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David Robinson driving on Patrick Ewing

This probably severs any relationship between Rassie and Munster now 😂

Congrats to the Pelicans, who have no firmly entered the KANGZ Zone

Nice for him to get a warm up ahead of the bigger games coming up with Leinster

Check out my full @RugbyPass analysis, which takes a broader view on the Q4 stats, the bench splits and innovations, how other nations are gaining ground, and how the Boks continue to surge ahead. www.rugbypass.com/plus/how-eng...

Pretoria Boys High School has failed the world.

The WRU putting the effort in to design an entire app to turn your phone's torch on rather than just pressing the button that already exists is a wonderful metaphor for Welsh rugbyTBF.

▪️ New Caledonia and Jamaica will hope to earn a play-off final spot against DR Congo ▪️ Bolivia will face Suriname for the chance to face Iraq The intercontinental play-offs for the 2026 World Cup have been decided. Who do you think will make it to next summer's tournament?

I was reminded earlier today about when Kevin Garnett talked about Hakeem Olajuwon's trash talk, and it improved my day considerably. I share it now with you, in hopes that it will improve yours.

The Minnesota Timberwolves have played 14 games and they have yet to beat a team with a winning record or lose to a team with a losing record. I wonder how deep in a season the record for that is.

Nico Harrison be like:

He also plays the game with a smile on his face. Excellent player and def worthy to share this list with the other runners up behind Ox.

Rugbubus is hilarious

I think Luka is giving more defensively than he did last season and parts of the Mavs run to the 2024 Finals. I also think this is what you get from Luka when he’s fully fit and conditioned, which he wasn’t for the 2024 playoffs and last season. We all noticing now because of skinny privilege 😂

I'll keep banging this drum--when Luka is: 1. Healthy 2. Engaged/on a team that isn't dysfunctional He is an average to slightly above average defender. Being tall + having good hands and good instincts goes further than you might think.

Me every year when winter rolls round and it's cold, damp and dark, just as it has been this entire geological era

Steve Kerr argues the NBA should reduce the number of games to address injuries, but says that’s unlikely to happen because this country prioritizes profit over everything else, including human decency and product quality. Hard to argue with that! www.nytimes.com/athletic/681...

Ireland v Wales just for the LOLs

LeBron James passed Reggie Miller in three-pointers last night for No. 6 in NBA history. Miller was No. 1 all-time through February 2011. He may not even be Top 10 in 4-5 years. Also: Stephen Curry moved ahead of Vince Carter in scoring for No. 22 ever.

Normally, the question "Who's going to score more points in their games this week, the Welsh football team or the Welsh rugby team?" Would be an easy question to answer.

The last time Daf was confident his team would win Gareth Anscombe's Gloucester stuck about 70 points on Exeter 😭

Daf Jenkins’ mates must have ripped the piss out of him, poor bloke. It’s the hope that kills you. #WALvNZL

Yeah, the Lakers got LeBron back, but they also got Gabe Vincent

Luka 😂

Never give up on your dreams. There's a guy on the Lakers who was in the G-League at 40 years old and now he's playing with the real team! 🙏

Oh the Lakers have me dreaming right now 🥹🥹🥹 LeBron is still an elite player at 82 years old

Bill Kennedy is forever a showman

Austin trying to throw Luka an alley might be the most braindead thing he's ever done

Few players have ever looked more out of place in any jersey ever than Kevin Love does in these Jazz uniforms

Can we try doubling Keyonte George please

HAITI ARE INTO THEIR FIRST WORLD CUP IN HALF A CENTURY ❤️

Seriously tho, why does Buttercup build me up just to let me down? Followed of course by messing me around.

Another night, another fun fact from Keerthika:

Fun fact: there are 82 players on rosters right now that were born AFTER LeBron James made his NBA debut on Oct 29, 2003.

THE ONLY ONE 👑 LeBron has played in an NBA-record 23 seasons! Watch King James' season debut live on NBA League Pass: www.nba.com/how-to-watch...

Lebron ready to go lol

CURAÇAO HAVE QUALIFIED FOR THEIR FIRST-EVER WORLD CUP ❤️ WHAT A MOMENT FOR THE BLUE WAVE 🌊

LeBron James is back playing basketball 🥹

I don’t know - there’s a ton of very good teams that still didn’t (automatically) qualify. Football has a ton of depth that can make this 48-team World Cup sustainable.

“The son of the recently fired USMNT manager is one of the more important players on the team even after his dad’s contentious firing”

Many are calling it the funniest chyron of all time

Love his reaction

Also I love Daniss Jenkins coming from nowhere to become the Pistons second option offensively.

Hawks might be a better team defensively and less heliocentric without Trae Young, but they’re not sustainable with a first option scorer like Trae and games against teams like the Pistons show that.

Depending on what happens with Russia you kinda already have 16 squads good enough, definitely at 12.

30 teams, 30 must-watch matchups 🍿 Brian Martin highlights the top games for each team this week on the NBA App! 📰 nba.smart.link/nmat8y1us

And few people watched these matches. If there were continental playoffs more fans would be involved and watching. This was in Dubai FFS. But I also think Nations Cups, WXVs need more teams involved as well. Rugby can't just depend on 6 Nations (make it 8!) & Abs, Boks appearances.

Becoming convinced that continental qualifiers is the way to go to make this sport sustainable and deeper, because how else will a Belgium be able to sustain this momentum from the last 3 weeks?