“your total is $21.98, would you like to round up to the nearest dollar to help support the local animal shelter?”

tom dundon:

I must say the Spurs’ fiesta court looks absolutely incredible in person and I have no idea why they ever went away from these colors.

“I basically said, Tony, at the end of the day, the ref holds all the power in this scenario. The back and forth is only going to hurt one person.”
“I’ve had so many referees come to me and say ‘Donovan is the best negotiator, he pacifies situations.’ I wasn’t great at it, but I’m getting better.”

Ragu recently celebrated its 89th anniversary which is why I predict Donte DiVincenzo will average 89 ppg this postseason.

bankbryan.com/NBA is up-to-date as we enter the playoffs! The bright green line indicates teams who are currently still in the mix

Warriors GM mike Dunleavy looking sour after draymond got ejected

mike dunleavy with “decline your player option, i double-triple dog dare you” eyes

draymond green has been eliminated from the postseason by dillon brooks for the second time

bankbryan.com/NBA is updated to reflect the final stats, player signings, etc. for the regular season

The quote graphic industry has lost its strongest fighter 🫡

How James Harden has made the Cavaliers a ‘better team,’ on and off the court The Cavs are 18-6 when James Harden plays, forming a backcourt duo with Donovan Mitchell that a rival coach called "nightmare fuel."

“Football, they do it all the time. There are definitely coaches in this league that do it. I think we’ve done three with him, and it’s like, man, I like this. Because they have to talk through their coverage, even if they’re in their slippers.”

@joevardon.bsky.social:

Shoutout to the Mets for this

📸 @mets.com

the nba really did an investigation on Doug Christie that officially concluded “he did not try to lose, he is just a bad coach”

The hidden side of Russell Westbrook: NBA's most hostile interview is also its kindest teammate | Sporting News No player in the NBA may be more different behind the scenes than he is with the media than Russell Westbrook.

“Russ is doing nice stuff, covering up his nice stuff, and then letting his not-nice stuff not be covered up. It’s a strange dynamic."

@stephnoh.bsky.social:

time for a refreshing sip of my favorite drink

Home Sweet Dome: The Rebuilt Tropicana Field Deserves Its Flowers After a hurricane forced them to spend last season in a minor league park, the Rays learned that be it ever so humble, there’s no place like dome.

“Thousands of pieces of individual signage were hung. Mercifully, there was not much painting, as Yankees navy is a very similar Pantone shade to Rays navy. But the biggest adjustment by far was the weather, and there was little that could be done to prepare for that.”

@emmabaccellieri.bsky.social:

Boston Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla speaks at a press conference.

“Commemorative plaques are pornography.”

NBA alternate reality: 17 ripple effects of KD's sneaker on the line ESPN analyst Zach Kram examines a reality in which Durant's foot didn't touch the 3-point line in the 2021 Eastern Conference semifinals -- and its ripple effects throughout the NBA.

“Let's jump ahead to the 2023-24 season. In reality, Minnesota and Boston met twice and both games went to overtime. They play seven back-and-forth games in the Finals in the NCU, and Kevin Garnett becomes an internet sensation with his reaction videos.”

@zachkram.bsky.social:

Rochester Royals World Champions banner from 1951 with the standard NBA silhouette logo

Developing a take here in Sacramento: Championship banners should have logos from when they were won. Jerry West was still in middle school in 1951! Get his silhouette outta here

For meter, Dingler should bat in the middle

Simon Mathews, the Nationals pitching coach, who was born in 1995 but has born-in-2005 hair

Zoomer MLB pitching coach alert!

His first in person meeting

Korean MLB advertising with slogan “it’s big ball chunky time”

MLB’s Korean marketing slogan used to be “It’s big ball chunky time”, and I will never stop thinking about it

WNBA Players Just Made a Record Leap: A Nearly 400% Raise In the middle of a growth spurt for women’s basketball, sparked by Caitlin Clark, the league reached a collective-bargaining agreement with record increases to the salary cap and league minimums.

NEW: WNBA players landed a nearly 400% salary increase, the biggest jump in US sports history.

Once the new deal is ratified, the *lowest*-paid player this season will make more than the *highest*-paid last year.
www.wsj.com/sports/baske...

He Was a Critic of the N.B.A. Players’ Union. Now He’s Leading It.

“Revenue from gambling companies now makes up about 1 percent of the pie that the league and players share. ‘It’s not substantial enough to make it worth any of this,’ Mr. VanVleet said. ‘For us or for the league, quite frankly.’”

@taniaganguli.bsky.social:

a getty images search result with photos of a WNBA basketball wrapped in a big chain and lock

shoutout to the getty photographer who prepared for a WNBA lockout with this stock photoshoot. the only downside of labor peace is that we have no use for these beautiful images