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After the Suns shocked the world by acquiring Durant, the rest of the West scrambled to keep up, did the Pelicans’ trade for Richardson help them keep pace?
With the Phoenix Suns shocking the planet by acquiring Kevin Durant one hour into the final day teams could make trades, the day turned into an arms race as the rest of the Western Conference desperately scrambled to put together the pieces that could help them keep pace with the newly formed powerhouse.
The Golden State Warriors got Gary Payton II back. The Denver Nuggets got Thomas Bryant.

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The Packers quarterback has been connected to the AFC East franchise as he mulls over his future in the NFL.
For the first time since rumors began swirling about a possible connection between the Jets and Aaron Rodgers, Jets owner Woody Johnson was asked about the speculation publicly, but did his best not to tip his hand about the team’s pursuit of a veteran quarterback this offseason.

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In one of the wildest trade-deadline weeks ever, we saw teams make a flurry of deals with one thing in mind: their stars.
On a February day that saw one contender crash and another rise, that saw two future Hall of Famers change teams and roughly [checks abacus] 375 second-round draft picks change hands, the most profound lesson was the one we already should have learned:
In the NBA, everything—everything—is ultimately about the superstars.
Catering to them. Reassuring them. Providing the role players they like. Jettisoning the ones they don’t.

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If the Chiefs are to claim their second Super Bowl title within the last four years, they’ll have to do so with Patrick Mahomes likely playing at less than 100%.
On Friday morning, Chiefs owner Clark Hunt confirmed as much during an appearance on FOX & Friends along with wife Tavia and daughter Gracie Hunt. “He’s doing great this week. I don’t know that he’ll be one hundred percent,” said Hunt. “But, he’s sure gonna tell you otherwise.”
Mahomes, of course, was injured during the AFC divisional round of the playoffs when Kansas City hosted Jacksonville.

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The 2023 Hall of Fame class is still missing some big-name receivers.
The 2023 Pro Football Hall of Fame class was announced on Thursday night, and it’s a wholly deserving group. Joe Thomas and Darrelle Revis enter on the first ballots, as most expected, while on the other end of the spectrum Zach Thomas will finally enter Canton after 10 years of eligibility. It was a great night to honor some of the NFL’s greatest players, but also underscored the continuing problem the Hall of Fame has with its waiting wide receivers.

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The Hall of Famer was pulled of Super Bowl coverage this week over the incident.
Michael Irvin has filed a $100 million lawsuit against the woman who described misconduct by him last weekend, TMZ reported. In the lawsuit, Irvin claims he has been “railroaded” with the allegations, and the hotel at which he was staying came up with a plan to “cancel” him over an incident that never occurred.
Details of the woman’s specific accusation against Irvin have not been made public at the time of this publication.

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New York Mets owner Steve Cohen didn’t want to miss out on all the fun on Super Bowl LVII, so he decided to have his own commercial to show off his nearly $500 million team.
The 30-second commercial features a variety of Mets players, including Francisco Lindor, Brandon Nimmo, Edwin Diaz, Kodai Senga and of course Mr. Met (although Mrs. Met was missing). The players appear from the ‘Mets ticket office,’ and the premise of the commercial is to you guessed it – make money by selling as many tickets as possible for the upcoming season.

We Wanna Hear You! https://t.co/UweYKix2Ir pic.

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