Yes, the Schloss-Blog noticed that the Lakers lost in the first round of the NBA playoffs. It's getting to the point, that I don't care who eliminated them anymore? Actually, well, yes I do...
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What we're hearing on sports-talk TV and radio and on sports-blather social media is...
...Lakers lost to someone
...J.J. Redick made poor coaching decisions
...LeBron is 40
Already knew all that if you watched the games. How do you play the same five in the virtual entirety of a second half in two straight playoff games, especially the second time after it flopped miserably the first time?
More importantly, does anyone remember the Timberwolves?
The Lakers traded for Luka, gave up their all-defensive team center to get him, and then couldn't guard anyone in the paint and Luka couldn't guard my 11-year-old basketball-sharp grandson. The Timberwolves targeted him over and over and he failed on defense.
Just thinking out loud but, how's Nico Harrison doing today?
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A man fell out of the stands in Pittsburgh at the tail end of a Cubs loss to the Pirates.
It's time for upper-deck railings. Baseball stadiums put up netting along foul-line seats to protect fans from line drives. This accident says it's time for protection against falls like this.
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If Trump claims that China is paying all the tariffs, then why did he call Jeff Bezos and ask him to not have amazon display tariff impact on all things on its website?
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The Knicks beat the Pistons on Jalen Brunson's late-game heroics in game six of their best-of-seven. Pistons fans are still griping about the foul on Josh Hart of the Knicks in game five ... that wasn't called.
Besides that being not the only foul of that game that wasn't called, including many on the Pistons, that "no call" isn't why the Pistons lost. The Pistons lost because they left themselves in position where that "no call" could've really hurt them, could've cost them a chance to tie or win the game.
I'll bet there are about a dozen places where the Pistons got away with a "no call" where the Knicks could've put some points on the board.
Poor refereeing works both ways. Grow up, Detroit, grow up.
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Meanwhile, after dramatic price increases, many companies are seeing that their customers are realizing what's happening. In other words, people are discovering that Trump isn't keeping his price-lowering promises. In other words, that he lied to them.
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In France last month, I found that the French, and most Europeans, still like Americans. They don't like America, especially Trump's America. Especially Trump's tariff policies.
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Trump likes to take naps, especially at the pope's funeral in a blue (not black) suit. He also falls asleep at his cabinet meetings and as, Nj.com notes, the funeral was the only place Melania let him fall asleep beside her.
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Speaking of the NFL Draft ... Shedeur Sanders ... blah blah blah ... didn't get drafted yet ... blah blah blah ... because of his inner circle ... blah blah blah ... that no NFL team wanted any piece of having to deal with ... blah blah blah ... and so, please, ESPN ... blah blah blah ... remind us, who's Cam Ward?
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Me and my buddies, Gary and Keith, as high-schoolers, regularly attended Knicks games. Walt Frazier. Willis Reed. Dave Stallworth. Mike Riordan. Walt Bellamy. Red Holtzman. Bill Bradley.
And Dick Barnett.
Uniquely styled jumper. All-out hustle. NBA champion. Hall-of-Famer.
He died last week at 88. He is already missed. R.I.P.
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Good night, Mrs. Calabash. Here's to you, Jordan Grinnell, middle-schooler.
More Sunday night on my Radio Free Phoenix rock 'n' roll show.
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