Ric Bucher
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FS1 analyst & occasional host/On The Ball with Ric Bucher podcast/No Filter Network ambassador/author/part-time pianist. IG:
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Just a little somethin’ somethin’
🚨 New song just dropped ‼️
Our guy Slic
@RicBucher
just released his 1st new single titled “Who Is Speak?” The bars here are different. Speak fans, you’re welcome!🔥
#Speak
#Rap
#Freestyle
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So Zion has custom Nikes plastered all over social media, a CBS camera, mike & camera operator dedicated solely to him -- but he's just another student-athlete and it's Duke and the NCAA that is generating (and therefore deserving of) the billions being made. What. A. Joke.
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I’m at a boys’ HS basketball game. Star player on home team is not playing. Load management. High school. Load management in HIGH SCHOOL. We’ve lost our %*$# minds.
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Let's be real -- Jimmy Butler deserved the first ECF MVP award.
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I believe life happens. I also believe in the power of prayer/karma. My dad, 88, is fighting for his life and I’d like to put an army of spiritual soldiers around him. So, if you would, please send a thought his way. Thank you.
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Count on Russ Westbrook asking out or being moved now. Only question is where and for how much. Just a thought: how much fun would it be to have KD and Russ battling for the NY crown while Kawhi/PG and LeBron/AD are doing the same in LA?
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P.S. Holly Rowe is at the top of my sideline reporter pyramid. For all sports. No one does it better. Never flustered, can ad lib, lets moments breathe when it's called for, asks on-point, well-crafted questions. Makes it look easy and I assure you it's not.
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Last few days I couldn’t open my feed w/out tearing up at the response to my enlistment call for spiritual soldiers on behalf of my dad, 88, unconscious w/a bleeding brain. Well, today he opened his eyes, squeezed my hand & said my name. You are all my heroes. As is he.
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First weekend of LV Summer League I asked a rival GM about Kawhi going and staying in Toronto. "No chance," he said. "He was in the All-Star Game there. Never left his room. He hates the cold."
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If the egregious missed goaltend at the end of the Blazers-Jazz game can’t be corrected by the NBA Command Center, then it’s not a Command Center.
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I'm ready to Trust The Process. The Knicks' process. Inducing young talent to lose year after year isn't a process, it's negligence.
#76ers
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A clarification from my story today citing a source saying Steph Curry is likely to miss the remainder of the season: while the injury was worse than originally thought, he wouldn't play again this season because there's no competitive reason. Story is being updated.
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I'm all for player empowerment, but seeing James Harden force his way to the team of his choice *twice* in one season doesn't feel like a positive development for the NBA overall.
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You sure? David Robinson served our country and opened 20+ schools at last count. Just sayin’...
We can debate about who’s the GOAT on the court but when it comes down to who’s the GOAT off the court it’s not even a DEBATE!!! LeBron James is the Greatest Athlete off court EVER.
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Worth noting in light of LeBron's remarks about this president: Cavs' owner Dan Gilbert reportedly donated $750,000 to his inauguration.
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For anyone thinking the Suns have lost their minds extending Chris Paul out to age 40 -- only first two years are fully guaranteed, I'm told. Third year is a partial. Fourth is non-guaranteed.
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Thank you,
@Money23Green
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@JaMorant
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I don’t know what a charge is anymore. I don’t think I’m alone.
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KD’s injury, and what led to it, puts Kawhi’s — and Derrick Rose’s — and every other star player’s refusal to give into pressure to play when health concerns exist in a whoooooolllle other light. Time to stop questioning anyone’s toughness w/out knowing what’s truly at stake.
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Derrick Rose might just be the most misunderstood, unfairly maligned athlete I've ever known.
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KD making sure Nick Young doesn’t turn into JR Smith: One second left in the 1Q, KD about to take his second FT, says to Swaggy P, “Don’t f-ing foul nobody!” 😂
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@RexChapman
So here’s the thing — I wouldn’t be all that shocked if she *did* have a direct line to the president.
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It’s not often (or maybe ever) I’m compelled to say this, but: Harden & Rockets have a gripe. Ws’ defenders getting under him on his 3, not allowing him space to land. Massive departure from regular-season protocol.
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As great as Jimmy Butler has been on the floor, how he has spoken about what the Heat have done and what they have to do after each and every game has been equally impressive. His mind is right and it’s why the Heat are still in this series. Leadership personified.
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Nailed it. All of it.
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Rifling through all my conversations and interactions with Kobe over the years and thinking I’ll never have another one is impossible to accept right now. RIP, my friend.
#KobeBryant
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Kudos to
@nyknicks
' new regime. One GM last week said they would be hard-pressed to get a CJ McCollum/Tobias Harris-level player + a 1st rd pick for him. DSJ & TWO first-rd picks? Crushed it. Kristaps wanted them to pay for previous regime's mistakes and they said: GTFOH.
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If KD does indeed leave, it won’t be because his teammates pushed him. No need to mention him tonight, yet unsolicited they all talked about how much they need him. The humility & team-first mindset therein may not be THE secret sauce for GSW - but it’s part of it, for sure.
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Tonight is why Kobe fans take such offense when anyone in the modern game is compared to him, much less placed above him.
#trulyoneofakind
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Amazed by those who don’t understand how invaluable Klay Thompson is to the Ws’ make-up: All-Star talent who could average 30 but happily serves as a defensive stopper, scores like a go-to guy when asked and is as low maintenance as they come. I’ve never seen one quite like him.
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Source w/reasons Pels got Boogie: Cs (too focussed on getting Butler), Orl (could've had him, balked) & Phx (Sac didn't want BKnight).
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Lakers weren't interested in acquiring him now. They're confident they'll get him for free next summer.
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Lakers will be better. Vets w/high hoops IQ (Dudley, Danny Green) who can shoot are what LeBron needs to be his best. But I can't favor them over what the Clips have -- not right now, anyway. Lou, Shamet, Montrezl, Beverley, Harkless, Zubac, PG, Kawhi w/Doc orchestrating? Mm mm
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Told last week that Jazz, ticked that NYK were so brazen in their pursuit of DMitchell, would take a lesser deal elsewhere out of spite. Appears so. Last NYK offer: RJ, Quickley, NYK unprotected 1st rd picks in '24 & '26, swap rights in '25 & '27, '25 MIL 1st rder & 2 2nd picks.
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Lots o'great NBA action today but giving Giannis a T for yelling "Yeah!" and an air punch after a blocked shot is absolutely embarrassing.
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NBA makes it prohibitive to foul bad FT shooters last 2 min of every Q. Coming next: no pressuring a dribbler's weak hand in close games.
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I asked several execs, pre-draft, to pick this year's Donovan Mitchell, i.e., guy who'd go mid-1st round but be an unexpected star. One asst GM said Grayson Allen: "Like Mitchell, he’s got a live body. Tough as nails. Can really shoot." Lightning strikes twice in the Wasatch?
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Dawn Staley is everything I'd want in my head coach. On the bench, in front of the cameras, all of it. Not hard to understand why her players clearly love and revere her as they do.
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Can’t say enough about the growth of Coby White — there isn’t any aspect of his game that hasn’t improved two-fold. Unlocking it all is his decision-making. Early simple passes, trades good shots for great ones. So much fun to see a young buck blossom.
#myMIP
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Covid-19 has taken my friend, Sekou Smith. Remember how tragic & unnecessary it was to lose all those who died in the Vietnam War? This virus has killed 7X more Americans than that 20-year WAR. Tragic & unnecessary X 7. Miss me on another faux fight for “freedom.” Wear a mask.
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I put the game on mute after Doc Rivers suggested LeBron might be the best player in the league. (As of right now, he’s not even the best player on his team.) For those hardy fans w/the sound on: Did Doc ever walk that back?
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Exposes the foolishness of the current interpretation of the “gather” step. In today’s NBA technically not a travel.
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Why Donovan Mitchell wound up with the Cavs...(Learned yet another reason after recording the podcast: some Jazz officials were not happy that Mitchell wanted out and viewed sending him to CLE -- rather than home to NY -- as payback) via
@acast
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Best Kobe Tribute of the weekend is the way these guys are playing right now.
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The Lakers did well grabbing Trevor Ariza, Dwight Howard & Wayne Ellington, but the oldest team in the league last year is getting even older. Might have to move tipoff to an Early Bird Special.
#LAARPLakers
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Kawhi Leonard got what he wanted & did it in a way that's hard to fault him (outside of Toronto.) He gets to go home, gets another star but doesn't cede top-dog status & gets to be the savior for a downtrodden franchise. Tip o' the cap to the Klaw and Uncle Dennis.
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Source: Toronto looking to S&T Kyle Lowry to Miami for cash and future picks. Part II: Bosh opts out, returns to Toronto.
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Dennis Schröder’s favorite player/idol/role model: Russ Westbrook. This should be interesting.
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OKC Thunder were stuck as good but not good enough. And now they're not -- stuck, that is. Maybe this move was forced upon them, but they just landed the greatest consolation prize (Gilgeous-Alexander, Danilo & four 1sts) in the history of consolation prizes.
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Whatever it’s worth for my NFL peeps: severity of Jimmy Garoppolo injury is why 49ers are in market for QB, not just dissatisfaction. And don’t completely dismiss Aaron Rodgers returning-to-Bay-Area rumors — don’t know Aaron’s thinking, but source says Niners have interest.
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LeBron and Rich Paul hearing that it cost them 50K to openly recruit AD
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Derrick White is being invited to LA when Team USA reconvenes there next week, a program official told me, which essentially means he has been promoted from the select practice squad to the World Cup roster. (Look…
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Ran into tonight’s refs - even they commented on Jazz arena noise. Said HC Quin Snyder: “I think tonight they hit a new high. It has an impact. It has an impact on the players.” Per my earlier tweet: it has an impact on scribes as well. Genuinely feel like my bell has been rung.
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DRose, Porzingis, Melo - for the first time in a long time, I can understand the optimism of my Knicks-fan friends.
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No one tiptoes the line between physical and dirty quite like Chris Paul.
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Worth noting: Steph's OT heroics don't happen without
@Money23Green
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I just can't get that worked up over the no calls on LeBron down the stretch. Could he have gone to the line? Sure. But few initiate as much contact as he does & he gets more than his share of phantom calls.
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Nick Young is a champion, Steph Curry wasn't named Finals MVP and LeBron James played 185 minutes, scoring 85 points, grabbing 26 rebounds and dishing 32 assists with a broken right hand in the Finals -- three things I'm having a hard time believing right now.
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Unofficial word I'm getting from NBA source is that throwing a mouthguard warrants a fine, not a suspension. On to G7.
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Pat Riley is one disciplined GM. Decides how far he's willing to go & doesn't waver. Lowry was Plan A, but he stuck w/his limits. Went with Plan B (Oladipo) because it fit within his parameters. And there's always a Plan B. He's the poker player who bleeds you to death. Respect.
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If that’s what you took from what I wrote, you got it wrong. That you felt the need to attempt to make me feel even worse at a time like this, man, I can’t begin to imagine what would inspire that. Just do me a favor: unfollow me. Please.
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Thunder utilizing same blueprint developing Shai Gilgeous-Alexander as they did Russell Westbrook -- have a vet PG as mentor/safety net who won't stunt young star's growth. Kemba = Earl Watson/Derek Fisher. *And* they pick up another 1st rd pick? Sam Presti is getting it done.
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Let’s see Kyrie lead a team & what KD looks like when he’s back first. Nets won the press conference. NYK, in the past, has indulged in wishful thinking & been burned. This time they weighed the risk, read the room and pivoted. Way too early to play the same-ol’-Knicks card.
This day can be seen as nothing less than a total indictment of the New York
#Knicks
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Let’s not pretend the Lakers aren’t vetting every single move w/LeBron. So why Lance, JaVale and Rajon? They all have showed no fear of LeBron on the court. They can’t get guys that fit him on one-year deals so they’re getting guys he at least respects.
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Haven’t been to the Jazz’ arena in a while. Not sure if it comes across in the clip but I forgot how ridiculously loud this place is. If Jazz play the way they did in Game 2, I may be in concussion protocol tomorrow.
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One NBA player says they’ve been told “95 percent chance” they’re playing in fan-less arenas by Thursday.
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Kyrie to BOS for IT, Crowder, etc., is LeBron saying, "I can beat you with my guys and I can beat you with your guys." And now we'll see.
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My deepest and sincere apologies. My report on Lowry and a S&T between the Raptors-Heat is wrong. I should've known better. I could not...
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How dominant was
@Money23Green
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Not one of - THE loudest. Oracle & Moda Center one decibel down.
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RIP, Craig Sager. You showed us that it's not what a man faces but how he faces it that truly matters.
#sagerstrong
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Small ask: let’s put a moratorium in the NBA on noting so-and-so is the first/youngest player to post (some statistical achievement) since (historically great player). It insinuates a false equivalence. Current pace/officiating/style has made statistical comparisons obsolete.
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For as smart as the NBA often is, I don’t get how they whiff this badly. If my coach is drawing up a play, I’m not letting an opposing player walk into my huddle. Should’ve been a T on Solomon Hill for walking into the Nets’ huddle & another T for flopping.
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Source: DeMarcus Cousins to the Warriors. One-year deal, $5.3 million. If you're having a hard time believing it, so am I.
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First 5 baskets, total of six dribbles. Indulgent 5 dribbles on the last for an easy mid-range. Never off-balance once. Not a single forced shot. Mastery and poetry.
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PG says it wasn’t championship or bust (nice of you to tell us now). Jamal Murray says their motivation comes from a cause bigger than basketball. That might just explain everything.
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How to add to a legendary status, decades after you last played: Charles Barkley thanks several legends in the room at the NBA TNT awards. Last but not least, is Bill Russell - who, smiling, gives Chuck the finger.
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There are three paths a superstar can take when injuries/age diminish who he is: walk away, blindly insist he's still a superstar or, the hardest, grind to become the best new version of himself he can be (i.e., JKidd/Grant Hill).
@DRose
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Wait, did Doc just say, "I never complain but..."? Doc Rivers? Doc Rivers of the Los Angeles Clippers? That Doc Rivers?
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My son is playing NBA2K14. Suns v. Warriors. So I'm hearing Steve Kerr talk about how much the Dubs love playing for Coach Mark Jackson...
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Covid (or as I’m now referring to it, Mack Truck) is still out there — I know because I just got hit by it for the first time. I share this only in the hope that anyone letting their guard down thinks twice. This is not fun and we’re in this together, people.
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FWIW: disparate opinions among gms, agents, league HQ officials today about where LeBron is going, but consensus on 1 thing: it's not Mia.
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Bar is so high for Lonzo w/every touch he can't possibly win. And crowd's disappointment is palpable. Not fair, but it's what dad wrought.
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No. Lonzo had a bounce-back. There will only ever be one Zo and he retired in ‘08.
Bounce back game for Zo 👀
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Outside of the top 5 craziness, word is the player who could wreak mock-draft havoc is Michigan's DJ Wilson, jumping from 20s to teens.
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Also hearing on Cousins: may not be back on the floor until February as he recovers from torn Achilles.
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Stunned by passing of Flip Saunders. One of the most personable people I've ever met. Chilling reminder tomorrow is not promised to anyone.
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One more for all the thin-skinned Jazz fans who get outraged when anyone suggests their team/city isn't every player's cup of tea: players consider your trash talk & insults the most vile in the entire league. You have a good team, great org & gorgeous city. Why the insecurity?
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Am I the only one who hasn’t weighed in on Andrew Luck’s retirement & react? Well, let’s fix that. He was 2018 comeback POTY. He dragged the Colts to the playoffs 4xs in 7 seasons. Not once did he mention the 4 years of relentless pain until now. He earned every dime & zero boos.
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Imagine the Blazers with one more piece. Lillard vs. Curry. Moda vs. Oracle. For the next, say, five years. Oh, yes, please and thank you.
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GSW defies NBA history with this title. Teams don’t go to five consecutive Finals, fall off the cliff for two years and then return to championship form. Easily the most incredible team accomplishment I’ve witnessed.
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Source: no one act moved Kings to deal Cousins, but yelling "F*** Golden State" at fans after Feb 5 win over GS was a factor. That, & 17 Ts.
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One of my early heroes. McCoy, now Chick — Herbie, please stick around for awhile, OK?
Rest In Peace Chick Corea (1941-2021) .
An absolute legend.
Here’s a clip from NPR’s Tiny Desk series with Gary Burton...
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Headed to the Warriors-Thunder game, and listening to the Sixers and Celtics. Good Lord is it nice to have the NBA back. Who is with me?
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Call me cynical, but I have a hard time believing a former Celtic is going to do a deal that ends up helping the Lakers.
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Really? The ESPN I know is all about hot takes. P.S. I asked out of my deal with them. Wanted a schedule that would allow me to be a dad. But you go with whatever makes you feel good.
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