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LeBron James and the Lakers are a win away from the Western Conference finals. Steph Curry and the Warriors are trying to send the series back to the Bay.

David Canter reportedly had 21 clients in this year’s draft class.

At a time where the Knicks need all hands on deck to keep their season alive, guard Josh Hart nearly missed Friday’s pivotal Game 6 against the Heat in Miami, albeit for a very important personal reason.
Hart, who’s played a pivotal role for New York this postseason, received thrilling news on Friday that he is now a first-time father after his wife Shannon gave birth to twin boys around 2:30 p.m. ET, according to ESPN’s Malika Andrews.

Panthers head coach Frank Reich came away from Friday’s team rookie minicamp highly impressed by quarterback Bryce Young, who practiced with the team for the first time since he was selected with the No. 1 pick in the 2023 NFL draft last month.
“Bryce made a great impression, mentally and physically, looking the part in every way,” Reich told reporters. “He threw the ball exceedingly well and you could tell he was in a good space mentally and really had a firm grasp on everything we asked.

The Vikings have reportedly agreed to trade pass rusher Za’Darius Smith to the Browns, according to NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero and Ian Rapoport.
Smith will earn a guaranteed $11.75 million in the 2023 season after his contract was restructured. He will then become a free agent in March ’24. 
The news of Smith’s trade does not come as a surprise.
In March, the 30-year-old informed Minnesota that he wanted to be released from the NFC North team. However, at the time, the Vikings had no intent to release him, per Rapoport.

In a radio interview earlier this week, outgoing Jacksonville mayor Lenny Curry told 1010XL that the “best case scenario” for stadium renovation to TIAA Bank Field in downtown Jacksonville would be a two-year renovation in which the Jaguars “will have to play somewhere else.” But this doesn’t only impact the Jags, as the Florida-Georgia football rivalry game has been played in Jacksonville nearly every year since 1933.
“The goal would be [for the Jags] to play somewhere in Jacksonville,” Curry told 1010XL of the team’s plans while a stadium renovation is ongoing.

Do you want to know how I know the Stanley Cup is the greatest trophy in all sports? Look out how excited Eli Manning — a man with two Lombardi Trophies under his belt — got when given the opportunity to chug a beer out of it.
It’s tough to drink beers off the Lombardi Trophy. You’re only option is to do that luge move that Travis Kelce did.
No; the Stanley Cup is the OG boozin’ trophy.
Eli was what sure looks like a golf club, if ever I’ve seen one.

Jimmy Butler says there’s no such thing as “Playoff Jimmy,” but since arriving in Miami, he’s turned into a superstar in the postseason.

In a pivotal offseason for Mike Woodson’s tenure at Indiana, the Hoosiers just landed one of two remaining uncommitted five-star recruits in the class of 2023 in dynamic Roselle Catholic (New Jersey) wing/forward Mackenzie Mgbako.
Mgbako’s recruitment was a wild ride. Early speculation had Louisville in the lead, given current Cardinals assistant Nolan Smith had a hand in Mgbako’s prior commitment to Duke. He initially set a visit with Louisville as his last scheduled visit, but canceled and decided to choose between the Hoosiers and Kansas instead.

Former Duke commit Mackenzie Mgbako has committed to Indiana, according to Joe Tipton of On3.com
Mgbako, a five-star prospect among small forwards in the 2023 class, said he chose to play for Hoosiers coach Mike Woodson because of his belief in Woodson’s ability to further grow his game, in addition to the environment at Indiana.
“I chose IU because I felt that Coach [Mike] Woodson can put me in a position to expand and develop my game,” Mgbako told On3. “The environment at Indiana is unmatched. It’s a place where I felt support from the coaching staff and fans.