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Kyrie Irving thoughts:
I do NOT take the position that I speak for ALL black people. I speak for myself & my experiences.I come to the table with my sword down. I come to the table to engage in dialogue with empathy. We have to continue to EXCHANGE….
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The Truth abt Nikola Jokic:
If LeBron or Steph dropped 61, 10, and 10 in a game this time of year , we’d shut down the internet & ESPN would talk about it for 2 days straight.. But when Jokic does it, it’s just another night. Why? Because he doesn’t look the part. He’s not flashy.. not loud. But make no mistake — skill for skill, he’s already outpacing Shaq, Hakeem, even Kareem. We’re just afraid to say it. Jokic isn’t just the best player in the world — he’s quietly building one of the greatest legacies we’ve ever seen — & media is still acting like it’s a fluke.
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Did you pay back your scholarship after being removed Notre Dame? Holla at me when you cut that check back to ND.
If you transfer mid-year during your freshman year, you should have to pay back the scholarship. It is basically $100k scholly no one else can use and some guys leave 7-10 games in, which is a joke
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Dear @kobebryant
Thank you for a life lesson that I will never forget. It's a difference maker that I had to share.
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Regarding the @dallasmavs @LAClippers game last night & the words we all know that came out of Montrez Harrell’s mouth..
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Spending the last 2 hours with @justinbieber was truly inspiring. He is changing lives. #BELIEVE
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It’s time to hold people accountable. I need to hear Jerry Jones publicly DENOUNCE RACISM. Haven’t heard him do it yet. @firsttake
Call me woke or whatever the hell you want. Politicize it. I don’t care. I want to hear this man tell me what he has learn from this experience.
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Stephen A …. you’re too smart to keep pushing barbershop hearsay like it’s fact.
“A Hall of Famer told me Steph wouldn’t average more than 17”? C’mon. Name names or don’t bring it to the table.
Steph Curry broke basketball. He didn’t just adapt to this era — he created it.
So let’s stop using anonymous ghosts of the past to discredit the present.
"I had a Hall of Famer come up to me and said to me, 'Steph Curry would not have averaged more than 17 points a game. ... In our era, we would've hurt him.'"
- Stephen A. Smith
(🎥 @FirstTake )
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Nothing better than seeing a mother out on the court helping push her son to chase his dreams
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I firmly stand by what Charles Barkley just said.. if you choose not to kneel for the national anthem, you are NOT a bad person and you should NOT get vilified.
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Yes Danny Green was open but I don’t care what no one says... Bron needed to shoot that shot. PERIOD.
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Breaking news... @KingJames uses his guest bathroom in his own house.. @RealSkipBayless breaks it down next after the break. 🤦🏾♂️
LeBron tweeted that seeing MJ holding his first Finals trophy nearly had him tearing up bc he knows what it feels to finally break through. LBJ had to make it about him. No, Bron, you didn't have to battle through Bad Boy Pistons, and MJ hadn't badly lost 2 Finals before his 1st.
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I can’t believe shows actually debated whether or not Giannis could have 250 points in the 70’s today. LeBron just trolling the media & it worked I am dying. 😂😂
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Dallas didn’t trade Luka — they straight up committed basketball treason. Gifted him to LeBron like a donation. Now he’s back, dropping 45, 8 & 6, getting MVP chants in their own building. That’s not just self-sabotage — that’s a generational implosion.
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I am covid positive & will not be calling the @nba finals. I am ok & was fully vaccinated.
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Oh, I’m sorry—did I miss the memo where
32-15-12 with ZERO turnovers in 38 minutes isn’t elite anymore?
If that stat line doesn’t scream “superstar,”
what exactly are we watching, @stephenasmith ?
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This Zion Williamson injury is exactly why players should be able to go directly to the @nba from high school. The league needs to change this rule. PERIOD @GetUpESPN @espn
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I fervently disagree w/ Charles Barkley. This is about anxiety and depression in our league, not unhappy players.
Get Up
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My top players 21 & under for @ESPNNBA :
1. Luka Doncic
2. Jayson Tatum
3. Zion Williams
4. Ja Morant
5. Trae Young
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Would love to introduce all of you to my life.... please say hello to Amelia Brooklyn-Rose Williams.
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I have watched Michael Jordan my whole life & I have played against Jordan. Lebron James is better.
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"Me and Kyrie Irving have our personal differences that I don't think will ever be settled.. that doesn't stop me from saying he's a phenomenal player"
@stephenasmith #PMSinAZ
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Are you kidding me? If that was my teammate & I saw that.. we are running off the bench. No question. nitter.app/ballislife/status/9724…
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My Duke people WILL NOT like this but I grew up a @UNC_Basketball fan.. sad to see a legend retire in Roy Williams. Roy has always been a class act & is one of the greats. Big decision time for a program in which I admire & always respected in our rivalry.
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I see you @UKCoachCalipari & @KentuckyMBB .... Bam, Herro, Murray & Davis. The boys are repping hard in the bubble. #BBN
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We all have the right to complain but doing it publicly is different issue. I don’t need some of my #NBA brothers complaining publicly about quality of living & food accomodations in a billion dollar bubble during a pandemic. Tell me your thoughts.
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Wish we lived in a society where we tried to pick people up & help instead of constantly swinging at them while they struggle. #tigerwoods
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As it relates to the Boston Celtics tweet that came from my account a couple of hours ago… I did not post that & my passcode has now been changed.
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I’m here to shine a light on the long lost ball. #LostBallFound
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Let’s be clear: Draymond Green is not an ‘angry Black man.’ But he does have anger issues on the court — and those are two very different conversations. Stop conflating identity with accountability.
Draymond Green postgame:
“I’m not an angry black man…I’m great at basketball, I’m great at what I do…the agenda of trying to make me look like an angry black man is crazy. I’m sick of it. It’s ridiculous.”
😭😭
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I will say this right now.... if Kawhi leaves then @Raptors for the @Lakers THAT would be the weakest move I’ve ever seen by the most dominant player in our game right now. 3 of the top 5 players in the @NBA on the same squad? 🤨🙄 @GetUpESPN
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JJ Redick didn’t storm out. He exposed the echo chamber show. The problem isn’t his temper — it’s a media culture that confuses ‘gotcha’ questions with journalism. Y’all begged for new voices in coaching… now you’re mad they’re not playing the old PR game.
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Dear @WNBA ,
On Dec 24th 2020 my daughter at 2 yrs old has made it clear that we are aspiring to be a part of your family soon.
Yours truly,
A proud father.. 😀
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People hate that we talk about Zion Williamson so much & I don’t get it. His PER is 43.1. Let me say that again. It’s 43.1. 👀. The avg PER is 15. Zion’s PER is the highest in recorded history of college basketball. #Facts @GetUpESPN
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Unacceptable... PERIOD. He should be given a flagrant 2. @espn
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That was one of the best comebacks I have ever seen. WOW... that’s #DukeBasketball @DukeMBB ✊🏾
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I got nothing to say but damn. I was dead ass wrong. Respect @nyknicks
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We’ve had Donald Sterling and Robert Sarver. But Stephen A saying Mat Ishbia might be on the verge of becoming the worst basketball owner ever… for firing coaches and spending to win? Nah. That’s not analysis. That’s performance
Phoenix Suns owner Mat Ishbia’s full response when I asked him about Stephen A Smith’s notion that he’s “on the verge of becoming the worst team owner in sports history.”
Video credit to @azfamily
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What should anger you more?
#AaronRodgers #HenryRuggs
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. @KentuckyMBB fans should not complain under Calipari:
- 7 Elite 8s @ UK, most in country in span
- 305 wins @ Kentucky, most in country in span
- Before Cal, UK had not reached the final four since 1998
- Second-winningest coach in UK history behind Rupp
- 4 Final Fours
#BBN
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All for a great game but do the refs have UNC winning in their bracket or something. @finalfour #UNCvsUK
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You cant call the 1st half like a UFC fight & call the 2nd like it’s a ballet. Shoutout to Florida for best adjusting to the 2nd half.. but this game was horribly officiated. Only 4 fouls total were called in the first half. 25 fouls were called in the 2nd. If you set the tone for how the game is officiated then keep it that way the whole game.
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My full thoughts on @KUHoops and Silvio De Sousa.. let me provide context abt what I said this morning on @GetUpESPN
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I can’t even find the words to describe how I feel about all of this right now. It’s a lot to take in for a man that changed my life in so many ways...
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The way of @Vol_Hoops continues to inspire. What Admiral Schofield did was courageous. I know we live in a world where ego gets our best but this kid was egoless.... that deserves praise. ✊🏾
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Glad Juwan Howard is proving all the haters wrong. @umichbball
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Clutch isn’t a stat. It’s a mindset. And Jalen Brunson has it in his DNA. 1st in usage. 1st in FG made. Just hit the dagger to send Detroit home. Keep doubting him—he keeps closing. That’s not luck. That’s legacy in the making.
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The polarizing dichotomy between @kenjeong & Coach K 😂😂😂
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Gatorade guy be like: "fool.. You see me holding this Gatorade bottle for you. Out here tying to embarrass me on tv"
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I respect Admiral Schofield for understanding the rhythm of his team & not playing end of game & OT. The most powerful thing for any person to do is to take their own ego out of the equation. Glad it worked out. #TennvsIowa
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A lot of people asking where I’ve been the last couple of days… say hello to our new little girl Penelope. Such a blessing to be a father of 3 now.
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I am sick for Withers man. Regardless of rivalry, I hate seeing good kids in pain like that.
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Juwan Howard needs to be the next head coach at @umichbball ... bring back the culture of that program. @espn
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Interesting placement of Paolo’s name being used first in a headline even though he was just the passenger. 🤔 But this is how we get clicks. Got it.
Duke’s Paolo Banchero has been charged with aiding and abetting DWI, per The News and Observer.
Teammate Michael Savarino, Mike Krzyzewski’s grandson, was arrested and charged with DWI.
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Shoutout to @KentuckyMBB #BBN. Can’t rave enough about Coach Pope & his roster reconstruction with a team that he had to build from scratch. Unbelievable job.
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“If you question my coaching, come into Cameron Indoor & look up at the rafters”. - Coach K .... I love it 😂❤️
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. @twitter needs to take down that video of #DelonteWest .. people making ignorant comments bc social media makes everyone’s life feel like a video game. This is real life & a real serious issue. It could affect you. Remember the man w/ a family you are commenting on.
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It’s his Achilles…. No doubt. Horrible. This is bringing me right back to KD in Toronto. Damn.
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Rick Pitino making it known — if you aren’t playing his way, you aren’t playing = RJ Luis sitting the last 2 minutes of the game is WILD.
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Auburn lost 3 of its last 4 games. No team has ever lost 3 of its last 4 games entering the NCAA Tournament and gone on to win the national championship.
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I know we all joke a lot and talk trash but Hubert Davis is sheer excellence. 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
Hubert Davis in his first year as UNC's head coach:
▪️ Led Tar Heels to a 29-10 record
▪️ Defeated Duke in Coach K's last home game
▪️ Upset No. 1 Baylor
▪️ Eliminated Duke in Final Four
▪️ Took No. 8 UNC to the national championship game
What. A. Year 👏
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Oh… but everyone keeps arguing with me that @AaronRodgers12 only cares about MVPs. Let’s stop these sound bites floating around & people taking the MVP talk out of context.
"There's no point in coming back to play football unless you think you can win it all"
@AaronRodgers12 #PMSLive
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Tyrese Proctor has the most 3PM (19) in a 3-game span by a @DukeMBB player since Jay Williams in 2001
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Real talk: Trae Young is the best player in college basketball. He is the Steph Curry of college. @espn #VideoGameLike
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. @justnfields is an absolute professional. I am beyond impressed with his poise & the way he uses his voice to push for his intention to play football. @OhioStAthletics
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My thoughts on the tripping situation #DukevsCuse @SportsCenter
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Thrive for the ones you’ve lost, the ones who remain and most importantly.. do it for you bc you deserve to be the best version of yourself.
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If people get so angry at Isiah Thomas abt not shaking MJ’s hand, lets hold the same heat for Larry.
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This is the amazing man Coach K is. Been there. Coaching beyond basketball. nitter.app/henman11/status/495750…"
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Dear #BBN
Here is the reality about your win versus Duke & Cooper Flagg….
PS. You won’t like it.
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Little things to improve shooting.. you never watch the flight of the ball. Keep your eyes on your target until the ball goes through the net. Watch his eyes.
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. @DevinBook is about to scorch the earth is the 2nd half of this season. Peeps better watch out.
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