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The Checkdown and EA Madden have partnered up for a EA Madden tournament featuring eight NFL players squaring off in a bracket-style challenge to crown the top Madden player that will work to benefit COVID-19 relief efforts. pic.twitter.com/mGZr4XyC4M

The 2 #NFL players to take part in the #NBA 2KL Three for All Showdown (@NBA2KLeague): #Redskins RB Derius Guice and #DallasCowboys CB Jourdan Lewis - Former NBA star Nate Robinson will also participate.

NBA 2KL Three for All Showdown (@NBA2KLeague), an online 3-on-3 tournament featuring fan-organized teams, 5 #WNBA players, 21 #NBA G League players, 2 #NFL players, top female 2K players, and social media influencers... (1/2)

Hall Of Famer, Blue Jays/Phillies
Roy “Doc” Halladay was intense but loved by his teammate.
@Ricky_Ro24 tells funny story about getting a signed jersey.

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#LetsGoRickyRo Podcast. ⚾️🎤🇨🇦

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#NFL sent out a press release stating the following about the new format for the playoffs: pic.twitter.com/8dZJljehik

Playoff expansion in the #NFL has officially been approved. The postseason will now begin with 14 teams opposed to 12.

There are so many surreal images during this time but Las Vegas as a ghost town will never not be jarring. pic.twitter.com/8gZjPVW7tI

Young Pelicans fan practices player names in adorable video wp.me/p97u1L-5A3

Jason Kidd shares LeBron James working on 69.7 percent free-throw shooting. 👏
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Construction continues on SoFi Stadium with around 3,000 workers, many of whom have no idea if they're safe but need the work. One tested positive for Covid-19 and another has a presumed positive test. "Everyone is a little nervous." latimes.com/sports/rams/st…

About to go LIVE with @KateBeirness!

Come join us and send us your #Sixers and #Raptors questions and all things 🏀 questions.

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It's not on the list, but I've decided Gladiator is a period sports movie. Discuss. BK @TheAthletic

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When I ask @Kristina Leahy if she wants to watch @WrestleMania this weekend. 😂 pic.twitter.com/AHtsSDj7dv

“It’s going to help him play until he’s 40.”
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Report: Future of Illawarra Hawks franchise unsure, league could intervene wp.me/p97u1L-5zW

I spoke it into existence!!! 😍

#TheLastDance

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For your AM commute from one end of your place to the other: Why Take II for Dwight Howard in LA has worked so well, compared to the first go. There's good health, solid strategy in how he's used, and a massive change in context. BK @TheAthletic

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Cleaner look at the Netflix schedule for “The Last Dance”: pic.twitter.com/GbnXK7TQTa

ESPN’s schedule for “The Last Dance”: pic.twitter.com/l3pou4ICnR

Netflix schedule for “The Last Dance”:
Mon, 20 April - 9:01 am CAT - “The Last Dance” Episodes 1 & 2
Mon, 27 April - 9:01 am CAT - Eps 3 & 4
Mon, 4 May - 9:01 am CAT - Eps 5 & 6
Mon, 11 May - 9:01 am CAT - Eps 7 & 8
Mon, 18 May - 9:01 am CAT - Eps 9 & 10

Director Jason Hehir (1/2) “Michael Jordan and the ‘90s Bulls weren't just sports superstars, they were a global phenomenon. Making ‘The Last Dance’ was an incredible opportunity to explore the extraordinary impact of one man and one team...”

“The Last Dance,” directed by Jason Hehir, chronicles one of the greatest icons & most successful teams in sports history, Michael Jordan & the 90s Chicago Bulls, & features never-before-seen footage from the 1997-98 season as the team pursued its 6th title in 8 years.

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Today it was announced that “The Last Dance,” the highly anticipated 10-part documentary series, will debut on Netflix beginning Monday, 20 April with two new episodes weekly. The series will also be available in the U.S. on ESPN.

Social distancing may have helped California slow the virus and avoid New York’s fate. latimes.com/california/sto…

“How much this season meant to us…”
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FOX Sports will team up with the WWE to offer a new slate of programming before WrestleMania 36. It will include FOX’s first PPV presentation of WrestleMania on the FOX Sports App and website. WrestleMania 36 will be held as a two-night event on Saturday and Sunday at 4 p.m. PT. pic.twitter.com/BevzhVi1MJ

The premiere of “The Last Dance,” the 10-part documentary series on Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls’ quest for a sixth NBA Championship in 1998, will air on ESPN in the U.S. on Sunday nights over five weeks from April 19 through May 17. Here’s the complete schedule: pic.twitter.com/iUSep2qHae

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Ozark!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

April 19th can’t come fast enough. I CAN NOT WAIT!! 🗣Yessir!🍿 #LastDance

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Final: LAL 89, POR 84. LAL outscored POR 31-13 in the 4th to secure a Finals trip. Said Kobe, the star of the game IMO (25P, 11R, 7A, 4B), in the walk off: “This is what makes champions. You watch Game 7 growing up all the time, and to finally play in one is a beautiful feeling."

Poor FT shooting really hurt LAL in this series. They shot 62.7% overall …. But got those 2 big ones from Kobe, who then drilled the J to put them up 83-79. We know what’s next...

That’s a super tough shot there … contested, turnaround hook from the edge of the paint. Money from Shaq.

* @Shaquille O'Neal only took 9 FGA’s in 46 minutes of this game, making 5 towards 18 points. He came up big on both ends in the 4th Q when it mattered. Then, by the way, he DESTROYED Indy in the Finals: 38.0P, 16.7R, 2.7B, 2.3A for his 1st of 3 Finals MVP’s.

In sports, context is critical. The success of Dwight Howard in his second spin as a Laker illustrates the the point as well as anything we've seen in a while. BK @The Athletic @TheAthleticLA

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LOL Big Shot @Robert Horry got his money’s worth on that charge with the high knees. Great play from Scottie. But Big Shot’s 3 on the previous play cut that margin to just 5. Lakers starting to feel good, fans going nuts.

We just saw another big block from All-Defensive-First-Teamer @Kobe Bryant there in his Age 21 season. He had 4 swats in the game. He blocked more shots than Portland’s whole team and had 4 of LAL’s 6 (Shaq and Horry both had 1). #MambaMentality

’Sheed was 10 for 17 through 3 Q’s … LAL did hold him to 3 of 9 FG's in the 4th, for his game-high 30 points. He also hurt LAL in Game 7 of the 2010 Finals, playing for Boston, when he hit 5 of 11 FG’s in a start for the injured @Kendrick Perkins, towards 11P, 8R, 2A + 2B.

I needed that @geeter3 cut in.

Forgot about that banked 3 from B Shaw to answer Scottie's big triple. Huge play. The players have to sit for 4 minutes between quarters, and a play like that allows belief to spread the whole time. Meanwhile the opponent starts to think … there’s a lot of time left.

Steve Smith was throwing flames in that 3rd Q. He only took 4 3’s in the game, and made 3 of them, including that pair in the 3rd Q that helped POR go up 15. But LAL would eventually crack down on Smith in the 4th. He finished 7 for 17 from the field.

Nervous time at Staples Center … but remember that NBA teams with this type of talent typically just want to be within 10 with 6 minutes left on the clock. Portland was excellent in building that lead, but the Lakers were still confident. Get ready for the defense to turn up.

Sabonis did a nice job of using that huge body to keep an even larger human, Shaq, off his sweet spots. Portland also was great with the help defense on Shaq, with Scottie, ‘Sheed and Smith digging down. @Shaquille O'Neal still averaged 25.9P on 53.7% FG’s w/12.4R, 1.9B and 4.3A.

In case you wanted the Iron Man streak number for A.C. Green: 1,192. That’s not getting broken. Green took only 1 FGA in this game, playing 15 minutes. Robert Horry played 33 off the bench, Brian Shaw 17, Rick Fox 13 and Fish 9.

They mentioned that Phil Jackson had some kind of confidence to keep Shaq on the floor with 3 PF’s for most of the 2nd Q. Guess winning 6 chips to that point gave him a bit of experience! Phil the 🐐 coach and I will not debate this especially since it’s already the 3rd Q!

So few players were THIS good like Kobe when they were 21. @Magic Johnson (22P, 9R, 9A, 3.4S) = incredible (won title at age 20). Jordan at 21: 28P, 6.5R, 5.9A, 2.4S, but CHI lost 3-1 (MIL) in Round 1. @LeBron James also incredible (31P, 7R, 6A, 1.6S); CLE got to Game 7 in Round 2.

Laker fans, which game was more stressful?