an FBI official says the alleged NBA gambling ring involves the "Toronto Rangers" (not a real team), which doesn't exactly inspire confidence in the quality of their investigation

Mamdani: "I just want to speak directly to the president. I will not be a mayor like Mayor Adams who will call you to stay out of jail. I won't be a disgraced governor like Andrew Cuomo who will call you to ask how to win this election. I can do those things on my own."

Described in skeet

Described in skeet

Fan wearing a "Dump Here" jersey with 61 caught Cal's HR 🔥

Immediately changes into an identical 62 jersey

The only *NBA* players to ever have at least 35 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists, 4 steals, 4 blocks in the same game:

- Kareem
- Dr. J (only one to do it in playoffs)
- Clyde the Glide (2x)
- Patrick Ewing
- Hakeem (2x)
- D Wade
- Anthony Davis
- James Harden (last to do it, 2019)

A hardship contract. The fact that this woman Odyssey Sims was on a hardship contract... and is making game typing buckets in game 5 of the WNBA semifinals is insane.

Incredibly brave and powerful statement from Phee. Unheard of, but necessary, stance from the face of a league 🫡

Yall need to hear this message that Maya Moore just gave to the next generation:

Nikola Jokic in tears after his horse won the race today

Credit: Arena Sport TV

I think if you're an aspiring NBA fan, you should actively avoid learning anything about math and the salary cap. It will only bring you misery.

The purest form of hoops is watching hoopers hoop, especially if that boy nice

Columbia activist Mahmoud Khalil released on bail Khalil left the Louisiana detention center where he's been since March, when ICE agents arrested him over his pro-Palestinian activism. A federal judge ruled the government could no longer detain him.

JUST IN: Khalil left the Louisiana detention center where he's been since March, when ICE agents arrested him over his pro-Palestinian activism. A federal judge ruled the government could no longer detain him.

Eight players on the Pacers are averaging 10+ points in the NBA Finals.

No team in any NBA postseason series (including best-of-5 and best-of-3) has EVER had 8 players play every game and average double figures. 🤯

If random men in masks claiming to be ICE agents try to grab me, and they’re *not* really ICE, I have the legal right to defend myself against them, yes? And if they are ICE, I don’t?

So how am I supposed to tell the difference? I’m supposed to give my masked kidnappers the benefit of the doubt??

Among Democrats - "Do you support Democrats like Sanders and AOC who call for a more aggressive stance towards Trump, or moderate Democrats who are willing to compromise with Trump issues important to their base?"

AOC/Bernie: 70%
Moderate Dems: 30%

Harvard-Harris / June 12, 2025

You gotta be shitting me, Tyrese

where were you when aaron nesmith invented basketball

NBA final four teams and their last championship:

New York Knicks: 1973
Indiana Pacers: Never
Minnesota Timberwolves: Never
Oklahoma City Thunder: Never*

* won in 1979 as Seattle SuperSonics but Thunder do not hang a banner nor claim this title as their own.

They need to trade copper for an established star on their time line, like Kevin Durant. As we all know, defense wins championships.

MIKAL BRIDGES

“Misses” doing some heavy lifting here

Golden State Valkyries could end up saving the Warriors season. That *four-day break* between Games 5 and 6 -- necessitated by the Valkyries' inaugural game taking place the night Game 6 would ordinarily have taken place -- could be a big deal re: Curry's absence.

The untold stories of Gregg Popovich With Gregg Popovich stepping down, ESPN recalls the legendary stories (including fancy dinners and a penguin movie) about the winningest coach in NBA history.

Several behind-the-scenes stories gathered by ESPN reporters and myself on Pop’s greatness, touch and approach to life and basketball as told by those who have been around him www.espn.com/nba/story/_/...

Jimmy Butler in mid-air at a 45 degree angle under the basket after a push from Alperen Sengun who is grabbing the rebound

Ralph Wiggum in mid-air after going through the Simpsons' front window

Two Florida Hoops Coaches Are The Subject Of University Investigations; Both Are Still Coaching [Updated] | Defector At first glance, a casual men’s basketball fan might think all is well in the Swamp. The Gators’ most recent game was a thorough, 30-point stomping of rival Georgia. The squad is 18-2, third in the SE...

Wrote this earlier in the season about the Title IX investigations into Todd Golden and assistant coach Taurean Green.

Golden’s was closed. Green’s is ongoing. Neither has been talked about much during this tournament run. Blog is a gift link:

defector.com/two-florida-...

And no one corrected him 🫠

Damn, UConn.

(& this may be blasphemous, but might Sarah Strong eventually be the best player in program history?)

MiLaysia Fulwiley, OH MY

South Carolina up by 2 going into the 4th quarter

The year is 2025 and you expect fans to log on to the World Wide Web to track their Women’s Bracket?! 🫠

A Vaccine For Pancreatic Cancer Continues To Show Promise In a small trial, nearly half of pancreatic cancer patients who received an mRNA vaccine for the disease had no relapse three years later.

90% of people diagnosed with pancreatic cancer die from the disease. That's why the medical community is excited about the results of a small trial in which nearly half of the pancreatic cancer patients who received an mRNA vaccine for the disease remained relapse-free three years later.