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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.

A messy battle has ensued involving Oregon Ducks tight end Spencer Webb, who tragically passed last July at Triangle Lake, near Oregon’s campus, due to a diving accident.
Days after the 22-year-old’s death, Instagram influencer Kelly Kay — who had just begun a relationship with Webb — announced she was pregnant with the late football player’s baby.

We are deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Spencer Webb. Our hearts go out to his family, teammates, and friends at such a difficult time. We will miss Spencer greatly. pic.twitter.

After the 76ers’ 24-point Game 7 drubbing at the hands of the Celtics, P.J. Tucker was asked how such a defeat could happen in a matchup of such magnitude.
“I don’t know,” Tucker said.
Allow me to venture a guess: Most teams will get crushed in a Game 7 when their two best players put up absolute stinkers.
There is quite a bit to unpack after this series. The future of the current build of the Sixers. The redemptive arc of Jayson Tatum.

NASCAR Cup’s Ross Chastain is in the middle of controversy again.

The 76ers were defeated by the Celtics in the second round of the playoffs, losing in Game 7 in what was ultimately a blowout. 
It seems ex-Sixers guard Ben Simmons, who left the team on bad terms when he was traded to the Nets in February 2022, was tuned into the game, and he didn’t waste his opportunity to have a laugh at the expense of his former team.
Simmons posted a story to his Instagram account in which he showed Boston and Philadelphia’s Game 7 clash on the TV in the background late into the fourth quarter.

Aside from the national championship he won in 2014, former Ohio State quarterback Cardale Jones is perhaps best remembered for his now-iconic tweet about the struggles of being a college athlete trying to juggle academics and athletics. On Sunday, he harkened back to that viral moment to create another one.

Simmons relished Sunday’s 76ers loss.