Author: Michael

During a recent episode of Kevin Garnett’s “KG Certified,” the former NBA star made an eye-opening comparison between Jordan Poole and James Harden, while also dropping a couple of bold scoring predictions for the Wizards guard in ‘23-‘24. 
Garnett stated that following the trade that sent Poole from the Warriors to Washington, the 24-year-old could be in line for a top-five scoring season this year. Additionally, Garnett said he’d be surprised if Poole didn’t have at least two 60-point games.

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The NBA announced that it fined Rockets forward Dillon Brooks for “recklessly making contact” with Pacers center Daniel Theis’s groin during a preseason game.
Brooks, who signed a four-year, $80 million with the Rockets in the offseason, was ejected just over four minutes into his first preseason game with Houston. The guard was assessed a Flagrant 2 foul for hitting Theis below the belt while trying to fight through a screen on defense.
As a result, Brooks played just 4:33 after starting in his Rockets debut, totaling just one assist before heading back to the locker room.

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Ronnie Caldwell, a safety at Northwestern State in FCS’s Southland Conference, was shot and killed Thursday morning in Natchitoches, La.. He was 21.
“The Northwestern State family has suffered a tremendous loss,” Demons coach Brad Laird said in a statement. “Ronnie Caldwell was a young man who had a bright future ahead of him on or off the football field. He was our voice in the locker room. When Ronnie spoke, others listened. The respect our football team had for Ronnie was evident.”

Today, we mourn the loss of junior safety Ronnie Caldwell.
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Call it payback for hitting the sack. Houston Rockets tough guy Dillon Brooks was ejected five minutes into his first preseason game after delivering a low-blow shot at Pacers center Daniel Theis.
On Tuesday, game officials called a Flagrant 2 on Brooks’ nut tap. Brooks’ debut in a Rockets uni quickly ended.
Now, the league is fining Brooks for the cheap hit, costing him a cool $25,000 for punishing Theis’ family jewels by “recklessly making contact.”
Joe Dumars, the NBA’s Executive Vice President, handed down the decision on Thursday.

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Here’s some good news … Detroit Lions linebacker Alex Anzalone shared on Thursday that his parents safely returned from Israel after being momentarily stranded in the chaos caused by the terrorist group Hamas.
Anzalone played Sunday’s game with a heavy heart, dwelling on the safety of his parents and the church group they were traveling with following Saturday’s unprovoked attack.

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Thompson, making her PGA Tour debut at the Shriners Children’s Open, made an early birdie and was longer off the tee than her playing partners.
LPGA superstar Lexi Thompson made her PGA Tour debut Thursday at the Shriners Children’s Open in Las Vegas, NV.
She began her round in the afternoon and has already created a buzz from fans. People are excited to see how Thompson handles this challenge and the pressure that comes with playing on the PGA Tour.
After all, she is just the seventh woman to ever tee it up on the PGA Tour.

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