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Toronto Raptors
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5 hours agoRaptors may have to pay the ultimate price for Sandro Mamukelashvili opportunity
Sandro Mamukelashvili delivered a career-best Raptors season as a 3-point floor-spacing big, but his improved play may lead to an offseason contract loss if he opts out.
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Poker
fromLos Angeles Times
21 hours ago'Bonkers' bribery case raises questions about why NBA star Terry Rozier would allegedly risk millions by participating
Terry Rozier allegedly accepted a $100,000 bribe to leave a 2023 NBA game early, enabling gamblers to win bets on missing his usual stat totals.
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Boston Celtics
fromwww.mediaite.com
1 week agoFox Sports Pundit Slams Stephen A. Smith Over Feud with Boston Celtics Star Jaylen Brown: Makes Us All Look Bad'
Stephen A. Smith and Jaylen Brown trade public barbs over livestreaming, escalating into veiled threats and criticism from Nick Wright about sports media conduct.
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week agoLucky socks, Family Guy viewings and five showers a day: the world of NBA superstitions
“Mike Bibby and I were anxious for the game,” Terry says. “So, we both put our full uniforms on socks, everything. And we slept in them. The next day, we ended up winning the national championship. After that, I was like, OK, I think I'm superstitious and I need to keep this thing going.”
Boston Celtics
fromQueerty
2 weeks agoHow Jason Collins pushed me to face my fears & finally come out as a young sportswriter - Queerty
“I’m a 34-year-old NBA center,” his essay begins. “I’m black. And I’m gay.” Those words made my stomach sink. “I’m a 20-year-old sportswriter, “ I thought to myself. “I’m gay, too. But I’m too scared to come out.” Up until that point, I thought I could separate my sexuality from my life passion. Collins' announcement shattered that myth.
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fromThe Washington Post
2 weeks agoJason Collins, a gay trailblazer in the NBA, dies of brain cancer at 47
“I'm a 34-year-old NBA center,” Mr. Collins wrote in April 2013. “I'm black. And I'm gay.” The statement was both unsentimental and seismic. In a sports culture that had long treated homosexuality in male locker rooms as taboo, Mr. Collins became the first openly gay man on a major professional American team sport. In breaking a barrier that had stood for generations, he transformed from a largely anonymous role player into a historic figure.
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