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With a 109–101 loss to the Heat in Game 4 on Monday, the Knicks have seen their season reach the brink with a 3–1 series hole. After the game, star forward Julius Randle didn’t mince words when asked about the performance—particularly on the rebounding front.
“Maybe they want it more, I don’t know,” Randle said when asked about Miami’s Game 4 rebounding advantage. “That’s been who we are all year, and we’ve got to find a way to step up and make those plays if we want to keep this season alive.” 

“Maybe they want it more. I don’t know.

Through four games of their second-round series, the Heat have been the smarter, more physical, more disciplined and ultimately better team than the Knicks. Miami has raced out to a 3–1 lead, and the only game the team dropped came without Jimmy Butler. 
The battle will now shift to New York where the Knicks will hope to avoid a quick exit against a team they were favored to beat. Here’s what New York will need to do to avoid the end of its season.

While the rest of the MMA world focused their attention on UFC 288 this past weekend, a much smaller group of MMA fans had the opportunity to witness a far-less-promoted but, arguably, just as intriguing card featuring the dominant debut of one of the unlikeliest of headliners: Facebook founder and Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg.
Yes, you read that correctly.
Appearing in his first-ever Brazilian jiu-jitsu competition, Zuckerberg stunned spectators at a May 6 tournament in Redwood City, Calif by taking home a gold and silver medal at the event.

When ESPN reclaimed the rights to the NHL from NBC in March 2021, many wondered how the network would approach a sport it seemed to abandon after the lockout-canceled 2006 season.
Two years in, the answer to that question seems to be that it’s work in progress.
ESPN received widespread criticism Monday evening for appearing to ruin a crucial result in the NHL’s draft lottery—a lottery that already had fans up in arms as the Blackhawks were crowned as an unpopular winner.
As the network went to commercial break after revealing picks Nos.

The internet is on it.
The Golden State Warriors probably feel like their season is on the line in Game 4 against the Los Angeles Lakers in the second round of the 2023 NBA Playoffs. The defending champion Warriors trail LA 2-1 in the series, and the list of teams who have successfully wiped away a 3-1 deficit isn’t that long — though it does include the Warriors, who famously did it in the 2016 Western Conference Finals.
The Warriors are as battle team as any team in recent memory, but you can’t blame some of the players if they have nerves.

The team released New York Mets outfielder Khalil Lee amid allegations of abuse from his ex-girlfriend.
The altercation allegedly started over messages that Hill found on Khalil Lee’s phone. SNY reported that the team dropped Lee on Sunday.
Lee was designated for assignment by the Mets this offseason. He cleared waivers and moved to Triple-A.
As relayed by OutKick’s Ian Miller, “[Lee’s] ex-girlfriend, Keriwyn Hill claims in the lawsuit that in May of 2022, he ‘assaulted her by pulling her hair and choking her during an argument.

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Since joining French club Paris Saint-Germain in 2017, Brazilian star Neymar has helped continue the club’s dynastic run, winning four Ligue 1 titles in his first five seasons, albeit with zero Champions League titles and numerous disappointing UCL exits. Now, his time with PSG could be nearing a close.
Neymar is reportedly prepared to leave PSG despite still having four years remaining on his contract, according to ESPN’s Julien Laurens. That desire reflects a change of heart from Neymar in recent weeks as he recovers from an ankle injury that’s kept him off the pitch since February.

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The Tigers have shown tentative signs of improvement this year, “jumping” out to a 16–18 start and giving fans in the Motor City reason to cheer.
However, the bad juju of Detroit’s 96-loss 2022 campaign seems like it hasn’t been extinguished entirely.
With one out in the second inning of the Tigers’ game against the Guardians on Monday evening, Detroit left fielder Akil Baddoo took off from first base. Cleveland catcher Mike Zunino snared pitcher Tanner Bibee’s high heater and tried to nail him at second.