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South Carolina basketball freshman GG Jackson has issued an apology for his postgame rant on Saturday. The five-star forward was a top-10 player in the Class of 2022 and took his frustrations to Instagram after a two-point loss to Arkansas.
South Carolina had the ball, down by two points, with 2.2 second left on the clock. It inbounded the ball to center Josh Gray, who heaved an off-balance three-pointer that hit the backboard and missed as time expired.

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The point guard requested a trade from the team on Friday.
The Nets are trading point guard Kyrie Irving to the Mavericks for Spencer Dinwiddie, Dorian Finney-Smith, a 2029 first-round pick and multiple second-round picks, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski and The Athletic’s Shams Charania report.
According to Charania, the Nets are receiving a 2027 second-round pick, a ’29 second-round selection and an unprotected ’29 first-round pick from the Mavericks. Markieff Morris is also part of the trade and will head to Dallas after one season in Brooklyn.

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Kyrie Irving got his wish. The Nets have traded him to the Dallas Mavericks.
The Brooklyn Nets have traded Kyrie Irving to the Dallas Mavericks, according to NBA insider Shams Charania. The Nets are getting back Dorian Finney-Smith, Spencer Dinwiddie, an unprotected 2029 first round pick, and second round picks in 2027 and 2029 in the deal, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski.
Irving requested a trade from the Nets on Friday after failing to reach an agreement on a contract extension. Irving’s current deal expires after this season.

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