Dan Devine

From tragedy to exile to new life in Minnesota, Bones Hyland embraces the journey

Bones Hyland has re-emerged from 2 years on the fringes of the NBA to become a key piece on a contender in Minnesota.

Through tragedy, injury and exile, he’s never given in. That desperation has been key for a Wolves team that needs urgency.

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After a torn meniscus and a torn Achilles, the odds feel long, but 24-year-olds with Wiseman's size and pedigree might have a chance of authoring a second act. Here's hoping he can make it back and stick in the league. It'd be a great story.

"A win on Wednesday would put the Clippers back within a single tally of .500, which, as has been mentioned before, no team that started its season 6-21 or worse has ever achieved at any point during that same campaign."

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"we will learn
we will love
we will work
to change each other
we will spread
we will cover the earth
like air and water"

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Warriors get outscored 72-45 in the second half as the Clippers erase a 17-point deficit to win going away. Warriors' lead over Clips for No. 8 seed now down to just 1.5 games. Warriors now 6-11 since Jimmy went down, 4-7 since Steph joined him. Tough times.

This has been a really, really impressive second half for Yanic Konan Niederhauser. It's seemed like he's absolutely everywhere on defense.

"I realized: ever since I started working, every single day of my life has been worse than the day before it. So that means that every single day that you see me, that's on the worst day of my life."

Elijah Harkless as primary defender on Nikola Jokic rules so hard

Jamal Murray and Keyonte George are *dealing,* man.

If you were in the market for a summation of the overall state of the Nuggets defense, "just gave up a 131 offensive rating in the first half to the NBA's No. 25 offense" would be a fairly tidy one

Just saying: The Nuggets better hope they don't see the John Konchar/Oscar Tshiebwe combo in the playoffs.

Gotta be true to cassette-aged Dan: "It's a Shame About Ray," all the way down.

Hugo Gonzalez really does play his ass off. Perfect fit for these Celtics.

I wasn't totally sure how bought in Trae Young was in D.C., but now that I've seen him get ejected from a game while in street clothes because he walked onto the floor to complain to the refs about Tari Eason pushing Jamir Watkins, I'm all in.

Without Stephen Curry, the Warriors are just trying to stay alive Golden State is hoping to stay afloat long enough for things to start mattering again. The question is whether that point will come this season.

At Y! Sports: Wrote a bit about the Warriors, treading water and trying to stay alive in search of something approaching meaningful basketball: yhoo.it/4l4ZM8N

Hey, I just had an interesting thought. Actually, fuck this.

When the home workout app thing you've been using decides it's time to go from 15-minute "low intensity" workouts to 25-minute "moderate intensity" workouts:

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Playing the new Rob Zombie and he’s still definitely doing this stuff

way to lead these young men through the full four quarters of football required to come away with the W, coach

Without Stephen Curry, the Warriors are just trying to stay alive Golden State is hoping to stay afloat long enough for things to start mattering again. The question is whether that point will come this season.

At Y! Sports: Wrote a bit about the Warriors, treading water and trying to stay alive in search of something approaching meaningful basketball: yhoo.it/4l4ZM8N

Feel like "urban turkey" is kind of My Vibe

I was interested in this, too: Cleaning the Glass has the Knicks allowing 85 points in 92 possessions before garbage time yesterday. That 92.4 defensive rating is the third lowest in any NYK game this season, behind only wins over the Nets and Kings, so yeah: "best against a real team" seems right!

Just started FANTASTIC FOUR: SOLVE EVERYTHING, and man, the Council of Reeds is just such a fun idea

ICYMI, something to read ahead of today's Spurs-Knicks matinee!

The Nihilism of Trump’s War Games - Truthdig At home and abroad, demonstrating strength through punishment is more important than “victory.”

The point of Trump wars is the war. There are plans for condos, but no peace. He preens, extorts what he can, and loses interest, assuming he began with any. What's left is a killer opportunity with no excuse left for it but civilizational extremism that ends either in futility or war crime.

Shaker, that contribution rules, and I thank you for it

You know what I love? When my internet pals DC and Jesse are out here chattin' about Concrete on a Saturday night.

(It's cool that you're here too, Ken Jennings, I just don't know you like that)

It’s been terrifying to have almost every year in the past 20 years be a lesson in how many people with power make decisions about who lives and dies with little thought or care or even a clear idea as to why they’re doing anything, and it’s terrifying that it seems to be getting worse

11 things to know about the Spurs: Why San Antonio is the hottest team in the NBA Victor Wembanyama and Co. are riding an 11-game winning streak — and looking like a legit title favorite.

At Y! Sports: In honor of their 11-game winning streak, here are 11 things worth knowing about the Spurs, who kick ass (that's a 12th thing to know about them): yhoo.it/4kX4EwK

We really let Anthony Kiedis get away with the lyric “first-born unicorn/hardcore soft porn” 25 plus years ago, and he’s only grown in dark mystical power ever since

11 things to know about the Spurs: Why San Antonio is the hottest team in the NBA Victor Wembanyama and Co. are riding an 11-game winning streak — and looking like a legit title favorite.

At Y! Sports: In honor of their 11-game winning streak, here are 11 things worth knowing about the Spurs, who kick ass (that's a 12th thing to know about them): yhoo.it/4kX4EwK