achieved. Here's 18 interesting numbers from the opening round! @ES_sportsnews #FrenchOpenES2026 essentiallysports.com/tennis-news-ei…

"I think analytically...we've won." Wrote about the use of analytics in sports. Was Atkinson right? Have we gone too far with the use of data in basketball? All this, and much more for @ES_sportsnews: essentiallysports.com/nba-active-bas…

EssentiallySports surveyed trusted media members throughout the league and went with a simple question: Who is the Wemby Stopper in the NBA? The results:

Solving Wemby may be the hardest riddle the game has ever seen. So, I polled some of the most-trusted media members around the league to figure out which player has the best chance of stopping him. Full story for @ES_sportsnews: essentiallysports.com/nba-active-bas…

Yesssssssss wemby yessss amazing game amazing win Spurs w 122-115

Absolutely monstrous wemby!

Either ways leszgo Spurs!

Okay what the actual fu*k

Sushhhhhh that's superman moment

Our #BucketTalk hosts @bjpf_ and @matissa15 break down EssentiallySports' NBA Big Board rankings and the tier system 🎥

The world was a very different place when the Knicks last won the NBA Championship in 1973! Will New York be on top of the NBA World again? #NBA #BucketTalk

Check out the brand new podcast by @ES_sportsnews featuring @matissa15 and @bjpf_ ! youtu.be/Wf7JCmwhAXg?si…

So exciting... Can't wait

In the NBA Playoff Conference Semifinals, in a series that is tied 2-2, the victor of Game 5 has gone on to win the series 81.5% of the time. CSF Game 5 victors are 194-44 to win the series. @spurs and @cavs are backed by the history books. However, the fact that on 44 occasions, the tables did turn. That fact could fuel a dramatic comeback for @DetroitPistons and @Timberwolves.

@NBA__Courtside Paul just a hater ATP Love how KG shut the dude up!

Paul Pierce says he thinks LeBron James should retire: “Just like for the simple fact that at the age that he still receives the criticism that he still does. The greats wasn’t getting this criticism late. Nobody was criticizing Kobe when he wasn’t going to the playoffs in his last year. They was just enjoying his moments. Like the same with Jordan in Washington… For the simple fact the man is 41 and we still critiquing him like he 25 and should be winning championships still.” (Via @kg_certified)

“Nobody was criticizing Kobe…” A Celtics legend believes LeBron James should seriously consider retirement not because he can’t play anymore, but because the criticism at 41 is starting to hurt his GOAT case. Meanwhile, KG completely disagreed: “Jordan could never did this at 40.” The full debate became way deeper than just retirement talk. Full article: essentiallysports.com/nba-legends-ba…

my 2026 NBA draft top 100 big board is live @ES_sportsnews, featuring scouting reports, stats and superlatives for all prospects. a ton of work went into producing this, shoutout to everyone who made it happen. check it out! essentiallysports.com/nba-draft/2026…

@KevinGarnett5KG did NOT just compare the OKC to Piranhas man! "You ever see piranhas in the bottom of a tank? You ever bought You ever You had a fish tank before? Right. I had a fish tank before about two about two houses big. At the bottom of it was a whole piranha tape. That's what the OKC They're just sitting there curing. They waiting for the Spurs joint to hit this water." via @kg_certified youtu.be/P1MTJ8Ud6bY?si…

James Harden is the ONLY player in NBA history to have scored 30+ points in a playoff game for SIX different NBA teams. Harden has recorded a 30+ PTS game 50 times in his career. He completed the half-century when he bagged his first every 30-pointer playoff finish with the Cavaliers yesterday.