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During Sunday’s segment of NBA Countdown, ESPN’s Michael Wilbon weighed in on Ja Morant’s recent suspension amid a recent video of the Grizzlies point guard in which he appeared to be holding a gun.
Wilbon announced that Morant’s signature Nike shoe, which released earlier this year, was not allowed in his household, and he informed his son about the new rule, too. 
“What’s going to happen now? Nike going to pull that shoe? Is Powerade going to pull that drink? I know in my house, I told Matthew, ‘You can’t have the shoe. I’m not buying that shoe.

Doyle Brunson, a giant of poker often referred to as the game’s “godfather,” died Sunday in Las Vegas at the age of 89.
Brunson, whose influence on poker spanned generations, was the first player to officially make $1 million playing the game. He turned lessons gleaned from his career into the 1979 book SuperSystem, a groundbreaking manual of poker strategy featuring contributions from several top players.

Game 7 is the usually the stage for the biggest stars to rise to the occasion and prove what they’re about. Jayson Tatum did just that, and then some in a historic night under the weight of an electric Boston crowd.

Miami guards Haley and Hanna Cavinder were essential to the Hurricanes’ unprecedented success in 2023. Haley averaged 12.2 points per game and was named second team All-ACC, while Hanna contributed off the bench to a team that reached the program’s first Elite Eight.
However, the Cavinder twins gained fame as much for their actions off the court as for their play on it.

76ers center Joel Embiid spoke to reporters in the aftermath of the team’s playoff exit on Sunday, and the league’s MVP appeared to have a message for his supporting cast. 
After criticizing his own play, Embiid urged his teammates to provide more help for himself and James Harden, saying that Philadelphia’s star tandem “can’t win alone.”
“It’s going to take more than us. We all got to look at ourselves. I’ve got to be better and I will be better. That’s what I’m focused on.

Since returning to the Lakers in a three-team trade on Feb. 9, guard D’Angelo Russell has played a key role in Los Angeles’s surge. 
His 17.4 points per game helped the Lakers sneak into the playoffs in the first place, and despite occasional struggles, his contributions have been front and center in his team’s conquests of the Grizzlies and Warriors.
However, Russell has been invaluable in another department aside from assured guard play: comic relief.

No one knows why Ben Simmons is talking from his couch during the NBA Playoffs. Perhaps it’s to spite his old team, the Philadelphia 76ers, for fumbling their series against the Celtics.
Simmons, the former first-overall pick who has yet to play a lick of basketball since February (scoring 2 points in his last game), posted a shady story on his Instagram Sunday afternoon. He teased the Sixers for their shameful performance against Boston.

I have no idea what was going through the mind of this umpire during a 7-U baseball game, but thank goodness he was there. Thanks to a ‘Dustnado’ or more commonly known as a ‘Dust Devil’, one young catcher was in a bad spot. Things went from sketchy to downright terrifying during the youth game that took place in Florida.
The weather was relatively fine until the fourth inning and all chaos broke lose. As the batter was entering the box, all of the sudden what looks like a tornado touched down at home plate.

Dodgers star Clayton Kershaw is expected to make his next scheduled start on Tuesday despite the death of his mother on Saturday.
Kershaw’s wife, Ellen Kershaw, announced the passing of the pitcher’s mother, Marianne Tombaugh, during a ceremony on Sunday, in which Kershaw’s foundation, Kershaw’s Challenge, dedicated a pair of refurbished baseball fields in Inglewood, Calif.
During Ellen’s address, she touched on how Tombaugh was always an avid supporter of Kershaw throughout his upbringing in baseball.

A potential suitor has emerged in the growing discussion regarding where the Jaguars could relocate ahead of the start of extensive renovations to their home stadium beginning in 2025.
On Friday, Steve Hogan, the CEO of Florida Citrus Sports, joined the conversation on possible host cities by casting Orlando as a destination with the Jags’ temporary move seemingly on the horizon. Hogan oversees a nonprofit event management company that operates various events, such as the Citrus Bowl, from Orlando’s Camping World Stadium.