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Here are the major talking points ahead of the 2023 Spanish Grand Prix
Formula 1 turns the page quickly this week, as all ten teams shift their focus from the twisty Monte Carlo streets to the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, and the 2023 Spanish Grand Prix.
Here are the major storylines that will unfold this week.
Forget “33 soon?” How about “33 this week?”

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Fernando Alonso’s quest for a 33rd F1 victory has become something of a rallying cry.

The Boston Celtics had a chance to make NBA history in Sunday night’s Game 7 against the Miami Heat. Instead, they came out flat and never really put up a fight at home and saw their season come to an end with a humiliating 103-84 loss that will sting for quite some time.
Jayson Tatum, who tweaked his ankle in the first minute of the game, finished with just 14 points. The Celtics as a team hit just 9-of-42 three pointers and could never string together enough made shots to really threaten the Heat.

Not only did the Miami Heat stun the Boston Celtics on the road in Game 7 to punch their ticket to the NBA Finals, but the team is also expected to welcome back Tyler Herro into the lineup as their wildly impressive run continues.
Herro broke his right hand in Game 1 of the Heat’s first-round upset over the Milwaukee Bucks. The former Kentucky guard hasn’t played a minute since the injury, but that could change sooner rather than later.

LeBron James just can’t help himself when it comes to staying in the spotlight.
James and the Lakers will watch the NBA Finals between the Heat and Nuggets from home after getting swept by Denver, but that hasn’t stopped him from staying in the news.
As soon as the Lakers were eliminated, the four-time champion hinted that retirement might be on the horizon. That immediately shifted attention from Denver’s incredible run to LeBron James’ future.
Well, he must have liked it because he just won’t let the topic die.

The Big 12 has every intention of continuing to grow.
Commissioner Brett Yormark has made it crystal clear that his goal is to grow the conference into a brand that covers a large chunk of the country, and BYU, UCF, Houston and Cincy will play their first action in the league starting this fall.
However, the Big 12 is far from done. In fact, the conference has made it known it’s gunning to raid the PAC-12.
Brett Yormark wants to grow the Big 12. (Photo by Scott Winters/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
Will the Big 12 continue to grow?
Expansion isn’t dead if that doesn’t happen.

Say goodbye to Boston’s comeback and hello to Miami’s come-up. Game 7 was the sport at its most heartbreaking and heartwarming, all at once.

No. 8 seed who found itself on the brink of elimination, “believed that we were going to come here and win.

BOSTON – As the Heat bus rumbled down Causeway St., Kevin Love and Udonis Haslem sat alongside each other in silence. It had been less than 48 hours since Miami’s season was pushed to the brink, since the Heat were floored by a Derrick White buzzer-beating putback that forced Miami into an elimination game. During challenging times, Love and Haslem, two of the team’s elder statesmen, liked to discuss things that needed to be said to sharpen the team’s focus. On Monday, there was no need.
“You could feel it,” Love told SI. “These guys were ready.

The Celtics entered Monday’s Game 7 against the Heat with an opportunity to make history as the NBA’s first team to come back from a 3–0 series deficit. Instead, they walked away reeling after a 103–84 blowout loss that leaves the franchise with some big questions about their immediate and long-term future.
One in particular after his Game 7 performance: What will the team do about Jaylen Brown?
Brown struggled mightily on Monday night, shooting 8-for-23 from the field for 19 points and eight turnovers.

The Heat continued their dream run on Monday, routing the Celtics in Game 7 to become just the second No. 8 seed in NBA history to make the Finals.