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The NBA released the voting ballots for this year’s MVP award Thursday and fans were finally able to see who the lone voter was that didn’t include Nuggets center Nikola Jokić on their ballot. The culprit was none other than ESPN’s Mark Jackson and fans let him have it online. 
The former Warriors coach and current ESPN broadcaster was the sole voter who didn’t place the reigning two-time MVP among his top five candidates for the award this year.

At long last, the notorious Lake Erie fishing tournament scandal has reached its conclusion.
More than six weeks after Jacob Runyan and Chase Cominsky pled guilty to a felony charge of cheating and a misdemeanor for unlawful ownership of wild animals, the duo was sentenced on Thursday at a Cuyahoga County court to 10 days in jail and 1 1/2 years probation, according to USA TODAY‘s Steve Gardner.
Judge Steven Gall also ordered the men to each pay a $2,500 fine, while felony charges of attempted grand theft and possessing criminal tools were dropped.

Mike Anderson claims that on the same day he was fired, St. John’s had already entered advanced talks to hire Rick Pitino to replace him.

Scottie Scheffler is one of the best golfers on the planet. In fact, he’s the second-ranked golfer in the world. If he wins this week at the Byron Nelson, he will regain the top spot from Masters champion John Rahm. But when Tiger Woods speaks, even the best listen to him.
Traditionally, leaving a divot just in front of your golf ball is considered a sign that you hit a ball well. You’re supposed to hit the ball first, as the club is heading downward, then the club contacts the ground just after contact.
Tiger Woods hitting a shot at the Masters, leaving no divot.

With each series heading back to the higher seed’s home building, let’s review what we know — and what comes next.

Steve Kerr’s accusation that the Lakers “flop” regularly has stirred up plenty of drama between the Warriors and Lakers in their heated Western Conference playoff series ahead of Friday’s Game 6.
It started when LeBron James defended himself by saying the Lakers are “just not a team that goes out there looking for flopping opportunities” and said he had never been on a “flopping team” in his 20 years in the league.
Now, Warriors forward JaMychal Green has jumped in, going back at James on social media on Thursday.

Kevin Durant is coming to Call of Duty, and the makers of the game have just provided the first look at the Suns star in the game. 
Last week, Call of Duty announced that Durant would be available as a playable character in Season 3 of the game’s three popular variations, Modern Warfare 2, WarZone 2.0 and Mobile. On Thursday, it dropped a trailer showing Durant in the game for the first time.

Pat McAfee announced Thursday that former NFL quarterback Brett Favre has dismissed the defamation lawsuit against him based on the comments he made regarding Favre’s reported involvement in misappropriating welfare funds in Mississippi in 2020.
Favre was part of a 2022 lawsuit filed by the Mississippi Department of Human Services alleging that the funds for Temporary Assistance to Needy Families were misspent on initiatives that Favre supported, according to the Associated Press.

LeBron James averaged 28.9 points, 8.3 rebounds and 6.8 assists in the regular season. 
Thus far in the postseason, the Lakers star is averaging 22.8  points, 10. 1 rebounds and 5.0 assists. 
LeBron James is 38 years old.
On the latest SI Media With Jimmy Traina, ESPN’s Mike Breen, who is set to call his 18th straight NBA Finals this year, noted that James has never missed a playoff game in his career. James has played in a remarkable 277 postseason games.
That led to Breen, who has been behind the mic for James’s entire career, taking about how The King still dominates at his age.

Ahead of a do-or-die Game 6 at home against the Nuggets on Thursday, Suns center Deandre Ayton has been ruled out with a rib contusion, according to The Athletic‘s Shams Charania.
Ayton appeared to suffer the injury late in the first quarter during Tuesday’s Game 5 after colliding with Nuggets guard Bruce Brown. He stayed in the game, ultimately logging 32 minutes and finishing with 14 points and nine rebounds on 7-for-12 shooting from the field.
For the series, Ayton has averaged 10.8 points and 8.2 rebounds per game while shooting 57.8% on field goal attempts.