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Father’s Day is a great time to honor the father figure in your life, and also embarrass the hell out of them. Kristen Saban Setas took this opportunity to post a video of her dad, Nick Saban, and remembering the time he did VR boxing around Christmas.

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This is a vital piece of sports documentation. A critical discovery in our understanding of Saban. Sports anthropologists will study this like the Rosetta Stone.

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We know Victor Wembanyama is going No. 1 overall, but our mock draft features twists and turns as our experts pick for their teams in the first round.
The NBA playoffs came to an end when the Denver Nuggets were crowned champions, but that just means it’s time for draft season. The 2023 NBA Draft is going down on Thursday, June 22.
But today it’s time for the annual SB Nation NBA mock draft. Experts from around our NBA team communities and national writers made a selection for their club in the first round. Trades were not allowed.

Portland is open to a deal with Miami, but sources tell Jake Fischer that it involves bringing a star to the Blazers, not sending Damian Lillard out.

With the news Monday that Warriors star Draymond Green is set to opt out of his contract and become a free agent, Kendrick Perkins has his sights set on a new home for Golden State’s defensive ace.
ON ESPN’s Get Up Tuesday, Perkins broke down why he believes Green could be the piece that puts the Lakers over the top in the Western Conference, even over the defending NBA champion Nuggets.

Emptying the notebook with everything quiet on the NFL front …
• Video of Steelers coach Mike Tomlin addressing his team went viral last week—and it again illustrated the way he’s been able to remain effective over 16 seasons, a run that is now one year longer than Bill Cowher, his predecessor in Pittsburgh.
“It’s always good to acknowledge reasonable expectations,” Tomlin told his players. “I expect you to get better in all areas, man, whether it’s the knowledge relative to what it is you do, the maintenance, the preparation of your body, the understanding of the game, etc.

The former Eagles, Chiefs and Rams coach now spends his days running Vermeil Wine out of California’s Napa Valley.

Gibbs won 154 games and three Super Bowls in his time as the Commanders’ head coach and his NASCAR team has five Cup Series titles.

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After announcing his return in epic fashion, Joey Votto helped the Reds to yet another win
The Cincinnati Reds are fun again.
It has been a while since we have been able to say that. The Reds last made the playoffs in the COVID-shortened 2020 season, where they lost in the Wild Card series in two games to the Atlanta Braves. Cincinnati last won a postseason series back in 1995, when they swept the Los Angeles Dodgers in the Division Series before losing to the Braves in the NLCS.
Their last World Series title? That came back in 1990.

King Large is not a nickname. It is King David Large’s legal name.
The young offensive lineman from Bellflower, California is named King Large. That’s his name.
Large, a three-star recruit in the Class of 2024, plays for West Coast powerhouse St. John Bosco. He committed to play at SMU on Monday and will immediately be a First-Team All-Name college football player as soon as he arrives to campus in Dallas either in January or next summer, depending on his enrollment.

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Good morning, I’m Dan Gartland. My apologies for the technical difficulties that caused an incomplete version of the newsletter to go out last night.
In today’s SI:AM:
☀️ The Suns’ latest gamble
📚 Chris Paul’s new book
🐍 Corbin Carroll’s first 100 games
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Knicks fans have seen this before
The Suns are blowing it all up.
Two years after reaching the NBA Finals, Phoenix is embarking on a franchise overhaul.