Kevin O'Connor
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Basketball, @ringer / @spotify . Podcast co-host of The Mismatch and NBA Draft Show. Author of my annual Draft Guide.
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My convo with Victor Wembanyama just dropped discussing his historic rookie season, what he's working on, basketball influences and much more. Find it on all platforms.
Pod:
Video:
Article:
Thanks
@wemby
!
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Donald Trump really just had the police fire tear gas and rubber bullets at peaceful protestors in Washington D.C. to clear the streets for a photo op at a church he doesn't attend with a book he's never read that teaches lessons he doesn't preach. Unbelievable.
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I dug up the videos from Stephen Curry’s stories about Kobe Bryant
Stephen Curry's story about Kobe Bryant is awesome.
Interview by
@seanseaevans
on Hot Ones:
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My dad passed away yesterday. My mom and I miss him so much, but we’re glad he’s no longer suffering and that many of you got to know what an amazing man he was. Thank you for all the love you’ve shown our family. ❤️
My dad was recently diagnosed with Stage IV cancer, and our family is heartbroken. He’s good man. He’s a good father. He’s my best friend.
On
@ringer
, I wrote about our love for basketball, and a lesson he taught that’s helping us make the most of today.
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Larry David is sitting courtside by the Lakers bench following a 22-year ban from the arena after tripping Shaquille O’Neal.
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Jordan Farmar?
Nets players have been challenging Ben Simmons in practice and Simmons’ confidence is at ‘an all-time high,’ per
@ScoopB
“He walks around like he’s Jordan.”
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Tonight the NBA will play its 172nd game since July and there have been zero positive tests. Meanwhile, the NFL is unfortunately postponing games. If you still need proof masks, testing and distancing work to prevent the spread of coronavirus, look no further than the NBA bubble.
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The Memphis Grizzlies in the past year:
-Drafted Ja Morant
-Traded up for Brandon Clarke
-Dealt Mike Conley for Jae Crowder and a future first
-Acquired De'Anthony Melton to take Josh Jackson
-Got a first to take Andre Iguodala
-Flipped Iguodala for Justise Winslow
What a year.
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The NBA has to better educate fans and media on what is and isn’t a travel. This play is unquestionably legal: James Harden gathers the ball then takes only two steps. The misunderstanding of the rule and the misinformation creates a negative perception of the game and its stars.
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Draymond Green should be suspended. This is the type behavior the NBA should be punishing. Not players flexing after a poster dunk.
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My dad was recently diagnosed with Stage IV cancer, and our family is heartbroken. He’s good man. He’s a good father. He’s my best friend.
On
@ringer
, I wrote about our love for basketball, and a lesson he taught that’s helping us make the most of today.
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This has to be the quickest 3-pointer in NBA history
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My mom is having open heart surgery today for bicuspid aortic valve replacement. Please send prayers & good vibes. She’s the best mom, and the sweetest and strongest woman I know. This year she’s been a superhero caring for my dad since his cancer diagnosis. I love her so much.❤️
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Alternate angle of the Nikola Jokic/Mat Ishbia incident has been released:
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Bravo to the NBA, the teams, and all the players for pulling off The Bubble. It took buy-in from everyone involved for 172 NBA games to be played over three months and have ZERO positive coronavirus tests. What a remarkable achievement.
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Sad to see Ben Simmons turn into Jahlil Okafor crossed with Michael Carter-Williams in the fourth quarter.
Sixers fans should be furious about his lack of offensive development. Simmons is still a cowardly shooter, a half-court liability and a detriment to Philly's playoff odds.
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The Lakers are 2-10, which means the Pelicans currently have the top draft lottery odds for Victor Wembanyama.
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What is going on? Have these refs ever actually watched a pro basketball game?
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Steph Curry is one of the best basketball players we’ll ever see in our lives. What a player.
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Acquiring Russell Westbrook is one of the biggest mistakes in the history of the Lakers. Dumping him with a protected first for this haul of three players might just save their season.
Jarred Vanderbilt provides excellent defensive versatility, connective passing, and solid…
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The NBA needs to bring it back. The massive trophy on the floor makes the game feel as important as it is.
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Amen and Ausar Thompson being such NBA junkies warms my heart.
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That Devin Booker ejection is ridiculous. No one is tuning in for the referees. What a joke. The officiating is a major issue. Adam Silver needs to do something about it.
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Aaron Gordon shows how situation plays a big factor in success. Gordon had 5 coaches in 7 years with the Magic and wasn’t used in a role emphasizing his feel as a cutter or screener. Nuggets plug him in an ideal role, it works right away, and he still has skill for huge nights.…
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Jimmy Butler's reaction after this make is hilarious lol
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can't get over the fact Giannis just had one of the greatest blocks in NBA Finals history
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My Nikola Jokic scouting report from 2014. No one could have seen him turn into the player he is today.
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Steph Curry singing Misery Business with Paramore = good content
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My dad was admitted to the hospital on Monday—easily in the worst condition he's been in since he got diagnosed with cancer last March. He came home today & is doing a bit better. Watching NBA with him right now feels so good.
Be sure to tell your loved ones that you love them!
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Giannis Antetokounmpo is the best player in the world.
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Interesting comment. Paul George finished 33% of his total plays using the pick-and-roll, which was a career-high. The prior high was 25% in OKC, via
@SynergySST
stats. That’s very different from a Ray Allen or JJ Redick style role.
Paul George on his struggles in Doc Rivers' system:
"Doc was trying to play me as a Ray Allen or a JJ Redick, all pin-downs. I can do it, but that ain't my game. I need some flow, I need some mixes of some pick-and-roll, and post ups...That last season was hard."
@SHOsports
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"It's been that kind of game for Jordan Poole."—Mike Breen
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The Lonnie Walker Game is the story of the Lakers. One night it’s Austin Reaves. Then it’s Rui Hachimura. Or D’Angelo Russell. Tonight it’s Walker. The Lakers are deep with talent that can support LeBron James and Anthony Davis, and they are selfless enough to defer.
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Jimmy Butler becoming the GOAT as soon as the playoffs begin is crazy every time it happens
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The Lakers are incredibly deep.
C: Anthony Davis, Jaxson Hayes
PF: Rui Hachimura, Jarred Vanderbilt
SF: LeBron James, Taurean Prince
SG: Austin Reaves (RFA), Cam Reddish, Max Christie
PG: D’Angelo Russell, Gabe Vincent, Jalen Hood-Schifino
A West Finals team got better overall.
Free agent G D’Angelo Russell has agreed on a two-year, $37 million contract to stay with the Los Angeles Lakers, co-heads of
@CAA_Basketball
Austin Brown and Aaron Mintz along with Antonio Russell tell ESPN. Deal has player option. Lakers secure their starting point guard.
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The Lakers should explore every possibility to trade Russell Westbrook. Russ will never win a championship with this aloof defense. Not to mention his reckless shot selection. And it's been happening his whole career, even in big moments of playoff games. Russ will never change.
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By going to the G League, Jalen Green receives $500K, a full college scholarship, skill/life training, and will face tougher competition than college offers with coaches focused on development. Sure seems like an easy choice for elite HS recruits instead of dealing with the NCAA.
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LeBron James can't retire before he has a 27/7/7 game
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NBA Playoffs were supposed to start today. Lakers and Clippers battling. Luka’s first playoff run. Giannis going for his first ring. Nuggets, Celtics, Heat, and so many sleepers. Rockets all in on small ball. Sixers going big. Raptors defending the title. Sigh. I miss basketball.
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The Bucks keeping Eric Bledsoe instead of Malcolm Brogdon remains a MAJOR mistake
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Nikola Jokic in the NBA Finals
33.3 points
14 rebounds
9.3 assists
61.5 2PT%
44.4 3PT%
85.7 FT%
First player in Finals history with a 30/20/10 game tonight.
Jokic: “I don’t care. It’s just a stat.”
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Thank you everyone for this past year. It's been quite a journey for us all. Losing my dad in February has been hard, but watching the NBA with you all has helped so much. Sports can unify. Even if we’ve never met, please know you're a friend to me. Sending love to you and yours.
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The Bucks traded five second round picks for Jae Crowder, who played only three games and 40 total minutes all series. What a whiff.
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What an excuse. The Lakers title was always legit and becomes even more impressive listening to players coping about it
“We started to hear the rumblings that nobody is going to respect this chip so we kind of just took our foot off the gas”
- Lou Williams on the Clippers losing in the bubble
(h/t
@Jacobtheclipper
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NBA League Pass on the Apple Vision Pro looks incredible.
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What's happening with
@RobinhoodApp
and the "free market" is a disgrace. Those pigs in suits on Wall Street don't want to see us win.
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My All-NBA votes:
1st
C: Nikola Jokic
F: Giannis Antetokounmpo
F: Jayson Tatum
G: Luka Doncic
G: Devin Booker
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C: Joel Embiid
F: Kevin Durant
F: LeBron James
G: Ja Morant
G: Steph Curry
3rd
C: Karl-Anthony Towns
F: Pascal Siakam
F: DeMar DeRozan
G: Trae Young
G: Chris Paul
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I’m heartbroken. Kobe Bryant had so much more to share with the world. It was amazing seeing him transition into his post-playing career. We were only seeing the start with films, TV, his book, and simply being a father to his four daughters. Awful he’s been robbed of more life.
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Trae, Harden, and Luka should learn a thing or two from Steph here
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What a collapse by the Bucks. Awful half court offense with too many stagnant post ups. Giannis took some goofy pull ups. Awful coaching by Budenholzer—not using the timeout, not keeping Lopez in to protect the rim on the game-tying lob, and so many tactical choices.
Why didn’t…
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What an embarrassment. The Celtics are a mentally weak team with a clueless head coach. Big changes should come this summer.
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LeBron showed tonight why you’d still take him over Giannis or any other player in the NBA. Still the best player in the world.
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The Bucks give Damian Lillard a much better chance to win championships than the Heat would have.
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This is a ridiculous technical foul,
@OfficialNBARefs
.
The
@NBA
should revise the type of behavior refs are empowered to blow the whistle over. Stopping the game for this hurts the product and makes the sport less enjoyable for the fans.
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Joe Mazzulla is not ready for this stage. Losing Ime Udoka and Will Hardy may be something the Celtics never recover from.
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Terrible officiating down the stretch in Lakers-Celtics. What’s the point of having replay if that obvious foul by the Celtics on the LeBron layup can’t be reviewed?
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I can’t get over how wide open LeBron James was for a jumper to win the NBA Finals.
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"When I first got here, no one picked us to be anywhere"
wait what??? the team with embiid that made the playoffs three-straight years? that team wasn't expected to do anything?
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Just woke up, seeing the end of Blazers-Jazz. Are these referees BLIND? Are you kidding me? What’s the point of replay review if you can’t review this OBVIOUS goaltending by Gobert? What a horrific JOKE! The NBA needs to get it right and change the rule. I’m going back to bed.
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Did Jaylen Brown work on his left handed dribble this offseason? 😬
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OMG FROM DAVID ROBINSON TO TIM DUNCAN TO VICTOR WEMBANYAMA
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Russell Westbrook is making $43.8 million per the next three seasons, and the Lakers defense barely defends him in the half-court. He's past his athletic prime, one of the worst shooters in the NBA, and an undeniably poor fit with James Harden. Where do the Rockets go from here?
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LeBron with 31 points in the first half of a must-win game, resting only four seconds and playing motivated defense to lead the Lakers.
All in Year 20 at age 38. A reminder:
Don’t take LeBron James for granted.
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Finding a starting center better than Dwight Powell should be the
#1
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Here’s how I voted for Most Improved Player of the Year:
1. Tyrese Maxey
2. Jordan Poole
3. Ja Morant
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Dwight Howard’s resurgence continues to blow my mind. Dude looked so washed. Hasn’t moved his feet like this in years. He’s even better now than he was during preseason when people understandably wondered if it was fake. But nah, it’s real.
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Jalen Duren Game 1:
17 points, 14 rebounds, 4 assists, 4 blocks
Jalen Duren Game 2:
14 points, 17 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 blocks
Jalen Duren is only 19.
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The Suns led the Spurs for 47 minutes, 58.8 seconds. But this is the definition of stealing the win:
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Jimmy Butler is a championship-caliber player. I can't believe the Sixers let him go so easily. Unforgivable mistake.
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Bruce Brown is one of the coolest players in the entire NBA. Enters as a point guard, starts to figure out his jumper with the Pistons, then lands on the Nets playing this inverted small ball center role, screening and cutting. Now it's a hybrid role with the Nuggets. So awesome.
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Ben Simmons with a limp swing at the bell using his left hand, then he switches to the right hand and makes solid contact. The evidence is overwhelming.
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Surreal to watch Kobe Bryant’s final game again. I got emotional every time the cameras cut to Vanessa and his girls sitting courtside. You could feel the love they had for him. Gigi was losing it every basket Kobe scored. Hard to believe Gigi and Kobe are actually gone. 💔
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The Celtics would get swept by Denver. Maybe take one game due to a hot shooting night. But they have no chance if it’s the Nuggets in the NBA Finals. Zero.
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Legendary postseason run by Nikola Jokic. The first player in NBA history to lead the playoffs in total points, assists and rebounds.
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🐐
Twitter was founded 17 years ago today.
What is your favorite NBA tweet of all-time?
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